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Class 84/652 - Tempo control


Subclass of Class 84 - Music
Definition: Subject matter wherein the rate or speed of rhythm is variable.
No. of patents: 45
Last issue date: 06/24/2008


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NumberTitleIssue Date
4345501Automatic performance tempo control device
A tempo control device for automatic performance according to this invention is of a type wherein a tempo of automatic performance is caused to automatically follow that of manual performance as the latter changes during performance. When difference in te...
08/24/1982
4344344Electronic musical instrument having musical performance training system
An electronic musical instrument comprises a keyboard, a tone signal forming circuit to produce musical tone signals corresponding to keys being depressed on the keyboard, a memory to store musical performance data, a keyboard display device to visually i...
08/17/1982
4216693Means for storing bass rhythm patterns
In accordance with the present invention, twelve different partials for a bass rhythm pattern are stored in only four columns of a ROM (Read Only Memory). The first three columns comprise a straight binary encoding of six different partials including the ...
08/12/1980
4163407Programmable rhythm unit
A programmable rhythm unit is disclosed for electrically simulating sounds of a plurality of rhythm instruments being played in selected ones of a plurality of different rhythmic patterns. A variable frequency oscillator cooperates with a counter/divider ...
08/07/1979
4095501Automatic 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
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