This sound processing method receives sound information including a sound signal of a sound source and position information of the sound source, applies a first localization process to the sound signal of the sound source to localize a sound image of the direct sound of the sound source on the basis of the position information of the sound source, applies a second localization process to the sound signal of the sound source to localize a sound image of indirect sound of the sound source on the basis of the position information of the sound source, receives conditions regarding the sound source or space, selects on the basis of the conditions, either an object-based process or a channel-based process, and performs the second localization process.
A distribution system includes a device control circuit that receives a first sound signal and a second sound signal that are related to a performance sound to be distributed. The device control circuit also receives meta-data indicating a type of the first sound signal and a type of the second sound signal. The device control circuit also receives sound environment data indicating a sound characteristic of a sound appliance. Based on a combination of the type of the first sound signal and the sound characteristic or a combination of the type of the second sound signal and the sound characteristic, the device control circuit controls the first sound signal or the second sound signal to be output to the sound appliance.
A training system for an acoustic model can make various trainings easily implementable by making it possible to select data to be used for training the acoustic model from a plurality of pieces of training data, and includes a first device that is used by a first user and connectable to a network, and a server that is connectable to the network. The first device uploads a plurality of sound waveforms to the server under the control of the first user, selects, from the plurality of sound waveforms that are already uploaded or to be uploaded, one or more sound waveforms as a first waveform set, and transmits, to the server, a first execution instruction of a first training job for an acoustic model for generating an acoustic feature amount. The server starts the execution of the first training job using the selected first waveform set on the basis of the first execution instruction from the first device, and provides, to the first device, a trained acoustic model trained by the first training job.
G10L 13/06 - Elementary speech units used in speech synthesisers; Concatenation rules
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10L 13/00 - Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
A method of displaying information related to an acoustic model established by being trained using a plurality of sound waveforms so as to generate acoustic characteristics that can facilitate the identification of the sound waveforms used for training the acoustic model, the method comprises: acquiring the distribution of any one of a plurality of characteristics of the sound waveforms, the characteristics of the plurality of soundwaves used for training the acoustic model, and displaying information related to the distribution of the characteristic. The distribution of the characteristic may be the distribution of a characteristic obtained by analyzing the plurality of used sound waveforms.
G10L 25/48 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10L 13/00 - Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
G10L 13/033 - Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
G10L 13/06 - Elementary speech units used in speech synthesisers; Concatenation rules
The present invention provides an acoustic model training method in which it is possible to select whether or not to enable additional training of a trained acoustic model, said acoustic model training method generating an acoustic feature quantity. In the acoustic model training method, a first acoustic model to which additional information has been linked is specified as a target of re-training using a sound waveform, whether or not the re-training of the first acoustic model is possible is determined on the basis of the additional information, and if it is determined that the re-training is possible, a re-trained second acoustic model is created by using an acoustic feature quantity of a sound waveform to re-train the first acoustic model. The additional information may be a permission flag indicating permission for re-training of the acoustic model.
The present invention relates to a PGC-1α expression promoting agent, a muscle building agent, or a mitochondria activating agent, which comprises at least one pyrimidine nucleotide or a precursor thereof as an active ingredient.
A61K 31/7072 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. nucleosides, nucleotides containing six-membered rings with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom containing condensed or non-condensed pyrimidines having oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. cytidine, cytidylic acid having two oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. uridine, uridylic acid, thymidine, zidovudine
A61K 31/7068 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. nucleosides, nucleotides containing six-membered rings with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom containing condensed or non-condensed pyrimidines having oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. cytidine, cytidylic acid
The present invention is an acoustic apparatus including: a cylindrical magnet 2; a bottom yoke 3 that adjoins one flat surface of the magnet 2; a pole piece 4 that adjoins a flat surface of the magnet on the side thereof facing the bottom yoke 3; and a ring yoke 5 positioned so as to surround the circumferential surface of the magnet 2. At least one of the bottom yoke 3, the pole piece 4, and the ring yoke 5 is a compression molded body obtained by compression molding a soft magnetic powder.
According to one embodiment, provided is a musical composition creation method that comprises: extracting, from an input content, feature information included in the content; determining at least one attribute corresponding to the extracted feature information from among a plurality of attributes; determining an accompaniment pattern and a chord progression pattern corresponding to the determined attribute; and creating a musical composition based on the determined accompaniment pattern and chord progression pattern.
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An output control device according to one aspect of the present disclosure comprises: a slope determination unit which determines the slope of amplitude variation in a sound signal of which the amplitude varies along the time axis; a setting unit which sets a time constant on the basis of the slope determined by the slope determination unit; and a control unit which controls an output value pertaining to the sound signal on the basis of the time constant set by the setting unit.
This information processing device generates a plurality of pieces of output sound data used in each of a plurality of sound output devices. A data acquisition unit acquires input sound data. An information acquisition unit acquires at least one of first information related to the attribute of the input sound data and second information related to the plurality of sound output devices. A parameter determination unit determines, on the basis of at least one of the first information and the second information, a parameter used for acoustic processing that gives an acoustic effect to the input sound data. An output sound generation unit uses the parameter to apply the acoustic processing to the input sound data, thereby generating output sound data that is to be used in one sound output device. A data transmission control unit transmits the output sound data to the one sound output device via a network.
B60R 11/02 - Arrangements for holding or mounting articles, not otherwise provided for for radio sets, television sets, telephones, or the like; Arrangement of controls thereof
09 - Scientific and electric apparatus and instruments
Goods & Services
Downloadable applications for use with mobile devices; downloadable applications for the management of data and information, particularly for managing incoming calls, controlling music player, controlling audio devices, navigation of motorcycles, monitoring fuel and battery consumption or checking battery status; application software; computer software; computer programs.
A speaker unit includes a yoke, a magnet, a voice coil and a partitioner. The yoke includes a base portion and a protruding portion protruding from the base portion. The magnet is disposed on the base portion. The top plate is disposed on the magnet. A magnetic gap is formed between the top plate and the protruding portion. The voice coil is disposed in the magnetic gap. The partitioner is disposed in a surrounded-space surrounded by the yoke, the matmet and the top plate. The partitioner is spaced apart from the base portion. The partitioner includes at least one opening.
This musical playing system 100 comprises: a plurality of keys K; a plurality of light-emitting units E arranged along the plurality of keys K; and a guidance control unit that, over time, varies the emission of light by one or more light-emitting units E from among the plurality of light-emitting units E, thereby issuing guidance indicating keys to be operated from among the plurality of keys K.
