Electronic stringed instrument
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorsAkio Iba, Shigeru Uchiyama
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Abstract
An electronic stringed instrument includes a mode selecting section for selectively setting a normal play mode and at least one other selection mode. When picking of a string under a pitch designation operation status is performed after the normal play mode is selected by the mode selecting section, generation of a musical tone with the designated pitch can be started. When picking of a string also under the pitch designation operation status is performed after another selection mode is selected by the mode selecting section, a desired musical tone parameter such as a timbre corresponding to the designated pitch or a rhythm pattern can be easily set. The content of the set musical tone parameter can be confirmed by a sound.
Claims11
An electronic stringed instrument comprising:
- picking-data output means for detecting a status of a picking operation with respect to at least one string at a plurality of fret operation positions and outputting picking data including pitch designation data for specifying a musical tone having a specific pitch and string trigger data for specifying a generating timing for a musical tone;
- mode selecting means for selectively setting a normal play mode and at least one other selection mode;
- tone generating means for, when said pitch designation data is output from said picking-data output means in response to said picking operation, with said normal play mode being set by said mode selecting means, generating a musical tone having a pitch specified by said pitch designation data, at a timing indicated by said string trigger data;
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- musical tone parameter setting means for, when said pitch designation data is output from said picking data output means in response to said picking operation, with said at least one selection mode being set by said mode selecting means, selecting and setting a specific one of a plurality of musical parameters, in accordance with said picking data output from said picking-data output means.
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