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| 20080289483 | METHOD OF MODIFYING THE FREQUENCY RESPONSE OF A WOODEN ARTICLE - Disclosed is a method for modifying the frequency response of a wooden article by exciting the article with acoustic energy. Frequency response is the measure of a system's spectrum response at the output due to a signal of varying frequency (but constant amplitude) at its input. The acoustic energy includes at least one excitation frequency, a composite broadband frequency component, or a combination thereof, which is preferably in the audible spectrum (20 to 20,000 Hz). The use of acoustic energy from the remote source provides non-contact excitation of the wooden article. In one embodiment, the acoustic energy is at least one sound wave which comprises at least one resonant frequency of the wooden article, at least one acoustic mode of the wooden article, at least one discrete frequency, a broadband frequency component, or any combination thereof. | 11-27-2008 |
| 20090020000 | HYBRID WIND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT AND ELECTRIC SYSTEM INCORPORATED THEREIN - A hybrid wind musical instrument is a combination between an alto saxophone and an electronic system so that a player can perform a music tune selectively through acoustic tones and electronic tones; although various parts and accessories are assembled into the alto saxophone, a bell brace makes it possible to sustain a control unit of the electronic system without damage of alto saxophone and undesirable influence on acoustic characteristics of the tubular instrument body. | 01-22-2009 |
| 20090133569 | APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR DETECTING DISPLACEMENT OF A MOVABLE MEMBER OF AN ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An apparatus for detecting the displacement of a movable member of an electronic musical instrument. The apparatus has superior mechanical durability compared to displacement sensors of the past and can withstand long-term use. The apparatus includes a sensor that provides a detectable electrical characteristic having a value and a spring that, when compressed upon displacement of the movable member acts with the sensor, causing the value of the electrical characteristic to change. The value of the electrical characteristic represents the amount of displacement of the movable member and is used by a controller of the electronic musical instrument. | 05-28-2009 |
| 20090199699 | KEYS FOR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS AND MUSICAL METHODS - A keyboard has keys mounted to pivot about a vertical axis as well as about a horizontal axis. Movement of the keys about the vertical axis is detected to adjust the sounds provided by the musical instrument resulting from striking the keys. Wells may be provided with a substance that is selectively solid and fluid. An electronic string instrument emulator has an electromagnetic string and a bow with ferromagnetic material. A method for performing musical instruments includes adjusting the temperament of the instrument during performance based on the music being played. A keyboard instrument may be caused to sound using suitably arrayed electromagnets. | 08-13-2009 |
| 20090288549 | APPARATUS FOR ASSISTING IN PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An apparatus is to assist an unskilled player in playing a musical instrument by detecting the quantity of the player's manipulation against the instrument, modifying the detected manipulation quantity with reference to a recommended manipulation to a degree according to a given assistance coefficient, and actuating the instrument with the modified manipulation quantity. For a brass instrument, the apparatus comprises an embouchure sensor and a breath pressure sensor to detect the embouchure and the breath pressure of the player as he/she plays the brass instrument. The detected embouchure and breath pressure are then modified with reference to a recommended embouchure and breath pressure weighted by a given assistance coefficient. The apparatus actuates the brass instrument based on the modified embouchure and breath pressure. | 11-26-2009 |
| 20090293707 | Wood aging method for musical instruments - A method for aging the wood of a musical instrument includes the steps of (i) providing a flat-surface-supportable audio-frequency transducer device of the type commercially available from Induction Dynamics, LLC of Overland Park, Kans. under the trademark SOLIDDRIVE that has a response of up to at least 15 KHz and a power handling capability of up to at least 100 watts, and (ii) providing an audio signal source for driving the transducer device. The method proceeds by placing the transducer device against the wood of the musical instrument and driving it with the audio signal source in order to thereby subject the wood to significant audio vibrations for accelerated wood-aging purposes. The transducer device may be set directly on a selected portion of the wood or be secured there with double-sided tape. An accelerometer device is placed sequentially against various selected portions of the wood to map the frequency response of those selected portions. | 12-03-2009 |
| 20090308232 | SENSOR BOW FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENTS - A sensor bow system is described which generates various types of data representing various movements of and forces exerted upon a sensor bow intended for use with any of a variety of stringed instruments. The sensor bow data may be used to control a wide variety of audio, visual, and other effects. | 12-17-2009 |
