Musical tone generating apparatus
US5081896A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 7, 1990 |
| Grant date | Jan 21, 1992 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 7, 2010 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2220/411
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The musical tone generating apparatus converts a movement of a man into a musical tone. Such movement of the man includes a walking or running movement, a jumping movement, a rubbing movement and a beating movement, a turning movement and the like. More specifically, a tone pitch, a tone color, a tone volume or other parameters of the musical tone to be generated is controlled based on a value of a moving speed, a value of a jumping height or a value of frictional heat produced by the rubbing movement of player's hands.
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