Electronic musical instrument generating supplementary notes
automatically established from played notes
    1.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument generating supplementary notes automatically established from played notes 失效
    从播放的音符自动建立的电子乐器产生补充音符

    公开(公告)号:US4336735A

    公开(公告)日:1982-06-29

    申请号:US216961

    申请日:1980-12-16

    IPC分类号: G10H1/18 G10H1/36 G10H1/22

    摘要: A three-keyboard electronic musical instrument of the type generating binary-coded primary key data representative of notes played on the keyboards, and secondary key data representative of unplayed notes that are correlated with the played notes in some musically favorable way. Prior to introduction into a multi-channel tone generator circuit, part of the primary key data and all of the secondary key data are directed into a key data memory having storage channels corresponding in number to the sounding channels in the tone generator circuit available for such data. A discrimination data memory has a plurality of storage locations, corresponding to the storage channels of the key data memory, for storing binary-coded data representing the discrimination between the primary and the secondary key data stored on the corresponding storage channels of the key data memory. In response in part to the output from the discrimination data memory a memory control circuit causes the key data memory to store the primary key data in preference to the secondary key data when the key data memory has no empty channel for each incoming data, by invalidating a secondary key data already in storage.

    摘要翻译: 一种产生代表在键盘上播放的音符的二进制编码的主键数据的类型的三键盘电子乐器,以及代表以一些音乐上有利的方式与播放的音符相关联的未播放音符的次要键数据。 在引入多声道乐音发生器电路之前,将主键数据和所有辅助键数据的一部分引导到具有对应于音调发生器电路中的探测通道的存储通道的密钥数据存储器 数据。 识别数据存储器具有与密钥数据存储器的存储信道相对应的多个存储位置,用于存储表示存储在密钥数据存储器的相应存储信道上的主密钥数据和次密钥数据之间的鉴别的二进制编码数据 。 响应部分地来自鉴别数据存储器的输出,当密钥数据存储器对于每个传入数据没有空信道时,存储器控制电路使得密钥数据存储器优先于次要密钥数据存储主密钥数据,通过无效 已经存储的次要密钥数据。

    Electronic musical instrument capable of fill-note generation
    2.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument capable of fill-note generation 失效
    电子乐器能够产生笔记

    公开(公告)号:US4328732A

    公开(公告)日:1982-05-11

    申请号:US193605

    申请日:1980-10-03

    摘要: A polyphonic, keyboard-type electronic musical instrument capable of automatic production, in response to key depressions on upper and lower keyboards, of "fill notes" which bear the same note names as the depressed lower keys but which, preferably, fall within an octave below the lowest pressed upper key at every moment. The instrument is of the type wherein each depressed key is coded into key data in accordance with a binary "key code" composed of a note code and an octave code. The note code identifies the note name of each key, whereas the octave code identifies the octave to which the key belongs. Upon depression of a key on each of the upper and lower keyboards, the note-coded data derived from the key date representative of the depressed lower key are combined with the octave-coded data derived from the key data representative of the depressed upper key if the note name of the depressed lower key is below that of the depressed upper key. If the depressed lower key is of a note name above that of the depressed upper key, on the other hand, then the note-coded data of the depressed lower key are combined with octave-coded data indicative of an octave just below that of the depressed upper key. The key-coded fill-note data thus formed are fed into a multichannel tone generator circuit, along with the key data representative of the depressed upper and lower keys.

    摘要翻译: 一种能够自动生产的复音键盘式电子乐器,其响应于上下键盘上的键凹陷,具有与按下的下键相同的音符名称的“填充音符”,但最好在八度以内 在每一刻的最低压高键之下。 该乐器是其中每个按下的琴键根据由音符码和八度音码构成的二进制“键码”被编码成键数据的类型。 音符代码标识每个键的音符名称,而八度音代码标识键所属的八度音阶。 按下上键盘和下键盘中的每一个上的键时,从表示按下的低级键的键日期导出的音符编码数据与代表按下的上键的键数据导出的八度编码数据组合,如果 按下的下部键的音符名称低于按下的上部键的音符名称。 另一方面,如果按下的下部键的音符名称高于按压的上部键的音符编号,则按下的低音键的音符编码数据与表示八度音程码的八度音程数据组合, 沮丧的上层键。 这样形成的密钥编码填充笔记数据与代表按压的上,下键的键数据一起被馈送到多声道音调发生器电路。

    Electronic musical instrument having transient musical effects
    3.
    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。

    Automatic accompaniment apparatus for electronic musical instrument
    4.
    发明授权
    Automatic accompaniment apparatus for electronic musical instrument 失效
    电子乐器自动伴奏装置

    公开(公告)号:US4619176A

    公开(公告)日:1986-10-28

    申请号:US741714

    申请日:1985-06-06

    申请人: Sigeki Isii

    发明人: Sigeki Isii

    摘要: In an automatic accompaniment apparatus for electronic musical instrument capable of automatically generating accompaniment tones such as base tones, chord tones and arpeggio tones, arrangement is provided so that, at each time of depressing keys on an accompaniment keyboard, accompaniment key data for accompaniment tones which may possibly be sounded, are previously formed and secured, and the selected ones of the key data for the selected accompaniment are outputted at accompaniment tone generating timings synchronous with the rhythm. Thus bass tone, chord tones, arpeggio tones etc. may be generated in sufficient synchronous relation with a selected rhythm even by adopting a time-divisional processing using a low-speed compact computer such as a micro-computer.

