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US 6,476,310 B1Granted
Musical wind instrument and method for controlling such an instrument
OwnerRon Baum, Mordechai Vizelinventors
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Abstract
A musical wind instrument includes a mouthpiece through which the user blows air and a sensor is deployed to produce an output which varies as a function of how hard the user blows through the mouthpiece. A tone generator system is responsive to the sensor output to generate an audible tone wherein a pitch of the audible tone varies as a function of the sensor output, and hence as a function of how hard the user blows.
Claims22
A musical wind instrument operable by a user to produce a sound, the instrument comprising:
- (a) a mouthpiece through which the user blows air;
- (b) a sensor associated with said mouthpiece and deployed to produce an output which varies as a function of how hard the user blows through said mouthpiece;
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- (c) a tone generator system electrically connected to said sensor and responsive to said output to generate an audible tone wherein a pitch of said audible tone varies as a function of said output, and hence as a function of how hard the user blows.
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A method for controlling a musical wind instrument operated by blowing of a user, the method comprising:
- (a) measuring a parameter which varies as a continuous function of how hard the user blows;
- (b) converting the parameter according to a predefined relation into a corresponding frequency;
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- (c) generating an audible tone having a pitch equal to said corresponding frequency.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.