公开(公告)号：US4178824A

公开(公告)日：1979-12-18

申请号：US862780

申请日：1977-12-21

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki ,  Shigeru Yamada

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki ,  Shigeru Yamada

IPC: G10H1/12 ,  G10H1/22 ,  G10H1/46 ,  G10H5/00 ,  G10H1/00

CPC classification number: G10H5/002 ,  Y10S84/02 ,  Y10S84/09

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument is provided with a single controlled type signal processing circuit for processing multiplexed tone source signals corresponding to depressed keys and a circuit for preferentially selecting one of tone identifying signals corresponding to the depressed keys. The characteristic of the signal processing circuit is controlled by a tone pitch signal generated in accordance with the tone identifying signal thus selected, so as to reduce the number of a signal processing circuits.

Abstract translation: 一种电子乐器设置有单个受控型信号处理电路，用于处理与按下的键相对应的多路复用音源信号，以及用于优先选择与所按下的键对应的音色识别信号之一的电路。 信号处理电路的特性由根据如此选择的色调识别信号产生的色调信号控制，以减少信号处理电路的数量。

公开(公告)号：US4171658A

公开(公告)日：1979-10-23

申请号：US845595

申请日：1977-10-26

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki ,  Tsutomu Suzuki

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki ,  Tsutomu Suzuki

IPC: G10H1/28 ,  G10H7/02 ,  G10H1/00 ,  G10H5/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/28 ,  G10H7/02 ,  Y10S84/12 ,  Y10S84/22

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument of a type having automatic performance functions includes means for switching a tone production mode to another tone production mode without stop of tone production when the automatic performance is stopped, so that a smooth continuation of a manual performance after the automatic performance is ensured. When an automatic arpeggio performance producing a tone of a percussion type envelope is stopped, the tone envelope is switched to a sustain type envelope and the tone is kept produced as long as the key for the tone is kept depressed. In an automatic bass/chord performance producing intermittent bass tones and chord tones, bass tones and chord tones are continuously produced after stopping of the automatic bass/chord performance.

Abstract translation: 一种具有自动演奏功能的电子乐器包括用于在自动演奏停止时不停止音调制作而将乐音制作模式切换到另一音调制作模式的装置，从而在自动演奏之后手动演奏平稳延续是 确保。 当产生打击乐包络的音调的自动琶音性能停止时，只要保持按压按键的音调，则将音调包络切换到维持型包络，并且保持音色。 在自动低音/和弦演奏中，产生间歇性低音和和弦音，在停止自动低音/和弦演奏后，连续产生低音和和弦音。

公开(公告)号：US4158978A

公开(公告)日：1979-06-26

申请号：US809160

申请日：1977-06-23

Applicant: Teruo Hiyoshi ,  Akira Nakada ,  Shigeru Yamada ,  Eiichiro Aoki ,  Eiichi Yamaga

Inventor： Teruo Hiyoshi ,  Akira Nakada ,  Shigeru Yamada ,  Eiichiro Aoki ,  Eiichi Yamaga

IPC: G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/28 ,  G10H1/38 ,  G10H5/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/28 ,  G10H1/38 ,  G10H2210/185 ,  Y10S84/12 ,  Y10S84/22

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument capable of producing a performance effect resembling arpeggio. Tones corresponding to one or more depressed keys are sequentially produced from the lowest tone or the highest tone and an octave range in which tones are produced is shifted toward a higher octave or a lower octave at completion of each cycle of the tone production sequence. This shift of octave is continued to a certain predetermined octave and, after the tone production in the predetermined last octave has been completed, the tone production is repeated from the original octave or the tone production is conducted with the octave range being shifted in a reverse direction.For realizing simulation of arpeggio, plural key information produced by depressing a plurality of keys needs to be selected in a predetermined sequence. To this end, an up-down counter is employed in an example of the present invention. In a mode of arpeggio-like performance in which the tone pitch sequentially rises, for example, counting in the up-down counter is started from 0 for comparing contents of the counter with the key information and, when there is coincidence, the counting is suspended and the lowest tone is produced in response to the key information. After the lapse of a set time, the counting is resumed for repeating the comparison and a next higher tone is produced. The same operation is repeated until the counter overflows, when the octave is shifted to a next octave. The tone production is made at a predetermined time interval (a regular mode) or at a preset time interval from start of depression of the key (a random mode).

