Method for automatic real-time variable performance intonation of chromatic instruments
    41.
    发明授权
    Method for automatic real-time variable performance intonation of chromatic instruments 有权
    彩色仪器自动实时可变性能语调的方法

    公开(公告)号:US07807908B1

    公开(公告)日:2010-10-05

    申请号:US11603046

    申请日:2006-11-22

    IPC分类号: G10D3/14 G10D7/02

    摘要: A method for automatic real-time performance intonation (ARPI) of electronic, digital, or computer-based musical instruments automatically adds the intonation characteristics of a variable-intonation instrument performance to an equal-tempered chromatic instrument performance. The method emphasizes the directional lead-in quality, upwards, or downwards, of certain notes in relation to the musical context. Notes, which are musically desirable to resolve upwards in a harmonic progression receive a slightly raised pitch, and notes that generally are resolved downwards receive a slightly lowered pitch. The method identifies major thirds and major sevenths in the harmonic context and raises their pitch slightly. It identifies minor thirds and minor sevenths in the harmonic context and lowers their pitch slightly. Fourth and fifth intervals are given a pure perfect tuning and octaves are made slightly wide. All is done automatically in real-time by identifying the harmonic context from a few preceding notes.

    摘要翻译: 电子,数字或计算机乐器的自动实时性能语调(ARPI)的方法自动将可变声调仪器性能的语调特征添加到等温彩色仪器性能。 该方法强调了与音乐语境相关的某些音符的方向导入质量,向上或向下。 在谐音进行中向上解析的音符理想的注释接收稍微升高的音高,并且通常向下解析的音符接收稍微降低音调。 该方法确定了谐波环境中的主要三分之一和主要七分之一,并稍微提高了音调。 它在谐波环境中识别小三分之一和次要七分之一,并稍微降低音调。 第四和第五个间隔给予纯粹的完美调谐,八度音程略宽。 所有这些都是通过从几个前面的注释中识别出谐波上下文来实时自动完成的。

    Electronic piano
    42.
    发明授权
    Electronic piano 失效
    电子钢琴

    公开(公告)号:US4248123A

    公开(公告)日:1981-02-03

    申请号:US33096

    申请日:1979-04-25

    IPC分类号: G10H1/14 G10H1/12 G10H5/00

    CPC分类号: G10H1/14 Y10S84/09

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument using continuous tone generators capable of simulating the sounds of a conventional acoustical piano. The instrument includes a gating circuit featuring a timed switch travel circuit having a double-time constant for improved control of the dynamic range from the keyboard, and a soft pedal controlling the keying voltage to produce more realistic emulation of the dynamic effects of an acoustical piano. The gating circuit produces a double-time-constant envelope of nearly harmonically related signals for a more realistic piano timbre. The tone spectrum is also controlled as a function of signal level by means of a resistor matrix feeding selected inputs of an active ladder filter, in order to reproduce timbre variation with dynamic level.

    摘要翻译: 一种使用能够模拟常规声学钢琴的声音的连续音调发生器的电子乐器。 仪器包括门控电路,其特征在于具有双倍时间常数的定时开关行程电路,用于改善对来自键盘的动态范围的控制,以及控制键控电压的软踏板,以产生更加逼真的仿真钢琴的动态效果 。 门控电路产生近似谐波相关信号的双时间常数包络,用于更现实的钢琴音色。 音调谱也通过馈送有源梯形滤波器的选定输入的电阻矩阵作为信号电平的函数来控制,以便用动态电平重现音色变化。

    High note priority monophonic brass keyer system
    43.
    发明授权
    High note priority monophonic brass keyer system 失效
    高音单音黄铜钥匙系统

    公开(公告)号:US4210054A

    公开(公告)日:1980-07-01

    申请号:US38388

    申请日:1979-05-14

    摘要: A brass keyer system for an electronic organ wherein the keyboard is multiplexed to produce a polyphonic serial data stream, which is then converted to a monophonic serial data stream containing a keydown signal in a time slot corresponding to the highest note played on the keyboard. The monophonic data stream is converted to a multiple bit binary word that is used by the tone generation and keying portion of the system to produce a rectangular wave tone corresponding in frequency to the highest depressed key and having amplitude and pulse width modulation on attack and decay so as to produce a brass tone. The monophonic serial data stream is demultiplexed by means of a recirculating delay loop which repetitively recirculates the keydown pulse for the depressed key. The number of recirculations of this pulse are counted by a first counter and the position of the pulse within the delay loop is registered by a second counter, which is synchronized with the multiplexer. The outputs of the first counter form a first binary word representative of the octave of the highest depressed key, and the outputs of the second counter represent the pitch of the tone within that octave. Data selectors connected to the binary words select the appropriate pitch from the tone generator and the appropriate octave from the outputs of a divider so as to produce a single square wave tone of the proper frequency. Modified keydown pulses function as the amplitude and pulse width modulation envelopes, which impart to the square wave tone amplitude and pulse width modulation characteristic of brass tones. The octave select binary word is decoded and used to control the amount of differentiation of the square wave tone so that the pulse width modulation will track the position on the keyboard of the depressed key.