| 20090320670 | Variable slippage control for a disc jockey control surface - The disclosure pertains to a scratch effect controller for use by a disk jockey, wherein at least one electromagnet creates the slippage tension or friction effect between the user manipulated disc, which includes a vinyl-like surface thereby simulating a vinyl record, and the rotatable or fixed platter. The strength of the electromagnet is variable so as to create a variable slippage tension or friction effect. | 12-31-2009 |
| 20100024630 | PROCESS OF AND APPARATUS FOR MUSIC ARRANGEMENTS ADAPTED FROM ANIMAL NOISES TO FORM SPECIES-SPECIFIC MUSIC - Exemplary embodiments include an apparatus and process of forming species-specific music. The means and method for carrying out the process include: (1) recording sounds created by a specific species in environmental states; (2) identifying elemental sounds of the specific species; (3) associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of the specific species; (4) identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with the specific species; and (5) selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species, but the generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of the specific species. If the actual calls of a species were to be used in the music for that species the clear identification by the listening members would make the emotional response to the music subject to habituation. | 02-04-2010 |
| 20100031806 | Electroacoustic Transducer System - An electroacoustic transducer system for converting sound waves propagating from a musical instrument drum to an electric signal is generally provided. The system includes a housing, an electroacoustic transducer, and a cover. The housing includes a concave inner surface and a convex outer surface. In addition, the housing defines a housing cavity with a mouth. The electroacoustic transducer is disposed in the housing cavity and faces outwardly from the concave inner surface and towards the mouth to receive sound waves propagating from the drum. The electroacoustic transducer receives and converts the sounds waves in the housing cavity to the electric signal. The cover has a generally planar outer surface and extends over the mouth to at least partially enclose the electroacoustic transducer. | 02-11-2010 |
| 20100037756 | MARIMBA SUSPENDED MICROPHONE SYSTEM - Improvements in a microphone system for a musical instrument and more particularly for a marimba or similar musical instrument. The microphone system includes a vibration isolation system. A horizontal tracking system bridges across the vertical supports of a marimba in a horizontal tracking system. One or more microphones are supported on the first bridging structure. The microphone(s) are positionally secured on the horizontal tracking system. Both the microphones and the horizontal tracking system provide vibration isolation to all of the microphones. A cable managements system is also disclosed to reduce mechanical vibration and eliminate transmission of undesirable sounds. | 02-18-2010 |
| 20100043627 | PORTABLE COMMUNICATION DEVICE CAPABLE OF VIRTUALLY PLAYING MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS - An instrument-playing portable communication device is provided. The device includes an instrument-playing key unit having one or more keys, provided on a body of the instrument-playing portable communication device. When a user selects a chord of a selected instrument by pressing at least one of the one or more keys, the instrument-playing key unit converts the at least one key press into a first signal. The device also includes a sensor unit mounted in the body, for sensing a motion of a user. When the user presses the at least one of the one or more keys and moves in a location near the sensor unit, the sensor unit senses a motion of the user and converts the motion into a second signal. The device further includes a controller for receiving the first signal from the instrument-playing key unit and the second signal from the sensor unit, generating a tone frequency of the selected instrument based on the received signals, and converting the tone frequency into a tone. The device additionally includes an amplifier for amplifying the tone output from the controller, and outputting the amplified tone through a speaker mounted in the body. | 02-25-2010 |
| 20100180756 | Portable Multi-Functional Audio Sound System and Method Therefor - A portable multi-functional audio sound system has an enclosure and control panel with an optional display on a front portion of the enclosure. The control panel provides for selection among menu options which are presented on the display. An audio input is coupled for receiving a live audio signal. An electronic circuit receives user commands from the control panel and displays configuration information on the display. The electronic circuit has an amplifier for amplifying the live audio signal, and a synthesizer for generating programmable audio signal in response to a MIDI data stream. The MIDI data stream is routed to the digital signal processor or to the synthesizer. A digital signal processor controls the menu options on the display. A speaker is mounted within the enclosure and coupled for receiving a combined signal of the live audio signal and the programmable audio signal. | 07-22-2010 |
| 20100242713 | ACOUSTIC DRUM SET AMPLIFIER DEVICE SPECIFICALLY CALIBRATED FOR EACH INSTRUMENT WITHIN A DRUM SET - An acoustic drum set amplifier specifically calibrated for each instrument within a drum set, specifically a snare drum, a bass drum, a bongo drum, tom-tom drum, a hi-hat, ride cymbal and crash cymbals, for optimizing the sound frequency of the instrument. In operation, an artist using the device might be able to filter, blend, and manipulate an electro-acoustic signal associated with an acoustic drum instrument, either captured by a microphone or generated by an electronic drum module to the artist's preferences while monitoring the sound directed towards an audience at a live performance. | 09-30-2010 |
