Abstract: An embodiment of the invention creates a method and system for assigning notes to be played by a musical synthesizer to a predetermined number of instrument voices available to be sounded by said musical synthesizer, so that the musical synthesizer may emulate the sound of a live orchestra or other ensemble. The method includes the steps of building an array based on the number of notes to be played and the number of instrument voices available to play such notes, and allocating notes to the voices pursuant to algorithmic determination. As notes are released or newly played, all notes are dynamically reassigned to instrument voices so that, to the extent practicable, all channels play almost all the time. Additional methodology provides for correct assignment of notes across multiple different sections (or types) of instruments for purposes of real time orchestration.

Abstract: The invention is a microphone bleed simulator which processes the audio signals recorded with one spot microphone and one room mic (or one spot mic alone) and simulates the sound that would be created in a typical studio recording environment wherein multiple spot microphones and multiple room microphones distributed throughout that environment all pick up sounds from any given sound source. Such multiple microphone contributions to the mixed sound are what imbue actual recordings with much of their characteristic sound quality and sense of realism, and what make recordings of ensemble instruments sound as though the players were performing together in one place. The system and method of the invention artificially simulates this natural microphone bleed and provides the means to create scaleable, realistic multi-channel sound mixes in formats such as stereo, 5.1 and 7.1 surround. The invention is particularly well suited to processing sampled or synthesized sound.

Abstract: The invention is a method and system for assigning notes to be played by a musical synthesizer to a predetermined number of channels of said musical synthesizer, so that the musical synthesizer may emulate the note allocation of a live orchestra section. The method includes the steps of selecting a note/channel assignment table corresponding to the number of notes to be played and the number of channels allocated to the playing of such notes, and assigning notes to the channels pursuant to the assignment table. The number of channels would typically be the same as the number of instruments in the orchestra section being emulated As new note events occur, notes are dynamically reassigned to channels so that hard and soft attacks are taken into account and, to the extent practicable, each channel plays a single note at a time.

Abstract: A terminal bushing which has (a) an elongated central conductor made by a powder metallurgy process from metal particles sintered together at elevated temperatures after being compacted under pressure and (b) a tubular shell of polymeric insulating material molded under high within a mold pressure about the central conductor and forming a joint with the central conductor that has a high resistance to leakage along the conductor. The central conductor includes at opposite ends of the molded tubular insulating shell mold-interface regions that are formed by the powder metallurgy process and are located to interface with and to fit tightly within the mold that is used for molding the insulating shell, thereby limiting to low values the quantity of pressurized polymer ejected about the mold-interface regions during the molding.

Abstract: This lightning arrester includes (i) a tubular housing comprising a plurality of tubular sections disposed in telescoping aligned relationship to define an internal chamber and (ii) a stack of arrester elements located within this chamber. Locking means between adjacent telescoping sections holds the sections together in aligned relationship.Each locking means between adjacent sections comprises radially-projecting lugs on a telescoping portion of one of the sections and generally L-shaped slots in a telescoping portion of the other of the sections. The lugs fit into the slots and are displaced into locking portions of the slots by twisting motion of one of the adjacent sections relative to the other.In one embodiment, the housing sections are molded components of polymeric material and the lugs are also of polymeric material and are integral portions of the tubular housing on which the lugs are located.

Abstract: This support is for mounting on structure of electrical apparatus a fuse or other device that comprises a cylindrical tube. The support comprises a base adapted to be secured to said structure, the base having a length and a width dimension. Two legs project laterally from the base at its longitudinally-opposite ends, each leg comprising a body portion that has a proximate end and a distal end. The base and the legs are of rigid polymeric insulating material, and the body portion of each leg is integrally joined to the base at the proximate end of the body portion. At its distal end the body portion of each leg carries a flange that projects from the body portion longitudinally with respect to the base. Each flange has a concave arcuate surface facing away from the base that is adapted to receive a portion of the above cylindrical tube. The arcuate surface includes a first curved portion for receiving a relatively large diameter tube and another curved portion for receiving a relatively small diameter tube.

Abstract: An artificial bird is comprised of a molded body consisting of the trunk, legs, neck and head; feet are secured to the legs, and the body is covered with feathers by applying a series of patterns to the body to which are attached rows of feathers to cover the legs and stomach, breast, back, neck and head. A pattern of wing feathers is affixed to a thin but fairly rigid base of air foil configuration, the wing feathers being secured by connecting rods to the sides of the body. A pattern of tail feathers arranged in rows is preassembled and formed to lend the desired configuration to the tail.