Device for controlling a musical performance
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1. A device for controlling performance of a musical score, the device comprising:
- a device body enclosinga moveable, hollow contact substantially closed at a first end and substantially open at a second end thereby defining an enclosure, said first end of said hollow contact coupled to said device body; and
a fixed contact, said fixed contact having a first end and a second end, said first end of said contact coupled to said device body and said second end of said contact extending into said enclosure defined by said hollow contact, said first end of said fixed contact coupled to said device body at a location remote from said first end of said hollow contact,wherein a change in direction of movement of said device body causes said moveable, hollow contact to come into contact with said fixed contact, signaling incidence of a musical beat.
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Abstract
A device which can be used to control a musical performance contains a sensor which outputs an electrical signal. The sensor may be formed by providing a fixed contact and a hollow contact, wherein movement of the device causes the contacts to meet. Other features of the device include a user-adjustable sensitivity feature, a button for starting/stopping, and a sliding switch for sending volume information to the playback devices. The device may be provided as part of a system which includes a score-following apparatus.
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1. A device for controlling performance of a musical score, the device comprising:
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a device body enclosing a moveable, hollow contact substantially closed at a first end and substantially open at a second end thereby defining an enclosure, said first end of said hollow contact coupled to said device body; and a fixed contact, said fixed contact having a first end and a second end, said first end of said contact coupled to said device body and said second end of said contact extending into said enclosure defined by said hollow contact, said first end of said fixed contact coupled to said device body at a location remote from said first end of said hollow contact, wherein a change in direction of movement of said device body causes said moveable, hollow contact to come into contact with said fixed contact, signaling incidence of a musical beat. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for controlling performance of a musical score, the device comprising:
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a device body enclosing a moveable, hollow contact, said hollow contact substantially closed at a first end and substantially open at a second end, thereby defining an enclosure; and an adjustable, stationary contact, said stationary contact having a first end and a second end, said first end of said contact coupled to said device body and said second end of said contact adjustably penetrating into said enclosure defined by said hollow contact, wherein a change in direction of movement of said device body causes said moveable, hollow contact to come into contact with said fixed contact, signaling incidence of a musical beat. - View Dependent Claims (17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29)
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