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Electronic musical instrument with improved input device

  • US 4,440,057 A
  • Filed: 08/18/1982
  • Issued: 04/03/1984
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/30/1979
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. An electronic musical instrument comprising;

  • a plurality of performance keys selectively operable to cause the production of sounds corresponding to respective notes,detecting means coupled to said performance keys for detecting the operation of said performance keys,musical tone generating means coupled to said detecting means for generating musical tones designated by operated performance keys, andan input device coupled to said musical tone generating means for inputting tone information such as volume and timbre of tones selectively generated by said musical tone generating means upon operation of said performance keys, andwherein said input device further comprises;

    a plurality of display devices, each having a plurality of display elements for displaying tone status of the musical tones generated by said musical tone generating means,a plurality of transparent touch switches located over said display devices for selectively inputting tone information,drive means coupled to said display devices and to said touch switches, and being responsive to operation of respective touch switches to cause said display elements respectively corresponding to the operated touch switches to visually display tone information input by the operated touch switches, andmeans coupled to said touch switches and to said musical tone generating means for transferring said tone information inputted by said touch switches to said musical tone generating means, whereby said musical tone generating means generates musical tones according to the tone information inputted by said touch switches.

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