Music – Instruments – Automatic
Patent
1993-03-24
1994-08-09
Witkowski, Stanley J.
Music
Instruments
Automatic
84 23, 84115, 84462, G10F 102, G10F 500, G10G 304
Patent
active
053355741
ABSTRACT:
An apparatus for automatic playing of a piano, the apparatus activating operation terminals in consonance with received play data to play music. The apparatus includes an input device for receiving play data, the play data including soft pedal event information and key event information. The apparatus also includes: a soft pedal history storage unit that, when the soft pedal event information is received from the input device, temporarily holds ON/OFF history of a soft pedal in consonance with the soft pedal event information; a converter that, when the key event information is received from the input device and the soft pedal history storage unit is storing an ON event for the soft pedal, performs a predetermined conversion of key depression force data that is included in the key event information; and a controller that controls the operation terminals in consonance with the key depression force data that has been converted by the converter.
REFERENCES:
patent: 5131306 (1992-07-01), Yamamoto
Kondo Tetsusai
Matsunaga Hiroshi
Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
Kim H.
Witkowski Stanley J.
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