Abstract: A tone generator system for an electronic organ, which incorporates N programmable generators (where N is less than 12, and typically 7) which forms a system having the ability to sound notes of N different nomenclature tones at one time. A microprocessor controls the assignment of particular notes to each of the programmable generators, in accordance with the played keys of the keyboard(s) (and the tab switches, in the event that a partial footage is selected). Each of the programmable generators is connected to a chain of dividers and gates which are also under the control of the microprocessor. The information ascertained by the microprocessor from the keyboard(s) (and the tab switches) is used to control the selection of gates which control the passage of tone signals from appropriate dividers in the chains of dividers to an audio output system. More than one note of a particular nomenclature can be simultaneouly gated from the divider chain of a particular programmable generator.

Abstract: Disclosed is a musical envelope-producing device which may be employed for an electronic watch with a melody performance function. The musical envelope-producing device has a memory which stores musical performance data representing pitches and durations of notes; an address counter; a pitch divider which generates a frequency signal corresponding to the pitch data; a note control circuit which divides a duration corresponding to the duration data into eight time components and generates a predetermined division signal when the duration has elapsed; and an envelope circuit which produces a sound pressure signal which is sequentially attenuated in a stepped manner in response to the division signal and which synthesizes the sound pressure signal and the frequency signal.

Abstract: A mold producing one or more globe-shaped bells, each of which is cast as a one-piece shell enclosing a tumbling ball-bearing or jinglet. Production of the one-piece shell is made possible by pouring molten metal over a spherical core, supported by small "feet" inside the globe-like cavity of the mold. When the shell is removed from the mold, the core, in which the ball-bearing or jinglet is embedded, can easily be disintegrated or broken down into particles which fall out holes in the shell's surface.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument by which a performer can provide a musical accompaniment in different musical styles. The performer selects a desired musical style and plays on a standard keyboard in order to express a desired harmony. The instrument translates the keyboard playing into a chord type and root that defines the harmony expressed by the performer. A processor generates parameter signals defining a segment of music including a plurality of accompaniment notes arranged in the selected musical style and related harmonically to the selected chord type and root. Output circuitry converts the parameter signals to sound so that a performer of limited skill or musical knowledge can play an appropriately-styled accompaniment to a melody written in any one of a variety of musical keys.

Abstract: An automatic musical performance device follows in tempo a manual performance and is controllable to change the tempo of automatic performance independently of the tempo of manual performance. The automatic musical performance device comprises means for generating reference tempo data, means for generating tempo return instruction and tempo control means for controlling the tempo of automatic performance so as to usually follow up the tempo of manual performance and for controlling the tempo of automatic performance in accordance with the reference tempo when the tempo return instruction signal is generated. The reference tempo data and the tempo return instruction can be generated by either one of record means and manual set means.

Abstract: An electronic keyboard musical instrument comprising a multiplexed keyboard and a programmable microcomputer interfaced between the keyboard and a system of capture tone generators. The loading circuitry for the microcomputer, which is interposed between it and the keyboard multiplexer output, monitors the serial data stream and transmits only key change information to the microcomputer. The microcomputer controls the assignment and deassignment of tone generators for the accompaniment, solo and pedal manuals based on the key change information transmitted to it. Fill note information is taken from the captured accompaniment keyers and compared with the series of binary words for the current scan of the manuals in order to produce a keydown pulse when there is identity of pitch between the captured accompaniment tone generators and the scanning of the solo manual.