Abstract translation: 能够产生类似琶音性能的电子乐器。 与一个或多个按下的按键相对应的音调从音调产生序列的每个周期完成时，从最低音调或最高音调和产生音调的八度音程度顺序地向较高八度或更低的八度。 八度音程的这种偏移持续到一定的预定倍频程，并且在预定的最后一个八度音阶中的音调产生已经完成之后，从原来的八度音频重复音调产生，或者以八度音程域相反的方式进行音调产生 方向。

公开(公告)号：US4108038A

公开(公告)日：1978-08-22

申请号：US671861

申请日：1976-03-30

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki

IPC: G10H1/18 ,  G10H1/02

CPC classification number: G10H1/182 ,  Y10S84/23

Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument, a tone source circuit provides tone signals of audio frequencies representing respective notes in a musical scale. A keyboard circuit provides a keying sequence pulses each existing at such a time slot of time sharing at an ultra-audible rate as is assigned to each of keys being depressed. The tone signals and the respectively corresponding keying sequence pulses are AND-gated respectively and then OR-gated commonly to produce a combined tone signal. The keying sequence pulses are obtained by sequentially scanning all the keys in the keyboard in one sequence, or may be equivalently obtained by scanning the same named keys in different octaves simultaneously and AND-gating with octave representing pulses. Or the octave representing pulses may be omitted by separately processing tone signals octave by octave. The system is suitable for digitalization and for production in IC configuration.

Abstract translation: 在电子乐器中，音源电路提供表示各音符在音阶中的音频信号。 键盘电路提供键控序列脉冲，每个脉冲序列存在于以分配给被按压的每个键的超可听速率的时间共享的这样的时隙处。 音调信号和分别对应的键控序列脉冲分别与门控门控，然后通过OR门控产生组合的音调信号。 键控序列脉冲是通过以一个顺序顺序地扫描键盘中的所有键来得到的，或者可以通过同时扫描不同倍频程中的相同的命名键并且以与表示脉冲的倍频程进行与门控等效地获得。 或者通过分别处理八度音程的音调信号，可以省略表示脉冲的八度。 该系统适用于IC配置中的数字化和生产。

公开(公告)号：US20070214945A1

公开(公告)日：2007-09-20

申请号：US11725214

申请日：2007-03-15

Applicant: Shuzo Karakawa ,  Hiroyuki Oba ,  Eiichiro Aoki

Inventor： Shuzo Karakawa ,  Hiroyuki Oba ,  Eiichiro Aoki

IPC: G10H7/00 ,  G10H1/06

CPC classification number: G10H1/0066 ,  G10H2240/301

Abstract: Processor devices functioning as tone-generation-related processing elements, such as a keyboard, tone generator and speaker, are connected to a star-type network. Desired processing elements are logically connected (e.g., a keyboard is logically connected to the input side of the tone generator and a speaker is connected to the output side of the tone generator) in an internal network, so that a tone generation system can be built. Each processor device possesses a content file, and each of the processor devices has a table storing, for each of the processor devices, information indicating whether the content file possessed thereby can be supplied. If a particular one of the processor devices does not possess a content file to be used, the particular processor device extracts, from the table, another processor device capable of supplying the content file to be used and receives the content file from the extracted processor device.

Abstract translation: 作为音调生成相关处理元件（例如键盘，音调发生器和扬声器）的处理器设备连接到星型网络。 所需的处理元件在内部网络中被逻辑地连接（例如，键盘逻辑上连接到音调发生器的输入端并且扬声器连接到音调发生器的输出侧），使得可以构建音调生成系统 。 每个处理器设备具有一个内容文件，并且每个处理器设备具有一个表格，用于为每个处理器设备存储指示是否可以提供其拥有的内容文件的信息。 如果处理器设备中的特定处理器设备不具有要使用的内容文件，则特定处理器设备从表中提取能够提供要使用的内容文件的另一个处理器设备，并从提取的处理器设备接收内容文件 。

公开(公告)号：US06417437B2

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09898998

申请日：2001-07-03

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki

IPC: G10H138

CPC classification number: G10H1/36 ,  G10H2210/151 ,  G10H2210/261 ,  Y10S84/12 ,  Y10S84/22