| 20100282047 | PERCUSSION DETECTING APPARATUS - A percussion detecting apparatus capable of enhancing an effect of disturbance interception by intercepting a micro-vibration conveyed from a support frame. A pad member has a pad having a back-side surface to which a base is fixed, and a percussion sensor is disposed on a back-side surface of the base. The pad member is supported by a frame via fixing members integral with the pad member and intervening members made of silicon rubber. Vertical protrusions having different protrusion heights are formed on an upper surface of a flange of each intervening member, and horizontal protrusions are formed on an inner peripheral surface of a through-hole of each intervening member. When the pad member in an unstruck state, each fixing member is in contact with a corresponding one of the intervening members only at the vertical and horizontal protrusions of the intervening member. | 11-11-2010 |
| 20100307323 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT SYSTEMS AND METHODS - A percussion instrument may include a plurality of coupling device for operatively connecting a first hoop member, which may be configured to hold down a head arranged across a first end of a shell, with a second hoop member, which may be arranged on a second end of the shell. A sensor adjacent the head configured to detect vibration of the head may be operatively connected to the second hoop member. | 12-09-2010 |
| 20100319519 | Electronic Percussion Instrument - An electronic percussion instrument generates, in accordance with a trigger signal output from a pad source, a musical performance tone of a tone color assigned to the pad source. The electronic percussion instrument includes a program memory for storing a control program and a CPU for controlling operation of the electronic percussion instrument in accordance with the control program stored in the program memory. A storage device is also provided for storing a plurality of trigger data sets each of which includes at least one sensitivity setting parameter for setting sensitivity to the trigger signal, and a plurality of drum kits each of which includes pad setting data for setting the tone color assigned to the at least one pad source and link data for designating one of the plurality of trigger data sets. A setting operation input unit is provided for selecting a drum kit from among the plurality of drum kits. The CPU is coupled to the storage device and the setting operation input unit and operative under the control program for setting the sensitivity to the trigger signal on the basis of the at least one sensitivity setting parameter included in the trigger data set designated by the link data included in the drum kit selected by the setting operation input unit. | 12-23-2010 |
| 20110041673 | TRANSDUCER SADDLE FOR STRINGED INSTRUMENT - A string saddle system for a multi-stringed instrument includes a unitary saddle body having opposing surfaces and a top saddle portion that support tensioned strings and receive vibratory energy therefrom. The saddle body includes a plurality of integral cavities, each integral cavity in correspondence with a respective string and defining an area of sensitivity beneath each string within the saddle body, each area of sensitivity extending from the top surface of the saddle body above the cavity beneath the respective string to the corresponding cavity structure and extending horizontally according to a length of the integral cavity. A flexurally responsive transducer element is mechanically coupled to each integral cavity at mechanical coupling points, the transducer element for converting vibratory energy from the respective string to an electric signal, the area of sensitivity conveying vibrations of the respective string to the suspended transducer element via a mechanical coupling point located within each respective integral cavity structure. A first conductor is embedded within the top surface, and a second conductor embedded within the saddle body, the embedded first conductor and the embedded second conductor having respective portions extending to each the integral cavity structure to provide exposed electrical contact areas at a cavity surface defining electrical coupling points for electrically connecting the transducer element to the first and second conductors at each respective the integral cavity structure. | 02-24-2011 |
| 20110132181 | Wearable Trigger Electronic Percussion Music System - A Wearable Trigger Electronic Music System that can be adopted for simulating any kind of music, anywhere, any time. As for example one can create all the benefits of the percussion instrument such as a drum kit but without the cost and burden of a drum kit. Same also applies to string, wind and other types of instruments of any nation, any culture, any motif, any era any age etc. The system includes all its constituent components including sensors, transducers, electronics, music module, pre-amps and amplifiers, wired or wireless to connections for intra and inter modules including final enjoyment by wired or wireless headphones or speakers. Also delineated is the process of creating music for the DIY enthusiast. | 06-09-2011 |
| 20110167991 | METHOD OF IMPROVING SOUND QUALITY OF A MUSICIAL INSTRUMENT - An apparatus and method are disclosed for artificially aging a musical instrument is provided. The apparatus and method include oscillating the sound board of the instrument by an energy source at specific frequencies over the playing frequency range of the instrument. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110167992 | Method and Apparatus for Multi-Touch Sensing - The method and apparatus for multi-touch sensing is capable of detecting multiple musical instrument inputs and gestures. For example, a hand drummer may play with multiple fingers on one hand while using the heel of the palm of the other hand to slide across the drumming surface increasing the force on the head and modify the pitch of the drum. The method and apparatus for multi-touch sensing simulates conventional drum playing surfaces using multi-entry input and enables the gestural features of conventional drum playing surfaces. | 07-14-2011 |
