Sound signal generation device, keyboard instrument, and sound signal generation method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-11222618-B2
Application number	US-202016800479-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Feb 25, 2020
Priority date	Sep 20, 2017
Publication date	Jan 11, 2022
Grant date	Jan 11, 2022

Abstract

A sound signal generation device according to one embodiment includes a memory storing instructions, and a processor that implements the instructions and execute a plurality of tasks, including a signal generation task that generates a sound signal based on first operation data corresponding to an operation to a key, and an attenuation control task that controls an attenuation velocity of the sound signal to one of a first velocity or a second velocity that is faster than the first velocity, based on the first operation data, and second operation data corresponding to an operation to a pedal, wherein the attenuation control task varies a value of the second velocity based on an operation velocity of the key included in the first operation data to control the attenuation velocity of the sound signal to the second velocity.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sound signal generation device comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor that implements the instructions and execute a plurality of tasks, including:
a signal generation task that generates a sound signal based on first operation data corresponding to an operation to a key, the first operation data including an operation velocity of the key; and
an attenuation control task that:
sets an attenuation velocity of the sound signal to one of at least a first attenuation velocity or a second attenuation velocity that is faster than the first attenuation velocity, based on both the first operation data and second operation data corresponding to an operation to a pedal; and
in a state where the attenuation velocity is set to the second attenuation velocity, sets a value of the second attenuation velocity based on the operation velocity of the key or a pitch associated with the key.

2. The sound signal generation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position,
the pedal is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the attenuation control task sets the attenuation velocity to the second velocity when the second operation data indicates that the pedal is operated to a first position, which is between the rest position and the end position, and the key is at the rest position.

3. The sound signal generation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the attenuation control task sets the attenuation velocity to the second attenuation velocity when the first operation data indicates that the key is operated closer to the rest position than a predetermined position, which is between the rest position and the end position.

4. The sound signal generation device according to claim 1 , wherein the attenuation control task:
further sets the attenuation velocity to a third attenuation velocity, which is between the first attenuation velocity and the second attenuation velocity, based on both the first operation data and the second operation data; and
in a state where the attenuation velocity is set to the third attenuation velocity, sets a value of the third attenuation velocity based on the operation velocity of the key, an amount of value settable to the third attenuation velocity being larger than an amount of value settable to the second attenuation velocity.

5. The sound signal generation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position,
the pedal is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the attenuation control task sets the attenuation velocity to the first attenuation velocity when the key is at the end position, and the pedal is at the rest position or the end position.

6. The sound signal generation device according to claim 1 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position,
the pedal is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the set value of the second attenuation velocity is smaller than the attenuation velocity to be set in a state where the pedal is at the rest position and the key is at the rest position.

7. A keyboard instrument comprising:
the sound signal generation device according to claim 1 ; and
the key,
wherein the plurality of tasks include a first operation data generation task that generates the first operation data corresponding to the operation of the key.

8. The keyboard instrument according to claim 7 , further comprising:
the pedal,
wherein the plurality of tasks include a second operation data generating task that generates the second operation data corresponding to the operation of the pedal.

9. A sound signal generation device comprising:
a memory storing instructions; and
a processor that implements the instructions and execute a plurality of tasks, including:
a signal generation task that generates a sound signal based on first operation data corresponding to an operation to a key, the first operation data including an operation velocity of the key; and
an attenuation control task that:
sets an attenuation velocity of the sound signal to one of at least a first attenuation velocity or a second attenuation velocity that is faster than the first attenuation velocity, based on both the first operation data and second operation data corresponding to an operation to a pedal; and
in a state where the attenuation velocity is set to the second attenuation velocity, sets a value of the second attenuation velocity based on an output level of the sound signal.

10. The sound signal generation device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the pedal is operable in the range of a rest position and an end position, and
the attenuation control task sets the attenuation velocity to the second attenuation velocity when the second operation data indicates that the pedal is operated to a first position, which is between the rest position and the end position, and the key is at the rest Position.

11. The sound signal generation device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the attenuation control task sets the attenuation velocity to the second attenuation velocity when the first operation data indicates that the key is operated closer to the rest position than a predetermined position, which is between the rest position and the end position.

12. The sound signal generation device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position,
the pedal is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the attenuation control task sets the attenuation velocity to the first attenuation velocity when the key is at the end position, and the pedal is at the rest position or the end position.

13. The sound signal generation device according to claim 9 , wherein:
the key is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position,
the pedal is operable in a range of a rest position and an end position, and
the set value of the second attenuation velocity is smaller than the attenuation velocity to be set in a state where the pedal is at the rest position and the key is at the rest position.

14. A keyboard instrument comprising:
the sound signal generation device according to claim 9 ; and
the key,
wherein the plurality of tasks include a first operation data generation task that generates the first operation data corresponding to the operation of the key.

15. The keyboard instrument according to claim 14 , further comprising:
the pedal,
wherein the plurality of tasks include a second operation data generation task that generates the second operation data corresponding to the operation of the pedal.

16. A sound signal generation method comprising:
generating a sound signal based on first operation data corresponding to an operation to a key, the first operation data including an operation velocity of the key;
setting an attenuation velocity of the sound signal to one of at least a first attenuation velocity or a second attenuation velocity that is faster than the first attenuation velocity, based on both the first operation data and second operation data corresponding to an operation to a pedal; and
in a state where the attenuation velocity is set to the second attenuation velocity, setting a value of the second attenuation velocity based on an operation velocity of the key or a

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Tanoue Michiko

Classifications

• G10H1/348

  Switches actuated by parts of the body other than fingers · CPC title

• G10H2210/265

  Acoustic effect simulation, i.e. volume, spatial, resonance or reverberation effects added to a musical sound, usually by appropriate filtering or delays · CPC title

• G10H2250/025

  Envelope processing of music signals in, e.g. time domain, transform domain or cepstrum domain · CPC title

• G10H1/053 Primary

  during execution only {(voice controlled instruments G10H5/005)} · CPC title

• G10H1/46

  Volume control · CPC title