Abstract: In accordance with a rhythm of a main melody, a auxiliary-melody or counter-melody creating rhythm pattern is supplied which indicates timing of respective hit points of a plurality of tones in the auxiliary or counter melody. Predetermined important hit points and unimportant hit points in the supplied rhythm pattern are discriminated from each other. Any one of component notes of chords, specified by a previously-supplied chord progression, is allocated to each of the thus-discriminated important hit points, while any one of scale notes, corresponding to previously-supplied scale information, is allocated to each of the unimportant hit points. Thus, an auxiliary or counter melody is created on the basis of the notes allocated to the individual hit pints.

公开(公告)号：US06392134B2

公开(公告)日：2002-05-21

申请号：US09862400

申请日：2001-05-22

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki

IPC: G10H126

CPC classification number: G10H1/36 ,  G10H2210/145 ,  G10H2210/261 ,  G10H2240/251 ,  G10H2240/271 ,  G10H2240/285 ,  G10H2240/305 ,  G10H2240/311 ,  G10H2240/315

Abstract: Given melody notes are classified into particular notes and other notes than the particular notes in accordance with a predetermined criterion. Additional notes are decided with respect to the classified particular notes and the other notes in accordance with different criteria set for the classified particular notes and the other notes, to generate an auxiliary melody with the additional notes. For example, for each of the particular notes, an additional note is decided which has a predetermined musical interval from the particular note, so as to generate a plurality of additional notes with more emphasis on good sounding with the particular notes. For each of the other melody notes than the particular notes, an additional note is decided which has a musical interval determined on the basis of a flow of at least one of the main melody and the auxiliary melody, so as to generate additional notes with more emphasis on note-to-note connections of a generated auxiliary melody.

Abstract translation: 给定的音符根据预定标准被分类为特定音符和特定音符。 根据为分类的特定笔记和其他笔记设置的不同标准，对分类的特定笔记和其他音符进行附加说明，以生成附加音符的辅助旋律。 例如，对于每个特定音符，确定具有来自特定音符的预定音程的附加音符，以便生成多个附加音符，更加强调具有特定音符的良好声音。 对于与特定音符相比的每个其他旋律音符，确定另外的音符，其具有基于主旋律和辅助旋律中的至少一个的流动确定的音程，以便产生具有更多的附加音符 强调生成的辅助旋律的音符到音符连接。

公开(公告)号：US06294720B1

公开(公告)日：2001-09-25

申请号：US09500278

申请日：2000-02-08

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki

IPC: G10H140

CPC classification number: G10H1/42 ,  G10H2210/361 ,  G10H2240/241 ,  G10H2240/305 ,  G10H2240/311 ,  Y10S84/12

Abstract: From a given melody motif is extracted a rhythm pattern consisting of a series of rhythmic alignment of notes without a pitch representing the time positions of the notes constituting the melody. Also extracted from the given melody motif are the pitches of the skeleton notes which are notes having primary importance in the rhythm pattern in view of rhythm beats such as the strong beat notes. A rhythm pattern which is similar to the motif rhythm pattern is provided, for example, by searching through a data base including various rhythm patterns. The skeleton notes in the searched similar rhythm pattern are given the pitches identified by the extracted pitches, respectively at corresponding time positions. The non-skeleton notes are given pitches using, for example, passing notes, unison, appoggiatura, changing notes and after notes according to the musical rules relative to the pitch given skeleton notes. Thus, a length of melody similar to the melody motif is obtained. In place of the similar rhythm pattern, a rhythm pattern which is contrastive to the motif rhythm pattern may be provided to obtain a length of melody contrastive to the melody motif.

