Abstract: According to the invention, a musical instrument having a device for tuning tuning bodies is disclosed, a) having at least (12) mechanical tuning elements or tuning element systems, b) wherein the (12) mechanical tuning elements or tuning element systems represent the (12) chromatic notes of an octave, c) wherein in each case a tuning element or tuning element system is mechanically operatively connected to at least one tuning body, d) wherein each tuning element or tuning element system has exclusively octave-related tuning bodies associated with it, e) wherein during tuning of the musical instrument the tuning elements or tuning element systems are actuatable or actuated independently of one another, wherein the tuning elements are embodied as tuning levers and/or the tuning element systems are embodied as tuning lever systems, wherein a tuning lever system has at least two tuning levers that have differently located pivots, wherein the tuning levers are slidingly connected to one another by means of adjace

Abstract: A instrument string stretching assembly for stretching instrument strings during the manufacturing process includes a curved panel that has a plurality of channels each extending through the curved panel. A plurality of instrument strings can be inserted into a respective one of the channels having each of the instrument strings extending outwardly through the respective channel. A stretching unit is aligned with each of the plurality of channels in the curved panel and the stretching unit is actuatable into a lifting condition or a lowering condition. A clamping unit is attached to the stretching unit to grip each of the plurality of instrument strings. The stretching unit lifts the clamping unit upwardly thereby stretching the instrument strings along the plurality of channels in the curved panel.

Abstract: A method, system, and apparatus for determining delay between clocks, in response to a trigger event, buffering DSP symbol information in a symbol capture buffer; wherein the amount of DSP symbol information buffered corresponds to the amount of symbols captured during a buffer storage interval; and extracting a synchronization packet from the symbol capture buffer.

Abstract: Techniques segmenting a video using tags without modifying video data thereof are disclosed. According to one aspect of the present invention, each tag is created to define a portion of the video, wherein the tags can be modified, edited, looped, reordered or restored to a create an impression other than that if the video was played back sequentially. The tags are so structured in a table included in a tagging file that can be shared or published electronically or modified or updated by others. Further the table may be modified to include one or more conditional or commercial tags.

Abstract: Various aspects include systems and approaches for providing audio performance capabilities with one or more far field microphones. One aspect includes a method of controlling a speaker system with at least one far field microphone that is coupled with a separate display device. The method can include: receiving a user command to initiate an audio performance mode; initiating audio playback of an audio performance file at a transducer at the speaker system; initiating video playback including musical performance guidance associated with the audio performance file at the display device; receiving a user generated acoustic signal at the at least one far field microphone after initiating the audio playback and the video playback; comparing the user generated acoustic signal with a reference acoustic signal; and providing feedback about the comparison to the user.

Abstract: A string tensioner is configured to apply a substantially constant tension to a string over an operational range even if such string stretches and contracts over time. Tension is provided by a spring. Flexers can attach the spring to a force modulation member and a frame. The flexers preferentially bend out-of-axis so that the spring does not bend out-of-axis when the force modulation member rotates. A dampening system can slow the force modulation member's response to vibrational forces. A flexible stop can prevent rotation of the force modulation member beyond a desired point, but flexes to remain in contact with the force modulation member over a small range of movement.

Abstract: Audio data of an original work is received. Text in the audio data is translated to a target language. The audio data is passed to a first deep learning model to learn voice features in the audio data. The audio data is passed to a second deep learning model to learn audio properties in the audio data. The translated text is synchronized to play in the position of original text of the original work in a synthesized voice. A translated audio data of the original work is created by combining the synchronized translated text in the synthesized voice with music of the audio data.

Abstract: A guitar restringing device, including an outer plate body to connect to an outer surface of a guitar bridge, a plurality of string-receiving apertures disposed on at least a portion of a side of the outer plate body to receive at least one guitar string therein, and a plurality of ferrules disposed on at least a portion of a bottom surface of the outer plate body to be inserted into the guitar bridge and to prevent the at least one guitar string from movement away from the plurality of string-receiving apertures.

Abstract: A frequency detection and display device includes a body having a vibratory portion configured for vibrating at a predetermined frequency. In this manner, the vibratory portion provides a visible indication corresponding to the predetermined frequency in response to vibration of an object, such as a stringed musical instrument, to which the frequency detection and display device is attached.

