Self on Audio, 3rd Edition

Chapter 10High-quality compressor/limiter

A variable law, low distortion attenuator incorporating second harmonic cancellation circuitry (Wireless World, December 1975)

This was the first article I ever wrote for Wireless World, as it then was. By the time I was in my third year at Cambridge, I was deeply involved in audio electronics, and so when the time came to choose a subject for the design project that was an important part of the course, I went straight for audio. There were three main considerations: it was important to pick something that was virtually certain to have a successful outcome, I wanted to have fun doing it, and it should be suitable for publication in Wireless World. The first requirement should not be taken lightly. One ...