JP3077344B2 - Electronic percussion instrument - Google Patents

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DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION The present invention relates to an electronic percussion instrument,
The present invention relates to an apparatus capable of generating a high-quality musical sound that faithfully imitates the characteristics of musical sounds generated by a natural percussion instrument.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art An electronic percussion instrument such as an electronic drum has a plurality of pads to which different kinds of sounds (for example, sounds such as drums, snare drums, cymbals, etc.) are assigned as playing operators, and is hit. Tones can be generated with different timbre types depending on the pads.

[0003] In a natural percussion instrument such as a drum, a hitting surface such as a stick is used to strike a hitting surface.
A normal stroke that immediately separates the striking member from the striking surface,
A stroke for continuously pressing the striking member against the same striking surface even after striking, and a stroke for once separating the striking member from the striking surface after striking and then pressing the striking member against the same striking surface again ( By using different strokes such as a type of mute operation), it is possible to generate musical tones having different characteristics (particularly, volume level attenuation rate), and to make the performance versatile. For example, in the normal stroke, the generated musical tone has a small attenuation rate and a long duration, but in the latter two strokes in which the hit surface is pressed even after the impact, the generated musical tone is a normal stroke. The damping rate is larger than that of, and the duration is shorter.

[0004]

However, in the conventional electronic percussion instrument, unlike a natural percussion instrument, a normal stroke in which the striking member is immediately separated from the pad after striking the pad, or Even after the impact, regardless of whether the stroke is to continuously or again press the impact member against the same pad,
Only tones with certain characteristics can be generated. For this reason, various performances imitating natural musical instruments cannot be performed with conventional electronic percussion instruments.

[0005] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic percussion instrument capable of generating high-quality musical tones faithfully imitating the characteristics of musical tones generated by natural percussion instruments. is there.

[0006]

An electronic percussion instrument according to the present invention has a percussion surface for performing a blow for instructing generation of a musical tone, and generates a musical tone signal in response to a percussion on the percussion surface. Pressurizing detecting means for detecting pressurizing on the hitting surface, and detecting a continuation state of the pressurizing after generation of a musical tone signal corresponding to the hitting based on an output of the pressurizing detecting means, and generating the musical tone signal. Predetermined time after
Of the tone signal according to the pressurization when
While controlling the characteristics, after the predetermined time
Musical tone control means for controlling the characteristics of the musical tone signal in response to pressurization .

[0007]

This electronic percussion instrument has a hitting surface which is hit to instruct generation of a musical tone, and generates a tone signal in response to the hitting on the hitting surface. The pressure detection means detects pressure applied to the hitting surface. The tone control means detects a continuation state of the pressurization after generation of a tone signal according to the hit based on an output of the pressurization detection means, and generates the tone signal.
According to the pressurization when a predetermined time has passed since
Control the characteristics of the tone signal by
The characteristic of the tone signal is controlled according to the pressurization after time . For example, if a normal stroke is not performed on the striking surface after the striking,
The tone control means controls tone signals with normal characteristics. On the other hand, when a stroke for continuing the pressurization on the striking surface is made even after striking, the tone signal is controlled with characteristics according to the stroke. Thus, according to the detection of the continuation state of the pressurization after striking, it is possible to realize musical tone control according to the difference in various strokes when striking the striking surface, so that the expression power is the same as natural percussion instruments It has an excellent effect that a rich performance can be realized. Also, a tone signal is generated
After the specified time has elapsed since
Since the characteristics of the tone signal are controlled according to the pressure, natural percussion instruments
Can be realized by simple processing.
It has the effect of

As described above, according to the present invention, the state of the continuation of the pressurization after the generation of the musical tone signal corresponding to the impact is achieved.
And controls the characteristics of the musical tone signal according to the detection, as with natural percussion instrument, after striking the striking surface by any of the striking member and the or normal stroke immediately release the striking member from the striking face, or hitting Various types of striking strokes, such as whether the stroke is to press the striking member against the striking surface continuously or again even after the striking
, It is possible to generate high-quality musical tones that faithfully imitate the characteristics of musical tones generated by natural percussion instruments. Therefore, as with a natural percussion instrument, a performance rich in expressiveness can be achieved.