| 20110209598 | Portable preamplifier for musical instruments - The present invention relates to a portable preamplifier for musical instruments which is particularly useful for electric guitars. The preamplifier has a body which houses an electronic system for amplifying and shaping the frequency spectrum of signals from the guitar and a battery for supplying power to the electronic system. A short, shielded input audio cable is permanently attached to the preamplifier body, is electrically coupled to the electronic system input, and terminates in an input phone plug. The preamplifier is also provided with an output phone jack. The preamplifier is portable and can be physically attached to a guitar strap or to the musician's clothing. When the input phone plug is inserted into a guitar output jack and an instrument cable is inserted into the preamplifier output phone jack, amplified and spectrally shaped signals from the guitar can be delivered via the instrument cable to a guitar amplifier/loudspeaker, mixing board, or other audio signal device. Portability allows the shielded input audio cable to be short while giving the musician freedom of movement. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110209599 | M-PALM SYSTEMS - An electronically-enabled glove system for producing simulated music comprising: a form-fitting hand-glove; integrated electronic tactile sensors able to convert a sensed-pressure into an electronic signal. The integrated electronic tactile sensors are integral within the form-fitting hand-glove and the integrated electronic tactile sensor, when contacting a surface measures the sensed-pressure and converts the sensed-pressure into the electronic signal that is relayed to produce simulated music. | 09-01-2011 |
| 20110239847 | ELECTRONIC DRUMSTICKS SYSTEM - A portable system for drumming is provided that simulates a full drum kit. In one implementation, a system is provided that can digitally simulate a full drum kit without the need for actual drums. The system can include electronic drumsticks that can transmit digitally sampled drum sounds (e.g., snare, kick drum, high-tom, low-tom, cymbal) wirelessly to a receiver. The receiver can connect to one or more outputs, such as headphones or a stereo system. The receiver may also be configured to mix audio signals produced by the drumsticks with other audio inputs such as an MP3 player to permit a user to drum along with prerecorded music. | 10-06-2011 |
| 20110265634 | Guitar Speaker Drum and Rack System - A drum, tube or cylinder of any size using any speaker that can be mounted using any standard drum lugs. Covered either using vinyl, leather, fur, metal, plastic and or wood grain painted or stained. With the speakers in the drums, the sound waves can be deadened so the microphone can only pick up speaker roll off or the sound waves coming off of the speaker, with no corners. There is no place for wind to go, so extra wind can not get pushed back onto the cone resulting in mud or cancel, where the speaker is pushed to the side, using the soft pillow to adjust the airflow you can deaden any amount of airflow inside the drum. A typical cabinet open or closed has to much room for extra air so the use of multiple amps will push more air onto the speaker cone. | 11-03-2011 |
| 20120060669 | NON-CONTACT CYMBAL PICKUP USING MULTIPLE MICROPHONES - As described herein, a sound pickup for musical cymbals includes an integrated assembly attachable to a cymbal stand. The integrated assembly includes a plurality of microphones arranged and electrically connected such that the resulting amplified sound is of optimal quality and of relatively constant loudness regardless of cymbal tilt. In one embodiment, two microphones are used, with the signal phase from one microphone being inverted prior to combination with the signal from the other microphone. The inversion is implemented using an inverter and serves to cancel signals that are in phase with one another and augment signals that are out of phase with one another. This, along with suitable placement of the pickup, exploits the fact that the more desirable components of the cymbal's vibration at the inflection point of the cymbal are out of phase with each other, whereas the less-desirable components are in phase with each other. | 03-15-2012 |
| 20120067197 | SUSPENDED DRUM MICROPHONE SYSTEM - Improvements in a microphone system for a musical instrument and more particularly for a percussion instrument such as a drum, marimba or similar musical instrument. The microphone system includes a vibration isolation system. A vertical or horizontal tracking system bridges across supports of a drum or marimba in a vertical or horizontal tracking system. One or more microphones are supported on the first bridging structure. The microphone(s) are positionally secured on the horizontal tracking system. Both the microphones and the horizontal tracking system provide vibration isolation to all of the microphones. A cable managements system is also disclosed to reduce mechanical vibration and eliminate transmission of undesirable sounds. | 03-22-2012 |
