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WO2002065445A2
WO2002065445A2 PCT/GB2002/000610 GB0200610W WO02065445A2 WO 2002065445 A2 WO2002065445 A2 WO 2002065445A2 GB 0200610 W GB0200610 W GB 0200610W WO 02065445 A2 WO02065445 A2 WO 02065445A2
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Keith Le Blanc
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H3/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means
    • G10H3/12—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument
    • G10H3/14—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
    • G10H3/146—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a membrane, e.g. a drum; Pick-up means for vibrating surfaces, e.g. housing of an instrument
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2230/00—General physical, ergonomic or hardware implementation of electrophonic musical tools or instruments, e.g. shape or architecture
    • G10H2230/045—Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic of a specific acoustic musical instrument category
    • G10H2230/251—Spint percussion, i.e. mimicking percussion instruments; Electrophonic musical instruments with percussion instrument features; Electrophonic aspects of acoustic percussion instruments, MIDI-like control therefor
    • G10H2230/275—Spint drum
    • G10H2230/301—Spint drum rim, i.e. mimicking using or striking the rim of a drum or percussion instrument, rimshot; Interfacing aspects of the generation of different drumsound harmonic contents when a drum sensor is struck closer to the rim

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  • the present invention relates to an electronic drum.
  • US patent 5,115,706 discloses a drum assembly comprising a plurality of different drum pads arranged above a circular top wall. A central drum pad is surrounded by drum pads which have inclined surfaces.
  • UK Patent Application GB 2132402 A discloses an electronic percussion synthesiser with four pads of resilient material arranged above the top wall of a housing.
  • US Patent 5,856,628 discloses an electronic percussion instrument in the form of a table, with pads distributed at spaced locations on the surface of the table.
  • the present invention seeks to overcome or reduce one or more of the above-mentioned problems.
  • an electronic drum structure comprising a cylindrical drum frame and at least a first impact portion in the form of a drum pad arranged in a surface extending across an end of the frame, said drum pad having an associated transducer, characterised in that the drum structure further comprises one or more further impact portions with respective transducers.
  • the further impact portions may comprise one or more further drum pads in the same horizontal surface as said first drum pad, and/or one or more additional dram pads in a second surface arranged at the opposite end of the frame, and/or one or more impact portions arranged around the periphery of the frame, and/or one or more impact portions responsive to respective foot pedal operations.
  • an electronic drum structure comprising a plurality of drum pads characterised in that the drum pads occupy substantially the whole of an end surface of the drum structure.
  • a central circular drum pad is surrounded by a plurality of substantially sector-shaped pads.
  • an electronic drum structure characterised in that it comprises one or more drum pads arranged on a top surface of the drum structure and one or more drum pads arranged on a bottom surface of the drum structure.
  • the or each drum surface may be a conventional drum skin or a drum pad and may or may not have an associated transducer.
  • a plurality of drum pads is provided on the top surface and a single drum skin is provided on the bottom surface.
  • an electronic drum structure comprising a major surface surrounded by a rim, characterised in that the rim incorporates one or more impact sensors.
  • the major surface is preferably circular and may include one or more drum pads. At least some of the drum pads may be located adjacent to a corresponding impact sensor on the rim.
  • an electronic drum structure including at least one impact portion for manual operation, characterised in that at least one foot pedal is associated with the electronic drum structure and a respective impact portion is responsive to actuation of the foot pedal.
  • Preferred embodiments of the present invention combine two, three or four of the second to fifth aspects of the present invention.
  • Figure 1 shows a top plan view of the major playing surface of a drum in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention
  • Figure 2 is a schematic exploded side view of a drum incorporating the surface of Figure i;
  • Figure 3 is a top plan view of the drum;
  • Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the drum; and
  • Figure 5 is a schematic view of a foot switch for use with the drum.
  • an electronic drum 10 comprises an upper playing surface 11 comprising a central rubber pad 20 surrounded by eight generally wedge-shaped rubber pads 21 to 28.
  • the dram 10 is constructed to match as closely as possible the construction of a conventional acoustic drum. Thus only narrow gaps 30 are provided between the pads 20-28 so that the surface not only visually resembles a conventional dram but also feels like a conventional drum when played.
