Music inventions 10/07

20070245878 - Stringed instrument tuning device: A stringed instrument tuning device is disclosed that is enhanced over the prior art by an included mechanism that enables the tuning knob to be positioned freely in any rotational position after a string has been tensioned or tuned. A worm gear drive tuning assembly typical of prior art tuning... Agent: Kyle S. Brant

20070245879 - Height adjustable key assembly for a saxophone: A key assembly for a saxophone includes an elongated body adapted to be pivotal relative to a saxophone body and having a key formed on one end of the elongated body for selectively closing a hole in the saxophone body in response to the pivotal movement of the elongated body,... Agent: Charles E. Baxley, Esq.

20070245880 - Tailor/ custom made marching percussion stick bag: A device for storing and retrieving of one or more pairs of drumsticks/mallets/beaters, which is made in a variety of colored fabric textures. Comprising in a combination of: a casing (12) open at its top (14) and defining a cavity or a pocket lining. The other end of the casing... Agent: Ray A. Perkins Jr

20070245883 - Initiating play of dynamically rendered audio content: A transport control, e.g., for use with an audio content playing device, the transport control for initiating play of dynamically rendered audio content selections that are rarely, if ever, played the same way twice is provided. The transport control includes a play indicator, e.g., a play button or the like,... Agent: Shook, Hardy & Bacon L.L.P. (c/o Microsoft Corporation)

20070245884 - Method of processing sounds from stringed instrument and pickup device for the same: It is an object of the present invention to provide a pickup device for a stringed instrument which can take a piezoelectric signal for a tone of an acoustic stringed instrument. A stringed instrument is composed of a stringed instrument main body and a sensor mechanism. The stringed instrument main... Agent: Omori & Yaguchi Usa, LLC

20070245886 - Foot-operated docking station for electronic modules used with musical instruments: A modular docking station receives a variety of electronic modules, such as a tuner, effects processor, signal conditioner, signal distributor, and signal converter, for use with a musical instrument, such as a guitar. A base unit has a flat bottom portion and an angled top portion. A plurality of pushbutton... Agent: Quarles & Brady LLP

20070245885 - Portable electronic musical keyboard instrument: A portable electronic musical device has a keyboard disposed in a housing connected to a strap and a support plate connected thereto for suspension of housing by strap on shoulders of a person while housing is simultaneously supported on waste of person to allow person to easily move from one... Agent: Franz Bonsang C/o Protections Equinox Int'l Inc.

20070240554 - Musical tuning switcher: The invention is an attachable string tension control device for adjusting individually and simultaneously the pitch of each and every string of a plurality of strings of a musical instrument, wherein said strings are pre-tensioned between two critical contact points. The attachable string tension control device is comprised of a... Agent: Juan Pablo Hany

20070240555 - Banjo tensioner: A banjo tensioner is provided in which wave springs inserted between the flange and the nuts operate to maintain a constant tension on the banjo hooks. The invention also contemplates using a wave spring as placed between the washer that applies pressure to the rim and the top coordinator rod... Agent: Henry Law Firm

20070240556 - Compressed data structure and apparatus and method related thereto: Compressed waveform data structure is proposed which is suited for segmentation of a plurality of samples of compressed waveform data into a plurality of frames and subsequent storage of each of the frames. The number of bits per sample of the compressed waveform data is variable between the frames, but... Agent: Morrison & Foerster, LLP

20070240558 - Method, apparatus and computer program product for providing rhythm information from an audio signal: An apparatus for providing a beat and tatum tracker includes an accent filter bank, a periodicity estimator, a period estimator and a phase estimator. The accent filter bank is configured to downsample an input audio signal. The periodicity estimator is configured to determine a periodicity based on the downsampled signal.... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070240560 - Musical instrument: An electronic musical instrument including: at least one finger activated note identifier input button located in a primary playing zone; and at least one thumb activated input device located in a secondary playing zone; wherein the arrangement of said primary and secondary zones permits simultaneous operation of said at least... Agent: Buchanan, Ingersoll & Rooney PC

20070234874 - Tambourine: An improved tambourine has a rigid, enclosed, jingle-supporting frame that defines a center of gravity and a number of pairs of percussion jingles connected to the frame at determined locations around one of the frame's segments. A handle for manually grasping the frame is connected to a second segment of... Agent: Lackenbach Siegel, LLP