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A61K 31/7072 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. nucleosides, nucleotides containing six-membered rings with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom containing condensed or non-condensed pyrimidines having oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. cytidine, cytidylic acid having two oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. uridine, uridylic acid, thymidine, zidovudine
A headphone includes an outer arc-shaped headband including two strip-shaped guide portion respectively provided at both ends of the headband. The headphone further includes two speakers respectively connected to ends of the two guide portions. The headphone further includes an inner arc-shaped head pad including two sliders respectively provided at both ends of the head pad. Each slider includes an insertion hole through which the guide portion is inserted, a wall surface along which the guide portion slides, and a pressing portion that presses the guide portion toward the wall surface.
A sound generation method includes receiving a control value at each of a plurality of time points on a time axis, accepting a mandatory instruction, generating an acoustic feature value of a specific time point, by using a trained model to process the control value and an acoustic feature value sequence, and updating the acoustic feature value sequence. The acoustic feature value sequence is updated by using the generated acoustic feature value, as the mandatory instruction has not been received for the specific time point. As the mandatory instruction has been received for the specific time point, one or more alternative acoustic feature values of one or more time points, which includes at least the specific time point, in accordance with the control value for the specific time point is generated, and the acoustic feature value sequence is updated by using the one or more alternative acoustic feature values.
A musical score creation device includes at least one processor configured to execute a receiving unit configured to receive a note sequence that includes a plurality of musical notes, and an estimation unit configured to, by using a trained model, estimate each note and attribute information for creating a musical score. The trained model is a machine-learning model that has learned an input-output relationship between a reference note sequence including a plurality of reference notes, and each reference note and reference attribute information for creating a reference musical score.
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A cytosine-type bridged nucleoside amidite crystal represented by the following structural formula:
A cytosine-type bridged nucleoside amidite crystal represented by the following structural formula:
A cytosine-type bridged nucleoside amidite crystal represented by the following structural formula:
in which R1 and R2 each represents a substituent, and R3 represents a protecting group.
A hollow structure has a hollow body with an annular first space and at least one resonator. In the resonator there is formed an elongated second space with a pair of openings at two ends thereof. Each of the pair of openings opens inwardly toward the interior of the first space. The ratio of the length of a centerline of the second space to the length of a centerline of the first space is within a range of from 0.45 to 0.55. The second space is disposed in a curve along a circumferential surface of the first space and is shaped such that one of the two ends of the second space is folded back toward the other end.
An ultrasonic inspection device is used for inspecting a packaging container having a joined portion including overlapping and joined edges of the packaging container. The ultrasonic inspection device includes a transmitter configured to irradiate ultrasonic waves toward at least a base end portion of the joined portion in a state in which the joined portion protrudes from a surface of an object in a direction orthogonal to the surface, the base end portion being positioned on a side of the object. The ultrasonic inspection device further includes a plurality of receivers configured to receive the ultrasonic waves transmitted through the joined portion.
A detection system includes a detectable member disposed on a movable member that is configured to be displaced in response to a user operation, and signal generating circuitry including a first coil configured to generate a magnetic field, the signal generating circuitry being configured to generate a detection signal dependent on a distance between the detectable member and the first coil, in which the detectable member includes a flexible base fixed to the movable member, and a second coil disposed on the flexible base.
A musical instrument includes: a fixed member; a movable member displaceable relative to the fixed member within a movable range in response to a playing operation of the musical instrument; a detectable circuit including a magnetic or conductive body and disposed on the movable member; a detector circuit including a coil disposed on the fixed member and configured to output a detection signal corresponding to a voltage that is dependent on a distance between the detectable circuit and the coil; at least one memory storing instructions; and at least one processor configured to implement the instructions to perform a plurality of tasks, including: a generating task that generates, based on correspondences between voltages of detection signals and positions of the movable member in the movable range, position data indicating a position of the movable member that depends on the voltage of the detection signal output from the detector circuit; and a calibrating task that calibrates the correspondences based on the voltage of the detection signal obtained while the movable member is at a predetermined position within the movable range.
G10H 1/34 - Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
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MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IDENTIFYING METHOD, MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IDENTIFYING DEVICE, AND MUSICAL INSTRUMENT IDENTIFYING PROGRAM
TOKYO METROPOLITAN PUBLIC UNIVERSITY CORPORATION (Japan)
Inventor
Mizuno Yoshifumi
Kondo Kazunobu
Takahashi Yu
Shiota Sayaka
Shiroma Yuki
Abstract
This musical instrument identifying method comprises: calculating an acoustic feature amount on the basis of a sound signal; calculating an image feature amount for use in an image recognition technology on the basis of the acoustic feature amount; and outputting information for identifying a musical instrument from the sound signal by using a trained model in which the sound signal and the information for identifying the musical instrument corresponds to each other and which is obtained through training using the image feature amount as an input and the information for identifying the musical instrument as an output.
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
G10G 3/04 - Recording music in notation form, e.g. recording the mechanical operation of a musical instrument using electrical means
G10L 25/30 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups characterised by the analysis technique using neural networks
An earphone includes an inserter configured to be inserted into an outer ear hole of an ear, a main body configured to be coupled to the inserter, and an earpiece covering the inserter. The main body includes a bottom surface and a side surface that are configured to contact a surface of a cavum concha. The side surface has a first region configured to contact a side wall of an antihelix. The first region has a protrusion configured to contact an inner side of the antihelix.
A sound collection setting method detects a specific object from an image captured by a camera, obtains position information of the specific object in the image, and sets a sound collection target range of a microphone by changing directivity of the microphone, based on the position information.
A sound collection control method recognizes a speaker from an image, detects a position of the recognized speaker, sets a first collection beam based on the position of the recognized speaker, recognizes a specific object other than the recognized speaker from an image, detects a position of the recognized specific object, and sets a second collection beam based on the detected position of the recognized specific object.
H04R 1/40 - Arrangements for obtaining desired frequency or directional characteristics for obtaining desired directional characteristic only by combining a number of identical transducers
G06T 7/70 - Determining position or orientation of objects or cameras
A musical instrument includes a fixed member; a movable member displaceable in response to a playing operation of the musical instrument, the movable member being displaceable relative to the fixed member from a first state where the movable member is in an initial position to a second state where the movable member is displaced from the initial position; a detectable circuit including a magnetic or conductive body and disposed on the movable member; and a detector circuit including a coil disposed on the fixed member and configured to output a detection signal corresponding to a voltage that is dependent on a distance between the detectable circuit and the coil. A distance between the detectable circuit and the coil in the first state is smaller than a distance between the detectable circuit and the coil in the second state.
