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Electronic music display appliance and method for displaying music scores2010-03-26 00:00:00onically displaying music scores use a music object file format to store and display music scores. A music score file is translated into a music object file. The music object file includes music data structures that corresp
ond to notati
on objects that represent music symbols of a music score. The measure is the fundamental grouping unit. The music data structures are processed to form a page image that includes the notati
on objects of the music symbols to be displayed. An annotati
on is input to a touch sensitive display using
one's finger or a stylus and displayed overlaying the displayed music score. Modificati
ons to a displayed music score include transposing, resizing, expanding, and marking measures.Claims
What is claimed is:
1. An electr
onic music display appliance for displaying a music score, wherein said music score includes a plurality of notati
on objects, comprising: a memory for storing anEMSF music object file, said EMSF music object file comprising a plurality of EMSF music data structures, wherein each EMSF music data structure corresp
onds to a corresp
onding notati
on object of said music score; a processor coupled to said memory forretrieving said EMSF music object file from said memory and for forming a page image of said music score using at least
one of said plurality of EMSF music data structures; and a touch sensitive display for displaying said page image to form a displayedpage, wherein said touch sensitive display is resp
onsive to a touch input and said appliance is resp
onsive to said touch input to said touch sensitive display for modifying said music score.
2. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said appliance is resp
onsive to said touch input for selecting said notati
on object and marking said displayed page with an annotati
on associated with said notati
on object andforming an annotated notati
on object.
3. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said processor determines an indicator for a corresp
onding EMSF music data structure from said plurality of EMSF music data structures corresp
onding to said annotated notati
onobject associated with said annotati
on and said processor forms an annotati
on data structure for representing said annotati
on and said indicator.
4. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said processor determines an annotati
on locati
on for said annotati
on in said displayed page to maintain a predetermined relative positi
on of said annotati
on to said annotatednotati
on object.
5. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 3, wherein: said processor forms an annotati
on image using said annotati
on data structure and said touch sensitive display for displaying said annotati
on image
on said displayed page to form anannotated displayed page wherein said annotati
on is overlaying said music score in said annotated displayed page.
6. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 5, wherein: said touch sensitive display removes said annotati
on image from said annotated displayed page in resp
onse to a user input.
7. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 5, wherein: said processor changes a size of said annotati
on image in accordance with a command to resize said music score.
8. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 2, further comprising: a stylus for providing said touch input.
9. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 2, wherein: said touch sensitive display is resp
onsive to said touch input provided by a user's finger.
10. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said memory stores a plurality of EMSF music object files and said appliance is resp
onsive to said touch input for selecting a selected
one of said plurality of EMSF music objectfiles for processing.
11. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 1, wherein: said processor c
onverts a music score file corresp
onding to said music score into said EMSF music object file.
12. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: a removable memory module interface coupled to said processor for retrieving said EMSF music object file stored
on a memory module.
13. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: an image memory coupled to said processor and to said touch sensitive display for storing at least
one additi
onal page image of said music score.
14. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 13, wherein: said image memory stores a previous page image to said displayed page.
15. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 13, wherein: said image memory stores a next page image to said displayed page.
16. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 1, further comprising: at least
one data interface coupled to said processor.
17. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 16, wherein: said data interface couples said appliance to a remote page turning device.
18. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 16, wherein: said data interface communicates with a remote music display appliance, wherein said appliance is resp
onsive to said remote appliance for modifying said music score.
19. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 18, wherein: said appliance receives said EMSF music object file from said remote appliance.
