The present invention provides an electronic cymbal capable of improving sensitivity of striking an edge sensor from a lateral direction thereof and improving designability by suppressing an increase in thickness dimension of an edge part of a cover. An electronic cymbal 1 includes: a frame 2 having an attachment surface 2c formed on an upper surface of an outer edge part and an inner area surface 2d formed on the inside of the attachment surface 2c; a cover 3 formed to cover an upper surface of the frame 2 and capable of being struck by a player; and an edge sensor S1 attached to the attachment surface 2c formed on the frame 2 and detecting striking of an edge part a of the cover 3. In the frame 2, a projection part 2e projecting upward from the inner area surface 2d toward the outer edge side is formed between the inner area surface 2d and the attachment surface 2c, and the attachment surface 2c is inclined downward toward the outer edge side at an angle larger than that of the inner area surface 2d.
An electronic percussion instrument has a plurality of hit positions, and a sound source part 10 that includes: a hit position identification part 12 identifying one of the hit positions which has been hit, based on a detection signal output from a hit detection part; a threshold value setting part 13 sets a threshold value according to the hit position identified by the hit position identification part 12; and a musical sound production part 14 produces and outputs a predetermined musical sound based on a detection signal that has exceeded the threshold value set by the threshold value setting part 13. The threshold value set by the threshold value setting part 13 forms a gradual decrease line that gradually decreases with a lapse of time, and the gradual decrease line is set individually for the hit position identified by the hit position identification part 12.
G10H 3/14 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent device using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
An electronic drum has a body 1 with a head 2 and a first rim 3; a second rim 4; a head sensor 10; a first rim sensor 11; a second rim sensor 12; and a sound source part 13 configured to produce and output a predetermined musical sound based on a detection signal. The sound source part 13 is configured to, when an output of the second rim sensor 12 exceeds a predetermined threshold value, produce a predetermined musical sound based on the output of the second rim sensor 12. The predetermined musical sound based on the output of the second rim sensor 12 is determined based on a detection signal output from the second rim sensor 12, and a detection signal output from the head sensor 10 or the first rim sensor 11.
G10H 3/14 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent device using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
G10D 13/10 - Details of, or accessories for, percussion musical instruments
The present invention provides an electronic percussion instrument which makes it possible to prevent a piezoelectric element from freely vibrating over a long period as a result of being excited by vibration caused by hitting a hitting surface, and to avoid false detection of hitting. Provided is an electronic cymbal comprising a main body part 1 having hitting surfaces F that can be hit by a performer, and piezoelectric elements 4 that are mounted on mounting surfaces Sa formed on the main body part 1 and convert vibration generated by hitting the hitting surfaces F into electric signals. The electronic cymbal can output the electric signals generated by the piezoelectric elements 4. A plurality of piezoelectric elements 4 is mounted on the same circumference with respect to the central axis C of the main body 1, and a circular buffer member D is mounted to position the vibration node of respective piezoelectric element 4 within an opening area of an inner diameter. The surface Da of the buffer member D is in contact with the mounting surface Sa, and the area including the vibration node of the piezoelectric element faces the mounting surface with the opening area therebetween.
An electronic percussion instrument has a body with a hitting surface that a player can hit. Piezoelectric elements are mounted on respective mounting surfaces Sa formed in the body and are configured to convert vibration generated by a hit on the hitting surface to an electrical signal. The signals have higher output characteristics in vibration in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surfaces than in vibration in a direction parallel to the mounting surfaces. The electronic percussion instrument outputs the electrical signal generated by the piezoelectric elements. The mounting surfaces are inclined from a horizontal plane to a vertical direction β toward a center of the body. The piezoelectric elements are mounted on a concentric circle at regular intervals about a central axis of the body.
G10H 3/14 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent device using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
G10D 13/10 - Details of, or accessories for, percussion musical instruments
An electronic musical instrument operating device has a display configured to display a current value of any parameter of the electronic musical instrument. A touch panel input is configured to receive input of a desired value of the parameter of the electronic musical instrument. A display control configured to display the desired value in a second display form. A reflection part is configured to reflect the desired value on the current value, provided that a relevant operation is performed by an operator. A determining part is configured to determine whether the parameter has been changed to the desired value. The display control restores the desired value displayed in the second display form on the display to the first display form, provided that the parameter is determined to be changed to the desired value.
An electronic cymbal has electronic cymbal bodies (1, 2), with pads 3, having a hitting surface F that a player can hit, and frames 4, each supporting the back surface side of the pad 3. Opening parts (3a, 4a) are formed at the centers of the pad 3 and the frame 4 of the electronic cymbal body 1. A vibration sensor 5 detects a hit on the hitting surface F of the pad 3. Output cables (7a, 7b), connected to the vibration sensors 5, transmit output from detection signals detected by the vibration sensors 5. The electronic cymbal has an insertion groove part 4b that communicates with the opening part 4a of the frame 4 where the output cable 7b can be held while being inserted through the insertion groove part 4b.
