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Musical tone control apparatus

  • US 5,177,311 A
  • Filed: 12/21/1990
  • Issued: 01/05/1993
  • Est. Priority Date: 01/14/1987
  • Status: Expired due to Term
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1. A musical tone control apparatus for controlling a musical tone to be generated by an external musical tone generating apparatus comprising:

  • (a) a stick having a shape which can be held by a player'"'"'s hand;

    (b) memory means for storing a plurality of tone colors;

    (c) selecting means for selecting a tone volume and a tone color of said musical tone, said selecting means further comprising at least one push-button switch, wherein the number of said push-button switches is less than the number of said tone colors; and

    (d) control means for reading a desirable tone color selected by an operating state of said push-button switch from said memory means, said control means outputting a control signal corresponding to a desirable tone volume designated by said selecting means, whereby a musical tone having said desirable tone color and said desirable tone volume is to be generated by said external musical tone generating apparatus.

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