System and Method for Remotely Generating Sound from a Musical Instrument
OwnerEric Aaron Langberginventor
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Abstract
Disclosed is a system and method for remotely generating sound from a musical instrument. In one embodiment, the system includes an input configured to receive a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument, an exciter for converting the signal to mechanical vibrations, and a coupling interface for coupling the mechanical vibrations into a second musical instrument. The method for remotely generating sound includes the steps of generating a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument, transmitting the signal, receiving the signal at an input, converting the signal to mechanical vibrations, and coupling the mechanical vibrations to a second musical instrument capable of producing sound waves.
Claims25
A system comprising:
- an input configured to receive an externally generated signal representative of sound produced by a first musical instrument;
- an amplifier configured to increase the power of the signal;
- a power supply capable of supplying power to the amplifier;
- at least one exciter configured to convert the amplified signal to mechanical vibrations;
- at least one coupling interface configured to couple the mechanical vibrations to an acoustic guitar.
A system comprising:
- an input configured to receive an externally generated signal representative of sound of a first musical instrument;
- at least one exciter configured to convert the signal to mechanical vibrations;
- at least one coupling interface configured to couple the mechanical vibrations to a second musical instrument.
A system comprising:
- an input configured to receive a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument;
- at least one exciter configured to convert the electrical signal to mechanical vibrations within the range of audio frequencies from 20 Hertz to 20,000 Hertz;
- a coupling interface configured to couple the mechanical vibrations to a second musical instrument.
A method of generating sound from a musical instrument using a signal created externally from the instrument to excite vibrations in the instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. generating a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument;
- b. transmitting the signal;
- c. receiving the signal at an input;
- d. converting the signal to mechanical vibrations;
- e. coupling the mechanical vibrations to a second musical instrument capable of producing sound waves.
A method of taking an object which is not a musical instruments and providing a way for it to generate sound as if it were a musical instrument, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. generating a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument;
- b. transmitting the signal;
- c. receiving the signal at an input;
- d. converting the signal to mechanical vibrations;
- e. coupling the mechanical vibrations to a physical object capable of converting the vibrations into sound waves.
A method of distributing a live performance, the method comprising the steps of:
- a. using a live performer to generate a signal representative of sound of a first musical instrument;
- b. transmitting the signal;
- c. receiving the signal at least at a system capable of interfacing with at least a second musical instrument and capable of converting the signal to mechanical vibrations and coupling the mechanical vibrations into the second musical instrument in a manner that produces sound from the second musical instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.