An ultrasonic inspection device includes a transmitter configured to transmit an ultrasonic beam to a subject. The ultrasonic inspection device further includes a plurality of receivers that each have a reception surface configured to receive the ultrasonic beam having transmitted through the subject. An area of the reception surface of each of the plurality of receivers is equal to or less than (10×λ)2, where λ is a wavelength of the ultrasonic beam.
G01N 29/22 - Investigating or analysing materials by the use of ultrasonic, sonic or infrasonic waves; Visualisation of the interior of objects by transmitting ultrasonic or sonic waves through the object - Details
G01N 29/44 - Processing the detected response signal
This air-core coil has a toroidal core 10a of a non-magnetic material or a weakly magnetic material and a conductor wire wound around the core 10a. The core 10a is an extended toroidal core.
An image generation device is for a live distribution system that distributes, in real-time, a piece of music performed by a performer to terminal devices of a plurality of viewers through a communication network. The image generation circuit includes an obtaining circuit and an image generation circuit. The obtaining circuit obtains motion information regarding a motion of a first viewer of the distributed piece of music. The image generation circuit generates an image showing at least one avatar group that is being caused to motion based on the motion information in an imaginary space that corresponds to a performance of the piece of music. Each of the at least one avatar group includes avatars of a plurality of viewers.
An object of the present disclosure is to provide a chamber with which inspection conditions of a leak test performed on workpieces of different sizes can easily be managed. The chamber according to an aspect of the present disclosure is a chamber used in a leak tester, and includes: a main chamber for housing a workpiece; a sub-chamber that communicates with the main chamber; and a volume changing mechanism for changing the volume of the sub-chamber, wherein the volume changing mechanism changes the volume of the sub-chamber such that a total volume of a space on the outside of the workpiece in the main chamber and the sub-chamber remains constant with respect to workpieces of different sizes.
An object of the present invention is to provide a chamber in which workpieces of different sizes can be positioned. A chamber according to an aspect of the present invention is a chamber for a leak tester, the chamber housing in the interior thereof a workpiece having an opening, the chamber including: a first member having a recess that forms a housing space for the workpiece; a second member adapted to close an open end of the recess; and a positioning mechanism for positioning the workpiece within the housing space such that the opening is in a predetermined position, wherein the positioning mechanism holds the workpiece apart from the first member and the second member.
G01M 3/22 - Investigating fluid tightness of structures by using fluid or vacuum by detecting the presence of fluid at the leakage point using special tracer materials, e.g. dye, fluorescent material, radioactive material for valves
36.
Microphone State Display Method And Microphone State Display Apparatus
A microphone state display method includes receiving a mute-on or a mute-off operation by each of a plurality of microphones, displaying a state of a microphone that has received the mute-off operation as a first state on a display, when receiving the mute-on operation, in a case in which at least one microphone among the plurality of microphones is in a mute-off state, displaying a state of a microphone that has received the mute-on operation as a second state on a display, and, when receiving the mute-on operation in a case in which all of the plurality of microphones are in a mute-on state, displaying the state of the microphone that has received the mute-on operation as a third state on a display.
A power amplifier includes a first amplifier configured to amplify an input signal and output, from a first output, a first signal in which the input signal is amplified, a second amplifier configured to amplify the first signal and output, from a second output, a second signal in which the first signal is amplified, a third amplifier configured to amplify the second signal and output, from a third output, a third signal in which the second signal is amplified, a capacitor connected between the first output and a mixing node, a first resistor connected between the second output and the mixing node, a first inductor connected between the third output and the mixing node, a second inductor connected between the mixing node and a load, and a feedback circuit configured to negatively feed back a mixed signal of the mixing node to an input of the first amplifier.
An automatic player piano 100 is an automatic player piano 100 that executes playing by driving keys 1 on the basis of playing information MP, and includes a setting unit 11 that sets an adjustment time AT for adjusting misalignment in sound production timing due to action delay time from receiving a playing instruction for one sound that is specified in the playing information MP to producing the one sound, and a converting unit 12 that converts intensity of each sound specified in the playing information MP in accordance with the adjustment time AT set by the setting unit 11.
This registering device acquires identification information that can be acquired at a specific location, acquires position information representing a position of the registering device, and transmits registration data including the identification information and the position information. An information system: receives the registration data from the registering device; saves reference data corresponding to the identification information and the position information included in the registration data in a storage device; receives, from a terminal device, authentication data including identification information acquired by the terminal device at a specific location, and position information representing a position of the terminal device; and approves provision of an information service to the terminal device on the condition that authentication processing for comparing the reference data and the authentication data is successful.
The present invention is a muscular atrophy inhibitor comprising at least one pyrimidine nucleotide or a precursor thereof as an active ingredient. Also, the present invention is a method for inhibiting muscular atrophy by administrating at least one pyrimidine nucleotide or a precursor thereof.
A61K 31/7072 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. nucleosides, nucleotides containing six-membered rings with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom containing condensed or non-condensed pyrimidines having oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. cytidine, cytidylic acid having two oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. uridine, uridylic acid, thymidine, zidovudine
A61P 21/00 - Drugs for disorders of the muscular or neuromuscular system
A61K 31/7068 - Compounds having saccharide radicals and heterocyclic rings having nitrogen as a ring hetero atom, e.g. nucleosides, nucleotides containing six-membered rings with nitrogen as a ring hetero atom containing condensed or non-condensed pyrimidines having oxo groups directly attached to the pyrimidine ring, e.g. cytidine, cytidylic acid
A keyboard apparatus, which can provide a keyboard apparatus that a size in depth direction is miniaturized, including a frame, a first member, a key, one or more hammer assemblies configured to rotate in accordance with movement of the key. The one or more hammer assemblies including a rotation member rotatably connected to the frame with respect to a rotation axis as a center of rotation and a weight member attached to the rotation member and having a first portion and a second portion. The second portion faces the first member in a first direction extending along the rotation axis, a thickness of the second portion is smaller than a thickness of the first portion in the first direction, and a length of the second portion is larger than a length of the first portion in a rotation direction of the weight member.
