CA985536A - Electronic musical instrument - Google Patents

Electronic musical instrument

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Publication number
CA985536A
CA985536A CA188,106A CA188106A CA985536A CA 985536 A CA985536 A CA 985536A CA 188106 A CA188106 A CA 188106A CA 985536 A CA985536 A CA 985536A
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Prior art keywords
musical instrument
electronic musical
electronic
instrument
musical
Prior art date
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.)
Expired
Application number
CA188,106A
Other versions
CA188106S (en
Inventor
Toshio Takeda
Takatoshi Okumura
Yasuji Uchiyama
Norio Tomisawa
Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)
Nippon Gakki Co Ltd
Original Assignee
Nippon Gakki Co Ltd
Priority date (The priority date is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the date listed.)
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Priority claimed from JP47125514A external-priority patent/JPS5231730B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP47125515A external-priority patent/JPS5231731B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP47125513A external-priority patent/JPS5231729B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP47125516A external-priority patent/JPS5231732B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP48041964A external-priority patent/JPS5246088B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP48076398A external-priority patent/JPS5246091B2/ja
Priority claimed from JP48076397A external-priority patent/JPS5246090B2/ja
Application filed by Nippon Gakki Co Ltd filed Critical Nippon Gakki Co Ltd
Application granted granted Critical
Publication of CA985536A publication Critical patent/CA985536A/en
Expired legal-status Critical Current

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Classifications

    • 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
    • G10H7/00—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
    • G10H7/02—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories
    • G10H7/04—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories in which amplitudes are read at varying rates, e.g. according to pitch

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  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • General Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
CA188,106A 1972-12-14 1973-12-13 Electronic musical instrument Expired CA985536A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (7)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP47125514A JPS5231730B2 (en) 1972-12-14 1972-12-14
JP47125515A JPS5231731B2 (en) 1972-12-14 1972-12-14
JP47125513A JPS5231729B2 (en) 1972-12-14 1972-12-14
JP47125516A JPS5231732B2 (en) 1972-12-14 1972-12-14
JP48041964A JPS5246088B2 (en) 1973-04-13 1973-04-13
JP48076398A JPS5246091B2 (en) 1973-07-06 1973-07-06
JP48076397A JPS5246090B2 (en) 1973-07-06 1973-07-06

Publications (1)

Publication Number Publication Date
CA985536A true CA985536A (en) 1976-03-16

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CA188,106A Expired CA985536A (en) 1972-12-14 1973-12-13 Electronic musical instrument

Country Status (7)

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US (1) US3882751A (en)
AU (1) AU472638B2 (en)
CA (1) CA985536A (en)
DE (1) DE2362037C3 (en)
GB (1) GB1440488A (en)
IT (1) IT1000838B (en)
NL (1) NL168978C (en)

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NL168978B (en) 1981-12-16
NL7317156A (en) 1974-06-18
GB1440488A (en) 1976-06-23
IT1000838B (en) 1976-04-10
NL168978C (en) 1982-05-17
DE2362037C3 (en) 1984-08-16
US3882751A (en) 1975-05-13
AU472638B2 (en) 1976-05-27
DE2362037B2 (en) 1980-06-04
AU6355073A (en) 1975-06-12
DE2362037A1 (en) 1974-06-27

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