RU2689213C1 - Device for guitar play learning - Google Patents

Abstract

FIELD: training means.SUBSTANCE: invention relates to the field of training devices for playing musical instruments, namely on a six-string guitar. Invention is implemented by means of hardware-software device consisting of flexible printed-circuit board with imaging tools (in form of built-in light-emitting diodes), which indicate correct position of fingers when playing certain composition, and software application, which controls operation of device.EFFECT: invention provides the possibility of self-learning guitar playing, which does not require knowledge of music notation, as well as improved skills of playing and easier and simple analysis (learning) of new works.1 cl, 2 dwg

Description

Device for learning to play the guitar

The invention relates to the field of teaching devices for playing musical instruments, namely on a six-string guitar.

A device for learning to play a six-stringed guitar, consisting of a flexible printed circuit board with visualization tools, which use built-in LEDs, and a control unit that supplies control pulses to LEDs installed on a flexible board, featuring instant visualization and the ability to simultaneously play musical parts on several devices, the presence of voice control. The order of issuing pulses is formed using a software application.

The purpose of the invention is to provide opportunities for independent learning to play the guitar that does not require knowledge of musical notation, as well as to improve the skills of the game using the interactive method of studying music.

There are three main methods of self-study guitar playing:

1) Printed publications containing lyrics with chords, scores and (or) tablature;

2) Software, such as "TuxGuitar" and others, containing musical scores and tablature of musical compositions [5].

3) Video tutorials.

The disadvantages of using educational publications are as follows:

- the inconvenience of use associated with the search for the necessary work in the table of contents and text of the publication, as well as the lack of explanation for decoding chords and notes;

- high probability of wear of the paper edition;

- lack of control over the tempo of the melody (metronome);

- the need for a constant distraction of view from the tool for viewing chords, scores and tablature;

- Difficult interpretation of material for direct application in practice.

In comparison with the invention, the training software ("TuxGuitar" and others) has the following disadvantages:

- the inability to simultaneously view multiple batches of the work;

- lack of voice control when studying a piece of music while browsing;

- the need for constant distraction of view from the tool for viewing chords, scores and tablature.

Thus, in contrast to the print editions and software of a similar purpose, the device has the following advantages:

- instant visualization. The studied musical work appears on the neck of the guitar (in the form of illuminated LEDs) immediately at the moment of its playing;

- the ability to simultaneously play musical parts on several devices, including different parts of the same work;

- voice control with the following features:

- commands to pause playback;

- study of the composition on one note;

- fast forward and rewind.

After giving the commands on the device, the required LEDs light up.

The invention consists of the following parts (shown in Fig. 1):

1. Software application for a personal computer, smartphone or tablet.

2. Receiver installed in one plastic box with battery and processor.

3. The processor that processes the commands received at the receiver, and controls the operation of the LEDs.

4. Flexible PCB with LEDs mounted on the top side of the guitar neck.

5. LEDs 1-78, soldered to the board, and corresponding to the notes on the scales from zero to twelfth, the ignition of which shows which string and on which fret it is necessary to hold down with your finger.

6. LEDs 79-84, installed on the board on the thirteenth fret, showing which string should be used.

Use in the device of a flexible printed circuit board (4) has the following advantages:

- A small thickness of the board eliminates the inconvenience when playing the guitar: even taking into account the built-in LEDs and the elastic transparent coating, there is no contact between the printed circuit board and the strings.

- Convenience of repeated installation and removal of the board from the neck of the guitar;

- Ability to install on any six-string acoustic or electric guitar;

- No need to purchase a new instrument, if it is already in stock;

- A modern and ergonomic look of the board gives the instrument a touch of glamor.

Software application (1) performs the following functions:

- Download music ringtones.

- Reproduction.

- Pause playback.

- Step-by-step transition to the next or previous note of the melody.

- Selection of a fragment in the melody and its looping.

- Change the playback speed.

- Metronome.

- Sending instrumental melody parts simultaneously to two or more devices installed on different guitars.

- Voice control.

- Chord management.

The general structural diagram of the device is shown in FIG. 2

The operation of the device is based on the following principle:

To study the desired composition you need to load it into the memory of a smartphone, tablet or personal computer. In the file manager (3.3) of the application, select the downloaded song from the list. After that, there is a recognition (parsing) of the composition (3.2). The kernel of the program (3.4) sends the data necessary for playing the melody to the virtual synthesizer (player) (3.1) and the data transfer manager (3.5). When you click on the play button in the application player, the song's melody starts playing, the sound from the smartphone, personal computer or tablet starts playing, and after the transmitter-receiver pair, the necessary commands are sent to the device controller, which recognizes them and sends the necessary signals to the circuit board installed on the neck of the guitar. The LEDs are lit, corresponding to the notes of the melody played at a given time. If necessary, through the microphone of the device on which the application is installed, voice control of the device is performed.

Literature

1. Medvedev A.M. Flexible Printed Circuit Boards (2008). Under total ed. Medvedev A.M. and Mylova G.V. Directory. M .: “IDT Group”, 2008, 488 p.

2. Ulli Sommer. Arduino / Freeduino microcontroller programming. St. Petersburg: BHV-Petersburg, 2012, 238 p.

3. Ugryumov E.P. Digital circuit design. Textbook for universities. 2nd ed. SPb .: BHV-Petersburg, 2007, 800 p.

4. Evsegneev O.A. Arduino: all about the shift register, 2016. [Electronic resource]. URL: http://robotclass.ru/tutorials/arduino-shift-register/ (appeal date: 07/14/2016).

5. The site "TuxGuitar" www.tuxguitar.com.ar.

Claims (1)

A device for learning to play the guitar, consisting of a flexible printed circuit board with visualization tools, which use built-in LEDs, and a software application controlling the operation of the device, characterized by the performance in the form of a removable flexible glue-based lining, with the possibility of repeatedly sticking to various guitar faces configurations, without changing the integrity and appearance of the guitar, the possibility of voice control of the device, the ability to send music parts various instruments of one composition to several devices at the same time, as well as visual navigation on the guitar fretboard, using single and group LEDs lit on 1–12 frets indicating the exact position of the fingers of the left hand, with which the strings should be clamped to obtain the desired chords or combinations of notes , and located on the 13th fret, pointing to the strings to be used to extract the sound with the fingers of the right hand, in accordance with the tempo of the selected melody.

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