Drumstick controller
First Claim
1. A percussion device comprising:
- a) a drumstick assembly comprisingi) a drumstick having a base and a tip end, andii) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, andb) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprisingi) at least one control button,ii) a communication element, andiii) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element,wherein the output comprises a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.
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Abstract
A percussion device includes a drumstick assembly and a sleeve. The drumstick assembly includes a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip including a sensor. The sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, and includes at least one control button, a communication element, and a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element. The output so generated includes a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.
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14 Claims
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1. A percussion device comprising:
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a) a drumstick assembly comprising i) a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and ii) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, and b) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprising i) at least one control button, ii) a communication element, and iii) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element, wherein the output comprises a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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11. A percussion device comprising:
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a) a drumstick assembly comprising i) a drumstick having a base and a tip end, ii) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, and b) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprising i) at least one control button, ii) a speaker, and iii) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the speaker, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the speaker, wherein the output comprises a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button. - View Dependent Claims (12, 13)
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14. A system for producing a musical performance comprising
a) a percussion device comprising i) a drumstick assembly comprising A) a drumstick having a base and a tip end, B) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, and ii) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprising A) at least one control button, B) a communication element, and C) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element, wherein the output comprises a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button, b) a synthesizer programmed with at least one sound file, the synthesizer further comprising a receiver configured to receive a signal from the communication element of the percussion device, wherein the synthesizer is configured to produce a sound file specified by the output from the processor of the percussion device, and c) a speaker in communication with the synthesizer.
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