A circuit for calibrating an injection locked oscillator is provided. The injection locked oscillator includes an injection locking input, an LC tank and an oscillator output to output an oscillator output signal. The circuit is configured to adjust a capacitance of the LC tank to different values, detect an amplitude of the oscillator output signal for each value of the different values of the capacitance while an input signal having a target frequency is applied to the injection locking input, determine a maximum amplitude of the detected amplitudes, and select a value for operating the injection locked oscillator based on the determined maximum amplitude.

A circuit for calibrating an injection locked oscillator is provided. The injection locked oscillator includes an injection locking input, an LC tank and an oscillator output to output an oscillator output signal. The circuit is configured to adjust a capacitance of the LC tank to different values, detect an amplitude of the oscillator output signal for each value of the different values of the capacitance while an input signal having a target frequency is applied to the injection locking input, determine a maximum amplitude of the detected amplitudes, and select a value for operating the injection locked oscillator based on the determined maximum amplitude.

A method for providing pink noise and improving computational efficiency including providing N.sub.S stochastic signal generators, generating a respective first random number g with variance and generating a respective second random number u for each respective stochastic signal generator at each discrete time n, comparing the respective second random number u with an update probability for the respective stochastic signal generator at each discrete time n, if the respective u is greater than the update probability, then not changing a respective output of the respective stochastic signal generator, if the respective u is less than or equal to the update probability, then updating the respective output of the respective stochastic signal generator to be equal to the first random number, and summing at each discrete time n the respective output of each of the N.sub.S stochastic signal generators.

A method for providing pink noise and improving computational efficiency including providing N.sub.S stochastic signal generators, generating a respective first random number g with variance and generating a respective second random number u for each respective stochastic signal generator at each discrete time n, comparing the respective second random number u with an update probability for the respective stochastic signal generator at each discrete time n, if the respective u is greater than the update probability, then not changing a respective output of the respective stochastic signal generator, if the respective u is less than or equal to the update probability, then updating the respective output of the respective stochastic signal generator to be equal to the first random number, and summing at each discrete time n the respective output of each of the N.sub.S stochastic signal generators.

A circuit for calibrating an injection locked oscillator is provided. The injection locked oscillator includes an injection locking input, an LC tank and an oscillator output to output an oscillator output signal. The circuit is configured to adjust a capacitance of the LC tank to different values, detect an amplitude of the oscillator output signal for each value of the different values of the capacitance while an input signal having a target frequency is applied to the injection locking input, determine a maximum amplitude of the detected amplitudes, and select a value for operating the injection locked oscillator based on the determined maximum amplitude.

A circuit for calibrating an injection locked oscillator is provided. The injection locked oscillator includes an injection locking input, an LC tank and an oscillator output to output an oscillator output signal. The circuit is configured to adjust a capacitance of the LC tank to different values, detect an amplitude of the oscillator output signal for each value of the different values of the capacitance while an input signal having a target frequency is applied to the injection locking input, determine a maximum amplitude of the detected amplitudes, and select a value for operating the injection locked oscillator based on the determined maximum amplitude.

An exemplary modular musical instrument amplification system may comprise a chassis including a power supply, an input gain stage, a control processor and a plurality of modular slots. The modular slots are configured to receive any of a plurality of preamplifier modules for establishing an electrical communication therewith. The input gain stage has a modifiable response behavior and is in signal amplifying communication between at least one instrument input jack and the modular slots. The control processor is preferably in control communication between the modular slots and the input gain stage. Each preamplifier module has a respective input stage profile associated therewith. The control processor may be configured for sensing the input stage profile of a preamplifier module received in an active modular slot, and setting the response behavior based, at least in part, upon the respective input stage profile.

An exemplary modular musical instrument amplification system may comprise a chassis including a power supply, an input gain stage, a control processor and a plurality of modular slots. The modular slots are configured to receive any of a plurality of preamplifier modules for establishing an electrical communication therewith. The input gain stage has a modifiable response behavior and is in signal amplifying communication between at least one instrument input jack and the modular slots. The control processor is preferably in control communication between the modular slots and the input gain stage. Each preamplifier module has a respective input stage profile associated therewith. The control processor may be configured for sensing the input stage profile of a preamplifier module received in an active modular slot, and setting the response behavior based, at least in part, upon the respective input stage profile.

An exemplary modular musical instrument amplification system may comprise a chassis including a power supply, an input gain stage, a control processor and a plurality of modular slots. The modular slots are configured to receive any of a plurality of preamplifier modules for establishing an electrical communication therewith. The input gain stage has a modifiable response behavior and is in signal amplifying communication between at least one instrument input jack and the modular slots. The control processor is preferably in control communication between the modular slots and the input gain stage. Each preamplifier module has a respective input stage profile associated therewith. The control processor may be configured for sensing the input stage profile of a preamplifier module received in an active modular slot, and setting the response behavior based, at least in part, upon the respective input stage profile.

An exemplary modular musical instrument amplification system may comprise a chassis including a power supply, an input gain stage, a control processor and a plurality of modular slots. The modular slots are configured to receive any of a plurality of preamplifier modules for establishing an electrical communication therewith. The input gain stage has a modifiable response behavior and is in signal amplifying communication between at least one instrument input jack and the modular slots. The control processor is preferably in control communication between the modular slots and the input gain stage. Each preamplifier module has a respective input stage profile associated therewith. The control processor may be configured for sensing the input stage profile of a preamplifier module received in an active modular slot, and setting the response behavior based, at least in part, upon the respective input stage profile.