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WO2008019089A3
WO2008019089A3 PCT/US2007/017383 US2007017383W WO2008019089A3 WO 2008019089 A3 WO2008019089 A3 WO 2008019089A3 US 2007017383 W US2007017383 W US 2007017383W WO 2008019089 A3 WO2008019089 A3 WO 2008019089A3
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Prior art keywords
notes
user
sound
note
fingerboard
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PCT/US2007/017383
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French (fr)
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WO2008019089A2 (en
Inventor
Daniel E Sullivan
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Zivix Llc
Daniel E Sullivan
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Priority claimed from US11/498,996 external-priority patent/US7598449B2/en
Application filed by Zivix Llc, Daniel E Sullivan filed Critical Zivix Llc
Priority to EP07836491.6A priority Critical patent/EP2084701A4/en
Publication of WO2008019089A2 publication Critical patent/WO2008019089A2/en
Publication of WO2008019089A3 publication Critical patent/WO2008019089A3/en

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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/32—Constructional details
    • G10H1/34—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/342—Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments for guitar-like instruments with or without strings and with a neck on which switches or string-fret contacts are used to detect the notes being played
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/02—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos
    • G10H1/04—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation
    • G10H1/053—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only
    • G10H1/055—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only by switches with variable impedance elements
    • G10H1/0553—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only by switches with variable impedance elements using optical or light-responsive means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/135—Musical aspects of games or videogames; Musical instrument-shaped game input interfaces
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2220/00—Input/output interfacing specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2220/155—User input interfaces for electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H2220/405—Beam sensing or control, i.e. input interfaces involving substantially immaterial beams, radiation, or fields of any nature, used, e.g. as a switch as in a light barrier, or as a control device, e.g. using the theremin electric field sensing principle
    • G10H2220/411—Light beams
    • G10H2220/415—Infrared beams

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  • Physics & Mathematics (AREA)
  • Engineering & Computer Science (AREA)
  • Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
  • Multimedia (AREA)
  • Electrophonic Musical Instruments (AREA)
  • Stringed Musical Instruments (AREA)

Abstract

A musical device is disclosed that generates note tones, influences the sound of notes that are generated independently and performs variety of user defined or user controlled activities. These activities include but are not limited to producing musical notes, determining, influencing or changing the sound, quality, voice, volume or other characteristics of a note, activating and coordinating the replay of stored loops, recording, editing and playing user created pieces previously produced and controlling peripheral devices such as lighting. The musical device uses a combination of strings and frets to locate notes on a fingerboard that a user may activate. The notes correspond to locations on the fingerboard. As a result, the invention includes a system to generate a sound corresponding to a note selected and activated according to preselected parameters such as the voice (e.g., trumpet, violin).
PCT/US2007/017383 2006-08-04 2007-08-02 Musical instrument WO2008019089A2 (en)

Priority Applications (1)

Application Number Priority Date Filing Date Title
EP07836491.6A EP2084701A4 (en) 2006-08-04 2007-08-02 Musical instrument

Applications Claiming Priority (4)

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US11/498,996 2006-08-04
US11/498,996 US7598449B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2006-08-04 Musical instrument
US93749007P 2007-06-28 2007-06-28
US60/937,490 2007-06-28

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WO2008019089A2 WO2008019089A2 (en) 2008-02-14
WO2008019089A3 true WO2008019089A3 (en) 2008-06-19

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US7598449B2 (en) 2006-08-04 2009-10-06 Zivix Llc Musical instrument
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US7897866B2 (en) 2008-10-07 2011-03-01 Zivix Llc Systems and methods for a digital stringed instrument
US8173887B2 (en) 2008-10-07 2012-05-08 Zivix Llc Systems and methods for a digital stringed instrument
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