WO1993016463A1 - Procede d'orchestration d'elements musicaux et agencement pour la mise en ×uvre de ce procede - Google Patents
Procede d'orchestration d'elements musicaux et agencement pour la mise en ×uvre de ce procede Download PDFInfo
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- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
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- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
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- G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
- G10H1/02—Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos
- G10H1/06—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour
- G10H1/08—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour by combining tones
- G10H1/10—Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones, or other arrangements for changing the tone colour by combining tones for obtaining chorus, celeste or ensemble effects
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- G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
- G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
- G10H2230/00—General physical, ergonomic or hardware implementation of electrophonic musical tools or instruments, e.g. shape or architecture
- G10H2230/045—Special instrument [spint], i.e. mimicking the ergonomy, shape, sound or other characteristic of a specific acoustic musical instrument category
- G10H2230/055—Spint toy, i.e. specifically designed for children, e.g. adapted for smaller fingers or simplified in some way; Musical instrument-shaped game input interfaces with simplified control features
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- the invention relates to a method of orchestrating musical elements according to which these elements are stored in a memory and provides for each element an organ allowing a user to control the selective sound reproduction of the corresponding element, as well as 'an orchestration arrangement for the implementation of this method.
- a sound is defined by a certain number of parameters which are: the frequency, the volume, its duration or its rhythm, its timbre (which results from the presence of a certain number of harmonics).
- certain parameters are fixed (the timbre and the volume) and the pitch in the range is called a note.
- a harmonious succession of different sounds produces what is called a melody or song.
- several sounds are simultaneously present for the sake of harmony.
- sound element a sound, a voice, 20 or a noise, for example a ringing of a bell, an animal cry or a shot and by musical element such a sound element where a succession of such items.
- the present invention aims to provide a method and an arrangement of orchestration, which does not have the aforementioned drawback of the prior art.
- the method according to the invention is characterized in that each actuation of a control member for reproducing a musical element, an automatic verification of compatibility of the musical parameters of the musical element is made. reproduce, to the musical parameters of the musical elements being reproduced and, when there is incompatibility, modifications are made ensuring the compatibility of the elements to be reproduced with those being reproduced.
- a computer device comprising a central unit and memory means for checking the above-mentioned compatibility and programs the computer so that it makes the above-mentioned modifications.
- a modification mentioned above consists in delaying the triggering of the reproduction of the musical element until the moment when there is compatibility of these musical parameters with those of the musical element in breeding course.
- an abovementioned modification consists in storing in memory for a control member, several versions of musical element whose musical parameters differ from each other and in reproducing the version whose parameters are compatible with the instant of actuation of the control member.
- the arrangement of orchestration of musical elements for the implementation of this method and which is of the type comprising a means for storing the musical elements to be reproduced, a device for sound reproduction of these elements and for each element an organ for control of its reproduction, is characterized in that it comprises a computer device having a central unit and in that the latter is adapted to check the compatibility of the
- REPLACEMENT SHEET musical elements to be reproduced to the musical elements being reproduced and to carry out the reproduction of the musical elements under the control of a predetermined program so that the compatibility of the musical elements is ensured.
- the memory device comprises for each musical element the musical parameters in their evolution over time and clock indications capable of being related to the clock of the central unit.
- the memory device comprises for each musical element several memory locations each containing a version of the element, the musical parameters of which are different from those of the other versions.
- the memory device comprises a mass memory containing all the musical elements with their parameters and a quick access memory into which the musical elements necessary for the execution of a program can be transferred. 'orchestration.
- FIG. 1 illustrates in schematic form an arrangement of orchestration of musical elements according to the present invention.
- Figure 2 is a schematic perspective view of an example of application of an orchestration arrangement according to the invention.
- FIG. 1 it can be seen that the arrangement of the orchestration apparatus according to the invention consists of a set of control members for
- REPLACEMENT SHEET selective sound reproduction of musical elements which are produced in the form of switches or contactors 1 and can be of any type.
- the switches 1 are connected by pairs of wires to a converter 3.
