Abstract: Musical instrument including a removable guitar body having a front side arranged to bear at least one string, a frame-shaped body support comprising a plurality of supporting elements, and at least one supporting element arranged as a bracing element positionable between two opposite supporting elements of the frame-shaped body support. Releasable connection elements are arranged to releasably connect the guitar body to the support body and to the at least one supporting element. The plurality of supporting elements are removably couplable to each other to fold the frame-shaped body support into a space saving unit.

Abstract: The invention relates to an arrangement, with which pressure point characteristics can be simulated, such that a key stroke typical of a cembalo, as well as the key characteristics of an organ can be as near as possible approached and permits the replication of a dynamic key stroke, as well as multiple pressure points during a single key operation. At least one sensor (3) is rigidly arranged for each key (1), from which positional data, about the key, is sent to an analog signal preparation unit and a programmable analytical unit (6), which generates data for an externally connected digital signal processor (7). Each key is coupled to an electromagnet (2), which is controlled by the analytical unit, depending upon the positional data and a current program. The arrangement for the creation of pressure points in keyboards is suitable for piano-like electronic keyboard instruments, electronic cembalos and electronic organs.

Abstract: A musical instrument pickup having a central core bobbin with a first winding wound around the central core bobbin and a second winding wound around the first winding. Both ends of each winding are attached to a respective termination point. Each termination point is connected to an amplification source wherein the tones of the instrument strings are amplified.

Abstract: To compress a MIDI format file it is converted to a format 0 file. The format 0 file is then scanned to reduce the number of possible instruments to 16. MIDI commands having no sound output are then eliminated and NoteOn and NoteOff commands are replaced by a PlayNote command. This eliminates instances of &Dgr;time equal to 0. Based on the characteristics of an appliance that has to play the compressed file, the notes are recentered in a bandwidth compatible with the appliance, after which the file is scanned to seek instances of polyphony. If an instance of polyphony exceeds the capacities of the appliance it is reduced in accordance with an instrument priority list and a note pitch.

Abstract: A device for composing and arranging music comprising a sensor part and a plurality of blocks which may be releasably connected to the sensor part. A distribution of blocks, each belonging to one of a number of sub-populations of blocks on the sensor part, represents a composition or arrangement comprising musical features being dependant upon the sub-population(s) and the position of the block(s). Further, a device for building an instrument using blocks having activating means for activating the musical features of the block(s). The device may be used as an educational toy being easy to use for e.g. children. The device may be connected to a computer and to a global computer network so as to enable the device to communicate with other similar devices.

Abstract: There is provided an improved system and method of determining the tempo of a digitized musical work that, optionally, allows a user to participate in the BPM determination. A first preferred aspect includes determination of estimates of the BPM of a musical work by utilizing at least two different algorithms, thereby producing a plurality of separate BPM candidates. As a further preferred aspect, the method utilizes, as an optional step, input from the user to assist in selecting the “best” BPM from among the plurality of BPMs determined previously. Preferably, the user is given the option of “tapping along” with the music by pressing the mouse or a key on the computer in time to the music as it is played. The program analyzes the first few taps and, from that input, selects from the BPMs the one that is most consistent with the user's input.

Abstract: There is input type information defining a type of portable terminal as well as various music composing parameters. Automatic music composition process is carried out on the basis of the input type information and music composing parameters, so as to generate musical composition data suitable for reproduction on a portable terminal of the type indicated by the type information. Balance in predetermined musical characteristics of the generated musical composition data can also be achieved by adjusting the predetermined musical characteristics in accordance with the type of portable terminal. It is also possible to convert the generated musical composition data into a predetermined data format suiting the type of a portable terminal to be used. The generated musical composition data may be transmitted online to the portable terminal.

Abstract: An information medium configured to record, as a file, music contents which contain audio-compressed music data distributed from a music distribution system. In the system, music data obtained by transcoding the audio-compressed music data, and the original compressed audio data, can be stored in a single file. The system can store information for applying a usage rule having the same contents as a contents usage rule appended to the music contents to the transcoded music data.

Abstract: A pickup unit is used for converting vibrations of strings to electric signals for producing electric tones at good loudness, and the pickup unit includes a bridge assembly stationary to a body of the stringed instrument, vibration-responsive piezoelectric elements secured at the end portions thereof to the bridge assembly and vibration mediators held in contact with the strings and exerting force on the other end portions of the piezoelectric elements; since the vibration mediators have the freedom to move in the direction of the bending in the bridge assembly, the electric signals exactly represent the vibrations of the strings.

