Organ performance supporting device

• US 4,157,049 A
• Filed: 10/28/1977
• Issued: 06/05/1979
• Est. Priority Date: 10/28/1977
• Status: Expired due to Term

• Current Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
• Original Assignee: Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho
• Inventors: Watanabe, Hironori
• Primary Examiner(s): Truhe, J. V.
• Assistant Examiner(s): Feeney, William L.
• Application Number:
  US05/846,515
• Time in Patent Office: 585 Days
• Field of Search: 84/1.01, 84/1.03, 84/1.24, 84/DIG. 22, 84/DIG. 16, 84/1.11, 84/1.12, 84/1.19, 84/1.21, 84/331, 84/337
• US Class Current: 84/620
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/24 for selecting plural preset register stops

Abstract

An organ performance supporting device which has means for detecting ON signals of actuating switches of combination units to provide control code signals, means for setting signals indicating the individual operative states of the switches by the switch-ON detecting signals, a read-only memory for storing coded control signals necessary for the presetting and selection of registrations, the coded control signals being selectively read out in reply to the detected control code signals, a combination registration memory composed of a writable memory and a read-only memory, the combination registration memory storing registrations required by the combination unit and selectively read out in reply to the detected control code signals, a register supplied with a signal from a stop switch and reading out the writable and read-only memories in a predetermined operative state to store the state of the combination unit and the ON-OFF state of the stop switch, a register for storing the registration output from each combination unit for synchronization with an external system, and means for indicating the state of each combination unit and the ON-OFF state of the stop switch.

Claims

1. A performance supporting device for organs, comprising:

means for detecting ON signals of actuating switches of combination units to provide control code signals;

means for setting signals indicating the individual operative states of the switches by the switch-ON signals;

a first read-only memory having stored therein coded control signals necessary for presetting and selection of registrations and selectively reading out therefrom the coded control signals in response to the detected control code signals;

means for decoding the contents of the first read-only memory to produce control signals;

a registration memory composed of a writable memory capable of storing therein a plurality of registrations and a second read-only memory having stored therein registrations;

a first register supplied with a signal from a stop switch and reading out the registration memory in a predetermined operative state to store a registration pattern and the ON/OFF state of the stop switch, the first register having the function of changing its content by the stop switch for setting a desired registration pattern by the stop switch, the output of the first register being applied to the input of the writable memory for storing therein a plurality of registration patterns by a set of stop switches; and

means for indicating the state of each of the combination units and the ON/OFF state of the stop switch.

2. A performance supporting device for organs according to claim 1, comprising combination units having acutating switches, and wherein the actuating switches of the combination units include a switch for designating a train of registrations, a switch for tuning OFF all of the stop switches and a switch for presetting the registration pattern set by the stop switch.

3. A performance supporting device for organs according to claim 1, wherein detecting the ON signals of the actuating switches of the combination units forms a first operation, and storing the train of registrations in the registration memory and reading out thereof the registrations forms a second operation, and wherein said first and second operations are achieved at different times.

4. A performance supporting device for organs according to claim 1, wherein the actuating switches and the stop switches are single-pole, non-locking type switches.

5. A performance supporting device for organs according to claim 1, wherein the indicating means comprises an electric display.