Systems and methods for generating a graphical representation of a strike velocity of an electronic drum pad
AssigneeinMusic Brands, Inc.
InventorsDavid C. Gill, Daniel Francis Recchia
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Abstract
A method of displaying drum-strike velocity information is provided. The method includes receiving trigger data. The trigger data includes a strike velocity of a drum-pad zone on a drum pad. The method includes displaying an image of a drum associated with the drum pad on a display, displaying a first portion of the drum in a first color, and changing the first portion of the drum to a second color. The second color is determined by a magnitude of the strike velocity.
Claims14
A method of displaying drum-strike characteristics, the method comprising:
- displaying in a first color a virtual image of a drum associated with a physical drum pad on a display;
- receiving strike velocity information of a strike on a m zone area of the physical drum pad;
- changing the first color on a first portion of the virtual image to a second color, wherein the first portion corresponds to the first zone area, and wherein the second color is determined by the strike velocity information of the strike on the zone area of the physical drum pad;
- receiving additional strike velocity information of another strike on a second zone area of the physical drum pad;
- changing the first color on a second portion of the virtual image to a third color, wherein the second portion corresponds to the second zone area, and wherein the third color is determined by the additional strike velocity information;
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- displaying a color gradient from the second color to the first third color on a third portion of the virtual image, wherein the third portion corresponds to a third zone area of the physical drum pad and is both seamlessly connected to and in between the first portion and the second portion.
An electronic-drum module for connection to one or more physical electronic-drum pads, the electronic-drum module comprising:
- an electronic display;
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- one or more processors coupled to the display, the one or more processors configured to:
- display in a first color a virtual image of a drum associated with a physical drum pad on a display;
- receive strike velocity information of a strike on a first zone area of a physical drum pad;
- change the first color on a first portion of the virtual image to a second color, wherein the first portion corresponds to the first zone area, and wherein the second color is determined by the strike velocity information of the strike on the zone area of the physical drum pad;
- receive additional strike velocity information of another strike on a second zone area of the physical drum pad;
- change the first color on a second portion of the virtual image to a third color, wherein the second portion corresponds to the second zone area, and wherein the third color is determined by the additional strike velocity information;
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- display a color gradient from the second color to the first third color on a third portion of the virtual image, wherein the third portion corresponds to a third zone area of the physical drum pad and is both seamlessly connected to and in between the first portion and the second portion.
A system comprising a processor and a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing instruction that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform a method, the method comprising:
- displaying in a first color a virtual image of a drum associated with a physical drum pad on a display;
- receiving strike velocity information of a strike on a first zone area of the physical drum pad;
- changing the first color on a first portion of the virtual image to a second color, wherein the first portion corresponds to the first zone area, and wherein the second color is determined by the strike velocity information of the strike on the zone area of the physical drum pad;
- receiving additional strike velocity information of another strike on a second zone area of the physical drum pad;
- changing the first color on a second portion of the virtual image to a third color, wherein the second portion corresponds to the second zone area, and wherein the third color is determined by the additional strike velocity information;
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- displaying a color gradient from the second color to the third color on a third portion of the virtual image, wherein the third portion corresponds to a third zone area of the physical drum pad and is both seamlessly connected to and in between the first portion and the second portion.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.