Provided is a musical tone control device in which a tone generating unit and a display operation unit are separated and a reduction in the output processing speed of the tone generating unit can be suppressed during a musical performance. The musical tone control device enables output of musical tone control information of an electronic percussion instrument having a plurality of musical performance units and is capable of optionally operating and displaying the musical tone control information. The musical tone control device comprises: a tone generating unit 1 that has a connection part 1a, to which the plurality of musical performance units are connected respectively, and that, in response to tapping on each musical performance unit, performs output on the basis of the musical tone control information; and a display operation unit 6 that is connected to the tone generating unit 1 and that is capable of optionally operating and displaying the musical tone control information. The tone generating unit 1 and the display operation unit 6 each have musical tone control information.
G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 1/053 - Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decayMeans for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only
Provided is an electronic drum which can detect, with certainty, the hitting of a second rim even immediately after the hitting of a head or a first rim, and generate and output, with certainty, a musical sound in response to the hitting of the second rim. Provided is the electronic drum which comprises a main body unit 1 having the head 2 and the first rim 3, the second rim 4, a head sensor 10, a first rim sensor 11, a second rim sensor 12, and a sound source unit 13 which generates a prescribed musical sound on the basis of a detection signal and outputs the musical sound, wherein, when an output from the second rim sensor 12 is greater than a prescribed threshold value, the sound source unit 13 generates a prescribed musical sound based on the output from the second rim sensor 12, and the prescribed musical sound based on the output from the second rim sensor 12 is determined on the basis of a detection signal output from the second rim sensor 12 and a detection signal output from the head sensor 10 or the first rim sensor 11.
The present invention provides an electronic percussion instrument capable of setting a threshold considering the vibration characteristic of each hitting position, and reliably generating and outputting a musical sound corresponding to each hit even if the hitting position is hit repeatedly. This electronic percussion instrument has a plurality of hitting positions. A sound source unit 10 has a hitting position specification unit 12 that specifies a hit hitting position on the basis of a detection signal outputted from a hitting detection unit, a threshold setting unit 13 that sets a threshold according to the hitting position specified by the hitting position specification unit 12, and a musical sound generation unit 14 that generates and outputs a predetermined musical sound on the basis of the detection signal exceeding the threshold set by the threshold setting unit 13, the threshold set by the threshold setting unit 13 has a gradually decreasing line that gradually decreases as time proceeds, and the gradually decreasing line is set for each hitting position specified by the hitting position specification unit 12.
Provided is an electronic percussion instrument which can stably and surely perform conversion to an electrical signal by means of piezoelectric elements and output the electrical signal even when a percussion surface is hit from various arbitrary directions. The present invention is an electronic cymbal which comprises: a main body part 1 which has a percussion surface which a player can hit; and piezoelectric elements 4 which are mounted on a mounting surface Sa provided on the main body part 1, convert vibrations, which are generated by hitting a percussion surface F, into an electrical signal, have output characteristics in which a vibration in a direction perpendicular to the mounting surface Sa is higher in comparison to that in a direction parallel to the mounting surface Sa, and can output the electrical signal generated by the piezoelectric elements 4, wherein the mounting surface Sa is formed of a surface that is inclined from a horizontal surface toward the center of the main body part 1 in a vertical direction β, and the piezoelectric elements 4 are equidistantly mounted in a concentric shape around the central axis C of the main body part 1.
G10D 13/10 - Details of, or accessories for, percussion musical instruments
G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 3/14 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent device using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
The present invention provides an electronic cymbal in which a form of an effects cymbal, in which an opening portion is formed in a striking face, can be reproduced, and also to give the striking face an appearance of being thin while reinforcing an opening edge portion of the opening portion. An electronic cymbal according to the present invention includes a main portion 1 that has a striking face F that is strikable by a performer, and also in which an opening portion H is formed at a predetermined position in the striking face F, a reinforcing portion G that is formed protruding at an opening edge portion of the opening portion H on a rear face side of the main portion 1, and a piezoelectric device 4 that is attached to the main portion 1 and that is capable of detecting striking of the striking face F and outputting electric signals. The reinforcing portion is formed protruding more greatly as to the main portion 1 at the opening edge portion on an outer edge portion, than as to the main portion 1 at the opening edge portion on a middle side.
Provided is an electrophone operation device that can prevent parameters from being changed to extreme values, even if a touch panel is mistakenly touched unintentionally, and that can prevent adverse effects on the sound production processing or sound production speed of a sound source unit. The electrophone operation device is equipped with: a display unit 5 for displaying a current value of a parameter of an electrophone in a first display form; a touch panel-type input unit 6 where a desired value for the parameter of the electrophone can be inputted; a display control unit 7 for displaying the desired value in a second display form; a reflection unit 8 that, under the condition that an operator performs an operation, reflects a change from the current value to a desired value; and a determination unit 9 for making a determination that the parameter has been changed to the desired value. The display control unit 7 returns the desired value displayed in the second display form at the display unit 5 to the display in the first display form under the condition that determination is made that the parameter has been changed to the desired value.