Here, the “pressing” on the hitting surface detected by the pressing detecting means includes not only the positive pressing but also the simple contact which can be referred to as an extremely small pressing. . Further, the pressure detection means may detect not only the presence or absence of pressure on the striking surface but also the degree of pressure, the position and area of the pressure, and the like. In this way, the musical sound generation control means can perform finer control of the musical sound signal in accordance with the degree of pressurization, the position of pressurization, the area, and the like. Further, the characteristic that is changed according to the pressurized state may be a volume, a tone, a pitch, or a combination thereof. For example, when changing the volume characteristic of a tone signal, the tone signal is attenuated at a greater attenuation rate than before the detection of pressurization.

Some of the embodiments of the present invention are as follows. Comprising a striking intensity detecting means for detecting the striking intensity with respect to the striking face, said musical tone control means, said control volume at time of occurrence of the musical tone signal in response to the striking intensity of the tone signal generation after in accordance with the hitting The volume of the tone signal may be controlled in accordance with the continuation of the pressurization. According to this, since the volume of the tone signal is controlled in accordance with the continuation state of the pressurization after the tone signal is generated, it is possible to easily change the volume of the tone signal such as mute or dump due to a difference in stroke. The effect is as follows. The tone control means may control the tone color or pitch of the tone signal in accordance with the continuation of the pressurization after the tone signal generation in response to the hit. According to this, the timbre or pitch of the tone signal is controlled in accordance with the continuation state of the pressurization after the tone signal is generated, so that tone color change and pitch change due to a difference in stroke can be easily performed on the tone signal. The effect is that it can be done. The pressurizing detecting means detects a pressurizing strength or a pressurizing position or a pressurizing area with respect to the hitting surface, and the musical tone control means performs the pressurizing according to the detected pressurizing strength or pressurizing position or pressurizing area. The characteristics of the tone signal may be controlled.
According to this, by controlling the characteristics of the tone signal according to the pressing strength, the pressing position or the pressing area, it is possible to realize an electronic percussion instrument performance in a performance mode closer to a natural percussion instrument, for example, by manually suppressing a hitting surface. This has the effect of making it possible.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic percussion instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the electronic percussion instrument, a CPU
2. A microcomputer 1 composed of a program ROM 3 and data and working RAM 4.
Various processes are performed under the control of. Various circuits such as a hit detection circuit 6, a pressure detection circuit 7, a panel operation detection circuit 8, and a sound source circuit 9 are connected to the microcomputer 1 via a data and address bus 5.

The electronic percussion instrument includes a plurality of (eight in this embodiment, eight pad numbers 1 to 8) pads P1 to P8 as performance operators. Are assigned in advance with different types of timbres.

FIGS. 2A and 2B show each of the pads P
1 illustrates a typical structure of P1 to P8. (A)
Is a cross-sectional view of the pads P1 to P8.
In FIG. 8, on one side (back side) of the base portion 10, there is provided an impact sensor 11, which is made of a piezoelectric element and detects the impact strength when the pads P1 to P8 are impacted by an impact member 12 such as a stick. I have. Also, the base 10
On the other side (front surface side), a striking surface portion 13 directly struck by the striking member 12 and a pressure-sensitive resistance rubber 15 and an electrode substrate 16 for detecting the pressure of the striking member 12 against the striking surface portion 13 are formed. Pressure sensor 14 is provided. In the pressure sensor 14, the pressure-sensitive resistance rubber 1
Numeral 5 is made of conductive rubber, and when no pressure is applied to the pressure-sensitive resistance rubber 15, the electric resistance is infinite, and the electric resistance decreases as the pressing force increases. (B) is a plan view of the electrode substrate 16, in which a first electrode pattern 16b and a second electrode pattern 16c insulated by an insulating substrate 16a are formed.
It is routed over substantially the entire area of the striking surface portion 13. First
The electrode pattern 16b and the second electrode pattern 16c conduct when the impact surface portion 13 is pressurized due to a decrease in the electrical resistance of the pressure-sensitive resistance rubber 15, and thereby,
An electric signal corresponding to the electric resistance value of the pressure-sensitive resistance rubber 14 is output.

The striking detection circuit 6 includes pads P1 to P
8 based on the output of the impact sensor 11, detects that the pads P1 to P8 have been hit (that is, the pad is turned on), and outputs a pad-on signal PON indicating that a hit has been made; Pad code PC indicating the number of the selected pad P1 to P8, and the pad P1 to P8
And outputs velocity data VD indicating the impact strength for.