  • Pad 20 is typically 12cm in diameter and the diameter of the whole surface 11 is typically 25cm to 40 cm.
  • the rubber pads are. mounted on a major surface 31 of a solid wooden spacer member 32, the diameter of which is equal to the corresponding dimension of the rubber pads.
  • a respective cylindrical bore 40 to 48 is provided underneath each pad 20 to 28.
  • Each bore has a lead lining for sound insulation purposes and contains a piezoelectric transducer 50 for converting vibrations produced by impacts on the corresponding pad into analog electrical signals.
  • each bore contains a cork member with a rubber tip at the top and in contact with the respective pad.
  • the major surface 31 is surrounded by a wood or metal rim 60 which also resembles the construction of a conventional drum.
  • the rim incorporates a plurality of impact portions in the form of sensors or transducers 61 to 68, the circumferential positions of which correspond on a one-to-one basis to the pads 21 to 28.
  • the rim also has a plurality of elongate fixing lugs 71 located around its circumference, only some of which are shown in Figure 2.
  • the spacer member 32 and rim 60 are mounted at the top of a cylindrical wooden shell 80 which has the same shape and appearance as a standard acoustic snare drum shell.
  • the shell has exterior lug fixing sockets 81 which are arranged to receive and hold the rim lugs 71.
  • the shell also has a plurality of electrical connector sockets 82, 83, 84 on its exterior cylindrical surface.
  • Figure 4 shows a view of the bottom of the drum 10 which comprises a conventional single dram skin or drum head 90 constituting the entire bottom surface of the drum. Adhered to the back surface of skin 90 is a single piezoelectric transducer 51 for converting vibrations produced by impacts on the skin into analog electrical signals.
  • the transducer 50 for central pad 20 is connected to socket 82.
  • the transducers 50 for the outer pads 21 to 28 are respectively connected to sockets in the top row of a connector socket assembly 83.
  • the transducers 61 to 68 in the rim are respectively connected to sockets in the bottom row of connector socket assembly 83.
  • the transducer 51 for the bottom pad 90 is connected to socket 84.
  • Electrical connections to a synthesiser and/or other signal processing equipment are made via wires having suitable connector plugs inserted into sockets 82, 83, 84.
  • Various types of output may be produced, e.g. analog, midi etc.
  • the drum is mounted in a conventional drum stand. Adjacent the feet of the dram stand there are provided two foot pedals 100 (of which one is shown in Figure 5) which externally resemble a conventional dram pedal.
  • Each pedal 100 comprises a metal box 101 connected via a hinge 102 to a relatively pivotal metal top 103, suitable for activation by a player's foot.
  • Located on a lead disc 104 is a piezoelectric transducer 105 located under a cork member 106 below a rubber tip 107 which is moved by actuation of top 103.
  • the output from transducer 105 is fed via a connecting wire 108 and jack or phone plug 109 to a suitable socket (not shown) in either the shell 80 or the synthesiser.
  • a spring 110 returns top 103 to its original position after actuation.
  • the above-described electronic drum has numerous advantages. It can be used in the studio, to give live performances, in practice or as a teaching aid. It is suitable for beginners to professional drummers. It looks and plays like a normal drum and can be incorporated as part of an addition to a conventional dram kit.
  • the bottom pad 90 may be played as a normal dram with or without the electronic connection being used.
  • the dram can be set up for play and/or recording very quickly; one needs merely to plug a midi cable into any PC-based recording studio.
  • the provision of two foot pedals enables a drummer to use all four limbs.
  • any desired number of pads may be provided in the top surface and they may be arranged in any convenient pattern, e.g. in rows and columns.
  • An advantage of the described arrangement is that the pads are all of a similar size and the outer pads are all of the same shape.
  • the skin 90 may be replaced by a single pad similar to pads 20 to 28.
  • the skin 90 may be deadened to provide a quiet noise for practice purposes; a jell or rubber surface can be used.
  • the transducer for skin 90 may be omitted. Indeed the bottom of the drum may not be playable at all. Alternatively, the rim of the bottom surface may be provided with one or more impact portions instead of or in addition to transducer 51.
  • the impact portions and associated transducers 61 to 68 on the rim may be omitted if not required. Only one foot pedal 100 may be provided. Alternatively, to improve versatility, more than two foot pedals 100 may be provided to enable different sounds to be selected. It will be understood that the foot switch 100 constitutes an independent aspect of the present invention.
