System and method for a visualizing characteristics of an audio event
AssigneeinMusic Brands, Inc.
InventorDaniel Recchia
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Abstract
An electronic percussion device has a plurality of touch sensitive pad, an array of lighting elements disposed adjacent each pad, and a virtual display of the currently selected kit. The light array provides the user with immediate visual cue about the status and capabilities of the sound selections, without having to interrupt the user's performance. The user can color code and animate the illumination pattern of each light array so that, from a distance, the user is visually reminded what sounds are assigned to each pad, when sound associated with particular pad is currently playing, when playback of a sound associated with a pad is about to end.
Claims28
A system for a visualizing characteristics of an audio event comprising:
- a triggerable pad having a striking surface, defined by a perimeter, for initiating an audio event having a plurality of characteristics;
- a plurality of lighting elements associated with the pad and arranged proximate the pad striking surface and outside the striking surface perimeter;
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- a controller operatively coupled to the pad and the plurality of lighting elements and responsive to user defined criteria identifying illumination characteristics of the plurality of lighting elements, the controller further having an operational mode to control the illumination characteristics of the plurality lighting elements upon triggering of the pad.
A method for a visualizing characteristics of an audio signal comprising:
- A) obtaining a system comprising:
- i) a triggerable pad having a striking surface, defined by a perimeter, for initiating an associated audio event having a plurality of characteristics;
- ii) a plurality of lighting elements associated with the pad and arranged proximate the pad striking surface and outside the striking surface perimeter;
- iii) a controller operatively coupled to the pad and the plurality of lighting elements and responsive to user criteria defining lighting characteristics of the plurality of lighting elements upon triggering of the pad;
- B) receiving user criteria defining lighting characteristics of the plurality of lighting elements;
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- C) selectively illuminating the plurality of lighting elements in accordance with the user criteria upon triggering of the audio event associated with the pad.
A system for a visualizing characteristics of an audio event comprising:
- a triggerable pad having a striking surface, defined by a perimeter, for initiating an audio event having a plurality of characteristics;
- a plurality of lighting elements associated with the pad and arranged proximate the pad striking surface and outside the striking surface perimeter;
- a memory for storing a plurality control signal patterns capable of controlling illumination characteristics of the plurality lighting elements;
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- a controller operatively coupled to the pad, the memory and the plurality of lighting elements and responsive to user defined criteria identifying one of the control signal patterns, the controller further having an operational mode to control the illumination characteristics of the plurality lighting elements upon triggering of the pad, wherein, in at least one of the plurality of control signal patterns, at least one but less than all of the plurality of lighting elements associated with the pad are illuminated during the audio event.
An electronic percussion apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of triggerable pads, each pad having a striking surface, defined by a perimeter, and having an associated audio sample or control function operable upon triggering thereof;
- a plurality of lighting elements associated with the pad and arranged proximate the pad striking surface and outside the striking surface perimeter;
- a memory for storing the audio sample or control function associated with each of the plurality of triggerable pads;
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- a controller operatively coupled to the plurality of triggerable pads and memory and having an operational mode capable of initiating, in an order, one of playback of the audio sample or operation of the control function associated with each of the plurality of pads by re-triggering of a single of the plurality of pads.
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