Music – Instruments
Patent
1986-11-26
1988-06-28
Adams, Russell L.
Music
Instruments
84 124, 84DIG7, 84DIG12, G10H 100
Patent
active
047531460
ABSTRACT:
A portable set of electronic drums includes individual drum units which are attached to different parts of a musician's body to provide maximum mobility for a stage performance. An impulse analyzer with each of the drum units processes the outputs of the drum units for transmission to a synthesizer which further processes and amplifies the resulting sound for application to a loudspeaker. A wire, radio transmitter or optical link may be employed to communicate the signals from the musician's body to a stationary synthesizer and loudspeaker. A percussion transducer in the musician's shoe may be employed to further increase the flexibility of the system. The output of the percussion transducer in the musician's shoe is combined with the outputs of the remaining drum units to create a total drum signal. In addition, the outputs of the shoe percussion transducer and the drum units may be employed to control the energization of optical emitters on the person of the musician. An electronic filter is employed to prevent stray sound or impulses from triggering the system. Elongated support bars for the transducers at a short distance from the shoes insulate stray sounds from the transducers.
REFERENCES:
patent: 4043241 (1977-08-01), Liu
patent: 4226154 (1980-10-01), Easler
patent: 4635516 (1987-01-01), Giannini
Adams Russell L.
Morrison Thomas R.
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