Electronic musical instrument and method of performing the same
AssigneesVestax Corporation, Shingo Annen
InventorShingo Annen
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Abstract
The electronic musical instrument comprises a plurality of slide-type faders (1), an interval setup device (5, 6), and a sound synthesis device (20). The slide-type faders are provided correspondingly to a plurality of tones included an interval and allow slide operations to change output sound volume. The interval setup device means sets the interval to define a tone for each slide-type fader. The sound synthesis device synthesizes sounds according to a volume changing pattern with predefined sound quality and based on operations of the slide-type fader. The slide-type faders can be manipulated by fingertips or the like for musical performance to enjoy the DJ play without many practices or high proficiency.
Claims12
An electronic musical instrument comprising:
- a plurality of slide-type faders for changing sound volume of respective tones included in a musical scale, the respective slide-type faders being provided with the respective tones;
- a scale setup means for setting said musical scale to define the respective tones of the respective slide-type faders;
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- a sound synthesis means for synthesizing sounds having the respective tones with predefined sound quality, the changing pattern of sound volume of the respective sounds being defined based on operation of the respective slide-type faders.
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