TWI761111B - String instrument assembly and auxiliary indicating device for string instrument assembly - Google Patents

Abstract

The invention provides a string instrument assembly, which includes a touchscreen, a pickup module, a storage module, a control module and an indication subsystem. The indication subsystem includes an indicating module and a correction module. The indicating module can display at least one pressing indication on the touchscreen. The correction module can be used to correct the position of the pressing indication, so as to provide an accurate pressing indication, which helps to improve the learning effectiveness.

Description

Stringed instrument assembly and stringed instrument auxiliary pointing device

The present invention relates to stringed instruments (eg, violins, guitars, etc.), in particular stringed instrument assemblies and stringed instrument auxiliary pointing devices.

Stringed instruments use fingers to press different positions on the strings to change the length of the string resonance, and then play different tones through the bow or pluck. When learning, learners need to go through a long period of monotonous and boring repeated practice to familiarize themselves with the timbre and pitch corresponding to each finger position. A slight deviation in the pressed finger position will seriously affect the correctness of pitch and timbre, and the learning difficulty is quite high. .

Therefore, at present, some companies have developed "a teaching and indicating device for stringed musical instruments" such as the Republic of China Invention Patent Publication No. I223215, which mainly includes a base plate that can be arranged between the strings and the neck, and the base plate has a plurality of strings corresponding to the strings. Lines and indicated notes help the user to press the strings correctly.

Another industry has developed a "violin structure" such as the Republic of China Patent Publication No. M525524, which mainly includes a light-emitting unit, a processor and a communication interface. The light-emitting unit is arranged between the strings and the neck, and the processor is connected to The light-emitting unit and the communication interface can use the communication interface to receive track data, and the processor can convert the track information into position information and output it to the light-emitting unit, so that the user can rely on the position information of the light-emitting unit. Play the track correctly.

However, the finger position information provided in the previous case is all fixed and ideal positions, but the correct position of each finger position in each instrument may be affected by climate humidity, ambient temperature, instrument condition, string tension, new or old strings It varies according to various factors such as strings. For beginners with poor sense of sound, if they memorize the pitch produced by wrong fingering, they will easily be misled and affect the learning effect.

Therefore, in order to make the stringed instrument easier to learn, the present inventor proposes an auxiliary indicating device for stringed instruments, which is installed on a stringed instrument. The auxiliary indicating device for stringed instruments includes a touch display, a pickup module, a storage module, a A control module and an indicating subsystem, wherein:

The touch display is detachably installed between a string pressing part and a string of the stringed instrument. The storage module is used for storing the information of the positions of the pressing instructions corresponding to the different positions of the strings, and the standard pitch information corresponding to the pressing instructions respectively. The control module is connected to the touch display, the pickup module and the storage module. The indicating subsystem is connected to the control module, and the indicating subsystem includes a string pressing indicating module and a pressing indicating position correcting module. The string pressing instruction module is used for displaying at least one pressing instruction on the touch display according to the position information of the pressing instruction.

The pressing indication position correction module is used for receiving information of a current pressing position of the touch display and a corresponding current audio, and comparing a current pitch of the current audio with the closest pressing The corresponding standard pitch information is indicated, and when the current pitch corresponds to the standard pitch information, the position information of the corresponding pressing instruction is corrected according to the current string pressing position. In this way, an accurate pressing instruction position can be provided, which helps to improve the learning effect.

Further, the indicating subsystem may further include a pitch correction module for identifying pitch information of current audio from one of the pickup modules, and displaying the pitch information on the touch display. The touch display may further include a side display part, the side display part is located on the opposite outer side of the strings, and the side display part is used to display the pitch information of the pitch correction module for easy use Viewer.

Further, the touch display is a flexible touch display or a curved touch display, and is detachably attached to the string pressing portion, so as to be preferably attached to the string pressing portion of the stringed instrument.

Further, the sound pickup module can be disposed adjacent to one of the sound holes of the stringed instrument to provide a better sound collection effect.

Further, the string pressing instruction module can cause the touch display to generate a current string pressing position indication corresponding to the current string pressing position when the current string pressing position does not correspond to any position information of the pressing instruction. , and make the touch display generate the pressing instruction closest to the current string pressing position, so that the user can memorize the correct string pressing position.

The present invention is also a stringed instrument assembly, comprising a stringed instrument, and the stringed instrument auxiliary indication device as described above, wherein the touch display is disposed between a string pressing part of the stringed instrument and a string.

With the above features, the following effects can be mainly achieved:

1. The position information of the pressing instruction can be adjusted to provide accurate pressing instructions and help improve the learning effect.

2. It can provide the function of tuning, and can display the recognized pitch information on the touch display for users to check.

