Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Patent
1992-12-18
1995-11-28
Shoop, Jr., William M.
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
368273, G10H 700
Patent
active
054710065
ABSTRACT:
An electronic carillon system comprising a sequencer module (10) programmed for receiving, storing and outputting timing data and sequence data representing a prescribed number of distinct bell strikes, a tone generator (12) for generating, in accordance with sequence and timing data, analog bell-strike signals, amplifiers (18, 20) for amplifying the bell-strike signals, and speakers (22, 24) for converting the bell-strike signals, after amplification, to audible bell sounds. The sequencer module comprises a clock for generating clock signals indicative of the time of day; program memory for memorizing defined program points representing intervals of time during which an event is to occur; music sequencer hardware and software for reading musical selections composed of pre-defined arrangements of the bell strikes from an electronic memory card and memorizing the selections; user-interface hardware and software for programmatically displaying information to and receiving information from a user; and review hardware and software for displaying previously-entered program points in response to inputs received via the user-interface. The system may employ synthesis techniques or digital sampling and reproduction.
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Frick Karl
Schwartz Gregory L.
Donels Jeffrey W.
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc.
Shoop Jr. William M.
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