Music inventions 10/06

20060236841 - Machine for changing the key of a stringed musical instrument: The present invention relates to a machine for changing the key of a stringed musical instrument. The machine includes a mounting base, a structure for securing the mounting base to the stringed musical instrument, a housing body to provide a space to accommodate tuning mechanisms, a plurality of control rod...

20060236842 - Multifunctional musical instrument stand: A musical instrument stand includes a base, a rod mounted on the base, a first mounting seat mounted on the rod, a second mounting seat mounted on the rod and located between the base and the first mounting seat, a plurality of first support members each detachably mounted on the...

20060236843 - Bass mallet percussion instrument: This disclosure relates to a bass mallet percussion instrument which is physically compact as compared to previous instruments, where percussion bars are removeably fixed above a resonance box that is divided into a plurality of resonance spaces, and the resonance s spaces are delineated from each other by separating walls....

20060236844 - Control system and method for validating operation of the control system: A control system and a method for validating operation of the control system are provided. The control system has a first controller operably communicating with a second controller. The first and second controllers have first and second read-only memories, respectively. The method includes executing a first software program in the...

20060236845 - Universal method and apparatus for mutual sound and light correlation: Method and apparatus utilizing the method for continuous correlation of sound to light and light to sound, and more particularly a method based on a universal equation such that it can be applied to all wavelengths of light and sound seamlessly without any intuition or subjective inputs. Within this method,...

20060236846 - Performance apparatus and tone generation method therefor: A plurality of key switches are disposed in a predetermined arrangement, such as a matrix arrangement, and a tone generator includes a memory for storing tone (waveform) data corresponding to the key switches. Sampling section acquires an audio signal from an external source, cuts out tone data from the acquired...

20060236847 - Using images as an efficient means to select and filter records in a database: A method includes storing multimedia files in a database, the multimedia files in the database being associated with a plurality of groups; presenting a user with graphic elements, such that each graphic element represents a particular group of the plurality of groups; enabling the user to select a graphic element...

20060236848 - System and method for dynamic note assignment for musical synthesizers: An embodiment of the invention creates a method and system for assigning notes to be played by a musical synthesizer to a predetermined number of instrument voices available to be sounded by said musical synthesizer, so that the musical synthesizer may emulate the sound of a live orchestra or other...

20060236849 - Tuning device and method for musical instrument: A tuning device includes a pitch extraction device with which the pitch of an input signal is extracted and a deviation detection device with which the deviation of the pitch that has been extracted by the pitch extraction device from a standard pitch is detected. The deviation that has been...

20060236850 - Methods and apparatus for transmitting finger positions to stringed instruments having a light-system: The invention provides systems and methods of for displaying on a second instrument finger positions that were played on a first instrument. A teacher, for example, can play notes and/or chords on a first stringed instrument having a sensor. A processing having a decoder and a message generator can receive...

20060230904 - Stringed musical instrument having a hybrid arch-top and flat-top soundboard: Disclosed are a stringed musical instrument and related methods and apparatus. A longitudinal axis is situated along a length of the body of the stringed musical instrument. The body includes a soundboard having a lower region on a bass side with respect to the longitudinal axis and a higher region...

20060230905 - Guitar gripping apparatus: Apparatus to grip a guitar with a hand of a user and a guitar including such apparatus are disclosed. The guitar includes a main body and a horn extending from the main body. The horn includes at least one feature adapted to conform to the hand of the user. The...

20060230906 - Apparatus for abrading a reed used in a musical instrument: An apparatus for abrading a reed for a musical instrument comprises: a base having two top surfaces tilted toward each other and having tapered parallel tracks in its side edge surfaces; and a carriage slidable on the tracks. The carriage includes an abrasive surface adopted to contact a reed placed...

20060230907 - Percussion instrument and noisemaking device: A noisemaking devices are described, which may be a blade member having a handle joining portion at its base, a flexible plate member operable for making sound (e.g., low-pitched, clicking sounds and alternative, louder, high-pitched clicking sounds), the flexible plate member having an indention that is operable for producing a...