    摘要翻译: 一种用于电子琴的黄铜键盘系统,其中键盘被多路复用以产生复音串行数据流,然后将其转换为与在键盘上播放的最高音符相对应的时隙中包含键控信号的单声道串行数据流。 单声道数据流被转换为由系统的乐音产生和键控部分使用的多位二进制字,以产生与频率最高的按键相对应的矩形波音,并且对攻击和衰减具有幅度和脉宽调制 以产生黄铜色调。 单声道串行数据流通过再循环延迟环进行解复用,循环延迟环重复地循环用于按下的键的键控脉冲。 该脉冲的再循环次数由第一个计数器计数,延迟环路内的脉冲位置由与多路复用器同步的第二个计数器进行寄存。 第一计数器的输出形成表示最高按键的倍频程的第一二进制字,第二计数器的输出表示该倍频程内的音调的音调。 连接到二进制字的数据选择器从音调发生器中选择适当的音调,并从分频器的输出中选择适当的倍频程,以产生适当频率的单个方波音调。 改进的键控脉冲用作幅度和脉冲宽度调制包络,其赋予黄铜音调的方波音调幅度和脉冲宽度调制特性。 八度选择二进制字被解码并用于控制方波特征的微分量,使得脉冲宽度调制将跟踪键盘上按下的键的位置。

    Electronic musical instrument
    44.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument 失效
    电子乐器

    公开(公告)号:US4141269A

    公开(公告)日:1979-02-27

    申请号:US772597

    申请日:1977-02-28

    申请人: Kenji Itakura

    发明人: Kenji Itakura

    CPC分类号: G10H1/055 G10H1/14

    摘要: A plurality of tone signals corresponding to one note and having the same fundamental frequency and different harmonic components are modified in amplitude according to the shape of an envelope signal generated upon key depression and having an amplitude proportional to the key depression speed. One of the amplitude-modified tone signals is clipped at a predetermined level and then mixed with another amplitude-modified tone signal. The frequency spectrum of the resultant tone signal varies with time like a piano.

    摘要翻译: 对应于一个音符并具有相同基频和不同谐波分量的多个音调信号根据键按下时产生的包络信号的形状在幅度上进行修改,并具有与键按压速度成比例的幅度。 幅度修正音调信号中的一个被限幅在预定电平上,然后与另一个幅度修正音调信号混合。 所得到的音调信号的频谱随钢琴的时间而变化。

    Electronic organ employing multiple waveform tone generators and chiff generators
    45.
    发明授权
    Electronic organ employing multiple waveform tone generators and chiff generators 失效
    使用多个波形发生器和CHIFF发生器的电子有机体

    公开(公告)号:US3855893A

    公开(公告)日:1974-12-24

    申请号:US18056371

    申请日:1971-09-15

    发明人: CHASE W

    IPC分类号: G10H1/14 G10H1/02 G10H5/02

    CPC分类号: G10H1/14 Y10S84/05

    摘要: A musical instrument of the electronic organ type having multiple frequency generators for driving a plurality of waveshaping circuits to produce the desired range or gamut of organ voices or tones. Also, there is provided control circuits which modify the signals from the tone wave-shaping circuits to provide speech transients or ''''chiff'''' sounds to enhance the realism of the organ tones produced. Selected circuit combinations for sharing both wave-shaping and chiff-generating circuit components to effect economies of construction, are also disclosed.

    摘要翻译: 具有用于驱动多个波形整形电路以产生期望范围或色调的器官声音或音调的多个频率发生器的电子琴类型的乐器。 此外,还提供了控制电路,其修改来自音调波形整形电路的信号以提供语音瞬变或“嘶哑”声音,以增强所产生的器官音色的真实感。 还公开了用于共享波形整形和发热电路部件以实现结构经济性的所选电路组合。

    Electronic musical instrument having tone start pitch fluctuation arrangement
    46.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument having tone start pitch fluctuation arrangement 失效
    电子音乐仪器具有起始点调整布置

    公开(公告)号:US3722344A

    公开(公告)日:1973-03-27

    申请号:US3722344D

    申请日:1971-12-23

    发明人: NAKADA A

    IPC分类号: G10H1/053 G10H1/14 G10H1/04

    CPC分类号: G10H1/14

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument including tone generators for generating tone signals each having predetermined tone pitches constituting a musical scale and tone keyers for respectively keying the tone signals, is further provided with a circuit arrangement for fluctuating the pitch of the tone at the start of the tone. The arrangement comprises a detector for detecting the start of the tone signal being played and a pulse generator producing a pulse signal upon receipt of the detected signal and controlling the tone generators to fluctuate the pitches thereof at the start of the tone signals. This simulates the sound of natural musical instruments very closely.

