Timbre setting device for an electronic musical instrument
AssigneeCasio Computer Co., Ltd.
InventorsTakashi Matsuda, Tatsuya Iijima
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Abstract
An electronic musical instrument can execute a musical performance with two timbres mixed together by operating a single key, for example. Of the two timbres, a master timbre is set in normal mode and is stored in a first memory, while a slave timbre is selected in tone mix mode and is stored in a second memory. Each timbre can be altered as desired. To alter the master timbre, timbre switches are operated after the mode is temporarily changed to normal mode. To alter the slave timbre, the timbre switches are operated in tone mix mode. When the tone mix mode is set, this electronic musical instrument can permit a player to easily alter tone parameters such as the volume, pitch and attack delay time of each timbre.
Claims12
A timbre setting device for an electronic musical instrument for setting a tone signal of a first-and-second-timbre mixed type, said timbre setting device comprising:
- timbre designating means for sequentially designating a plurality of timbre data, each said timbre designating a tone of a note to be generated;
- first memory means for storing timbre data of said first timbre;
- second memory means for storing timbre data of said second timbre:
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- timbre setting control means for causing at least one of said first memory means and said second memory means to store the last of said plurality of timbre data designated by said timbre designating means.
An electronic musical instrument for generating a tone signal with a first timbre in a normal mode, and a tone signal with first timbre and a second timbre in a tone mix mode, said instrument comprising:
- mode selecting means for selectively setting one of said normal mode and said tone mix mode;
- timbre designating means for sequentially designating a plurality of timbre data, each said timbre designating a tone of a note to be generated;
- first memory means for storing first timbre data of said first timbre;
- second memory means for storing second timbre data of said second timbre;
- timbre setting control means for causing at least one of said first memory means and said second memory means to store the last of said plurality of timbre data designated by said timbre designating means;
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- tone signal generating means for generating a tone signal according to the first timbre data in said first memory means when said normal mode is set by said mode selecting means and for generating a tone signal according to both said first timbre data in said first memory means and said second timbre data in said second memory means when said tone mix mode is set by said mode selecting means.
A timbre setting device for an electronic musical instrument capable of generating a tone signal with a first timbre in a normal mode and a tone signal with first timbre and a second timbre in a tone mix mode, said device comprising:
- timbre designating means for sequentially designating a plurality of timbre data, each said timbre designating a tone of a note to be generated;
- first memory means for storing first timbre data of said first timbre;
- second memory means for storing second timbre data of said second timbre;
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- timbre setting control means for causing at least one of said first memory means and said second memory means to store the last of said plurality of timbre data designated by said timbre designating means.
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