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Article #21709Re: Any suggestions for building a limiter for my stereo? [GRRRR!]
From: William K. McFadden
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1989 21:12
Date: Thu, 08 Jun 1989 21:12
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In article <388@greek.UUCP> mark@greek.UUCP (Mark Jeghers) writes:
->sigh...okay, now...let me repeat myself. I plan to use the compresser half
->of a compander chip. The slope may be either variable or fixed, but for sure
->between 1:1 and 2:1. Does this seem like a sound implementation? How about
->the NE570/571 chip by Signetics? No, I don't want to make tapes through my
->VCR. Do any people out there have suggestions or ideas about this?
Look in the Signetics Linear Data Book. AN-174 describes a compressor-expander
that is continuously variable from 2:1 compression to 1:2 expansion. Since the
NE570 has two companders, you only need one for stereo. Check it out.
--
Bill McFadden Tektronix, Inc. P.O. Box 500 MS 58-639 Beaverton, OR 97077
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Path: arc1-ca.pugleaf.net!utzoo!attcan!utgpu!jarvis.csri.toronto.edu!mailrus!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!cs.utexas.edu!uunet!zephyr!tektronix!tekcrl!tekfdi!videovax!bill From: bill@videovax.tv.Tek.com (William K. McFadden) Newsgroups: sci.electronics Subject: Re: Any suggestions for building a limiter for my stereo? [GRRRR!] Message-ID: <5444@videovax.tv.Tek.com> Date: 8 Jun 89 21:12:55 GMT References: <376@greek.UUCP> <679@uvicctr.UVic.ca.UUCP> <788@happym.wa.com> <4494@midas.STS.TEK.COM> <684@uvicctr.UVic.ca.UUCP> <388@greek.UUCP> Reply-To: bill@videovax.tv.tek.com.UUCP (William K. McFadden) Distribution: usa Organization: Tektronix TV Measurement Systems, Beaverton OR Lines: 15