Sound effects control system for musical instruments2010-03-10 00:00:00circular passageway having 0.125 inches diameter.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said lumen of said tactile controller is air filled and said control box receives a pneumatic signal as said control signal.
7. The system of claim 1, wherein said tactile controller is constructed from a length of
closed cell neoprene sponge which is externally coated with a urethane coating.
8. The system of claim 1, wherein said musical instrument comprises an electric guitar and wherein said tactile controller is positioned on said guitar in a position where said musician can depress said tactile member while simultaneously playing the guitar without removing his or her hands from the strings of guitar.
9. The system of claim 7, wherein said tactile controller is positioned on the neck of the guitar on a surface wherein said musician can depress said tactile controller with his or her thumb while simultaneously depressing the strings of the guitar on the frets on the neck of said guitar.
10. A system for varying the sound signals output from a musical instrument comprising:
at least one tactile controller constructed from a compressible material and defining a lumen, wherein said at least one tactile controller is compressible through a pre-determined range of physical motion which results in a corresponding change of pressure within said lumen and wherein said at least one tactile controller is configured to be mounted externally in a raised position on a surface of said musical instrument in a location wherein said musician can depress said at least one tactile controller towards said surface to thereby produce a control signal that corresponds to the change of pressure within said lumen of said at least one tactile controller, while simultaneously playing said musical instrument; and
a control box which receives said control signal and also receives an output signal from said musical instrument and, in response to receiving said control signal, modifies said output signal to generate a modified output signal for varying the sound effects of said musical instrument.
11. The system of claim 10, wherein said at least one tactile controller comprises a plurality of tactile controllers wherein each of said plurality of tactile controllers are configured to be mounted externally in a raised position on a plurality of surfaces of said musical instrument in locations wherein said musician can depress each of said plurality of tactile controllers towards said surface to thereby produce said control signal, while simultaneously playing said musical instrument.
12. The system of claim 11 wherein said control box receives said control signal from each of said plurality of tactile controllers and uses said control signal to modify said output signal to produce said modified output signal.
13. The system of claim 9, wherein said one or more tactile controllers are comprised of one or more lengths of tubing having central lumen filled with fluid wherein depression of said one or more tactile members results in a proportionate change in pressure within said lumen and wherein said proportionate change in pressure comprises said co...