3. When the current string pressing position is wrong, the touch display can simultaneously display the correct pressing instruction and the wrong string pressing position information, so that the user can remember the correct string pressing position.

In view of the above technical features, the main functions of the stringed instrument assembly and the stringed instrument auxiliary indication device of the present invention can be clearly presented in the following embodiments with the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that, for ease of understanding, in each figure, similar or identical reference numerals will be used for similar functional elements.

Please refer to FIG. 1 and FIG. 2 first, which discloses an auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments according to an embodiment of the present invention, which mainly includes an auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments (100), which is used to be installed on a stringed instrument (A) (such as a violin), and the stringed instrument assists The indicating device (100) includes a touch display (1), a pickup module (2), a storage module (3), a control module (4) and an indicating subsystem (5).

The touch display (1) is detachably installed between a string pressing part (A1) and a string (A2) of the stringed instrument (A) by means of glue, fitting, etc. The touch display is installed in this The embodiment is a flexible touch display or a curved touch display, which is detachably attached to the string pressing portion (A1). In addition, the touch display (1) may further comprise a side display part (11), and the side display part (11) is located on the opposite outer side of the strings (A2). The sound pickup module (2) can be detachably arranged at a sound hole (A3) adjacent to the stringed instrument (A) (eg, the f hole of a violin), for example, by adsorption, attachment, or the like.

Please refer to FIG. 2 and FIG. 3, the storage module (3) is used to store the information of the pressing instruction positions (31) corresponding to the different positions of the strings (A2) and the plural pens corresponding to the pressing instructions respectively. Standard pitch information (32). The control module (4) is mainly connected with the touch display (1), the pickup module (2) and the storage module (3), and can be connected with power supply components such as a power supply unit, a power cord and a power switch. The indicating subsystem (5) is connected to the control module (4), and the indicating subsystem (5) includes a string pressing indicating module (51) and a pressing indicating position correcting module (52) to provide pressing instructions and Press to indicate the function of position correction. Preferably, the indicating subsystem (5) may further include a pitch correction module (53) to provide the function of pitch correction.

Further explain the use process of pressing instruction: when the user selects the "string pressing instruction function" through the function selection interface of the touch display (1), the string pressing instruction module (51) can be based on the storage module (3) The position information of the pressing instruction is preset, and part or all of the pressing instructions are displayed on the touch display (1), for example, only the first position, the second position or the third position, etc. are displayed, and the pressing instructions can be It is the name of the sound, the position mark or/and the pressing mark, so that the user can check and memorize it. As shown in FIG. 4 , the pressing indication may include a pressing indication (311) of the first position, and may display a plurality of finger position division indications (312) (from top to bottom, index finger, middle finger, ring finger respectively). , the dividing line of the little finger).

Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 5, when the user selects the "string pressing comparison function" through the function selection interface of the touch display (1) and presses the strings, the string pressing instruction module (51) will compare the The touch display (1) includes a pressing signal of the current string pressing position and information of a pre-stored pressing indicating position (31). (31) When the deviation is greater than a preset value, make the touch display (1) generate a current pressing position indication corresponding to the current pressing position, and make the touch display (1) display the distance from the current pressing position The pressing indication with the closest position, and the current pressing position and the pressing indication closest to the current pressing position are presented in different forms (such as different colors, outlines, etc.), so that the user can identify; Press indication closest to the current fret position. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, the string pressing instruction module can first calculate the center of the contact area of the user's current string pressing position (T1), and calculate the center of the pressing instruction (T2) closest to the current string pressing position. Deviation value, when the deviation value of the center of the two is greater than the preset value, the pressing indication of the two will be displayed at the same time (such as red and blue respectively); as shown in Figure 7, when the center of the two is When the deviation is less than or equal to the preset value, only the pressing indication (T2) closest to the current pressing position can be displayed (eg, in green).

Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 8 for further description of the use flow of pressing the indication position correction. When the user selects the "pressing indication position correction function" through the function selection interface of the touch display (1) and plays by pressing the strings, the pressing The indicating position correction module (52) will receive information of a current pressing position of the touch display (1) and a current audio corresponding to the pickup module (2) [which can be captured for a period of time (eg, 3 seconds)], and compare the information of a current pitch of the current audio with the standard pitch information corresponding to the closest pressing instruction, when the current pitch corresponds to (matches or is close to) the When the standard pitch information is used, the corresponding pressing indication position is corrected according to the current string pressing position. As shown in FIG. 9 , the pressing instruction position can be corrected from the initial position (P1) to the corrected position (P2), whereby an accurate pressing instruction position can be provided, which helps to improve the learning effect.