Abstract: The present invention is a chord teaching system and method which assists the organist in learning musical chords. The system functions in several different modes and the various modes are selected by the learning organist. The chord teaching system enables the learning organist to select a chord without demonstrating any knowledge of the correct finger position on the keyboard of the organ necessary to play the chord. The system, depending upon the mode of operation, plays the chord selected and indicates to the learning organist the key corresponding to the root note of the selected chord or indicates to the organist the keys corresponding to the notes of the selected chord or enables the organist to depress the keys that the organist believes form the selected chord and indicates a correct response if the organist depresses the proper key and indicates the correct keys that form the notes of the chord if the response is incorrect.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument which can be manufactured at low cost using a system of generating frequency information corresponding to the note of each key as a frequency number on a non-real time basis. The electronic musical instrument is provided with a frequency number memory for storing the frequency number corresponding to the note of each key and delivering the frequency number corresponding to key information from a key assignor, means for executing an operation in units of the delivered frequency number a plurality of times and transferring the operation result to a buffer memory upon each execution of the operation, and a memory for storing the results of the operation executed the plurality of times.

Abstract: A melody function in an electronic timepiece is incorporated into one or more LSI chips, which comprise a pseudo or dummy scale frequency signal generator responsive to timing signals developing from a timekeeping divider chain. In one preferred form an audible alarm sound is provided in the form of a desired melody and such melody is changeable through exchange LSI chips or changes in the contents of a random access memory.

Abstract: A synchronizing signal generator includes a tape recorder which is adapted to record click signals in response to actuations of a manual switch. Counting clock signals go on while the click recorded signals are reproduced, especially during a length of time extending from receipt of a particular one of the click signals to receipt of the next succeeding click signal. The resultant count is divided by a given numeral value and then the quotient is stored. The clock signals developing between the respective click signals are further counted during the course of reproduction of the click signals from the tape recorder and a pulse signal is delivered whenever the instantaneous count coincides with the stored quotient. Tempo clock signals are obtained through the division of the pulse signal at a selected division ratio out of a plurality of division ratios. The tempo clock signals are fed to a sequencer which in turn generates a control voltage and gate signals synchronous with the tempo clock signals.

Abstract: An electronic percussion synthesizer is disclosed which includes a plurality of pressure transducers, each representing a different percussive musical instrument. Each transducer is responsive to an external striking force for generating analog pulses, each pulse representing one beat of the respective musical instrument. The transducers are mounted to a synthesizer housing in a manner which mechanically isolates the transducers from each other. Sound signal generating circuits are provided which are responsive to the analog pulses for generating sound signals comprising the beat of the respective musical instrument. The amplitude of the signal representing each beat is proportional to the magnitude of the force used to generate the respective analog pulse. The synthesizer also includes storage and playback circuitry for digitally storing a series of pulses, each pulse representing a percussive beat; for playing back the stored pulses; and for storing additional pulses in an interleaving manner.

Abstract: An automatic performing apparatus of an electronic musical instrument comprises a memory for storing musical note data representing progression of a music to be played and control data for controlling such a generation mode of music tones being generated as tone color and modulation effect. The generation mode of musical tone signals generated by a tone forming circuit in response to the musical note data read out of the memory is also automatically controlled by the control data read out of the memory.

Abstract: Computer organ tone input for alterable stops is achieved by single-key input through a decoded keyboard which is couple to a logic network and optoelectrical output drive circuitry. The decoder circuitry activates selected optical emitters in an array which is mounted in the optical reader of a computer organ such that the decoder circuitry is electronically isolated from the computer organ. The invention eliminates the need for a tone card library, does not interfere with the sensitive circuitry of the organ and permits instantaneous reprogramming of alterable voices.

Abstract: A series of musical tone codes for musical performances and synchro start codes are stored in a main memory. A series of musical tone codes for one-key play or an automatic play are stored in a submemory. In the course of playing music on the basis of said musical tone codes read out from the main memory, when the synchro start code is read out, an automatic play on the basis of musical tone codes stored in the submemory is performed accompanied by the musical tone codes stored in the submemory under control of a CPU, if necessary.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument having a reading device for reading music-playing data recorded on a part of a music sheet, comprises a musical instrument body having a first groove to support the music sheet during the play of a music and a second groove to initially receive the music sheet and to transfer the sheet into the first groove, with the first and second grooves being continuous to each other. The reading device reads the music-playing data from the sheet as the sheet is transferred through the second groove into the first groove, and supplies the data thus read to an internal memory device. Music is automatically played by successively reading out the music-playing data from the memory device.

