Drumstick controller
OwnerGregory A. Piccionelli, Michael M. Gerardiinventors
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Abstract
A percussion device includes a drumstick assembly and a sleeve. The drumstick assembly includes a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip including a sensor. The sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, and includes at least one control button, a communication element, and a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element. The output so generated includes a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.
Claims14
A percussion device comprising:
- a) a drumstick assembly comprising
- i) a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and
- ii) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, and
- b) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprising
- i) at least one control button,
- ii) a communication element, and
- iii) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element,
- wherein the output comprises a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.
A percussion device comprising:
- a) a drumstick assembly comprising
- i) a drumstick having a base and a tip end,
- ii) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, and
- b) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprising
- i) at least one control button,
- ii) a speaker, and
- iii) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the speaker, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the speaker, wherein the output comprises a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.
A system for producing a musical performance comprising
- a) a percussion device comprising
- i) a drumstick assembly comprising
- A) a drumstick having a base and a tip end,
- B) a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip comprising a sensor, and
- ii) a sleeve disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, the sleeve comprising
- A) at least one control button,
- B) a communication element, and
- C) a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element,
- wherein the output comprises a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button,
- b) a synthesizer programmed with at least one sound file, the synthesizer further comprising a receiver configured to receive a signal from the communication element of the percussion device, wherein the synthesizer is configured to produce a sound file specified by the output from the processor of the percussion device, and
- c) a speaker in communication with the synthesizer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.