Abstract: A vibration sensor for a musical instrument includes a substrate, a first electrode film that is formed on the substrate, a piezoelectric film that is formed on the first electrode film, a second electrode film that is formed on the piezoelectric film, an insulating film that is formed on the second electrode film, and a shield film that is formed on the insulating film, the shield film being made of a conductive material, electrically connected to the first electrode film and insulated from the second electrode film by the insulating film.

Abstract: Signal processing parameter is settable separately for each of a plurality of channels (ch1-ch6). User designates a transfer source channel (e.g., ch1) and transfer destination channel (e.g., ch4) from among the plurality of channels, to thereby give a parameter transfer instruction. In response to the transfer instruction, the parameter setting of the transfer destination channel (ch4) and parameter settings of all channels (ch2-ch3) located intermediate between the transfer destination channel and the transfer source channel are sequentially shifted toward the transfer source channel (ch1), and the parameter setting of the transfer source channel (ch1) is transferred to the transfer destination channel (ch4). In this way, the parameter setting of the transfer source channel (ch1) is inserted into the transfer destination channel (ch4); the parameter settings of the other channels are sequentially shifted to respective adjoining channels in accordance with the parameter setting insertion.

Abstract: When a user gives a parameter storage instruction via a remote controller, current settings of parameters in an input switching circuit, surround circuit, graphic equalizer and electronic volume are stored into a non-volatile RAM. Then, once the user gives a reproduction instruction via the remote controller, the stored settings of the parameters are read out from the non-volatile RAM and set to the input switching circuit, surround circuit, graphic equalizer and electronic volume. Once the user selects a desired one of customizing buttons that are provided on the remote controller belonging to an audio apparatus connected with a personal computer and selects functions to be allocated to the selected customizing button, the personal computer creates setting information in accordance with the user's selections, and transmits the thus-created setting information to the audio apparatus. In turn, the audio apparatus stores the allocated functions of the customizing button on the basis of the setting information.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument which can realize a choking effect by a simple operation. The electronic musical instrument is constructed such that a neck provided with a fingerboard is fixed to a body. A plurality of (twelve) fret operating elements are provided for each of six sounding channels. The body is provided with a string input section and an arm, and six stringed operating elements are provided for the respective sounding channels. For each sounding channel, a tone generator generates a musical tone at a pitch determined by the corresponding fret operating element and in sounding timing determined by the corresponding stringed operating element. When the arm is operated, a CPU provides control to apply a choking effect to a musical tone for a sounding channel, in which the musical tone is being sounded, by raising the pitch of the musical tone by a predetermined amount.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus for generating a musical tone which is influenced not only by blowing pressure and embouchure, etc. but also effected by the movement of a performer's tongue. The apparatus comprises an operating part WC having a mouthpiece part and a reed part; a breath measuring sensor for measuring breath passing through the mouthpiece part; a tonguing detector for measuring the relative position of a performer's tongue to the reed part; a musical tone forming circuit TC for simulating the mouthpiece, the reed, and the resonance tube of the acoustic wind instrument in response to an output signal of the breath measuring sensor so as to create a musical tone signal; and a tonguing effector for changing a simulating characteristic of the reed of the acoustic wind instrument in response to an output signal of the tonguing detector.

Abstract: An envelope waveform generation apparatus which generates an envelope waveform consisting of a plurality of segments in order to control a musical tone signal, having a touch data detection device, which detects touch data corresponding to the relative strength of a generated musical tone, a memory device, which stores a plurality of control mode patterns comprising data showing whether each segment of this envelope waveform is to be controlled by means of this touch data, a selection device, which selects from among the plurality of control mode patterns stored in the memory device, and a touch data supplementing device, which controls each segment of the envelope waveform by means of the touch data, when the data in the control mode pattern selected by the selection device show the each segment is to be controlled.