公开(公告)号：US06444891B1

公开(公告)日：2002-09-03

申请号：US09829194

申请日：2001-04-09

申请人： Po Wo Koo

发明人： Po Wo Koo

IPC分类号： G09B1504

CPC分类号： G10H1/342 ,  G10H2220/301 ,  G10H2230/145 ,  Y10S84/02 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： Electronic guitar including a case, a keyboard, a sound synthesis electronic assembly and an output line. The keyboard is divided into an upper keyboard arranged on a neck of the case and a lower keyboard arranged on a body of the case. The upper and lower keyboards constitute a complex array. When a key on the upper keyboard and a key on the lower keyboard are pressed, a determined note is generated by the sound synthesis electronic assembly and can be output to a karaoke CD player. It is thus possible to play this guitar while singing the karaoke.

摘要翻译： 电子吉他包括外壳，键盘，声音合成电子组件和输出线。 键盘分为布置在外壳颈部上的上键盘和布置在外壳主体上的下键盘。 上下键盘构成复杂阵列。 当按下上部键盘上的键和下部键盘上的键时，由声音合成电子组件生成确定的音符，并且可以输出到卡拉OK CD播放器。 因此，可以在唱卡拉OK的同时弹吉他。

公开(公告)号：US5739455A

公开(公告)日：1998-04-14

申请号：US768381

申请日：1996-12-17

申请人： Yiu Cheung Poon

发明人： Yiu Cheung Poon

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G09B15/04 ,  G10H1/18

CPC分类号： G10H1/0083 ,  G10H1/342 ,  G10H2220/415 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： An electronic guitar music simulation system which includes a guitar shaped keyboard having multiple key switches corresponding to various musical notes. A control processor within the guitar shaped keyboard is utilized to detect each change in a key switch state and infrared transmitter then transmits a unique code corresponding to the change in state for each key switch. A battery powered infrared receiver unit receives each unique code and couples binary codes to the processor of a personal computer system, via an electrical connection to a parallel port of the computer system. A software module within the computer system then converts the binary code into a corresponding audio output signal which may be output via the computer system speaker. A power control circuit within the infrared receiver unit activates the infrared receiver unit only in response to a selected control signal from the computer system, preventing false activation of the infrared receiver unit.

摘要翻译： 一种电子吉他音乐模拟系统，其包括具有对应于各种音符的多个键开关的吉他形键盘。 吉他形键盘内的控制处理器用于检测钥匙开关状态的每个变化，然后红外线发射器发送与每个钥匙开关的状态变化相对应的唯一码。 电池供电的红外接收器单元接收每个唯一的代码，并通过与计算机系统的并行端口的电连接将二进制代码耦合到个人计算机系统的处理器。 计算机系统内的软件模块然后将二进制代码转换成可通过计算机系统扬声器输出的对应音频输出信号。 红外接收器单元内的功率控制电路仅响应于来自计算机系统的所选择的控制信号激活红外接收器单元，防止红外接收器单元的错误激活。

公开(公告)号：US5121668A

公开(公告)日：1992-06-16

申请号：US467650

申请日：1990-01-19

申请人： Marc H. Segan ,  Michael Newsome

发明人： Marc H. Segan ,  Michael Newsome

IPC分类号： G10H1/34 ,  G10H1/38

CPC分类号： G10H1/38 ,  G10H1/342 ,  G10H2210/576 ,  G10H2230/055 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： A microprocessor-based electronic guitar generates a music signal for driving an integral speaker. The electronic guitar includes a housing defining a neck and a body, a plurality of manually actuatable strings secured to the body, and a plurality of pushbuttons distributed along the neck, the strings and pushbuttons being operable by the player for controlling the composition of the music signal generated by the microprocessor. The electronic guitar is playable in a chord mode wherein the microprocessor, upon striking the strings, generates a music signal corresponding to chord sounds, a lead mode wherein the microprocessor, upon striking the strings, generates a music signal corresponding to individual notes, and an automatic mode wherein the microprocessor, upon striking the strings, generates a predetermined chord progression defining a stored melody.

