Electronic musical instrument

An electronic musical instrument, comprising:

• a tone generation system for modeling selected physical tone generation operations, including first operation means for generating an excitation signal by executing a drive algorithm, and second operation means for receiving the excitation signal and for generating an oscillation signal by executing an oscillation algorithm which causes oscillation of the excitation signal, wherein the tone generation system generates a musical tone signal based on the excitation signal and the oscillation signal;
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• algorithm selecting means for selecting at least one of the drive algorithm and the oscillation algorithm from among plural different drive algorithms or oscillation algorithms, respectively.

An electronic musical instrument comprising:

• a tone generation system for modeling selected physical tone generation operations, including first operation means for generating an oscillation signal by executing an oscillation algorithm, and second operation means for receiving the oscillation signal and for generating an output signal by executing a resonance radiation algorithm, wherein the tone generation system generates a musical tone signal in accordance with a tone generation algorithm including the oscillation algorithm and the resonance radiation algorithm;
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• algorithm selecting means for selecting at least one of the oscillation algorithm and resonance radiation algorithm from among plural different oscillation algorithms or resonance radiation algorithms, respectively.

An electronic musical instrument comprising:

• a tone generation system for generating tones based upon a tone generation algorithm for modeling the physical tone generation characteristics of a selected non-electronic musical instrument, the tone generation system including an excitation portion which produces an excitation signal and a tone formation portion which receives the excitation signal and circulates it within a loop including a delay to generate an oscillation signal;
• a selector which is operable to select a combination of excitation portion and tone formation portion from among at least one available excitation portion and at least two different available tone formation portions.

A method of generating a musical tone, comprising the steps of:

• modeling selected physical tone generation operations, including a first step of generating an excitation signal by executing a drive algorithm, a second step of receiving the excitation signal, and a third step of generating an oscillation signal by executing an oscillation algorithm which causes oscillation of the excitation signal, wherein the modeling step allows the generation of a musical tone signal based on the excitation signal and the oscillation signal;
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• selecting at least one of the drive algorithm and the oscillation algorithm from among plural different drive algorithms or oscillation algorithms, respectively.

A method of generating a musical tone, comprising the steps of:

• modeling selected physical tone generation operations, including a first step of generating an oscillation signal by executing an oscillation algorithm, a second step of receiving the oscillation signal, and a third step of generating an output signal by executing a resonance radiation algorithm, wherein the modeling step allows the generation of a musical tone signal in accordance with a tone generation algorithm including the oscillation algorithm and the resonance radiation algorithm;
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• selecting at least one of the oscillation algorithm and resonance radiation algorithm from among plural different oscillation algorithms or resonance radiation algorithms, respectively.

A method of generating a musical tone, comprising the steps of:

• generating tones based upon a tone generation algorithm for modeling the physical tone generation operations, the step of generating tones including an excitation step which produces an excitation signal and a tone formation step which receives the excitation signal and circulates it within a loop including a delay to generate an oscillation signal;
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• selecting a combination of excitation signal and oscillation signal from among at least one available excitation signal and at least two different available oscillation signals.

A processor-readable memory containing a group of program instructions executable by a processor for generating a tone, the memory including the program steps of:

• modeling selected physical tone generation operations, including a first step of generating an excitation signal by executing a drive algorithm, a second step of receiving the excitation signal, and a third step of generating an oscillation signal by executing an oscillation algorithm which causes oscillation of the excitation signal, wherein the modeling step allows the generation of a musical tone signal based on the excitation signal and the oscillation signals;
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• selecting at least one of the drive algorithm and the oscillation algorithm from among plural different drive algorithms or oscillation, respectively.

A processor-readable memory containing a group of program instructions executable by a processor for generating a tone, the memory including the program steps of:

• modeling selected physical tone generation operations, including a first step of generating an oscillation signal by executing an oscillation algorithm, a second step receiving the oscillation signal, and a third step of generating an output signal by executing a resonance radiation algorithm, wherein the modeling step allows the generation of a musical tone signal in accordance with a tone generation algorithm including the oscillation algorithm and the resonance radiation algorithms;
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• selecting at least one of the oscillation algorithm and resonance radiation algorithm from among plural different oscillation algorithms or resonance radiation algorithms, respectively.

A processor-readable memory containing a group of program instructions executable by a processor for generating a tone, the including the program steps of:

• generating tones based upon a tone generation algorithm for modeling the physical tone generation operations, the step of generating tones including an excitation step which produces an excitation signal and a tone formation step which receives the excitation signal and circulates it within a loop including a delay to generate an oscillation signal;
• selecting a combination of excitation signal and oscillation signal from among at least one available excitation signal and at least two different available oscillation signals.