A sound bar has a striking surface. The sound bar includes: a surface layer having a first surface constituting at least a part of the striking surface and a second surface opposite across a thickness of the surface layer from the first surface; and a base fixed to the second surface of the surface layer. A cutout surface is provided on a peripheral edge portion of the striking surface. The first surface of the surface layer is smaller than the base in a plan view.
A live distribution device includes an obtaining circuit, a data processing circuit, and a distribution circuit. The obtaining circuit is configured to obtain a piece of music and/or a user reaction to the piece of music. The user reaction is obtained from a viewing user, among a plurality of users, who is viewing a performance. The data processing circuit is configured to generate processed data based on the piece of music and/or the user reaction obtained by the obtaining circuit. The processed data indicates how the performance is viewed by the viewing user. The distribution circuit is configured to distribute the generated processed data to a terminal device of a non-viewing user, among the plurality of users, who is not viewing the performance.
A signal processing method, which is realized by a computer, includes receiving a control value representing a musical feature, receiving a selection signal for selecting either a first degree of enforcement or a second degree of enforcement that is lower than the first degree of enforcement, and generating, by using a trained model, in accordance with the selection signal, either an acoustic feature amount sequence that reflects the control value in accordance with the first degree of enforcement, or an acoustic feature amount sequence that reflects the control value in accordance with the second degree of enforcement.
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
A sound output system according to an embodiment includes a speaker configured to output a sound according to sound data supplied to the speaker, and an operation device comprising one or more operators, a drive unit configured to drive the one or more operators based on performance data supplied to the operation device in synchronization with the sound data supplied to the speaker, and a drive control unit configured to control the drive unit. According to the output system, it is possible to faithfully reproduce a performance sound at the time of performance and to accurately reproduce a performance at the time of performance by driving at operator based on the performance sound.
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 1/04 - Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation
This pickup device 7 comprises: a bobbin 20 having two plates 21 that are disposed at a distance from each other in the plate thickness direction and that extend in a first direction orthogonal to the plate thickness direction, and a plurality of magnets 22 that are lined up in the first direction and that extend in the plate thickness direction between the two plates 21 and attach to the two plates 21; and a coil 30 wound around the plurality of magnets 22 between the two plates 21. The two ends of the magnets 22 with respect to a second direction of the plates 21 orthogonal to the plate thickness direction and the first direction face the coil 30 in the second direction. The bobbin 20 has a reinforcing part 24 connecting the two plates 21 to each other. The reinforcing part 24 is positioned on the outer side, with respect to the first direction, relative to the first-direction position of a portion, of a magnet 22A positioned at an end in the first direction, that faces the coil 30 in the second direction.
G10H 3/18 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a lo using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using strings, e.g. electric guitars
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
A pedal unit 10 in one embodiment includes a case 190, a foot lever 100, and an elastic member 155. The foot lever 100 includes a first portion 100r located inside the case 190 and a second portion 100f located outside the case 190. The foot lever 100 is rotatably arranged with respect to the case 190. A center of rotation is located between the first portion 100r and the second portion 100f. The elastic member 155 is arranged within the case 190 and provides a force against the first portion 100r.
G10H 1/34 - Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
A singing sound output system includes at least one processor configured to execute a teaching unit configured to indicate to a user a progression position in singing data that are temporally associated with accompaniment data and include a plurality of syllables, an acquisition unit configured to acquire at least one piece of sound information input by a performance, a syllable identification unit configured to identify, from the syllables in the singing data, a syllable corresponding to the sound information, a timing identification unit configured to associate, with the sound information, relative information indicating a relative timing with respect to an identified syllable identified by the syllable identification unit, a synthesizing unit configured to synthesize a singing sound based on the identified syllable, and an output unit configured to, based on the relative information, synchronize and output the singing sound and an accompaniment sound based on the accompaniment data.
In an embodiment, a text providing method includes providing chord input data, in which chords are aligned in chronological order, to a trained model in which a relationship between chord sequence data, in which chords are aligned in chronological order, and explanatory text related to the chords included in the chord sequence data is learned, and obtaining text corresponding to the chord input data from the trained model.
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
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PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS METHOD, PERFORMANCE ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM
A performance analysis method is implemented by a computer system. The performance analysis method includes: obtaining performance data representing performance by a performer on a musical instrument; obtaining a performance image of performer's fingers playing the musical instrument; generating finger position data representing a position of each of the performer's fingers from the performance image; generating fingering data representing fingering in a performance by the performer based on the performance data and the finger position data; and displaying a performance image based on the generated fingering data.
An information processing method is implemented by a computer system. The information processing method includes: generating operation data representing one or more fingers, of a plurality of fingers of a left hand and a right hand of a user, that operate a musical instrument, by analyzing a performance image indicating the plurality of fingers of the user who plays the musical instrument; and executing first processing in a case where the operation data represents the musical instrument being operated with a finger of the left hand, and executing second processing different from the first processing in a case where the operation data represents the musical instrument being operated with a finger of the right hand.
G10H 1/00 - 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 - Details of electrophonic musical instruments
G10H 1/34 - Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
A sound bar includes an elongated member having a striking surface having an elongated shape. A weight of a striking surface side area of the elongated member, per unit volume of the striking surface side area of the elongated member, changes along a longitudinal direction of the striking surface. The striking surface side area is defined in a range of a uniform thickness from the striking surface.
A distribution system includes an obtaining circuit, a determination circuit, a generation circuit, and a distribution circuit. The obtaining circuit obtains reaction information from a terminal device of a viewer of the content. The reaction information indicates a reaction of the viewer to the content. The determination circuit determines whether the reaction information is first reaction information or second reaction information. The first reaction information indicates a first reaction made by equal to or more than a predetermined number of viewers. The second reaction information is different from the first reaction information and indicates a second reaction made by less than the predetermined number of viewers. The generation circuit generates an audience sound in a case of the first reaction information. The distribution circuit transmits the audience sound to the plurality of terminal devices.