Provided is an electronic cymbal that is capable of holding an output cable and preventing a problem during performance even in a case where electronic cymbal bodies are disposed vertically in a plurality of stages, or in a case where the electronic cymbal bodies are disposed in a suspended state. This electronic cymbal comprises: electronic cymbal bodies (1, 2) which are each configured by having a pad 3 having a hitting surface F which a player can hit and a frame 4 which supports the rear surface side of the pad 3; openings (3a, 4a) respectively formed at the centers of the pad 3 and the frame 4 of the electronic cymbal body (1); a vibration sensor 5 that can detect hitting on the hitting surface F of the pad 3; output cables (7a, 7b) which are connected to the vibration sensor 5 and through which a detection signal detected by the vibration sensor 5 can be outputted; and an insertion groove 4b which is formed in communication with the opening 4a of the frame 4 and through which the output cable 7b can be inserted and held.
An electronic performance device includes a storage mechanism 1, a detection mechanism 2 and an output mechanism 3. The storage mechanism 1 is configured to store data waveforms per level of hit strength. The detection mechanism 2 is configured to transmit a detection signal at the time of hitting. The output mechanism 3 is configured to output data waveforms corresponding to the hit strength indicated by the detection signal. The storage mechanism 1 stores basic data waveforms corresponding to each level of strength of a hit on a musical instrument. An additional element that is produced based on waveform data extracted separately from the basic waveform data and applicable to multiple levels of the hit strength. The output mechanism 3 outputs output waveform data where the additional element is applied to the basic waveform data.
G10H 7/02 - Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories
G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
An electronic hi-hat 1 has a rod movable up and down with an operation of a player. A top cymbal 2 has a striking surface that can be struck by the player. A bottom cymbal 3 comes into contact with or separates from the top cymbal 2. An optical sensor 7 detects separation dimension between the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3. The optical sensor 7 detects separation dimensions of a plurality of areas that are displaced with inclinations of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 with respect to the rod r. The plurality of areas where the separation dimensions are detected are located on a common circumference of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 around the rod r as a center.
G10H 1/055 - Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decayMeans for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only by switches with variable impedance elements
A pedal device for performance (1) has a pedal (4) where a player can perform a depressing operation with his/her foot. A rod (6) is movable in an axial direction in accordance with the depressing operation of the pedal (4). A detecting mechanism detects an amount of movement of the rod (6) and outputs a detection signal corresponding to the amount of movement. The detecting mechanism has an optical sensor (10) that is a non-contact sensor detecting an amount of displacement in the axial direction L of the rod (6) in a non-contact manner.
An electronic hi-hat 1 has a rod movable up and down with an operation of a player. A top cymbal 2 has a striking surface that can be struck by the player. A bottom cymbal 3 comes into contact with or separates from the top cymbal 2. An optical sensor 7 detects separation dimension between the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3. The optical sensor 7 detects separation dimensions of a plurality of areas that are displaced with inclinations of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 with respect to the rod r. The plurality of areas where the separation dimensions are detected are located on a common circumference of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 around the rod r as a center.
G10H 1/055 - Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decayMeans for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only by switches with variable impedance elements
Provided is an electronic performance device capable of very naturally avoiding the monotony of a performance, while reducing the amount of information on waveform data to be stored and editing work time, by generating output waveform data by applying additional elements regardless of hitting intensity. An electronic performance device is provided with: a storage means 1 for storing waveform data for each hitting intensity; a detection means 2 capable of transmitting a detection signal at the time of hitting; and an output means 3 capable of outputting waveform data according to the hitting intensity of the detection signal, wherein the storage means 1 stores basic waveform data corresponding to the intensity with which a musical instrument is hit, and additional elements that are generated on the basis of waveform data extracted separately from the basic waveform data and can be applied to a plurality of hitting intensities, and the output means 3 is capable of outputting output waveform data in which additional elements are added to the basic waveform data.
G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 7/02 - Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories
The present invention provides a pedal device for performance with which operational feeling at the time of a depressing operation of a pedal can be improved, and the performance intention of a performer can be rapidly reflected. A pedal device for performance 1 is provided with: a pedal 4 on which a performer can perform a depressing operation by a foot; a rod 6 that can move in an axial direction in response to the depressing operation of the pedal 4; and a detection means capable of detecting the amount of movement of the rod 6 and outputting a detection signal corresponding to the amount of movement. The detection means comprises an optical sensor 10 that is a non-contact sensor capable of detecting the amount of displacement in an axial direction L of the rod 6 in a non-contact manner.
Provided is an electronic hi-hat that can accurately detect a separation dimension between a top cymbal and a bottom cymbal even when the top cymbal and the bottom cymbal are inclined with respect to a rod. The electronic hi-hat is provided with: a rod that can vertically move according to an operation of a player; a top cymbal 2 that has a striking surface capable of being struck by the player; a bottom cymbal 3 that can come into contact with or be separated from the top cymbal 2; and an optical sensor 7 that can detect a separation dimension between the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3, wherein the optical sensor 7 can detect separation dimensions of a plurality of parts which are displaced according to inclinations of the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3 with respect to the rod r, and the plurality of parts of which the separation dimensions are detected are located on the same circumference with the rod r as the center in the top cymbal 2 and the bottom cymbal 3.
G10H 1/00 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 3/14 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent device using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
