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| 7429698 | Acoustic practice percussion instrument and practice kit An acoustic percussion instrument and percussion set containing the instrument. The instrument includes a hollow cylindrical shell having a first end and a second end and an inside cylindrical surface. A first substantially rigid plate having an outside surface and ... | 09/30/2008 |
| 7385135 | Electronic percussion instrumental system and percussion detecting apparatus therein An object of the present invention is to provide a percussion detecting apparatus, which is excellent in percussion feeling, and the percussion sounds of which are very small, in electronic percussion instrumental system. The percussion detecting apparatus is provid... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7381885 | Electronic percussion instrument and percussion tone control program An electronic percussion instrument which is capable of accurately discriminating roll performance to thereby electronically produce percussion tones closer to tones produced by a natural percussion instrument. A waveform memory 6 stores waveform data of perc... | 06/03/2008 |
| 7351898 | Color-guiding music teaching system including practice pad, pitch plates, percussion targets & lesson book assembly and method A Color-guiding Music Teaching System including practice pad, pitch plates, percussion targets & lesson book assembly and method is disclosed. The teaching method enables young students to learn music much faster than before by creating an association between musica... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7339107 | Method of and system for controlling audio effects An audio effects control for and method of controlling the application of special audio effects applied to an audio signal, comprises a sensor configured to sense movement associated with the generation of the audio signal, wherein the sensor produces a control sign... | 03/04/2008 |
| 7282633 | Sound augmentation system and method for a drum A sound augmentation system for a drum comprises a wave generator for producing an electrical signal corresponding to a predetermined sound, an amplifier for amplifying the electrical signal to produce an amplified electrical signal, and a driver for translating the... | 10/16/2007 |
| 7196261 | Electronic percussion instrument for producing sound at intended loudness and electronic percussion system using the same An electronic drum includes a pad to be beaten with sticks, a circular piezoelectric converter for converting stress to an electric signal and a semi-circular filter element adhered at one surface to the pad and at the other surface to the circular piezoelectric con... | 03/27/2007 |
| 7179985 | Hybrid electric/acoustic percussion instrument A hybrid electric/acoustic percussion instrument and percussion set containing the instrument. The instrument includes a hollow cylindrical shell having a first end and a second end and an inside cylindrical surface. A first substantially rigid plate having an outsi... | 02/20/2007 |
| 7176373 | Interactive performance interface for electronic sound device An Interactive Performance Interface for use with an audio system uses at least one performance mode to provide access to control rate and audio rate signals activated by interaction rate signals synthesized by interactive control envelopes. Audio signals, control r... | 02/13/2007 |
| 7163431 | Toy percussion instrument with tethered striker A toy percussion instrument that is characterized by a novel method of attaching a tether to a striker and/or main instrument body. The new location of attachment enables compliance with stringent safety standards without detracting from the playability of the toy i... | 01/16/2007 |
| 7135637 | Apparatus and method for detecting performer's motion to interactively control performance of music or the like Performance interface system includes a motion detector provided for movement with a performer, and a control system for receiving detection data transmitted from the motion detector and controlling a performance of a tone in response to the received detection data.... | 11/14/2006 |
| 7112739 | Electronic percussion instrument An electronic percussion instrument modifies the effect applied to note generated in response to a strike based on the intensity of the strike. A plurality of patches are stored in the waveform memory. Each patch includes settings for the effects applied to each pad... | 09/26/2006 |
| 7105731 | Low noise vibrating string transducer An apparatus and method for amplifying low amplitude vibrations from stringed instruments, and in particular guitars while reducing Gaussian and 60 Hz hum noise from the signal. In particular, the invention incorporates the use of one or more bipolar magnets in conj... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7105754 | Multi-functional control assembly for use in electric guitars A multi-functional control assembly having a rotary controller with a push-button switches contained therein. The rotary controller has a shaft. A bore is formed through the shaft. A communicator extends through the bore and is configured to communicate information ... | 09/12/2006 |
