Classifications

• • G—PHYSICS
  • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
  • G10G—REPRESENTATION OF MUSIC; RECORDING MUSIC IN NOTATION FORM; ACCESSORIES FOR MUSIC OR MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS NOT OTHERWISE PROVIDED FOR, e.g. SUPPORTS
  • G10G1/00—Means for the representation of music

Definitions

• Interactive computer desk in particular musical desk
• the present invention relates to the presentation, display and taking into account of information and data, in particular in the field of music, and relates to an interactive computer desk, in particular a music desk.
• the sheets of the scores are often the subject of inscriptions, indications or comments annotated by the music teacher, the conductor or the musician himself, and relating to terms of performance of the work under consideration, such as tempo, nuance, articulation or the like, specific to the person wearing or having said annotations marked and likely to change or be modified several times.
• the pupil is only made aware of his errors and can only be corrected in the presence of his teacher or possibly a third party with the required qualification (for example parents who are musicians), so only episodically.
• the object of the present invention is in particular to overcome all of the drawbacks mentioned above.
• the subject of the invention is an interactive pupi ⁇ tre, in particular a musical desk, comprising a base, characterized in that it also comprises, on the one hand, a memory processing and management unit , connected to at least one device for reading / recording data carriers and to at least one display and display means, on the other hand, at least one control and / or data input means and, finally , means for receiving and transmitting sound signals cooperating with one or more signaling bodies reading, all of these elements being mounted in one or more compact housings, at least part of which is supported by the base.
• a memory processing and management unit connected to at least one device for reading / recording data carriers and to at least one display and display means, on the other hand, at least one control and / or data input means and, finally , means for receiving and transmitting sound signals cooperating with one or more signaling bodies reading, all of these elements being mounted in one or more compact housings, at least part of which is supported by the base.
• Figure 1 shows a block diagram of an interactive desk according to the invention
• Figures 2 to 6 are perspective views of different embodiments of the interactive desk according to the invention.
• the interactive desk 1 comprises, in addition to a adjustable setting, also, on the one hand, a processing and management unit 2 with memories 2 ', connected to the at least one device 3, 4 for reading / recording data carriers and at least one means 5 for display and display, on the other hand, at least one means 6 to 10 for controlling and / or entering data and, finally, means 11 and 12 for receiving and transmitting so ⁇ nore signals cooperating with one or more organs 13 for signaling, all of these elements being mounted in one or more housings 14, 14 ′, 15 compacts, at least part of which is supported, adjustable in height and / or in inclination, by the base.
• the processing and management unit 2 can advantageously be built around at least one microprocessor circuit connected to memory circuits 2 ′ comprising an ultra-fast random access memory and a read only memory, for example under form of high capacity hard disk, in which the various processing and management programs necessary for the function are stored operation of the interactive console 1, such as in particular dialogue software between the unit 2, on the one hand, and the device (s) 3, 4 and the means 6 to 12, on the other hand, or even software for individual conversational learning.
• the housing 14 containing the display and display means 5 can be mounted on an upper support portion of the base, adjustable in inclinai ⁇ sound ( Figures 2 to 6) and the means 6, 7, 9 for control and data input, at least present, as well as the device (s) 3, 4 for reading / recording, may be arranged in a box 14 ′ adjoining the box 14 ( Figures 2 and 5) or separate ( Figures 3, 4 and 6) , said housing 14 'being, in the latter case, carried by a support fixed to the upright of the base 1' in an intermediate position.
• the interactive desk 1 may include two devices. sitives 3 and 4 for reading / recording in In forma do computer disk or floppy drives, allowing, in particular, one 3, the reading of data, for example notes from a score, stored on media prerecorded ports and their display and visualization by means 5 and, the other 4, the recording of data introduced by () means (s) 6, 7, 9, 10 for controlling and d input of data and their reproduction by the display and visualization means 5 superimposed on the prerecorded data and in accordance with the latter.
• the interactive console 1 may also include only a single device for reading / recording data carriers, the oriqi- data. nelles (notes of the score and possibly first annotations), being read and temporarily saved at the level of memory processing and management unit 2 2 ', then, at the end of the work session, - recorded, together with the additional annotations made (data entered during the session using one of the means 6, 7, 9 or 10), on the same support or, if necessary, on a support different from that carrying the original data.
• the display and display means 5 is in the form of a flat screen, preferably with a crystal display. liquids, which may be provided with internal lighting means.
• the format of the screen 5 will advantageously be identical to that of a traditional score sheet or a double sheet, but may also be of smaller size, in particular when the desk 1 is provided with a magnification function of the passages to be performed or studied.
