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Motion controlled musical tone control apparatus

  • US 5,105,708 A
  • Filed: 09/12/1991
  • Issued: 04/21/1992
  • Est. Priority Date: 05/18/1988
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A musical tone control apparatus comprising:

  • movement sensing means for sensing the magnitude of movement of a player and generating a first signal in response to the sensed magnitude of movement, said movement sensing means being retainable by part of the human body;

    signal generating means for generating an alternative second signal by comparing said first signal with a predetermined first signal level associated with a rising part of said first signal outputted from said movement sensing means and with a predetermined second signal level associated with a falling part of said first signal from said movement sensing means, said signal generating means generating said alternative second signal having one value immediately after said rising part of said first signal exceeds said first signal level and generating said alternative second signal having another value when said falling part of said first signal becomes lower than said second signal level; and

    musical tone control data generating means for generating musical tone control data to control a musical tone generating apparatus based on said second signal from said signal generating means.

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