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EP 0255151 A2 19880203 - Electronic musical instrument.

Title (en)

Electronic musical instrument.

Title (de)

Elektronisches Musikinstrument.

Title (fr)

Instrument de musique électronique.

Publication

EP 0255151 A2 19880203 (EN)

Application

EP 87112580 A 19810211

Priority

EP 81100943 A 19810211
JP 2073480 A 19800220

Abstract (en)

A tone source system for an electronic musical instrument suitable for LSI application in which the wave data can be provided in the form of the time division multiplexing, or the envelope data can be provided in the form of the time division multiplexing in synchronous relation with it, and the wave data to which the envelopes are attached can be provided in the form of the time division multiplexing through multiplication of these data.

IPC 1-7

G10H 7/00

IPC 8 full level

G10H 1/057 (2006.01); G10H 7/06 (2006.01)

CPC (source: EP)

G10H 1/0575 (2013.01); G10H 7/06 (2013.01)

Designated contracting state (EPC)

DE FR GB IT NL

DOCDB simple family (publication)

EP 0255151 A2 19880203; EP 0255151 A3 19890301; EP 0255151 B1 19951220

DOCDB simple family (application)

EP 87112580 A 19810211