CA1065172A - Musical instrument having automatic arpeggio system - Google Patents
Musical instrument having automatic arpeggio systemInfo
- Publication number
- CA1065172A CA1065172A CA196,245A CA196245A CA1065172A CA 1065172 A CA1065172 A CA 1065172A CA 196245 A CA196245 A CA 196245A CA 1065172 A CA1065172 A CA 1065172A
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Classifications
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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
- G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
- G10H1/18—Selecting circuits
- G10H1/26—Selecting circuits for automatically producing a series of tones
- G10H1/28—Selecting circuits for automatically producing a series of tones to produce arpeggios
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- Y—GENERAL TAGGING OF NEW TECHNOLOGICAL DEVELOPMENTS; GENERAL TAGGING OF CROSS-SECTIONAL TECHNOLOGIES SPANNING OVER SEVERAL SECTIONS OF THE IPC; TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC
- Y10S—TECHNICAL SUBJECTS COVERED BY FORMER USPC CROSS-REFERENCE ART COLLECTIONS [XRACs] AND DIGESTS
- Y10S84/00—Music
- Y10S84/22—Chord organs
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- Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
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- Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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- Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
Applications Claiming Priority (1)
| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| US00358164A US3842184A (en) | 1973-05-07 | 1973-05-07 | Musical instrument having automatic arpeggio system |
Publications (1)
| Publication Number | Publication Date |
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| CA1065172A true CA1065172A (en) | 1979-10-30 |
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Family Applications (1)
| Application Number | Title | Priority Date | Filing Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| CA196,245A Expired CA1065172A (en) | 1973-05-07 | 1974-03-28 | Musical instrument having automatic arpeggio system |
Country Status (5)
| Country | Link |
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| US (1) | US3842184A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| JP (1) | JPS5317488B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| CA (1) | CA1065172A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| GB (1) | GB1465189A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
| IT (1) | IT1010447B (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) |
Families Citing this family (30)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| US3899951A (en) * | 1973-08-09 | 1975-08-19 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Key switch scanning and encoding system |
| US3951029A (en) * | 1973-08-24 | 1976-04-20 | Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. | Automatic accompaniment system for use with an electronic musical instrument |
| JPS5336772B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1973-08-24 | 1978-10-04 | ||
| US3929051A (en) * | 1973-10-23 | 1975-12-30 | Chicago Musical Instr Co | Multiplex harmony generator |
| US3954038A (en) * | 1973-11-23 | 1976-05-04 | Warwick Electronics Inc. | Electrical musical instrument with automatic sequential tone generation |
| US3981218A (en) * | 1974-06-14 | 1976-09-21 | Norlin Music, Inc. | Preset system for electronic musical instrument |
| GB1518951A (en) * | 1974-09-05 | 1978-07-26 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Key assigner |
| US3967520A (en) * | 1974-11-18 | 1976-07-06 | Drydyk Lawrence A | Guitar chording device for keyboard instruments |
| US3941024A (en) * | 1974-11-20 | 1976-03-02 | Warwick Electronics, Inc. | Electrical musical instrument with automatic sequential tone generation |
| GB1516646A (en) * | 1975-05-15 | 1978-07-05 | Ellen L | Pipe organ |
| US4028979A (en) * | 1975-06-19 | 1977-06-14 | Norlin Music, Inc. | Multiplexer for electronic musical instrument |
| AU501211B2 (en) * | 1975-09-03 | 1979-06-14 | K.K. Kawai Gakki Seisakusho | Automatic arpeggio apparatus |
| US4106385A (en) * | 1975-10-06 | 1978-08-15 | Thomas International Corporation | Digital arpeggio generating device |
| US4022098A (en) * | 1975-10-06 | 1977-05-10 | Ralph Deutsch | Keyboard switch detect and assignor |
| JPS5942314B2 (ja) * | 1976-07-02 | 1984-10-13 | ヤマハ株式会社 | 電子楽器 |
| JPS538125A (en) * | 1976-07-12 | 1978-01-25 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kk | Automatic arpeggio performance system |
| US4052924A (en) * | 1976-08-09 | 1977-10-11 | Kawai Musical Instrument Mfg. Co. Ltd. | Interval repeat generator for keyboard musical instrument |
