Digital classic organ with remote control finishing
AssigneeGeneralmusic S.p.A.
InventorsGiacomo F. Bodini, Primo Cimaroli
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Abstract
Classic organ sounds are produced by selecting plural loops of predetermined sound components, and combining the components in accordance with parameters readily adjusted by an operator, which parameters are maintained separately from the musical notes which are being sounded at any given time. In this way, the finishing of the organ sounds may be tailored to circumstances, such as particular organ sound qualities, particular organ styles and the like. Plural microprocessors allow organ sounds to be produced, and varied, in accordance with any desired finishing, under operator control.
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Apparatus for producing classic organ sounds including a first operator controlled keyboard at a first location for selecting stops each having a group of notes, and for selecting notes to be sounded in real time, a second operator controlled programming key pad at a second location for defining parameters related to individual qualities of all of the notes of said selected stops, and means for sounding said notes as they are selected at the location of said first operator controlled keyboard, characterized in that there is provided storage means for storing representations of a multiplicity of said parameters for each of said notes, said representations of parameters being individually modifiable by means of said second keyboard in order to adjust tonal qualities of said classic organ sounds, and said means for sounding is controlled by said stored representations of parameters.
Apparatus for producing classic organ sounds including a first operator controlled keyboard for selecting stops each having a plurality of notes and for selecting notes of said stops to be sounded in real time, a second operator controlled programming key pad at a different location for defining parameters related to individual qualities of said notes, and means for sounding said notes as they are selected, characterized in that there is a provided storage means for storing representations of a multiplicity of said parameters for each of said notes of each of said stops, said representations of parameters being individually modifiable by means of said second keyboard, and said means for sounding is controlled by said stored parameters, and
- said stored parameters are grouped into a plurality of groups each defining a predetermined combination of tonal qualities, each of said groups defining characteristics of a plurality of said notes, and means for individually selecting one of said groups, and
- at least two of said groups define, individually for each of said notes, all of the qualities of all of said notes, whereby the sound qualities of all of said stops and their notes may be defined at any time by selecting one of said two groups, whereby all of the sound qualities of all of said notes may be defined simultaneously in accordance with the selected group to define the combination of tonal qualities of all of the sounds.
Apparatus for producing classic organ sounds including a first operator controlled keyboard for selecting notes to be sounded in real time, a second operator controlled programming key pad at different location for defining parameters related to individual qualities of said notes, and means for sounding said notes as they are selected, characterized in that there is provided storage means for storing representations of a multiplicity of said parameters for each of said notes, said representations of parameters being individually modifiable by means of said second keyboard, and said means for sounding is controlled by said stored parameters, and
- said sound producing means includes means for storing plural digital data segments representative of sound segments for each of said notes, means for reading the data in said segments in timed sequence and for converting said data into analog signals, to reproduce sounds corresponding to said segments, and means under the control of said stored parameters for for determining the amplitude of said analog signals for each of said segments, individually.
Apparatus for producing classic organ sounds including a first operator controlled keyboard for selecting notes to be sounded in real time, a second operator controlled programming key pad at a different location for defining parameters related to individual qualities of said notes, and means for sounding said notes as they are selected, characterized in that there is provided storage means for storing representations of a multiplicity of said parameters for each of said notes, said representations of parameters being individually modifiable by means of said second keyboard, and said means for sounding is controlled by said stored parameters, and
- a plurality of digital data time segments are provided for at least some of said notes, and the selection of which said plurality of digital data segments is read is under the control of said stored parameters.
Apparatus for producing classic organ sounds including a first operator controlled keyboard for selecting notes to be sounded in real time, a second operator controlled programming keyboard for defining parameters related to individual qualities of said notes, and means for sounding said notes as they are selected, characterized in that there is provided storage means for storing representations of a multiplicity of said parameters for each of said notes, said representations of parameters being individually modifiable by means of said second keyboard, and said means for sounding is controlled by said stored parameters, and
- said stored parameters comprise parameters relating to the volume level of each note, the timbre of each note, the level of harmonic presence for each note, the level of pipe wind for each note, the articulation for the start of the sound for each note, the shift in frequency during the start of the sound for each note, the shift in frequency at the end of the sound for each note, the fluctuation in frequency during the sounding of each note, and a panning parameter for each note which collectively defines a wind chest layout.
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