GB1593779A - Electronic musical instrument including clock rate selection apparatus - Google Patents

Electronic musical instrument including clock rate selection apparatus Download PDF

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GB1593779A
GB1593779A GB53589/77A GB5358977A GB1593779A GB 1593779 A GB1593779 A GB 1593779A GB 53589/77 A GB53589/77 A GB 53589/77A GB 5358977 A GB5358977 A GB 5358977A GB 1593779 A GB1593779 A GB 1593779A
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electronic musical
musical instrument
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Casio Computer Co Ltd
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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
    • 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
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G06—COMPUTING OR CALCULATING; COUNTING
    • G06F—ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING
    • G06F1/00—Details not covered by groups G06F3/00 - G06F13/00 and G06F21/00
    • G06F1/02—Digital function generators
    • G06F1/03—Digital function generators working, at least partly, by table look-up
    • G06F1/0321—Waveform generators, i.e. devices for generating periodical functions of time, e.g. direct digital synthesizers
    • 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
    • Y10S84/11—Frequency dividers

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  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • General Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Electric Clocks (AREA)
  • Electromechanical Clocks (AREA)
GB53589/77A 1976-12-24 1977-12-22 Electronic musical instrument including clock rate selection apparatus Expired GB1593779A (en)

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JP51155121A JPS5848110B2 (ja) 1976-12-24 1976-12-24 クロツク数選択装置

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GB1593779A true GB1593779A (en) 1981-07-22

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US (1) US4332181A (enExample)
JP (1) JPS5848110B2 (enExample)
CA (1) CA1097105A (enExample)
DE (1) DE2757745C2 (enExample)
FR (1) FR2375768A1 (enExample)
GB (1) GB1593779A (enExample)

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DE1174362B (de) * 1961-04-28 1964-07-23 Licentia Gmbh Anordnung zur Impulsuntersetzung
NL142804B (nl) * 1968-02-15 1974-07-15 Philips Nv Generator voor het gelijktijdig opwekken van de tonen van een bij voorkeur nagenoeg gelijkzwevende toonladder, alsmede elektronisch muziekinstrument voorzien van een dergelijke generator.
US3735012A (en) * 1970-02-25 1973-05-22 Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg Integrated circuit frequency dividers in electronic musical instrument
GB1301927A (enExample) * 1970-03-03 1973-01-04
US3809787A (en) * 1970-05-30 1974-05-07 Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg Tone generator system
JPS5033157Y2 (enExample) * 1971-03-06 1975-09-27
US3808347A (en) * 1971-06-01 1974-04-30 Itt Electronic music tone generator with pulse generator and frequency dividers
BE785746A (fr) * 1971-07-02 1973-01-02 Philips Nv Dispositif permettant d'engendrer les notes d'une gamme
US3743756A (en) * 1971-08-12 1973-07-03 Philips Corp Method of producing tones of a preferably substantially equal-tempered scale
JPS5135340B2 (enExample) * 1971-11-12 1976-10-01
US3844379A (en) * 1971-12-30 1974-10-29 Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg Electronic musical instrument with key coding in a key address memory
US3828643A (en) * 1973-02-20 1974-08-13 Chicago Musical Instr Co Scanner for electronic musical instrument
GB1464912A (en) * 1973-02-26 1977-02-16 Casio Computer Co Ltd Information input device
JPS5038327A (enExample) * 1973-08-10 1975-04-09
US3979989A (en) * 1974-05-31 1976-09-14 Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha Electronic musical instrument

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US4332181A (en) 1982-06-01
JPS5380215A (en) 1978-07-15
CA1097105A (en) 1981-03-10
JPS5848110B2 (ja) 1983-10-26
DE2757745A1 (de) 1978-06-29
FR2375768A1 (fr) 1978-07-21
DE2757745C2 (de) 1983-10-06
FR2375768B1 (enExample) 1983-08-26

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

Effective date: 19921222