Musical instrument controller, electronic musical instrument system, and control method thereof

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PATENT NO 11688375
APP PUB NO 20210241737A1
SERIAL NO

17049964

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Provided is a musical instrument controller capable of accurately controlling a musical sound parameter. This musical instrument controller includes: a reception means for receiving, from a musical performance device, a sound emission start signal transmitted on the basis of a musical performance operation; a sensor for detecting an amount of displacement from a reference position; and a control means for generating a control signal on the basis of the amount of displacement from the reference position and transmitting the control signal to a sound generation device. The control means sets the reference position on the basis of the sound emission start signal received from the musical performance device.

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ROLAND CORPORATION2036-1 NAKAGAWA HOSOE-CHO KITA-KU HAMAMATSU SHIZUOKA 431-1304

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Miki, Jun-ichi Shizuoka, JP 1 3
Takeda, Akihiro Shizuoka, JP 45 303
Yokoyama, Hiroyuki Shizuoka, JP 68 755

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