Illuminated non-contact cymbal pickup
AssigneeAvedis Zildjian Co.
InventorJulia D. Truchsess
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Abstract
A sound pickup for musical cymbals includes an integrated assembly attachable to a cymbal stand. The integrated assembly includes a plurality of microphones arranged to achieve optimal quality and relatively constant loudness regardless of cymbal tilt. In one embodiment, two microphones are used, with signal phase from one microphone being inverted prior to combination with the signal from the other microphone. An illumination system having one or more light sources and a controller is optional. The controller includes a processor couplable to the pickup by way of a cable having at least one signal conductor for delivering audio signals from the microphone to the processor. The controller also includes an illumination control signal source delivering a DC voltage bias to the pickup for actuating the light sources.
Claims13
A pickup illumination system comprising:
- a pickup including:
- one or more microphones;
- and
- one or more light sources;
- and
- a controller including:
- a processor couplable to the pickup by way of a cable that includes at least one signal conductor for delivering audio signals from the one or more microphones to the processor;
- and
- an illumination control signal source configured to deliver a DC voltage bias to the pickup by way of the at least one signal conductor, the DC voltage bias being superimposed over the audio signals delivered by the at least one signal conductor and operable to trigger actuation of the one or more light sources.
An illuminated cymbal pickup system comprising:
- a pickup including:
- one or more microphones;
- and
- one or more light sources;
- a cable that includes at least one signal conductor;
- and
- a controller including:
- a processor configured to receive audio signals from the one or more microphones through the at least one signal conductor of the cable;
- and
- an illumination control signal source configured to deliver a DC voltage bias to the pickup by way of the at least one signal conductor, the DC voltage bias being superimposed over the audio signals delivered by the at least one signal conductor and operable to trigger actuation of the one or more light sources.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.