Two Clutches Patents (Class 84/126)
  • Patent number: 3930429
    Abstract: The system of this invention is for use with an electronic musical instrument having a keyboard, and generally includes keyboard circuitry, audio waveform generators, envelope generators, static and dynamic filter circuitry and power amplifier and speaker apparatus. In accordance with one feature of this invention, the system comprises means for establishing different digital voice codes which are coupled to read only memories associated with the audio waveform generators, envelope generators and main voice circuitry. This voice code provides a limited number of program conditions to control such variables as audio waveform pulse widths, envelope attack, decay, sustain or release intervals, and instrument resonator control. Another feature of the present invention is concerned with the keyboard circuitry which operates from a digital key and octave code. Each code is sequentially interrrogated to determine if the corresponding key has been played.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 26, 1974
    Date of Patent: January 6, 1976
    Assignee: ARP Instruments, Inc.
    Inventor: Jeremy R. Hill