Rhythm data setting system for an electronic musical instrument
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorHideaki Ishida
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Abstract
Bar codes representing rhythm data corresponding to rhythm pattern, rhythm progression or a certain kind of rhythm are printed in relation to a musical score, and are read out by scanning with a bar code reader. The rhythm data thus read out are stored in RAMs under the control of a CPU. The rhythm data stored in the RAMs are read out by the CPU and supplied through an amplifier to a loudspeaker, for producing sounds.
Claims17
A rhythm data setting system for an electronic musical instrument, comprising:
- a bar code reader for reading out bar codes representing rhythm pattern data recorded on a recording medium;
- memory means arranged to be coupled to said bar code reader for digitally storing the rhythm pattern data read out by said bar code reader;
- reading means coupled to said memory means for reading out the stored rhythm pattern data;
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- producing means associated with said reading means for generating a rhythm performance wherein the pattern of the rhythm is determined by the rhythm pattern data read out by said reading means.
A rhythm data setting system for an electronic musical instrument, comprising:
- a bar code reader for reading out bar codes representing rhythm progression data recorded on a recording medium;
- memory means arranged to be coupled to said bar code reader for digitally storing the rhythm progression data read out by said bar code reader;
- reading means coupled to said memory means for reading out the stored rhythm progression data;
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- producing means associated with said reading means for generating a rhythm performance wherein the progression of the rhythm is determined by the rhythm progression data read out by reading means.
A rhythm data setting system for an electronic musical instrument, comprising:
- a bar code reader for reading out bar codes representing data which indicates a particular kind of rhythm recorded on a recording medium;
- memory means arranged to be coupled to said bar code reader for digitally storing the data indicating said kind of rhythm as read out by said bar code reader;
- reading means coupled to said memory means for reading out the stored data indicating said kind of rhythm;
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- producing means associated with said reading means for generating a rhythm performance wherein the particular kind of rhythm is determined by the kind of rhythm data read out by said reading means.
A rhythm data setting system for an electronic musical instrument, comprising:
- first memory means for storing at least one of a number of different preset rhythm data;
- a bar code reader for reading out bar codes representing rhythm data recorded on a recording medium;
- second memory means arranged to be coupled to said bar code reader for digitally storing the rhythm data read out by said bar code reader;
- reading means coupled to said first and said second memory means for reading out selectively the preset rhythm data stored in said first memory means and the rhythm data stored in said second memory means;
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- producing means associated with said reading means for generating a rhythm performance wherein said reading means reads out data, from a selected one of said first and said second memory means in accordance with the rhythm data read out by said bar code reader.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.