Electronic musical instrument with touch response function
US4875400A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 26, 1988 |
| Grant date | Oct 24, 1989 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 26, 2008 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H1/053
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
In preparing a musical tone by synthesizing tone waveforms from a plurality of tone waveform generators, touch response data representing parameters such as key depressing speed or string picking force is generated from a touch response data preparing unit. The obtained touch response data can be used to affect the musical tone. Touch curves can be independently designated to these tone waveform generators with a manually operating unit. A weighting device for modifying a touch curve by selecting loudness level and sensitivity is provided so that various touch curves can be attained from a single touch curve for weighting the musical tone.
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