Abstract: A sound control device includes a plurality of setting interfaces. Each of the setting interfaces includes a parameter operator, a communication interface performing control change message transmission and reception, a generation unit generating the control change message, a designation unit designating validity or invalidity of generating respective sound signals for the plurality of setting interfaces, a mode selection unit selecting a control mode of the communication interface, and a control unit. The control unit controls such that, when a first mode is selected, the control change message generated by the generation unit for a setting interface which is designated as valid among the plurality of setting interfaces is not transmitted through the communication interface, and the control change message generated by the generation unit for a setting interface which is designated as invalid among the plurality of setting interfaces is transmitted through the communication interface.

Abstract: Techniques to segment videos for instructions in conjunction with an exemplary musical representation are disclosed. According to one embodiment, a tag file is created to include a link to a source video and a plurality of tags. At least one of the tags is defined to correspond to a video portion of the source video to be associated with one or more notes in a music representation (e.g., music notes in a music score). The video portion is played back to show how the one or more notes are played whenever an area containing the one or more notes in the music representation is activated. The tag file is separate from the source video and video data representing the source video is never modified while video portions in the source video are segmented via the tag file to define pieces of the music representation, each containing one or more notes.

Abstract: A speech training coach includes a communications device having a processor coupled to at least one memory, a transceiver, a speaker, a microphone, and a display screen driven by a display driver controlled by the processor. At least a first portion of a speech collection, speech analysis and speech coaching algorithm (algorithm) is stored in the memory for analyzing speech volume, speech speed, and speech pitch using reference values for each. The microphone for collecting a speaker's voice sample. The algorithm is for in essentially real-time scoring based on the reference values and displaying on the display screen scores for the speech volume, speech speed, and the speech pitch and for displaying an auditory or tactile recommendation for changing one's speech or for providing a favorable speech assessment.

Abstract: A computer-aided method of educating music students includes assembling an ensemble of at least three music students studying differing instruments at differing proficiency levels and focusing on differing musical techniques. The method further includes compiling a multidimensional database of songs, wherein dimensions of the database include three or more of instrumentation requirements, technique requirements, musical styles represented, proficiency levels, and show theme suitability; and searching the database for songs having instrumentations, techniques, styles, and proficiency levels matching those of the students, and also having suitability with a desired show theme.

Abstract: One embodiment provides a system, method, and device for capturing inaudible tones from music. A song is received. Inaudible tones are detected in the song. Information associated with the inaudible tones is extracted from the song. The information associated with the inaudible tones is communicated to a user.

Abstract: A tuning device for a musical instrument includes a body and a neck extending out from the instrument's body. The neck has a free end including a headstock. The headstock includes an anterior instrument face, a posterior instrument face essentially opposite to the anterior instrument face, and at least one tuning key disposed on the posterior instrument face. The tuning device includes a tuning display and is engagable with one or more of the at least one tuning key, having a shape of a right-handed triangle fused to an oblong. The tuning display is disposed on the hypotenuse of the triangle. The display is positioned on the tuning device such as to essentially face the instrument's body when the tuning device is both engaged with the one or more tuning key, and entirely disposed above the posterior surface.

Abstract: Tuning information is calculated based on input sounds. A tuning estimating apparatus includes an input sound acquirer for acquiring input sounds, a pitch calculator for calculating pitches of the input sounds acquired by the input sound acquirer, and a tuning value calculator for calculating a tuning value representing an offset between a tuning reference position serving as a reference for tuning and a reference position on a first distribution of the pitches calculated by the pitch calculator, based on a peak of the first distribution. The tuning value calculator calculates the tuning value based on the positional relationship of a periodic peak group of the first distribution.

Abstract: The invention comprises an improved 3D object printer for building three dimensional products for multiple industries, including dental fields like orthodontic tooth aligners, drill guides, castable parts, partial dentures, and prosthetic models. The invention further comprises an improved 3D object printer that builds products using an improved, dynamic substrate base. The invention even further comprises a substrate assembly that is customizeable to build from a database of printed object profiles.

Abstract: Technologies pertaining to limiting access to secret data through utilization of sensor-based constraints are described herein. A sensor-based constraint is a constraint that can only be satisfied by predefined readings that may be output by at least one sensor on a mobile computing device. If the sensor on the mobile computing device outputs a reading that satisfies the sensor-based constraint, secret data is provided to a requesting application. Otherwise, the requesting application is prevented from accessing the secret data.

