Automatic repetitive rhythm instrument timing circuitry

Claim 1

IN AN ELECTRONIC MUSIC CIRCUIT HAVING A PLURALITY OF TONE GENERATORS TO BE SELECTIVELY AND RHYTHEMICALLY PULSED AT GIVEN TIMES CORRESPONDING TO DESIRED BEATS THEREOF; A PULSE GENERATOR OPERABLE TO PRODUCE A CONTINUOUS SEQUENCE OF SPATIALLY UNDISTRIBUTED TIMING PULSES AT SOME PREDETERMINED FREQUENCY, CERTAIN OF SAID TIMING PULSES COINCIDING IN TIME WITH CERTAIN OF SAID BEATS; ELECTRONIC MEANS CONTINUOUSLY ACTUATED BY SAID TIMING PULSES AND PROVIDING AT A PLURALITY OF OUTPUT TERMINALS A REPEATTABLE SEQUENCE OF TONE GENERATOR ACTUATING PULSES CORRESPONDING IN TIME WITH PREDETERMINED ONES OF SAID TIMING PULSES AND SELECTED ONES OF SAID TONE GENERATOR BEATS;