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US 10,475,429 B2Granted
Sound acquisition device, particularly for acoustic guitars
AssigneeIk Multimedia Production Srl
InventorsEnrico Iori, Davide Barbi
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Abstract
A sound acquisition device, particularly for acoustic guitars, comprising sound acquisition elements connected to output and power supply elements. The sound acquisition elements comprise at least one microphone and are associated with a clip-like body adapted to be coupled along the edge of the sound hole of a soundbox of an acoustic musical string instrument, the clip-like body being configured to support the sound acquisition elements inside the soundbox.
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A sound acquisition device, comprising sound acquisition means connected to output and power supply means, wherein:
- said sound acquisition means comprise at least one microphone and are associated with a clip-like body adapted to be coupled along the edge of the sound hole of a soundbox of an acoustic musical string instrument, said clip-like body being configured to support said sound acquisition means inside said soundbox,
- said sound acquisition means comprise micro-cartridges adapted to detect sound vibrations and a transducer adapted to convert said sound vibrations into an analog electrical signal,
- said clip-like body comprises a slit between an outer portion of said clip-like body and an internal portion of said clip-like body, and
- said sound acquisition means are connected to a processing device configured to process acquired sound, so as to obtain an optimized tonal response, said processing device configured in relation to said acoustic musical string instrument by taking into account characteristics of said sound acquisition means and position of said sound acquisition means along the edge of the sound hole of the soundbox.
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