  • the various pads/impact portions of the drum may be arranged to be played by the hand or with drum sticks.
  • the transducers used may have any suitable form, in particular any of those disclosed in the prior art documents mentioned earlier.
  • each pad or impact portion may be selected as desired.
  • the pads 20 to 28 may represent various drum sounds, whereas transducers 61 to 68 produce the sounds of various other percussion instruments.
  • Some or all of the outputs may not be velocity sensitive but simply produce a single velocity- independent sound effect.
  • an open framework may be employed, especially if bottom surface 90 is omitted.
  • the top surface 11 of the drum may be constituted by a single rubber member, with the gaps 30 being formed by indentations in the rubber surface, which assist in sound insulation between the pads, or simply by markings on the pad surface.
  • Suitable materials other than rubber may be used.
  • Suitable materials, e.g. plastics materials, may also be used instead of the wooden and metal components.

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Abstract

An electronic drum (10) comprising a cylindrical drum frame (80) and an impact portion in the form of a drum pad (20) having an associated transducer, also comprises one or more further impact portions (21-28) surrounding pad (20) and having respective transducers (50). Further impact portions may be provided in the form of one or more drum pads in a second surface (90) arranged at the opposite end of the frame, one or more impact portions (61-68) arranged around the rim (60) of the frame, and/or one or more impact portions (105) responsive to foot pedal(s) (100). The frame (80) incorporates sockets (82-84) to permit connection to signal processing equipment.

Description

ELECTRONIC DRUM
The present invention relates to an electronic drum.
To an experienced drum player, existing electronic drums feel different from conventional drums and do not fit in with a conventional drum kit. For example US patent 5,115,706 discloses a drum assembly comprising a plurality of different drum pads arranged above a circular top wall. A central drum pad is surrounded by drum pads which have inclined surfaces. UK Patent Application GB 2132402 A discloses an electronic percussion synthesiser with four pads of resilient material arranged above the top wall of a housing. US Patent 5,856,628 discloses an electronic percussion instrument in the form of a table, with pads distributed at spaced locations on the surface of the table.
The present invention seeks to overcome or reduce one or more of the above-mentioned problems.
According to a first aspect of the present invention there is provided an electronic drum structure comprising a cylindrical drum frame and at least a first impact portion in the form of a drum pad arranged in a surface extending across an end of the frame, said drum pad having an associated transducer, characterised in that the drum structure further comprises one or more further impact portions with respective transducers.
The further impact portions may comprise one or more further drum pads in the same horizontal surface as said first drum pad, and/or one or more additional dram pads in a second surface arranged at the opposite end of the frame, and/or one or more impact portions arranged around the periphery of the frame, and/or one or more impact portions responsive to respective foot pedal operations.
According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic drum structure comprising a plurality of drum pads characterised in that the drum pads occupy substantially the whole of an end surface of the drum structure. Preferably, a central circular drum pad is surrounded by a plurality of substantially sector-shaped pads.
According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic drum structure characterised in that it comprises one or more drum pads arranged on a top surface of the drum structure and one or more drum pads arranged on a bottom surface of the drum structure. The or each drum surface may be a conventional drum skin or a drum pad and may or may not have an associated transducer. Preferably, a plurality of drum pads is provided on the top surface and a single drum skin is provided on the bottom surface.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention there is provided an electronic drum structure comprising a major surface surrounded by a rim, characterised in that the rim incorporates one or more impact sensors. The major surface is preferably circular and may include one or more drum pads. At least some of the drum pads may be located adjacent to a corresponding impact sensor on the rim.
According to a fifth aspect of the present invention there is provided an electronic drum structure including at least one impact portion for manual operation, characterised in that at least one foot pedal is associated with the electronic drum structure and a respective impact portion is responsive to actuation of the foot pedal.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention combine two, three or four of the second to fifth aspects of the present invention.
Preferred embodiments of the present invention will now be described, by way of example only, with reference to the accompanying drawings, of which:
Figure 1 shows a top plan view of the major playing surface of a drum in accordance with an embodiment of the present invention; Figure 2 is a schematic exploded side view of a drum incorporating the surface of Figure i;
Figure 3 is a top plan view of the drum; Figure 4 is a bottom plan view of the drum; and Figure 5 is a schematic view of a foot switch for use with the drum.
