Note assisted musical instrument system and method of operation

Details Note assisted musical instrument system and method of operation Note assisted musical instrument system and method of operation

1997-04-30

1998-06-30

Witkowski, Stanley J.

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

84613, 84627, 84477R, 84DIG22, G10H 1057, G10H 126, G10H 138

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active

057737428

ABSTRACT:
A music system including a musical instrument, such as a keyboard strummer, in which the musical notes produced by the playing of the instrument are controlled by musical assistance data mapped unto the instrument keys and strum vanes from tracks specially prepared and synchronized with a prior performance of the piece. Modified mass media, such as CD ROM, TV signals and video cassettes are provided including synchronized note assist data and additional media, such as ROM packs or tone encoded audio cassettes or CDs, are provided with synchronizable note assist data for use with unmodified mass media.

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