Metronome for electronic instruments

• US 4,982,642 A
• Filed: 05/15/1990
• Issued: 01/08/1991
• Est. Priority Date: 05/26/1989
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Original Assignee: Brother Kogyo Kabushiki Kaisha
• Inventors: Nishikawa, Hiroshi, Inoue, Akinari
• Primary Examiner(s): Hix, L. T.
• Assistant Examiner(s): NOH, JAE
• Application Number:
  US07/523,356
• Time in Patent Office: 238 Days
• Field of Search: 84/611, 84/612, 84/635, 84/636, 84/DIG. 12, 84/484, 84/633
• US Class Current: 84/484
• CPC Class Codes: G04F 5/025 Electronic metronomes rhytem generation for electrophonic musical instruments G10H1/36
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/40 Rhythm
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/381 Manual tempo setting or adjustment tempo setting by interpretation of conducting movements G10H2220/206

Abstract

The invention provides a metronome for electronic instruments, which has memory means, event data output means and control means. The control means instructs the event data output means to output code data for generating beat sound for a certain time period. The code data is outputted at pitches and volumes based on beat data and at time intervals according to tempo data both stored in the memory means. The metronomre of the invention outputs beat sound together with main sound for a tune, without any specific devices attached to electronic instruments.

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