Please refer to Fig. 3 and Fig. 10 for further description of the use flow of pitch correction. When the user selects the "pitch correction function" through the function selection interface of the touch display (1) and plays the strings, the pitch correction module ( 53) The pitch information of a current audio from the pickup module (2) can be recognized, and the pitch information can be displayed on the touch display (1). In this embodiment, the pitch information can be displayed On the side display part (11) of the touch display (1), the display content may include the note name (G1), the string name (G2), and the pitch deviation (G3) (for example, the left arrow for lower, The high is the right arrow, and the number of arrows represents the pitch deviation value) for users to check.

It should be noted that the above content is only a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the purpose is to enable those with ordinary knowledge in the field to understand the present invention and implement it accordingly, and not to limit the scope of the application for patent of the present invention; therefore, it relates to the present invention All equivalent changes or modifications are covered by the scope of the patent application.

(100): Auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments (1): Touch Monitor (11): Side Display (2): Pickup module (3): Storage module (31): Press the indicated position (311): press instruction (312): finger segment indication (32): Standard pitch information (4): Control module (5): Indicating Subsystem (51): Press the string instruction module (52): Press the indicating position correction module (53): Pitch Correction Module (A): Stringed instruments (A1): Pressing part (A2): Strings (A3):Sound hole (G1): sound name (G2): String name (G3): Pitch deviation amount (P1): Initial position (P2): Correction position (T1): Current pressing position (T2): last compression indication

FIG. 1 is a schematic exploded perspective view of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic three-dimensional appearance diagram of an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 3 is a schematic block diagram of a system according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 4 is a partial plan view showing a pressing instruction according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 5 is a schematic flow chart of the function of chord comparison according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 6 is a partial schematic diagram 1 of the chord comparison function according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 7 is a second partial schematic diagram of the chord comparison function according to the embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 8 is a schematic flowchart of a function of correcting the position of the pressing indication according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 9 is a schematic diagram of an interface of a pitch correction function according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a state of pitch correction according to an embodiment of the present invention.

(100): Auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments

(1): Touch Monitor

(2): Pickup module

(3): Storage module

(31): Press the indicated position

(32): Standard pitch information

(4): Control module

(5): Indicating Subsystem

(51): Press the string instruction module

(52): Press the indicating position correction module

(53): Pitch Correction Module

Claims (7)

An auxiliary indicating device for stringed instruments, used for being installed on a stringed instrument, the auxiliary indicating device for stringed instruments comprising: a touch display, detachably installed between a string pressing part and a string of the stringed instrument; a sound pickup module ; A storage module for storing the position information corresponding to the pressing instructions of a plurality of pens at different positions of the strings and the standard pitch information of a plurality of pens corresponding to the pressing instructions respectively; a control module, connecting the touch display, the pickup module and the storage module; and an indication subsystem, connected to the control module, the indication subsystem includes a string pressing instruction module and a pressing instruction position correction module; the string pressing instruction module is used for at least one of the pressing instructions is displayed on the touch display according to the position information of the pressing instruction; the pressing instruction position correction module is used for receiving information of a current pressing position of the touch display and information from the picking up sound A current audio message corresponding to the module, the pressing instruction position correction module and the closest pressing instruction according to the center of the contact area of the current pressing position, and obtain the corresponding standard pitch information to compare the The information of a current pitch of the current audio and the standard pitch information corresponding to the pressing instruction closest to the distance, when the current pitch corresponds to the standard pitch information, the corresponding pitch is corrected according to the current pressing position Press the indicated location information. The auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments according to claim 1, wherein the pointing subsystem further comprises a pitch correction module for identifying pitch information of a current audio from the pickup module, and displaying the pitch information on the touch display. The auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments according to claim 2, wherein the touch display further comprises a side display part, the side display part is located on the opposite outer side of the strings, and the side display part is used to display all the Describe the pitch information of the pitch correction module. The auxiliary pointing device for stringed instruments according to claim 3, wherein the touch display is a flexible touch display or a curved touch display, and is detachably attached to the string pressing portion. The stringed instrument auxiliary indication device according to claim 1, wherein the sound pickup module is disposed adjacent to a sound hole of the stringed instrument. The stringed musical instrument auxiliary indication device according to claim 1, wherein the string pressing instruction module causes the touch display to generate a corresponding position information corresponding to the current string pressing position when the current string pressing position does not correspond to any position information of the pressing instruction. A current string pressing position indication of the string pressing position, and making the touch display generate a pressing instruction closest to the current string pressing position. A stringed instrument assembly, comprising a stringed instrument, and the stringed instrument auxiliary indication device as described in the first to sixth claims of the patent application scope, the touch display is disposed between a string pressing part of the stringed instrument and a string.

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