| 7096186 | Device and method for analyzing and representing sound signals in the musical notation Sound signal is received which contains sound characteristics to be represented in musical notation. The characteristics, such as a volume level of the sound signal, are extracted out of the received sound signal, and various parameters for use in subsequent analysi... | 08/22/2006 |
| 7057354 | Frequency controlled lighting system A method and apparatus for illuminating lighting elements in one or more predetermined patterns. A preferred frequency controlled lighting system implementing this method includes a motion switch, a controller, a sound generator, and lighting elements. The motion sw... | 06/06/2006 |
| 7044618 | Motion sensitive light and battery assembly switched on and off by the oscillation of a helical spring A light emitting diode having a helical spring around one of its leads. The spring extends so that it has a free end which is cantilevered. As the free end of the spring moves it completes an electrical circuit intermittently lighting the light emitting diode. ... | 05/16/2006 |
| 7043536 | Method for controlling a computer using an embedded unique code in the content of CD media A method for allowing a user PC (1702) to be controlled in order to effect a connection between the user PC (1702) and a destination node (1706) on a network (306). This is facilitated through an audio source (1700) wherein compact... | 05/09/2006 |
| 7038117 | Electronic percussion instrument and vibration detection apparatus An electronic percussion instrument includes a vibration detection apparatus having a simplified frame structure that increases the uniformity of its rim shot strike sensitivity distribution. The frame is comprised of a flange, a center section and a linking section... | 05/02/2006 |
| 7030305 | Electronic synthesized steelpan drum An electronic synthesized steelpan drum resembling a conventional steelpan drum and featuring the same shallow cylindrical shape with a sunken concave playing surface. The steelpan drum includes a central processor chip and associated memory chips for providing a va... | 04/18/2006 |
| 7026537 | Multiplexing system for digital signals formatted on different standards, method used therein, demultiplexing system, method used therein computer programs for the methods and information storage media for storing the computer programs A user is fingering a piece of music on an electronic piano in ensemble with the playback of a piece of music recorded in a compact disc; while the user is playing the piece of music, the electronic piano generates MIDI music data codes representative of the fingeri... | 04/11/2006 |
| 7019206 | Musical tone control apparatus and sensing device for electronic musical instrument A sensing device is constructed by a sensor case which is attached to a bottom surface of a footwear (e.g., sole of a shoe) and which contains a piezoelectric sensor, a sensor fixing member, a disc plate pressure member and an annular elastic member. The sensor fixi... | 03/28/2006 |
| 6946594 | Method for reproducing the sound of an accordion electronically Method for electronically reproducing the sound of an acoustic accordion, that is provided with a number of keys/buttons, which can be pressed individually so as to excite a corresponding number of reeds that are coupled with every single key/button; for electronica... | 09/20/2005 |
| 6921857 | Electronic percussion instrumental system and percussion detecting apparatus therein An object of the present invention is to provide a percussion detecting apparatus, which is excellent in percussion feeling, and the percussion sounds of which are very small, in electronic percussion instrumental system. The percussion detecting apparatus is provid... | 07/26/2005 |
| 6906472 | Articles with flashing lights Illuminating devices may be added to clothing and accessories worn by persons. Articles to which the illuminating devices may be added include footwear, hair-control articles, belts, suspenders, backpacks, purses, book-bags, vests and the like. The illuminating devi... | 06/14/2005 |
| 6846980 | Electronic-acoustic guitar with enhanced sound, chord and melody creation system An electronic battery operated and self contained acoustic guitar allowing playing back high quality prerecorded notes through its own soundboard electromechanically activated by a piezoelectric vibrating means. The guitar allows to play chords or melody with simpli... | 01/25/2005 |