20070234875 - Bilaterial drum pedal: A drum pedal assembly is constructed with a beater assembly having a base plate adapted to sit on the floor and having an outer end adapted to be juxtaposed with a drum. Upright posts are mounted on the base plate and a split shaft is mounted to an upright posts.... Agent: John S. Hale Gipple & Hale

20070234876 - Constructive device introduced in percussion drum foot pedal for musical instrument: A device (A) on which a pedal (1) is pivotally mounted. The pedal (1) is connected to a cable (2) that passes through a support (3) and is introduced through a flexible conduit (4). The opposite end of the cable (2) is mounted on another support (5) that comprises a... Agent: Rosenberg, Klein & Lee

20070234878 - Method of automated musical instrument finger finding: An automated computing system and method for determining fingering of musical instruments from digitized scored music or tablature. The computerized automated finger finder system and method analyzes a musical composition and determines hand and/or fingering positional information such that the musical composition can be efficiently played on a musical instrument... Agent: Jean Ellis

20070234884 - Method and system for providing pressure-controlled transitions: Pressure-controlled transitions are provided for single-note lines in electronic musical instruments. By addressing the relative pressure for two or more pressure points on a playing surface, the method and system provides the performer with the ability to control transitions, such as retrigger, legato, and portamento, with greater precision and flexibility.... Agent: Brinks Hofer Gilson & Lione

20070234885 - Game controller simulating a musical instrument: A simulated musical instrument may be used to alter the audio of a video game, the video aspects of video game, or both. Use of a controller simulating a musical instrument allows a rhythm-action game can be enjoyed in a manner closer to a realistic state of playing an instrument.... Agent: Choate, Hall & Stewart LLP

20070234889 - Electronic device for the production, playing, accompaniment and evaluation of sounds: One describes an electronic device for the production, playing, accompaniment and evaluation of sounds, comprising means do be associated to audio system and, the device comprising a) a processing unit which (i) produces musical instrument sounds from an user's touches; (ii) plays music sounds, adds musical effects, alters reproduction parameters... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070234888 - Rhythmic device for the production, playing, accompaniment and evaluation of sounds: The present invention provides an rhythmic device associated with vehicle for the production, playing, accompaniment and evaluation of sounds. The device comprises an instrumental karaoke unit which: (i) produce musical instrument sounds from an user's touches; (ii) play music sounds, add musical effects, alter play parameters of the music playing;... Agent: Alston & Bird LLP

20070227334 - Capo device with selective string compression: A capo device has a clamping assembly and individually selectable pressure pad assemblies for compressing selected strings of a stringed instrument to selectively tune the stringed instrument. The pressure pad assemblies are adapted to be selectively vertically lifted or lowered relative to the strings of the stringed instrument to vary... Agent: Bruce L. Adams, Esq.

20070227338 - Interactive digital music recorder and player: A digital multi-media device provides features for a user unskilled in musical arts or sound handling techniques that provides automatic musical score composition in accordance with contained composition instructions. Stored sound samples and interfaces for obtaining external signals provide signals for merger with visual and sound presentations to obtain altered... Agent: Alan R. Loudermilk Loudermilk & Associates

20070227337 - Music composition reproduction device and composite device including the same: A music piece reproduction device comprises a recording section (12) for recording a plurality of music piece data each possessing a sound data file and a beat guide file containing information on the sound data file, and a control section (1) for controlling so as to connect the sound data... Agent: Katten Muchin Rosenman LLP

20070227340 - Methods and electronic systems for fingering assignments: Embodiments of the disclosure relate to assignment of fingering for performance of a musical piece. In one example, a processor of an electronic system receives a file having data relating to at least one musical piece. The processor parses the file and assigns keys to occurrences of notes within the... Agent: Knobbe Martens Olson & Bear LLP

20070227344 - Stringed instrument for connection to a computer to implement dsp modeling: Disclosed is a stringed instrument that includes a plurality of strings and a pickup to which each of the plurality of strings is respectively coupled that is connectable to a computer to implement DSP modeling. A serial interface circuit is coupled to the pickup and to a digital connector that... Agent: Blakely Sokoloff Taylor & Zafman