JPH02115897A - Keyboard for electronic japanese musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To easily play Japanese music by providing a large keyboard and a small keyboard which have proper numbers of keys arrayed properly corresponding to scales such as the principal miyakobushi scale, ritsu scale, and folk song scale of the Japanese music and a scale changeover switch for switching the scale of the large keyboard to another scale on the top surface of a keyboard main body. CONSTITUTION:On the top surface of the keyboard main body 1, the large keyboard 2 and small keyboard 3 which have proper numbers of keys arrayed properly according to scales such as the principal miyakobushi scale, ritsu scale, and folk song scale of the Japanese music and the scale changeover switch 17 for switching the scale of the large keyboard 2 to another scale are arranged. Consequently, the switch 17 is set at the rearmost position and keys of the large keyboard 2 are pressed in order from the left to the right to play 'mi', 'fa', 'la', 'ti', 'do', and 'mi' of the principal miyakobushi scale of the Japanese music. Further, the switch 17 is moved to an intermediate position and the large keyboard 2 is operated from the left to the right to play 'mi', 'fa#', 'la', 'ti', 'do#', and 'mi' of the ritsu scale. Further, the switch 17 is moved to the foremost position and the large keyboard 2 is operated from the left to the right to play 'mi', 'so', 'la', 'ti', 're', and 'mi' of the folk song scale.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] (Industrial Application Field) The present invention is applicable to the ancient Japanese koto, shamisen, karakin, biwa,
Melodic instrument sounds such as the shakuhachi, sieve tube, tanwara, kokyu, saku, fat pipe, etc.
Traditional Japanese large drums, shime-daiko, large drums, small drums, clapboards, bells,
You can play the sounds of percussion instruments such as gongs and bells, as well as some Western instruments such as strings, viticultur, horn, organ, glockenspiel, etc., and you can also play the main scales of Japanese music, such as the Tobushi scale, Ritsu scale, and Folk music scale. This relates to the keyboard of an electronic Japanese musical instrument that can be played.

(Prior art) Japanese music has been deeply supported by the general public in the form of poetry, folk songs, enka, kabuki, etc. since ancient times, and when practicing these poetry, folk songs, enka, and kabuki, it is necessary to use various melodic instruments and percussion instruments. It is common to accompany or play the instrument. However, recently, when practicing poetry, folk songs, enka, kabuki, etc., there are many people who accompany or play simple electronic instruments that can produce Japanese music scales, and some people even use simple electronic instruments that can produce Japanese music scales to play. Electronic musical instruments (e.g. JP-A-56-6519
Publication No. 4) has been proposed.

(Problem to be solved by the invention) However, since these electronic musical instruments are handicrafts, they are rare and expensive and cannot be obtained. Scales such as musical scales and folk song scales, tones such as various melodic instrument sounds, percussion instrument sounds, etc.
There was a problem in that it was difficult to adopt performance methods, accompaniment methods, etc.

Therefore, the present invention was created in order to solve the above-mentioned problems, and it is possible to easily play the major scales of Japanese music, such as the Tobushi scale, Ritsu scale, and folk music scale, by switching the scale changeover switch. In addition, by switching the tone selection switch, it is possible to easily accompany songs such as Japanese music, and by switching the automatic performance switch and tone selection switch, it is possible to practice singing songs such as Japanese music by yourself. Electronic Japanese music that is ideal for recording or accompaniment, and that also allows easy operation of shifting the pitch of a note from the correct scale position, which is often done in the performance of Japanese music, etc. by swinging the modulation lever. This provides a keyboard for the device.

(Means for Solving the Problems) In order to achieve the above-mentioned objects, the present invention provides a keyboard with a keyboard arranged on the top surface of the main keyboard according to the main musical scales of Japanese music, such as the Tobushi scale, the Ritsu scale, and the folk music scale. an appropriate number of large and small keyboards, an automatic performance switch that automatically plays an ensemble with multiple tones, a scale changeover switch that changes the scale of the large keyboard to another scale, and the pitch of the singer's voice. A tone change switch that changes the tone of the song, a tone change switch that changes the tones of various ancient Japanese melodic instruments and various percussion instruments that are familiar to Japanese music, and some appropriate Western instrument sounds. Modulation levers that change the tone and intensity of the sound are arranged at appropriate intervals.