    摘要翻译: 在能够自动产生诸如基本音调,和弦音和琶音之类的伴奏音的电子乐器的自动伴奏装置中,提供了这样的配置,使得在每次按下伴奏键盘上的键时,伴奏音的伴奏键数据 可能被发声,被预先形成和保护,并且所选择的伴奏的所选择的一个键数据以与节奏同步的伴奏音产生定时被输出。 因此,即使采用诸如微型计算机之类的低速紧凑型计算机的时分处理,也可以以与所选节奏充分的同步关系来产生低音,和弦音,琶音音调等。

    Electronic musical instrument having a coupler effect
    5.
    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。

    Electronic musical instrument
    6.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument 失效
    电子乐器

    公开(公告)号:US4166405A

    公开(公告)日:1979-09-04

    申请号:US909838

    申请日:1978-05-26

    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 information is accumulated to make an address signal for reading out the waveform memory.When a key is depressed, a counter starts counting and opens a gate for a predetermined period of time. The gate passes a code representative of an interval of a grace note with respect to the note of the depressed key (i.e. principal note) to an addition and subtraction circuit for addition or subtraction between the key code and the code representative of the interval for the grace note. Accordingly, the key code is modified and the desired grace tone is produced. Upon completion of the operation of the counter, this modification of the key code is stopped and the key code is restored to the original key code resulting in production of the principal tone. In the foregoing manner, a grace tone preceding the principal tone can be played simply by depressing a single key.The counter is also arranged to start the counting operation upon release of the depressed key with a result that a grace tone following the principal tone can be played. Further, ornamentation called "trill" can also be produced by alternately and repetitively opening and closing the gate by means of the output of the counter.

    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。

    Electronic musical instrument having a touch vibrato effect
    7.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument having a touch vibrato effect 失效
    具有触摸颤音效果的电子乐器

    公开(公告)号:US4099438A

    公开(公告)日:1978-07-11

    申请号:US723757

    申请日:1976-09-16

    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 frequency information in a digital representation. The frequency information is accumulated to make an address signal for reading out the waveform memory. When a depressed key is moved laterally, a touch detection circuit produces an analog detection signal representing the amount of displacement of the key. In the meanwhile, a clock pulse is counted by an up-down counter and the counting output is converted by a D-A converter to an analog signal to obtain a triangular wave function signal. When the analog detection signal coincides, in amplitude, with the triangular wave function signal, the digital signal from the up-down counter is sampled and held by a sample and hold circuit. Thus a digital signal representing the key displacement is obtained. This digital signal is multiplied with a frequency information in a multiplier and, accordingly, the musical tone frequency is modulated in response to the lateral movement of the key. Thus, the touch vibrato effect is obtained.

    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。 一个关键的抑郁症在数字表现中提出频率信息。 频率信息被累积以产生用于读出波形存储器的地址信号。 当按压键被横向移动时,触摸检测电路产生表示键的位移量的模拟检测信号。 同时,通过升降计数器对时钟脉冲进行计数,计数输出由D-A转换器转换为模拟信号,得到三角波函数信号。 当模拟检测信号在幅度上与三角波函数信号一致时,来自升降计数器的数字信号由取样和保持电路采样和保持。 从而获得表示键位移的数字信号。 该数字信号与乘法器中的频率信息相乘,因此,响应于键的横向移动来调制乐音频率。 因此,获得触摸颤音效果。

    Electronic musical instrument having legato effect
    8.
    发明授权
    Electronic musical instrument having legato effect 失效
    电子乐器具有legato效果

    公开(公告)号:US4083283A

    公开(公告)日:1978-04-11

    申请号:US723758

    申请日:1976-09-16

    摘要: An electronic musical instrument is of a type wherein an envelope to be imparted to a musical tone is stored in a memory as its sampled values and sequentially read out to constitute an envelope shape. A key depression causes the read-out of the memory.The instrument is improved to provide a rich sound effect of legato performance by successively and smoothly shifting the tone of the former key to that of the latter key while maintaining a predetermined constant tone volume. This legato effect can be carried out by successively maintaining the sustain level of the musical tone envelope from the tone of the former key shifted to the latter key. The musical tone envelope is read from the envelope memory by an address which is shifted by a clock pulse. After the key has been depressed, the address continues to be shifted by the clock pulse until it has reached a predetermined value, whereupon the supply of the clock pulse is prohibited to cause the envelope memory to produce a sustain level corresponding to the address. Thereafter, this address is held to maintain the sustain level of tones of subsequently depressed keys regardless of whether the initially depressed key ash been released or not, or whether the subsequently depressed keys are being depressed or have been released. An embodiment in which the legato effect is produced with respect to a pedal keyboard is described.

    摘要翻译: 一种电子乐器是一种类型,其中要赋予乐音的包络作为其采样值存储在存储器中,并且顺序地读出以构成包络形状。 一个关键的按键导致读取内存。