Patent ID: 11877129
Assignee: KROTON GMBH
Field: Basic communication processes (Electrical engineering)
Classification: CPC H | IPC H

Claim 0:
1. A device, comprising
at least one input for receiving audio signals of an audio file or audio source;
a leveler, connected to the at least one input;
at least one output, and
an effects unit, which includes an audio compressor having a compressor input connected to the leveler and having a compressor output, and a bypass circuit configured to selectively bypass the audio compressor, via a path from the compressor input to the compressor output;
a limiter, connected to the compressor output; and
at least one output, connected to the limiter,
wherein the leveler is configured to receive the audio signals at device input levels and, in response, pass the audio signals to the compressor input at compressor input levels,
wherein the audio compressor is configured with an assignment according to a non-linear characteristic curve of each compressor input level to a preset compressor output level, and to perform a regulating from the compressor input level to a compressor output level, wherein:
prior to the compressor input level exceeding a threshold level, the regulating is in accordance with a linear characteristic,
after the compressor input level exceeds the threshold the regulating is in accordance with the non-linear characteristic curve, and
the regulating is irrespective of the content of the audio file or audio source, and

wherein the leveler, the bypass circuit, the audio compressor, and the limiter are mutually configured to output in response to one or more transients in the audio signals received at the at least one input, an output audio signal that retains a form of the one or more transients.