20. The music display appliance as claimed in claim 18, wherein: said appliance is resp...
Keyboard device of electronic musical instrument2010-03-20 00:00:00AbstractA keyboard device of an electr
onic musical instrument has a keyboard frame, a plurality of keys which are aligned
on the keyboard frame and which are vertically pivotable, a plurality of return springs each of which corresp
onds to
one of the keys and has
one end stopped by the key and the other end stopped by the keyboard frame so as to bias the key toward a n
onstruck positi
on, and a plurality of pivot members each of which is disposed
on the keyboard frame at an end of a l
ongitudinal axis of the key to corresp
ond to
one of the keys. The pivot member has a circular surface to be brought into slidable c
ontact with a back end porti
on of the key so as to allow the key to perform pivotal movement. The back end porti
on of the key has a circular surface paired with the circular surface of the pivot member and is spring-biased against the circular surface of the pivot member by means of the return spring.ClaimsWhat is claimed is:
1. A keyboard device for an electr
onic musical instrument, comprising:
a keyboard frame;
a plurality of keys, each of said keys including a plurality of side walls that are spaced apart by a first width in a directi
on which is perpendicular to a l
ongitudinal directi
on of each of said keys;
a plurality of key support members
on which
one of each of said keys is corresp
ondingly disposed so as to be freely pivotable, said key support members being removably coupled to said keyboard frame, and each of said plurality of key support members including a pivotal porti
on having a sec
ond width that is larger than said first width, wherein said sec
ond width being disposed in a directi
on that is perpendicular to said side walls and having a cross secti
on that is parallel to said side walls, said cross secti
on including at least an arcuate segment within a range from
one side to the other side of the pivotal porti
on; and
a pivotal c
ontact porti
on disposed at
one end of the key and having a predetermined radius of curvature that is substantially the same as that of the arcuate segment of said pivotal porti
on, for c
ontacting said key support members.
2. A keyboard device for an electr
onic musical instrument, comprising:
a plurality of keys, each of said keys including a plurality of side walls that are spaced apart by a first width in a directi
on tat is perpendicular to a l
ongitudinal directi
on of each of said keys;
a plurality of key support members
on which
one of each of said keys is corresp
ondingly disposed so as to be freely pivotable within an operati
onal range such that a positi
onal relati
on between said key and said key support member remains substantially the same when said key is depressed, and wherein each of said key support members includes a pivotal porti
on having a sec
ond width that is larger than said first width, said sec
ond width being disposed in a directi
on perpendicular to said side walls and having a cross secti
on that is parallel to said side walls, said cross secti
on including at least an arcuate segment within a range from
one side to the other side of the pivotal porti
on; and
a pivotal c
ontact porti
on disposed at
one end of the key and having a predetermined radius of curvature that is substantially the same as that of said arcuate segment of said pivotal porti
on, for c
ontacting said key support member in said operati
onal range, and wherein said keys and said key support members are combined outside of said operati
onal range and rotated toward said operati
onal range to thereby increase a c
ontact area between said key support member and said pivotal c
ontact porti
on so as to hold each other, with said key support members partly c
ontacting said pivotal c
ontact porti
on thereby to prevent said key support members from dropping out al
ong a radial directi
on of said radius of curvature.Descripti
onVarious types of keyboard devices have been developed to allow a smooth and proper manner of striking or touching the keys of a keyboard instrument and to improve durability thereof. However, these c
onventi
onal keyboard devices have respective advantages and disadvantages. Only a few keyboard devices are proposed in c
onsiderati
on of operability at the time of assembly or disassembly for a repair.
A typical keyboard device aimed at the smooth touch has a comm
on shaft
on which back end porti
ons of the keys are mounted. These key...
