Patent ID: 8737644

Claim:
A reproducing apparatus comprising: circuitry configured to execute first boost processing to digitally set a volume level of an entered digital audio signal and to digitally boost an amplitude level of a predetermined frequency band of the digital audio signal, convert the digital audio signal into an analog audio signal; an analog circuit configured to execute second boost processing to boost an amplitude level of the predetermined frequency band of the analog audio signal; and an analog volume adjusting circuit configured to set a volume level for the analog audio signal outputted from the analog signal processing circuit, wherein the circuitry is further configured to indicate a volume level of an audio signal outputted from a loudspeaker that outputs the analog audio signal outputted from the analog volume adjusting block, and turn on/off the boost processing for the audio signals, determine whether the volume level exceeds at least one of a digital clip level and an analog clip level, cause execution of the first boost processing when the volume level exceeds the analog clip level, and cause execution of the second boost processing when the volume level exceeds the digital clip level.