Electronic cymbal system

Details Electronic cymbal system Electronic cymbal system

1992-03-17

1993-11-16

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

84DIG12, 84DIG24, 84723, 84738, G10M 300

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052625850

ABSTRACT:
The cymbal system comprises a cymbal member mountable on a cymbal stand, the cymbal member having a playing feel approximating that of a conventional cymbal. A transducer is affixed to a surface of the cymbal member for translating any substantial percussive impact on the cymbal member to electrical signals. These electrical signals are converted into MIDI "note-on" messages serving as trigger messages. At least one conductive element is mounted on the cymbal member. A MIDI interface system is included which detects the alternation in an electrical signal between two stable states in response to a user's manipulation of the conductive element, each stable state representing a digital signal. The MIDI interface system also includes a software system for recognizing and then interpreting the digital signal into MIDI SYSEX messages, or note off and note on messages, serving as MIDI choke/send messages. The trigger messages and the choke/send messages are sent out via a MIDI connection to an external tone generating device.

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