Brass musical instrument and trainer

Abstract

An electrical audio generating apparatus and method to produce and/or emulate audio sound produced by a represented instrument, the apparatus includes: a housing containing audio sound generating circuitry having a microcontroller unit; multiple user-operated input key buttons extending from the housing to emulate valves of the represented instrument, the multiple input buttons moveable into multiple combinations of positions to provide fingerData input to the circuitry; and a variable input operator extending from the housing to emulate a level of embouchure and airflow, the variable input operator controllable by a user to provide a variable input into the circuitry, wherein the fingerData input and the variable input are received by the circuitry and processed by the microcontroller unit to produce audioData representing an audio sound corresponding to a note that is based upon the positioning of the multiple input key buttons and the variable input by the variable input operator.

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