(Function) Using the technical means described above, by moving the scale selection switch to the last position and pressing each large keyboard sequentially from left to right, you can play the major Japanese music scales of E, F,
By moving the scale selector switch to the middle position and pressing each large keyboard sequentially from the left to the right, you can play the main temperamental scales of Japanese music such as E, F, C, and E.
By moving the scale selector switch to the front position and pressing each large keyboard sequentially from left to right, you can play the main folk scales of Japanese music: E, G, U, C. and be able to play Mi. Further, by moving the tone changeover switch back and forth in accordance with the pitch of the singer's voice to change the tone of the song, transposition can be easily performed. In addition, by moving the tone selection switch back and forth, you can change the tones such as various ancient Japanese melodic instrument sounds and various percussion instrument sounds that are familiar to Japanese music, as well as some appropriate Western instrument sounds, and automatic performance switch. By pressing , an ensemble with multiple tones can be played automatically. Furthermore, the tone of the sound can be changed by swinging the modulation lever in the left-right direction, and the intensity of the sound can be changed by swinging the modulation lever in the front-back direction.

(Example) Hereinafter, one embodiment of the present invention will be described based on the drawings.

The keyboard A of the present invention, as shown in FIG.
There are 14 large pieces on the top front of the keyboard body 1, board 2 and 13 small pieces! It3 is the main musical scale of Japanese music (mi,
F, U, C, C, E), the second and fifth notes from the left side of this capital scale are a semitone higher than #-・#; ), and the second and fifth notes from the left side of this tempo scale are arranged appropriately into three scales such as a folk music scale (Mi, So, U, Shi, Shi, Mi), which is further raised by a semitone. For example, starting from the left side of the large keyboard 2, the musical scale of M, F, U, C, C, MI, F, U, C, C, Mi, F, U, C are arranged in order, while the small keyboard 3 From the left, #, b # # -b, which are not in the above-mentioned capital set scales, such as Ritsu scales and folk music scales.
Fa, ゛han, de, shi, fa, so, nd, shi, fa, ゛Hashi 5 are arranged in order#
Make #.

In addition, near the rear of each large keyboard 2 and each small keyboard 3 on the top surface of the keyboard body 1, there are inscriptions ta4, playback 5, stop 6, end 7, and demo performance for automatically playing a multitone ensemble. 8 etc. automatic performance switch 9, song selection 10, fast return 11,
Operation keys 16 such as a fast forward 12, an octave 13, a sustain 14, and an auxiliary key 15 are arranged at appropriate intervals.

Further, on the rear left side of the top surface of the keyboard body 1, there is a scale changeover switch 17 for switching the Omoku Ix2 arranged in the Tobushi scale to a Ritsu scale, a folk music scale, etc. 32 steps to change the condition, 4 to 12 bottles of water,
18 tone changeover switches for each half-water pitch, and 10 melodic instrument sounds such as the traditional Japanese koto (koto), shamisen, karakoto, biwa, shakuhachi, sieve pipe, choyaku kokyu, ō, fat pipe, etc. that are easy to familiarize with Japanese music. , traditional Japanese large drums, shime-daiko, large drums, small drums, clapboards, bells, gongs,
10 percussion sounds such as bells, strings, pizzicato,
A tone changeover switch 19 that changes the tone of some Western musical instruments such as horns, organs, glockenspiel, etc., a natural temperament changeover switch 20, an equal temperament changeover switch 21, a volume switch 22, and a power switch 23. and are respectively disposed at appropriate intervals so as to be movable in the front and rear directions.

On the front left side of the top surface of the keyboard body 1, there is a
a modulation lever 24 that changes the tone of the sound by swinging in the left-right direction and changes the intensity of the sound by swinging in the front-back direction;
A vibrato switch 25 is arranged at appropriate intervals, and a display section 26 is provided on the rear right side of the upper surface of the keyboard body 1 to display the name of the manufacturing company, the name of the selling company, the name of the product, etc.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the keyboard A of the present invention includes a carrying case 28 in which a speaker 27 is built-in.
This carrying case houses the speaker 27 (output, 8Ω, 5W) connected to a digital sound source circuit, DA converter, amplifier, etc. so that it can produce 8 tones with different tones using two lead wires. A case M30 is attached to the open side of 28 so that it can be opened and closed freely, so that it can be carried.

(Effects of the Invention) As described above, the present invention has an appropriate number of large keys 2 and small keys arranged on the top surface of the keyboard main body 1 according to the main musical scales of Japanese music, such as the musical scale, the Ritsu scale, and the folk music scale. A scale changeover switch 17 that switches the scales of the keyboard 3 and this large keyboard 2 to other scales.
By moving the scale changeover switch 17 to the last position and pressing each large keyboard 2 sequentially from left to right, you can change the major musical scales of Japanese music such as E, F,
You can play U, C, C, and E, and there is also a scale selection switch 1.
7 to the middle position and press each large keyboard 2 sequentially from left to right to play the major $- and # keys in Japanese music.

