Universal multi-row music keyboard
The universal multi-row music keyboard addresses portability and usability issues by integrating multiple key assemblies in a compact layout, offering enhanced portability and functionality across different music performance scenarios.
Patent Information
- Application Number
- CN202420608783.0
- Authority / Receiving Office
- CN · China
- Patent Type
- Utility models(China)
- Current Assignee / Owner
- Filing Date
- 2024-03-27
- Publication Date
- 2024-12-27
- Estimated Expiration
- 2034-03-27
AI Technical Summary
Existing music keyboards, such as 88-key full-range keyboards, are bulky and inconvenient for portability, while portable MIDI controllers lack sufficient key range and require frequent octave switching, and computer keyboards are not designed for music performance, limiting their usability.
A universal multi-row music keyboard with integrated piano, woodwind, brass, and string key assemblies arranged in four rows on a compact bottom plate, providing 88 keys and 104 programmable keys, allowing for portable full-range electronic piano, MIDI keyboard, and computer music keyboard configurations, with optimized key sizes and layouts for enhanced portability and functionality.
The design reduces the length and weight of the keyboard, enabling convenient portability and improved operation, while allowing for full-range music performance on various devices, including computer music software.
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Abstract
Description
Technical Field
[0001] The utility model relates to the technical field of music keyboards, in particular to a universal multi-row music keyboard. Background Art
[0002] MIDI keyboard, also known as musical keyboard, is mainly used for music production. Because of its simple functions, it can be expanded at will. On the one hand, it can save a lot of money. Compared with many impractical or overly professional functions of synthesizers, MIDI keyboards come with common MIDI controllers, which are convenient and affordable for users to use.
[0003] The existing 88-key full-range music keyboard, including the key unit and the function key unit, is characterized by the piano, electric piano, and full-range MIDI keyboard. It is large in size, heavy in weight, and inconvenient to carry. It can only be used by professionals in specific areas and has a small scope of use. The existing portable MIDI controllers often have only 25 or 32 keys, and it is inconvenient to frequently use octave switching to expand the range during use.
[0004] There are many music software based on PC (such as iDrempiano, Freepiano, Soundplant, etc.), which can assign specific notes and combinations to each computer keyboard. They are extremely powerful and can be played based on low-cost computer keyboards. However, computer keyboards are mainly convenient for text input and are not designed for music performance, which brings many inconveniences to performers and affects the popularity of computer music software. Utility Model Content
[0005] The utility model aims to provide a portable universal multi-row music keyboard to solve the two major problems of the existing full-range music keyboard having a small use range and the insufficient range of the portable keyboard.
[0006] The utility model provides a universal multi-row music keyboard, comprising a bottom plate and a piano key assembly and a function key assembly arranged on the bottom plate, and also comprising a piano assembly, a woodwind key assembly, a brass key assembly, and a string key assembly, wherein the function key assembly is arranged on one side of the bottom plate, and the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly, and the string key assembly are arranged on the bottom plate in four rows, and each row of the piano key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly, and the string key assembly has one tone key and 25 note keys, including 15 white keys and 10 black keys.
[0007] The above-mentioned universal multi-row music keyboard, through different integrated layout methods, realizes three product forms: portable full-range electronic piano and electric piano, portable full-range MIDI keyboard and computer music keyboard. The four MIDI keyboard layout schemes can be extended to a variety of functional products, and the four keyboards are arranged in four rows, which reduces the length of the music keyboard and improves the portability and operation convenience.
[0008] Furthermore, the bottom plate is 41 cm long and 25 cm wide.
[0009] Furthermore, each white key is 2.3 cm wide and 6 cm long, and each black key is 1.5 cm wide and 2.5 cm long.
[0010] Furthermore, the key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly and the string key assembly have a total of 88-key ranges and a 9-key drum set.
[0011] Furthermore, the key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly and the string key assembly have a total of 5 single-timbre octaves and three groups of repeated octaves.
