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Details

Inventors: Chase, Willis E.;
Assignee:
Primary Examiner: Witkowski; Stanley J.
Assistant Examiner:
Attorney, Agent or Firm:

A circuit is shown for changing the frequency of a basic keyed oscillator by controlling the amount of keying voltage reaching the oscillator and the circuit used for vibrato. The purpose of this circuit is the achievement of true "pipe organ celeste" effect without using an added rank or set of oscillators. Circuits are described wherein the harmonic structure of the signal resulting from this modification of a basic keyed oscillator can be made to change by means of controlling the amount of keying voltage reaching the oscillator for the purpose of achieving the desired harmonic structure of the rank when operated in the "non-celeste" mode as opposed to the "celeste" mode. A circuit is also described for amplitude modulation and harmonic structure modulation at the vibrato rate to enhance the vibrato.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION What is claimed is: 1.
An electronic circuit for a musical instrument comprising: a keying circuit for generating a keying voltage; an oscillator made operative by application of said keying voltage thereto; control means coupling said keying circuit to said oscillator whereby said keying voltage applied to said oscillator is controlled; frequency modulation means coupled to said oscillator whereby the frequency of oscillation is modified in response to the magnitude of said keying voltage; said keying circuit consists of a first keying means for generating a keying voltage of high magnitude for normal effects, and coupled directly to said oscillator; and a second keying means for generating a keying voltage of lower magnitude than said high magnitude for celeste effects, and coupled to said oscillator through an isolation diode to the exclusion of any other controlling means.
2.
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the means coupled to said oscillator whereby the frequency of oscillation is modified in response to the magnitude of said keying voltage also modifies the frequency of oscillation by means independent of said keying voltage for purpose of frequency modulation effects.
3.
The invention as defined in claim 2 whereby said means coupled to said oscillator whereby the frequency of oscillation is modified consists of a resistor, a diode and a capacitor.
4.
The invention as defined in claim 1 whereby said oscillator includes an inductive and capacitance network for determining the selected frequency of said oscillator.
5.
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein means coupling said keying circuit to said oscillator whereby keying voltage applied to said oscillator is controlled consists of a resistor and at least one diode.
6.
The invention as defined in claim 1 wherein the output waveform from said oscillator is controlled by the magnitude of said keying voltage applied to said oscillator.
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The invention as defined in claim 6 wherein the output waveform from said oscillator is modified by a second means independent of the keying voltages and coupled to the output of said oscillator via a diode and a resistor connected in electrical series relationship for the purpose of amplitude and harmonic variation effects

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