摘要:
A method and apparatus for reproducing the complete attack transient and steady state portions of a waveform is disclosed. In an electronic musical instrument providing a means for detecting the depression and release of a key switch, a means for storing a complete attack transient of the waveform and a predetermined number of full cycles of the steady state of the waveform, a means for generating addresses for selectively causing the reading from the storage means the complete attack transient of the waveform and the predetermined number of full cycles of the steady state of the waveform and for generating addresses for selectively causing the repeated reading from the storage means, either randomly or in a predetermined pattern, a number of cycles of the steady state of the waveform until release of the depressed key switch, and means for generating addresses for selectively causing the continued repeated reading from a storage means, either randomly or in a predetermined pattern, a number of cycles of the steady state of the waveform during the decay transient of the waveform until audio ceases. The waveform contains envelope characteristics and is of an harmonically and non-harmonically varying content changing with time. Upon the detection of the completion of the reading of the complete waveform the continued depression of the key switch a number of cycles of the steady state of the waveform are continued to be read from the storage means, either randomly or in a predetermined pattern, until release of the depressed key switch. The repeated reading of the number of cycles is a recirculation of the steady state portion of the waveform and is controlled by a switch means which limits the generated address to a predetermined address or the randomly generated addresses to a predetermined range. The amount of recirculation of the steady state portion of the waveform may also be controlled by incorporating the voice memory data of the first address location of the first cycle of the attack transient portion of the waveform a digital coding limiting the randomly generated addresses to a predetermined range.
摘要:
A digital electronic organ mixture system comprises a pair of digital organs operatively connected in parallel to the same keyboard or keyboards. The keys are grouped into regions of adjacent keys. In one of the parallel organ systems, the frequency numbers ascend along the keyboard corresponding to the notes associated with the keys. In the other parallel organ system, the frequency numbers are weighted by preselected factors, the factor being the same for each keyboard region, and the factor for each successive region along the keyboard being lower than the factor for the immediately preceding region. Activation of a key along the keyboard produces a pitch series comprising a note produced by the unweighted frequency numbers in one organ system and a second note produced by the weighted frequency numbers in the other organ system. The pitch series breaks back at each successive keyboard region in accordance with the weighting factor for that region. One or more additional complex wave forms may be stored in the organ system having weighted frequency numbers, to produce other tones in the pitch series.
摘要:
This electrical waveform synthesizer uses a digital feedback loop circuit which includes selectable inputs for multiplex or recirculation operation, and a shift register whose shift rate is controlled by an adjustable precision clock so as to accurately adjust the frequency of the output waveform. The adjustable clock features a precision oscillator whose pulse rate is divided by a selectable-logic rate-divider circuit.
摘要:
D R A W I N G A first memory digitally stores the levels of the spectra of the fundamental wave and each harmonic up to the mth harmonic of intended tone color waves, a second memory digitally stores values XO through XN of a sinusoidal wave function at the respective points in its one cycle sampled by a sampling number N, and a third memory is for writing incoming information to be thereafter read out. Digital signals (a, b, . . . z) each representing amplitude of the respective tone color are sequentially and repetitiously produced. The levels of the spectra (fundamentals: a1b1, . . . z1; second harmonics: a2, b2 . . . z2; . . . ; mth harmonics: am, bm, . . . zm) for the respective tone color waves are sequentially read from the first memory. The amplitude signals and the level signals are respectively multiplied with each other tone color by tone color, and thereafter are added cumulatively for each of the fundamental waves and the harmonics to produce each cumulative value Hp (a X ap) + (b X bp) + . . . + (z X zp); where p . . . ,m. On the other hand, values of the sinusoidal function at the respective address points PQ mod N, where Q 1, . . . N, are read from the second memory and these read out outputs are multiplied by the respective value Hp. The products of the multiplication are added cumulatively for values H1 through Hm to obtain a signal
摘要:
A time-divisional data register comprises a shift register and a latch and is used for transferring data from a first apparatus operating at a relatively high speed to a second apparatus performing a time-divisional processing at a relatively low speed or long first period. The shift register operating at a second period shorter than the first period fetches data transmitted from the first apparatus with a designated time-divisional channel to which the data is to be assigned, stores the fetched data at a storage position corresponding to the designated channel and then outputs repetitively the stored data for each channel in turn at the second period. The latch latches the outputs from the shift register and outputs the latched data in synchronism with tile processing period of each channel in the second apparatus.
摘要:
A tone signal generator utilizing ancillary memories for an electronic musical instrument system has a source memory storing a long and continuous waveform data and two ancillary memories each capacity of which is smaller than that of the source memory. A portion of the continuous waveform data from the source memory is written into one of the ancillary memories. After completion of the writing operation, the written waveform data is read out for tone production, and simultaneously another portion of the continuous waveform data is written into the other of said ancillary memories. The repetition of such operation make it possible to reproduce a long and continuous tone waveform in spite of the small capacity of the ancillary memories.
摘要:
An electronic musical instrument comprises a waveshape memory delivering out digital value samples of one cycle of a certain waveshape, and a loop circuit including a filter and a shift register. The digital waveshape values read out from the waveshape memory is caused to circulate at a predetermined rate of time in the loop circuit. A waveshape taken out from the loop circuit varies as time lapses, and is utilized as a musical tone.
摘要:
An electronic musical instrument has a plurality of tone selectors which select musical tones; a waveshape calculator which calculates a waveshape represented by amplitudes at two or more than two sampled points of one period of the selected tone and which is operative whenever the tone selectors are actuated; a plurality of waveshape memories which temporarily memorize the calculated waveshapes; clock signal generator which generates clock signals with high frequencies corresponding to pitches of depressed keyswitches of the musical instrument and which is operative whenever the keyswitches are depressed; a reading circuit which repetitively and successively reads out the memorized waveshape amplitudes by the clock signal generated by the clock signal generator; and a converter which converts the waveshape amplitudes read out by the reading circuit to a musical tone, wherein a musical tone is generated by repetitively reading out the temporarily memorized musical waveshape.
摘要:
In a musical polyphonic tone synthesizer, musical waveshapes are produced by voltage controlled oscillators. The analog frequency control voltages are created by converting stored digital numbers to analog voltages. The selection of these digital numbers and their assignment to a plurality of voltage controlled oscillators is controlled by detecting switches actuated on a keyboard. Provision is made for operating the oscillators over the full frequency range of an electronic musical instrument's keyboard. Automatic tuning means is incorporated to adjust the conversion reference voltage for each oscillator to keep the musical instrument in tune by locking the set of voltage controlled oscillators to a stable reference oscillator. Tuning the reference oscillator thereby tunes the set of voltage controlled oscillators while retaining equal tempered musical frequencies.
摘要:
When transferring waveform data from a waveform region in a high-capacity flash memory to a waveform buffer in a RAM, first, whether a non-ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the allocated non-ring buffer region. If such a non-ring buffer region cannot be allocated, then whether a ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the ring-buffer region in a ring buffer operational manner.