20060230908 - Method for reproducing music file of mobile communication terminal and mobile terminal implementing the same: A method for reproducing a music file of a mobile communication terminal includes outputting a confirmation message for determining whether a music file is to be reproduced if reproduction of the music file is requested during the manner mode of the mobile communication terminal, and reproducing the music file if...

20060230909 - Operating method of a music composing device: A method for generating a music file includes receiving a melody from a user through a user interface, and generating a melody file corresponding to the received melody. The method further includes generating a harmony accompaniment file responsive to melody represented by the melody file, and generating a music file...

20060230910 - Music composing device: A music composing device includes a user interface for receiving a melody from a user, a melody generator for generating a melody file corresponding to the received melody, a harmony accompaniment generator for generating a harmony accompaniment file suitable for the melody through analysis of the melody file, and a...

20060230911 - Control of musical instrument playback from remote management station: A music playing system includes a computer and user interface to access a media database. A wireless base station device has a line out port providing two channel output. An automatic player piano has analog MIDI inputs, and a piano keyboard mechanism. The computer communicates wirelessly with the base station...

20060230912 - Hybrid electric/acoustic percussion instrument: A hybrid electric/acoustic percussion instrument and percussion set containing the instrument. The instrument includes a hollow cylindrical shell having a first end and a second end and an inside cylindrical surface. A first substantially rigid plate having an outside surface and an inside surface is attached to at least the...

20060230913 - Controller for an electronic keyboard instrument that can be folded up and rolled up: A controller electrically connected to a keyboard consisting of a set of white keys and black keys through a flexible ribbon cable for controlling the operation of the keyboard is disclosed to include an external operating interface, which has a speaker, a display, and a set of operating buttons respectively...

20060225555 - Multi-level demodulation method and device: a step to compare variations of a slaving voltage (Vc) of the transponder (4) with threshold values, and to transform the result of this comparison into an authorized modulation level skip value, a step to add this skip to a previous first modulation level to determine a second modulation level....

20060225554 - Portable music editing system: A portable music editing system and apparatus is provided having a plurality of digital audio tracks stored in a memory, wherein each of the tracks is selectable for editing by the user through a plurality of editing functions. A recorder allows for the input of external audio data into the...

20060225556 - Embedded blade plectrum: The embedded blade plectrum comprises a blade of relatively thick, hard plastic set within a block of relatively soft microcellular polymer material (sponge). It is a general purpose plectrum suitable for all types of acoustic guitar playing. It eliminates having to swap plectra whilst maintaining dynamic control and sound quality...

20060225557 - Harmonica horn: The present invention is a harmonica horn that can be releasably mounted to a harmonica. The invention includes a bell or horn portion, a sound chamber, and a means for releasably mounting the harmonica. Each note of the harmonica, when played, results in air moving in the sound chamber, yet...

20060225558 - Clave one: A percussion musical instrumcnt that has two elongated cylindrical pieces of wood connected together adjacent one of their adjacent ends with a hinge type structure. A spring normally keeps the distal ends of the cylindrical pieces of wood separated. The musical instrument can be held in one hand and a...

20060225559 - Drum: A drum cart (1) is provided for mounting and moving a drum (2). The cart included, a stand (3) mounted on two wheels (5). The stand is connected to the drummer by a hip strap. The drum (2) is held around its shell (7) by at least one bracket (6)...

20060225560 - Training system for a musical instrument: The system of the preferred embodiments includes a fastener adapted to removably attach to a musical instrument, a blind coupled to the fastener and adapted to obstruct a user's view of the finger portion of the musical instrument, and a joint to couple the fastener to the blind. The system...

20060225561 - Waveform data processing apparatus: In a waveform data processing apparatus, a transfer section reads out waveform data of multiple tracks stored in a first storage device in data units, and transfers the read waveform data to a second storage device having an access speed higher than an access speed of the first storage device....

