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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 7390955 | Metronome with wireless transducer A metronome for use by a musician or group of musicians generally includes a signal generator for producing an electrical signal according to a desired timing scheme and one or more transducers in wireless communication with the signal generator. Each transducer, wh... | 06/24/2008 |
| 7381883 | System and methods for providing automatic classification of media entities according to tempo In connection with a classification system for classifying media entities that merges perceptual classification techniques and digital signal processing classification techniques for improved classification of media entities, a system and methods are provided for au... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7335833 | Music performance system A method and apparatus for producing a musical output is disclosed. The method and apparatus permit the creation, storage and retrieval of a first data structure representing a musical piece. The first data structure includes digital music information that represent... | 02/26/2008 |
| 7311658 | Method and system providing a fundamental musical interval for heart rate variability synchronization A broad method consisting of the composition and creation of music wherein musical cues are contained for the purpose of synchronizing the breathing cycle with a 5.88 second musical interval for the purpose of synchronizing the heart rate variability cycle with the ... | 12/25/2007 |
| 7304230 | Multiple channel metronome A multiple channel metronome for use by a plurality of musicians generally includes a signal generator for producing electrical signals according to desired timing schemes and a plurality of transducers in communication with the signal generator. Each transducer, wh... | 12/04/2007 |
| 7151214 | Interactive multimedia apparatus The apparatus (1) comprises a guitar (3) having strings (42) operable by a user to generate electric signals, a control unit (2), storage means for a simulation backing track in any desired multi-media file format and audio/audio-visual e... | 12/19/2006 |
| 6933434 | Musical tone control system, control method for same, program for realizing the control method, musical tone control apparatus, and notifying device There is provided a musical tone control system which is capable of preventing control not intended by the user even when the user stops moving when controlling the generation of musical tones reflecting motion or physical posture of the user. A motion detecting dev... | 08/23/2005 |
| 6822152 | Audio signal processing apparatus An audio signal processing apparatus for changing a tempo of an input audio signal is disclosed. The apparatus includes a magnification designator capable of designating a plurality of different magnifications. A device is capable of automatically detecting a beat(s... | 11/23/2004 |
| 6750390 | Automatic performing apparatus and electronic instrument An automatic performing apparatus and an electronic instrument with which a user can carry out an automatic musical performance, even for a complicated arrangement, simply by providing external events at certain intervals or corresponding only to a melody. In such a... | 06/15/2004 |
| 6561908 | Gaming device with a metronome system for interfacing sound recordings The present invention involves a gaming device with a metronome system. The metronome system includes a CPU which reads game state data on ticks determined by a check-back rate. The CPU can cause sound file changes to occur at any time any tick occurs, th... | 05/13/2003 |
| 6489549 | Electronic device with multiple sequences and methods to synchronize them The present invention relates to an electronic device composed of two or more conventional sequencers of conventional type that implement elaborate timed sequences of events, such as musical songs in MIDI format or in an equivalent digital proprietary for... | 12/03/2002 |
| 6372975 | Fixed-location method of musical performance and a musical instrument A method and apparatus for performing music on an electronic instrument in which individual chord progression chords can be triggered in real-time, while simultaneously making the individual notes of the chord, and/or possible scale notes and non-scale no... | 04/16/2002 |
| 6232540 | Time-scale modification method and apparatus for rhythm source signals A time-scale modification method or apparatus is basically designed to effect a time-scale modification process (i.e., expansion or compression with respect to time) on rhythm source signals containing waves such that rhythm sounds are not substantially c... | 05/15/2001 |
| 6118065 | Automatic performance device and method capable of a pretended manual performance using automatic performance data As automatic performance data are sequentially supplied at a given tempo, a player sequentially depresses keyboard keys at appropriate timing. Comparison is made between timing of each manual key-on event and timing of key-on and key-off events of each au... | 09/12/2000 |
| 5952596 | Method of changing tempo and pitch of audio by digital signal processing A pitch/tempo converting apparatus is constructed for concurrently changing a tempo and a pitch of an audio signal according to tempo designation information and pitch designation information. In the apparatus, a memory section memorizes the audio signal ... | 09/14/1999 |
| 5942711 | Roll-sound performance device and method A unique note length is allocated to each of a plurality of operating positions provided on a ribbon controller. In response to a position-selecting operation by a human operator, time data is generated which is representative of the note length allocated... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5880391 | Controller for use with a music sequencer in generating musical chords The controller scans a plurality of chord switches which select a particular type of chord. If a previously operated selection switch is still closed, the previously generated MIDI chord message continues. If a selection switch is newly operated, then the... | 03/09/1999 |