| 20120090448 | INPUT DEVICE AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - An input device including: a first operation detecting section which is provided on one stick and detects acceleration based on movement of the one stick; a second operation detecting section which is provided on an other stick and detects acceleration based on movement of the other stick; a first strike judging section which judges whether or not the one stick and the other stick have struck against one another, based on the acceleration detected by the first operation detecting section and the acceleration detected by the second operation detecting section; and an instructing section which instructs to produce a sound corresponding to striking of the one stick and the other stick against one another, when the first strike judging section judges that the one stick and the other stick have struck against one another. | 04-19-2012 |
| 20120103168 | INPUT APPARATUS AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - An input apparatus including: a first operation detecting section provided on a first operating section which detects acceleration and angular speed based on movement of the first operating section; a second operation detecting section provided on a second operating section which detects acceleration and angular speed based on movement of the second operating section; a judging section which judges whether or not the first and second operating sections have been held together, based on the accelerations and the angular speeds detected by the first and second operation detecting sections; a detecting section which detects a change operation based on the accelerations and the angular speeds detected by the first and second operation detecting sections, when the judging section judges that the first and second operating sections have been held together; and a changing section which changes a predetermined parameter in accordance with the change operation detected by the detecting section. | 05-03-2012 |
| 20120111179 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT AND RECORDING MEDIUM WITH PROGRAM RECORDED THEREIN - An electronic percussion instrument including: a detecting section which is provided in a stick and detects acceleration and angular speed based on movement of the stick; a first timing generating section which generates beat timing based on a predetermined tempo and beat width; a first pre-sound-production movement detecting section which detects a pre-sound-production movement that is performed prior to sound production, based on the acceleration and the angular speed detected by the detecting section; and a sound production instructing section which instructs to produce a sound at the beat timing generated by the first timing generating section, when the first pre-sound-production movement detecting section detects the pre-sound-production movement. | 05-10-2012 |
| 20120132058 | Percussion Instrument - A percussion instrument ( | 05-31-2012 |
| 20120137858 | PERFORMANCE APPARATUS AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A performance apparatus | 06-07-2012 |
| 20120144980 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF CYMBAL VIBRATION - In one embodiment, an electronic cymbal system includes a first pickup configured to generate an electrical signal representative of vibrations in a first cymbal, and a controller configured to receive the first electrical signal and to process the first electrical signal to generate an output. The controller includes a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to subject a version of the first electrical signal to a digital signal processing technique. The digital signal processing technique includes one or more of dynamic range compression, expansion, frequency equalization, harmonic excitation, comb filtering, and pitch shifting. The cymbals may be any of variety of known cymbals, such as hi-hat, crash and ride cymbals, and may be of the perforated type configured to reduce noise for indoor use. Lighting control may be provided to illuminate the cymbal for functional or aesthetic purposes. | 06-14-2012 |
| 20120180621 | DRUM HEAD - A drum head ( | 07-19-2012 |
| 20120186419 | SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR ELECTRONIC PROCESSING OF CYMBAL VIBRATION - In one embodiment, an electronic cymbal system includes a first pickup configured to generate an electrical signal representative of vibrations in a first cymbal, and a controller configured to receive the first electrical signal and to process the first electrical signal to generate an output. The controller includes a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to subject a version of the first electrical signal to a digital signal processing technique. The digital signal processing technique includes one or more of dynamic range compression, expansion, frequency equalization, harmonic excitation, comb filtering, and pitch shifting. The cymbals may be any of variety of known cymbals, such as hi-hat, crash and ride cymbals, and may be of the perforated type configured to reduce noise for indoor use. Lighting control may be provided to illuminate the cymbal for functional or aesthetic purposes. | 07-26-2012 |
| 20130000468 | ELECTRONIC CYMBAL - An improved electronic cymbal is disclosed. The electronic cymbal includes a frame having an edge, an upper surface and bottom surface. A cover is received over the upper surface of the frame. A sensor is captured in a pocket in the cover. The cover may include one or more layers. | 01-03-2013 |
| 20130014632 | POWER SUPPLY DEVICE FOR GUITARAANM HAN; Man-GuenAACI Gyeonggi-doAACO KRAAGP HAN; Man-Guen Gyeonggi-do KR - Disclosed herein is a power supply device for supplying power to a pickup device for a guitar. The pickup device includes a battery casing detachably provided with a battery for supplying power to a pickup unit and a TRS connector configured such that signal lines are connected thereto. The power supply line of the battery is connected in parallel to two of the signal lines between the battery casing and the TRS connector. The power supply device includes a pickup connector connected to the TRS connector, an external device connector connected to an external device, and a step-down transformer configured to step down commercial power and supply the stepped-down power to the pickup device via the TRS connector. | 01-17-2013 |