You can play the ritaku scale Mi 1 Fa F, N, Do, and by moving the scale changeover switch 17 to the front position and pressing each large keyboard 2 sequentially from left to right, you can play the main folk scales of Japanese music. Can play Mi, So, U, Shi, Shi, Mi.

Therefore, by switching the scale changeover switch 17, it is possible to easily play the major scales of Japanese music, such as the Tobushi scale, Ritsu scale, and folk song scale. In this case, set the scale changeover switch 17 to the last Tobushi scale, and press each large keyboard 2 to hear the Mi, U, Shi, and Mi notes of the Ritsu scale, folk song scale, etc. Of course, by selecting and pressing notes such as Fa, So, and Do that go up by a semitone from each of the small keys 3, you can of course play Ritsu scales, folk music scales, etc.

In addition, by disposing a tone changeover switch 18 on the top surface of the keyboard body 1, which changes the tone of the song according to the pitch of the singer's voice, the tone changeover switch 18 can be moved forward and backward according to the pitch of the singer's voice. By moving and switching the tone of the song, transposition can be easily performed, making it easier to accompany songs such as Japanese music.

In addition, there is an automatic performance switch on the top of the keyboard body 1 that automatically plays multi-tone ensembles, as well as the sounds of each traditional Japanese P1 melodic instrument that is easy to match with Japanese music, various percussion instrument sounds, and some appropriate Western instruments. By disposing a tone changeover switch 19 that changes the tone of the sound, etc., the tone changeover switch 19 can be moved back and forth to make it easier to get familiar with Japanese music. ) (koto), shamisen, karakoto, koto α, shakuhachi, sieve pipe, grass straw, kokyu, koto, fat pipe, etc., and the sounds of various melodic instruments, as well as the traditional Japanese large drum, shimedaiko, large drum, small drum, It is possible to switch the tones of various percussion instruments such as clappers, bells, gongs, bells, etc., as well as some appropriate amount of Western instruments such as strings, viticult, horn, organ, glockenspiel, etc. 6. End 7. Demo performance 8. Coupled with the fact that automatic performance can be performed by pressing the automatic performance switch 9, etc., it is possible to automatically perform multi-tone ensembles, so you can practice Japanese music etc. on your own or as an accompaniment. It is perfect for

Furthermore, by disposing a modulation lever 24 on the top surface of the keyboard body 1 to change the tone and intensity of the sound, the modulation lever 24 can be swung left and right to change the tone of the sound, and the modulation lever 24 can be moved back and forth. By being able to swing in the direction to change the intensity of the sound, it is possible to easily shift the pitch of the sound from the correct scale position, which is often done in performances of Japanese music and the like.

A... Keyboard, 1... Keyboard body, 2...
・Large keyboard, 3... Small keyboard, 4... Memory, 5... Play, 6... Stop, 7... End, 8... Demo performance,
9... Automatic performance switch, 10... Song selection, 11...
・Fast backward, 12...fast forward, 13...octave,
14...Sustain, 15...Auxiliary key 16...
・Operation key, 17... Scale selection switch, 18... Tone selection switch, 19... Tone selection switch, 20.
...Natural temperament changeover switch, 21...Equal temperament temperament changeover switch, 22...Volume switch, 23...
Power switch, 24... Modulation lever 25... Vibrato switch, 26... Display section, 27... Speaker, 28... Carrying case, 29... Lead wire, 30... Case lid.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

The drawings show one embodiment of the present invention; FIG. 1 is a plan view, and FIG. 2 is an exploded perspective view showing a state in which the device is stored in a carrying case.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. On the top of the keyboard, there are the main Japanese music scales,
An appropriate number of large keyboards and small keyboards appropriately arranged in scales such as a ritai scale or a folk music scale, an automatic performance switch that automatically plays an ensemble with multiple tones, and a scale that switches the scale of the large keyboard to another scale. A changeover switch, a tone changeover switch that changes the tone of the song depending on the pitch of the singer's voice, various melodic instrument sounds from ancient Japan that are familiar to Japanese music, various percussion instrument sounds, and some appropriate Western instrument sounds. A keyboard for an electronic Japanese musical instrument, characterized in that a tone changeover switch for changing the tone of the keyboard and a modulation lever for changing the tone and strength of the tone are arranged at appropriate intervals.