Abstract: The present invention provides a system for communicating data among microprocessors which are utilized to control an electronic musical instrument. A master microprocessor transmits a synchronizing signal comprising two, spaced pulses to the other microprocessors causing the other microprocessors to interrupt their operations and become synchronized with the synchronizing signal. Thereafter, according to a prearranged sequence, one microprocessor commences transmitting data while simultaneously the other microprocessors commence inputting data.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes first and second ROM's addressable for producing respective two-bar musical patterns representing independent automatic rhythm and music style features. Both ROM's are operable in response to a common clock signal to facilitate synchronous operation thereof regardless of the order in which the two features are played. In particular, the states of a rhythm counter clocked by the clock signal are decoded for generating a first control code tracking the extent of completion of the two-bar automatic rhythm pattern, the first control code being used to initialize start-up of the music style pattern during a performance of the automatic rhythm feature to insure completion of the two musical patterns in time coincidence. Upon start-up of the automatic rhythm feature during a performance of the music style pattern, a second control code is calculated to initiate the automatic rhythm pattern to insure time coincidental completion of the two musical patterns.

Abstract: An operator programmable rhythm variation system comprises a shift register for storing rhythm variation signals in a sequence specified by the operator. Variation select signals are generated by the operator of the musical instrument and provided to an input/output circuit which converts them to binary coded rhythm variation signals for storage in the shift register. The input/output circuit includes an output data latch, a visual display circuit and a gating circuit for gating the rhythm variation signals to the input of the shift register. The shift register is connected through a gate circuit such that data stored in the shift register can be rotated through the shift register for readout of stored rhythm variation sequences.

Abstract: A frequency number corresponding to the frequency of a tone intended to be sounded is accumulated in an accumulator at every calculation timing of a constant interval to produce values progressing at a rate corresponding to the tone frequency. At this rate, waveform amplitude value samples are sequentially produced one after another in a tone producing section using the output of the accumulator as phase angle data. A reset circuit is provided in connection with the accumulator and this circuit functions to compulsorily reset the progressing values in the accumulator to its initial value in response to a carry out signal generated at the calculation timing when the phase angle data has reached its predetermined modulo value. Thus the period of progress of the phase angle data is harmonized with the calculation timing, i.e., the sampling timing.

Abstract: A rhythm tone source which is provided with a noise generator composed of a plurality of shift registers which generate random pulses in synchronism with clock pulses supplied thereto, respectively, means for selecting the clock pulses to be applied to the shift registers, and means for controlling the input and output connections between the shift registers. The both means are changed over in combination with each other.

Abstract: An automatic musical performance device including storage circuits, read out control circuits, and conversion circuits, wherein the storage circuits store a series of musical note data. Each of the musical note data is represented by multi-bits whose number is dependent on its own use frequency which means a degree of repetitive use of the data in a music. The read out control circuits read out the musical note data from said storage circuits and supply the musical note data to the conversion circuits. Then, the conversion circuits perform the code conversion of the musical note data to other musical note data whose number of bits are independent of their own use frequency. In the automatic musical performance device, musical sounds are produced or key depressing positions are indicated in accordance with the musical note data from the conversion circuits.

Abstract: A harmony signal generating system for an electronic organ comprises a plurality of integrated circuit chips which each receive upper and lower manual keying signals for two consecutive organ notes. A first read only memory (ROM) generates octave identify signals to designate the octave of an active upper manual note. A second ROM generates octave select signals which are combined with the octave identify signals in a third ROM to generate the harmony signals which comprise the lower manual chording signals played through the upper manual within a twelve note range above an active upper manual note and an upper manual note which is one octave above the active upper manual note. The octave identify signals are provided in parallel among the chips from the chip having the lowest active upper manual letter note. Upper manual active signals generated in response to the upper manual keying signals are connected in series among the chips to select the appropriate chip.

