Claims
- 1. An acoustic musical instrument which is able to produce sound waves comprising:a structural component capable of vibration; an electronic sensor for reading the vibration of said instrument and converting said vibration to an electronic signal; an electronic actuator coupled to said structural component for altering the vibration of said structural component; and a control filter for converting said electronic sensor signal to an electronic actuator signal for improving sound quality.
- 2. A sound control system for an acoustic musical instrument having a structure that forms an acoustic chamber and acoustic generating means for inducing a natural acoustic within the acoustic chamber comprising:at least one sensor disposed adjacent a sensing location of the structure, the sensor configured to generate sensed electric signals indicative of the magnitude of structural vibration of the structure at the sensing location; a controller in communication with the sensor, the controller including a processor for processing the sensed electric signals in accordance with a predetermined method and for producing output electrical signals, wherein the processor includes one or more devices selected from the group consisting of: a microprocessor, microcontroller, or application specific integrated circuit; at least one actuator integrally disposed at an actuator location of the structure, the actuator in communication with the controller and configured to receive the output electrical signals and alter the structural vibration of the structure at the actuator location; whereby the vibration of the structure at the actuator location creates acoustics within the acoustic chamber that combine with the natural acoustic to alter the sound emanating from the acoustic chamber.
- 3. The system as defined in claim 2, wherein the predetermined method includes a computer program designed to execute on the one or more devices.
Parent Case Info
This application claims the benefit of U.S. Provisional Patent Application Ser. No. 60/001,229; Filed Jul. 19, 1995.
US Referenced Citations (8)
Provisional Applications (1)
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60/001229 |
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