Musical tone control apparatus using a detector
    11.
    发明授权
    Musical tone control apparatus using a detector 失效
    使用检测器的乐音控制装置

    公开(公告)号:US5290964A

    公开(公告)日:1994-03-01

    申请号:US943128

    申请日:1992-09-10

    摘要: A musical tone control apparatus controls a musical tone corresponding to a movement itself of an object and the like which is detected by a detector Such detector detects also a moving speed, a moving force, a moving angle or an intensity of given impulse of the object. In the case where the detector is mounted in the vicinity of a player's joint, the detector detects a revolving or bending angle of the player's joint. Hence, the musical tone can be controlled based on such angle of the player's joint. Thus, through this musical tone control apparatus, the player can generate a musical tone having, for example, a desirable tone pitch, a desirable volume and a desirable tone color based on the movement of the object or the player's joint.

    摘要翻译: 音乐控制装置控制与由检测器检测到的物体等的运动本身相对应的乐音。该检测器还检测物体的给定脉冲的移动速度,移动力,移动角度或强度 。 在探测器安装在玩家的关节附近的情况下,检测器检测到玩家的关节的旋转或弯曲角度。 因此,可以基于玩家关节的角度来控制乐曲。 因此,通过这种乐音控制装置,玩家可以基于对象或玩家的关节的移动来产生具有例如期望的音调,期望的音量和期望的音色的音调。

    Electronic musical instrument having octave slide effect
    14.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument having octave slide effect 失效
    具有八度滑动效果的电子乐器

    公开(公告)号:US4080862A

    公开(公告)日:1978-03-28

    申请号:US716513

    申请日:1976-08-23

    CPC分类号: G10H1/043 G10H7/06

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument wherein, by merely depressing one key, the tone pitch corresponding to that key varies periodically with cyclic repetition at a specific rate. The pitch variation is made on the octave basis by periodically shifting digits of binary signals of plural bits which designate readout addresses of a musical tone waveform. Various patterns of the pitch variation can be obtained by suitably setting a pattern of shifting of the digits of the binary signals. The patterns include an "up mode" in which the pitch slides successively toward higher pitches one octave interval at a time and then, upon reaching a predetermined octave, immediately returns to the original pitch and subsequently the same operation is repeated, and a "turn mode" in which the pitch slides successively toward higher pitches one octave interval at a time and, upon reaching a predetermined octave, slides successively in the reverse direction until it returns to the original pitch and subsequently the same operation is repeated. The patterns further include a "jump mode" in which, when a plurality of keys are successively depressed, the pitches of the succeedingly depressed keys slide in conformity with the octave slide of the first depressed key and a "random mode" in which, when a plurality of keys are successively depressed, the octave slide of the respective keys is made independently and separately from each other. In a case where plural keys are depressed, the "up mode" or the "turn mode" can be selectively combined with the "jump mode" or the "random mode". The speed of the octave slide is determined by the rate of the clock pulse employed in the instrument and, accordingly, a clock pulse of a rate corresponding to a note to be played is selectively used.

    摘要翻译: 一种电子乐器,其中通过仅按下一个键,与该键相对应的音调将以特定速率的循环重复而周期性地变化。 通过周期性地移动指定音乐波形的读出地址的多个比特的二进制信号的数字,以八度为基础进行音调变化。 可以通过适当地设定二进制信号的位数的移位模式,来获得音调变化的各种模式。 这些图形包括一个“上行模式”,其中音调一次连续地朝着更高音调一个八度音程间隔滑动,然后在达到预定倍频程时立即返回到原始音调,并且随后重复相同的操作,并且“转动 模式“,其中音调一次连续地朝着更高的间距滑动一个八度区间,并且在达到预定的八度时,沿相反的方向依次滑动,直到其返回到原始音调,并且随后重复相同的操作。 图案还包括“跳转模式”,其中当多个键被连续按下时,随后按下的键的音高符合第一按压键的八度滑动和“随机模式”,其中,当 连续按压多个键,各个键的倍频程滑块彼此独立且分开地形成。 在按下多个键的情况下,可以将“上行方式”或“转向方式”选择性地与“跳转方式”或“随机方式”组合。 倍频程幻灯片的速度由仪器中使用的时钟脉冲的速率决定,因此,选择性地使用与要播放的音符相对应的速率的时钟脉冲。

    Electronic musical instrument having a coupler effect
    15.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument having a coupler effect 失效
    具有耦合器效应的电子乐器