Abstract: An electronic keyboard musical instrument comprising a multiplexed keyboard and a programmable microcomputer interfaced between the keyboard and a system of capture tone generators. The loading circuitry for the microcomputer, which is interposed between it and the keyboard multiplexer output, monitors the serial data stream and transmits only key change information to the microcomputer. If a keydown signal appears in a time slot where that time slot was previously empty, a multiple bit binary word identifying that time slot and indicating that it is a keydown condition is transmitted to the microcomputer. Similarly, if a keydown pulse disappears from a time slot when a pulse was previously present, a similar code is transmitted to the microcomputer indicating that the key is no longer depressed. The microcomputer controls the assignment and deassignment of tone generators for the accompaniment, solo and pedal manuals based on the key change information transmitted to it.

Abstract: An automatic performance device is of a type in which the automatic performance is executed in accordance with musical data read out successively. It comprises a fast feed stop control circuit for advancing the progress of the automatic performance when an actual key depression timing is faster than an ideal key depression timing indicated by the read out musical data and for temporarily stopping the progress when the former delays behind the latter. Comparison between the actual key depression timing and the ideal key depression timing is made by comparing the content of a counter counting the tempo pulses which decides the tempo of the automatic performance with note-length information included in the musical data. It further comprises a tempo control circuit for changing a period of the tempo pulses based on a tempo of a performance made by the actual key depression.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a plurality of key switches and a key switch scanning circuit for sequentially scanning said key switches at a predetermined speed to produce time division multiplexed key data signals representing the depressed states of respective keys. The instrument further comprises a time division multiplexed tone waveform generating circuit which generates tone signals on a time division basis and in synchronism with the scanning of said key switches, said tone signals consisting of waveform samples of all the notes, i.e. tone frequencies, that the instrument can generate, and means which delivers out the output signal from the time division multiplexed tone waveform generating circuit at the moments when said time division multiplexed key data signals arrive, thereby producing plurality of tone signals in a time division multiplexed manner.

Abstract: A tone quality presetting apparatus for use in an electronic musical instrument, arranged so that, when preset data of tone quality pattern are recalled from a memory to automatically set contents on tone quality setting members of manually operable setting units so as to establish agreement of the contents with the read-out preset data, the tone generator section of the musical instrument is controlled by the contents of the preset data during the period of time till the contents set on the setting members come to agree with the contents of the preset data, and that subsequent to the establishment of this agreement, the tone generator section is directly controlled by the contents set on the setting members, whereby the automatic setting operation of the setting members does not need to be performed at high speed and also the player is not bothered to pay attention to noises which otherwise would be generated in the setting members during automatic setting of contents thereon, and further that, during the pa

Abstract: An apparatus for automatically composing a music piece is provided by comprising a memory preliminarily storing plural kinds of pitch data. From this memory, at-random extraction is made of those pitch data agreeing with predetermined music conditions, and they are timewisely successively delivered out to be imparted durations, respectively, to form a composition data consisting of plural sets of pitch data and duration data amounting two to four measures to make a music piece. This composition data may be used for generation of music sounds, and/or display of music score image on a screen of a CRT device, and/or printing-out of a score by a printer, to be utilized in the sound-dictation training and/or performance exercise in providing, for example, musical education.

Abstract: In a musical instrument having a solo and accompaniment keyboard apparatus is provided whereby an accompaniment tone color is selected which adaptively complements selected solo tones. The first zero crossing spacing of the autocorrelation function for the solo tone is used to implement a tone selection logic. An effective zero crossing is computed for combinations of available accompaniment tones. An accompaniment tone combination is selected whose effective zero crossing has a maximum value that does not exceed a complemented value of the zero crossing for the selected solo tone.

