Automatic bass from chord apparatus
Abstract
Abstract AN APPARATUS FOR AUTOMATICALLY PLAYING BASS PARTS TO ACCOMPANY MANUALLY HELD CHORDS WHICH HAS AN AUTOMIC RHYTHM DEVICE CONTROLLINMG A SPECIAL BASS DIVIDER BETWEEN DIVIDING RATIOS OF THREE AND TWO OR FOUR TO PRODUCE BASS OUTPUTS IN ROOT AND FOURTH RELATION TO ITS INPUT WHICH IS RECEIVED FROM KEYERS DRIVEN BY LOGIC DEVICES SENSISNG THE PLAYING KEYS OPERATED TO PASS A SIGNAL CORRESPONDING TO TO THE CHORD FIFTH. THE NET RESULT IS THAT THE DIVIDER OUTPUT IS THE ROOT AND FIFTH OF THE CHORD. THE LOGIC RANGES FROM A SIMPLE INTERLOCK SWITCHING FOR THE LOWEST PLAYING TO KEY TO ONE REQUIRING ROOT AND MINOR OR MAJOR THIRD PLAYING KEYS OPERATED AND AUGMENTED FIFTH AND SIXTH PART PLAYING KEYS NOT OPERATED. THE NEW LOGIC MEANS CAN ALTERNATIVELY DRIVE TWO KEYERS TO DIFFERENT BUSSES AND THE AUTOMATIC RHYTHM DEVICE SELECTS BUSSES FOR INPUT TO THE DIVIDER INSTEAD OF CHANGING ITS RATIO.
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- 👤 A Freeman
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