| 6809249 | Self-aligning ultrasonic displacement sensor system, apparatus and method for detecting surface vibrations Ultrasonic transducing elements (11, 12) are used to measure vibrations of a nearby musical drumhead or other vibrating surface (13). A first ultrasonic transducer (11) emits an ultrasonic signal (14) and a second ultrasonic transducer ( | 10/26/2004 |
| 6756535 | Electronic percussion instrumental system and percussion detecting apparatus therein An object of the present invention is to provide a percussion detecting apparatus, which is excellent in percussion feeling, and the percussion sounds of which are very small, in electronic percussion instrumental system. The percussion detecting apparatus is provid... | 06/29/2004 |
| 6576829 | Electronic percussion instrument with transducer soldering connection protection An electronic percussion instrument which includes a housing suspended from the bottom end of the barrel which houses the percussive impact sensor. The percussive impact sensor includes transducer. The arrangement of the percussive impact sensor and the h... | 06/10/2003 |
| 6525259 | Cadence-providing conga drum practice pad assembly and method A Cadence-Providing Drum Practice Pad Assembly and Method is disclosed. The preferred assembly combines a practice pad and a cadence generating device in the same body. In other embodiments, the device provides visual prompting to the user on the striking... | 02/25/2003 |
| 6399869 | Cadence-providing drum practice pad assembly and method A Cadence-Providing Drum Practice Pad Assembly and Method is disclosed. The preferred assembly combines a practice pad and a cadence generating device in the same body. In other embodiments, the device provides visual prompting to the user on the striking... | 06/04/2002 |
| 6320113 | System for enhancing the sound of an acoustic instrument A system is disclosed that provides sound control for an acoustic musical instrument. Typical to all acoustic instruments, the instruments have a structure or housing that defines a vented acoustic chamber. An input or sound inducing mechanism (such as st... | 11/20/2001 |
| 6271458 | Electronic percussion instrumental system and percussion detecting apparatus therein An object of the present invention is to provide a percussion detecting apparatus, which is excellent in percussion feeling, and the percussion sounds of which are very small, in electronic percussion instrumental system. The percussion detecting apparatu... | 08/07/2001 |
| 6191350 | Electronic stringed musical instrument A guitar is disclosed which is adapted for use with a battery power source and having a CPU and a memory including preprogrammed chord tables and melody tables. The guitar provides electro conductive strings and frets and a system for recognizing finger p... | 02/20/2001 |
| 6121538 | Electronic percussion instrumental system and percussion detecting apparatus therein An object of the present invention is to provide a percussion detecting apparatus, which is excellent in percussion feeling, and the percussion sounds of which are very small, in electronic percussion instrumental system. The percussion detecting apparatu... | 09/19/2000 |
| 6075197 | Apparatus and method for providing interactive drum lessons An interactive drum set includes a storage device for storing data representing sounds of a plurality of background music styles, sounds of a plurality of drum beat sequences, and sounds of a plurality of percussion instruments. The drum set also includes... | 06/13/2000 |
| 6034316 | Controls for musical instrument sustainers A sustainer is provided for prolonging the vibrations of strings of a stringed musical instrument. The instrument has at least one magnetic pickup means responsive to the vibrations of the strings. The pickup produces an output signal in response to the v... | 03/07/2000 |
| 5942709 | Audio processor detecting pitch and envelope of acoustic signal adaptively to frequency An audio apparatus extracts information of a musical performance from an acoustic signal having a frequency and an amplitude, which time-vary during the musical performance. In the audio apparatus, a filtering device has a plurality of filters which are s... | 08/24/1999 |
| 5932827 | Sustainer for a musical instrument The invention relates to the provision of a sustainer that is compatible with single coil pickups and stacked, single coil pickups. In this regard, feedback is substantially eliminated by processing and altering the direct electromagnetic radiation emitte... | 08/03/1999 |
| 5920026 | Electronic percussion instrument with a net-like material to minimize noise An object of the present invention is to provide a percussion detecting apparatus, which is excellent in percussion feeling, and the percussion sounds of which are very small, in electric percussion instrumental system. The percussion detecting apparatus ... | 07/06/1999 |
