Wearable trigger electronic percussion music system
View Patent ↗A Wearable Trigger Electronic Music System that can simulate any kind of music, anywhere and at any time. For example one can create all the benefits of the percussion instrument, such as a drum kit, without its cost and burden. The same also applies to string, wind, and other types of instruments of any nation, culture, motif, era, age, etc. The system includes constituent components, including sensors, transducers, electronics, music modules, pre-amps, and amplifiers, wired or wireless, with connections for intra- and inter-modules, including final enjoyment by wired or wireless headphones or speakers. Also delineated is the process of creating music for the DIY enthusiast.
1. A process for creating live music in real time without the use of a musical instrument, comprising:
(a) providing a pressure sensor and a tactile sensor, said pressure sensor being mounted by mounting means on the outside of said thumb and said tactile sensor being mounted by mounting means on the underside of said thumb, said mounting means being selected from the group consisting of loops, bands, caps, films, gloves, and mittens,
(b) interfacing said pressure sensor and said tactile sensor with an electronics and music module that has an output,
(c) storing the sound of a percussion instrument in said electronics and music module,
(d) interfacing said output of said electronics and music module to an audio output device, and
(e) creating a choke effect by first producing said percussion instrument sound by actuating said pressure sensor and then choking said percussion instrument sound by actuating said tactile sensor.
2. The process of creating live music in real time without the use of a musical instrument of claim 1 wherein said cymbal choke effect is created by actuating said pressure sensor with momentary impact of said outside of said thumb against any planar hard surface to produce said cymbal sound, and said sound of said cymbal is choked and snubbed by making said fist such that said tactile sensor is actuated as it is pushed against said index finger of said fist.
3. A wearable trigger electronic music system for producing a cymbal choke effect, comprising:
a pressure sensor with mounting means for mounting said pressure sensor on the outside of a wearer's thumb, and
a tactile sensor with mounting means for mounting said tactile sensor on the underside of said thumb,
a sound module connected to said pressure sensor and said tactile sensor, said sound module containing a stored sound of a cymbal, and
an output device connected to said sound module,
whereby when said wearer activates said pressure sensor, said sound module and said output device produce said stored sound of said cymbal, and when said wearer activates said tactile sensor, said sound module and said output device produce said cymbal choke effect.
4. The wearable trigger electronic music system for producing a cymbal choke effect of claim 3 , further including a planar hard surface, whereby said cymbal choke effect can be created by actuating said pressure sensor with momentary impact of said outside of said thumb against said planar hard surface to produce said cymbal sound, and said sound of said cymbal can be choked and snubbed by making said fist such that said tactile sensor is actuated as it is pushed against said index finger of said fist.
5. A wearable trigger electronic percussion music system, comprising:
ring means, worn on a plurality of fingers of a musician's hand, for electronically generating signals representing a plurality of musical sounds, including the sounds of a plurality of hand percussion instruments, said ring means comprising a plurality rings containing pressure sensors for mounting on said fingers of said musician's hand,
an electronic processor for reproducing the sounds of said plurality of musical instruments in response to said signals representing said plurality of musical sounds,
a communications interface for transmitting electric signals from said pressure sensors to said electronic processor,
whereby said musical sounds are generated by said electronic processor when said a plurality rings containing said pressure sensors are activated.
6. The wearable trigger electronic percussion music system of claim 5 , further including band means for electronically generating a signal representing a sound of a hand percussion instrument, said band means comprising a band containing a percussion sensor for encircling a palm of said musician's hand, said electronic processor arranged to also reproduce the sound of said hand percussion instrument in response to said signal from said band means, said communications interface arranged to separately transmit electric signals from said pressure sensors and said percussion sensor to said electronic processor, whereby said musical sounds are generated by said electronic processor when said pressure sensors or said percussion sensor are activated.
7. The wearable trigger electronic percussion music system of claim 6 wherein said percussion sensor is arranged to generate a signal representative of a bass signal.
8. The wearable trigger electronic percussion music system of claim 6 wherein said pressure sensors and said percussion sensor comprise identical sensors.
9. The wearable trigger electronic percussion music system of claim 5 , further including a hard surface, whereby said musician can separately activate said pressure sensors by striking said surface with an open, flat hand held in a position for striking a hand percussion instrument.
10. The wearable trigger electronic percussion music system of claim 5 wherein said communications interface comprises a wireless interface.