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7615701 Method for keying human voice audio frequency  
A method for keying human voice audio frequency includes the steps of setting the human factor of the singer; recording the singing of the singer; calculating the audio frequency by an audio...
7598450 Stringed musical instrument with improved method and apparatus for tuning and signal processing  
A musical instrument includes a fretboard, frets aligned in a first direction on the fretboard, a number of strings, aligned in a second direction above the frets, and tensioning devices operable...
7595443 Music practice supporting appliance  
A music practice supporting appliance has an input unit that inputs a musical sound of a musical instrument and/or vocal music, converts the musical sound into an electric signal, and outputs the...
7592528 Stringed musical instrument using spring tension  
A stringed musical instrument employs springs to apply tension to corresponding musical strings. Each spring is chosen and configured for its ability to impart a string tension generally matched to...
7579958 Audio power meter  
An audio power meter includes a circuit for measuring the power of an amplified audio signal outputted by an audio power amplifier to which the audio power meter is connected. The circuit generates...
7576277 Tuning device for musical instruments and computer program for the same  
A portable tuning device samples discrete values on a fundamental frequency component of an audio signal, which is equivalent to sound waves produced in a musical instrument, and extracts plural...
7569759 Tuning key cover for a stringed musical instrument  
The invention relates to a protective tuner cover for the tuning section of a stringed musical instrument, such as a guitar. The tuner cover is sized to enclose the instrument headstock, or a...
7560634 Electronic musical instrument having tuning device  
An electronic musical instrument includes a tuning device, a keyboard, a tone generator, a microphone, a measurement unit, and a display attached to the backside of the housing. The tone generator...
7550661 D-tuner for banjo  
A D-Tuner for mounting on the peghead of a banjo. The D-Tuner has keyed cam pegs, adjustable stops for limiting the extent of rotation of the cam pegs, and linear flexible members attached to the...
7547838 Tuning device for musical instruments and computer program used therein  
A tuning device includes an analog-to-digital converter for converting sound waves propagated from a piano to an audio signal in synchronism with a sampling signal and a data processor for...
7514620 Method for shifting pitches of audio signals to a desired pitch relationship  
A method and apparatus for shifting pitches of audio signals to achieve desired pitch relationships between the audio signals. Two or more audio signals are received. The audio signals may be in...
7507891 Fiber Bragg grating tuner  
The present invention relates an instrument tuner possessing a fiber optic with a prewritten fiber Bragg grating. The tuner is suitable for providing more accurate instrument tuning, capable of not...
7493254 Pitch determination method and apparatus using spectral analysis  
A method and apparatus for detecting a pitch using frequency analysis are provided. An externally input digital signal is analyzed into frequency component values at predetermined time intervals,...
7446251 Musical accessory having tuner and/or metronome and having power generation function  
Disclosed is a musical accessory, equipped with a tuner for stringed instruments and/or a metronome, capable of generating power by itself, which is convenient to use. In an aspect, the musical...
7446248 Apparatus and method for self-tuning stringed musical instruments with an accompanying vibrato mechanism  
An automatic tuning system for a stringed instrument is provided having a string adjustment assembly comprising a motor and gear assembly, wherein the motor and gear assembly is pivotable on a...
7435890 Tuning device and method for musical instrument  
A tuning device includes a pitch extraction device with which the pitch of an input signal is extracted and a deviation detection device with which the deviation of the pitch that has been...
7390951 Universal tuner mount  
A universal mount for acoustically coupling a musical instrument tuner to an instrument has a link connected to the tuner at one end, the link adapted and arranged to have selectable loose and...
7371954 Tuner apparatus for aiding a tuning of musical instrument  
A tuner apparatus 10 causes a user to designate a musical instrument that is to be tuned and a reference pitch that is a standard upon tuning, by a process at a setting portion 110 . A pitch...
7365263 Intonation training device  
An intonation training device for training musicians in just intonation. As disclosed, the device is a pocket-sized portable device with an audio output and a user interface which includes an LCD...
7355110 Stringed musical instrument having a built in hand-held type computer  
An apparatus and method is disclosed for storing, editing, deleting and visually displaying personal information within a stringed musical instrument. A hand-held type computer ( 34 ) located in...
7332664 System and method for musical instrument education  
System and method for musical instrument education are provided. The system includes a lesson terminal which has a processor unit configured to evaluate performance musical data inputted from an...
7288709 Tuning device and tuning method  
The tuning device also includes an input unit for inputting a sound of an instrument to be tuned or a musical sound signal, a conversion information storing portion in which a plurality of pieces...
7285710 Musical instrument tuner  
A musical instrument tuner includes a means for measuring the frequency of a note played on an instrument, a minimal display means, a means for powering and depowering the tuner, and a means for...
7271329 Computer-aided learning system employing a pitch tracking line  
A computer-aided learning system to facilitate a human to control the pitch and rhythm of their voice. In a preferred embodiment for learning how to sing a song in tune, a display provides visual,...
7268286 Electronic tuning system and methods of using same  
Methods for assisting a technician in tuning a musical instrument exhibiting inharmonicity, such as a piano. If one aspect, a plurality of target frequencies are calculated using a table of...
