Electronic musical instrument
US4301704A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 1, 1978 |
| Grant date | Nov 24, 1981 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 1, 1998 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H1/043
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
An electronic musical instrument generates musical tone signals by digitally executing the calculations of equations representing frequency modulation. The instrument comprises a keyboard information generating circuit for generating key information concerning depressed key numbers and key touch information concerning key operation, a plurality of system parameter generating circuits for providing parameter information in response to the outputs of a tone color selecting switch section, a plurality of system musical tone signal forming sections each for producing musical tone signals through the digital calculation of the FM equation in accordance with the abovementioned informations, and a musical tone generating section for producing musical tones by combining the musical tone signals provided by the musical tone signal forming sections, the musical tone signal forming sections calculating the FM equation by using different parameters provided by the parameter generating circuits. The produced musical tone signals contain partials of inharmonic relations and are rich in partials, to realize naturalness.
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