Abstract: A system and method to help players of string instruments with the usability of their instruments, particularly with the detection and assessment of the mechanical status of their instrument's strings and in determining when and/or whether the strings need to be replaced.

Abstract: A power supply controller having a shortened reset time due to a small hiccup voltage includes an electrical circuit providing a repeated voltage hiccup of a supply voltage of the controller of a switched-mode power supply (SMPS) when the controller enters a latched state. A plurality of comparators each have an input coupled with the controller supply voltage. A multiplexer and two latches are included, each coupled with one or more comparator outputs, and a restart controller is coupled with an output of one of the latches. The restart controller in various implementations toggles a switch to activate and deactivate a current sink to create the supply voltage hiccup. In other implementations, the switch is excluded and the restart controller toggles a voltage startup transistor to couple and decouple a voltage source with the supply voltage to create the voltage hiccup.

Abstract: A control section analyzes sound data to acquire data indicative of a plurality of attributes, such as pitch and volume, and displays, on a display screen, graphics indicative of the acquired pitch and volume. At that time, the control section displays, on the display screen, a pitch curve where a value of pitch is represented by the vertical axis while the passage of time is represented by the horizontal axis. Also, at a position on the display screen based on a displayed position of the pitch curve, the control section displays a volume graphic where a level of volume is represented by a length or distance or width, in the vertical-axis direction, of the volume graphic.

Abstract: The present application includes a system configured to tune multiple instrument simultaneously. The system includes a plurality of frequency sensors, each in communication with a single instrument. The frequency sensor senses a pitch played from the respective instrument and transmits that pitch frequency to a single tuner for processing. The tuner compares each pitch frequency to a base reference. The base reference for each instrument may be different depending on the pitch played by the instruments. The pitch frequency is compared to the base reference and a deviation is produced. The deviation is transmitted and displayed on a readout for use by the musician to make adjustments to the instrument based upon the deviation. An additional readout is also provided to a third party operator for viewing.

Abstract: A display panel includes a substrate and a plurality of light emitting elements. The substrate has an inner edge and an outer edge opposite to each other. The inner edge is enclosed to form an enclosed opening. The light emitting elements are disposed on the substrate and enclose the enclosed opening to form an inner loop at the inner edge of the substrate and an outer loop at the outer edge of the substrate. The inner loop and the outer loop have similar shapes. A composite display panel is also disclosed.

Abstract: A computer provides a graphical user interface that allows designers to design string instruments. The dimensions and shape of the string instrument design can be altered using controls. The wind instrument design can be stored in a database and transmitted to a 3 dimensional printer which can fabricate the string instrument.

Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.

Abstract: A switch control circuit monitors a signal produced by a MEMS or other capacitor microphone. When a criterion is met, for example when the amplitude of the monitored signal exceeds a threshold or the monitored signal has been clipped or analysis of the monitored signal indicates clipping is imminent or likely, the switch control circuit operates one or more switches so as to selectively connect one or more capacitors to a signal line from the microphone, i.e., so as to connect a selected capacitance to the signal line to attenuate the signal from the microphone and, therefore, avoid clipping. The switches may be MOSFET, MEMS or other types of switches co-located with the microphone in a common semiconductor package. Similarly, the capacitors, a circuit that processes the signals from the microphone and/or the switch control circuit may be co-located with the microphone in a common semiconductor package.

Abstract: Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for detecting vibrations in one or more strings of a stringed input device, detecting contact between the string and a contact in an array of contacts. The contacts detected and the vibrations can be registered, processed, and interpreted as musical notes. In some embodiments, the vibration inputs are only registered if they are intended inputs rather than inputs caused by the mechanical coupling of vibrations across the strings.

Abstract: Embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic looping, recording, and playback apparatus. The apparatus may comprise a clamp, enabling the apparatus to be positioned in or on an acoustic instrument, such as an acoustic guitar. The clamp may be used to attach the apparatus to a portion of the acoustic instrument. The apparatus may further comprise, but not be limited to, for example, a speaker, a rechargeable battery, a microphone, a volume knob, an LED indicator light, a switch, and a processing module. The switch may be used to activate the electronic recording, looping, and playback system, much like a pedal in a stompbox configuration.

