Music processing system including device for converting guitar sounds to MIDI commands
AssigneeEdiface Digital, LLC
InventorDarko Lazovic
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Abstract
A device is disclosed for converting guitar sounds to MIDI commands. The device has 7 microcontrollers. Each guitar string's oscillations are filtered and amplified with input filters and input amplifiers. The conditioned string signal is directed to an input of an associated microcontroller and converted to a MIDI command. Each string has an input filter and amplifier, and a microcontroller that converts the string oscillations into a MIDI command. MIDI commands from all six microcontrollers are received and processed by a main microcontroller that transmits the commands to the MIDI interface of a musical instrument with additional modification, if needed.
Claims3
A device for converting guitar sounds to MIDI commands comprising:
- a low capacity microcontroller associated with each guitar string, the low capacity microcontroller being configured to convert filtered and amplified signals oscillations from a guitar string to a corresponding MIDI command;
- and a main microcontroller operatively connected to the low capacity microcontroller, the main microcontroller being configured to receive and collect MIDI commands generated by the low capacity micro controllers, modify the MIDI commands, and transmit the modified MIDI command to the MIDI interface of a musical instrument.
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