Evaluating percussive performances
AssigneeRT Sixty Ltd
InventorEdwin Robert TOULSON
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Abstract
Measures (for example, methods, systems and computer programs) are provided to evaluate a percussive performance. Percussive performance data captured by one or more sensors is received. The percussive performance data represents one or more impact waveforms of one or more hits on a performance surface. The one or more impact waveforms are analysed. The analysing comprises: (i) identifying one or more characteristics of the one or more impact waveforms; (ii) classifying the one or more hits as one or more percussive hit-types based on the one or more characteristics; and (iii) evaluating the one or more percussive hit-types against performance target data. Performance evaluation data is output based on said evaluating.
Claims20
A drumstick practice pad comprising:
- one or more impact sensors, the one or more impact sensors being configured to capture data, the captured data representing one or more impact waveforms of one or more drumstick hits on the drumstick practice pad;
- and
- one or more electronic control units, ECUs, the one or more ECUs being configured to:
- receive the captured data;
- analyse the one or more impact waveforms represented by the captured data;
- and
- output data to a user interface, UI, based on said analysing.
A system comprising:
- a practice pad;
- one or more sensors, the one or more sensors being configured to capture percussive performance data, the percussive performance data representing one or more impact waveforms of one or more hits on the practice pad;
- and
- one or more electronic control units, ECUs, the one or more ECUs being configured to:
- receive the percussive performance data captured by the one or more sensors;
- analyse the one or more impact waveforms represented by the received percussive performance data;
- and
- output data to a user interface, UI, based on said analysing.
A drumstick practice pad comprising:
- two to more impact sensors built into the drumstick practice pad;
- and
- one or more electronic control units, ECUs, the one or more ECUs being configured to:
- receive data captured by at least one of the two or more impact sensors;
- and
- analyse one or more impact waveforms represented by the received data.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.