Abstract: Display device is supplied with basic screen display data for displaying a basic screen including a plurality of chord names to be indicated on the basic screen, and displays the basic screen on the basis of the basic screen display data. For example, the basic screen may be one listing names of chords to be used in a selected music piece in accordance with progression of the selected music piece. There is provided a memory storing, for each chord, playing-manner screen display data for displaying a playing manner screen indicative of a model playing manner corresponding to the chord. On the basis of an instruction by a user, a desired chord is selected from among the plurality of chord names indicated on the basic screen displayed on the display device, and the playing-manner screen display data corresponding to the selected chord name are read out from the memory.

Abstract: A method and apparatus for generating musical tones are provided. Musical tones are generated based on musical tone waveform samples generated through a plurality of channels, and performance information is input. Control information is input depending on an amount of operation of an operating element operated by a user. Musical tone waveform samples are generated for each of the channels corresponding to the performance information input within a predetermined time period, in a number corresponding to the input control information, whenever the predetermined time period elapses. Musical tones are generated based on the generated musical tone waveform samples.

Abstract: A performance evaluation apparatus presents a reference performance of a music piece for practice. The user inputs manual performance operations in tempo with the presented reference performance. The apparatus compares the inputted manual performance and the reference performance, and outputs an evaluation report as to the correctness of the manual performance with respect to the reference performance. In one embodiment, the apparatus is provided with an outputting condition designating device for the user to designate whether to output an evaluation report after the practice performance is over. In another embodiment, the apparatus is provided with an evaluation span designating device for the user to designate performance spans about which the user's practice performance is to be evaluated. The apparatus outputs an evaluation report according to the user's designation.

Abstract: A plurality of units for generating or controlling a tone are used in an electronic musical instrument, the number of which is variable depending on a performance grade of the electronic musical instrument. There is supplied control information for generating or controlling a tone, such as performance event data. Each of the units has identification information defining control information to be used by the unit and determines, in accordance with the identification information, whether or not a tone signal based on the supplied control information is to be generated or controlled.

Abstract: 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 format. The sequencers are associated to control and manage electronics that allow them to work in either an independent or co-ordinated way.

Abstract: A rhythm pattern is provided to be subjected to forward syncopation processing. The time position of an un-syncopated note in the rhythm pattern is shifted forward to render advanced beating of the note to make a forward-syncopated rhythm pattern. The notes in the modified rhythm pattern are given respective note pitches to establish a melody, wherein the skeleton notes in the rhythm pattern are given skeleton pitches, and the non-skeleton notes in the rhythm pattern are given non-skeleton pitches. The advanced beating of a note makes a skeleton note which plays an important role in syncopation.

Abstract: In a fingering information analyzer, tone pitch information indicative of each tone pitch of a series of musical notes supplied from a flexible disc or a performance information memory is analyzed to produce fingering information indicative of a performance finger for each of the musical notes. The fingering information is mixed with the tone pitch information and memorized in a fingering memory. When the fingering information is reproduced, a performance finger for each of the musical notes is determined in accordance with a changing direction or variation width of the tone pitch information continual in time series and a changing condition of white and black keys based on the tone pitch information. The tone pitch information and fingering information memorized in the fingering memory is read out in accordance with progression of a musical tune and adapted for performance of the keys on a keyboard and for indication of the performance finger.

Abstract: A system for displaying music. An Internet server stores the music. A computer accesses the Internet server and downloads a particular musical composition. The computer stores the particular musical composition in a computer memory. A plurality of viewers is coupled to the computer. The computer retrieves, from the computer memory, the particular musical composition, and sends the particular musical composition to the plurality of viewers. The plurality of viewers displays the particular musical composition retrieved from the computer memory. The computer controls display of the particular musical composition on the plurality of viewers. Each viewer has a stylus. Each stylus is used for annotating the particular musical composition with annotations.

Abstract: A device for tuning a piano that attaches to adjacent strings of the piano and positions magnetic pickups over the strings with the magnetic pickups detecting the vibration of the strings without interference with them.

Abstract: A musical device includes a body and at least one actuator mechanism. In one embodiment, the musical device can generate an audio output in response to activation by a user of the actuator mechanism. In one embodiment, the musical device body includes multiple parts that can be moved relative to each other. The parts enable the musical device to resemble one or more musical instruments.

Abstract: A filtering apparatus for an electronic musical instrument includes at least a digital filter. The digital filter has a frequency characteristic determined by a filtering parameter and performs a filtering operation on a musical tone signal inputted thereto. In addition, the filtering parameter is changed in accordance with a keycode signal representing a tone pitch of the musical tone signal. Thus, the frequency characteristic is varied in accordance with a keycode signal.