Electronic fingerboard for stringed instrument
First Claim
1. An electronic musical instrument for producing musical notes comprising:
- an onset signal sensor for sensing the initiation of a note played on the musical instrument,an electronic fingerboard for determining pitch of the note sensed by the sensor, the electronic fingerboard comprising a first layer of film, a second layer of film and a spacer member between the first and second layers of film, the first and second layers being movable relative to each other between a first inactive position in which the first and second layers are separate from each other along their respective lengths and a second active position in which the first and second layers are in contact with each other at a user selected point along their respective lengths, the pitch being determined by the resistance between the first and second layers at the user selected point.
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Abstract
An electronic musical instrument for producing musical notes comprises an onset signal sensor for sensing the initiation of a note played on the musical instrument. An electronic fingerboard determines the pitch of the note sensed by the sensor. The electronic fingerboard comprises a first layer of film, a second layer of film and a spacer member between the first and second layers of film. The first and second layers are movable relative to each other between a first inactive position in which the first and second layers are separate from each other along their respective lengths and a second active position in which the first and second layers are in contact with each other at a user selected point along their respective lengths. The pitch is determined by the resistance between the first and second layers at the user selected point.
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21 Claims
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1. An electronic musical instrument for producing musical notes comprising:
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an onset signal sensor for sensing the initiation of a note played on the musical instrument, an electronic fingerboard for determining pitch of the note sensed by the sensor, the electronic fingerboard comprising a first layer of film, a second layer of film and a spacer member between the first and second layers of film, the first and second layers being movable relative to each other between a first inactive position in which the first and second layers are separate from each other along their respective lengths and a second active position in which the first and second layers are in contact with each other at a user selected point along their respective lengths, the pitch being determined by the resistance between the first and second layers at the user selected point. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 15, 17, 19, 21)
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14. An electronic musical instrument for producing musical notes comprising:
an electronic fingerboard for determining pitch of the note, the electronic fingerboard comprising a first layer of film, a second layer of film and a spacer member between the first and second layers of film, the first and second layers being movable relative to each other between a first inactive position in which the first and second layers are separate from each other along their respective lengths and a second active position in which the first and second layers are in contact with each other at a user selected point along their respective lengths, the pitch being determined by the resistance between the first and second layers at the user selected point.
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16. An electronic musical instrument as claimed in claim 28 wherein two capacitive elements per note position are provided.
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18. An electronic musical instrument as claimed in claim 29 wherein the discrete membrane sensors have three main parts comprising a substrate with the sensor patterns, a common contact membrane, and a tactile overlay.
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20. An electronic musical instrument as claimed in claim 31 comprising a first mode of operation in which the instrument is played like a conventional guitar, and a second mode of operation in which the instrument is played like a video game controller for music based video games.
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