| 20130098227 | DETACHABLE ELECTRONIC DRUM - An electronic drum has an induction board and a securing frame. The induction board has a drumhead, a connection device and a detecting assembly. The connection device is adapted to be electrically connected with an outer acoustic device. The detecting assembly is mounted under the drumhead and is electrically connected with the connection device to detect beats on the drumhead and to send acoustic signal to the connection device. The annular securing frame is mounted around the induction board and has an annular bracket, an outer securing rib and a bottom securing rib. The annular bracket has an outer periphery and a bottom. The outer securing rib protrudes outward from the outer periphery of the annular bracket. The bottom securing rib protrudes from the bottom of the annular bracket. | 04-25-2013 |
| 20130112068 | ACOUSTIC/ELECTRONIC DRUM ASSEMBLY - An acoustic/electronic drum assembly comprising a mesh batter drumhead comprising a mesh membrane and an annular ring, a resonant drumhead comprising an acoustic membrane and an annular ring, the acoustic membrane capable of creating acoustic sound in response to a force applied to the mesh batter drumhead, an annular shell member for maintaining the mesh batter drumhead in fixed relation to the resonant drumhead, and a pick-up acoustically coupled to at least the resonant drumhead for picking up the acoustic sound and creating an electrical signal. | 05-09-2013 |
| 20130125735 | CYMBAL PICKUP AND STAND PROVIDED WITH THE SAME - A cymbal pickup is described, including a sensor detecting the vibration of the cymbal, and a sensor attaching part to which the sensor is attached. The cymbal has, through its center, a hole that allows a rod to be inserted through. The sensor attaching part includes: a first abutting part having a first insertion hole for pass of the rod, a second abutting part configured opposite to a side of the first abutting part and having a second insertion hole for pass of the rod, and an insertion part between the two abutting parts to maintain a separation distance between the opposite sides of the two abutting parts. The sensor is attached to a side of the first or the second abutting part. The cymbal pickup abuts the cymbal and is fixed together with the cymbal to detect its vibration while the rod is inserted through them. | 05-23-2013 |
| 20130180388 | PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT APPARATUS, SYSTEM AND PROCESS - A percussion instrument that suppresses erroneous detection by a rim sensor includes a first plate affixed to a frame, a second plate elastically supported on the first plate by one or more elastic members, and a rim sensor attached to the second plate. Large vibrations of the frame from an impact of a strike on the rim are transmitted to the second plate, and the rim sensor provides an output corresponding to the striking force. Also, vibrations of the frame generated by striking sound or external sound is attenuated by the elastic member, to suppress transmission of such vibrations to the second plate. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130180389 | SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR A DIGITAL STRINGED INSTRUMENT - Systems and methods for a digital instrument are described, for example to simulate or be used in conjunction with a stringed instrument. A sensor system detects the location of one or more fingers or objects at selected locations on a playing surface of the instrument, and the detected locations are combined with information indicative of one or more strings being played to generate a digital signal containing information as to the notes being played. | 07-18-2013 |
| 20130247747 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT SET AND MUSICAL PERFORMANCE EVALUATING APPARATUS - A plurality of pads SN to CY | 09-26-2013 |
| 20130255476 | PLAYING APPARATUS, METHOD, AND PROGRAM RECORDING MEDIUM - A sensor obtains an angular rate of a stick member. A sound source map includes plural areas disposed in a virtual space. CPU presumes a direction of a turning axis of the stick member based on the angular rate obtained by the sensor, while a user is operating the stick member, calculates an angular rate of a top of the stick member based on the angular rate obtained by the sensor with the angular rate in the longitudinal direction of the stick member removed, calculates a position of the holding member in the virtual space after a predetermined time, based on the recent direction of the turning axis of the stick member and recent angular rate of the top of the stick member, and sends a sound generating unit a note-on event of a musical tone assigned to an area corresponding to the calculated position among the plural areas. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130255477 | STRINGED INSTRUMENT WITH ACTIVE STRING TERMINATION MOTION CONTROL - A system for controlling for at least one string of a musical instrument by selectively exciting or damping vibration of the string is provided. The system includes at least one transducer configured to sense a lateral vibration of the string and/or to apply an actuating force to the string. A controller is configured to determine an actuating signal for driving the actuator to apply a longitudinal actuating force to the string at a termination point of the string. The longitudinal actuating force are operable to modulate a tension of the string that increases and/or damps the lateral vibration and/or selected harmonics thereof. | 10-03-2013 |