Referring to the drawings, an electronic drum 10 comprises an upper playing surface 11 comprising a central rubber pad 20 surrounded by eight generally wedge-shaped rubber pads 21 to 28. The dram 10 is constructed to match as closely as possible the construction of a conventional acoustic drum. Thus only narrow gaps 30 are provided between the pads 20-28 so that the surface not only visually resembles a conventional dram but also feels like a conventional drum when played. Pad 20 is typically 12cm in diameter and the diameter of the whole surface 11 is typically 25cm to 40 cm.
The rubber pads are. mounted on a major surface 31 of a solid wooden spacer member 32, the diameter of which is equal to the corresponding dimension of the rubber pads. A respective cylindrical bore 40 to 48 is provided underneath each pad 20 to 28. Each bore has a lead lining for sound insulation purposes and contains a piezoelectric transducer 50 for converting vibrations produced by impacts on the corresponding pad into analog electrical signals. To transfer the vibrations to the transducers, each bore contains a cork member with a rubber tip at the top and in contact with the respective pad.
The major surface 31 is surrounded by a wood or metal rim 60 which also resembles the construction of a conventional drum. The rim incorporates a plurality of impact portions in the form of sensors or transducers 61 to 68, the circumferential positions of which correspond on a one-to-one basis to the pads 21 to 28. The rim also has a plurality of elongate fixing lugs 71 located around its circumference, only some of which are shown in Figure 2.
The spacer member 32 and rim 60 are mounted at the top of a cylindrical wooden shell 80 which has the same shape and appearance as a standard acoustic snare drum shell. The shell has exterior lug fixing sockets 81 which are arranged to receive and hold the rim lugs 71. The shell also has a plurality of electrical connector sockets 82, 83, 84 on its exterior cylindrical surface.
Figure 4 shows a view of the bottom of the drum 10 which comprises a conventional single dram skin or drum head 90 constituting the entire bottom surface of the drum. Adhered to the back surface of skin 90 is a single piezoelectric transducer 51 for converting vibrations produced by impacts on the skin into analog electrical signals.
Electrical connections are provided between the various transducers and the sockets on the shell 80 as follows. The transducer 50 for central pad 20 is connected to socket 82. The transducers 50 for the outer pads 21 to 28 are respectively connected to sockets in the top row of a connector socket assembly 83. The transducers 61 to 68 in the rim are respectively connected to sockets in the bottom row of connector socket assembly 83. The transducer 51 for the bottom pad 90 is connected to socket 84. Electrical connections to a synthesiser and/or other signal processing equipment are made via wires having suitable connector plugs inserted into sockets 82, 83, 84. Various types of output may be produced, e.g. analog, midi etc.
The drum is mounted in a conventional drum stand. Adjacent the feet of the dram stand there are provided two foot pedals 100 (of which one is shown in Figure 5) which externally resemble a conventional dram pedal. Each pedal 100 comprises a metal box 101 connected via a hinge 102 to a relatively pivotal metal top 103, suitable for activation by a player's foot. Located on a lead disc 104 is a piezoelectric transducer 105 located under a cork member 106 below a rubber tip 107 which is moved by actuation of top 103. The output from transducer 105 is fed via a connecting wire 108 and jack or phone plug 109 to a suitable socket (not shown) in either the shell 80 or the synthesiser. A spring 110 returns top 103 to its original position after actuation.
The above-described electronic drum has numerous advantages. It can be used in the studio, to give live performances, in practice or as a teaching aid. It is suitable for beginners to professional drummers. It looks and plays like a normal drum and can be incorporated as part of an addition to a conventional dram kit.
It is compact to transport and fits into any standard type of snare drum stand. By adjusting the equipment to which it is connected, it can be programmed to provide a wide range of sounds including any desired simulations of unusual sounds. By inverting the drum, the bottom pad 90 may be played as a normal dram with or without the electronic connection being used.
The dram can be set up for play and/or recording very quickly; one needs merely to plug a midi cable into any PC-based recording studio. The provision of two foot pedals enables a drummer to use all four limbs.
