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Auto-play musical instrument with a dial for controlling tone-up level of auto-play tones
Assignee: Kawai Musical Instruments Manufacturing Co Ltd
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Filing: 1992-08-21
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Granted: 1993-06-15
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Expires: 2012-08-21
Abstract
Abstract An auto-play musical instrument, which can give a tone-up state of a music piece intended by a player at his or her intended timing is disclosed. When a rotational speed detector (60) detects that a dial (10) is rotated at a speed higher than a predetermined speed, a director (63) directs a pattern selector (65) to select a soft fill-in pattern or a loud fill-in pattern in place of increment/decrement of an intonation value by a value changer (64). An auto-play operation is made based on the selected pattern, thereby sharply changing the tone-up level of play tones.
Inventors
- 👤 Shinya Konishi
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
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Last Synchronized
2026-11-02 12:52
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/38; G10H2210/00; G10H2210/005; G10H2210/011; Y; Y10; Y10S; Y10S84/00; Y10S84/12; Y10S84/22
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 7
Claim 1
Independent Claim
246 words
An auto-play musical instrument for generating tones on the basis of programmed auto-play data, comprising a dial-like operation member for changing an intonation value indicating a tone-up level of play tones; intonation value incrementing/decrementing means for incrementing/decrementing the intonation value according to a rotational angle of said dial-like operation member; tone parameter modifying means for modifying tone parameters of the auto-play data according to the intonation value set upon operation of said dial-like operation member; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of said dial-like operation member; play pattern memory means for storing auto-play patterns for tone generation of fill-in pieces, which patterns are used for sharply changing the tone-up level of play tones; direction means for, when it is determined as a result of detection by said rotational speed detection means that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is higher than a predetermined speed, directing an auto-play operation based on the auto-play pattern for tone generation of the fill-in piece, and for, when it is determined that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is lower than the predetermined speed, directing said intonation value incrementing/decrementing means to increment/decrement the intonation value; and tone generation means for, when said direction means directs the auto-play operation based on the auto-play pattern for tone generation of the fill-in piece, reading out the auto-play pattern from said play pattern memory means, and performing the auto-play operation on the basis of the readout auto-play pattern.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
246 words
An auto-play musical instrument for generating tones on the basis of programmed auto-play data, comprising a dial-like operation member for changing an intonation value indicating a tone-up level of play tones; intonation value incrementing/decrementing means for incrementing/decrementing the intonation value according to a rotational angle of said dial-like operation member; tone parameter modifying means for modifying tone parameters of the auto-play data according to the intonation value set upon operation of said dial-like operation member; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of said dial-like operation member; play pattern memory means for storing auto-play patterns for tone generation of fill-in pieces, which patterns are used for sharply changing the tone-up level of play tones; direction means for, when it is determined as a result of detection by said rotational speed detection means that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is higher than a predetermined speed, directing an auto-play operation based on the auto-play pattern for tone generation of the fill-in piece, and for, when it is determined that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is lower than the predetermined speed, directing said intonation value incrementing/decrementing means to increment/decrement the intonation value; and tone generation means for, when said direction means directs the auto-play operation based on the auto-play pattern for tone generation of the fill-in piece, reading out the auto-play pattern from said play pattern memory means, and performing the auto-play operation on the basis of the readout auto-play pattern.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
66 words
An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising rotating direction detection means for detecting a rotating direction of said dial-like operation member, and designation means for designating a type of auto-play pattern for tone generation of the fill-in piece to be read out from said play pattern memory means according to the rotating direction of said dial-like operation member detected by said rotating direction detection means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
183 words
An auto-play musical instrument for performing an auto-play operation on the basis of programmed auto-play data, comprising: a dial-like operation member for changing an intonation value indicating a tone-up level of play tones; intonation value incrementing/decrementing means for incrementing/decrementing the intonation value according to a rotational angle of said dial-like operation member; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of said dial-like operation member; direction means for, when it is determined as a result of detection by said rotational speed detection means that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is higher than a predetermined speed, directing to set a preset value as the intonation value, and for, when it is determined that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is lower than the predetermined speed, directing said intonation value incrementing/decrementing means to increment/decrement the intonation value; intonation value setting means for setting the intonation value according to a direction from said direction means; and tone parameter modifying means for modifying tone parameters of the auto-play data according to the intonation value set by said intonation value setting means.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
183 words
An auto-play musical instrument for performing an auto-play operation on the basis of programmed auto-play data, comprising: a dial-like operation member for changing an intonation value indicating a tone-up level of play tones; intonation value incrementing/decrementing means for incrementing/decrementing the intonation value according to a rotational angle of said dial-like operation member; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of said dial-like operation member; direction means for, when it is determined as a result of detection by said rotational speed detection means that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is higher than a predetermined speed, directing to set a preset value as the intonation value, and for, when it is determined that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is lower than the predetermined speed, directing said intonation value incrementing/decrementing means to increment/decrement the intonation value; intonation value setting means for setting the intonation value according to a direction from said direction means; and tone parameter modifying means for modifying tone parameters of the auto-play data according to the intonation value set by said intonation value setting means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
187 words
An auto-play musical instrument for performing an auto-play operation on the basis of programmed auto-play data, comprising: a dial-like operation member for changing an intonation value indicating a tone-up level of play tones; intonation value incrementing/decrementing means for incrementing/decrementing the intonation value according to a rotational angle of said dial-like operation member; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of said dial-like operation member; direction means for, when it is determined as a result of detection by said rotational speed detection means that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is higher than a predetermined speed, directing to add a predetermined value to the intonation value set at that time, and for, when it is determined that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is lower than the predetermined speed, directing said intonation value incrementing/decrementing means to increment/decrement the intonation value; intonation value setting means for setting the intonation value according to a direction from said direction means; and tone parameter modifying means for modifying tone parameters of the auto-play data according to the intonation value set by said intonation value setting means.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
187 words
An auto-play musical instrument for performing an auto-play operation on the basis of programmed auto-play data, comprising: a dial-like operation member for changing an intonation value indicating a tone-up level of play tones; intonation value incrementing/decrementing means for incrementing/decrementing the intonation value according to a rotational angle of said dial-like operation member; rotational speed detection means for detecting a rotational speed of said dial-like operation member; direction means for, when it is determined as a result of detection by said rotational speed detection means that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is higher than a predetermined speed, directing to add a predetermined value to the intonation value set at that time, and for, when it is determined that the rotational speed of said dial-like operation member is lower than the predetermined speed, directing said intonation value incrementing/decrementing means to increment/decrement the intonation value; intonation value setting means for setting the intonation value according to a direction from said direction means; and tone parameter modifying means for modifying tone parameters of the auto-play data according to the intonation value set by said intonation value setting means.
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