Electronic musical instrument with a tone parameter control function

Claim 2

An electronic musical instrument comprising: breath detection means for detecting a state of breath operation performed by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to breath operation force detected by said breath detection means when said breath operation force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in breath operation force during a predetermined time period detected by said breath detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the breath operation force exhibits a tendency to increase and meanwhile for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the breath operation force exhibits a tendency to decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the first control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 3

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein the parameters of the musical tone generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means comprises pitch parameters and the sound of a particular effect comprises white noise sounds.

Claim 4

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 1, wherein said breath detection means comprises breath-sensor means for detecting state of breath operation.

Claim 5

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 1, further comprising musical-tone generating means for generating the musical tone in accordance with an instruction of said instruction means.

Claim 6

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 4, wherein said musical-tone generating means are mounted on a body of the musical instrument.

Claim 7

An electronic musical instrument, comprising: performance-input detection means for detecting a state of performance input by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to performance input force detected by said performance-input detection means when said performance-input force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in performance-input force during a predetermined time period detected by said performance-input detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency to increase and meanwhile for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency to decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the first control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of the above musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 8

An electronic musical instrument, comprising: performance-input detection means for detecting a state of performance input by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to performance input force detected by said performance-input detection means when said performance-input force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in performance-input force during a predetermined time period detected by said performance-input detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency to increase and meanwhile for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency to decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the first control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of the above musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 9

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 6, wherein the parameters of the musical tone generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means comprises pitch parameters and the sound of a particular effect comprises white noise sounds.

Claim 10

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 6, wherein said performance-input data detected by said performance-input detection means is used for designating a pitch of a musical tone to be generated, said first control data output from said data-output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said performance input data to a higher pitch and also for outputting particular effect sounds and said second control data output from said data-output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said performance input data to a lower pitch and also for stopping generating of particular effect sounds.

Claim 11

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 6, wherein said performance-input data detected by said performance-input detection means is used for designating a pitch of a musical tone to be generated, said first control data output from said data-output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said performance-input data to a higher pitch and also for outputting first particular effect sounds and said second control data output from said data-output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said performance-input data to a lower pitch and also for stopping generating of particular effect sounds.

Claim 12

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claims 6, wherein said output means comprises: converter means for converting performance-input data into a relevant digital value, said performance-input data detected by said performance-input detection means; and data-output means for detecting at predetermined time lapses digital values output from said converter means, and for outputting said first control data when the digital value shows a tendency to increase and for outputting said second control data when the digital value shows a tendency to decrease.

Claim 13

An electronic musical instrument comprising: pitch designation means for designating a pitch of a musical tone to be generated; breath detection means for detecting state of breath operation performed by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to breath operation force detected by said breath detection means when said breath operation force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in breath operation force during a predetermined time period detected by said breath detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the breath operation force exhibits a tendency to increase, and for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the breath operation force exhibits a tendency to decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of the generated musical tone of a pitch designated by said pitch designation means in accordance with the first control data and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 14

An electronic musical instrument comprising: pitch designation means for designating a pitch of a musical tone to be generated; breath detection means for detecting state of breath operation performed by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to breath operation force detected by said breath detection means when said breath operation force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in breath operation force during a predetermined time period detected by said breath detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the breath operation force exhibits a tendency to increase, and for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the breath operation force exhibits a tendency to decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of the generated musical tone of a pitch designated by said pitch designation means in accordance with the first control data and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 15

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 11, wherein the parameters of the musical tone generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means comprises pitch parameters and the sound of a particular effect comprises white noise sounds.

Claim 16

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 11, wherein said breath detection means comprises breath sensor means for detecting state of breath operation.

Claim 17

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 11, wherein the first control data supplied from said data-output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said pitch designation means to a higher pitch and for outputting particular effect sounds and second control data supplied from said data-output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said designation means to a lower pitch and for generating particular effect sounds effect sounds and the second control data supplied from said output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said pitch designation means to a lower pitch and for outputting second particular effect sounds.

Claim 18

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 11, wherein said pitch designation means is mounted on a body of the musical instrument.

Claim 19

An electronic musical instrument comprising: pitch designation means for designating a pitch of a musical tone to be generated; performance-input detection means for detecting state of performance input by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to performance input force detected by said performance-input detection means when said performance-input force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in performance-input force during a predetermined time period detected by said performance-input detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency to increase, and for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of the generated musical tone of a pitch designated by said pitch designation means in accordance with the first control data and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 20

An electronic musical instrument comprising: pitch designation means for designating a pitch of a musical tone to be generated; performance-input detection means for detecting state of performance input by a player; instruction means for giving an instruction to start generation of a musical tone in response to performance input force detected by said performance-input detection means when said performance-input force exceeds a predetermined value; tendency detection means for judging if a variation in performance-input force during a predetermined time period detected by said performance-input detection means exhibits a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease after a musical tone has been generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means; output means for outputting first control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency to increase, and for outputting second control data when said tendency detection means judges that the variation in the performance-input force during a predetermined time period exhibits a tendency decrease; and control means for controlling parameters of the generated musical tone of a pitch designated by said pitch designation means in accordance with the first control data and for controlling at the same time so as to start generation of a sound of a particular effect, and for controlling parameters of said musical tone in accordance with the second control data in a different manner from that in accordance with the first control data, when said output means outputs the second control data while the musical tone is being generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means and for controlling at the same time so as to stop generation of the sound of a particular effect.

Claim 21

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 16, wherein the parameters of the musical tone generated in accordance with the instruction from said instruction means comprises pitch paratmeters and the sound of a particular effect comprises white noise sounds.

Claim 22

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 16, wherein said output means comprises: converter means for converting performance input data detected by said performance-input detection means into relevant digital values; digital value detection means for detecting, at predetermined time lapses, digital values supplied from said converter means; discrimination means for sequentially reading digital values detected by said digital value detection means for at least three times, and for discriminating whether the read digital value is showing a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease; and data output means for outputting said first control data and said second control data in accordance with the discrimination result by said discrimination means, said first control data indicating that said digital data shows a tendency to increase and said second control data indicating that said digital data shows a tendency to decrease.

Claim 23

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 16, wherein said output means comprises: converter means for converting performance-input data detected by said performance-input detection means into relevant digital values; digital value detection means for detecting at predetermined time lapses digital values supplied from said converter means; discrimination means for sequentially reading digital values detected by said digital value detection means for at least three times, and for discriminating whether the read digital value is showing a tendency to increase or a tendency to decrease; and control data output means for outputting first control data and second control data in accordance with the discrimination result by said discrimination means, said first control data indicating that said digital data shows a tendency to increase and said second control data indicating that said digital data shows a tendency to decrease.

Claim 24

An electronic musical instrument in accordance with claim 19, wherein the first control data supplied from said output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said pitch designation means to a higher pitch and for outputting particular effect sounds and the second control data supplied from said output means is used for altering the pitch designated by said pitch designation means to a lower pitch and for outputting second particular effect sounds.