H04N 21/442 - Monitoring of processes or resources, e.g. detecting the failure of a recording device, monitoring the downstream bandwidth, the number of times a movie has been viewed or the storage space available from the internal hard disk
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SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, SOUND PROCESSING DEVICE, AND PROGRAM
This sound processing method involves: arranging, in a virtual space, objects of a plurality of performers and a plurality of sound volume adjustment interfaces corresponding to the objects of the plurality of performers; receiving a plurality of sound signals corresponding to the plurality of performers; accepting, from a user, sound volume adjustment parameters that are respectively for the plurality of performers and that correspond to the plurality of sound volume adjustment interfaces; obtaining, using a trained model obtained by learning relationships between sound signals corresponding to the performers of the plurality of sound signals and the sound volume adjustment parameters corresponding to the sound signals, sound volume adjustment parameters corresponding to the plurality of performers; and adjusting and mixing sound volumes of the plurality of sound signals on the basis of the sound volume adjustment parameters obtained by the trained model.
A sound editing device includes at least one processor that is configured to execute a first receiving unit configured to receive a first audio signal, a second receiving unit configured to receive a second audio signal, and an estimation unit configured to estimate effect information that reflects an effect to be applied to the first audio signal, from the first and second audio signals, by using a trained model indicating an input-output relationship between first and second input audio signals and output effect information that reflects an effect to be applied to the first input audio signal.
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METHOD, SYSTEM, AND STORAGE MEDIUM FOR CONTROLLING LOUDSPEAKER GROUP DELAY
A method includes acquiring a latency value defining delay of sound through a filter, acquiring a first group delay indicating delay for each frequency of sound of a first loudspeaker, acquiring a second group delay indicating delay for each frequency of sound of a second loudspeaker, calculating an adjustment amount for adjusting a first audio signal supplied to the first loudspeaker and/or a second audio signal supplied to the second loudspeaker, such that a difference in the sounds of the first and second loudspeakers in a target band is reduced, and generating, in accordance with the adjustment amount, a frequency response of a first filter that controls characteristics of the first audio signal and/or a frequency response of a second filter that controls characteristics of the second audio signal, while controlling a latency of the first filter and/or the second filter in accordance with the latency value.
A processing device according to the present invention includes: a touch panel that has a display surface that displays an icon related to a processing parameter, and that detects changes in electrostatic capacitance; a physical operator 3 that is disposed on the display surface, and that, as a result of a user operation, changes the electrostatic capacitance detected on the touch panel; a control unit that changes the processing parameter in accordance with changes in electrostatic capacitance based on operation of the physical operator; and a function selection unit that, in response to input to the touch panel accompanying a change in capacitance via an operation on the physical operator, selects the type of processing parameter and an icon corresponding to said processing parameter. The physical operator receives a user operation corresponding to the processing parameter selected by the function selection unit.
An audio signal processing method for a mixing apparatus including a plurality of channels, the audio signal processing method includes selecting at least a first channel among the plurality of channels, inputting an audio signal of the selected first channel, specifying setting data to be set to the mixing apparatus, based on time-series sound volume data for the first channel, or data on a second channel different from the first channel, among the plurality of channels, and outputting the specified setting data.
An object of the present invention is to provide a tone plate that can be increased in strength and that can produce the original sound of the material. A tone plate 10 according to an aspect of the present invention includes: a surface layer 1 having a striking surface 1a; and a base layer 2 that is laminated directly or indirectly onto a face of the surface layer 1 on the side opposite to the striking surface 1a, wherein the surface layer 1 is a layer of wood impregnated with resin, and the base layer 2 is not impregnated with resin.
This information analysis system 100 comprises: a beat point estimation unit 21 for estimating a plurality of beat points B by an estimation process performed on an acoustic signal A; a beat point editing unit 24 for moving, on a time axis in accordance with an instruction from a user, a target beat point selected by the user from among the plurality of beat points B and one or more adjacent beat points located around the target beat point from among the plurality of beat points B; and an update processing unit 25 for updating the estimation process in accordance with the movement of the target beat point and the one or more adjacent beat points. The beat point estimation unit 21 re-estimates the plurality of beat points B by executing the updated estimation process on the acoustic signal A.
G10G 3/04 - Recording music in notation form, e.g. recording the mechanical operation of a musical instrument using electrical means
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
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INFORMATION PROCESSING DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF
An information processing device includes at least one processor configured to execute a plurality of modules including an input module into which natural language that includes an adjective is configured to be input by a user, and a timbre estimation module configured to output timbre data based on the natural language input by the user, by using a trained model configured to output the timbre data from the adjective.
G10H 1/14 - Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones during execution
G10H 5/00 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by means of electronic generators
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SIGNAL PROCESSING SYSTEM, SIGNAL PROCESSING METHOD, AND PROGRAM
A signal processing system causes a reproduction device to reproduce a time series signal that follows reproduction of a musical piece. The signal processing system includes an electronic controller including at least one processor. The electronic controller is configured to execute a plurality of units including an acquisition unit configured to acquire an indicated position indicated by a user in the reproduction of the musical piece, and a control unit configured to execute time stretching of the time series signal in accordance with the indicated position.
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SOUND GENERATION DEVICE AND CONTROL METHOD THEREOF, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
A sound generation device includes an electronic controller including at least one processor. The electronic controller is configured to execute a first acquisition module configured to acquire first lyrics data in which a plurality of characters to be vocalized are arranged in a time series and that include a first character and a second character that follows the first character, a second acquisition module configured to acquire a vocalization start instruction, and a control module configured to, in response to the acquiring of the vocalization start instruction, output an instruction to generate an audio signal based on a first vocalization corresponding to the first character, in response to the vocalization start instruction satisfying a first condition, and output an instruction to generate the audio signal based on a second vocalization corresponding to the second character, in response to the vocalization start instruction not satisfying the first condition.
G10L 13/033 - Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
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A data processing method performed by a processor that receives data signals from a plurality of devices that utilize different protocols from each other receives data signals, respectively, from each of the plurality of devices, and generates multitrack audio data, in which audio data of a plurality of channels is stored by storing a first data string of a digital audio signal, received from a first device of the plurality of devices that utilizes a first protocol, in a first channel of the plurality of channels, and storing a data string of a digital signal, related to the digital audio signal and received from a second device of the plurality of devices that utilizes a second protocol different from the first protocol, as a second data string of the digital audio signal in a second channel of the plurality of channels.
A method for manufacturing a probe unit according to an embodiment of the present invention is for manufacturing a probe unit that is to be installed on an electrical inspection device for inspecting electrical characteristics of an electronic circuit board and that includes a probe pin 11 that can contact the surface of the electronic circuit board, the method comprising using a pedestal 10 having an alignment mechanism that determines the position in the electrical inspection device, adjusting the relative position and orientation of the tip of the probe pin 11 with respect to the pedestal 10, and fixing the probe pin 11 to the pedestal 10 while maintaining the relative position.
