Electronic Musical Instrument Syllable Position Control
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing electronic musical instruments require complex user operations to control the progression of lyrics and generate synthetic voice, making it difficult to produce flexible and intuitive synthetic voice expressions.
Innovation Solution
An electronic musical instrument with a keyboard configuration that includes separate key ranges for syllable position control and sound production, utilizing a processor to determine syllable positions and instruct digitally synthesized sound production based on key operations, enabling intuitive control over lyrics progression and synthetic voice generation.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Measurement precision
If a dedicated controller is used to manipulate phrase progress, then control precision is improved, but device complexity increases and ease of operation deteriorates
Solution Approach 1:
The keyboard is divided into two distinct pitch ranges: the first pitch range (lower keys) is dedicated to syllable position control, while the second pitch range (higher keys) is dedicated to sound production. This segmentation allows each key range to specialize in one function, eliminating the need for complex dedicated controllers while maintaining precise syllable position control through simple key presses.
2Ease of operation
If separate key ranges are used for syllable control and sound production, then ease of operation is improved, but device complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The keyboard serves multiple functions through its two pitch ranges: it simultaneously functions as a syllable position controller (first pitch range) and a sound production instrument (second pitch range). This multi-functionality eliminates the need for separate dedicated controllers, reducing overall device complexity while maintaining ease of operation for lyrics progression control.
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AI summary
An electronic musical instrument includes: a plurality of keys that include at least first keys corresponding to a first pitch range and second keys corresponding to a second pitch range; and at least one processor, configured to perform the following: in accordance with a key operation in the first pitch range, determining a syllable position contained in a phrase; and in accordance with a key operation in the second pitch rang, instructing a sound production of a digitally synthesized sound corresponding to the determined syllable position.