Electronic musical keyboard instruments with variable touch sensitivity

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PATENT NO 5027690
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07325110

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An electronic musical instrument having a keyboard, includes a plurality of keys, a plurality of musical tone signal generation systems, a touch detector for producing touch data representing a key touch accompanied by a key depression, a panel operation unit for setting a touch sensitivity representing a sensitivity with respect to a key touch for each of the musical tone signal generation systems, and a register unit for modifying the touch data in accordance with the touch sensitivity corresponding to each of the musical tone signal generation systems. Different tone groups are assigned to the musical tone signal generation systems, and a musical tone signal which has a tone color belonging to the corresponding musical tone group and a pitch corresponding to a key depression is produced from each of the musical tone signal generation systems. Each musical tone group includes at least two tone colors having a common attribute. The musical tone signals from the corresponding musical tone signal generation systems are controlled in accordance with the modified touch data corresponding to the musical tone signal generation systems obtained from the register unit.

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NIPPON GAKKI SEIZO KABUSHIKI KAISHAHAMAMATSU-SHI SHIZUOKA-KEN

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Adachi, Takeshi Hamamatsu, JP 47 732
Katada, Naota Hamamatsu, JP 6 93
Mutoh, Takaaki Hamamatsu, JP 3 22
Terada, Kosei Hamamatsu, JP 37 1018
Wachi, Masatada Hamamatsu, JP 36 741

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