Device for monitoring a soundboard-type electronic musical instrument

• US 20040112204A1
• Filed: 01/09/2004
• Published: 06/17/2004
• Est. Priority Date: 02/16/2001
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: SON'OP
• Original Assignee: SON'OP
• Inventors: Javelle, Gilbert
• Application Number:
  US10/468,212
• Publication Number:
  US 20040112204A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 84/645
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/34 Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2220/326 Control glove or other hand or palm-attached control device

Abstract

The invention concerns a device comprising a glove (G) adapted to be worn on the user'"'"'s hand. The glove is equipped with several sensors connected to a printed circuit connected to an electronic interface (IE) designed to format and transform electronic signals into MIDI signals, said interface being connected to the soundboard (BS). The glove (G) is designed to interact with a tabor (T) held in the user'"'"'s other hand. The tabor surface (T) acts on the sensors. The invention is useful for reducing sound nuisance of certain concert instruments and enhance scenic effect.

Claims

1. A device for controlling an electronic musical instrument, this device comprising a glove or similar capable of being worn on a user'"'"'s first hand and comprising several sensors (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) arranged on the fingers on the palm side and possibly on the palm itself, said sensors (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,7) being at least indirectly connected to an electronic interface (IE) capable of formatting and converting electrical signals into standardized signals such as “

MIDI”

signals, said interface (IE) being connected to the electronic musical instrument; and

an instrument of the tabor type (T) having at least one contact area (TA) intended to influence the sensors of the glove,

characterized in that the tabor (T) is adapted to be held in the user'"'"'s second hand.

2. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the sensors (1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7) are connected to luminous indication means (D) for indicating their activation.

3. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic interface (IE) comprises analogue gates (PA) contained in integrated circuits of the CD4066 type, each said gate (PA) being connected to a desired musical note.

4. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the musical instrument is a sound box (BS) consisting of an electronic instrument equipped with a “

MIDI”

connector for allocating at least one sound or sequence-triggering for each sensor, the output (SBS) of the said box being intended to be connected, at least indirectly, to a sound system.

5. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the instrument of the tabor type (T) is equipped with switches and/or potentiometers (I1, I2, I3, BP1, BP2, PO) for selecting and/or modifying sounds.

6. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the electronic interface (IE) is connected to a pedal (P) for feeding or not feeding at least one analogue gate at will.

7. A device according to claim 1, characterized in that the pedal (P) has two extreme positions (P1 and P2) each connected to at least one analogue gate.

8. A device according to one of claims 1 to 7, characterized in that said sensors are connected to the interface via a printed circuit (CI) carried by the glove.

9. A device according to one of claims 1 to 8, characterized in that the contact area (TA) is a metal area connected to a power supply pole.

10. Device according to one of claims 1 to 9, characterized in that the interface (IE) is installed in the tabor (T).