| 20130263722 | LIQUID-CONTACT ACTIVATED MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - Devices, systems, and methods that make music in response to be contacted by a stream of liquid are disclosed. A music making device may include a sensor to detect when a stream of liquid is substantially in contact with the sensor. The sensor may produce an indicator signal at or around the time the liquid substantially contacts the sensor. A circuit may generate an electrical pulse in response to detecting the indicator signal. The electrical pulse may be coupled to a speaker which converts the electrical pulse into sound. | 10-10-2013 |
| 20130340596 | DETACHABLE AND FOLDABLE INTEGRATED DRUM AND PROCESS FOR MANUFACTURING DRUM-PAD THEREOF - The invention discloses a detachable and foldable integrated drum including: a drum-pad which includes a base on which at least one drum body is provided, where the drum body has a tympan, a vibration is produced when the tympan is beaten, and a vibration sensor is provided within the drum body for producing an electrical audio signal in response to the vibration; and a host which is mounted detachably on the drum-pad, and adapted to process the electrical signal to cause a speaker to sound. Both the base and the drum body are made of flexible material, and thus the drum-pad is foldable. The drum-pad of the present invention is foldable and the tympan is small and thin, which can effectively reduce the volume of the drum-pad and make it easy to carry; meanwhile, the productivity is high. | 12-26-2013 |
| 20140007755 | Input Device for an Electronic System and Methods of Using Same - Devices and methods for controlling an electronic system are provided. An embodiment of a device comprises a spring having a first end with a first handle and a second end with a second handle. A first sensor detects movement of the first end and a second sensor detects movement of the second end. Each sensor provides a control signal to the electronic system such that the electronic system can act according to the varying control signals. A method comprises providing a spring-based musical instrument and providing a computer having a speaker. The spring is altered by the musician in order to generate control signals to the computer. Sound is generated by the speaker and varied by the computer according to the received control signals. | 01-09-2014 |
| 20140033904 | MICROPHONE ARRAY TRANSDUCER FOR ACOUSTICAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - A dipole microphone array is provided for an acoustical stringed instrument of the type having a body and a plurality of strings spaced from the body. The array includes a plurality of microphone assemblies each having a first and a second microphone. The second microphone is out of phase with the first microphone so as to provide a dipole microphone assembly. Each of the microphone assemblies is mounted on the body of the instrument in close proximity to one of the strings. | 02-06-2014 |
| 20140053713 | Cymbal Transducer Using Electret Accelerometer - In one embodiment, a cymbal system includes a cymbal and a transducer couplable to the cymbal. The transducer has a sound pressure microphone, and a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone. The cymbal may be a perforated low volume cymbal. In one embodiment, a method for making a cymbal transducer includes sealing a sound pressure microphone in an airtight enclosure, and configuring the sealed sound pressure microphone for attachment to a cymbal. | 02-27-2014 |
| 20140157972 | PERCUSSION ATTACHMENT - A percussion attachment is provided to be detachably installed on a percussion instrument. The percussion attachment includes a main body part having a struck part to be struck by a player, an extended part extending from a side surface of the main body part to be locked to one of the tension bolts, and a restricting part protruding from the side surface of the main body part near the extended part and supporting the percussion instrument to restrict a displacement of the main body part in a state that the extended part is tightened together with the hoop by one of the tension bolts. | 06-12-2014 |
| 20140174282 | Cymbal Transducer Using Electret Accelerometer With Air Gap - In one embodiment, a cymbal system includes a cymbal and a transducer couplable to the cymbal. The transducer has a sound pressure microphone, and a casing hermetically sealing the sound pressure microphone to prevent communication of air pressure differentials into the sound pressure microphone. An air gap is provided between the sound pressure microphone and the casing. The cymbal may be a perforated low volume cymbal. In one embodiment, a method for making a cymbal transducer includes sealing a sound pressure microphone in an airtight enclosure that includes an air gap between the microphone and enclosure wall, and configuring the sealed sound pressure microphone for attachment to a cymbal. | 06-26-2014 |
| 20140196593 | System for Remotely Generating Sound from a Musical Instrument - A system for remotely generating sound from a musical instrument. In one embodiment, the system includes an input configured to receive a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument, an exciter for converting the signal to mechanical vibrations, and a coupling interface for coupling the mechanical vibrations into a second musical instrument. | 07-17-2014 |
| 20140202318 | SOUNDBOARD ACOUSTIC TRANSDUCER - A soundboard acoustic transducer, including: a main body; and a vibrator configured to vibrate a soundboard in response to a sound signal input thereto, wherein the main body is supported by a member different from the soundboard, via a fixture formed by a metal plate. | 07-24-2014 |