摘要翻译： 基于微处理器的电子吉他产生用于驱动整体扬声器的音乐信号。 电子吉他包括限定颈部和主体的壳体，固定到身体上的多个可手动致动的琴弦以及沿颈部分布的多个按钮，琴弦和按钮可由玩家操作以控制音乐的组成 由微处理器产生的信号。 电子吉他可以以和弦模式播放，其中微处理器在击弦时产生对应于和弦声音的音乐信号，一种引导模式，其中微处理器在击弦时产生对应于各个音符的音乐信号， 自动模式，其中微处理器在敲击琴弦时产生限定所存储的旋律的预定和弦进行。

公开(公告)号：US5085119A

公开(公告)日：1992-02-04

申请号：US554409

申请日：1990-07-19

申请人： John F. Cole

发明人： John F. Cole

IPC分类号： G10H1/34

CPC分类号： G10H1/342 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： An instrument is structured as a guitar and control-box incorporating electronic circuitry to control an external electronic synthesizer and electronic sampling instruments via a conventional M.I.D.I. system. The instrument is played in the fashion of a guitar with digital signals generated in response to switches activated when a musician plays the instrument in a similar manner to playing a conventional guitar. Boards which are capable of movement with respect to the guitar body or arm together with displacement transducers and high efficiency touch-sensitive switches are used for note selection and to create pitch-bend, note-velocity and tremolo signals. The note and fret touch switches are mounted on fret boards which replace the strings of a conventional guitar. The fret boards also produce pitch bend signals.A plurality of pluckboards initiate note-pluck and enable ergonomic multi-timbre playing.

摘要翻译： 仪器被构造为吉他和控制箱，其包括电子电路，以通过常规的M.I.D.I.控制外部电子合成器和​​电子采样仪器。 系统。 该乐器以吉他的方式演奏，当音乐家以类似于播放常规吉他的方式播放乐器时，响应于激活的开关而产生的数字信号。 能够相对于吉他身体或手臂移动的板与位移传感器和高效率感应开关一起使用，用于笔记选择，并创建俯仰弯曲，音符速度和颤音信号。 音符和遥控触摸开关安装在更换传统吉他琴弦的音板上。 喇叭板也产生俯仰信号。 多个pluckboard启动笔记，并启用符合人体工程学的多音色播放。

公开(公告)号：US5005461A

公开(公告)日：1991-04-09

申请号：US340235

申请日：1989-04-19

申请人： Yoshiyuki Murata

发明人： Yoshiyuki Murata

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H3/18

CPC分类号： G10H1/0016 ,  G10H1/342 ,  G10H3/18 ,  G10H2220/076 ,  G10H2220/181 ,  G10H2240/255 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： An instrument which automatically generates plucking sounds responsive a player's manual fingering operation performed on an electronic stringed instrument, and also to a memory instrument which stores plucking data for generating the plucking sounds. When fingering operation is performed on a fingerboard, an output section thereof outputs pitch data. Plucking data are sequentially read out from a memory section thereof. On the basis of the pitch data and the plucking data, a musical tone generating section automatically and sequentially generates plucking sounds each having a tone pitch corresponding to the pitch data, without a manual plucking operation of the player.

摘要翻译： 响应于在电子弦乐器上执行的玩家手动指法操作而自动产生采摘声音的乐器，以及存储用于产生采摘声音的拔除数据的存储器乐器。 当在指板上进行指法操作时，其输出部分输出音调数据。 拔出数据从其存储部分顺序地读出。 基于音高数据和拔除数据，乐音产生部分自动并顺序地产生具有与音高数据对应的音调音调的拔除声音，而不需要播放器的手动拔出操作。

公开(公告)号：US4993300A

公开(公告)日：1991-02-19

申请号：US100792

申请日：1987-09-24

申请人： Gary Ejen

发明人： Gary Ejen

IPC分类号： G10D3/06

CPC分类号： G10D3/06 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： A method of playing a fretted string instrument having a body, a neck, a single elongated fingerboard on the neck and conventional strings in tension over the body between a head and bridge thereof; the fingerboard extending rearwardly of the neck over the body and including at least about twenty-five frets, a substantial number of which frets overlie the body, means for retaining the instrument against the body of the instrumentalist and angularly disposed relative to the vertical, the fingerboard being outwardly convexed, the forward edges of the body adjacent the fingerboard diverging rearwardly, the fingerboard thereby being accessible to the fingers of both hands approaching the fingerboard from opposite sides throughout the length of the fingerboard, neck and body, the method comprising the instrumentalist retaining the instrument against the instrumentalist's body and angularly disposed relative to the vertical with the single fingerboard facing outwardly, approaching the strings with the fingers of one hand from one side of the fingerboard and with the fingers of the other hand from the other side of the fingerboard, and tapping, bending and pulling at least one of the strings along the length of the fingerboard with the fingers of both hands by applying the fingers of the other hand in advance of the position of the one hand and then applying the fingers of the other hand again in a position in advance of the position of the other hand in either direction.

