WO2003017248A3 - Music instrument system and method - Google Patents

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WO2003017248A3
WO2003017248A3 PCT/US2002/026153 US0226153W WO03017248A3 WO 2003017248 A3 WO2003017248 A3 WO 2003017248A3 US 0226153 W US0226153 W US 0226153W WO 03017248 A3 WO03017248 A3 WO 03017248A3
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performer
synthesizer
music
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instrument system
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Jerry Riopelle
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Humanbeams Inc
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Abstract

A method and system (10) which allow even a novice performer to easily play music which is not disharmonious and which is pleasing to the performer and his or her audience. The music is prefrably created by the performer breaking one or more beams of light (15, 17), which are emitted by one or more beam emitters (26) and received, or detected, by one or more beam detectors (28). When a beam detector determines that a beam has been broken, a trigger (51) is sent to a synthesizer (56), with such synthesizer preferably being a computer interfaced to the beam detectors via a universal serial bus connection. The synthesizer selects from one or more electronic sounds, based on a pre-programmed collection of sounds. An amplifier (60) and speakers (62, 64, 66, 68, 70, 72) play the sound.
PCT/US2002/026153 2001-08-16 2002-08-16 Music instrument system and method WO2003017248A2 (en)

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JP2003522077A JP2005526264A (en) 2001-08-16 2002-08-16 Musical instrument apparatus and method

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