DEVICE FOR THE PROCESSING OF VOICE SIGNALS

A processing device transmits speech signals of constant amplitude during periods of voice activity and interrupts transmission outside these periods, so that noise is not transmitted. To this end the processing device comprises an amplitude-compressing device preceded by a voice activity detector comprising a delay line in series with an electronic switch and a speed - noise discriminator having a common input with the delay line for receiving the voice signals. The switch is controlled by the output signal of the discriminator in such a way that it only permits the passage of the voice signals corresponding to the periods of voice activity.