摘要翻译： 一种玩耍弦乐器的方法，其具有身体，颈部，颈部上的单个细长指板和在头部和桥梁之间​​的身体张力的常规弦; 指状物从颈部向后延伸到身体上并且包括至少约二十五个皮肤，其中相当多的皮肤覆盖在身体上，用于将仪器保持抵靠仪器主体并相对于垂直方向成角度地设置的装置 指板向外凸出，身体相邻的指板的前边缘向后发散，指板由此可由双手的手指从指板，颈部和身体的整个长度的相对侧接近指板，该方法包括仪器主体 将仪器保持在仪器主体的身体上并且相对于垂直方向成角度地设置，单指板面向外，一只手的指状物从指板的一侧接近弦线，另一只手的指状物从另一侧的另一侧接近 指板，敲击，弯曲和拉拔至少一个str 通过在一只手的位置之前施用另一只手的手指，然后再次将另一只手的手指再次施加在另一只手的位置之前的位置，使用双指手指的指板的长度 另一方面在任一方向。

公开(公告)号：US4468997A

公开(公告)日：1984-09-04

申请号：US464386

申请日：1983-02-07

申请人： Leroy D. Young, Jr.

发明人： Leroy D. Young, Jr.

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/18 ,  G10H1/34

CPC分类号： G10H1/182 ,  G10H1/342 ,  G10H2220/301 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： Apparatus for detecting note selection on a guitar fretboard including a differential amplifier for detecting voltage drops across successive fret pairs, a multiplexer for connecting successive fret pairs to the differential amplifier, counters for maintaining an indication of the string and fret position under examination, and a shorting string placed across the frets for insuring reliable circuit operation.

摘要翻译： 用于检测吉他指板上的音符选择的装置，包括用于检测连续的音柱对上的电压降的差分放大器，用于将连续的输出对连接到差分放大器的多路复用器，用于维持检查时的字符串和颤音位置的指示的计数器，以及 短路线放置在电缆上，以确保可靠的电路操作。

公开(公告)号：US4339979A

公开(公告)日：1982-07-20

申请号：US105972

申请日：1979-12-21

申请人： Travis Norman

发明人： Travis Norman

IPC分类号： G10H1/22 ,  G10H1/057 ,  G10H1/08 ,  G10H5/06

CPC分类号： G10H1/08 ,  G10H1/057 ,  G10H5/06 ,  Y10S84/02 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： An electronic musical instrument forms output signals having at least one frequency component and an amplitude defining envelope. Output signals are formed for selected string simulators on the instrument so that the notes and chords may be formed simulating a stringed musical instrument by combining the output signals. Various parameters of the amplitude envelope of the output signals may be varied at a user's selection.

摘要翻译： 电子乐器形成具有至少一个频率分量和幅度定义包络的输出信号。 为仪器上的所选字符串模拟器形成输出信号，使得可以通过组合输出信号来形成模拟弦乐器的音符和弦。 输出信号的幅度包络的各种参数可以在用户选择时变化。

公开(公告)号：US4321852A

公开(公告)日：1982-03-30

申请号：US105160

申请日：1979-12-19

申请人： Leroy D. Young, Jr.

发明人： Leroy D. Young, Jr.

IPC分类号： G10H1/18 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H7/00 ,  G10H3/00

CPC分类号： G10H7/002 ,  G10H1/182 ,  G10H1/342 ,  G10H2220/301 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： A musical instrument for cooperation with an electronic synthesizer having a parallel-control fretboard on a mountable neck member. Electronics associated with the neck member provide accurate volume, gate and frequency control signals for a synthesizer while still permitting normal guitar playing nuances such as hammer-offs, hammer-ons, slides, muting, and bends. A preferred embodiment employs a micro-processor and a multiple string fretboard.

摘要翻译： 一种与在可安装的颈部构件上具有平行控制指板的电子合成器协作的乐器。 与颈部构件相关联的电子器件为合成器提供精确的音量，门和频率控制信号，同时仍然允许正常的吉他演奏细微差别，例如敲击，敲击，滑动，静音和弯曲。 优选实施例采用微处理器和多字符串指板。

公开(公告)号：US4156380A

公开(公告)日：1979-05-29

申请号：US711355

申请日：1976-08-03

申请人： Truxton K. Fulton

发明人： Truxton K. Fulton

IPC分类号： G10C3/20 ,  G10H3/22 ,  G10D1/00

CPC分类号： G10C3/20 ,  G10H3/22 ,  Y10S84/30

摘要： A musical instrument comprising a keyboard and related controls (i.e., foot pedals, stops or equivalent controls), which through electronic circuitry remotely direct the mechanical manipulation of taut strings of guitar gauge, enabling the keyboard musician to create the many sounds characteristic of the electric guitar. Apart from the mechanical apparatus engaged with the strings, this invention relates, to a large extent, to the employment and design of the controlling electronic circuitry.

摘要翻译： 一种包括键盘和相关控制（即脚踏踏板，停止或等效控制）的乐器，其通过电子电路远程引导吉他音调的拉紧弦的机械操纵，使得键盘音乐家能够创建许多电的特征 吉他。 本发明除了与串联的机械装置之外，在很大程度上涉及控制电子电路的使用和设计。