Abstract: The type and root of a chord played on a chromatically tuned musical instrument are determined by assigning sequential numerical values to the notes of the chromatic scale and, when a chord is played, calculating the intervals between the individual notes comprising the chord arranged in numerical order. In a preferred embodiment the smallest interval and the interval immediately following the smallest interval are compared with prerecorded interval values commensurate with all defined chord types to identify the type of chord played. The recorded information also contains a root value for each defined chord and these root values are employed, along with the starting note of the smallest interval, to determine chord root.

Abstract: An electronic circuit triggered by pulses derived from the rhythm pattern generator of an electronic organ simulates the sound of a group of people clapping hands by producing in bursts at least two different sound signals of differing characteristics and combining the signal bursts in a predetermined pattern which causes them to occur in close time proximity to each other but not at the same time. When the combined signal is acoustically reproduced, the resulting sound is simulative of that produced by a group of people clapping their hands in unison.

Abstract: Polyphonic sound may be produced through the use of a tone generator which divides the high frequency output of a clock pulse generator by numbers which are allocated to individual keys or pedals of an instrument. The divisor values are stored in main and intermediate memories, the values in the intermediate memory subsequently being counted down to zero. An output signal, for control of a sweep voltage generator, is produced which is a function of all of the divisor values in the intermediate memory at any one time.

Abstract: In an automatic performing apparatus in which musical performance data are sequentially read out of a memory at time intervals corresponding to the durations of musical notes to thereby execute an automatic performance, a repeatedly played part is stored as subroutine data in the memory, together with main routine data, thereby to store much data in the memory having a limited capacity. The main routine data contains instruction data for calling the subroutine data and the subroutine data contains instruction data for the return to the main routine data. In response to a signal from a subroutine control circuit, the count of an address counter for designating an address in the memory jumps to an address of the subroutine data when the subroutine calling instruction data is read out, and jumps back to an address of the main routine data when the instruction data for the return to the main routine is read out.

Abstract: A harmony generator for an electronic organ, wherein the identity of played keys of the keyboard(s) is read into a storage device and then operated upon by a data processing device such as a microcomputer, so as to supplement the played note data with additional data designating "fill-in" notes which are to be sounded in addition to those actually played. The data contained in the storage device, as supplemented, is then used to control the transmission of tone generator signals to the audio output system of the organ. In a preferred embodiment of the invention, the criteria used to select fill-in notes cause notes corresponding to the nomenclatures of played notes of the accompaniment keyboard to be sounded as though played in the octave below the lowest note played on the solo keyboard. Other fill-in criteria are also contemplated. The fill-in notes are generated by combining played accompaniment data with masks.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument of a channel assignment type wherein depressed keys from among a larger plurality of keys are respectively assigned to a smaller plurality of tone producing channels for generating wave of musical tones. The assigner comprises a microprogram, an arithmetic section, a memory, and an interruption control circuit to assign the depressed keys to available tone producing channels. The current on-off information of the keys is subjected to calculation to form a key-on request file and a key-off request file. A tone request file is formed on a plurality of tone data as designated by the tone levers. A channel assignment table is formed, based on the key-on and key-off request files, to indicate a status of assigning the depressed keys to the tone producing channels.

Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument which is arranged to produce musical tones belonging to the selected one of many different types of musical instruments and having a number of player-operable selection keys respectively corresponding to the number of types of musical instrument sounds desired, the improvement wherein means is provided for generating a sample tone belonging to that type of musical instrument specified by one of the above-mentioned selection keys at a prescribed pitch and period simply by depressing only once a particular selection key, without taking the trouble of successively depressing individual performance keys, thereby facilitating the selection of a desired type of musical instrument by the player.

Abstract: The phase of digitally synthesized audio frequency signals of the same frequency is synchronized prior to conversion of the signals into analog form. The phase synchronization is accomplished, in a musical instrument of the keyboard type, by comparison of the digitally coded signals which are commensurate with all of the simultaneously generated input commands and, when frequency coincidence is detected, employing the phase value of the first of plural commanded signal at the same frequency as the starring phase value for subsequently generated signals at the common frequency.

