Claims
- 1. An electronic sound sampling apparatus comprising:
- mode selection means for selecting one of a plurality of modes including sampling and play modes, said mode selection means outputting a mode signal representative of the selected mode;
- means for converting a tone into a tone signal representative of said tone;
- memory means comprising a plurality of storage areas each having a plurality of addresses, each of said storage areas storing data representing an individual tone signal, such that said memory means is able to store a plurality of different tone signals;
- read/write rate designation means for outputting a first rate signal designating a first rate of access to the addresses of said memory means when said mode signal represents said sampling mode, and for outputting a second rate signal designating a second rate of access to the addresses of said memory means when said mode signal represents said play mode;
- storage area designation means for designating at least one of said plurality of storage areas and for outputting an area signal indicative of the designated storage area;
- read/write control means responsive to said mode signal, said first rate signal and said area signal for storing data representing said tone signal into the addresses in said designated storage area at said first rate when said mode signal represents said sampling mode, and responsive to said mode signal and said second rate signal for reading data from the addresses in said storage areas at said second rate when said mode signal represents said play mode; and
- tone signal generating means for generating the individual tone signal in accordance with the data read from specified storage area of said memory means.
- 2. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for connecting with a keyboard having a plurality of keys, said read/write rate designation means outputting said second rate signal in response to depression of any one of said keys, said second rate corresponding to a pitch of tone designated by said depressed key.
- 3. An apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising means for connecting with a keyboard having a plurality of key zones each having a plurality of keys, said plurality of key zones corresponding respectively to said plurality of storage areas, said storage area designation means outputting said area signal in response to depression of any one of the keys of said keyboard, said area signal designating the storage area corresponding to the key zone to which said depressed key belongs.
- 4. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
- mode selection means for selecting one of a plurality of modes including sampling and play modes, said mode selection means outputting a mode signal representative of the selected mode;
- means for converting a tone into a tone signal representative of said tone;
- memory means comprising a plurality of storage areas each having a plurality of addresses;
- read/write rate designation means for outputting a first rate signal designating a first rate of access to the addresses of said memory means when said mode signal represents said sampling mode, and for outputting a second rate signal designating a second rate of access to the addresses of said memory means when said mode signal represents said play mode;
- storage area designation means for designating at least one of said plurality of storage areas and for outputting an area signal indicative of the designated storage area;
- read/write control means responsive to said mode signal, said first rate signal and said area signal for storing data representing said tone signal into the addresses in said storage areas at said first rate when said mode signal represents said sampling mode, and responsive to said mode signal, said second rate signal and said area signal for reading data from the addresses in said designated storage area at said second rate when said mode signal represents said play mode; and
- tone signal generating means for generating a tone signal in accordance with the data read from said memory means.
- 5. An electronic sound sampling method comprising the steps of:
- selecting one of a plurality of modes including sampling and play modes, and outputting a mode signal representative of the selected mode;
- converting a tone into a tone signal representative of said tone;
- providing a plurality of storage areas each having a plurality of addresses, and storing data in each of said storage areas representing an individual tone signal in order to store a plurality of different tone signals;
- outputting a first rate signal designating a first rate of access to the plurality of addresses when said mode signal represents said sampling mode, and for outputting a second rate signal designating a second rate of access to the plurality of addresses when said mode signal represents said play mode;
- designating at least one of said plurality of storage areas and outputting an area signal indicative of the designated storage area;
- responsive to said mode signal, said first rate signal and said area signal, storing data representing said tone signal into the addresses in said designated storage area at said first rate when said mode signal represents said sampling mode, and responsive to said mode signal and said second rate signal for reading data from the addresses in said storage areas at said second rate when said mode signal represents said play mode; and
- generating the individual tone signal in accordance with the data read from a specified one of said plurality of storage areas of.
- 6. An electronic sound sampling method according to claim 5 further comprising the step of connecting with a keyboard having a plurality of keys, and outputting said second rate signal in response to depression of any one of said keys, said second rate corresponding to a pitch of tone designated by said depressed key.
- 7. An electronic sound sampling method according to claim 5, further comprising the step of connecting with a keyboard having a plurality of key zones each having a plurality of keys, said plurality of key zones corresponding respectively to said plurality of storage areas, and outputting said area signal in response to depression of any one of the keys of said keyboard, said area signal designating the storage area corresponding to the key zone to which said depressed key belongs.
Priority Claims (1)
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Parent Case Info
This is a division of application Ser. No. 08/263,007, filed Jun. 20, 1994, (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,475,390) which is a continuation of No. 07/927,202 filed Aug. 7, 1992 (now abandoned); which is a divisional of No. 07/607,446, filed Oct. 31, 1990 (now U.S. Pat. No. 5,160,798); which is a divisional of No. 07/388,720 filed Jul. 31, 1989 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,970,935); which is a continuation of No. 07/072,221 filed Jul. 10, 1987 (now abandoned); which is a continuation of No. 06/760,290 filed Jul. 29, 1985 (now U.S. Pat. No. 4,681,008).
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