GB1362640A - Musical instruments - Google Patents

Musical instruments

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Publication number
GB1362640A
GB1362640A GB5729472A GB5729472A GB1362640A GB 1362640 A GB1362640 A GB 1362640A GB 5729472 A GB5729472 A GB 5729472A GB 5729472 A GB5729472 A GB 5729472A GB 1362640 A GB1362640 A GB 1362640A
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Prior art keywords
played
chord
notes
switches
melody
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GB5729472A
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Chicago Musical Instrument Co
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Chicago Musical Instrument Co
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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
    • G10H1/36—Accompaniment arrangements
    • G10H1/38—Chord
    • 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
    • G10H2210/00—Aspects or methods of musical processing having intrinsic musical character, i.e. involving musical theory or musical parameters or relying on musical knowledge, as applied in electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2210/155—Musical effects
    • G10H2210/161—Note sequence effects, i.e. sensing, altering, controlling, processing or synthesising a note trigger selection or sequence, e.g. by altering trigger timing, triggered note values, adding improvisation or ornaments, also rapid repetition of the same note onset, e.g. on a piano, guitar, e.g. rasgueado, drum roll
    • G10H2210/175—Fillnote, i.e. adding isolated notes or passing notes to the melody

Abstract

1362640 Electrophonic musical instruments CHICAGO MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO 12 Dec 1972 [27 April 1972] 57294/72 Heading G5J An electrophonic musical instrument is arranged to fill in, when a melody note and accompanying chord are played, notes that are octavely related to the notes of the chord and are 3 to 11 semitones below the melody note. As described, the instrument has a first series of key switches 23 operated by the accompaniment manual and a second series of key switches 25 operated by the melody manual. Each tone generator (of which two, 15 and 16 are shown) may be gated to an output system 11 either by a switch 43 actuated by the corresponding key or by a signal from a corresponding one of transistor switches 27. When a chord is played on the accompaniment manual, keying potential is applied to the emitters of all the transistors corresponding to all the notes of the chord in all octaves. When a melody note is played, earth is connected to the base of the transistor corresponding to a note 7 semitones below that played so that if the emitter of that transistor has keying potential from a switch 23 this potential will pass to open the corresponding gate 18. The chain of resistors 41 ensures that the bases of the four transistors on either side will be sufficiently earthy to pass keying potential, thus allowing any notes marked by switches 23 and lying 3 to 11 semitones below the melody note to sound.
GB5729472A 1972-04-27 1972-12-12 Musical instruments Expired GB1362640A (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (1)

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US24801572A 1972-04-27 1972-04-27

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GB1362640A true GB1362640A (en) 1974-08-07

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US (1) US3745225A (en)
JP (1) JPS5210374B2 (en)
CA (1) CA945792A (en)
GB (1) GB1362640A (en)
IT (1) IT972929B (en)

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US4311077A (en) * 1980-06-04 1982-01-19 Norlin Industries, Inc. Electronic musical instrument chord correction techniques
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JPS4922923A (en) 1974-02-28
IT972929B (en) 1974-05-31
US3745225A (en) 1973-07-10
CA945792A (en) 1974-04-23
JPS5210374B2 (en) 1977-03-23

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PS Patent sealed [section 19, patents act 1949]
PCNP Patent ceased through non-payment of renewal fee