| 5847306 | Electronic musical instrument with automatic and semi-automatic playing apparatus When the action of key depression is paused in a semi-automatic play mode, the semi-automatic playing is switched to automatic playing. When the key depression is made in the automatic playing, the playing is shifted back to the semi-automatic playing. An... | 12/08/1998 |
| 5648627 | Musical performance control apparatus for processing a user's swing motion with fuzzy inference or a neural network A performance control apparatus is provided to control a manner of performance played by an electronic musical apparatus. Herein, sensors are provided to sense a swing motion of a baton which is swung by a human operator in response to time of music to be... | 07/15/1997 |
| 5585584 | Automatic performance control apparatus An automatic performance control apparatus provides a hand controller which contains gyro sensors in X, Y directions. The gyro sensors are employed to accurately detect hand-swing motion applied to the hand controller without being affected by gravity. Wh... | 12/17/1996 |
| 5515764 | Harmonic metronome An electronic metronome device producing precisely timed and tuned rhythms and pitches that are pre-programmed to correspond to specific scales or modes, arpeggios, chords, and etudes. A combination of microprocessor and user interface (34, 30, 28, and 26... | 05/14/1996 |
| 5350882 | Automatic performance apparatus with operated rotation means for tempo control An automatic performance apparatus which easily changes the tempo and direction of automatic performance of a musical instrument, for example, to a rhythm of a rap music such that a disc jockey operates a scratch disc. Clock frequency SQCK of sequence cou... | 09/27/1994 |
| 5300728 | Method and apparatus for adjusting the tempo of auto-accompaniment tones at the end/beginning of a bar for an electronic musical instrument This invention discloses an electronic musical instrument incorporating an auto-accompaniment apparatus, which can desirably set a tempo of rhythm accompaniment tones (e.g., chord, bass, and drum accompaniment tones) using a tempo preset button or an incr... | 04/05/1994 |
| 5272273 | Electronic musical instrument with function of reproduction of audio frequency signal In an electronic musical instrument having an audio reproducing function, when a plurality of keys are operated while a reproducing operation is in a halt state, the reproducing operation starts again in response to the operation of the keys. A movable op... | 12/21/1993 |
| 5227574 | Tempo controller for controlling an automatic play tempo in response to a tap operation When a tap switch is operated at desired beats during automatic music play, the tempo of the automatic play is variably controlled in correspondence with the interval between the tap operations. On the other hand, detection is made of a difference between... | 07/13/1993 |
| 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 |
| 5214231 | Apparatus for electronic teaching accompaniment and practice of music, which is independent of a played musical instrument The invention relates to an electronic teaching, accompaniment and practice music apparatus which is independent of a played musical instrument. The apparatus includes devices for digital sound production, tempo setting, accompaniment, operation and input... | 05/25/1993 |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| 4919030 | Visual indicator of temporal accuracy of compared percussive transient signals A visual indicator of temporal accuracy of compared percussive transient signals having a receiver for a reference input signal, a receiver for a performance or test input signal. An electronic circuit determines whether the first signal received is recei... | 04/24/1990 |
| 4719834 | Enhanced characteristics musical instrument In a method for providing musical accompaniment in response to playing of a processor-controlled musical instrument, a plurality of processes corresponding to different musical components of the accompaniment are executed in a pseudo-concurrent manner. Ea... | 01/19/1988 |
| 4704933 | Apparatus for and method of producing automatic music accompaniment from stored accompaniment segments in an electronic musical instrument The accompaniment apparatus for an electronic musical instrument comprises an accompaniment segment memory storing data representing a plurality of accompaniment segments which form a plurality of mutually different accompaniment patterns of predetermined... | 11/10/1987 |
| 4694724 | Synchronizing signal generator for musical instrument In a synchronized sound recording and reproducing system including a tape recorder to playback a tape carrying time code information indicative of particular longitudinal locations of the tape, a sequencer having sound information programmed therein and a... | 09/22/1987 |
| 4484507 | Automatic performance device with tempo follow-up function An automatic performance device is of a type in which the automatic performance is executed in accordance with musical data read out successively. It comprises a fast feed stop control circuit for advancing the progress of the automatic performance when a... | 11/27/1984 |
| 4454796 | Programmable musical instrument A musical instrument comprises an input circuit for entering pitch information and duration information of a note, a counting circuit for counting the time when the input means continues to be actuated in order to fix the duration information, a memory ci... | 06/19/1984 |
| 4432266 | Automatic musical performance device capable of controlling the tempo An automatic musical performance device follows in tempo a manual performance and is controllable to change the tempo of automatic performance independently of the tempo of manual performance. The automatic musical performance device comprises means for g... | 02/21/1984 |
| 4402244 | Automatic performance device with tempo follow-up function An automatic performance device is of a type in which the automatic performance is executed in accordance with musical data read out successively. It comprises a fast feed stop control circuit for advancing the progress of the automatic performance when a... | 09/06/1983 |
| 4350070 | Electronic music book An electronic music book for simplifying the storage and retrieval of musical scores in which a control panel operates electronic memories to locate a song in the memory for a musician's reading thereof. Optional modules may be added to the memory to expa... | 09/21/1982 |