Abstract: A chord performing apparatus for an electronic organ with a chord-former, comprises control inputs for control signals defining the chord tone, and control inputs for control signals defining the chord type and control units which can be preset in accordance with a pattern of chord tones and chord types to be played and outputs which are scanned and controlled in the rhythm of the melody for performing the same function as the switch elements, connected with the control inputs of the chord-former.

Abstract: A talking metronome is disclosed which is programmable to generate a human voice pattern of a sequence of numbers at a selected tempo (mm) and time signature (cadence) at one or more beat patterns. The time signatures are produced from quarter, eighth and sixteenth note beat patterns and all other varied combinations of beat patterns known to music. The voice pattern in the preferred embodiment is generated by synthesized speech.

Abstract: Simultaneously played notes on a keyboard are automatically provided with different voice timbres. The assignment of voices to notes is by relative frequency-scale position within the chord. If four or more notes are played, the notes are scanned along the musical scale and the three lowest notes played and the highest note are sounded in different voices with the solo voice assigned to the highest note. Assignment of voices occurs automatically when fewer than four keys are played. Time division multiplex digital logic signals representative of the played keys are applied to a memory circuit and a comparator circuit. If the information stored in the memory from the previous scan cycle is unchanged the comparator provides an enabling signal to a monostable and enable logic circuit. A priority selector circuit provides logic information to the monostable and enable logic circuit which outputs this information and information representative of the total number of keys played.

Abstract: A keyboard operated electronic musical instrument is disclosed for imitating the strummed and solo modes of playing plucked fretted musical instruments. The actuated keys do not directly control the set of tone generators, but are used to automatically select one of a library of chord types which is closest to the actuated keys. A root note is chosen for each selected chord type. The selected chord type is transposed to an open chord spanning the several octaves associated with a guitar-type instrument. The selected tone generators assigned to the transposed open chord are strum keyed in sequence at a rate adaptive to the speed in which successive chords are entered on the keyboard. Provision is made for up-down strumming and to automatically enter a solo tone mode when a sequence of single notes are entered on the keyboard.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a keyboard, tone signal forming circuit to produce musical tone signals corresponding to keys being depressed on the keyboard, a memory to store musical performance data representing pitches and durations of notes and durations of rests according to the progression of a musical performance, a keyboard indicator to visually indicate which keys are to be depressed on the keyboard in accordance with the performance data read out of the memory so that the pupil or trainee may effect a musical performance on the keyboard by following the key indications, and an automatic musical performance device to effect an automatic musical performance in synchronism with the musical performance to be effected on the keyboard. A control circuit for the memory is arranged such that the key indication for each note in the progression of music is effected in the period of the duration of the immediately preceding note or rest.

Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument, a tone property setting device is provided in association with a musical tone forming circuit. The device delivers analog signals designating properties of the musical tone signals to be produced, which analog signals are converted into time division multiplexed digital signals, then processed through memories, converted back into analog signals, and are applied to the musical tone forming circuit, thereby to determine the tone properties. Digital processing utilizing the memory facilitates a variety of control.

Abstract: An automatic electronic musical instrument generates structured and pleasing musical sound patterns from a random sequence. One phase of the random sequence is supplied to a first shift register. A first plurality of outputs from the first shift register is used to control a rhythm oscillator. A second plurality of outputs from the first shift register is used to control a pitch oscillator. A second shift register receives a second phase of the random sequence and the rhythm signal produced by the rhythm oscillator. A programmed control input provides a song structure to the outputs of the second shift register. The outputs of the second shift register are supplied as inputs to a musical frequency generating means which has the capability of transforming dissonant frequency combinations otherwise selected by those inputs to compatible frequency combinations. The musical frequency generating means also receives the pitch signal from the pitch oscillator.