    公开(公告)号:US4114497A

    公开(公告)日:1978-09-19

    申请号:US727790

    申请日:1976-09-29

    CPC分类号: G10H1/188 G10H1/38

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument is of a type wherein musical tone waveforms are stored in a memory as their sampled amplitudes and sequentially and repetitively read out to constitute tone waveforms. A key depression brings forth key code in a digital representation. This key code is used for reading out frequency information from a frequency information memory. The frequency informaton is accumulated to make an address signal for reading out the waveform memory. The read out waveform is reproduced as a musical tone through a tone-color and volume control circuit. This tone-color and volume control circuit is controlled keyboard by keyboard.The key code produced upon depression of the key contains a signal representing the kind of the keyboard to which the depressed key belongs. This signal is applied to a conversion circuit and converted to a signal representative of a different kind of keyboard. The output signal of the conversion circuit operates the tone-color and volume control circuit in a manner corresponding to the keyboard designated by the converted signal while the original signal representing the kind of the keyboard of the depressed key is applied directly to the tone-color and volume control circuit to operate it in a manner corresponding to the keybord of the depressed key. The manner of conversion of the signal representing the keyboard can be selected as desired. There is disclosed an example of a coupler effect between the upper and lower keyboard which can be produced by converting a signal for the upper keyboard to a signal for the lower keyboard while directly using the upper keyboard signal. Also disclosed is an example of a coupler effect between the lower keyboard and the pedal keyboard produced by converting a signal for the lower keyboard to a signal for the pedal keyboard while directly using the lower keyboard signal.

    摘要翻译: 电子乐器是其中乐音波形作为其采样振幅存储在存储器中并依次重复读出以构成音频波形的类型。 一个关键的凹陷在数字表示中提出了关键代码。 该键码用于从频率信息存储器读出频率信息。 频率信息被累积以产生用于读出波形存储器的地址信号。 读出的波形通过色调和音量控制电路被再现为乐音。 这种色调和音量控制电路是由键盘控制的键盘。

    Musical tone forming device by FM technology
    16.
    发明授权
    Musical tone forming device by FM technology 失效
    音乐成型装置采用FM技术

    公开(公告)号:US4253367A

    公开(公告)日:1981-03-03

    申请号:US81541

    申请日:1979-10-03

    CPC分类号: G10H7/10 G10H7/08

    摘要: A musical tone forming device comprises circuit system of digital calculation realizing frequency modulation technology in three different modes. In the first mode a plurality of frequency modulated waveforms are individually calculated in response to key depression and resultant data is added together to provide a musical tone signal, in the second mode, a signal waveform having a frequency corresponding to a depressed key is frequency-modulated with a plurality of signal waveforms, and in the third mode a signal waveform of a frequency corresponding to a depressed key is frequency-modulated in a multiple manner with a plurality of signal waveforms. Throughout these systems, the same component parts are commonly used and tone signals of the respective systems can be produced by a simple switching operation.

    摘要翻译: 音乐形成装置包括以三种不同模式实现频率调制技术的数字计算电路系统。 在第一模式中,响应于按键按压而分别计算出多个频率调制波形,并且将结果数据相加在一起以提供乐音信号,在第二模式中,具有与按下的键对应的频率的信号波形是频率调制波形, 利用多个信号波形进行调制,在第三模式中,与多个信号波形以多种方式对与按下的键对应的频率的信号波形进行频率调制。 在这些系统中,通常使用相同的组成部分,并且可以通过简单的切换操作来产生各个系统的音调信号。

    Electronic musical instrument with attack repeat effect
    17.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument with attack repeat effect 失效
    电子乐器具有攻击重复效果

    公开(公告)号:US4133244A

    公开(公告)日:1979-01-09

    申请号:US714083

    申请日:1976-08-13

    CPC分类号: G10H7/06 G10H1/0575

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument capable of producing an attack repeat effect. The attack repeat effect is a musical effect produced by repeated occurrences of attack and decay during a single continued sounding of a musical tone, giving to an audience an impression as if the tone started and stopped repeatedly. According to the invention, a complete envelope shape starting by an attack portion and ending by a decay portion is stored in a memory. When a key on the keyboard is depressed, the stored envelope shape is read from the memory and, upon completion of reading of one cycle of the envelope shape, reading of the envelope shape is resumed from the beginning. A time division multiplexed reading out of the envelope shape is conducted with respect to a plurality of channels. The read out envelope shape is used for controlling the amplitude of the musical tone signal. If the key is released, reading of the envelope shape is no longer repeated for a next and subsequent cycles.

