US3745225A - Musical instrument having automatic fill-in means - Google Patents
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- 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
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- 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
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CA (1) | CA945792A (en) |
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Cited By (12)
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US3825668A (en) * | 1972-05-30 | 1974-07-23 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Electronic musical instrument capable of providing a third type of musical tones by operation of two keyboards in addition to the ordinary melody and chord tones |
US3871262A (en) * | 1973-12-14 | 1975-03-18 | Kimball Int | Electronic organ having delayed fill in |
US3908502A (en) * | 1974-06-12 | 1975-09-30 | Wurlitzer Co | Electronic organ with chord control |
US3918342A (en) * | 1973-09-14 | 1975-11-11 | Keio Giken Kogyo Kabushikikais | Monophonic electronic musical instrument of equal tempered scale |
US3948137A (en) * | 1974-03-15 | 1976-04-06 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Pitch determining voltage signal generating circuit for a voltage controlled type electronic musical instrument |
US4208939A (en) * | 1979-04-02 | 1980-06-24 | Norlin Industries, Inc. | Data encoder for an electronic musical instrument |
US4296665A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1981-10-27 | Kimball International, Inc. | Fill note generator for electronic organ |
US4311076A (en) * | 1980-01-07 | 1982-01-19 | Whirlpool Corporation | Electronic musical instrument with harmony generation |
US4311077A (en) * | 1980-06-04 | 1982-01-19 | Norlin Industries, Inc. | Electronic musical instrument chord correction techniques |
US4329550A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1982-05-11 | Mccann's Engineering & Manufacturing Company | Delayed action liquid level sensing apparatus |
US4328732A (en) * | 1979-10-09 | 1982-05-11 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Electronic musical instrument capable of fill-note generation |
US4508002A (en) * | 1979-01-15 | 1985-04-02 | Norlin Industries | Method and apparatus for improved automatic harmonization |
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US3023659A (en) * | 1960-07-11 | 1962-03-06 | Wurlitzer Co | Transposition apparatus for electrical musical instrument |
US3247310A (en) * | 1962-09-13 | 1966-04-19 | Chicago Musical Instr Co | Musical instrument |
US3283056A (en) * | 1962-02-08 | 1966-11-01 | Chicago Musical Instr Co | Controlled harmonization for musical instruments |
US3359358A (en) * | 1963-05-22 | 1967-12-19 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Chord organ switching circuit for selectively playing either chords or single notes by depressing one key |
US3407260A (en) * | 1965-05-12 | 1968-10-22 | Hammond Corp | Electric organ polyphonic percussion system having multiple use keyers |
US3470306A (en) * | 1965-07-01 | 1969-09-30 | Baldwin Co D H | Bass register keying system |
US3476866A (en) * | 1965-08-11 | 1969-11-04 | Baldwin Co D H | Low-pitched voices in electronic organs |
US3499092A (en) * | 1968-08-12 | 1970-03-03 | Baldwin Co D H | Accompaniment chord rhythm system |
US3509263A (en) * | 1966-07-07 | 1970-04-28 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Electronic musical instrument keying system including attack and decay control |
US3657463A (en) * | 1969-11-18 | 1972-04-18 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Keyer control circuit for electronic musical instruments |
US3665088A (en) * | 1970-11-27 | 1972-05-23 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Keyer circuit for an electronic musical instrument wherein a single switch may actuate a single note or a chord |
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- 1972-04-27 US US3745225D patent/US3745225A/en not_active Expired - Lifetime
- 1972-12-11 CA CA158,581A patent/CA945792A/en not_active Expired
- 1972-12-12 GB GB5729472A patent/GB1362640A/en not_active Expired
- 1972-12-27 IT IT3360072A patent/IT972929B/en active
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Patent Citations (11)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
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US3023659A (en) * | 1960-07-11 | 1962-03-06 | Wurlitzer Co | Transposition apparatus for electrical musical instrument |
US3283056A (en) * | 1962-02-08 | 1966-11-01 | Chicago Musical Instr Co | Controlled harmonization for musical instruments |
US3247310A (en) * | 1962-09-13 | 1966-04-19 | Chicago Musical Instr Co | Musical instrument |
US3359358A (en) * | 1963-05-22 | 1967-12-19 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Chord organ switching circuit for selectively playing either chords or single notes by depressing one key |
US3407260A (en) * | 1965-05-12 | 1968-10-22 | Hammond Corp | Electric organ polyphonic percussion system having multiple use keyers |
US3470306A (en) * | 1965-07-01 | 1969-09-30 | Baldwin Co D H | Bass register keying system |
US3476866A (en) * | 1965-08-11 | 1969-11-04 | Baldwin Co D H | Low-pitched voices in electronic organs |
US3509263A (en) * | 1966-07-07 | 1970-04-28 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Electronic musical instrument keying system including attack and decay control |
US3499092A (en) * | 1968-08-12 | 1970-03-03 | Baldwin Co D H | Accompaniment chord rhythm system |
US3657463A (en) * | 1969-11-18 | 1972-04-18 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Keyer control circuit for electronic musical instruments |
US3665088A (en) * | 1970-11-27 | 1972-05-23 | Warwick Electronics Inc | Keyer circuit for an electronic musical instrument wherein a single switch may actuate a single note or a chord |
Cited By (12)
Publication number | Priority date | Publication date | Assignee | Title |
---|---|---|---|---|
US3825668A (en) * | 1972-05-30 | 1974-07-23 | Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg | Electronic musical instrument capable of providing a third type of musical tones by operation of two keyboards in addition to the ordinary melody and chord tones |
US3918342A (en) * | 1973-09-14 | 1975-11-11 | Keio Giken Kogyo Kabushikikais | Monophonic electronic musical instrument of equal tempered scale |
US3871262A (en) * | 1973-12-14 | 1975-03-18 | Kimball Int | Electronic organ having delayed fill in |
US3948137A (en) * | 1974-03-15 | 1976-04-06 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Pitch determining voltage signal generating circuit for a voltage controlled type electronic musical instrument |
US3908502A (en) * | 1974-06-12 | 1975-09-30 | Wurlitzer Co | Electronic organ with chord control |
US4508002A (en) * | 1979-01-15 | 1985-04-02 | Norlin Industries | Method and apparatus for improved automatic harmonization |
US4208939A (en) * | 1979-04-02 | 1980-06-24 | Norlin Industries, Inc. | Data encoder for an electronic musical instrument |
US4328732A (en) * | 1979-10-09 | 1982-05-11 | Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha | Electronic musical instrument capable of fill-note generation |
US4311076A (en) * | 1980-01-07 | 1982-01-19 | Whirlpool Corporation | Electronic musical instrument with harmony generation |
US4296665A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1981-10-27 | Kimball International, Inc. | Fill note generator for electronic organ |
US4329550A (en) * | 1980-05-12 | 1982-05-11 | Mccann's Engineering & Manufacturing Company | Delayed action liquid level sensing apparatus |
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 |
CA945792A (en) | 1974-04-23 |
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GB1362640A (en) | 1974-08-07 |
JPS5210374B2 (en) | 1977-03-23 |
IT972929B (en) | 1974-05-31 |
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Owner name: FOOTHILL CAPITAL CORPORATION, A CORP. OF CA, CALIF Free format text: SECURITY INTEREST;ASSIGNOR:LOWREY INDUSTRIES,INC.;REEL/FRAME:004390/0081 Effective date: 19840928 |
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