US5824937A
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Signal analysis device having at least one stretched string and one pickup
Assignee: Blue Chip Music GmbH
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Filing: 1994-11-26
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Granted: 1998-10-20
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Expires: 2014-11-26
Abstract
Abstract A signal analysis device for determining the pitch of a plucked string in which propagation times of plucking transients are evaluated to determine pitch. A neural network may be employed to perform evaluation based upon groups of pulses.
Inventors
- 👤 Andreas Szalay
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-09 12:51
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H3/00; G10H3/12; G10H3/14; G10H3/18; G10H3/186; G10H3/188; G10H3/125; G10H2210/00; G10H2210/031; G10H2210/066; G10H2250/00; G10H2250/311
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 9
Claim 1
Independent Claim
118 words
A signal analysis device for at least one stretched string whose oscillatory length can be varied by resting it on at least one fret, comprising: a pickups and an evaluation device connected to the pickup, wherein the evaluation device (a) registers pulses or groups of pulses, formed as plucking transients, which run on the string past the pickup in response to excitation of the string by plucking or striking by a player (b) determines at least one propagation time of said pulses or groups of pulses on the string and, (c) on the basis of the propagation time or of differences in propagation times between individual pulses or groups of pulses produces a signal which represents a pitch.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
118 words
A signal analysis device for at least one stretched string whose oscillatory length can be varied by resting it on at least one fret, comprising: a pickups and an evaluation device connected to the pickup, wherein the evaluation device (a) registers pulses or groups of pulses, formed as plucking transients, which run on the string past the pickup in response to excitation of the string by plucking or striking by a player (b) determines at least one propagation time of said pulses or groups of pulses on the string and, (c) on the basis of the propagation time or of differences in propagation times between individual pulses or groups of pulses produces a signal which represents a pitch.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
46 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the evaluation device also registers the polarity of the pulses or groups of pulses and, from the time sequence of the pulses or groups of pulses, determines a signal which represents the position of excitation of the string.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device as claimed in claim 2, wherein the evaluation device comprises a neural network which classifies each sequence of pulses or groups of pulses into one of a multiplicity of classes.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
32 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein the evaluation device comprises a neural network which classifies each sequence of pulses or groups of pulses into one of a multiplicity of classes.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
57 words
The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein the evaluation device comprises a comparison device which compares a pitch signal obtained from the string in the steady state with the signal obtained from the sequence of pulses and, in the event of a deviation which exceeds a predetermined amount, triggers a learning algorithm of the neural network.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device as claimed in claim 5, wherein there is connected upstream of the neural network a selection device which selects individual pulses from a group of pulses.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
28 words
The device as claimed in claim 4, wherein there is connected upstream of the neural network a selection device which selects individual pulses from a group of pulses.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device as claimed in claim 1, wherein a dedicated pickup is provided for each string.
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