WO2024044720A3 - Devices and methods for advanced musical instrument systems - Google Patents

Devices and methods for advanced musical instrument systems Download PDF

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WO2024044720A3
WO2024044720A3 PCT/US2023/072869 US2023072869W WO2024044720A3 WO 2024044720 A3 WO2024044720 A3 WO 2024044720A3 US 2023072869 W US2023072869 W US 2023072869W WO 2024044720 A3 WO2024044720 A3 WO 2024044720A3
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musical instrument
electronic musical
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instrument systems
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Jacob Scott SINCLAIR
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Sinclair Jacob Scott
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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
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/342—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments for guitar-like instruments with or without strings and with a neck on which switches or string-fret contacts are used to detect the notes being played
    • 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
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/265—Key design details; Special characteristics of individual keys of a keyboard; Key-like musical input devices, e.g. finger sensors, pedals, potentiometers, selectors
    • G10H2220/275—Switching mechanism or sensor details of individual keys, e.g. details of key contacts, hall effect or piezoelectric sensors used for key position or movement sensing purposes; Mounting thereof
    • G10H2220/295—Switch matrix, e.g. contact array common to several keys, the actuated keys being identified by the rows and columns in contact
    • G10H2220/301—Fret-like switch array arrangements for guitar necks

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Abstract

Disclosed herein is a musical device comprising: (i) a neck portion, wherein the neck portion comprises a first electronic musical instrument, and wherein the neck portion is configured to receive the first electronic musical instrument and conceal a portion of the first electronic musical instrument; (ii) a body portion, wherein the body portion is connected to the neck portion, and wherein the body portion comprises a second electronic musical instrument, and wherein the body portion is configured to receive the second electronic musical instrument and conceal a portion of the second electronic musical instrument; and (iii) a controller mechanism, wherein the controller mechanism is disposed in the neck portion and/or the body portion and connected to at least one of the first electronic musical instrument and the second electronic musical instrument, and configured to control at least one parameter of the first electronic musical instrument and the second electronic musical instrument.
PCT/US2023/072869 2022-08-25 2023-08-24 Devices and methods for advanced musical instrument systems WO2024044720A2 (en)

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* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
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US20020005108A1 (en) * 1998-05-15 2002-01-17 Ludwig Lester Frank Tactile, visual, and array controllers for real-time control of music signal processing, mixing, video, and lighting
DE102010013237A1 (en) * 2010-03-29 2011-09-29 Frank Kullmann Radio keytar for guitar-shaped instrument, has main-keyboard chord bass arrangement provided at instrument head, where musical data of arrangement is transmitted to sound manipulation mechanism and switching key
US20130174717A1 (en) * 2012-01-10 2013-07-11 Michael V. Butera Ergonomic electronic musical instrument with pseudo-strings
US20170110097A1 (en) * 2013-03-15 2017-04-20 Eric Sperr Guitar conversion system and method

Patent Citations (4)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number Priority date Publication date Assignee Title
US20020005108A1 (en) * 1998-05-15 2002-01-17 Ludwig Lester Frank Tactile, visual, and array controllers for real-time control of music signal processing, mixing, video, and lighting
DE102010013237A1 (en) * 2010-03-29 2011-09-29 Frank Kullmann Radio keytar for guitar-shaped instrument, has main-keyboard chord bass arrangement provided at instrument head, where musical data of arrangement is transmitted to sound manipulation mechanism and switching key
US20130174717A1 (en) * 2012-01-10 2013-07-11 Michael V. Butera Ergonomic electronic musical instrument with pseudo-strings
US20170110097A1 (en) * 2013-03-15 2017-04-20 Eric Sperr Guitar conversion system and method

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