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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 5221801 | Automatic accompaniment musical apparatus having programmable gradual tempo variation device An automatic accompaniment playing device comprising a memory for storing various normal rhythm patterns, switching devices for selecting any one of said normal rhythm patterns from said memory to play the same at a predetermined tempo, a settable control... | 06/22/1993 |
| 5220120 | Automatic play device having controllable tempo settings An automatic play device generates a tempo signal at a frequency corresponding to a tempo setting value. When a tempo setting value is changed, the device changes the frequency of the tempo signal gradually from one frequency corresponding to the tempo se... | 06/15/1993 |
| 5214228 | Electronic metronome An electronic metronome includes an adjustable oscillator driving a first frequency divider, a crystal time base driving a second frequency divider for generating a pair of audible frequencies, a standard pitch frequency and reference (time base) frequenc... | 05/25/1993 |
| 5164529 | Interruption control apparatus for use in performance information processing system An interruption control apparatus for controlling interruptions of a performance information processor for processing performance information of a piece of music. The interruption control apparatus includes a first time control unit for regulating the len... | 11/17/1992 |
| 5127305 | Apparatus for reproducing musical performance data compensated by a just-beated A musical performance data reproduction appparatus for reproducing stored performance data compensated with a just-beat function. A clock generator generates a clock proportional to a given tempo. A clock counter counts the clock to output incremental clo... | 07/07/1992 |
| 5001959 | Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument includes a performance operating member, a sound source unit, an assignment information memory, a control information register and a determining unit. The sound source unit generates a plurality of rhythm tones. The assign... | 03/26/1991 |
| 4991484 | Tone signal generation device having a sampling function There are provided a device for sampling a tone signal applied from outside, a built-in tone source, responsive to tone pitch information, a tone signal having tone pitch corresponding to the tone pitch of the tone pitch information, a memory capable of b... | 02/12/1991 |
| 4974483 | Metronome device The invention relates to a programmable electronic metronome, capable of registering all meter and speed characteristics of any musical work and of producing, when the musical work is to be performed, substantially sharp, perceivable, e.g. acoustic, signa... | 12/04/1990 |
| 4969384 | Musical score duration modification apparatus An automatic performance apparatus that can change the performance speed of desired sections in a piece of music automatically performed. The apparatus comprises a section designator for designating a specific section in the piece, a time evaluator for co... | 11/13/1990 |
| 4876936 | Electronic tone generator for generating a main melody, a first accompaniment, and a second accompaniment An electronic tone generator generates a synthesized three tones signal of a main melody tone, a first accompaniment tone, and a second accompaniment tone. The electronic tone generator includes a main melody generation circuit, a first accompaniment circ... | 10/31/1989 |
| 4700604 | Music playing system A master electronic musical instrument and a slave electronic musical instrument are interconnected through a cable and music playing data is transferred from the master electronic musical instrument to the slave electronic musical instrument. The slave e... | 10/20/1987 |
| 4685370 | Automatic rhythm playing apparatus having plurality of rhythm patterns for a rhythm sound A plurality of different kinds of rhythm playing pattern data corresponding to each of the different rhythm sounds being used to play specified rhythms is stored in a rhythm pattern memory section (1). When a particular kind of rhythm is being played auto... | 08/11/1987 |
| 4655113 | Rythm rate and tempo monitor for electronic musical instruments having automatic rhythm accompaniment A microprocessor-based processing system for monitoring the tempo rate and rhythm in an electronic musical instrument having an automatic rhythm accompaniment unit. In a first mode of operation, the monitor displays the tempo of the rhythm accompaniment u... | 04/07/1987 |
| 4646610 | Electronic musical instrument with automatic ending accompaniment function When an ending switch is operated on an electronic musical instrument while an automatic accompaniment is being produced, the pattern data of an automatic ending accompaniment is read out from a memory. Corresponding accompaniment sounds are generated fro... | 03/03/1987 |
| 4478123 | Electronic equipment with tone generating function Electronic equipment having a tone generating function has a memory which stores rhythm patterns. Rhythm pattern data which is stored in the memory is sequentially read out by key-in operation at a key input section which selects a desired rhythm pattern.... | 10/23/1984 |
| 4476764 | Automatic performance apparatus for use in combination with a manually operable musical tone generating instrument An automatic performance apparatus for use in combination with a manually operable musical tone generating instrument. The automatic performance apparatus includes a tempo signal generator, a reference timing signal generator, a tempo setting circuit and ... | 10/16/1984 |
| 4418598 | Electronic percussion synthesizer An electronic percussion synthesizer is disclosed which includes a plurality of pressure transducers, each representing a different percussive musical instrument. Each transducer is responsive to an external striking force for generating analog pulses, ea... | 12/06/1983 |
| 4361066 | Tempo measurement, display, and control system for an electronic musical instrument The present invention provides a system in an electronic musical instrument for measuring the setting of a variable resistor for controlling tempo, displaying the tempo to which the setting corresponds, and controlling the tempo so that notes are sounded ... | 11/30/1982 |
| 4354412 | Adaptive metronome for an automatic rhythm generator A sequence of timing signals is generated having a time spacing corresponding to the average spacing between successive actuations of a control switch. The system automatically starts a new calculation if the control switch is actuated at least two times ... | 10/19/1982 |
| 4296664 | Sound broadcasting apparatus An apparatus for reproducing sound from data which are electrically stored in an electronic memory is disclosed. This sound reproducing apparatus includes a member for providing timing control to associated electronic circuitry. There is also a member for... | 10/27/1981 |
| 4184401 | Electronic musical instrument with automatic bass chord performance device An electronic musical instrument comprises an upper keyboard channel, a lower keyboard channel and a pedal keyboard channel. The lower keyboard channel includes a tone gate which is actuated by a chord rhythm pattern pulse generated by an automatic rhythm... | 01/22/1980 |
| 4095501 | Automatic rhythm performing apparatus having a voltage-controlled variable frequency oscillator An automatic rhythm performing apparatus comprises a voltage-controlled variable frequency clock generator, a plurality of tempo determining voltage signal sources, a selector for selectively coupling one of the tempo determining voltage signal sources to... | 06/20/1978 |