7259311 Mobile communication terminal with audio tuning function  
A mobile communication terminal provided with a tuning function, which saves a player the trouble of carrying around a tuning meter or the like and facilitates the tuning of instruments. A user...
7212130 Sound intensity display system for use by performers  
A sound intensity display system for use by performers. The invention is a system which displays indications of sound intensity on a display large enough to be viewed by performers distant from the...
7115806 Intonation aid and position locator for violin family of instruments  
A teaching aid for instructing proper finger position on a “fret-less” stringed instrument (for example, violin, viola, cello, bass) comprises a template that is positioned along the...
7102072 Apparatus and computer program for detecting and correcting tone pitches  
The tone pitch of a given tone waveform is detected by forming an envelope waveform of the given tone waveform, holding the level of the envelope waveform at each of the zero cross times of the...
7087828 Instrument and method for generating sounds  
An innovative music instrument ( 101 ) comprises at least one tunable string ( 102 ), a holding device ( 106 ) for holding the at least one string ( 102 ), an electrically or electronically...
7074998 Stringed instrument tuner holder  
A tuner holder for stringed instruments. A first embodiment includes (i) a strut, (ii) a shelf extending substantially perpendicular in a first longitudinal direction from the distal edge of the...
7049502 Music tuner  
A music tuner having both a contact sensing device and a non-contact sensing device to pick up the sound from a music instrument is so designed that it can automatically or manually select one of...
6965067 Guitar tuner  
Provided is a guitar tuner that is capable of tuning each string of a guitar with a capotasto being attached thereto to a specified pitch. The guitar tuner includes attachment position setting...
6953885 Tuning device  
A tuning device measures and displays a deviation between a fundamental frequency of a music signal and a standard reference frequency. The tuning device has a meter having a graduated display and...
6924426 Automatic expressive intonation tuning system  
A method for the algorithmic expressive intonation tuning (EIT) and performance of electronic, computer and MIDI musical works relies on melodic intervals, rather than on chordal harmony, and acts...
6894212 Wrist musical instrument tuner  
A wrist mounted electronic tuning device for use in tuning an acoustic musical instrument which includes a self-adapting wristband to automatically accommodate to a wide range of wrist sizes....
6888056 Piano string coil lifting and setting apparatus  
An apparatus ( 10 ) for lifting and setting a piano string coil ( 16 ) is provided for improving tuning stability. Preferably, the apparatus ( 10 ) includes an internal slide hammer portion ( 12 )...
6812392 Drumhead tensioning device and method  
In a tunable drum, a connector member in the drum is attached by linkages to a tuning ring, and is threadedly coupled by a tuning linkage to a retaining member fixed to the drum. Rotation of the...
6806411 Microtuner for stringed musical instruments  
The invention is a microtuner, for stringed musical instruments with a headstock and individual strings, that includes a roller cam assembly which receives an individual string, and a tuner...
6797872 Electronic tuner for tuning a musical instrument  
An electronic tuner for tuning a musical instrument has a tuner housing in which electronic circuitry for tuning the instrument is situated, and a multi-positional and multi-functional bracket...
6784353 Musical instrument stringer/tuner device  
A musical instrument stringer/tuner device for replacing the tuning pegs on guitars. The musical instrument stringer/tuner device includes a housing member being adapted to be attachable to a...
6781048 Tuning tool for a stringed instrument and method of tuning a stringed instrument  
The present invention provides a tuning tool for a stringed instrument and methods for tuning a stringed instrument. The tuning tool comprises a knob and a recess in the knob adapted to accept a...
6653543 Musical instrument tuner with configurable display  
A musical instrument tuner includes a display screen. A user can select predetermined configurations such as for guitar, bass guitar, violin, cello, etc. Popular detuned settings for guitars, such...
6627806 Note detection system and methods of using same  
A system and methods for assisting a technician in tuning a musical instrument exhibiting inharmonicity, such as a piano. A display informs the technician of one or more beat rates associated with...
6603068 Tuning device  
There is provided a thin tuning device equipped with jacks for inputting or outputting a signal, the tuning device employs a main body case, a back case, and a printed board as parts of the...
6580024 Electronic strobe tuning aid  
A musical instrument tuning and intonation aid employs a novel concept and method, which closely approximates a desirable mechanical stroboscopic effect—but without mechanical moving parts. A...
6563034 Tuning means for fulcrum tremolo  
A stringed musical instrument is provided with a fulcrum tremolo with a plurality of intonation modules that are adjustably mounted on the base plate of the tremolo. Each intonation module...
6529843 Beat rate tuning system and methods of using same  
A system and methods for assisting a technician in tuning a musical instrument exhibiting inharmonicity, such as a piano. A display informs the technician of one or more beat rates associated with...
6489548 String changing assist apparatus and method  
A string assist apparatus and method ( 10 ) includes a support ( 12 ) and a resilient extension ( 14 ) connected to the support ( 12 ). When placed in position on an instrument ( 20 ), one end ( 18...
6479738 Piano tuner  
A device for tuning a piano that attaches to adjacent strings of the piano and positions magnetic pickups over the strings with the magnetic pickups detecting the vibration of the strings without...
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