Keytar controller with percussion pads and accelerometer
AssigneeinMusic Brands, Inc.
InventorBrian R. Shim
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Abstract
A keytar is disclosed. The keytar has a keyboard body having a front face, left side, right side and rear face. A piano-style keyboard with a number of keys is on the front face of the keyboard body. A neck extends from either the left or the right side and the left side of the keyboard body. A number of drum pads are on the front face of the keyboard body. A microprocessor is electrically connected to the drum pads. The microprocessor is configured and arranged to scan the state of each of the drum pads and generate a MIDI note signal corresponding to the state each drum pad. The keytar may further include an accelerometer to provide music effects and an internal sound engine to generate analog audio.
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A keytar, comprising:
- a keyboard body having a front face, left side, right side and rear face;
- a piano-style keyboard on the front face of the keyboard body having a plurality of keys;
- a neck extending from one of the right side and the left side of the keyboard body;
- a plurality of drum pads on the front face of the keyboard body;
- a microprocessor electrically connected to the plurality of drum pads, the microprocessor configured and arranged to scan the state of each of the plurality of drum pads and generate a MIDI note signal corresponding to the state each of the plurality of drum pads;
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- an accelerometer electrically connected to the microprocessor, the accelerometer configured and arranged to detect movement of the keyboard body and generate a signal corresponding thereto, the microprocessor configured and arranged to generate a MIDI continuous control signal corresponding to the signal generated by the accelerometer.
A keytar, comprising:
- a keyboard body having a front face, left side right side and rear face;
- a piano-style keyboard on the front face of the keyboard body having a plurality of keys;
- a neck extending from one of the right side and the left side of the keyboard body;
- a plurality of drum pads on the front face of the keyboard body;
- an accelerometer configured and arranged to detect movement of the keyboard body and generate a signal corresponding thereto;
- a microprocessor electrically connected to the plurality of drum pads and the accelerometer, the microprocessor configured and arranged to scan the state of each of the plurality of drum pads and generate a MIDI note signal corresponding to the state each of the plurality of drum pads, the microprocessor configured and arranged to generate a MIDI continuous control signal corresponding to the signal generated by the accelerometer.
A keytar, comprising:
- a keyboard body having a front face, left side right side and rear face;
- a piano-style keyboard on the front face of the keyboard body having a plurality of keys;
- a neck extending from one of the right side and the left side of the keyboard body;
- a plurality of drum pads on the front face of the keyboard body;
- an accelerometer configured and arranged to detect movement of the keyboard body and generate a signal corresponding thereto;
- a microprocessor electrically connected to the plurality of drum pads and the accelerometer, the microprocessor configured and arranged to scan the state of each of the plurality of drum pads and generate a MIDI note signal corresponding to the state each of the plurality of drum pads, the microprocessor further configured and arranged to generate a MIDI continuous control signal corresponding to the signal generated by the accelerometer, the microprocessor further configured and arranged to generate a MIDI note signal corresponding to the state of each of the plurality of keys.
A keytar, comprising:
- a keyboard body having a front face, left side right side and rear face;
- a piano-style keyboard on the front face of the keyboard body having a plurality of keys;
- a neck extending from one of the right side and the left side of the keyboard body;
- an accelerometer configured and arranged to detect movement of the keyboard body and generate a signal corresponding thereto;
- a microprocessor electrically connected to the accelerometer, the microprocessor configured and arranged to generate a MIDI continuous control signal corresponding to the signal generated by the accelerometer.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.