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US 4,380,185 AGranted
Talking metronome
AssigneeV-T Rhythms, Inc.
InventorGayle Holcomb
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Abstract
A talking metronome is disclosed which is programmable to generate a human voice pattern of a sequence of numbers at a selected tempo (mm) and time signature (cadence) at one or more beat patterns. The time signatures are produced from quarter, eighth and sixteenth note beat patterns and all other varied combinations of beat patterns known to music. The voice pattern in the preferred embodiment is generated by synthesized speech.
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A metronome comprising:
- (a) means for selecting a tempo at which human voice patterns will be reproduced, the selected tempo being variable between a minimum and a maximum frequency;
- (b) means for selecting a combination of time signature beat pattern at which the human voice patterns will be produced;
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- (c) means responsive to the means for selecting a tempo and the means for selecting a combination of time signature and beat pattern for producing a human voice pattern comprised of a sequence of successive numbers enunciated at the selected tempo and time signature and beat pattern, the frequency of enunciation of the successive numbers per measure of the selected time signature and beat pattern being equal to the selected tempo and the successive numbers enunciated per measure being a function of the selected time signature.
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