Music – Accessories – Tuning devices
Patent
1988-09-20
1991-12-10
Hix, L. T.
Music
Accessories
Tuning devices
324 79D, 364484, G04F 502
Patent
active
050707540
ABSTRACT:
A digital signal processing apparatus is provided for identifying the octave, note and cent of a musical sound. The apparatus includes a transducer for converting the musical sound into an electrical signal, a digital detection unit, receiving the electrical signal from the transducer, for determining the octave, note and cent of the material sound by detecting a fundamental frequency of the electrical signal; and a display unit, responsive to the detection unit, for displaying the note as an alphanumeric character and the cent as a positive or negative decimal integral number from -49 to +50 with zero cents representing perfect concert pitch.
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Gray David M.
Hix L. T,.
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