The pressure detection circuit 7 includes pads P1 to P
8, based on the output of the pressure sensor 14, detects the pressure of the striking member 12 on the same pads P1 to P8 after the pads P1 to P8 are struck, and outputs pressure detection data PR. .

The panel operation detection circuit 8 is provided corresponding to an operation panel 18 including various operators for selecting, setting, and controlling the tone color, volume, pitch, effect, and the like of a musical tone to be generated. The panel operation data corresponding to the operation status of the operator is output. The above-described operation of assigning a tone color to each of the pads P1 to P8 can be performed by operating the operation panel 18.

The tone generator 9 generates a tone signal in accordance with various data such as the pad-on signal PON, pad code PC, velocity data VD, pressure detection data PR, and panel operation data input through the data and address bus 5. In this embodiment, the tone generator 9 can generate a tone signal on each of a plurality of tone signal generation channels CH corresponding to the pads P1 to P8. The tone signal generated by the tone generator 9 is acoustically generated via the sound system SS after the D / A conversion.

The timer 19 provides the CPU 2 with a timer interrupt signal for timer interrupt processing which will be described later in detail with reference to FIGS.

In this embodiment, as described above, each pad P
1 to P8 are provided with the pressure sensor 14 as described above. In the timer interrupt processing, the microcomputer 1 uses the tone generation channel CH of the tone generator 9 in accordance with the pressure detection data PR based on the output of the pressure sensor 14. Control for changing the characteristics of the generated tone signal is performed. That is, by such control, after the pads P1 to P8 are hit, the same pads P1 to P8
When a stroke for applying pressure is performed, a tone signal having a volume characteristic different from a tone signal generated when a normal stroke is performed can be generated.

FIG. 3 to FIG. 5 schematically explain an operation example for each stroke of this embodiment. FIG.
As shown in (a), the pad P
After hitting 1 to P8 (represented by P in the figure), an operation in a case where a normal stroke of immediately separating the hitting member 12 from the pads P1 to P8 is performed is described. In this case, the output of the impact sensor 11 is (b)
And the output of the pressure sensor 14 appears only at the time of impact. The sound source circuit 9 generates a tone signal having a sound volume envelope characteristic with a small attenuation rate as shown in (d), starting from the time when the pads P1 to P8 are hit.

FIG. 4A shows the state of the pad P1 as shown in FIG.
The following describes an operation in the case where a stroke (hereinafter, referred to as a continuous pressing stroke) for continuously pressing the hitting member 12 against the same pads P1 to P8 is performed even after the hitting to P8. In this case, the output of the impact sensor 11 is the same as that of the normal stroke,
As shown in (c), the output time of the pressure sensor 14 becomes longer. As a result, the tone generator 9 generates a tone signal having a larger decrement rate than a normal stroke, as shown in FIG. In other words, after a predetermined waiting time td has elapsed from the time of the impact (the start of the generation of the tone signal), the same pads P1 to P1 are transmitted via the pressure sensor 14.
As long as the pressurized state of P8 is detected, a tone signal having a larger attenuation rate than that of a normal stroke is generated. The pressurized state of the pads P1 to P8 is detected by performing the timer interrupt processing shown in FIGS. 7 and 8 at regular time intervals Δt.

5 (a), after the pads P1 to P8 are hit, the striking member 12 is once separated from the pads P1 to P8, and after the elapse of the waiting time td, the striking member 12 is again turned on. 12 illustrates an operation performed when a stroke of pressing the same 12 against the same pads P1 to P8 (hereinafter, referred to as a re-pressing stroke) is performed. In this case, the output of the impact sensor 11 is the same as that of a normal stroke, but as shown in FIG.
The output of 4 occurs when the pads P1 to P8 are hit and when the striking member 12 is pressed again against the same pads P1 to P8. As a result, as shown in (d), the sound source circuit 9 attenuates at the same damping rate as the normal stroke from the time of hitting to the time when the pressure is applied again, and after the time when the pressure is applied again. In this case, a tone signal having a volume envelope characteristic that abruptly attenuates is generated at a greater attenuation rate than in the case of the continuous pressing stroke.