- This converter collects the information received from the switches or contactors 1, converts it into MIDL (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) data, the data transmission protocol used in data transmission. in electronic musical instruments, and transmits them to an arithmetic and logic central unit 3 via a MIDI cable 10.
- the central unit 3 manages the whole apparatus and, in particular thanks to its base of time generates a rhythm driving the whole. This rhythm or tempo can, of course, be set over a certain range.
- the central processing unit 3 is itself dependent on a PI program which, in the example shown is carried by a floppy disk which is inserted into the floppy disk drive 6.
- the PI program constitutes a partition in which the user may enter randomly.
- the central unit 3 has only one management function. It must have access to a database constituted by a mass memory which is, in the example given, a hard disk unit 7.
- the unit 7 is connected, not to the central unit 3 but to a sampler (or sampler) 4 which is itself connected to the central unit 3 by a MIDI cable 11.
- the sampler 4 comprises memories which can be loaded, by the central unit 3, according to the resources necessary for execution programs Pl, .... Pn, each program allowing the orchestration of predetermined elements.
- the data stored in the hard disk 7 are the aforementioned sound elements which have been recorded and digitized so as to be compatible with the medium. It can also be at least partially synthesized sounds.
- the transfer between the hard disk 7 and the sampler 4 is justified by the need to have instant access to said information which would not be the case with direct access to the hard disk.
- an output of the sampler 4 is connected by a cable 12 to one or
- REPLACEMENT SHEET several amplifier stages 5 on the outputs of which speakers 13 are connected, the number of which is between one and twelve, for example, depending on the effects which the sound stage must reproduce.
- the sampler 4 is connected to a stage 8 constituting a digital effects chamber making it possible to process the signals delivered by the sampler in order to obtain special effects such as, for example, reverberation.
- the digital effects chamber 8 is connected by the cable 12 to a mixing stage 9 making it possible to adjust different levels.
- the mixing chamber 9 is connected to the central unit 3 by a MIDI cable 11, the mixing being also managed by the central unit. Under these conditions, the output of stage 9 is directly connected to a single amplifier 10. When the mixing chamber does not exist, several amplifiers may be necessary.
- the central processing unit 3 makes it possible to establish the sequencing in real time of the sound elements contained in the sample player 4 and to record 1 ⁇ char, - tonnage in a more pi; Jse dan: D time for de_ , reasons for rhythmic use that the user does not necessarily control.
- the digital data stored in the hard disk 7 represents a sound, a group of sounds or a noise.
- the programs contained in the central unit 3 can be modified from in any way, for example, by changing the diskette or by using a modem (not shown).
- the basic material of several musical sequences is contained in the hard disk in digital form.
- the sampler 4 on instruction of the diskette will load in its memories the sounds necessary for the execution of a Pn program.
- the central unit calls the sound elements according to the information received from the contactors 1. It can be provided that e the basic melody is looped. That is, after closing the corresponding contactor, the melody is played without stopping as long as the switch remains closed. The closing of a second switch could cause the call of the counter-edge or of a continuous bass. Closing a third switch will cause a sound effect, for example the generation of noise. But this noise, for example a drum roll, will only occur for a fixed period of time for practical reasons. To relaunch this noise, you must open the switch F then close it.
- the sound elements consist solely of instruments playing a specific work.
- the apparatus makes it possible to call, by closing the contactors 1 successively or simultaneously, for example, the violin or the section of the strings which very often exposes the song, then the flute or the bassoon, then the rhythm section, it being understood that the the reverse order can also be obtained by modifying the closing order of the contactors.
- the second switch can cause the generation of the accompaniment, a third switch "the cries of the sheep” and a fourth "thunder” switch for example.
- the sampler 4 will transform the digital data into sounds which will be transmitted to the sound system.
- the floppy disk somehow contains the score and depending on the sound elements considered it indicates that the sequence will be continuous (for example the melody will be constantly renewed) while other elements for example thunder or a drum roll will not occur only once.
- the contactors or switches can be of all types and in an embodiment actually carried out, they are constituted by photoelectric cells on the ground each receiving a light beam from a light source placed on the ceiling of a room so that a movement above the photocells closes the circuits and calls for sound elements.