| 20140216234 | Detachable Electronic Drum - Various embodiments of a detachable electronic drum are described. In one aspect, an electronic drum includes a main support base having a central portion and a periphery surrounding the central portion, a striking unit disposed on the central portion of the main support base, an annular top cover disposed over and around the striking unit such that the striking unit is disposed between the main support base and the annular top cover, and an annular elastic collar coupled to the periphery of the main support base. The annular elastic collar is configured to hook to a drum hoop of a conventional drum when the electronic drum is attached to the conventional drum and disposed over a drumhead of the conventional drum such that no other portion of the electronic drum is in contact with the conventional drum. | 08-07-2014 |
| 20140283670 | Electronic Musical Instruments - Electronic musical instruments as disclosed, include sensors to digitize and alter the sound using FSR sensors in the mouthpieces and other elements of the instrument to mimic the variations available in analog instruments. | 09-25-2014 |
| 20140345441 | MULTIPLE CONTIGUOUS CLOSED-CHAMBERED MONOLITHIC STRUCTURE GUITAR BODY - A chambered electric guitar body according to an illustrative embodiment of the present invention includes at least five contiguous closed chambers enclosed in the assembled monolithic top and bottom parts comprised of a generally solid material such as a metal. The autonomous dimensions of the chambers, cubic volumes, and thickness as well as the density of the material, allow customization of shape and guitar performance. This is accomplished by using the method provided to produce the monolithic structures using digital technology, CAD and CNC machining to achieve desired specifications. | 11-27-2014 |
| 20150020676 | PICKUP DEVICE - A pickup device includes: a speed detector which is configured to detect speed of vibration of a soundboard of an acoustic musical instrument; and a signal generator which is configured to generate an audio signal from the speed detected by the speed detector and to output the audio signal. | 01-22-2015 |
| 20150053068 | METHOD OF MANUFACTURING ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION PAD - An electronic percussion pad includes: a pad main body that is formed of a foaming elastomer; and a composite layer that includes an expandable fiber sheet laminated on a front surface of the pad main body. In the composite layer, fiber of the fiber sheet and a foaming elastomer of the pad main body are present, and the composite layer contains bubbles. | 02-26-2015 |
| 20150114210 | INFLATABLE ELECTRONIC DRUM SET - An inflatable electronic drum set includes an inflatable bladder, which when inflated, forms a three-dimensional outer configuration of a combination of a drum set and including multiple structural sections of drums and cymbals. The interior is filled up with air and each drum surface or cymbal surface is provided with a pressure detection film, so that through settings made with a control module, when a drummer hits, a corresponding drum sound or cymbal sound is generated. The inflated music instruments are set at positions corresponding to those of a traditional drum set. Due to high resiliency and flexibility, percussion can be made with perfect hand perception and no concern about collision and tumbling may be caused. Another advantage is that the sound volume can be adjusted. In addition, after air is completely discharged, the drum set can be stowed in a very limited space. | 04-30-2015 |
| 20150294658 | ELECTRONIC PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT WITH ENHANCED PLAYING AREA - Electronic percussion instruments with enhanced playing areas and methods and systems for generating electrical signals in response to impacts to a playing surface are disclosed. A semi-permeable playing surface covering an acoustic noise reducing cavity of an electronic percussion instrument may receive an impact within a predefined impact region, and an electrical signal may be generated in response by an electromechanical sensor that senses the impact. In many instances, the generated electrical signal may be configured to be equivalent in magnitude to any other electrical signal generated by the electromechanical sensor, in response to any other received impact within the same predefined impact region. | 10-15-2015 |
| 20150379977 | Electronic Bass Drum - An Electronic Bass Drum includes one or more loudspeakers, an internal amplifier system, a removable electronic drum module and control panel, at least one impact sensitive electronic kick pad, an attachment for mounting a bass drum pedal, mounting hardware for tom toms or other acoustic or electronic instruments, legs for stabilization, one or more headphone jacks for silent play, input jacks for other instruments and/or microphones, and an MP3 player cradle for playing along with or recording music. | 12-31-2015 |
| 20160071497 | ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT - An electronic musical instrument capable of suppressing resonance of a soundboard and reducing a peak dip of the frequency characteristic of a musical tone to enable excellent musical sound to be obtained. The soundboard has first and second ends which extend parallel to each other. The first and second ends are secured to a predetermined part of the instrument by first screws and second screws. A vibration exciter is provided on the soundboard and driven according to a musical tone signal to vibrate the soundboard to cause the soundboard to generate a musical tone. The first and second screws are arranged along the respective first and second ends in a staggered manner such that each first screw and each first screw are not opposed to each other in symmetrical relation in a direction orthogonal to the first and second ends. | 03-10-2016 |
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