Apparatus for electronic teaching accompaniment and practice of music, which is independent of a played musical instrument
US5214231A · kind A · utility
Inventors
Key dates
| Filing date | Dec 18, 1991 |
| Grant date | May 25, 1993 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Dec 18, 2011 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2230/255
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The invention relates to an electronic teaching, accompaniment and practice music apparatus which is independent of a played musical instrument. The apparatus includes devices for digital sound production, tempo setting, accompaniment, operation and input of digital note data, which are connected by means of a control unit, which is connected with an electro-acoustical device for acoustical reproduction of the note sequences corresponding to the input piece of music via a digital-analog converter. There is an optical display device which is connected with a piano keyboard or a guitar fingerboard or represents these, for optical display of the note sequences played.
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