Abstract: A present disclosure relates to a method and apparatus for tuning piano strings by heating the piano strings. The apparatus includes split magnetic cores that encircle the piano strings. The magnetic cores comprise wiring wrapped around the outside of the magnetic cores to induce an alternating current in the piano strings through mutual inductance. The generated alternating current in the piano strings allows each piano string to be heated and thereby tuned.

Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.

Abstract: A microphone unit is provided which includes a microphone for picking up sound of a unit which sound is to be picked up, a clamping unit having a first end configured to clamp to the unit and a second end for holding the microphone, a contactless vibration sensor configured to detect vibrations of the unit, and an audio gate unit coupled to the output of the microphone and to the output of the contactless vibration sensor as a trigger signal to allow the output of the microphone to be forwarded to an output terminal.

Abstract: A tuning device is provided. The sound to be tuned is inputted by an input means while a reference sound is produced by an output means. At least two pitches are detected independently from a mixture of the sound to be tuned and the reference sound by a pitch detection means. Based on pitch information of the reference sound acquired by an acquiring means, the pitch of the sound to be tuned is extracted by a pitch extraction means from the at least two pitches detected by the pitch detection means. Information about the pitch of the sound to be tuned is displayed by a display means under control of a display control means. Therefore, the user can easily perform tuning on the sound to be tuned, based on the pitch information displayed by the display means, while listening to the reference sound and producing the sound to be tuned.

Abstract: The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for managing, tracking, and facilitating the ordering and procurement of promotional products. Additionally, the disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for aggregating, managing, and tracking promotional product procurement data in order to allow for the data mining of such information. The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for enabling the generation of a virtual canvas for creating images sized for editable areas of a promotional product, website, brochure, banner, or the like. The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for enabling the generation of a virtual canvas for creating a rotatable image of a promotional product having positioned on the promotional product a user defined image. The disclosure herein provides methods, systems, and devices for enabling the generation of a single invoice comprising an invoice amount from a supplier and an invoice amount from a third party decorator.

Abstract: The present invention relates to a musical instrument tuner, e.g. a guitar tuner, featuring tuning as a part of a user session.

Abstract: A musical instrument tuner for string instruments is provided which comprises a signal classifier for determining a signal class of an input signal from a number of monophonic signal classes and a number of polyphonic signal classes, a signal analyzer for determining at least one representation of a pitch frequency of the input signal, and an indicator for displaying an output established on the basis of the signal class and the representation of a pitch frequency.

Abstract: A tuning device is provided for properly tuning two sounds that are produced simultaneously. According to the invention, a notification means is provided for notifying the user of information about a relative pitch difference value of a first pitch corresponding to a first pitch name and a second pitch corresponding to a second pitch name, which are among the pitches detected by a pitch detection means. Through the notification of the notification means, the user can check the relative pitch difference value of the two sounds that is displayed by a pitch name display means to properly tune the two sounds that are produced simultaneously.

Abstract: A musical instrument comprising: (a) plurality of identical vibrating elements; (b) a digitizer associated with each said vibrating element; (c) an estimator that measures the fundamental vibration frequency of said vibrating element; and (d) a synthesized tuner, that conditioned upon at least said estimated fundamental frequency of each vibrating element, generate an audio signal that comprises the characteristics of the original vibration signals with a different fundamental frequency for each said original vibration signal.

Abstract: An automatic tuning device for a musical instrument, the device comprising: an automatic tuning mechanism which is configured to tune a musical instrument in accordance with a tuning configuration, wherein the mechanism includes: a processor configured to execute a computer program, a memory configured to store one or more computer programs for execution by the processor, and a communication interface configured to receive one or more computer programs for storage in the memory, wherein the one or more computer programs include a computer program which, when executed by the processor, controls an aspect of the operation of the automatic tuning device.

Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of external devices is performed on a computer which is set up with a plurality of remote control processes corresponding to the plurality of the external devices, and a management process for managing the remote control processes while communicating with the remote control processes. The management process is called to display icons corresponding to the remote control processes in a display field provided by the management process. Further, the management process acts when a specified operation is applied to one of the icons on the display field for sending a screen open instruction to one of the remote control processes corresponding to the icon to which the specified operation is applied. The remote control process which receives the screen open instruction is activated to display a control screen for use in remotely controlling the corresponding external device.

Abstract: A musical electronic device to receive a wireless signal modulated with an audio signal originating from a musical instrument, to display useful information for tuning the instrument, and to provide the received audio signal as an output for other musical electronics.

