Claims
- 1. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of extended strings;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that each of said strings is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard; and
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means;
- tone-characteristics setting means for setting a tone characteristics independently for each of the plurality of strings; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of musical tones to be generated in response to the string vibration for each of said strings in accordance with the tone characteristics independently set by said tone-characteristics setting means.
- 2. An instrument according to claim 1, wherein said tone control means comprises means for controlling pitch characteristics, tone volume characteristics, tone color characteristics, and envelope characteristics, or at least one of arbitrary combinations of a pitch, tone volume, tone color, and envelope of musical tones for each of said strings in accordance with the tone characteristics independently set by said tone-characteristics setting means.
- 3. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of strings kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that each of said strings is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of each of said strings; and
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means;
- tone-characteristics setting means for setting a tone characteristics independently for each of the plurality of strings; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of musical tones to be generated in response to the string vibration for each of said strings in accordance with the tone characteristics independently set by said tone-characteristics setting means.
- 4. An instrument according to claim 3, wherein said tone control means comprises means for controlling pitch characteristics, tone volume characteristics, tone color characteristics, and envelope characteristics, or at least one of arbitrary combinations of a pitch, tone volume, tone color, and an envelope of musical tones for each of said strings in accordance with the tone characteristics independently set by said tone-characteristics setting means.
- 5. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position detected by said operation position detection means; and
- string-vibration strength measuring means for measuring a string-vibration strength of said string,
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means for modulating at least one of a tone color and pitch of the musical tone to be generated in accordance with the string-vibration strength measured by said string-vibration strength measuring means.
- 6. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string; and
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means; and
- string-vibration strength measuring means for measuring a string-vibration strength of said string,
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means for modulating at least one of a tone color, pitch, and envelope of the musical tone to be generated in accordance with the string-vibration strength measured by said string-vibration strength measuring means.
- 7. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- tone control means including tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means; and
- string-bending measuring means for measuring a bending operation state for said string,
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means for modulating at least one of a tone color, tone volume, and envelope of the musical tone to be generated in accordance with the bending operation state for said string measured by said string-bending measuring means.
- 8. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means; and
- string-bending measuring means for measuring a bending operation state for said string;
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means for modulating at least one of a tone color, tone volume, and envelope of the musical tone to be generated in accordance with the bending operation state measured by said string-bending measuring means.
- 9. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means; and
- a manually operative performance operation element for changing a tension state of said string; and
- string-tension measuring means for measuring a tension state of said string;
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means, connected with said performance operation element, for modulating at least one of a tone color, volume, and envelope of the musical tone to be generated in accordance with the tension state measured by said string-tension measuring means.
- 10. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means;
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means for modulating at least one of a tone color, tone volume, and envelope of the musical tone having a pitch corresponding to the operation position in accordance with the operation position detected by said operation position detection means.
- 11. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of each of said strings;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string;
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means; and
- wherein said instrument further comprises modulation means for modulating at least one of a tone color, volume, and envelope of the musical tone having a pitch corresponding to the operation position in accordance with the fundamental period measured by said period measuring means.
- 12. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means,
- wherein said instrument further comprises effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means.
- 13. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detecting means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrating string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means;
- wherein said instrument further comprises effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the fundamental period measured by said period measuring means.
- 14. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- a manually operative performance operation element for controlling a pitch of a musical tone to be generated;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detecting means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means;
- wherein said instrument further comprises effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the operation state of said performance operation element.
- 15. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- a manually operative performance operation element for changing a tension state of said string;
- measuring means for measuring a tension state of said string;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means,
- wherein said instrument further comprises effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the tension state measured by said measuring means.
- 16. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- string-bending detection means for detecting a string-bending operation state of said string;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detecting means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means;
- wherein said instrument further comprises effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the string-bending operation state detected by said string-bending detection means.
- 17. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that said string is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone control means including ton generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that said string is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means,
- wherein said instrument further comprises effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the fundamental period measured by said period measuring means.
- 18. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of extended strings;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for each of said strings;
- string detection means for detecting a string which is operated among said plurality of strings;
- operation position monitoring means for monitoring an operation position on said fingerboard;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of said musical tones in response to monitoring results from said string-vibration monitoring means and said operation position monitoring means;
- setting means for setting an effect addition instruction data independently for each of the plurality of strings; and
- effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with said string detected by said string detection means so that effects added to the musical tones for said strings are varied for each of said strings in accordance with the effect addition instruction data.
- 19. An instrument according to claim 18, wherein said effect control means controls said effect addition means so that at least one of arbitrary combinations of a tremolo effect, a chorus effect, a delay effect, and a reverberation effect of musical tones for said strings are varied for each of strings in accordance with the effect addition instruction data.
- 20. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of strings kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for each of said strings;
- string detection means for detecting a string which is operated among said plurality of strings;
- period monitoring means for monitoring a fundamental period of a vibration of each of said strings;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of said musical tone in response to monitoring results from said string-vibration monitoring means and said period monitoring means;
- setting means for setting an effect addition instruction data independently for each of the plurality of strings; and
- effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with said string detected by said string detection means so that effects added to the musical tones for said strings are varied for each of said strings in accordance with the effect addition instruction data.
- 21. An instrument according to claim 20, wherein said effect control means controls said effect addition means so that at least one of arbitrary combinations of a tremolo effect, a chorus effect, a delay effect, and a reverberation effect of musical tones for said strings are varied for each of strings in accordance with the effect addition instruction data.
- 22. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a string-vibration for said string;
- operation position monitoring means for monitoring an operation position on said fingerboard; and
- tone control means for sending monitoring results from said string-vibration monitoring means and said operation position monitoring means and for controlling characteristics of the musical tone in response to the monitoring results,
- wherein said instrument further comprises pan-pot control means for controlling a pan-pot of a musical tone which is to be produced in accordance with the operation position on said fingerboard monitored by said operation position monitoring means.
