Music inventions 05/06

20060107816 - Camera assembly for finger board instruments: A camera assembly for filming the hands of a musician playing a finger board instrument includes a guiding device mounted to the finger board instrument. A stage movably engages the guiding device. A camera is mounted on the stage for filming the hands of the fingerboard user as the hands...

20060107817 - Dot reed grading for wind instruments: The marking system for musical instrument reeds uses one or more marks placed (e.g., printed, engraved, embossed, etc.) on the blunt end of a musical instrument reed, opposite the thin, vibratory portion of the reed. These markings indicate the grade or relative stiffness of the reed, i.e., its resistance to...

20060107818 - Apparatus for dampening impact vibration in manual tools: A device is provided for dampening the impact vibration of elongated manual tools that have a handle, such as drumsticks and hammers. The device includes means for dampening the vibration caused when striking tool onto a hard surface, and means for removably joining the dampening means to the end of...

20060107819 - Game for playing and reading musical notation: A video game system comprising a standard drum set having at least one drum set component (30). An electrical pick-up is attached to each component. A game grid (12) is displayed on a display monitor and is electrically resonsive to the electrical pick-up. The game grid being similar to a...

20060107820 - Sound data encoding apparatus and sound data decoding apparatus: A processing load at the time of playing back sound data having a loop part is reduced. A sound data encoding apparatus comprises a block dividing means that divides the sound data into blocks according to predetermined rules, and an encoding means that encodes the blocks in groups of a...

20060107821 - Sound data encoding apparatus and sound data decoding apparatus: Tone quality is improved at the time of playing back sound data having a loop part. A sound data encoding apparatus encodes sound data in groups of a plurality of consecutive blocks. In the case where the sound start position is equal to the loop start position, encoding is performed...

20060107822 - Music synchronization arrangement: The invention generally pertains to a hand-held computing device. More particularly, the invention pertains to a computing device that is capable of controlling the speed of the music so as to affect the mood and behavior of the user during an activity such as exercise. By way of example, the...

20060107823 - Constructing a table of music similarity vectors from a music similarity graph: A “Music Mapper” automatically constructs a set coordinate vectors for use in inferring similarity between various pieces of music. In particular, given a music similarity graph expressed as links between various artists, albums, songs, etc., the Music Mapper applies a recursive embedding process to embed each of the graphs music...

20060107824 - Storage medium storing breath blowing determining program, breath blowing determining apparatus, breath blowing determining method, storage medium storing game program, game apparatus, and game control method: A game apparatus includes an operating switch and a microphone. A player operates a player object through intuition by the operating switch or inputting a sound. The number of zero crossings contained in waveform of a sound input through the microphone is detected, and also individual interval times between the...

20060107825 - Automatic accompaniment apparatus, method of controlling the apparatus, and program for implementing the method: An automatic accompaniment apparatus that enables an external electronic musical instrument connected thereto to exhibit its accompaniment information generating capability to the maximum and makes it possible to set tone color data and accompaniment data adapted to the external electronic musical instrument through the automatic accompaniment apparatus. The external electronic...

20060107826 - Method and apparatus for sensing and displaying tablature associated with a stringed musical instrument: A system and method of enhancing guitar instruction based on Tablature Plus encoding of playing techniques within a MIDI file or other data structure, that may be rendered on an associated player application that provides multimedia output of the piece being played including a number of playing techniques. The system...

20060101978 - Apparatus and method for enhanced dynamics on midi-enabled reproducing player pianos: An apparatus and method for providing minimum note velocity compensation within a player piano, or other instrument, without compromising upper volume range note velocity consistency. The minimum note velocity which needs to be applied to each of the keys in order to generate an audible response, or a response discernable...

20060101979 - Musical instrument strings and a method of instruction: The musical instrument strings and a method of instruction comprise a set of strings, each string having colored markings along its length, each mark indicating a note sounded when the string is played at the mark. Additional notes are similarly marked along each string, each of the musical notes having...

