公开(公告)号：US4791848A

公开(公告)日：1988-12-20

申请号：US133655

申请日：1987-12-16

申请人： Kenneth L. Blum, Jr.

发明人： Kenneth L. Blum, Jr.

IPC分类号： G09B15/06 ,  G10G1/02 ,  G09B15/00 ,  G10G3/04 ,  G10H3/12

CPC分类号： G09B15/06 ,  G10G1/02 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： A system for facilitating instruction of musicians in playing of a stringed musical instrument of the type having a plurality of strings and a plurality of frets such as a guitar. The system includes means for producing signals representing musical notes to be played, this means including an array of switches (which may take the form of capacitors), one switch being provided for each note. The switches are positioned beneath each string, which may constitute one of the components of respective switches within a group, in vicinity of each fret. Processing means, which may be coupled to the means for producing signals, produces data representing the musical notes when the system is in its input configuration. Means for receiving, storing and playing back data therefrom representing the musical notes are coupled to the processing means. The processing means may be coupled to the means for receiving, storing and playing back data and are responsive to data develops signals representing the musical notes when the system is in its playback configuration. Display means, which may be coupled to the processing means and responsive to the signals therefrom, provides visual indication of the musical notes to be played, the display means including an array of light-emitting members (which may be LED's), one light-emitting member (LED) being provided for each note. Individual ones of the light-emitting members are positioned beneath each string in vicinity of each fret.

公开(公告)号：US4901618A

公开(公告)日：1990-02-20

申请号：US286963

申请日：1988-12-19

申请人： Kenneth L. Blum, Jr.

发明人： Kenneth L. Blum, Jr.

IPC分类号： G09B15/06 ,  G10G1/02

CPC分类号： G10G1/02 ,  G09B15/06

摘要： A system for facilitating instruction of musicians in playing of a stringed musical instrument of the type having a plurality of strings and a plurality of frets such as a guitar. The system includes means for producing signals representing musical notes to be played, this means including an array of switches (which may take the form of capacitors), one switch being provided for each note. The switches are positioned beneath each string, which may constitute one of the components of respective switches within a group, in vicinity of each fret. Processing means, which may be coupled to the means for producing signals, produces data representing the musical notes when the system is in its input configuration. Means for receiving, storing and playing back data therefrom representing the musical notes are coupled to the processing means. The processing means may be coupled to the means for receiving, storing and playing back data and are responsive to data develops signals representing the musical notes when the system is in its playback configuration. Display means, which may be coupled to the processing means and responsive to the signals therefrom, provides visual indication of the musical notes to be played, the display means including an array of light-emitting members (which may be LED's), one light-emitting member (LED) being provided for each note. Individual ones of the light-emitting members are positioned beneath each string in vicinity of each fret.

摘要翻译： 一种用于促进音乐家在演奏具有多个琴弦和诸如吉他的多个音色的弦乐器的指导的系统。 该系统包括用于产生表示要播放的音符的信号的装置，该装置包括开关阵列（其可以采取电容器的形式），为每个音符提供一个开关。 开关位于每个串之下，其可以构成组内相应开关的组件之一，在每个支架附近。 当系统处于其输入配置时，可以耦合到用于产生信号的装置的处理装置产生表示音符的数据。 用于接收，存储和再现表示音符的数据的装置被耦合到处理装置。 处理装置可以耦合到用于接收，存储和重放数据的装置，并且当系统处于其重放配置时响应于数据发展表示音符的信号。 显示装置，其可以耦合到处理装置并响应于其信号，提供要播放的音符的视觉指示，显示装置包括发光构件阵列（其可以是LED），一个发光元件 为每个音符提供发光元件（LED）。 发光元件中的各个位于每个灯柱附近。