| US4120225A (en) * | 1977-01-17 | 1978-10-17 | Kimball International, Inc. | Method and apparatus for automatically producing in an electronic organ rhythmic accompaniment manual note patterns |
| JPS5389726A (en) * | 1977-01-19 | 1978-08-07 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kk | Electronic musical instrument |
| JPS5392115A (en) * | 1977-01-25 | 1978-08-12 | Kawai Musical Instr Mfg Co | Automatic player |
| DE2806978C2 (de) * | 1977-02-24 | 1981-09-24 | Nippon Gakki Seizo K.K., Hamamatsu, Shizuoka | Elektronisches Musikinstrument |
| US4154131A (en) * | 1977-06-21 | 1979-05-15 | D. H. Baldwin Company | Digital arpeggio system |
| US4156379A (en) * | 1977-06-21 | 1979-05-29 | D. H. Baldwin Company | Digital arpeggio system |
| US4179970A (en) * | 1977-06-22 | 1979-12-25 | Faulkner Alfred H | Automatic arpeggio for multiplexed keyboard |
| US4185530A (en) * | 1977-09-26 | 1980-01-29 | Kimball International, Inc. | Automatic glissando |
| US4217804A (en) * | 1977-10-18 | 1980-08-19 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Electronic musical instrument with automatic arpeggio performance device |
| US4187756A (en) * | 1977-11-11 | 1980-02-12 | Kimball International, Inc. | Automatic arpeggiator |
| JPS6033279B2 (ja) * | 1978-01-12 | 1985-08-01 | ヤマハ株式会社 | 電子楽器 |
| US4191081A (en) * | 1978-05-11 | 1980-03-04 | Kawai Musical Instrument Mfg. Co., Ltd. | Selectable automatic arpeggio for electronic musical instrument |
| US9105260B1 (en) * | 2014-04-16 | 2015-08-11 | Apple Inc. | Grid-editing of a live-played arpeggio |
Family Cites Families (18)
| Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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| US26521A (en) * | 1859-12-20 | pepper | ||
| US3358068A (en) * | 1964-06-26 | 1967-12-12 | Seeburg Corp | Automatic rhythm device |
| JPS5031822B1 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1965-04-30 | 1975-10-15 | ||
| US3548066A (en) * | 1968-07-29 | 1970-12-15 | Alfred B Freeman | Plural mode automatic bass note system for musical chords with automatic rhythm device |
| US3651729A (en) * | 1969-08-29 | 1972-03-28 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Circuit for rapid note passage in electronic musical instrument |
| NL7015768A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1969-10-29 | 1971-05-04 | ||
| US3610805A (en) * | 1969-10-30 | 1971-10-05 | North American Rockwell | Attack and decay system for a digital electronic organ |
| NL169243C (nl) * | 1970-02-16 | 1982-06-16 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Elektronisch muziekinstrument. |
| US3707594A (en) * | 1970-03-10 | 1972-12-26 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Automatic rhythm sound producing device adapted for use with keyboard musical instruments |
| US3617602A (en) * | 1970-05-25 | 1971-11-02 | Chicago Musical Instr Co | Musical instrument having automatic arpeggio circuitry |
| US3683096A (en) * | 1971-03-15 | 1972-08-08 | Richard H Peterson | Electronic player system for electrically operated musical instruments |
| JPS4829418A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1971-08-16 | 1973-04-19 | ||
| US3725562A (en) * | 1971-08-16 | 1973-04-03 | Baldwin Co D H | Arpeggio system for electronic organ |
| US3697661A (en) * | 1971-10-04 | 1972-10-10 | North American Rockwell | Multiplexed pitch generator system for use in a keyboard musical instrument |
| JPS5331363B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) * | 1971-10-18 | 1978-09-02 | ||
| US3755608A (en) * | 1971-12-06 | 1973-08-28 | North American Rockwell | Apparatus and method for selectively alterable voicing in an electrical instrument |
| US3789718A (en) * | 1971-12-30 | 1974-02-05 | Baldwin Co D H | Voltage controlled chord organ |
| US3780203A (en) * | 1973-01-16 | 1973-12-18 | Hammond Corp | Organ system for automatically producing runs of various character |
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1973
- 1973-05-07 US US00358164A patent/US3842184A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
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1974
- 1974-03-27 GB GB1364074A patent/GB1465189A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-03-28 CA CA196,245A patent/CA1065172A/en not_active Expired
- 1974-04-22 JP JP4540474A patent/JPS5317488B2/ja not_active Expired
- 1974-05-06 IT IT22337/74A patent/IT1010447B/it active
Also Published As
| Publication number | Publication date |
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| JPS5317488B2 (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1978-06-08 |
| IT1010447B (it) | 1977-01-10 |
| JPS5016520A (enrdf_load_stackoverflow) | 1975-02-21 |
| GB1465189A (en) | 1977-02-23 |
| US3842184A (en) | 1974-10-15 |
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