[0012] Furthermore, the key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly and the string key assembly have a total of 4 dual-timbre octaves.
[0013] Furthermore, the four dual-timbre octaves include an upper and lower dual-timbre octave and a left and right dual-timbre octave.
[0014] Furthermore, the computer music keyboard bottom plate is 33 cm long and 20 cm wide, and has 104 programmable keys, which is very convenient to carry with a computer notebook.
[0015] Further: Each key of the computer music keyboard is 1.8 cm wide and 2.4 cm long, with black and white keys of equal value.
[0016] This design covers three product forms:
[0017] Portable full-range electronic piano / electric piano: The present invention integrates the sound source and the power amplifier speaker ( Figure 1 );
[0018] Portable full-range MIDI keyboard: Four keyboard layouts of the present invention ( Figure 1-4 );
[0019] Computer music keyboard: The 104 MIDI key values of the present invention correspond to the 104 key values of the computer keyboard. BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWINGS
[0020] Figure 1A top view of a standard 88-key full-range keyboard + 9PAD of a universal multi-row music keyboard in the first embodiment of the present utility model;
[0021] Figure 2 A top view of a universal multi-row music keyboard with 61 single-tone keys that is convenient for beginners to play in another embodiment of the present invention;
[0022] Figure 3 A top view of a left and right dual-tone keyboard of a universal multi-row music keyboard in another embodiment of the present invention;
[0023] Figure 4 It is a top view of an upper and lower dual-tone keyboard of a universal multi-row music keyboard in another embodiment of the utility model.
[0024] Description of main component symbols:
[0025] Keyboard components 10 Piano key assembly 30 Copper tube key assembly 50 Function key components 20 Woodwind Key Assembly 40 String Key Assembly 60
[0026] 《Computer Music Keyboard 88+9 Key Position Design Chart》
[0027] Computer keyboard functions correspond to MIDI keyboard positions
[0028] Esc Reset PAD1
[0029] F1 tone + PAD2
[0030] F2 Voice - PAD3
[0031] F3 pitch change + PAD4
[0032] F4 Transposition - PAD5
[0033] F5 Voice 1 PAD6
[0034] F6 Voice 2 PAD7
[0035] F7 Voice 3 PAD8
[0036] F8 Voice 4 PAD9
[0037] F9 Note G#6
[0038] F10 Note A#6
[0039] F11 Note C#7
[0040] F12 Note D#7
[0041] ~ Group + TONE1
[0042] 1 note C4
[0043] 2 Notes D4
[0044] 3 Notes E4
[0045] 4 Notes F4
[0046] 5 Note G4
[0047] 6 Notes A4
[0048] 7 Note B4
[0049] 8 Notes C#4
[0050] 9 Notes D#4
[0051] 0 Notes F#4
[0052] - Note G#4
[0053] = Note Bb4
[0054] Backspace Note A#5
[0055] Tab Grouping - TONE2
[0056] Q note C3
[0057] W note D3
[0058] E Note E3
[0059] R Note F3
[0060] T Note G3
[0061] Y Note A3
[0062] U Note B3
[0063] I Note C#3
[0064] O Note D#3
[0065] P Note F#3
[0066] { Note G#3
[0067] Note Bb3
[0068] | Dynamics + TONE3
[0069] CapsLock Pitch Bend Stick Left
[0070] A note C2
[0071] S Note D2
[0072] D Note E2
[0073] F Note F2
[0074] G Note G2
[0075] H Note A2
[0076] J Note B2
[0077] K Note C#2
[0078] L Note D#2
[0079] : Note F#2
[0080] Note G#2
[0081] Enter note Bb2
[0082] Shift Down Pitch Bend Stick Right
[0083] Z Note C1
[0084] X Note D1
[0085] C Note E1
[0086] V Note F1
[0087] B Note G1
[0088] N Note A1
[0089] M Note B1
[0090] < Note C#1
[0091] > Note D#1
[0092] ? Note C#5
[0093] RShift Note D#5
[0094] Ctrl Note A0
[0095] Win note Bb0
[0096] Alt Note B0
[0097] Space Sustain Pedal
[0098] RAlt Note F#1
[0099] RWin Note G#1
[0100] Apps Notes Bb1
[0101] RCtrl intensity reduction TONE4
[0102] PrintScreen Note F#7
[0103] ScrollLock Note G#7
[0104] Pause Note A#7
[0105] Insert Note C#6
[0106] Home Note D#6
[0107] PgUp Note F#6
