公开(公告)号：US4384503A

公开(公告)日：1983-05-24

申请号：US266436

申请日：1981-05-22

申请人： Gary Gunn

发明人： Gary Gunn

IPC分类号： G10H1/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0016 ,  G10H2210/086 ,  G10H2220/061 ,  G10H2220/161 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： A multiple language electronic keyboard system is disclosed for generating and modifying musical note information. The system includes a plurality of manually activated switches arranged in a matrix of rows and columns with the switches sufficiently close to allow a single finger of the user to activate a plurality of switches in a single stroke. A decoder detects and distinguishes between a first language and a second language of distinct switch activation patterns. Musical note information is generated by a processor which receives information from the decoder concerning the location of each activated switch and the language detected by the decoder. The versatility of this system is further enhanced by the addition of envelope and tone generators and also by visual display devices. In the preferred embodiment the keyboard is arranged to positionally and operationally emulate a guitar fret board.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于生成和修改音符信息的多语言电子键盘系统。 该系统包括以行和列为矩阵布置的多个手动激活的开关，其中开关足够接近以允许用户的单个手指以单次行程激活多个开关。 解码器检测并区分不同切换激活模式的第一语言和第二语言。 音乐信息由处理器产生，处理器从解码器接收关于每个被激活的开关的位置和由解码器检测的语言的信息。 通过添加信封和音调发生器以及视觉显示装置，该系统的多功能性进一步增强。 在优选实施例中，键盘被布置成在吉他板上进行位置和操作地仿真。