Abstract: A processor of a tuning apparatus receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note. An output at the processor outputs a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead.

Abstract: Provided are systems and methods for resonance tuning. A signal is received in response to a resonance of a structure. A frequency or musical note related to an overtone is determined from the signal. The frequency or musical note related to the overtone is selected as a filter mode reference frequency or musical note. A display of frequencies or musical notes from a subsequent signal that deviate from the filter mode reference frequency or musical note by a predetermined threshold is suppressed.

Abstract: Disclosed is a tuning apparatus comprising a processor that receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note and a display that presents a value corresponding to the determined frequency of the drumhead.

Abstract: A processor of a tuning apparatus receives a desired fundamental frequency or note and determines a frequency or note of at least one drumhead of a drum in response to the received desired fundamental frequency or note. An output at the processor outputs a value corresponding to the determined frequency or note of the drumhead.

Abstract: A tuning device is provided for properly tuning two sounds that are produced simultaneously. According to the invention, a notification means is provided for notifying the user of information about a relative pitch difference value of a first pitch corresponding to a first pitch name and a second pitch corresponding to a second pitch name, which are among the pitches detected by a pitch detection means. Through the notification of the notification means, the user can check the relative pitch difference value of the two sounds that is displayed by a pitch name display means to properly tune the two sounds that are produced simultaneously.

Abstract: A resonance tuner receives and digitizes an analog signal in response to a resonance of a structure thereby creating a plurality of time samples. A series of the time samples are buffered upon burst detection. A power spectrum is estimated by computing a Time-To-Frequency-Transform of the series of time samples and a magnitude of each of the resulting frequency samples is squared. At least one subset associated with at least one spectral peak is selected from the frequency samples. Each spectral peak has at least one sample with a sufficient magnitude and being spectrally adjacent to any other sample in another spectral peak by less than a threshold. A fundamental spectral peak is determined in a fundamental subset including a spectral peak with a sample at the lowest frequency greater than zero. The fundamental spectral peak has the sample with the largest magnitude within the fundamental subset.

Abstract: A vocal tuning device for use with a microphone is provided, comprising a housing having a first end and a second end, wherein the first end includes a first connector operably matable with a microphone and capable of receiving an input signal from the microphone in response to a user's voice; a display on the housing capable of providing a visual indicia to a user; processing circuitry within the housing and operably connected between the first connector and the display, wherein the processing circuitry compares the frequency of the input signal to a natural note frequency, and causes the visual indicia to indicate whether the natural note frequency is matched by the frequency of the input signal. In one embodiment, the second end of the device includes a second connector operably matable with a microphone cable.

Abstract: A tuning device that facilitates the checking of the pitch of each sound is provided. The tuning device includes a pitch name display means including display positions that are arranged in a pitch order respectively corresponding to pitch names constituting an octave. A reference display position is lighted solely when the pitch of an input sound is in an in-tune state, namely, a difference between the reference pitch and the pitch of the input sound is in a range of ±? (?>0). When the pitch of the input sound is outside a predetermined range, the reference display position and an adjacent display position are both lighted in a way that the reference display position gradually becomes darker while the adjacent display position gradually becomes brighter as an absolute value of the difference (deviation degree of the input pitch relative to the reference pitch) increases.

Abstract: A tuning device is provided. The sound to be tuned is inputted by an input means while a reference sound is produced by an output means. At least two pitches are detected independently from a mixture of the sound to be tuned and the reference sound by a pitch detection means. Based on pitch information of the reference sound acquired by an acquiring means, the pitch of the sound to be tuned is extracted by a pitch extraction means from the at least two pitches detected by the pitch detection means. Information about the pitch of the sound to be tuned is displayed by a display means under control of a display control means. Therefore, the user can easily perform tuning on the sound to be tuned, based on the pitch information displayed by the display means, while listening to the reference sound and producing the sound to be tuned.

Abstract: In an un-tuned state, the strings of a string instrument are excited, and a standard adjustment factor is determined for each string. When a pitch is generated as a result of a string being strummed (e.g., during normal playing of the instrument), the pitch generated by the string is adjusted by the standard adjustment factor and an intonation adjustment factor that accounts for intonation errors. An adjusted pitch is output that is in-tune and has accurate intonation.