MIDI controller keyboard, system, and method of using the same
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1. A musical instrument comprising:
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a keypad having a plurality of push buttons arranged in a three-dimensional array of horizontal rows and vertical columns disposed within the housing;
a double contact switch in each push button to generate a first signal when a push button is at one position and a second signal when the push button arrives at a second position;
a plurality of pressure transducers disposed between the housing and the keypad and coupled to the plurality of push buttons; and
a CPU with MIDI and USB processing coupled to the keypad to manipulate and control a sound generated with signals from the plurality of push buttons, wherein the horizontal rows of push buttons are arranged in tiers and signals of the pressure transducers are summed to produce a resultant signal proportional to an over-all pressure on the keypad.
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Abstract
A musical instrument including a housing, a keypad having a plurality of push buttons arranged in a three-dimensional array of horizontal rows and vertical columns disposed within the housing and a CPU with MIDI and USB processing coupled to the keypad to manipulate and control a sound generated with signals from the plurality of push buttons, wherein the horizontal rows of push buttons are arranged in tiers.
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1. A musical instrument comprising:
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a housing; a keypad having a plurality of push buttons arranged in a three-dimensional array of horizontal rows and vertical columns disposed within the housing; a double contact switch in each push button to generate a first signal when a push button is at one position and a second signal when the push button arrives at a second position; a plurality of pressure transducers disposed between the housing and the keypad and coupled to the plurality of push buttons; and a CPU with MIDI and USB processing coupled to the keypad to manipulate and control a sound generated with signals from the plurality of push buttons, wherein the horizontal rows of push buttons are arranged in tiers and signals of the pressure transducers are summed to produce a resultant signal proportional to an over-all pressure on the keypad. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A musical instrument comprising:
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a housing; a keypad having a plurality of push buttons arranged in a three-dimensional array of horizontal rows and vertical columns disposed within the housing; a double contact switch in each push button to generate a first signal when a push button is at one position and a second signal when the push button arrives at a second position; and a CPU with MIDI and USB processing coupled to the keypad to manipulate and control a sound generated with signals from the plurality of push buttons, wherein the horizontal rows of push buttons are arranged in tiers and a clearance distance between adjacent rows of push buttons equals a distance a push button travels from the first position to the second position.
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9. A musical instrument comprising:
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a housing; a keypad having a plurality of push buttons arranged in a two-dimensional array of horizontal rows along a first direction and vertical columns along a second direction, disposed within the housing; a double contact switch in each push button to generate a first signal when a push button is at one position and a second signal when the push button arrives at a second position; and a CPU coupled to the keypad to manipulate and control a sound generated with signals received from the plurality of push buttons, wherein the horizontal rows of push buttons are arranged in tiers along a third direction and a clearance distance between adjacent rows of push buttons equals a distance a push button travels from the first position to the second position. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12)
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13. A non-transitory storage medium having stored thereon a computer program comprising computer code for executing a method for generating, when the computer program is executed on a processor coupled to a musical instrument comprising a housing, a keypad having a plurality of push buttons arranged in a three-dimensional array of horizontal rows and vertical columns disposed within the housing, and a CPU with MIDI and USB processing coupled to the keypad to manipulate and control the sound generated with signals from the plurality of push buttons, wherein the horizontal rows of push buttons are arranged in tiers, an audio signal and a display signal upon a manual input, the method including:
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receiving a MIDI music file; receiving an input signal defining an instrument to use within the received MIDI music file; outputting a display signal to a display device representing an image of the defined instrument; outputting an illuminate signal to illuminate notes on the keypad and the image displayed on the display device corresponding to notes within the received MIDI music file; and outputting an audio signal to an audio device when an illuminated note is pressed, wherein the audio signal produces a sound corresponding to the illuminated note. - View Dependent Claims (14)
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