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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 15, 2009
Filed:
May. 18, 2005
Keita Arimoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Keita Arimoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu-Shi, JP;
Abstract
An electronic hi-hat cymbal comprises a hi-hat having a strike detector, a pedal unit having a stepped degree detector, a waveform data memory for storing a plurality of electronic hi-hat sound waveform data, corresponding to respective stepped degrees, in a plurality of stages, a CPU, a musical tone generating controller, and so forth. The CPU causes the musical tone generating controller to read out electronic hi-hat sound waveform data corresponding to a stepped degree in the pedal unit from the waveform data memory when a strike to the hi-hat is detected to thereby generate a musical tone signal before outputting, and when a change occurs to the stepped degree during a musical tone being produced thereafter, to read out electronic hi-hat sound waveform data corresponding to a new stepped degree halfway through to thereby generate a musical tone signal to be outputted, which is continued while the musical tone is being produced.