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US 2019/0130882 A1Published application
Musical Instrument Sound Generating System with Calibration
OwnerEric Aaron Langberginventor
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Abstract
A system for remotely generating sound from a musical instrument includes a calibration system to improve the quality of the sound produced by the 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, a coupling interface for coupling the mechanical vibrations into a second musical instrument, and a calibration system for altering the signal sent to the exciter.
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A system for attaching to an unmodified acoustic instrument, the system comprising:
- an input configured to receive an externally generated signal representative of sound of a first musical instrument;
- an exciter configured to convert an electrical signal to mechanical vibrations;
- a coupling interface configured to contact at least a portion of the unmodified acoustic instrument and couple the mechanical vibrations to the unmodified acoustic instrument such that the unmodified acoustic instrument generates audible sounds in response to the mechanical vibrations;
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- a calibration system configured to measure an output response of the unmodified acoustic instrument, compare the output response to a target response, generate an error signal, create a modified version of the externally generated signal based on the error signal, and present the modified version of the externally generated signal as an electrical signal to the exciter.
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