[0108] Delete note C8
[0109] End Note F#5
[0110] PgDn Note G#5
[0111] Up Note F5
[0112] Left Note C5
[0113] Down Note D5
[0114] Right Note E5
[0115] NumLock Note F7
[0116] Num / Note G7
[0117] Num* Note A7
[0118] Num- Note B7
[0119] Num7 Note B6
[0120] Num8 Note C7
[0121] Num9 Note D7
[0122] Num+ Note E7
[0123] Num4 Note F6
[0124] Num5 Note G6
[0125] Num6 Note A6
[0126] Num1 Note C6
[0127] Num2 Note D6
[0128] Num3 Note E6
[0129] NumEnter note B5
[0130] Num0 Note G5
[0131] Num. Note A5
[0132] The following specific implementation manner will further illustrate the present utility model in conjunction with the above-mentioned drawings. DETAILED DESCRIPTION
[0133] In order to facilitate the understanding of the utility model, the utility model will be described more comprehensively with reference to the relevant drawings. Several embodiments of the utility model are given in the drawings. However, the utility model can be implemented in many different forms and is not limited to the embodiments described herein. On the contrary, the purpose of providing these embodiments is to make the disclosure of the utility model more thorough and comprehensive.
[0134] It should be noted that when an element is referred to as being "fixed to" another element, it may be directly on the other element or there may be a central element. When an element is considered to be "connected to" another element, it may be directly connected to the other element or there may be a central element at the same time. The terms "vertical", "horizontal", "left", "right" and similar expressions used herein are for illustrative purposes only.
[0135] Unless otherwise defined, all technical and scientific terms used herein have the same meaning as those commonly understood by those skilled in the art in the technical field of the present invention. The terms used herein in the specification of the present invention are only for the purpose of describing specific embodiments and are not intended to limit the present invention. The term "and / or" used herein includes any and all combinations of one or more of the related listed items.
[0136] See also Figures 1 to 4 The utility model provides a universal multi-row music keyboard, comprising a bottom plate and a key assembly 10 and a function key assembly 20 arranged on the bottom plate, and also comprising a piano key assembly 30, a woodwind key assembly 40, a brass key assembly 50, and a string key assembly 60. The function key assembly 20 is arranged on one side of the bottom plate, and the key assembly 10, the piano key assembly 30, the woodwind key assembly 40, the brass key assembly 50, and the string key assembly 60 are arranged on the bottom plate in four rows. The key assembly 10, the function key assembly 20, also comprises a piano key assembly 30, a woodwind key assembly 40, a brass key assembly 50, and a string key assembly 60, and each row has 25 note keys, including 15 white keys and 10 black keys. The width of each key is the standard piano key width, so that users can practice.
[0137] The above-mentioned universal multi-row music keyboard, by arranging the key assembly 10, the function key assembly 20, also including the piano key assembly 30, the woodwind key assembly 40, the brass key assembly 50, and the string key assembly 60 in four rows on the bottom plate, realizes three product forms of portable full-range electronic piano and electric piano, portable full-range MIDI keyboard and computer music keyboard. By utilizing four keyboard layout schemes, a variety of functional products can be extended, and the 88 full-range keyboard is arranged in four rows, which reduces the length of the full-range music keyboard and improves the portability and operation convenience.
