Electronic Musical Instruments
JP2007256736
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electric musical instrument which allows simplification of a structure and is easily played in the same manner as percussion instruments.
SOLUTION: The electric musical instrument comprises a main body part 11 to be held by a player, a detection means 12 provided in the main body part 11, and a sound producer 13 for reproducing prescribed electronic sounds in accordance with an output signal of the detection means 12. The main body part 11 extends along a linear direction and has one end side made into a grip part 15 to be gripped by the player. The detection means 12 includes a first sensor 12A capable of detecting a direction of the main body part 11 to the player and a second sensor 12B capable of detecting an operation of the main body part 11. When the player performs an operation as if he beat a percussion instrument, the operation is detected by the detection means 12 to play the instrument.
JP2006234979
PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To set a timbre according to an image displayed when power is turned on.
SOLUTION: An electronic musical instrument is provided, which comprises a display means for sequentially displaying images of two or more musical instruments when power is turned on, an operating element which can be manipulated, and a setting means for setting the timbre according to the musical instrument being displayed at the time of manipulating the operating element during display of the musical instruments
US2003075431
The size of the key switch apparatus, particularly its height, is reduced to allow its use even in keyboard-type electronic musical instruments. By virtue of a key-driven actuator, multiple terminal strips are allowed to contact bus bars 20a-21e installed in more than one stage so as to produce multiple tones simultaneously. In this key switch apparatus, the multiple bus bars 20a-21e are installed, being shifted in location in their respective stages, and multiple terminal strips 24a-25e are also installed in each stage so that they may contact the individual bus bars individually. In addition, the actuator has a terminal-strip engaging means for controlling the movements of the multiple terminal strips 24a-25e.
EP1480197
The system comprises: an air-fed organ case (4) and comprising orifices (5) which communicate with a chamber underlying the musical pipes (3), whose foot is engaged in a hole provided in said chamber, sliders (6) that control the flow of air through each orifice (5), while at least one slider (6) is actuated with the aid of a respective key (7), first position sensor means (14), arranged to sense the travel of each key (7), second position sensor means (12), arranged to sense the travel of each slider (6), and electrical / electronic circuit means (25, 26, 27, 49), which establish a correspondence between the displacements of the first position sensor means (14) and those of the second position sensor means (12) and, with the intermediary operation of respective actuator means (11) move at least a corresponding slider (6). According to the invention, said actuator means (11; 68) comprise a movable member (21, 23) which is driven to perform reciprocating movements proportionately to the movements of the respective key (7) and controls, directly and in correspondingly proportional fashion, the movement of at least a respective slider (6) both in its opening travel and in the closing travel with respect to the corresponding orifice (5).
US2002117043
A music tone identification method with related apparatus, notation, and instruments for past, present, and future musical notes. Each tone note body, character, picture, song word, song letter, or song syllable has unique identification comprised of color, shape, shading, and lines. A song comprising the tone notes has a colored bar at beginning and at end to indicate its key. Each of twelve musical tones within a level of scale is sung by a vocalized alphabetical tone name. Each rigid vibrator has its tone identified by means of a unique colored sticker or coating for sight ahd sound recognition. Each tone of a musical instrument may have its corresponding playing surface identified by an identification colored sticker decal or coating. Each tone of an electronic oscillator, generator, and tuner that is received or generated is identified by illuminated opto electronic display, sticker decal, or coating comprising the identification method. A process of operating a computer software graphics program comprises musical character notation by means of the unique identification method. Dance steps comprise position, color, and shading of footprints corresponding to the music tone identification method to identify tone notes for dance steps.
