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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 06, 1980
Filed:
May. 23, 1977
Applicant:
Inventors:
Takeji Kimura, Hirakata, JP;
Toyoki Takemoto, Tsuzuki, JP;
Michihiro Inoue, Hirakata, JP;
Masaharu Sato, Moriguchi, JP;
Assignee:
Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd., Kadoma, JP;
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H / ; G10H / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
84-109 ; 84-126 ; 84-127 ; 84DI / ;
Abstract
The present invention is an electronic musical instrument the type in which information of the actuation of keys is detected by scanning the keys of a keyboard. The electronic musical instrument includes keys selectively actuable for producing sounds which correspond to respective musical scale notes, circuitry for sequentially scanning these keys for detection of the information of the actuation of these keys, and a memory circuit corresponding to each of the keys so that the information of the actuation of the keys is stored in the memory circuits.