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Capture combination action system for electronic organs

US4296667A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 1980
Grant dateOct 27, 1981
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2000

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H1/24
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A microprocessor controlled electronic capture combination action system for use in an electronic organ for selecting a predetermined combination of stops to define the organ voicing. The system includes a plurality of stop tabs for setting and resetting the stops, a plurality of pistons for setting a desired combination of stops to a predetermined condition, a random access memory for storing data associated with a selected combination of stops, a read only memory containing a permanently stored operating program incorporating a plurality of operating instructions, an indicator light associated with each of the stop tabs and a microprocessor responsive to the operating instructions. The stop tab and pistons are continually and sequentially scanned to detect the contact closures. Actuated stop tabs cause the associated stops to be selected and the indicator lights illuminated. Information corresponding to a selected combination of stops for a selected one of the pistons is stored in the random access memory and may be recalled at will by closing the appropriate piston. The recalled data is used to select the combination of stops and illuminate the associated indicator lights. The s…

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