Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Patent
1998-09-23
1999-11-09
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
84622, 84625, 84659, 84660, G10H 700
Patent
active
059818590
ABSTRACT:
A multi tone generator having a module for instructing a start of generating a musical tone signal, a module for designating a tone generator type for generating the musical tone signal, from a plurality of tone generator types; a module for performing a common process shared by the plurality of tone generator types, when the start of generating the musical tone signal is instructed; and a module for performing a process specific to the designated tone generator type, by using results of the common process.
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Fletcher Marlon T.
Shoop Jr. William M.
Yamaha Corporation
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