Note assisted musical instrument system

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EP 0 810 581 A3

(12)	EUROPEAN PATENT APPLICATION

(88)	Date of publication A3:
	11.02.1998 Bulletin 1998/07

(43)	Date of publication A2:
	03.12.1997 Bulletin 1997/49

(21)	Application number: 97113453.1

(22)	Date of filing: 07.04.1994

(51)	International Patent Classification (IPC)⁶: G10H 1/34, G10H 1/055

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE CH DE DK ES FR GB GR IE IT LI LU MC NL PT SE

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Priority:

09.04.1993 US 46277
05.01.1994 US 177834

(62)	Application number of the earlier application in accordance with Art. 76 EPC:
	94914076.8 / 0693211

(71)	Applicant: EVENTOFF, Franklin
	Ferndale, WA 98248 (US)

(72)	Inventor:
	EVENTOFF, Franklin Ferndale, WA 98248 (US)

(74)	Representative: Prutton, Roger
	MARKS & CLERK, Alpha Tower, Suffolk Street Queensway Birmingham B1 1TT Birmingham B1 1TT (GB)


	Remarks:
	This application was filed on 05 - 08 - 1997 as a divisional application to the application mentioned under INID code 62.

(54)	Note assisted musical instrument system

(57) A music system including a musical instrument, such as a keyboard strummer, in which the musical notes produced by the playing of the instrument are controlled by musical assistance data mapped unto the instrument keys and strum vanes (126) from tracks specially prepared and synchronized with a prior performance of the piece. Modified mass media (20), such as CD ROM, TV signals and video cassettes are provided including synchronized note assist data and additional media, such as ROM packs or tone encoded audio cassettes or CDs, are provided with synchronizable note assist data for use with unmodified mass media.

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