Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-05-15
2007-05-15
Donels, Jeffrey W (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S021000
Reexamination Certificate
active
11385148
ABSTRACT:
A method of utilizing previous event feedback information from historical derived hammer velocity data, such as associated with a MIDI record function, for providing non-real-time feedback when controlling actuators. The use of non-real-time feedback within the present invention provides a number of advantages over the use of conventional real-time feedback mechanisms. Utilization of the non-real-time (historical) key actuation information reduces the amount of circuitry necessary for correcting the operation of the actuators (i.e. solenoids) during playback on the instrument. By way of example, a programmable circuit element receives velocity information on previous key strikes for adjusting the actuator velocity output signal which will be generated for future key strikes. The accuracy of key strike normalization provided by this method approaches that which is achievable using real-time feedback, because the velocity profiles for each key remain substantially constant during playback.
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Burgett, Inc.
Donels Jeffrey W
O'Banion John P.
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