Sound effects control system for musical instruments2010-03-10 00:00:00AbstractA sound effects c
ontrol system for musical instruments comprises a tactile c
ontroller and a c
ontrol box. The c
ontroller generates, by means of manual or other bodily manipulati
on, a c
ontrol signal which is communicated to the c
ontrol box. The c
ontrol box receives an output signal from the musical instrument and modifies it in accordance with the c
ontrol signal received from the c
ontroller. The modified output signal is then communicated to a traditi
onal amplifier which produces variati
ons in the sound effects of the musical instrument, such as volume, tremolo, reverberati
on, etc. The tactile c
ontroller comprises a fluid-filled lumen which, in combinati
on with the compressible material of the c
ontroller, is collapsible in resp
onse to manual manipulati
on in order to generate a static pressure c
ontrol signal for varying the sound effects of the musical instrument. A wide variety of c
ontroller shapes, sizes, c
onfigurati
ons, and locati
ons
on the musical instrument are available.Claims
What is claimed is:
1. A sound effects c
ontrol system adapted to be used in c
onnecti
on with a musical instrument, said instrument generating an output signal for transformati
on into a musical sound, the system comprising:
a tactile c
ontroller mounted externally
on said instrument so as to be in a raised positi
oned
on the surface of said instrument, said c
ontroller being c
onstructed from a compressible material which can be readily compressed by a musician through a predefined range of physical movement, said c
ontroller further comprising a fluid-filled lumen which, up
on the compressi
on of said c
ontroller, collapses in resp
onse to said pressure to define a fluid static pressure; and
a c
ontrol box in communicati
on with said c
ontroller so as to receive said static pressure as a c
ontrol signal, said c
ontrol box receiving said output signal from said instrument and modifying it in accordance with said c
ontrol signal to generate a modified output signal for varying the sound effects of said musical instrument.
2. The system of claim 1, wherein said tactile c
ontroller comprises a tube that is positi
oned
on a surface of said musical instrument and wherein said musician depresses said tube towards said surface to induce said c
ontrol box to generate a modified output signal.
3. The system of claim 2, wherein said lumen comprises a chamber having a first and a sec
ond end, wherein said first end of said chamber is closed and said sec
ond end of said chamber is in fluid communicati
on with said c
ontrol box.
4. The system of claim 3, wherein said tactile c
ontroller has a top and a bottom surface and wherein said bottom surface is adhered to said surface of said musical instrument and wherein said upper surface of said tactile c
ontroller is rounded.
5. The system of claim 4, wherein said tactile c
ontroller has a cross-secti
onal width of approximately 0.25 inches, a height, from said bottom surface to an uppermost point
on said upper surface, of approximately 0.25 inches and wherein said lumen is a c
oncentric circular passageway having 0.125 inches diameter.
6. The system of claim 1, wherein said lumen of said tactile c
ontroller is air filled and said c
ontrol box receives a pneumatic ...
Assessment Tool For Storing and Sharing Music Therapy Patient Records2010-03-04 00:00:00Abstract text
This inventi
on relates to an assessment tool for use in musical therapy comprising: (a) at least
one patient record stored within the assessment tool; (b) at least
one field or datum within the patient record; (c) a security scheme that either permits or denies authorizati
on a user to view and/or edit each field or datum within each patient record; and opti
onally, (d) a plurality of users of the assessment tool each with a unique identificati
on. This inventi
on also relates to combining the above embodiments with a computer to store the patient records, and the security scheme. This above tool may also be c
onnected to a network, including the internet, via the computer element.Claims
1. An assessment tool for use in musical therapy comprising:(a) at least
one patient record stored within the assessment tool;(b) at least
one field or datum within the patient record; and(c) a security scheme that either permits or denies authorizati
on a user to view and/or edit each field or datum within each patient record.
2. The assessment tool of claim 1, further comprising a plurality of users of the assessment tool each with a unique identificati
on.
3. The assessment tool of claim 2, wherein a computer is used to store at least
one patient record.
4. The assessment tool of claim 2, wherein a computer is used to implement the security scheme.
5. The assessment tool of claim 4, wherein the security scheme either permits or denies authorizati
on to view each field or datum within each patient record for each user.
6. The assessment tool of claim 4, wherein the security scheme either permits or denies authorizati
on to edit each field or datum within each patient record for each user.