Abstract: An electronic organ having a scanned keyboard manual (10) includes a keyboard latch (24) interposed between the scanning apparatus (12) and the organ keyers (26). The keyboard latch (24) comprises a gate (42) for comparing the serial data pulses, each of which represents a respective depressed key, produced at the output of the scanning apparatus (12) during each scan of the keyboard manual (10) with the serial data pulses produced during the immediately preceding scan for developing a control signal representing the detection of a depressed keyboard key during the on-going scan which was not depressed during the immediately preceding scan. An output circuit (52, 54, 56) is provided for continuously developing an output signal reflecting the keys depressed during the last scan in which a control signal was developed whereby the tone signals corresponding thereto are continuously sounded even though the keys have subsequently been released.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument in which a single manual keyboard is provided with two voicing blocks which has a certain keyboard space interval therebetween and at least one of which generates a multiple tone corresponding to keys being depressed. There is provided a circuit for providing a certain time interval from a time-divided signal produced by the key depression. This circuit distinguishes between tones from the two voicing blocks, to thereby separate them from each other. There is also a circuit for generating a monophonic or polyphonic tone signal from each of the separated time-divided signals.

Abstract: In an electronic timepiece equipped with a liquid crystal display, means are provided whereby the user can input a freely selected sequence of musical notes to be stored in a memory circuit, to thereby compose a melody, and whereby this melody can be subsequently emitted in audible form when coincidence occurs between a preset alarm time and the current time. Visible monitoring of information specifying the pitch and duration of each note is enabled when a melody is being input, by means of liquid crystal display patterns, together with audible monitoring.

Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument having a first and second array of keyboard switches apparatus is provided for providing fill-in notes sounded by tone generators assigned to the first keyboard. The fill-in notes are selected by selecting one of a library of stored chord types which is closest to the notes played on the second keyboard combined with the highest frequency note played on the first keyboard. The closest decision is made by processing the keyed switch data with two sets of matched filters. The chord type decision is made to correspond to a matched filter combination which produces a maximum output response. A root note is also chosen for the selected chord type. The selected chord type and chosen root note are used to provide the fill-in notes.

Abstract: An electronic organ, particularly of the institutional type employing classical voicing, having Swell and Great manuals as well as a full pedalboard wherein the manuals and pedalboard are multiplexed simultaneously to produce a plurality of synchronized serial data streams. Intermanual coupling is accomplished by connecting the data stream from one manual to the footage generation circuit of another manual, and tab footages are generated for each manual by utilizing tapped shift registers introducing controlled amounts of delay of the keyboard data before demultiplexing thereof. There is a bank of demultiplexer-keyers for each voice, such as flutes, principals, complex and percussion, which receive the serial data streams from one or more of the footage generators. The demultiplexer-keyers are supplied with tones and function to demultiplex the serial data streams and provide tones selected in accordance with the keydown pulses in the serial data streams to the voicing circuitry.

Abstract: A system for use in electronic organs and electronically actuated organs wherein a pattern of notes sounding as if played on the accompaniment or solo manual are played from the pedalboard. The pedalboard is encoded such that depression of a pedal will generate an encoded binary word corresponding to a chord having as its root the note corresponding to the depressed pedal. Individual notes of the chord are played in a rhythmic sequence at a rate determined by the rhythm generator of the organ and in a pattern which can be selected by the organist. As the pattern is being automatically played, the organist is free to manually play a melody on the solo manual and accompaniment chords on the accompaniment manual. The pattern is changed from a major key to a minor key having the same root note by actuating a knee paddle.

Abstract: A process and apparatus are provided for recording electric signals corresponding to piano key operation and for reproducing the piano key operation. The process includes switching a discrete frequency oscillator corresponding to each piano key, algebraically adding the outputs of each oscillator, filtering the algebraic sum of the oscillator outputs through a low pass filter, recording the filtered signal, reproducing said filtered signal through a high pass filter, detecting each frequency in the high pass filtered signal, and energizing an electromechanical device so as to actuate the piano key which had switched the discrete frequency oscillator.