Numerous modifications can be made to the above-described arrangement. Any desired number of pads may be provided in the top surface and they may be arranged in any convenient pattern, e.g. in rows and columns. An advantage of the described arrangement is that the pads are all of a similar size and the outer pads are all of the same shape.
Instead of being a conventional playing surface, the skin 90 may be replaced by a single pad similar to pads 20 to 28. The skin 90 may be deadened to provide a quiet noise for practice purposes; a jell or rubber surface can be used. The transducer for skin 90 may be omitted. Indeed the bottom of the drum may not be playable at all. Alternatively, the rim of the bottom surface may be provided with one or more impact portions instead of or in addition to transducer 51.
The impact portions and associated transducers 61 to 68 on the rim may be omitted if not required. Only one foot pedal 100 may be provided. Alternatively, to improve versatility, more than two foot pedals 100 may be provided to enable different sounds to be selected. It will be understood that the foot switch 100 constitutes an independent aspect of the present invention. The various pads/impact portions of the drum may be arranged to be played by the hand or with drum sticks.
The transducers used may have any suitable form, in particular any of those disclosed in the prior art documents mentioned earlier.
The sounds produced by actuation of each pad or impact portion may be selected as desired. For example, the pads 20 to 28 may represent various drum sounds, whereas transducers 61 to 68 produce the sounds of various other percussion instruments. Some or all of the outputs may not be velocity sensitive but simply produce a single velocity- independent sound effect.
Instead of a cylindrical shell 80, an open framework may be employed, especially if bottom surface 90 is omitted.
The top surface 11 of the drum may be constituted by a single rubber member, with the gaps 30 being formed by indentations in the rubber surface, which assist in sound insulation between the pads, or simply by markings on the pad surface. Suitable materials other than rubber may be used. Suitable materials, e.g. plastics materials, may also be used instead of the wooden and metal components.

Claims

1. An electronic drum structure comprising a cylindrical dram frame (80) and at least a first impact portion in the form of a drum pad (20) arranged in a surface (11) extending across an end of the frame, said drum pad having an associated transducer, characterised in that the drum structure comprises one or more further impact portions (21 to 28; 90; 61 to 68; 100) with respective transducers.
2. An electronic drum structure according to claim 1, wherein the further impact portion(s) comprise(s) one or more further drum pads (21 to 28) in the same horizontal surface as said first drum pad (20).
3. An electronic drum structure according to claim 2, wherein the drum pads occupy substantially the whole of an end surface (11) of the drum structure.
4. An electronic drum structure according to claim 2 or 3 wherein a central circular drum pad (20) is surrounded by a plurality of substantially sector-shaped pads (21 to 28).
5. An electronic drum structure according to any preceding claim, wherein the further impact portion(s) comprise(s) one or more additional drum pads (90) in a second surface arranged at the opposite end of the frame.
6. An electronic dram structure according to any preceding claim, wherein the further impact portion(s) comprise(s) one or more impact portions (61 to 68) arranged around the periphery of the frame (80)
7. An electronic drum structure according to any preceding claim, wherein the further impact portion(s) comprise(s) one or more impact portions (100) responsive to respective foot pedal operations.
8. An electronic dram system according to claim 4, wherein the surface is surrounded by a rim (60) incorporating impact sensors (61 to 68), each of the impact sensors being located adjacent to a respective one of said sector-shaped pads (21 to 28).
9. An electronic dram structure comprising a plurality of dram pads (20; 21 to 28) characterised in that the drum pads occupy substantially the whole of an end surface of the drum structure.
10. An electronic drum structure characterised in that it comprises one or more drum pads (20; 21 to 28) arranged on a top surface (11) of the drum structure and one or more drum pads (90) arranged on a bottom surface of the dram structure.
11. An electronic drum structure comprising a major surface (31) surrounded by a rim (60), characterised in that the rim incorporates one or more impact sensors (61 to 68).
12. An electronic drum structure including at least one impact portion for manual operation, characterised in that at least one foot pedal (100) is associated with the electronic drum structure and a respective impact portion is responsive to actuation of the foot pedal.
13. An electronic drum arrangement comprising an electronic drum structure according to any preceding claim having electrical connections (82 to 84) for connection to signal processing equipment. 1/3
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