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NAME
     compand -- compand (compress dynamic range) speech signals

SYNOPSIS
     compand (-r dbrange) (-i item) file

DESCRIPTION
     compand is a program to demonstrate the effects  of  dynamic
     range  compression  on  speech  signals.  The normal dynamic
     range of a 16-bit signal (90dB) can be  compressed  by  non-
     linear amplitude mapping to a smaller dynamic range.

     Options and their meanings are:

     -I         Identify program and exit.

     -iitem     Select input item.

     -rdbrange  Specify the output dynamic range.  Default  90dB.
                Maximum 90dB.

INPUT ITEMS
     1.xx       Any speech item.

OUTPUT ITEMS
     SPEECH
          Companded signal.

HISTORY
     dbrange=
          Output dynamic range.

VERSION/AUTHOR
     1.0 - Mark Huckvale.

SOURCE
     /ptemp/mark/sfs/contrib/teach/compand.c


















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