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Musical sound signal generation apparatus

US6198035A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateFeb 14, 2000
Grant dateMar 6, 2001
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Expiry dateFeb 14, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2250/621
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There is disclosed a musical sound signal generation apparatus for creating vacant channels by monaural sounding, in which a left/right balance is maintained and the total sound volume can be increased. When there is a key-on, and there is no vacant channel, a pair of channels for stereo sounding are selected, one channel of the pair of channels is released at a high rate, the panning coefficient of the other channel is changed, and a monaural sound is outputted from left and right output systems. Similarly, another pair of channels are selected, one channel of the pair of channels is released at the high rate, the panning coefficient of the other channel is changed, and the monaural sound is outputted from the left and right output systems. The L and R channels of the new key-on are assigned to two vacant channels.

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