Electronic music system

Details Electronic music system Electronic music system

1991-03-04

1993-12-14

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

84645, 84646, 84616, 84654, 84454, 84DIG18, G10H 312

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052704750

ABSTRACT:
An electronic music system for computer-controlled interactive practicing and learning to play a guitar includes a transducer which is detachably securable to the guitar and generates analog signals representing the playing of the guitar, an interface for converting the analog signals to computer-processable digital signals, and a computer for receiving and processing the digital signals. The system uses a communication protocol which employs time stamping of data to permit use with ordinary guitars but without high speed frequency determination. The computer provides audio and video outputs including staff and guitar fingering representations of notes, chords, scales, compositions, and like musical structures, both to teach the user and suggest music to be played by the user and to illustrate what the user has played. The system is operable in several modes which may be controlled by the user by signals produced at the transducer.

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