Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2005-11-29
2005-11-29
Fletcher, Marlon (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S723000, C084S735000
Reexamination Certificate
active
06969795
ABSTRACT:
An electronic tone generation system including a plurality of separate, portable, handheld transmitters, or batons, that are provided as “instruments” to numerous players to form a choir. Each baton is activated by one of the players to send a signal, preferably a wireless signal, to a single receiver which produces an output signal fed to a tone generator, preferably a MIDI tone generator, which produces audible sounds via an amplifier and speakers. For example, the batons can correspond to different musical notes as played by a selected musical instrument and the batons can be played in concert by the choir to produce a musical or other audible presentation. Alternatively, selected batons can be designated to play in one voice, while others batons are set to play other voices.
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Hofmeister Mark R.
Schwartz Gregory L.
Fletcher Marlon
Howson and Howson
Schulmerich Carillons, Inc.
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