Electronic sound generating instrument

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EP 0 207 631 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	06.07.1988 Bulletin 1988/27

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	07.01.1987 Bulletin 1987/02

(21)	Application number: 86304142

(22)	Date of filing: 30.05.1986

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	DE FR GB IT

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Priority:

31.05.1985 US 740081

(71)	Applicant: E-MU SYSTEMS, INC.
	()

(72)	Inventor:
	Wedge, D. Scott ()

(54)	Electronic sound generating instrument

(57) An electronic sound generating instrument utilizes digital techniques (20) to sense how hard any one of a plurality of operating members (14) on a keyboard is depressed. The instrument generates a desired or particular sound such as a musical note, with a desired parameter, such as volume, corresponding to how hard an operating member (14) was depressed.

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