• control and data input means consist at least of a keyboard 6 and / or of a box 7 with keys , connected to the processing and management unit 2 by wire or by wireless transmission, in particular of the infrared type.
• the console 1 will also be provided with a device 7 ′ for receiving and pre-processing the radio control signals emitted by the remote control unit 7.
• control means comprise a control member 8 in the form of a pedal which can be conveniently actuated by the musician.
• control and data entry means may include a photostyle 9 cooperating with the display means 5 and visualization in the form of a screen, said photostyle also making it possible to delimit specific passages graphically.
• the display and display screen 5 comprises at least one surface portion 10, advantageously in the form of a peripheral border, having properties tactile and subdivided into boxes each corresponding to a specific command key.
• the means 11 and 12 for receiving and transmitting sound signals consist respectively of a high-fidelity microphone 11 and of a sound signal generator 12 connected to a loud speaker fidelity 12 '.
• the desk 1 includes indicator lights 13, advantageously of different colors, on or off depending on the result of the comparison between an audible signal emitted by the audible signal generator 12 and an audible signal subsequently picked up by the microphone 11, this after expiration of a predefined duration or after actuation d '' an appropriate command at the level of means 6 to 10.
• the desk 1 also includes a device for generating rhythmic pulses, for example in the form of a programmable up-down counter, linked to the generator of sound signals 12 for the emission of repetitive sound signals of limited duration and by means of display and visualization for the realization of a visual animation with alternating movements, said device for generating rhythmic pulses being able, moreover, to determine the scrolling speed at level of the means 5 for displaying and viewing data read on corresponding supports by the device (s) 3, 4 for reading / recording.
• a device for generating rhythmic pulses for example in the form of a programmable up-down counter, linked to the generator of sound signals 12 for the emission of repetitive sound signals of limited duration and by means of display and visualization for the realization of a visual animation with alternating movements, said device for generating rhythmic pulses being able, moreover, to determine the scrolling speed at level of the means 5 for displaying and viewing data read on corresponding supports by the device (s) 3, 4 for reading / recording.
• the console 1 may also include an interface module 16 provided with a plurality of connectors 17 for bidirectional use, in particular of the type known under the name MIDI, making it possible to connect said desk 1 to at least one other similar desk 1 and / or to one or more peripheral devices, such as in particular printer, synthesizer, scanner or ananlogue, allowing in particular a copy, an edition or an instant analysis of annotated score passages or corresponding musical interpretations.
• an interface module 16 provided with a plurality of connectors 17 for bidirectional use, in particular of the type known under the name MIDI, making it possible to connect said desk 1 to at least one other similar desk 1 and / or to one or more peripheral devices, such as in particular printer, synthesizer, scanner or ananlogue, allowing in particular a copy, an edition or an instant analysis of annotated score passages or corresponding musical interpretations.
• a pupil can practice alone in the practice of his instrument by working on a given score, viewed progressively by rhythmic continuous scrolling on the screen 5, this after having tuned his instrument.
• the student will play a given line or sequence and can, once the interpretation is completed, control the latter by commanding the interactive console 1 to restore the line or the sequence played, recorded via the microphone 11.
• the pupil's interpretation can be compared to the passage of the original score on screen 5 by superimposing the melodic lines or to the correct interpretation of the passage concerned produced by the sound generator 12 by auditory comparison.
• the performance of the passage studied may be repeated until its interpretation by the student is judged correct by interactive desk 1.
• the interactive desk 1 according to the invention may be implemented as part of a student's study session with his music teacher.
• the partition of the method used or of the con ⁇ cert studied can then scroll at a speed imposed by the device for generating rhythmic pulses.
• the professor will be able, for example through photostyle 9, to affix indications relating to the execution of the passage displayed (fingerings, connections, joints, breaths or the like), these indications being saved at the end of each sequence or extract defined beforehand by means of a reading / recording device 4 on a data medium assigned specifically to the student under consideration.
• a conductor with an interactive desk 1 may, at home and prior to a given concert, save on a data medium the score he will have to conduct, together with his personal information. He can then send this data medium to the musicians of the orchestra, each equipped with an interactive desk 1, who can then transfer the score (s) to be interpreted and the instructions of the conductor to their own data medium. concerning them, which they will be able to study by means of their personal desk 1 and implement from the first rehearsal.
• the interactive desk 1 described above in the field of music can obviously be implemented in other areas, for applications requiring presentation of data that is easily accessible, such as, for example , in museums.

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• 1993
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