The main registers prepared in the microcomputer 1 in this embodiment are as follows. HIT: a hit flag that stores the presence or absence of a hit for each of the pads P1 to P8, and is “1” from the time when the corresponding pad P1 to P8 is hit until the tone signal relating to the hit is attenuated. Is stored. VEL: a velocity register that stores the value of the velocity data VD output from the impact detection circuit 6 for each of the pads P1 to P8. TIME: provided for each of the pads P1 to P8,
A time count register that is reset when the corresponding pad P1 to P8 is hit and counts the time after the hit.

WAIT: a wait time register shown in FIGS. 4 and 5 for storing the predetermined waiting time td from the time of impact. CHANGE: provided for each of the pads P1 to P8. For the corresponding pads P1 to P8, "1" is stored when pressure is applied when the waiting time td elapses after hitting, and when no pressure is applied. A change flag that stores "0" in.

Next, an example of the processing executed by the microcomputer 1 will be described with reference to the flowcharts shown in FIGS. 6, 7 and 8. FIG. 6 shows an example of the main routine. In the following description, i indicates the number of an arbitrary pad hit. First, predetermined initialization is performed (step 30), and it is checked whether or not any of the pads P1 to P8 is hit (whether or not PONi is output) (step 31). When the pads P1 to P8 are hit, the hit flag HITi corresponding to the hit pad Pi is set to "1".
And a strike detection circuit 6 for the pad Pi.
Is stored in the velocity register VELi corresponding to the pad Pi (step 32).

Next, the corresponding tone generation channel CHi
Then, a note-on signal and the value of the velocity data VD stored in the velocity register VELi are output (step 33). In this way, in the channel CHi of the tone generator 9, in response to the note-on signal, a tone signal having a volume envelope corresponding to the tone assigned to the pad Pi in advance and having a rising level corresponding to the velocity data VD. Will occur. When the processing in step 33 is completed, the corresponding time count register TIMEi is set to "0" (step 34), and other necessary processing is performed (step 3).
5). If the result of step 31 is NO, that is, if there is no hit on the pads P1 to P8, the process proceeds to step 35 without performing the processing of steps 32 to 34 described above. Upon completion of the process in the step 35, the process returns to the step 31, and the above-mentioned process is repeated.

The microcomputer 1 performs a timer interrupt process illustrated in FIGS. 7 and 8 every time a timer interrupt signal is supplied from the timer 19 during the execution of the above main routine. In this timer interrupt processing, processing is performed in the order of pad P1 to pad P8. First, j representing the pad number is set to "1" (step 36). After step 36 is completed,
It is checked whether or not the hit flag HITj is "1", that is, whether or not the pad Pj has been hit (step 37). As described above, j is 1 when the process proceeds from step 36 to step 37, and therefore, it is checked whether or not the pad P1 is hit. However, when the process proceeds from step 44 to step 37,
It is checked whether or not the pad corresponding to the value of j at that time has been hit. The same applies hereinafter. If the result of step 37 is YES, it is next checked whether or not the value of the time count register TIMEj is larger than the value of the wait time time register WAIT (step 38).

If the elapsed time from the time of impact on the pad Pj has not yet exceeded the predetermined waiting time td, the result of step 38 is NO. In this case, the process proceeds to the next step 39, where the time count register TIME
It is checked whether the value of j is equal to the value of the wait time time register WAIT. Immediately after the impact, the pad Pj
A predetermined waiting time td
If not, the result of step 39 is NO. In this case, the process proceeds to step 40 in FIG. 8, and it is checked whether or not the tone signal of the tone generating channel CHj of the tone generator 9 has been attenuated. When the tone signal of the tone generating channel CHj has completely attenuated, a note-off signal is output to the channel CHj and the hit flag HITj is set to "0" (step 4).
1). Next, 1 is added to the value of the time count register TIMEj, and the elapsed time after hitting is increased by 1 (step 42). Then, 1 is added to the value of j (step 4).
3) Check whether the value of j is 9 or not (step 44). If the processing from pad P1 to pad P8 is completed in order, Y
It becomes ES, and the timer interrupt ends. On the other hand, if there is a pad that has not been processed yet, this step 4
The result of 4 is NO, and the process returns to step 37 to perform the processing for the next pad. If it is determined in step 40 that the tone signal of the tone generation channel CHj has not been attenuated, the process of steps 42 to 44 is performed without performing the process of step 41.