    摘要翻译: 一种包括音调发生器的电子乐器还设置有用于产生音调信号,每个音调信号各自具有构成音阶的预定音调音调和用于分别对音调信号进行键控的音调键控器,用于在音调开始时使音调的音调波动的电路装置 。 该装置包括用于检测正在播放的音调信号的开始的检测器和在接收到检测到的信号时产生脉冲信号的脉冲发生器,并且控制音调发生器在音调信号开始时波动它们的音高。 这非常密切地模拟了自然乐器的声音。

    Electronic synthesis of sounds employing fundamental and formant signal generating means
    47.
    发明授权
    Electronic synthesis of sounds employing fundamental and formant signal generating means 失效
    使用基本原理和形成信号发生装置的声音的电子合成

    公开(公告)号:US3668294A

    公开(公告)日:1972-06-06

    申请号:US3668294D

    申请日:1970-07-15

    摘要: A sound generating system comprising means for producing signals of fundamental frequency, and means for generating formant frequency signals of frequency higher than the fundamental frequency which starts oscillation synchronizingly with said signal of fundamental frequency and continues said oscillation only for a desired length of time during the period of said signals of fundamental frequency, wherein said signals of formant frequency are generated at the same starting point for each frequency interval as said signals of fundamental frequency. Sounds thus produced consist of a fundamental frequency component and harmonic components, and the frequency spectrum of said sounds presents a peak in a formant frequency, so that the system eliminates the necessity of using an electrical filter having complicated frequency characteristics in electrically producing sounds having a complicated frequency spectrum.

    摘要翻译: 一种声音发生系统,包括用于产生基频信号的装置,以及用于产生频率高于基频的同步频率信号的装置,该频率信号与所述基频信号同步地开始振荡,并且在该期间的时间段内继续所述振荡 所述基频信号的周期,其中所述共振峰频率的信号在与所述基频信号相同的每个频率间隔的相同起始点产生。 由此产生的声音包括基频分量和谐波分量,并且所述声音的频谱以共振峰频率呈现峰值,使得系统消除了使用具有复杂频率特性的电滤波器在电产生具有 复杂的频谱。

    Electronic musical instrument capable of generating musical tone signals simulating the sounds of a wind instrument
    48.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument capable of generating musical tone signals simulating the sounds of a wind instrument 失效
    产生音乐声音信号的电子乐器可以模拟风琴的声音

    公开(公告)号:US3617604A

    公开(公告)日:1971-11-02

    申请号:US3617604D

    申请日:1970-03-19

    发明人: ADACHI TAKESHI

    IPC分类号: G10H1/12 G10H1/14 G10H1/02

    CPC分类号: G10H1/14

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument produces musical tones simulating a natural flute voice closely. The instrument comprises a fundamental tone-pitched signal generator, a keyer associated with a key and keying the signal from the generator with an amplitude responsive to a depressing force of the key, a filter giving a tone color, as a formant component, of the flute voice to the keyed signal from the keyer, a tone pitched noise generator with a percussive envelope having a peak amplitude which is less responsive to the key-depressing force than the amplitude of the fundamental tone pitched signal, or not responsive to the key-depressing force. The tone signal having the flute formant and the noise signal having the pitch sense are mixed and radiated from a loudspeaker.

    Marimba tone forming system for an electronic musical instrument
    49.
    发明授权
    Marimba tone forming system for an electronic musical instrument 失效
    用于电子音乐仪器的MARIMBA音调成形系统

    公开(公告)号:US3571481A

    公开(公告)日:1971-03-16

    申请号:US3571481D

    申请日:1969-01-15

    发明人: ADACHI TAKESHI

    IPC分类号: G10H1/14 G10H3/00

    CPC分类号: G10H1/14 G10H2230/255

    摘要: A marimba tone forming system mixes a fundamental tone signal of a flute voice, having an envelope whose rising time is about 10 milliseconds and whose attenuation time is about 1 second, with a sixth or third order overtone signal of the same voice, having an envelope whose maximum amplitude is slightly larger than that of said fundamental tone signal, whose rising time is about 3 to 5 milliseconds and whose attenuation time is about 100 milliseconds. The said fundamental tone and said overtone sound at the same time.

    Moving formant band-pass amplifier for an electronic musical instrument
    50.
    发明授权
    Moving formant band-pass amplifier for an electronic musical instrument 失效
    用于电子音乐仪器的移动带式放大器

    公开(公告)号:US3569603A

    公开(公告)日:1971-03-09

    申请号:US3569603D

    申请日:1968-08-01

    申请人: HAMMOND CORP

    发明人: KERN DONALD R

    IPC分类号: G10H1/14 G10L11/00 G10H1/02

    摘要: A circuit for achieving the moving or changing formant effect in an electronic musical instrument such as an electric organ. The circuit employs a band-pass amplifier with parallel T resistivecapacitive feedback circuits in which an FET (Field Effect Transistor) is employed as a variable resistance to cut in, by degrees, one of the T feedback circuits. The effective resistance of the FET and thus the band-pass of the amplifier are varied by a capacitive and resistive timing circuit that is controlled via a keying circuit from one or more keys or other player-operated controls, such as the manual keys of an electric organ.