Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus includes an excitation circuit, a resonator circuit, and a resampler. The excitation circuit generates an excitation signal, through a non-linear transformation, in response to an input signal supplied thereto. The resonator circuit resonates the excitation signal supplied thereto. The signal processing in the excitation circuit is executed in synchronization with a high sampling frequency N*Fs. The resampler converts the excitation signal of the high sampling frequency N*Fs into that of a normal frequency Fs. The excitation signal from the resampler, which has the normal sampling frequency Fs, is supplied to the resonator circuit. Accordingly, the resonator circuit can perform its operation at the normal sampling frequency Fs. The high-speed operation of the excitation circuit prevents the abnormal oscillation and the generation of an aliasing noise in the musical tone synthesizing apparatus.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus is designed to simulate sounds of the non-electronic musical instrument, particularly the wind instrument. Herein, a wave-guide network and an excitation-vibration portion are connected together in a closed-loop. The wave-guide network is configured by plural bi-directional transmission circuits each at least providing a delay element, while the excitation-vibration portion provides a feedback loop between its input/output terminals. The feedback rate of this feedback loop is adjusted by a control signal supplied from an external device. By merely varying this control signal, it is possible to change the resonance frequency and also vary the width of the hysteresis curve representing the input/output characteristics of the excitation-vibration portion. When simulating the sounds of the wind instrument, the control signal corresponds to the blowing pressure applied to the mouthpiece of the wind instrument.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus is designed to simulate the acoustic sounds of non-electronic musical instruments. In the non-electronic musical instrument providing the resonator such as the piano and guitar, the produced acoustic sound contains three kinds of sounds, i.e., a direct sound, a resonant sound and a transient sound. Herein, the direct sound is produced directly by playing the instrument, the resonant sound is produced from the resonator based on the direct sound and the transient sound is produced when the impulse to be occurred by playing the instrument propagates through the resonator. Thus, signals simulating these sounds respectively are mixed together so as to produce the synthesized musical tone signal, which well-simulates the acoustic sound.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus which synthesizes a musical tone signal in response to the wind instrument, brass instrument and the like provides an excitation circuit and a resonance circuit. The excitation circuit simulates the operations of the reed, mouth-piece and the like, while the resonance circuit which operates as the bi-directional transmission path simulates the resonance tube. The excitation signal generated from the excitation circuit is transmitted through the resonance circuit consisting of delay circuits and junction circuits. Thereafter, the transmitted signal is reflected by the terminal portion, and the reflected signal is transmitted through the resonance circuit and then fed back to the excitation circuit. Thus, the excitation signal is circulated in the loop consisting of the excitation circuit and resonance circuit. Based on the signal picked up from this loop, it is possible to obtain the synthesized musical tone signal which simulates the wind instrument tone and the like.

Abstract: The present invention provides a signal delay circuit for substantially steplessly changing a delay interval. The signal delay circuit is composed essentially of a delay controller, a first delay circuit, and a second delay circuit. The delay controller generates and outputs control data consisting of a real number bearing control information for controlling the delay interval, the real number consists of an integral portion and a fractional portion. The first delay circuit receives an incidental signal, delays the incidental signal for creating a first intermediate signal, and outputs the first intermediate signal, the first intermediate signal being delayed with respect to the incidental signal by an interval which is a product of a predetermined cardinal interval and the integral portion of the real number.

Abstract: In a musical tone synthesizing apparatus which synthesizes sounds of a non-electronic musical instrument containing a sound-generation element and an activating element, there is provided a loop circuit and an excitation circuit. In case of the piano, the sound-generation element and activating element respectively correspond to its string and hammer. On the basis of the operation of the activating element, the excitation circuit computes a relative displacement between the sound-generation element and activating element. Based on the computed relative displacement and its variation in a lapse of time, repulsion force applied between them is computed under consideration of the elastic characteristic and viscous characteristic of the activating element. Thereafter, the excitation circuit outputs an excitation signal, corresponding to the computed repulsion force, to the loop circuit so as to simulate the sound-generation mechanism of the non-electronic musical instrument.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus which is suitable for simulating and synthesizing the percussion instrument tone provides a closed-loop including at least an adder and a delay circuit. An input signal corresponding to a musical tone signal to be synthesized is supplied to the adder from an external device. The adder adds the input signal to its feedback signal. The output of adder is delayed by a delay time in the delay circuit, wherein delay time is controlled by a modulation signal. Then, delayed output of the delay circuit is fed back to the adder as the feedback signal. Thus, the output of adder or a signal propagating the delay circuit is picked up as a synthesized musical tone signal. Preferably, it is possible to provide a plurality of delay circuits.

Abstract: A musical tone generation device comprises a musical tone signal generator and a musical tone control device. The musical tone signal generator consists of an excitation circuit and a delay circuit which simulate the musical tone generation mechanism of a musical instrument. This generator has a hysteresis characteristic, so that the generator generates a musical tone signal having the hysteresis characteristic, in accordance with a musical tone control signal. While, the musical tone control device converts the musical tone control signal into other musical tone control signal which nullifies the hysteresis characteristic of the musical tone signal generator. Therefore, the musical tone signal generator generates musical tone signals without the hysteresis characteristic.