On the other hand, in step 39, YE
S, that is, when the result that the elapsed time from the time of impact on the pad Pj is equal to the predetermined waiting time td is obtained, the degree of the pressure on the pad Pj is detected from the pressure detection data PR (step 45). By
It is checked whether or not the pad Pj is still pressed after the impact (step 46). When the pad Pj is hit with a normal stroke as shown in FIG. 3A, there is no pressurization after hitting the pad Pj, so the result of step 46 is NO, and in this case, simply the change flag CHAN
GEj is set to "0" (step 47), and the above steps 40 to 44 are performed without giving an instruction to change the characteristics of the tone signal to the tone generating channel CHj. Further, the pad Pj is hit with a continuous pressing stroke as shown in FIG.
Is continued after the elapse of the waiting time td, or the pad Pj is hit with a re-pressing stroke as shown in FIG.
Is performed after the waiting time td has elapsed, the result of step 46 is YES. If the result of step 46 is YES, the change flag CHANGej is set to "1" (step 48), and an instruction to change the volume characteristic of the tone signal is given to the tone generating channel CHj (step 49). ). In this way, the waiting time t
A tone signal having a volume envelope characteristic having a larger attenuation rate than before d elapses starts to be generated. When step 49 ends, the processing of steps 40 to 44 described above is performed.

If the elapsed time from the time of hitting the pad Pj stored in the time count register TIMEj exceeds the waiting time td stored in the wait time register WAIT, the above-mentioned step 38 is executed.
Is YES, and in this case, the pressure detection data PR
Thus, the degree of pressure on the pad Pj is detected (step 50), and it is checked whether or not the pad Pj is pressed after the elapse of the waiting time td (step 51). At this time, when there is no pressure on the pad Pj,
The result of step 51 is NO, and in this case, only steps 40 to 44 described above are performed without performing any change processing.

On the other hand, if the result of step 51 is YES, the routine proceeds to step 52, where it is checked whether or not the change flag CHANGej is "1". When it is determined in step 45 that the pad Pj is in the pressurized state after the elapse of the waiting time td, in other words, 1) the continuous pressurizing stroke as shown in FIG. When the pad Pj is hit and the pressurization of the pad Pj is continued even after the elapse of the waiting time td, or 2) Re-pressurization of the pad Pj is performed at the elapse of the waiting time td. If the pad Pj is hit by such a re-pressing stroke and the re-pressing continues even after the elapse of the waiting time td, the result of step 52 is YES. Thus, if the result of step 52 is YES, the tone generation channel C
An instruction is given to Hj to change the volume characteristic of the tone signal (step 53). In this way, the tone generation channel CHj generates a tone signal having a volume envelope characteristic having a larger attenuation rate than the volume characteristic changed by the instruction in step 49, or the volume changed by the instruction in step 49. A tone signal having the envelope characteristic remains generated.

As shown in FIG. 5A, when the pad Pj is hit by the re-pressing stroke such that the re-pressing of the pad Pj is performed after the elapse of the waiting time td, step 52 is executed. Is NO. Thus, when the result of step 52 is NO, the tone generation channel CHj is instructed to forcibly dump the volume level of the tone signal being generated (step 5).
4). In this way, in the musical tone generation channel CHj, as shown in FIG. 5D, the continuous pressurizing stroke or the repressurizing such that the repressurizing is performed at the elapse of the waiting time td. A tone signal having a volume envelope characteristic that abruptly attenuates at a larger attenuation rate than that of the stroke is generated. When the above steps are completed, the above steps 40 to 44 are performed.

In the above example, when the pads P1 to P8 are pressurized after being hit, the volume characteristics of the tone signal generated by the tone generator 9 are controlled. The target characteristic is not limited to the volume characteristic, but may be a timbre or a pitch characteristic, or a combination of these characteristics. For example, when controlling the tone characteristics, the cutoff frequency of the filter is changed, or
By reading a different waveform from the waveform memory and cross-fading with the waveform being reproduced, it is possible to generate a tone signal having less harmonic components after pressure detection than before pressure detection. Further, when controlling the pitch characteristics, by changing the speed at which the waveform is read from the waveform memory, it is possible to generate a musical tone having a lower or higher pitch after the detection of pressurization than before the detection of pressurization.