- 23. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string vibration monitoring means for monitoring a string-vibration for said string;
- period monitoring means for monitoring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string; and
- tone control means for sending monitoring results from said string-vibration monitoring means and said period monitoring means and for controlling characteristics of the musical tone in response to the monitoring results,
- wherein said instrument further comprises pan-pot control means for controlling an pan-pot of a musical tone which is to be produced in accordance with fundamental period monitored by said period monitoring means.
- 24. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for said string;
- string-vibration strength monitoring means for monitoring a vibrating strength for said string;
- operation position monitoring means for monitoring an operation position on said fingerboard;
- a manually operative performance operation element; and
- operation element monitoring means, connected with said performance operation element, for monitoring an operation state for said performance operation element;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- function assignment means for variably assigning tone control functions to at least one of the string-vibration strength, the operation position on said fingerboard, and the operation state for said performance operation element; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of a musical tone in accordance with the tone control functions assigned by said function assignment means in response to monitoring results from at least one of said string-vibration strength monitoring means, said operation position monitoring means, and said operation element monitoring means.
- 25. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a string-vibration for said string;
- string-vibration strength monitoring means for monitoring a vibrating strength for said string;
- period monitoring means for monitoring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- a manually operative performance operation element; and
- operation element monitoring means, connected with said performance operation element for monitoring an operation state for said performance operation element;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- function assignment means for variably assigning tone control functions to at least one of the string-vibration strength, the period of the vibration, and the operation state for said performance operation element; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of a musical tone in accordance with the tone control functions assigned by said function assignment means in response to monitoring results from at least one of said string-vibration strength monitoring means, said period monitoring means, and said operation element monitoring means.
- 26. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one extended string;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for said string; and
- operation position monitoring means for monitoring an operation position on said fingerboard;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- function assignment means for variably assigning a tone control function to the operation position on said fingerboard; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of a musical tone in accordance with the tone control functions assigned to the operation position on said fingerboard by said function assignment means in response to the monitoring result from said operation position monitoring means.
- 27. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for said string; and
- period monitoring means for monitoring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- function assignment means for variably assigning a tone control function to the vibration period; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of a musical tone in accordance with the tone control function assigned to the vibration period by said function assignment means in response to the monitoring result from said period monitoring means.
- 28. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for said string;
- operation position monitoring means for monitoring an operation position on said fingerboard;
- a manually operative performance operation element for controlling a pitch of a musical tone to be generated; and
- operation element monitoring means for monitoring an operation state for said performance operation element;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- function assignment means for variably assigning a tone control function to said performance operation element; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of a musical tone in accordance with the tone control function assigned to the performance operation element by said function assignment means in response to the monitoring result from said operation element monitoring means.
- 29. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- at least one string kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration monitoring means for monitoring a vibration for said string;
- period monitoring means for monitoring a fundamental period of a vibration of said string;
- a manually operative performance operation element for changing a tension state of said string; and
- operation element monitoring means for monitoring a tension state for said performance operation element;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- function assignment means for variably assigning a tone control function to said performance operation element; and
- tone control means for controlling characteristics of a musical tone in accordance with the tone control function assigned to the performance operation element by said function assignment means in response to the monitoring tension state from said operation element monitoring means.
- 30. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of extended strings;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that each of said strings is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means;
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- envelope setting means for independently setting envelopes of musical tones for each of the plurality of said strings; and
- envelope control means for controlling envelopes of the musical tones to be generated in accordance with the envelopes independently set by said envelope setting means for said each of strings.
- 31. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of strings kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that each of said strings is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of each of said strings; and
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the plucked string, and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means,
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- envelope setting means for independently setting envelopes of musical tones for each of the plurality of said strings; and
- envelope control means for controlling envelopes of the musical tones to be generated in accordance with the envelopes independently set by said envelope setting means for said strings.
- 32. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of extended strings;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that each of said strings is vibrated;
- operation position detection means for detecting an operation position on said fingerboard;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string; and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the operation position on said fingerboard detected by said operation position detection means,
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- effect parameter setting means for independently setting for each of the plurality of said strings, parameters of the effect to be added by said effect addition means; and
- effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the effect parameters independently set for said strings by said effect parameter setting means.
- 33. An electronic stringed instrument, comprising:
- a fingerboard;
- a plurality of strings kept taut along said fingerboard;
- string-vibration detection means for detecting that each of said strings is vibrated;
- period measuring means for measuring a fundamental period of a vibration of each of said strings;
- effect addition means for adding an effect to the musical tone to be generated;
- tone generation start instruction means for, when said string-vibration detection means detects that one of said strings is vibrated, instructing to start generation of a musical tone corresponding to the vibrated string, and
- pitch instruction means for instructing a pitch of the musical tone to be generated to correspond to the period measured by said period measuring means,
- wherein said instrument further comprises:
- effect parameter setting means for independently setting for each of the plurality of said strings, parameters of the effect to be added by said effect addition means; and
- effect control means for controlling said effect addition means in accordance with the effect parameters independently set for said strings by said effect parameter setting means.
- 34. An instrument according to claim 33, wherein said effect addition means adds at least one of tremolo effect, chorus effect, delay effect, and reverberation effect to the musical tones.
Priority Claims (8)
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62-253230 |
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62-253231 |
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62-253235 |
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62-259243 |
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62-259292 |
Oct 1987 |
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62-259786 |
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63-220558 |
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 07/256,398 filed Oct. 7, 1988 now U.S. Pat. No. 5,025,703, issued Jun. 25, 1991.
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