20060101980 - Head assembly for string instruments and method for manufacturing string instruments: A stringed instrument and a method of forming the stringed instrument are provided. The instrument includes a head assembly having individually and continuously adjustable nuts for varying the height each string. The head assembly also provides simple and reliable tensioning of the strings. The method of forming the instrument includes...

20060101981 - Braided composite stringed instrument bow: A new and improved instrument bow for use with a stringed instrument is provided. A unique new instrument bow is provided that may be constructed with a braided material and/or composite to form the instrument bow. Additionally, the new instrument bow using a braided composite to form a single piece...

20060101982 - Folding stand for a musical instrument: A folding stand for a musical instrument includes a cone-like seat having a tapered top. Multiple first slots are radially defined through the seat. A chamber is defined at a bottom side and communicates with the first slots. Multiple grooves are radially defined at the bottom side and alternately between...

20060101983 - Metronome: A metronome for an optical and acoustic display of tempo, phase and the division of the phases of musical pieces or movement rhythms includes a housing with a display for the optical display of a movement which describes a curve similar to a parabola and a device for controlling the...

20060101984 - Training system: The present invention is a training system comprising a user terminal for executing training for user skill acquisition by using music data of an original work; a trainer terminal for generating training information for user skill acquisition; and a server for carrying out communications with the user terminal and the...

20060101985 - System and method for determining genre of audio: Both the beat and genre of music are used to select or generate a dance robot object for display of a robot icon on a computer monitor or for establishing the movements of a three-dimensional robot. The detected genre can define the type of dance performed by the robot. Also,...

20060101986 - Musical instrument system with mirror channels: A method of simultaneously playing more than 16 channels in a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) file includes creating a first number of first channels, creating a second number of second channels, wherein each of the second channels is assigned to exactly one of the first channels, and simultaneously playing...

20060101987 - Stringed instrument with embedded dsp modeling for modeling acoustic stringed instruments: Disclosed is a stringed instrument with embedded DSP modeling capabilities to model an acoustic stringed instrument. The stringed instrument has a body and a plurality of strings and each of the plurality of strings is respectively coupled to a pickup to detect a vibration signal for each string. An A/D...

20060101988 - Impulse switch: A system electronically detects and registers contact, especially in contact sport embodiments. An example contacting instrument includes a switch, a tone generator and a conductive mesh. An example detecting instrument includes a conductive mesh and a tone decoder. In a contact sport embodiment, each combatant possesses, for example, as part...

20060096438 - Acoustic guitar assembly method and apparatus: A musical instrument, such as an acoustic guitar, and methods and apparatus for assembly of such a musical instrument. The instrument includes at least one major panel, such as a front panel or soundboard, and a side wall. The major panel has a groove or rebate cut into the panel...

20060096439 - Logo guitar: A guitar body made in the likeness of a logo of a sports team. The logo on the guitar is converted from an original logo by scaling the logo to accommodate the size and shape required to make a functional guitar body in the shape of the logo....

20060096440 - Portable guitar pick holder apparatus: A portable guitar pick holder apparatus. The portable guitar pick holder apparatus includes a receptacle means that includes plural guitar pick storage openings contained therein for storing plural guitar picks. The pocket may further include plural guitar pick openings on the exterior of the front or back of the pocket....

20060096441 - Jrt harmonica holder: The JRT Harmonica Holder is a hands-free device for playing the harmonica and is made to fit in any typical microphone holder that is attached to a microphone stand. There are no springs, clamps, bolts or screws involved in order to install the JRT Harmonica Holder. The JRT Harmonica Holder...

20060096442 - Flute pads: Self-leveling pad assemblies are described having novel backing disks, a cushion layer in contact with the backing disk and a skin covering the cushion and at least one surface of the backing disk. The novel backing disks have an outer collar and a channel at the collar's base about the...

20060096443 - Percussion instrument carrier assembly: Drum hardware and drum secured thereon are preferably supported on a vest type, T-bar or tubular carrier having a plurality of separate parts removable from each other and formed of a rigid plastic, light metal such as magnesium, aluminum or titanium. The removable hardware includes a removable back support member....