    摘要翻译: 能够产生攻击重复效果的电子乐器。 攻击重复效应是在单次持续的音调声音中重复发生的攻击和衰减产生的音乐效果,给观众一个印象,就好像音调重新开始和停止。 根据本发明,由攻击部分开始并由衰减部分结束的完整包络形状被存储在存储器中。 当按下键盘上的键时,从存储器中读出所存储的包络形状,并且在读取包络形状的一个周期完成时,从一开始就恢复包络形状的读取。 相对于多个通道进行从包络形状读出的时分多路复用。 读出的包络形状用于控制乐音信号的幅度。 如果键被释放,则对于下一个和后续周期不再重复读取包络形状。

    Electronics musical instrument
    18.
    发明授权
    Electronics musical instrument 失效
    电子乐器

    公开(公告)号:US4082027A

    公开(公告)日:1978-04-04

    申请号:US678709

    申请日:1976-04-20

    IPC分类号: G10H1/18 G10H7/10 G10H1/00

    CPC分类号: G10H1/185 G10H7/105

    摘要: In this electronic musical instrument, two separate tone generators of different type each produce a tone corresponding to an actuated key switch. Advantageously, one of the tone generators is of the Fourier synthesis type. In the other tone generator, a source waveshape having abundant harmonic components is processed by a tone color and volume control system which modifies the frequency spectrum and amplitude of the source waveshape in a time variant manner. The two generated tones are combined to produce the desired musical note.Actuation of each key switch produces, in an assigned time slot, frequency information corresponding to the selected note, and designating the phase angle between successive sample points to be read from a waveshape memory. In the Fourier synthesis type generator, plural waveshape memories store harmonically related sinusoids, all of which are accessed simultaneously and weighted by harmonic coefficients to produce the first tone. In the other tone generator, a waveshape having abundant harmonics is read from a waveshape memory and is processed by that one of a plurality of tone color and volume control systems which is assigned to the corresponding time slot.

    Electronic musical instrument having transient musical effects
    19.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument having transient musical effects 失效
    电子乐器具有暂时的音乐效果

    公开(公告)号:US4077294A

    公开(公告)日:1978-03-07

    申请号:US730426

    申请日:1976-10-07

    CPC分类号: G10H7/06 G10H1/14 Y10S84/05

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument of a type wherein a plurality of systems are provided each system comprising memories storing respective harmonic component waveshapes which are read at the same reading rate and the read out harmonic waveshapes are suitably mixed to obtain a desired musical tone. Each system also comprises a circuit for controlling the envelope of the waveshapes read from the memories. In the first system, the envelope control is made in such a manner that the envelope will rise upon depression of a key, thereafter maintain a constant level as long as the key is kept depressed and decay upon release of the depressed key. In the second system, the envelope is controlled so that the envelope will rise in a short time and immediately decay thereafter. The respective harmonic waveshapes thus controlled in envelope in the respective systems are then suitably selected and mixed together. As an example of the envelope control in the second system is shown a structure for producing a so-called "chiff" effect by providing the fractional period during which the envelope rises and subsequently falls at the attack portion of the musical tone. Desired waveshape or waveshapes are selected from among the harmonic waveshapes controlled in the envelope in the second system for mixing with the harmonic waveshapes read from the first system. By this arrangement, amplitudes of the frequency components of the selected harmonic waveshapes are emphasized during the fractional period.

    摘要翻译: 一种类型的电子乐器,其中提供了多个系统,每个系统包括存储以相同读取速率读取的相应谐波分量波形和存储在读出的谐波波形中的存储器,以适当地混合以获得期望的音调。 每个系统还包括用于控制从存储器读取的波形的包络的电路。 在第一系统中,信封控制是这样一种方式使信封在按下键时上升,之后保持恒定的水平,只要按键被保持按下并在释放按下的键时衰减。 在第二个系统中,信封被控制,使得信封将在短时间内上升并在此之后立即衰减。 然后适当地选择并混合在各个系统中由此控制在包络中的相应谐波图像。 作为第二系统中的包络控制的示例,示出了通过提供包络上升并随后落在音调的进攻部分的分数周期来产生所谓的“iff”效果的结构。 从第二系统中的信封中控制的谐波图像中选择期望的波形或波形,用于与从第一系统读取的谐波波形混合。 通过这种布置,在分数周期期间强调所选择的谐波波形的频率分量的幅度。