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Musical tone control apparatus
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1991-05-01
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Granted: 1992-09-15
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Expires: 2011-05-01
Abstract
Abstract The musical tone control apparatus detects a movement of a player, such as a holding, touching, beating, depressing, pulling, lifting up or down movement. Then, the musical tone control apparatus generates musical tone control data based on a detecting result of the movement of the player. The musical tone control data control a tone pitch, a tone color or a tone volume of a musical tone to be generated.
Inventors
- 👤 Teruo Hiyoshi
- 👤 Akira Nakada
- 👤 Hideo Suzuki
- 👤 Mamoru Kinpara
- 👤 Kunihiko Watanabe
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-08 10:43
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/02; G10H1/04; G10H1/053; G10H1/055; G10H1/0558; G10H1/32; G10H2220/00; G10H2220/155; G10H2220/321; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/07
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 6
Claim 1
Independent Claim
119 words
A musical tone control apparatus comprising: (a) detecting means for detecting position on a player to which a certain pressure is given by touching or beating movement, wherein said detecting means includes a plurality of touch switches which are mounted at several portions of the player and activated when a predetermined pressure is given thereto, said touch switches being electrically arranged in a matrix, and means for scanning said switches at a predetermined cycle so that a coordinate of a touch switch to which the predetermined pressure is applied is detected; and (b) means for generating musical tone control data based on a detecting result of said detecting means, said musical tone control data controlling a musical tone signal.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
119 words
A musical tone control apparatus comprising: (a) detecting means for detecting position on a player to which a certain pressure is given by touching or beating movement, wherein said detecting means includes a plurality of touch switches which are mounted at several portions of the player and activated when a predetermined pressure is given thereto, said touch switches being electrically arranged in a matrix, and means for scanning said switches at a predetermined cycle so that a coordinate of a touch switch to which the predetermined pressure is applied is detected; and (b) means for generating musical tone control data based on a detecting result of said detecting means, said musical tone control data controlling a musical tone signal.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
107 words
A musical tone control apparatus comprising: (a) detecting means for detecting a value of a pressure given to a certain portion of a player by his touching or beating movement, wherein said detecting means includes a plurality of conductive rubber portions each having a resistance which varies in response to a pressure given thereto, said detecting means detecting the value of the pressure given to said conductive rubber portion based on a resistance variation of said conductive rubber portion; and (b) means for generating musical tone control data based on a detecting result of said detecting means, said musical tone control data controlling a musical tone signal.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
107 words
A musical tone control apparatus comprising: (a) detecting means for detecting a value of a pressure given to a certain portion of a player by his touching or beating movement, wherein said detecting means includes a plurality of conductive rubber portions each having a resistance which varies in response to a pressure given thereto, said detecting means detecting the value of the pressure given to said conductive rubber portion based on a resistance variation of said conductive rubber portion; and (b) means for generating musical tone control data based on a detecting result of said detecting means, said musical tone control data controlling a musical tone signal.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
86 words
A musical tone control apparatus comprising: (a) detecting means for detecting a vibrational tone generated from a player by his touching or beating movement wherein said detecting means includes a plurality of bone conduction microphones each picking up vibration, said bone conduction microphones being mounted at predetermined portions of the player adjacent to bones of the player's body; and (b) means for generating musical tone control data based on a detecting result of said detecting means, said musical tone control data controlling a musical tone signal.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
86 words
A musical tone control apparatus comprising: (a) detecting means for detecting a vibrational tone generated from a player by his touching or beating movement wherein said detecting means includes a plurality of bone conduction microphones each picking up vibration, said bone conduction microphones being mounted at predetermined portions of the player adjacent to bones of the player's body; and (b) means for generating musical tone control data based on a detecting result of said detecting means, said musical tone control data controlling a musical tone signal.
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