7. The assessment tool of claim 3, wherein th...
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Quote:The firstoert for 'The Memphis Tour' was spotted
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Electronic musical instrument2009-10-12 00:00:00An electr
onic musical instrument comprising a host processor (10), process/engine interface (12) and sound engine (14) the latter utilizing partial c
ontrol chip modules (32, 34) and a data path chip module (36) to effect multiple partial (Fourier) synthesis, in c
onjuncti
on with a sound modelling technique, to generate up to 240 independent partials and impress time-varying amplitude envelopes
on them and select and apply them to sound generati
on, each partial being c
ontrolled by selected parameters of frequency, amplitude, phase and attack/decay rate. A modulo-sumdither and oversampling approach to noise reducti
on is utilized in c
onnecti
on with the data path chip arrangement. Log sine additi
on is utilized to avoid multiplicati
on apparatus ordinarily required to combine sine wave defining parameters.
Claims
What is claimed is:
1. Electr
onic musical instrument comprising in combinati
on:
means defining a digitized waveform for utilizati
on with multiple input parameter selecti
ons,
means for making parameter selecti
ons via a user interface to generate digital inputs,
means for generating logarithms of multiple parameters, adding the same and c
onverting the sum to antilog equivalent and feeding back
on itself to produce a sample sum and,
means for applying the sample to output device and further comprising:
means for modulating the sample sum by clipping the bit length of each digital word thereof by clip rounding off the most significant bits, from an original n bit length, and further reducing into p bit length usable as a data unit bytruncate-eliminati
on of the most significant p bits of n.
Description
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present inventi
on relates to electr
onic means for music generati
on and more particularly has as its object the provisi
on of such instrument with a sound engine comprising an architecture enabling the applicati
on of thousands of stored unitsof music digital data to rapid producti
on of analog speaker-driving forms, utilizing practical solid state circuit means.
The inventi
on is described below with reference to electr
onic piano usage, but is also usable in a number of other electr
onic musical instrument roles to provide, singly or combined, the sounds of a variety of instrument, elements of human voiceand other sound sources and in analogous instrument c
ontexts not involving music or voice, but involving comparably varying waveform data.
Multiple Partial (Fourier) Synthesis is a technique well known in engineering practice. Any arbitrary periodic waveform (e.g., musical instruments' sound) may be reproduced by summing up a series of sine waves of appropriately determinedfrequencies, amplitudes, and relative phases. This technique allows great flexibility, much more so than subtractive synthesis (which starts out with a complex waveform and filters out unwanted spectral c
ontent) or wave-table synthesis (which can
onlyreproduce whatever is in the table).
It is the object of the present inventi
on to establish effective instrumentati
on using Fourier synthesis.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
The musical apparatus of the inventi
on inputs a stream of digital signals which represent a sequence of audio notes to be ultimately produced. The apparatus creates a sequential list of partials and impresses time-varying amplitude envelopes
onthem, such that the sequential list completely characterizes the desired audio signal. A multiple partial synthesis, sometimes refe...
Electronic musical instrument with semi-automatic playing function2009-09-22 00:00:00h4>AbstractIn an electr
onic musical instrument, playing data are produced by depressing a key in a keyboard, and divided into plural groups. At least
one of the semi-automatic playing channels processes sound data of a musical piece read out of a memory to generate musical t
ones in synchr
onism with the playing data of at least
one group. The sound data may be corrected according to sound correcting data before being used to generate musical t
ones.Clai...
20: The Younger Generation Enjoys The Rich Sound Of Vinyl On The New Audio Turntables
2009-08-29 00:00:00cover art
on the records as well, according to James Patters
on, age 17, who doesn't even remember when they LPs were popular in the past. He found some old LPs up in the attic at his grandparents home by the Beatles and the Rolling St
ones, then his uncle grabbed him a player
on eBay and he know displays it in his room.
Replica turntable systems are available from various manufacturers. They look...
lyme disease have lended 2009-08-15 00:00:00was w
ondering is if its possible to get new sounds
on it if I got midi-> and bk. If some
one know how to get new sounds and sh, or if you just know a few things about ...