In the above example, the pads P1 to P8
Of the tone signal is controlled in accordance with the detection of the presence of pressurization after the impact on the pressure sensor 14. The characteristic of the tone signal may be changed according to the degree (intensity) of the pressurization detected via the. Further, the pressing position on the hitting surface may be detected, and the characteristic of the tone signal may be controlled in accordance with the detected pressing position. By doing so, it is possible to generate a tone that is closer to the characteristics of the tone generated by the natural musical instrument. In order to detect the pressing position in this way, a pressure sensor in which a plurality of electrode substrates as shown in FIG. 2 are arranged in a plurality of regions on the striking surface portion of the pad is provided, or FIG. What is necessary is just to provide a thin film switch matrix on the surface side of the pressure sensor 14 shown. When the switch matrix is provided in this manner, it is possible to further detect the pressed area on the striking surface, and to control the tone signal in accordance with the detected pressed area.

Further, the present invention is not limited to the case where the tone signal is controlled in accordance with not only the active pressurization (pressing) detection after the impact but also the mere contact detection which can be said to be a very slight pressurization. Is also applicable. For this purpose, a capacitance type touch sensor may be used. Further, in this embodiment, the impact sensor and the pressure sensor are separately provided, but if the rise of the pressure sensor is compared with a predetermined threshold value, only the pressure sensor needs to be provided. .

[0036]

As described above, according to the present invention, the characteristics of the tone signal are controlled in accordance with the detection of the continuation state of the pressurization after hitting the hitting surface. An excellent effect is achieved that tone control according to the difference in stroke can be realized, and a performance that is as expressive as a natural percussion instrument can be realized. Also,
When a predetermined time has elapsed since the tone signal was generated,
To control the characteristics of the tone signal in response to pressure after
Realization of natural percussion instruments with simple processing
The effect is that it can be performed.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration block diagram of an electronic percussion instrument according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is an exemplary view for explaining a configuration example of a pad in the electronic percussion instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a diagram schematically showing an example of an operation when a pad is hit with a normal stroke in the electronic percussion instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a view schematically showing an example of an operation when the pad is hit with a continuous pressing stroke in the electronic percussion instrument of FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a view schematically showing an example of an operation of the electronic percussion instrument of FIG. 1 when a pad is hit with a re-pressing stroke.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing an example of a main routine executed by the microcomputer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing an example of a timer interrupt process executed by the microcomputer of FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a part connected to the timer interrupt processing of FIG. 7;

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... microcomputer, 2 ... CPU, 3 ... program ROM, 4 ... data and working RAM, 6 ... impact detection circuit, 7 ... pressure detection circuit, 9 ... sound source circuit, 11 ...
Impact sensor, 14: pressure sensor, P1 to P8: pad.

Claims (6)

(57) [Claims] 1. An electronic percussion instrument having a striking surface for instructing generation of a musical sound and generating a tone signal in response to a striking of said striking surface. detection means, detecting based persistent state of the pressure of the tone signal generation after in accordance with the strike to the output of said pressurized pressure detecting means, said musical tone
Before a predetermined time has elapsed since the signal was generated
The characteristic of the tone signal is controlled according to the pressure.
An electronic percussion instrument, further comprising: tone control means for controlling characteristics of the tone signal in accordance with the pressurization after the predetermined time . 2. A striking intensity detecting means for detecting striking intensity with respect to the striking surface, wherein the musical tone control means controls a volume at the time of generation of the musical tone signal in accordance with the striking intensity, and responds to the striking. 2. The electronic percussion instrument according to claim 1 , wherein a volume of the tone signal is controlled in accordance with a continuation state of the press after the tone signal is generated. Wherein said musical tone control means according to claim 1, characterized in that for controlling the tone color or tone pitch of a musical tone signal in accordance with the persistent state of the pressure of the tone signal generation after in accordance with the hitting Electronic percussion instrument. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the pressurizing detecting means also detects a pressurizing strength on the hitting surface, and the musical tone control means controls a characteristic of the musical tone signal in accordance with the pressurizing strength. electronic percussion instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The pressure detection means also detects a pressure position on the hitting surface, and the tone control means controls characteristics of the tone signal in accordance with the pressure position. electronic percussion instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 6. The pressure detection means also detects a pressure area on the hitting surface, and the tone control means controls characteristics of the tone signal according to the pressure area. electronic percussion instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3.