ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CONNECTED TO COMPUTER KEYBOARD

• US 20030177891A1
• Filed: 02/28/2000
• Published: 09/25/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 03/02/1999
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Ito, Shinichi
• Granted Patent: US 6,979,768 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/615
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interface

Abstract

An electronic musical instrument is provided which enables various settings to be carried out quickly and easily. The electronic musical instrument is provided with at least one connection terminal for connection with a keyboard for use in a computer, and a connection interface for connecting the keyboard to the electronic musical instrument. Operation information input from the operation panel of the musical instrument is replaced by operation information input from the keyboard connected to the electronic musical instrument via the connection terminal and the connection interface.

Claims

1. An electronic musical instrument comprising:

at least one connection terminal for connection with a keyboard for use in a computer; and

a connection interface for connecting said keyboard to said electronic musical instrument.

2. An electronic musical instrument comprising:

an operation panel that is operated by a user;

at least one connection terminal for connection with a keyboard for use in a computer;

a connection interface for connecting said keyboard to said electronic musical instrument; and

a replacing device that replaces operation information input from said operation panel by operation information input from said keyboard connected via said connection terminal and said connection interface.

3. An electronic musical instrument comprising:

an operation panel that is operated by a user;

at least one connection terminal for connection with a keyboard for use in a computer, said keyboard having a plurality of keys;

a connection interface for connecting said keyboard to said electronic musical instrument;

an assigning device that assigns functions that can be executed by operating said operation panel respectively to the keys of said keyboard connected via said connection terminal and said connection interface; and

an execution device that is responsive to operation of any of the keys of said keyboard, for executing one of said functions assigned to the operated key.

4. An electronic musical instrument as claimed in claim 3, further comprising a display device, and a second assignment device that assigns characters, symbols, or numerical values respectively to the keys of said keyboard connected to said electronic musical instrument, and wherein when any of the keys of said keyboard is operated, said execution device causes said display device to display a character, a symbol, or a numerical value assigned to the operated key if the operation of the key is significant for a screen view currently displayed on said display, and execute one of the functions assigned to the operated key if the operation of the key is significant for the screen view currently displayed.

5. An electronic musical instrument comprising:

an operation panel that is operated by a user;

at least one connection terminal for connection with a keyboard for use in a computer, said keyboard having a plurality of types of keys;

a connection interface for connecting said keyboard to said electronic musical instrument;

an assigning device that assigns functions that can be executed by operating said operation panel respectively to the types of keys of said keyboard connected via said connection terminal and said connection interface; and

an execution device that is responsive to operation of any of the types of keys of said keyboard, for executing one of said functions assigned to the operated type of key.

6. An electronic musical instrument as claimed in claim 5, further comprising a display device, and a second assignment device that assigns characters, symbols, or numerical values respectively to the types of keys of said keyboard connected to said electronic musical instrument, and wherein when any of the types of keys of said keyboard is operated, said execution device causes said display device to display a character, a symbol, or a numerical value assigned to the operated type of key if the operation of the type of key is significant for a screen view currently displayed on said display, and execute one of the functions assigned to the operated key if the operation of the type of key is significant for the screen view currently displayed.