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US4733591A
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Electronic musical instrument
Assignee: Nippon Gakki Co Ltd
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Filing: 1985-05-17
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Granted: 1988-03-29
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Expires: 2005-05-17
Abstract
Abstract An electronic musical instrument comprises: a keyboard circuit for generating a pitch data signal which designates the note name of a musical tone to be produced; a speech signal generator for generating a speech signal which tells in human voice the name of the designated musical tone; multiplexed processing circuit for time-divisionally processing the pitch data signal and the speech signal; and sound signal producing circuit for producing the musical tone and the human voice in accordance with the processed output from the multipled processing circuit. Thus the instrument speaks the names of the tones as it produces the musical tones.
Inventors
- 👤 Makoto Kaneko
- 👤 Susumu Kawashima
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-28 07:21
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H7/00; G10H1/00; G10H1/18; G10H1/26; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/12
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
294 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: musical tone designating means for designating a musical tone to be produced; human voice data designating means for human voice data associated with the designated musical tone; multiplexing means for time-divisionally processing the designated musical tone and the human voice data; and means for producing the musical tone and the human voice in accordance with an output from said multiplexing means; means for generating an envelope of the designated musical tone wherein the envelope comprises digital waveshape data; a digital/analog converter having a digital input terminal, an analog output terminal and a power source terminal; and a power source circuit having a control input terminal and a power source supply terminal connected to the power source terminal, the digital input terminal of said digital/analog converter being adapted to receive the digital waveshape data representing the envelope of the designated musical tone, and the control input terminal being adapted to receive a control signal corresponding to a frequency of the designated musical tone; wherein the digital waveshape data comprises n bits, and further comprising: converting means for converting n-bit digital waveship data to m-bit (where m n) digital waveshape data; a digital/analog converter for converting the m-bit digital waveshape data generated from said converting means to an analog signal; and gate means arranged at an output side of said digital/analog converter said converting menas including means for selecting out of said n-bit digital waveshape data m-bit data consisting of consecutive m bits beginning with the bit which is next to consecutive "0"s within top 1 bits of the n-bit digital waveshape data and downward bits therefrom, and said gate means including control means for controlling on ON time of a gate in accordance with the number of said consecutive "0"s.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
294 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: musical tone designating means for designating a musical tone to be produced; human voice data designating means for human voice data associated with the designated musical tone; multiplexing means for time-divisionally processing the designated musical tone and the human voice data; and means for producing the musical tone and the human voice in accordance with an output from said multiplexing means; means for generating an envelope of the designated musical tone wherein the envelope comprises digital waveshape data; a digital/analog converter having a digital input terminal, an analog output terminal and a power source terminal; and a power source circuit having a control input terminal and a power source supply terminal connected to the power source terminal, the digital input terminal of said digital/analog converter being adapted to receive the digital waveshape data representing the envelope of the designated musical tone, and the control input terminal being adapted to receive a control signal corresponding to a frequency of the designated musical tone; wherein the digital waveshape data comprises n bits, and further comprising: converting means for converting n-bit digital waveship data to m-bit (where m n) digital waveshape data; a digital/analog converter for converting the m-bit digital waveshape data generated from said converting means to an analog signal; and gate means arranged at an output side of said digital/analog converter said converting menas including means for selecting out of said n-bit digital waveshape data m-bit data consisting of consecutive m bits beginning with the bit which is next to consecutive "0"s within top 1 bits of the n-bit digital waveshape data and downward bits therefrom, and said gate means including control means for controlling on ON time of a gate in accordance with the number of said consecutive "0"s.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
17 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the l bits are defined as follows: l=n-m-1.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
124 words
A digital wave to analog wave converting apparatus comprising: converting means for converting n-bit digital waveship data to m-bit (where M<n) digital waveshape data; a digital/analog converter for converting the m-bit digital waveshape data generated from said converting means to an analog signal; and gate means arranged at an output side of said digital/analog converter, said converting means including means for selecting out of said n-bit digital waveshape data m-bit data consisting of consecutive m bits beginning with the bit which is next to consecutive "0"s within top l bits of the n-bit digital waveshape data and downward bits therefrom, and said gate means including control means for controlling an ON time of a gate in accordance with the number of said consecutive "0"s.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
124 words
A digital wave to analog wave converting apparatus comprising: converting means for converting n-bit digital waveship data to m-bit (where M<n) digital waveshape data; a digital/analog converter for converting the m-bit digital waveshape data generated from said converting means to an analog signal; and gate means arranged at an output side of said digital/analog converter, said converting means including means for selecting out of said n-bit digital waveshape data m-bit data consisting of consecutive m bits beginning with the bit which is next to consecutive "0"s within top l bits of the n-bit digital waveshape data and downward bits therefrom, and said gate means including control means for controlling an ON time of a gate in accordance with the number of said consecutive "0"s.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
15 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein the l bits are defined as follows: l=n-m-1.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
31 words
An apparatus according to claim 3, wherein said control means controls the ON time of said gate in proportion to 2 i where i is the number of said consecutive "0"s.
References Cited (Backward Citations)
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| 7.5 Years (Year 8) | 1995-03-29 | 1995-09-28 | 1996-03-29 | $3760.00 | Window Closed / Lapsed |
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