An object of the present invention is to provide a magnetic circuit for an acoustic transducer, the magnetic circuit enabling peeling of the surface of a member formed by compression-molding a soft magnetic composite material to be suppressed. The present invention is a magnetic circuit for an acoustic transducer, the magnetic circuit including: a yoke 151; a magnet 152; and a top plate 153, wherein the yoke 151 includes a bottom surface portion 151a and a pole piece 151b provided perpendicular to the bottom surface portion 151a, the magnet 152 and the top plate 153 are provided in that order on the bottom surface portion 151a, a magnetic gap 141 in which a voice coil 14 is disposed is formed between the pole piece 151b and the top plate 153, at least one of the pole piece 151b and the top plate 153 includes: a composite material part 154 in a position facing the magnetic gap 141; and a protective layer 155 covering at least a surface of the composite material part 154, the composite material part 154 is formed from a soft magnetic composite material, and the material of the protective layer 155 differs from the soft magnetic composite material.
A content data processing method generates a first-time code indicating an elapsed time from a start of the live event, generates first content data from first data, which includes the one of the audio or video data, received from the live event by adding, to the first data, the first-time code with a first start time and a first end time associated with the first data, and generates a second-time code indicating a duration associated with the first data reflecting the first start time and the first end time.
A pedal unit according to an embodiment includes a first foot lever, a shaft serving as a center of rotation of the first foot lever, and a bearing paired with the shaft. The shaft or the bearing includes a first member arranged on at least a portion of surfaces in contact with each other, and a second member formed of a material different from the first member and supporting the first member from a side opposite the surfaces. The surfaces are included in an inner area of a width of the first foot lever when the first foot lever is viewed perpendicular to the shaft. The first member and the second member are fixed in a sliding direction of the shaft and the bearing.
A pedal device includes a case, a foot lever including a first portion located inside the case and a second portion located outside the case, the foot lever being arranged to be rotatable with respect to the case, a center of rotation of the foot lever being located between the first portion and the second portion, a first sensor detecting a position of the foot lever between a rest position and an end position, and a reaction force member contacting with the foot lever and applying a reaction force while the foot lever rotates from the rest position to the end position, the reaction force member being located corresponding to a portion opposite to the center of rotation of the first portion.
An information processing system 100A comprises: an acquisition unit 31 that acquires performance data X1 which specifies, in chronological order, a plurality of sound generation periods corresponding respectively to a plurality of sounds, and that acquires control data Y1 which represents control value transitions that are temporal changes in control values related to the plurality of sounds; a first adjustment unit 321 that moves each of the plurality of sound generation periods on a time axis; and a second adjustment unit 322 that moves a target point in the control value transition on the time axis according to the movement of the end point closest to the target point among end points in each of the plurality of sound generation periods before the movement by the first adjustment unit 321.
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MODEL DATA CONTROL METHOD AND MODEL DATA CONTROL DEVICE
Provided is a model data control method comprising: receiving first model data on a player and second model data on a musical instrument; receiving calibration data relating to a size of the player or the musical instrument; receiving motion data on the player; using the calibration data to correct a size of the first model data or the second model data; rendering the first model data or the second model data after the correction; and using the motion data to control the first model data.
G06T 13/40 - 3D [Three Dimensional] animation of characters, e.g. humans, animals or virtual beings
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This parameter estimation method involves receiving first and second sound signals which have been signal-processed and mixed, processing the first and second sound signals by using an encoder, and generating a first alternative representation that corresponds to a feature amount of the first sound signal and a second alternative representation that corresponds to a feature amount of the second sound signal, wherein the encoder: is trained so that a mixed alterative representation, which can be obtained by mixing the first alternative representation and the second alternative representation, corresponds to a feature amount of a mixed sound signal in which the first sound signal is mixed with the second sound signal; receives reference data that indicates a reference mixed sound having target characteristics; selects a first target alternative representation and a second target alternative representation by using a mixed reference alternative representation corresponding to the reference data; estimates a first parameter using the signal processing for the first sound signal by using the first alternative representation and the first target alternative representation; and estimates a second parameter using the signal processing for the second sound signal by using the second alternative representation and the second target alternative representation.
An information processing system (a) acquires user playing data indicative of playing of a piece of music by a user, (b) generates habit data indicative of a playing habit of the user in playing the piece of music on a musical instrument, by inputting the acquired user playing data into at least one first trained model that learns a relationship between (i) player playing training data indicative of playing of a piece of reference music by a player, and (ii) corresponding training habit data indicative of a playing habit of the player in playing the piece of reference music on a musical instrument, the playing habit being indicated by the player playing training data; and (c) identifies a practice phrase based on the generated habit data.
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A performance motion estimation method according to an embodiment of the present invention receives a sound signal related to the sound of a musical instrument, receives a sensor signal from an auxiliary sensor attached to the musical instrument, and estimates a performance motion of the performer on the basis of the sound signal and the sensor signal.
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ELECTRIC GUITAR BODY-STRUCTURE AND ELECTRIC GUITAR
A body structure of an electric guitar includes a body including a first chamber and a second chamber formed spaced apart from each other, and a slit that connects the first chamber and the second chamber.
This tweeter diaphragm is constituted by a high-elasticity sheet having an anisotropy. In a vibration profile that is measured by use of a laser Doppler vibration meter in a frequency band the range of which is between 20 Hz and 40 kHz inclusive, no peak that is caused by divided vibration is detected in a frequency band between 20 Hz and 20 kHz inclusive, while a plurality of peaks that are caused by divided vibration are detected in a frequency band the range of which is greater than 20 kHz but equal to or less than 40 kHz.
An audio analysis method that is realized by a computer system includes estimating a plurality of beat points of a musical piece by analyzing an audio signal representing a performance sound of the musical piece, receiving an instruction from a user to change a location of at least one beat point of the plurality of beat points, and updating a plurality of locations of the plurality of beat points in response to the instruction from the user.
A cradle 100A which is a contact operation device comprises: an arm 111 having, at the distal end thereof, a contact operation part 114 that contacts a touch panel 205; and a support part 120 supporting the arm 111, said support part 120 including a first support mechanism which causes the arm 111 to move such that the contact operation part 114 moves in the horizontal direction and a second support mechanism which causes the arm 111 to move such that the contact operation part 114 moves in the vertical direction.