Abstract: An apparatus for synthesizing musical tones is provided with an excitation device and time delay device so as to form a loop circuit, and also, a noise generation device for generating a blowing noise signal when blowing a wind instrument, and noise mixing device for mixing the blowing noise signal with excitation signal corresponding to musical information output from the wind instrument are incorporated in the loop circuit, thereby the excitation signal is circulated in the loop circuit and mixed with the blowing noise signal.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus generates musical tones by simulating the tone generation construction of a plucked-stringed instrument or string-striking type stringed instrument. The apparatus has a closed-loop circuit which simulate a tone generating element of the instrument, an excitation circuit which creates an excitation signal corresponding to the excitation given to the tone generating element in response to the time function. The time function is set in response to operational information of the tone generating operator. The excitation signal is supplied to the closed-loop circuit and circulates around closed-loop circuit and is delayed by a delay circuit having delay interval, and is fed back into the excitation circuit as the state of the tone generating element.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing device employing an operator, for generating musical tone signals by a modulation operation process. The device also employs a waveguide combined to the operator, for generating a reciprocating signal including a delay circuit for delaying the signal inputted into the waveguide feedback path, and for feeding back the output signal of the delay means to the signal, reciprocating within the waveguide.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus synthesizes musical tones by simulating the tone generation construction of a plucked-string or struck-string instrument. The apparatus has a loop circuit which simulates a vibrating element of the instrument, an excitation circuit creates an excitation signal corresponding to the excitation given to the vibrating element in response to the operation of operators such as a pick or a hammer or the state of the generation body and a memory which stores a non-linear relation between the operator and the vibration element. The excitation signal circulates around the loop circuit and is delayed by means of a delay circuit with a previously determined delay interval, and is fed back into the excitation circuit as the state of the vibrating element.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument provides a musical tone signal forming apparatus in order to sound a desirable musical tone. This apparatus includes a closed-loop wherein a signal is repeatedly circulating while being delayed by a delay circuit. In addition, the signal circulating the closed-loop is subject to the non-linear conversion. Thus, the signal picked up from the closed-loop can be controlled in response to the desirable non-linear characteristic. Preferably, the signal circulating the closed-loop is a musical tone waveform signal. For example, the musical tone waveform signal is varied in response to the feature of string, string bowing pressure and the like. Further, hysteresis characteristic simulating the statical and dynamic frictions to be occurred between the string and bow of the string bowing instrument can be imported to the non-linear characteristic.

Abstract: A nonlinear function generation apparatus and a musical tone synthesis apparatus are disclosed.The nonlinear function generation apparatus comprises hysteresis and nonhysteresis function generators for generating hysteresis and nonhysteresis functions using an input signal as a variable respectively, and a multiplier for synthesizing the functions outputted from the generators.The musical tone synthesis apparatus comprises a closed loop including delay circuits, and the nonlinear function generation apparatus.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus has a closed-loop configuration including an adder, a filter and a delay circuit. The adder adds its feedback signal to a signal to be synthesized which is applied from an external device. The filter constructed as the all-pass filter has a frequency characteristic by which a phase delay between its input and output signals is varied in response to a frequency variation of its input signal. Such all-pass filter includes a delay element having a delay time which is set longer than a predetermined unit delay time corresponding to a sampling period to be employed. Herein, the output of adder is fed back to the adder via the all-pass filter and delay circuit as the feedback signal. Thus, a signal circulating the closed-loop is picked up as a synthesized musical tone signal.

Abstract: A waveform signal converting apparatus is designed to convert each of instantaneous values of an input waveform signal in accordance with desirable one of plural data conversion functions. Herein, one of plural data conversion functions is selected in response to comparison result of a comparator which compares each of instantaneous values to the reference value. This reference value can be varied in response to the comparison result of comparator and/or a varying tendency of the instantaneous values of the input waveform signal to be increased or decreased. Preferably, there is provided a memory (e.g., ROM) which pre-stores at least one data conversion table for converting the input waveform signal.

Abstract: A musical tone synthesizing apparatus is disclosed wherein an excitation signal corresponding to performance data is generated and supplied to a loop circuit. In the loop circuit, this excitation signal is delayed for at least a fixed time period and a repeatedly circulating muscial tone signal is generated. At the beginning of the generation of this musical tone signal, a initial signal with a frequency which corresponds to the pitch of the generated musical tone is supplied. As a result of this, in the loop circuit, resonant operation is carried out quickly in accordance with the initial signal.

Abstract: A musical tone waveform signal generating apparatus is used to generate the waveform signal full of variety which simulates the sound waveform of wind instrument. This apparatus provides a loop including first and second signal lines through which the waveform signal is circulated. Both of first and second signal lines are connected to a conversion portion which receives the waveform signal from the second signal line and a musical tone control signal which is used to control a musical parameter of a musical tone to be generated. The conversion portion effects the predetermined non-linear conversion on the waveform signal in response to the musical tone control signal so that a converted waveform signal to be obtained from the conversion portion is to be outputted to the first signal line.

Abstract: A multiplier circuit for performing a multiplication operation repeatedly by circulating output data thereof to input terminal thereof via a feedback line. The multiplier circuit comprises a multiplier and an adder at least. The multiplier multiplying input data by multiplier coefficient data of which value indicates a decimal under one so as to obtain product data. When the whole product data is inputted to the adder, compensation data of which value indicates a decimal and changes at random is inputted to the adder. The adder adds the product data and the compensation data together so as to obtain addition data. The integral portion within the addition data is outputted as output data. When integral data within the product data is inputted to the adder, a control signal of which value changes based on a value of decimal data within the product data is inputted to the adder.

Abstract: A tone signal generating apparatus comprises a waveform memory in which a plurality of waveform data representing different waveforms but corresponding to a same tone name are stored. These different waveform data are sequentially read from the memory and are supplied to a digital low-pass filter which comprises a delay circuit and a multiplier connected to each other to form a feedback loop. The low-pass filter smoothes abrupt variation of the waveform data and outputs a smoothed waveform data thereby interpolating the different waveforms. A tone signal is produced in accordance with this smoothed waveform data.