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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 30, 2013
Filed:
Dec. 13, 2010
John V. Roderick, Marshfield, MA (US);
Julia Truchsess, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Christopher Ryan, Northampton, MA (US);
David Mcdonald, Merrimack, NH (US);
Jonathan A. Marks, Summerville, MA (US);
John V. Roderick, Marshfield, MA (US);
Julia Truchsess, Sandy Hook, CT (US);
Christopher Ryan, Northampton, MA (US);
David McDonald, Merrimack, NH (US);
Jonathan A. Marks, Summerville, MA (US);
Avedis Zildjian Co., Norwell, MA (US);
Abstract
In one embodiment, an electronic cymbal system includes a first pickup configured to generate an electrical signal representative of vibrations in a first cymbal, and a controller configured to receive the first electrical signal and to process the first electrical signal to generate an output. The controller includes a digital signal processor (DSP) configured to subject a version of the first electrical signal to a digital signal processing technique. The digital signal processing technique includes one or more of dynamic range compression, expansion, frequency equalization, harmonic excitation, comb filtering, and pitch shifting. The cymbals may be any of variety of known cymbals, such as hi-hat, crash and ride cymbals, and may be of the perforated type configured to reduce noise for indoor use. Lighting control may be provided to illuminate the cymbal for functional or aesthetic purposes.