EP0280293A3 - Musical tone generating apparatus for synthesizing musicmusical tone generating apparatus for synthesizing musical tone signal by combining component wave signals al tone signal by combining component wave signals - Google Patents

Musical tone generating apparatus for synthesizing musicmusical tone generating apparatus for synthesizing musical tone signal by combining component wave signals al tone signal by combining component wave signals Download PDF

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EP0280293A3
EP0280293A3 EP88102806A EP88102806A EP0280293A3 EP 0280293 A3 EP0280293 A3 EP 0280293A3 EP 88102806 A EP88102806 A EP 88102806A EP 88102806 A EP88102806 A EP 88102806A EP 0280293 A3 EP0280293 A3 EP 0280293A3
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synthesizing
generating apparatus
wave signals
combining component
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Kenichi Pat.Dept.Dev.Div. Hamura R&D Ctr Tsutsumi
Jun Pat. Dept. Dev. Div. Hamura R&D Ctr. Yoshino
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Casio Computer Co Ltd
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Priority claimed from JP1987025501U external-priority patent/JP2521652Y2/en
Priority claimed from JP62040455A external-priority patent/JP2621862B2/en
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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
    • G10H7/00—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
    • 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
    • G10H1/02—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos
    • G10H1/04—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation
    • G10H1/053—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only
    • G10H1/057—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only by envelope-forming circuits
    • G10H1/0575—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only by envelope-forming circuits using a data store from which the envelope is synthesized
    • 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
    • G10H1/02—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos
    • G10H1/06—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour
    • G10H1/08—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour by combining tones

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EP19880102806 1987-02-25 1988-02-25 Musical tone generating apparatus for synthesizing musical tone signal by combining component wave signals Expired - Lifetime EP0280293B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
JP1987025501U JP2521652Y2 (en) 1987-02-25 1987-02-25 Musical sound generator
JP40455/87 1987-02-25
JP25501/87U 1987-02-25
JP62040455A JP2621862B2 (en) 1987-02-25 1987-02-25 Tone generator

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EP0280293A2 EP0280293A2 (en) 1988-08-31
EP0280293A3 true EP0280293A3 (en) 1990-06-06
EP0280293B1 EP0280293B1 (en) 1996-08-14

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Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4149440A (en) * 1976-03-16 1979-04-17 Deforeit Christian J Polyphonic computer organ
US4215617A (en) * 1976-11-22 1980-08-05 The Board Of Trustees Of Leland Stanford Junior University Musical instrument and method for generating musical sound
US4471681A (en) * 1981-10-01 1984-09-18 Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic musical instrument capable of producing a musical tone by varying tone color with time

Patent Citations (3)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US4149440A (en) * 1976-03-16 1979-04-17 Deforeit Christian J Polyphonic computer organ
US4215617A (en) * 1976-11-22 1980-08-05 The Board Of Trustees Of Leland Stanford Junior University Musical instrument and method for generating musical sound
US4471681A (en) * 1981-10-01 1984-09-18 Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic musical instrument capable of producing a musical tone by varying tone color with time

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