Apparatus, method and computer program for memorizing timbres

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United States of America Patent

PATENT NO 10026386
APP PUB NO 20090183624A1
SERIAL NO

11989944

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Some timbres in the timbre combinations are selected and memorized according to the above timbre selection means corresponding to the timbre groups that the selected timbres belong to. The timbre combinations are classified and memorized according to the timbre groups. Thus it is made easy to search a timbre combination. When the store button 27 is turned on (step 61), it is identified which zone is appointed by the zone select buttons 24 being turned on placed on the switch table (step 63) and tone number data in the zone in the setup timbre register 42 are read out (step 64). At the top address of the vacant area in the setup area of the timbre group area on the timbre table 61 corresponding to the selected tone number data, tone number data, loudness data and setup range data of all the zones of the setup timbre register 42 (step 65).

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KAWAI MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG CO LTD200 TERAJIMA-CHO NAKA-KU HAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA-KEN

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Kira, Yoshifumi Hamamatsu, JP 8 38

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