[0138] In one embodiment of the utility model, the bottom plate is 41 cm long and 25 cm wide, so as to reduce the length of the music keyboard as much as possible while accommodating four rows of keyboards. Specifically, each white key is 2.3 cm wide and 6 cm long, and each black key is 1.5 cm wide and 2.5 cm long.
[0139] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 1 , a key assembly 10, a function key assembly 20, and also includes a piano key assembly 30, a woodwind key assembly 40, a brass key assembly 50, and a string key assembly 60, with a total of 88 keys and a 9-key drum set.
[0140] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 2 , a key assembly 10, a function key assembly 20, a piano key assembly 30, a woodwind key assembly 40, a brass key assembly 50, and a string key assembly 60, with a total of 5 single-tone octaves. In the single-tone mode, 3 groups of octaves are repeated keys, and the 5-octave range uses plus and minus octave keys and 12-level modulation to cover the full range of the piano. This design has an octave difference up and down and left and right, which is convenient for beginners to play quickly.
[0141] In one embodiment of the present invention, please refer to Figure 3 and Figure 4 , a piano key assembly 10, a function key assembly 20, a piano key assembly 30, a woodwind key assembly 40, a brass key assembly 50, and a string key assembly 60, with a total of 4 dual-tone octaves. The 4 dual-tone octaves include an upper and lower dual-tone octave and a left and right dual-tone octave. In the dual-tone mode, the left-hand keyboard and the right-hand keyboard are separated by left and right or upper and lower, and different timbres are set respectively. With respect to the MIDI function, the left and right hands can control two midi channels respectively, and the user experience is good when used with computer software or APP.
[0142] In one embodiment of the utility model, according to the "Computer Music Keyboard Version 88+9 Key Position Design Table" specially compiled by the present invention, the 104 keys of the computer keyboard are completely mapped to the keyboard, and with the corresponding computer music software (such as iDrempiano, Freepiano, Soundplant, etc.) and the corresponding designed keyboard configuration file, the purpose of using the keyboard to replace the computer keyboard for various music performances can be achieved.
[0143] The above-mentioned embodiments only express several implementation methods of the utility model, and the descriptions thereof are relatively specific and detailed, but they cannot be understood as limiting the scope of the patent of the utility model. It should be pointed out that, for ordinary technicians in this field, several variations and improvements can be made without departing from the concept of the utility model, and these all belong to the protection scope of the utility model. Therefore, the protection scope of the utility model patent shall be based on the attached claims.
Claims
1. A universal multi-row music keyboard, comprising a base plate and a key assembly and a function key assembly arranged on the base plate, characterized in that: It also includes a piano key assembly, a woodwind key assembly, a brass key assembly, and a string key assembly. The function key assembly is arranged on one side of the base plate. The piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly, and the string key assembly are arranged in four rows on the base plate. Each row of the key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly, and the string key assembly has a tone key and 25 note keys, including 15 white keys and 10 black keys.
2. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The bottom plate is 41 cm long and 25 cm wide.
3. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: Each white key is 2.3cm wide and 6cm long, and each black key is 1.5cm wide and 2.5cm long.
4. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly and the string key assembly have a total of 88-key ranges and a 9-key drum set.
5. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly and the string key assembly have a total of 5 single-timbre octaves and three groups of octave repeating keys.
6. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The key assembly, the piano key assembly, the woodwind key assembly, the brass key assembly and the string key assembly have a total of two timbres and four octaves each.
7. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 6, characterized in that: The four octaves of dual-timbre each include an upper and lower dual-timbre octave and a left and right dual-timbre octave.
8. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 1, characterized in that: The base plate is 33 cm long, 20 cm wide, and has 104 programmable buttons, making it very convenient to carry with a laptop.
9. The universal multi-row musical keyboard according to claim 8, characterized in that: The keyboard width is the same as that of a computer key, with each key being 1.8cm wide and 2.4cm long, and the black and white keys being equal.