20060096444 - Angle adjustor: An angle adjustor includes a fixed member, a movable member, a plurality of friction plates arranged between the fixed and movable members, and a bolt connecting the fixed and movable members. The fixed member and the movable member each have a notch for receiving a pressing member that presses the...

20060096445 - Entertainment display systems: An analog to digital system for improved audio driven control of electrical devices, especially those relating to synchronizing lighting displays to music. Methods relating to modular system designs used to produce pleasurable visual effects responsive to analog music sounds are also disclosed....

20060096446 - Automatic accompaniment apparatus, method of controlling the same, and program for implementing the method: An automatic accompaniment apparatus that enables an external electronic musical instrument connected thereto to exhibit its accompaniment information generating capability to the maximum. Control information for causing an accompaniment information generator of the external electronic musical instrument to generate accompaniment information is generated and transmitted to the accompaniment information generator...

20060096447 - System and methods for providing automatic classification of media entities according to melodic movement properties: In connection with a classification system for classifying media entities that merges perceptual classification techniques and digital signal processing classification techniques for improved classification of media entities, a system and methods are provided for automatically classifying and characterizing melodic movement properties of media entities. Such a system and methods may...

20060096448 - Apparatus and method for detecting displacement of a movable member of an electronic musical instrument: An apparatus for detecting the displacement of a movable member of an electronic musical instrument. The apparatus has superior mechanical durability compared to displacement sensors of the past and can withstand long-term use. The apparatus includes a sensor that provides a detectable electrical characteristic having a value and a spring...

20060090626 - Musical instrument teaching and learning system and method: The invented teaching method includes setting a token skill mastery task involving one or more repetitions of a two-handed digital maneuver by a student on a musical instrument; thereafter explaining the musical theory behind the maneuver; and associating the maneuver with a musical goal to reinforce the student's mastery of...

20060090627 - Adjustable mute device: A mute device for a stringed instrument is readily attached to the strings of the instrument. The mute can be adjusted longitudinally along the strings while playing the instrument, for achieving a variably muted sound. The invention is preferably used in combination with an electric bass guitar, and is manipulated...

20060090628 - Pen instrument with controllable whistle: A pen instrument is provided with a controllable whistle. The whistle includes a tubular body; a sleeve connected at a rear end to a first open end of the tubular body and at a front end to a rear end of the pen instrument to connect the whistle to the...

20060090629 - Drumstick and method of making same: A drumstick and method of making it are disclosed, wherein a rigid ring is fixed to a drumstick body. The ring is disposed substantially at a pivot point located at a position disposed sufficiently rearwardly from the drumstick body tip that the majority of the weight of the body is...

20060090630 - Wind instrument finger exercise device: A wind instrument manifesting a trumpet and a French horn, for example, is for exercising the fingers includes key plungers arranged on a top wall of a housing with the plungers supported by a movable plate in the housing chamber. Springs are associated with each plunger for providing a resilient...

20060090631 - Rendition style determination apparatus and method: On the basis of performance event information, at least two notes to be sounded in succession or in an overlapping relation to each other are detected, and a tone pitch difference between the detected at least two notes is detected. Tone pitch difference limitation ranges are set in corresponding relation...

20060090632 - Low frequency oscillator providing phase-staggered multi-channel midi-output control-signals: Synthesis of time-varying MIDI control signals useful in creating spatial perturbation, chase effects, new forms of rich musical timbre modulation, spatially-distributed timbre constructions, and other types of sonic animation. Phase staggered multi-channel MIDI-format control signals are created using one or more low frequency oscillators, each with a plurality of phase...

20060090633 - Data acquisition system preparing inner force sense data for inner sense controller: A data acquisition system is used in the transplantation of the piano key touch from an acoustic piano to an electronic piano, and the function thereof is broken down into a table producer, a motion controller and a servo-controller; a table, which expresses relation between current key positions and the...

20060090634 - Apparatus and method for adjusting a digital setting value at a variable speed: An apparatus for adjusting a digital setting value at a variable speed includes an up key and a down key for generating a plurality of up and down pulses, an input/output interface connected to the up key and the down key, a processor connected to the input/output interface, and a...