A pickup 10 comprises: a base plate 3; a first bobbin 21A and a second bobbin 21B that are disposed in parallel on a first surface of the base plate 3; a first pole piece 5A that is inserted in the first bobbin 21A and penetrates the base plate 3; a second pole piece 5B that is inserted in the second bobbin 21B and penetrates the base plate 3; and a magnet 4 that is disposed on a second surface on the reverse side from the first surface of the base plate 3 and comes into contact with the first pole piece 5A and the second pole piece 5B.
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SOUND GENERATION METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, TRAINING METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SOUND GENERATION PROGRAM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING TRAINING PROGRAM
A sound generation method that is realized by a computer includes receiving a representative value of a musical feature amount for each of a plurality of sections of a musical note, and using a trained model to process a first feature amount sequence in accordance with the representative value for each section, thereby generating a sound data sequence corresponding to a second feature amount sequence in which the musical feature amount changes continuously.
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AUDIO ANALYSIS METHOD, AUDIO ANALYSIS SYSTEM AND PROGRAM
An audio analysis method that is realized by a computer system includes setting a maximum tempo curve representing a temporal change of a maximum tempo value and a minimum tempo curve representing a temporal change of a minimum tempo value in accordance with an instruction from a user, and analyzing an audio signal representing a performance sound of a musical piece, thereby estimating a tempo of the musical piece within a restricted range between a maximum value represented by the maximum tempo curve and a minimum value represented by the minimum tempo curve.
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SOUND CONTROL DEVICE, METHOD FOR CONTROLLING SAID DEVICE, PROGRAM, AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT
A sound control device is provided. An acquisition unit 31 acquires a performance signal, and a determination unit 32 determines a note-on and a note-off on the basis of the performance signal. A specifying unit 34 specifies a syllable corresponding to a timing at which a note-on was determined from lyrics data in which a plurality of syllables to be pronounced are arranged in chronological order. An instruction unit 36 instructs to start pronunciation of the specified syllable at a timing corresponding to a note-on, and instructs to pronounce some of the phonemes constituting the specified syllable at a timing corresponding to a note-off.
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G10L 13/00 - Speech synthesis; Text to speech systems
G10L 13/02 - Methods for producing synthetic speech; Speech synthesisers
G10L 13/033 - Voice editing, e.g. manipulating the voice of the synthesiser
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SOUND PROCESSING METHOD, SOUND PROCESSING APPARATUS AND SOUND PROCESSING SYSTEM
A sound processing method obtains first audio data representing first sound, obtains second audio data representing second sound created in advance, analyzes the first audio data, compares the second audio data with an analysis result of the analyzing, reproduces third audio data from the second audio data by omitting a type of sound from the second sound that matches a type of sound in the first sound, based on a comparison result of the comparing, and outputs an audio signal representing the reproduced third audio data.
G10L 21/028 - Voice signal separating using properties of sound source
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
H04R 5/033 - Headphones for stereophonic communication
A data processing device includes: a digital signal processor; at least one processor; and at least one memory device configured to store a plurality of instructions, which when executed by the at least one processor, cause the at least one processor to operate to: output a first determination result relating to a scene of content through use of sound data; select processing for the sound data by a first selection method based on the first determination result; determine an attribute of the content from among a plurality of attribute candidates; and select the processing by a second selection method, which is different from the first selection method, based on a determination result of the attribute, wherein the digital signal processor is configured to execute the processing selected by the at least one processor on the sound data.
G10L 25/51 - Speech or voice analysis techniques not restricted to a single one of groups specially adapted for particular use for comparison or discrimination
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INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, AND TRAINING MODEL GENERATING METHOD
An electronic musical instrument is configured to: (a) acquire input data that includes habit data indicative of a playing habit of a user in playing a musical instrument; (b) generate correction data by inputting the acquired input data into at least one trained model that learns a relationship between training input data and training correction data; and (c) correct, using the generated correction data, at least one first intensity characteristic representative of a relationship between: (i) a playing intensity in playing the musical instrument by the user; and (ii) a sound intensity of a musical sound output in response to playing of the musical instrument.
G10H 1/053 - Means for controlling the tone frequencies, e.g. attack or decay; Means for producing special musical effects, e.g. vibratos or glissandos by additional modulation during execution only
G10H 1/34 - Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
This signal generation unit includes a driving surface on which a first driving region, a second driving region, and a third driving region are sequentially arranged in the first direction. A first detection coil is installed on a first movable member in a state of the winding axis extended in the first direction, and moves, together with the first movable member, in the second direction intersecting the first direction between the first and second driving regions in plan view. A second detection coil is installed on a second movable member in a state of the winding axis extended in the first direction, and moves, together with the second movable member, in the second direction between the second and third driving regions in plan view. The signal generation unit generates: a magnetic field over the first and second driving regions during a first driving period, thereby generating a first detection signal corresponding to the distance between the first detection coil and the driving surface; and a magnetic field over the second and third driving regions during a second driving period different from the first driving period, thereby generating a second detection signal corresponding to the distance between the second detection coil and the driving surface.
Acoustic guitars; Acoustic bass guitars; Electric guitars; Electric bass guitars; Piezo-electric pickup for guitars sold as an embedded component part of guitars; Electromagnetic pickup for guitars sold as an embedded component part of guitars; Guitar parts, namely, electric guitar pickups.
A detection system for a keyboard instrument includes a movable member that is displaceable in response to a user playing operation of the keyboard instrument. The detection system includes: (i) a detectable portion of a magnetic or conductive body that is disposed on the movable member; (ii) a detection board including: a detection coil disposed facing the detectable portion; and a detection circuit configured to generate a detection signal depending on a distance between the detection coil and the detectable portion; (iii) a control board, which is discrete from the detection board, including a control integrated circuit configured to generate, based on the detection signal, displacement data indicating a position of the movable member; and (iv) a wiring portion including a wiring configured to transmit the detection signal from the detection board to the control board.