Abstract translation: 从给定的旋律图案中提取出一系列节奏模式，其中包含一系列节奏对齐的音符，而音调不代表构成旋律的音符的时间位置。 从给定的旋律图案中提取的也是骨骼音符的音高，这些音符是节奏模式中的节奏模式中具有重要意义的音符，例如强音节奏。 例如，通过搜索包括各种节奏模式的数据库来提供类似于主题节奏模式的节奏模式。 搜索到的类似节奏模式中的骨架笔记分别给出了由相应时间位置分别提取的间距所识别的音高。 非骨架音符使用例如根据相对于给定骨架音符的音调的音乐规则传递音符，一致，应用，改变音符和音符。 因此，获得与旋律图案相似的旋律长度。 代替类似的节奏模式，可以提供与主题节奏模式形成对比的节奏模式，以获得与旋律图案对比的旋律长度。

公开(公告)号：US06175072B1

公开(公告)日：2001-01-16

申请号：US09368435

申请日：1999-08-04

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki

IPC: G10H140

CPC classification number: G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2210/381 ,  G10H2220/086 ,  G10H2240/311 ,  Y10S84/12

Abstract: The apparatus stores a data base including a plurality of sets of composition parameter data for a plurality of numbers of measures, each set of composition parameter data defining characteristics of a music piece to be composed, the characteristics including music structures, and at least one set of composition parameter data being provided for each number of measures among the plurality of numbers of measures. The user inputs composition conditions such as a length of time, a tempo and a meter for a music piece to be composed. The apparatus calculates the number of measures of the music piece based on the inputted time length, tempo and meter. A plurality of candidate data sets of composition parameters are searched for in the data base and displayed for the user's selection. The user selects a desired one, and the apparatus generates a melody satisfying the inputted composition conditions. When there may be a disparity between the time length of the generated melody and the time length in the inputted composition conditions, the tempo of the generated melody may be adjusted such that the both lengths become equal.

Abstract translation: 该装置存储包括用于多个测量次数的多组合成参数数据的数据库，每组合成参数数据定义要组成的乐曲的特征，包括音乐结构的特征，以及至少一组 为多个测量次数中的每个测量数量提供组合参数数据。 用户输入组合条件，例如要组成的乐曲的时间长度，速度和音量表。 该装置基于输入的时间长度，速度和计量器来计算乐曲的测量次数。 在数据库中搜索多个候选数据组合参数，并显示用于用户的选择。 用户选择期望的，并且设备产生满足输入的组合条件的旋律。 当所生成的旋律的时间长度与输入的组合条件中的时间长度之间可能存在差异时，可以调整所产生的旋律的速度，使得两个长度变得相等。

公开(公告)号：US6075193A

公开(公告)日：2000-06-13

申请号：US170495

申请日：1998-10-13

Applicant: Eiichiro Aoki ,  Toshio Sugiura

Inventor： Eiichiro Aoki ,  Toshio Sugiura

IPC: G10H1/00 ,  G10H7/00

CPC classification number: G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2210/145 ,  G10H2210/151 ,  G10H2240/311

Abstract: An automatic music composing apparatus comprises a musical template data base storing a plurality of musical templates each including a first set of data constituting a musical melody sample defined by a pattern of musical tone pitch progression in a pattern of rhythm to be performed for a musical piece and a second set of data indicative of musical features of said musical melody sample. The melody sample is constructed and partitioned in such a hierarchical structure that a musical piece is comprised of sentences, each sentence is comprised of phrases, each phrase is comprised of measures, and each measure includes a plurality of notes having respective pitches and durations to constitute a melody segment having a rhythm pattern. The apparatus comprises an input device for inputting composition conditions to define musical features for a musical piece to be composed in terms of the number of sentences, phrases and measures, and similarity symbols of each sentence. Comparing the structure and the features of each template with the requested composition conditions, the apparatus retrieves candidate templates from the database according to the substitution rules unique to the invention.

Abstract translation: 一种自动音乐合成装置，包括存储多个音乐模板的音乐模板数据库，每个音乐模板包括第一组数据，该第一组数据构成由音乐片段演奏的节奏模式定义的音乐旋律样本， 以及指示所述音乐旋律样本的音乐特征的第二组数据。 旋律样本被构造和分割成这样的分层结构，即音乐片段由句子组成，每个句子由短语组成，每个短语由度量组成，每个测量包括具有相应间距和持续时间以构成的多个音符 具有节奏模式的旋律片段。 该装置包括输入装置，用于输入组合条件，以便根据句子数量，短语和度量以及每个句子的相似性符号来组合音乐作品的音乐特征。 将每个模板的结构和特征与请求的组合条件进行比较，该装置根据本发明特有的替代规则从数据库中检索候选模板。