HANDHELD ELECTRONIC MUSICAL PERCUSSION INSTRUMENT
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Abstract
An apparatus, system, and method for an electronic handheld musical instrument that generates electronic signals for processing by a processor-based module to generate musical sounds adapted to replicate non-electronic traditional hand percussion and other handheld instruments, is provided. A piezoelectric-based trigger is secured in an enclosed volume or enclosure formed in the electronic handheld musical instrument. When manipulated by a musician in a normal fashion, freely moving beads float or travel within the enclosure of the electronic handheld musical instrument and strike against a sensitive face of the piezoelectric transducer device to create a desired sound effect.
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12 Claims
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1. ) (canceled)
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2. ) A system for detecting analog vibrations and converting said analog vibrations for transmission as an electronic signal, the system comprising:
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a housing having an exterior and an interior; a set of striking objects disposed within the housing and adapted to generate analog vibrations when striking the housing or any object disposed within the housing; a piezoelectric transducer disposed in the interior of the housing and adapted to generate a transducer electrical signal in response to the analog vibrations; a transceiver in electrical communication with the piezoelectric transducer and adapted to receive the generated transducer electrical signal from the piezoelectric transducer, the transceiver further adapted to transmit the received transducer electrical signal as an electronic output signal. - View Dependent Claims (3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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