- the surface of the contactor part is extended and the device is intended for collective use, several people having to cut the light beams to obtain a set of sound elements simultaneously.
- the switches can also be constituted by a keyboard or simply by keys included in a remote control unit. In the case where the contactors constitute a keyboard, an essential difference with a traditional instrument
- the apparatus according to the invention therefore has an educational, playful and creative aspect.
- FIG. 2 shows in more detail an orchestration arrangement in which the contractors or switches forming the control members for the selective reproduction of musical elements are produced in the form of photoelectric cells arranged on the ground and each receiving a light beam from a source light located on the ceiling.
- the cells, the light beams and the sources respectively bear the reference numbers 20, 21, 22.
- the cells 20 are connected by an interface 24 to the central unit indicated at 25.
- the memory device comprises the mass memory 26 and a quick access memory 27.
- Reference 28 designates the sound reproduction device for musical elements.
- the memory 26 stores all of the musical elements. For each musical element, the musical parameters which define it in their evolution over time have been determined and stored, and clock indications capable of being related to the clock of the central unit.
- the central unit constantly knows for each musical element the data of rhythmic indications, of harmonic indications (pitch of sounds), of indication of nuance such as the volume of the sounds (amplitude of signals) and of timbre indications, that is to say natural harmonics constituting the "color" of sounds.
- each switch or control member is stored in the memory 26 a number of versions of musical element whose musical parameters are different and which can in particular constitute different harmonic versions of the same rhythmic element and / or different rhythmic versions d 'the same harmonic element.
- the central unit will first compare the parameters of the element being reproduced with the first version of the element called. If there is compatibility, this version will be reproduced. If there is incompatibility the central unit will compare the parameter with the second version, then with the third until it finds the compatible version. If no version matches, the central unit can defer the reproduction of the musical element called until the moment where one of the versions of this element is compatible with the element being reproduced.
- the central unit modifies the parameters of the called element according to a previously defined program to ensure the desired compatibility. Consequently, an orchestration apparatus or arrangement according to the invention allows a user to use it without being obliged to know the rules of musical orchestration. The rules have been taken into account when composing the different musical elements and the central unit will automatically ensure their respect.
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| Application Number | Priority Date | Filing Date | Title |
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| JP5513836A JPH06509886A (ja) | 1992-02-07 | 1993-02-05 | 音楽要素の配列方法およびその方法を実施するための装置 |
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| FR92/01386 | 1992-02-07 | ||
| FR9201386A FR2687244B1 (fr) | 1992-02-07 | 1992-02-07 | Procede de restitution sonore et appareil de mise en óoeuvre de ce procede. |
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| WO1993016463A1 true WO1993016463A1 (fr) | 1993-08-19 |
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| EP (1) | EP0579811A1 (fr) |
| JP (1) | JPH06509886A (fr) |
| AU (1) | AU3505393A (fr) |
| FR (1) | FR2687244B1 (fr) |
| WO (1) | WO1993016463A1 (fr) |
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| GB2217899A (en) * | 1988-04-11 | 1989-11-01 | Casio Computer Co Ltd | Electronic musical instrument |
| WO1990007771A1 (fr) * | 1989-01-03 | 1990-07-12 | Hotz Instruments Technology, Inc. | Instrument de musique electronique universel |
| US4982643A (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1991-01-08 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Automatic composer |
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| US4982643A (en) * | 1987-12-24 | 1991-01-08 | Casio Computer Co., Ltd. | Automatic composer |
| GB2217899A (en) * | 1988-04-11 | 1989-11-01 | Casio Computer Co Ltd | Electronic musical instrument |
| WO1990007771A1 (fr) * | 1989-01-03 | 1990-07-12 | Hotz Instruments Technology, Inc. | Instrument de musique electronique universel |
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| EP0579811A1 (fr) | 1994-01-26 |
| JPH06509886A (ja) | 1994-11-02 |
| FR2687244A1 (fr) | 1993-08-13 |
| AU3505393A (en) | 1993-09-03 |
| FR2687244B1 (fr) | 1995-08-11 |
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