Portable recording, looping, and playback system for acoustic instruments
OwnerDavid Packouz, Albert Podrizkiinventors
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Abstract
Embodiments of the present invention provide an electronic looping, recording, and playback apparatus. The apparatus may comprise a clamp, enabling the apparatus to be positioned in or on an acoustic instrument, such as an acoustic guitar. The clamp may be used to attach the apparatus to a portion of the acoustic instrument. The apparatus may further comprise, but not be limited to, for example, a speaker, a rechargeable battery, a microphone, a volume knob, an LED indicator light, a switch, and a processing module. The switch may be used to activate the electronic recording, looping, and playback system, much like a pedal in a stompbox configuration.
Claims20
An apparatus comprising:
- a clamp configured to attach the apparatus to an acoustic instrument;
- a processing module configured to:
- record an audio signal received from a microphone;
- and
- cause a looped playback of the recorded signal;
- a switch configured to operate the processing module, the switch being configured to attach to the acoustic instrument via the clamp;
- a microphone configured to provide a signal to the processing module;
- and
- a speaker configured to playback a signal, the signal being one of the following:
- the recorded signal and a processed signal.
An apparatus comprising:
- a clamp configured to attach the apparatus to an acoustic instrument;
- a processing module configured to:
- record an audio signal received from a microphone;
- and
- cause a looped playback of the recorded signal;
- a switch configured to:
- operate the processing module, and
- attach to the acoustic instrument via the clamp at a location enabling a musician to operate the switch with a playing motion of the acoustic instrument;
- a microphone configured to provide a signal to the processing module;
- and
- a speaker configured to attach to the acoustic instrument and configured to play back a signal, the signal being one of the following:
- the recorded signal and a processed signal.
An apparatus comprising:
- a processing module configured to:
- record an audio signal received from a microphone;
- and
- cause a looped playback of the recorded signal;
- a switch configured to operate the processing module;
- a microphone configured to provide a signal to the processing module;
- a speaker configured to attach to at least one of the following:
- the interior of the acoustic instrument and the exterior of the acoustic instrument, the processing module being configured to cause a play back, via the speaker, of at least one of the following:
- the recorded signal and a processed signal;
- and
- a clamp comprising a housing configured to house the processing module, the switch, the microphone, and the speaker to the acoustic instrument, the clamping attaching said housing to the acoustic instrument.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.