Automatic accompaniment musical apparatus having programmable gradual tempo variation device
AssigneeRoland Europe S.p.A.
InventorsLuigi Bruti, Demetrio Cuccu'
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Abstract
An automatic accompaniment playing device comprising a memory for storing various normal rhythm patterns, switching devices for selecting any one of said normal rhythm patterns from said memory to play the same at a predetermined tempo, a settable control unit for generating a first information regarding the magnitude of tempo variation of said predetermined tempo and for generating a second variation; the device furthermore comprises control registers for gradually changing the tempo of said rhythm patterns based upon said first and second informations provided by said control unit.
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An automatic accompaniment musical apparatus comprising storing means for storing various normal rhythm patterns, means for selecting any one of said normal rhythm patterns from said storing means to play the patterns at a predetermined tempo, first programming means for setting and generating a first information signal regarding the magnitude of gradual tempo variation of said predetermined tempo, second programming means for setting and generating a second information signal regarding the time duration of said gradual tempo variation and control means for automatically changing the tempo of said rhythm patterns based upon said first and second information signals provided by said first and second programming means.
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