Flute controller driven dynamic synthesis system
First Claim
1. A controller for an electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a mouthpiece mounted on the housing, said mouthpiece comprising a wind separator having first and second surfaces and a microphone mounted on each of the first and second surfaces; and
a plurality of sensors mounted on the housing and positioned so that a player'"'"'s fingers can engage the sensors while the mouthpiece is held to his or her mouth.
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Abstract
The present invention is an electronic musical instrument that in appearance and playing characteristics closely resembles flute-like instruments such as a conventional flute or a shakuhachi. The instrument comprises an electronic controller that has operating characteristics that resemble a flute and computer software executable on a computer for converting signals from the controller into data suitable for generating complex sound from conventional speakers. Thus, the instrument provides the complexity and nuance of control of an acoustic instrument while being capable of generating sounds that an acoustic instrument cannot make.
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20 Claims
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1. A controller for an electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a housing;
a mouthpiece mounted on the housing, said mouthpiece comprising a wind separator having first and second surfaces and a microphone mounted on each of the first and second surfaces; and
a plurality of sensors mounted on the housing and positioned so that a player'"'"'s fingers can engage the sensors while the mouthpiece is held to his or her mouth. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 19)
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11. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a controller comprising;
a housing, a mouthpiece mounted on the housing, said mouthpiece comprising a wind separator having first and second surfaces and a microphone mounted on each of the first and second surfaces; and
a plurality of sensors mounted on the housing and positioned so that a player'"'"'s fingers can engage the sensors while the mouthpiece is held to his or her mouth;
a processor for processing signals from the microphones to produce a first output signal;
a processor for processing signals from the sensors to produce a second output signal; and
a first synthesizer responsive to said first and second output signals to produce a first sound synthesis signal for controlling an audio speaker. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18)
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20. A computer software program embedded in a recording medium, said program comprising instructions for:
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detecting fingering events on a plurality of sensors;
detecting blowing events received on at least two microphones;
determining data representative of the fingering and blowing events; and
using such data to synthesize at least one sound signal suitable for controlling an audio speaker.
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