DIGITAL INSTRUMENT
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1. A stringless digital guitar comprising:
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input means adapted to receive;
(i) the users fingers (or other input type such as a stylus) and generating electrical signals indicating the position of the fingers (or stylus) relative to at least an x and y axes, and where the electrical signals are capable of being processed; and
(ii) settings desired by the user;
a display for indicating the settings of the digital instrument; and
a microcontroller adapted to receive the electrical signals representing the position of one or more fingers of the user and inputted settings, and generate as a result, electrical output signals representative of sound.
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Abstract
A digital guitar includes a two or three-axis input on the body and an array of inputs on the neck. The two or three axis input serves as an actuator to commence generation of an output representing sounds. The array of inputs on the neck provide for player control of the sounds represented by the output. The different axes of the two or three axis input provide for an ability to configure the instrument to simultaneously control multiple different characteristics of the output from the guitar. The two or three axis input on the body of the guitar may be a touch pad or touch and display screen. The display screen provides visual feedback to the player.
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24 Claims
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1. A stringless digital guitar comprising:
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input means adapted to receive; (i) the users fingers (or other input type such as a stylus) and generating electrical signals indicating the position of the fingers (or stylus) relative to at least an x and y axes, and where the electrical signals are capable of being processed; and (ii) settings desired by the user; a display for indicating the settings of the digital instrument; and a microcontroller adapted to receive the electrical signals representing the position of one or more fingers of the user and inputted settings, and generate as a result, electrical output signals representative of sound. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 23)
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7. A digital guitar comprising:
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a guitar body; a neck extending from the guitar body; an array of input buttons along the neck; a touch pad on the guitar body; a guitar controller in communication with the array of input buttons and the touch pad; wherein the guitar controller is configured to receive electronic signals indicating detection of touch on the touch pad and in response generate output signals representative of sounds, the output signals defining particular sound characteristics dependent on input from the input buttons. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 24)
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19. A computer program product comprising computer-readable instructions to cause a digital guitar controller to:
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in response to receipt of electronic signals from a touch pad that indicate a touch on the touch pad, generate output signals representative of commencement of sound; and receive input from an array of buttons and generate different said output signals dependent on the received input from the array of buttons. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22)
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