Technique for contouring amplitude of musical notes based on their relationship to the succeeding note
August 2, 2008. Estimated Expiration Date is calculated based on simple USPTO term provisions. It does not account for terminal disclaimers, term adjustments, failure to pay maintenance fees, or other factors which might affect the term of a patent.Patent References 3881387 Formant filtering in a computor organ Production of pulse width modulation tonal effects in a computor organ Computer-aided musical apparatus and method Electronic musical instrument Electronic music synthesizer Programmable rhythm apparatus Digital real time music synthesizer Electronic method and apparatus for modifying musical sound Digital envelope generator InventorApplicationNo. 227108 filed on 08/02/1988US Classes:84/622, Tone synthesis or timbre control84/626, Expression or special effects (e.g., force or velocity responsive, etc.)84/635RhythmExaminersPrimary: Jablon, Clark A.Attorney, Agent or FirmInternational ClassesG10F 001/00G10H 007/00 AbstractA technique for imparting an emotionally expressive microstructure to the respective notes in the score of a musical composition constituted by successive notes whose notation gives the nominal value for each note in regard to its pitch and duration. The techinque includes the steps of entering into a digital computer data representing the nominal pitch and duration of each of the successive notes in the musical score to be processed therein; processing the notes in the computer to contour the amplitude of each note in accordance with its relationship to the succeeding note in the score; and generating and audibly reproducing tones representing the amplitude-contoured notes in the processed score to impart expression to the reproduced music derived therefrom.Other References
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