G10H 1/34 - Switch arrangements, e.g. keyboards or mechanical switches specially adapted for electrophonic musical instruments
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SOUND GENERATION METHOD USING MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, TRAINING METHOD FOR MACHINE LEARNING MODEL, SOUND GENERATION DEVICE, TRAINING DEVICE, NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING SOUND GENERATION PROGRAM, AND NON-TRANSITORY COMPUTER-READABLE MEDIUM STORING TRAINING PROGRAM
A sound generation method that is realized by a computer includes receiving a first feature amount sequence in which a musical feature amount changes over time, and using a trained model that has learned an input-output relationship between an input feature amount sequence in which the musical feature amount changes over time at a first fineness and a reference sound data sequence corresponding to an output feature amount sequence in which the musical feature amount changes over time at a second fineness that is higher than the first fineness, to process the first feature amount sequence, thereby generating a sound data sequence corresponding to a second feature amount sequence in which the musical feature amount changes at the second fineness.
G10H 1/12 - Circuits for establishing the harmonic content of tones by filtering complex waveforms
G10H 3/12 - Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussion instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a lo
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INFORMATION PROCESSING METHOD, INFORMATION PROCESSING SYSTEM, AND PROGRAM
This information processing system acquires a first sound field parameter representing a feature of a first sound field and a second sound field parameter representing a feature of a second sound field having different acoustic characteristics from the first sound field and, using the first sound field parameter and the second sound field parameter, generates a third sound field parameter representing a feature of a third field having different acoustic characteristics from the first sound field and the second sound field.
In the present invention, a first detection coil is provided to a first key, and a second detection coil is provided to a second key. A first signal generation unit includes a first drive coil that is opposite from the first detection coil, and generates a first detection signal in accordance with the distance between the first detection coil and the first drive coil. A second signal generation unit includes a second drive coil that is opposite from the second detection coil, and generates a second detection signal in accordance with the distance between the second detection coil and the second drive coil. The first drive coil includes a first drive part in which current flows in a first direction, and a second drive part in which current flows in a second direction that is opposite to the first direction. The second drive coil includes a third drive part in which current flows in the first direction, and a fourth drive part in which current flows in the first direction. The first detection coil includes a first portion and a second portion in which induced currents in opposite directions to each other are generated via electromagnetic induction by the first drive coil. The second detection coil includes a third portion and a fourth portion in which induced currents in the same direction as each other are generated via electromagnetic induction by the second drive coil.
This displacement amount detection device comprises: a reaction body that includes a metal piece or a passive coil; a first substrate circuit that includes a first coil that generates a magnetic field as a result of an alternate current signal being supplied, and that outputs a first detection signal having an amplitude corresponding to the distance between the first coil and the reaction body; a second substrate circuit that includes a second coil that generates a magnetic field as a result of an alternate current signal being supplied, and that outputs a second detection signal having an amplitude corresponding to the distance between the second coil and the reaction body; and a difference output circuit that outputs the difference between the amplitude of the first detection signal and the amplitude of the second detection signal.
A single printed-circuit board of a class-D amplifier includes an input ground, an output ground, an input amplifying circuit, a modulation circuit, an output amplifying circuit, and an output filter, a solid pattern, a first feedback circuit, and a second feedback circuit. The solid pattern of the output ground extends into all regions of the input amplifying circuit, the modulation circuit, the output amplifying circuit and the output filter. The first feedback circuit executes a feedback where a voltage at a first connecting point is negatively fed back to an inverting input of the input amplifying circuit. The second feedback circuit executes a feedback where a voltage at a second connecting point is negatively fed back to a non-inverting input of the input amplifying circuit.
A sound signal processor and a control method therefor that enable appropriate processing to be applied to each sound signal and the sound signals to be outputted to an appropriate output destination, while avoiding equipment connection complexity. A first processing unit performs first processing on a first sound signal to generate a second sound signal, and outputs the second sound signal to a mix bus, a second processing unit performs second processing on a third sound signal to generate a fourth sound signal, and outputs the fourth sound signal to the mix bus and a first output destination, and the mix bus mixes the second sound signal with the fourth sound signal to generate a fifth sound signal, and outputs the fifth sound signal to a second output destination.
An audio signal distribution method includes assigning in advance a reproduction role to each of a plurality of speakers, distributing an audio signal to the plurality of speakers, according to the reproduction role, and, in response to the number of speakers being decreased, causing a speaker paired with the released speaker on the reproduction role to further reproduce sound of the released speaker.
A communication method according to an embodiment includes determining, by a first communication device, whether timing information, which is repeatedly generated at a predetermined interval and is used for a notification process executed by the first communication device, has been generated; and transmitting, as packet data, notification data and sequentially acquired sound data to a second communication device connected to the first communication device via a network, the notification data being based on a presence or an absence of the timing information during a period in which the sound data, contained in the packet data, was sequentially acquired.
An audio analysis system includes at least one memory configured to store instructions; and at least one processor configured to execute the instructions to: receive an instruction indicative of a target timbre; acquire a first audio signal containing a plurality of audio components corresponding to different timbres; and select at least one reference signal from among a plurality of reference signals respectively representative of different pieces of audio based on the target timbre and the first audio signal, in which: the at least one reference signal has an intensity with a temporal change, the temporal change in the intensity of the at least one reference signal is represented by a reference rhythm pattern, the plurality of audio components include audio components corresponding to the target timbre, the audio components corresponding to the target timbre have an intensity with a temporal change, the temporal change in the intensity of the audio components corresponding to the target timbre is represented by an analysis rhythm pattern, and the reference rhythm pattern is similar to the analysis rhythm pattern.
The present disclosure provides a generation device having a plurality of operators that receive a user operation that causes generation of a sound. The generation device includes: at least one first operator arranged in a first region and configured to receive a first user operation that causes generation of a rhythm sound signal; at least one second operator arranged in a second region and configured to receive a second user operation that causes generation of a melody sound signal; and at least one third operator arranged in a third region and configured to receive a third user operation that causes a sound effect to be applied to a synthesized sound signal of the generated rhythm sound signal and the generated melody sound signal. The first region, the second region, and the third region are different regions of the generation device from each other.
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G10H 7/00 - Instruments in which the tones are synthesised from a data store, e.g. computer organs
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MRNA CAP ANALOG AND METHOD FOR PRODUCING SAME, METHOD FOR PRODUCING MRNA, AND KIT
The mRNA cap analog contains a functional group selected from the following: amino group, carboxylic acid active ester groups, aminooxy group, hydrazino group, carbonyl group, thiol group, haloacetyl groups, Michael acceptor functional groups, alkenyl groups, and 1,3-dipolar functional groups. The mRNA cap analog is also provided with, in the sugar moiety or base moiety of a nucleotide, a linker having a structure that can be cleaved by light or fluoride ion.