20060225562 - Automatic performance data editing and reproducing apparatus, control method therefor, and program for implementing the control method: An automatic performance data editing and reproducing apparatus which can achieve harmony between a copyright holder of automatic performance data and users thereof. At least part of a plurality of pieces of part performance data stored in a storage device that stores automatic performance data comprising a plurality of pieces...

20060225563 - Adjuster for relative position between actuators and objects, automatic player equipped therewith and musical instrument having the same: An automatic player piano is a combination between a piano and an electric system, and key actuators, which are provided under the black and white keys of the piano, is responsive to a driving signal so as selectively give rise to motion of the black and white keys without any...

20060219082 - System and method for driving actuators in a reproducing piano: A method and system for controlling actuators in a mechanical reproducing piano or other instrument. In one implementation, a single finite state machine is provided to control all the actuators. The finite state machine may be or include a shift register or a toggle register, which increases the operating speed....

20060219083 - Musical instrument piston valve: A musical instrument piston valve receivable in a valve casing. The valve includes a valve stem, a valve barrel connected to the valve stem, and a valve guide slidably disposed with respect to the valve barrel. A spring is disposed in the valve barrel extending between the valve stem and...

20060219084 - Quick release for snare strainer and butt end apparatus and method: In the specification and drawing, a coupling is described and shown connecting a snare to a snare drum, the snare drum having a drum wall with a top edge and a bottom edge. The coupling connects a male section to a female section. The male section and female section interoperate...

20060219085 - Keyboard apparatus: A keyboard apparatus that can be manufactured with a simple process at a low cost while still providing the feeling and appearance of high quality. In one embodiment of the invention, side surfaces of the white keys in the keyboard apparatus comprises a grained portion with a wood grain pattern....

20060219086 - Wrench tremolo bar for a guitar: A guitar has a wrench tremolo bar thereon, replacing the standard tremolo bar, with the wrench tremolo bar having a desired wrench on at least one end of the wrench tremolo bar, to cooperate with the string fasteners on the guitar, which greatly facilitates tuning, changing or replacing of a...

20060219087 - Content data reproducing apparatus with temporary data memory: In a content data reproducing apparatus having a temporary memory for stream reproduction, a content data acquisition section acquires content data from an external content provision server. A storage control section temporarily stores the content data acquired by the content data acquisition section in the temporary memory such that the...

20060219088 - Waveform processing apparatus with versatile data bus: A waveform data processing apparatus has a bus that transfers data signals representative of waveform data. A plurality of transmitting nodes transmit the data signals to the bus. A plurality of receiving nodes receive the data signals from the bus. A clock generator generates a word clock signal at each...

20060219089 - Apparatus for analyzing music data and displaying music score: An apparatus is to analyze music data of a musical performance including note events of triplets as well as note events like triplets, and to display the note events in triplet notation properly in view of the general rhythmic tendency of the musical performance. Music data representing a musical performance...

20060219090 - Electronic musical instrument: The present invention enables a user to select and control on an electronic musical instrument, just by selecting a registration data set, the mode for generating musical tones, automatic performance tones, and voice signals at once. More specifically, in a ROM 23 and external storage device 25 there are stored...

20060219091 - Electronic musical instrument with velocity indicator: A keyboard electronic musical instrument is of a type which comprises a keyboard including a plurality of individual keys for playing individual musical notes and arrayed in a first direction, and a key detecting device for detecting respective key depression velocities of the individual keys. The instrument further comprises an...

20060219092 - Percussion detecting apparatus and electronic percussion instrument: A percussion detecting apparatus and an electronic percussion instrument, which are capable of not only providing excellent percussion feeling, but also visually indicating a percussion pattern of a beat applied to a percussion surface, so as to serve for percussion practice as well as to increase interest in the percussion...

20060219093 - Stringed instrument: A string instrument, such as a guitar, includes a sound box with saddle, a neck with tuning pegs and strings extended under tension between the saddle and the tuning pegs, providing a bridge of least two legs under which there are at least two separate piezoelectric transducers that are connected...