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Musical sound waveform generator having a carrier signal and a modulation signal mixed at a controlled mixing ratio

US5103711A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 12, 1990
Grant dateApr 14, 1992
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Expiry dateMar 12, 2010

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H1/053
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A carrier signal generating unit generates a carrier signal. A modulation signal generating unit generates a modulation signal. A mixing controlling unit controls, in mixing the modulation signal with the carrier signal, a mixing ratio of the modulation signal to the carrier signal and outputs a mixed signal in which the modulation signal and the carrier signal are mixed in the controlled mixing ratio. A waveform outputting unit has a predetermined functional relation between its input and output and receives the mixed signal from the mixing controlling unit to provide a modulated musical sound waveform. In this case, the carrier signal and the modulation signal are set such that a desired musical sound waveform is obtained from the waveform outputting unit when the mixing ratio of the modulation signal to the carrier signal is controlled by the mixing controlling unit to a predetermined mixing ratio. And the present invention provides a method of setting the carrier signal and the modulation signal.

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