Musical tone control apparatus

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 5177311
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07631213

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The musical tone control apparatus includes at least a sensor for detecting a movement of a player and a control circuit for controlling a tone element of a musical tone to be generated based on the detected movement of the player. The sensor may be equipped within a stick or mounted at predetermined portion of the player. As the movement of the player, the sensor can detect a swinging angle of a player's arm, an acceleration applied thereto or a distance between a player's hand and a predetermined object such as a wall. As the tone element of the musical tone, the control circuit controls a tone color, a tone pitch or a tone volume of the musical tone.

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YAMAHA CORPORATION10-1 NAKAZAWA-CHO NAKA-KU HAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA 4308650

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kimpara, Mamoru Hamamatsu, JP 10 322
Nakada, Akira Hamamatsu, JP 89 1630
Obata, Masahiko Hamamatsu, JP 11 478
Sakama, Masao Hamamatsu, JP 39 1248
Suzuki, Hideo Hamamatsu, JP 375 5761

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