EP0255151A3 - Electronic musical instrument - Google Patents

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Publication number: EP0255151A3
Authority: EP; European Patent Office
Prior art keywords: musical instrument; electronic musical; electronic; instrument; musical
Prior art date: 1980-02-20
Legal status (The legal status is an assumption and is not a legal conclusion. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation as to the accuracy of the status listed.): Granted

Application number

EP87112580A

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EP0255151B1 (en

EP0255151A2 (en

Inventor

Masao Tsukamoto

Kinji Kawamoto

Masaru Uya

Current Assignee (The listed assignees may be inaccurate. Google has not performed a legal analysis and makes no representation or warranty as to the accuracy of the list.)

Panasonic Holdings Corp

Original Assignee

Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd

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1980-02-20

Filing date

1981-02-11

Publication date

1989-03-01

1980-02-20 Priority claimed from JP2073480A external-priority patent/JPS56117291A/en

1981-02-11 Application filed by Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd filed Critical Matsushita Electric Industrial Co Ltd

1988-02-03 Publication of EP0255151A2 publication Critical patent/EP0255151A2/en

1989-03-01 Publication of EP0255151A3 publication Critical patent/EP0255151A3/en

1995-12-20 Application granted granted Critical

1995-12-20 Publication of EP0255151B1 publication Critical patent/EP0255151B1/en

2001-02-11 Anticipated expiration legal-status Critical

Status Expired - Lifetime legal-status Critical Current

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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
- G10H7/00—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
- G10H7/02—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories
- G10H7/06—Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs in which amplitudes at successive sample points of a tone waveform are stored in one or more memories in which amplitudes are read at a fixed rate, the read-out address varying stepwise by a given value, e.g. according to pitch
- 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
- G10H1/057—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 envelope-forming circuits
- G10H1/0575—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 envelope-forming circuits using a data store from which the envelope is synthesized

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Acoustics & Sound (AREA)
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EP87112580A 1980-02-20 1981-02-11 Electronic musical instrument Expired - Lifetime EP0255151B1 (en)

Applications Claiming Priority (3)

Application Number	Priority Date	Filing Date	Title
JP20734/80		1980-02-20
JP2073480A JPS56117291A (en)	1980-02-20	1980-02-20	Electronec musical instrument
EP81100943A EP0035658B1 (en)	1980-02-20	1981-02-11	Electronic musical instrument

Related Parent Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP81100943.0 Division		1981-02-11

Publications (3)

Publication Number	Publication Date
EP0255151A2 EP0255151A2 (en)	1988-02-03
EP0255151A3 true EP0255151A3 (en)	1989-03-01
EP0255151B1 EP0255151B1 (en)	1995-12-20

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Family Applications (1)

Application Number	Title	Priority Date	Filing Date
EP87112580A Expired - Lifetime EP0255151B1 (en)	1980-02-20	1981-02-11	Electronic musical instrument

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EP (1)	EP0255151B1 (en)

Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3844379A (en) *	1971-12-30	1974-10-29	Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg	Electronic musical instrument with key coding in a key address memory
US3854365A (en) *	1971-07-31	1974-12-17	Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg	Electronic musical instruments reading memorized waveforms for tone generation and tone control
US4077294A (en) *	1975-10-07	1978-03-07	Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha	Electronic musical instrument having transient musical effects
US4083285A (en) *	1974-09-27	1978-04-11	Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha	Electronic musical instrument
US4178826A (en) *	1976-10-08	1979-12-18	Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha	Envelope generator

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- 1981-02-11 EP EP87112580A patent/EP0255151B1/en not_active Expired - Lifetime

Patent Citations (5)

* Cited by examiner, † Cited by third party
Publication number	Priority date	Publication date	Assignee	Title
US3854365A (en) *	1971-07-31	1974-12-17	Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg	Electronic musical instruments reading memorized waveforms for tone generation and tone control
US3844379A (en) *	1971-12-30	1974-10-29	Nippon Musical Instruments Mfg	Electronic musical instrument with key coding in a key address memory
US4083285A (en) *	1974-09-27	1978-04-11	Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha	Electronic musical instrument
US4077294A (en) *	1975-10-07	1978-03-07	Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha	Electronic musical instrument having transient musical effects
US4178826A (en) *	1976-10-08	1979-12-18	Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha	Envelope generator

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EP0255151B1 (en)	1995-12-20
EP0255151A2 (en)	1988-02-03

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1987-12-19	PUAI	Public reference made under article 153(3) epc to a published international application that has entered the european phase	Free format text: ORIGINAL CODE: 0009012
1988-02-03	AC	Divisional application: reference to earlier application	Ref document number: 35658 Country of ref document: EP
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1989-01-25	RHK1	Main classification (correction)	Ipc: G10H 1/057
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JPS56153383A (en)	1981-11-27	Electronic musical instrument
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