Inventor
AOKI EIICHIRO
JP93 patents
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YAMAHA CORP
43 patentsUS5290964AMar 1, 1994
Musical tone control apparatus using a detector
YAMAHA CORP185 citations99
USRE40543EOct 21, 2008
Method and device for automatic music composition employing music template information
YAMAHA CORP54 citations96
US6576828B2Jun 10, 2003
Automatic composition apparatus and method using rhythm pattern characteristics database and setting composition conditions section by section
YAMAHA CORP64 citations96
US6252152B1Jun 26, 2001
Automatic composition apparatus and method, and storage medium
YAMAHA CORP63 citations96
US6245984B1Jun 12, 2001
Apparatus and method for composing music data by inputting time positions of notes and then establishing pitches of notes
YAMAHA CORP95 citations96
US6075193AJun 13, 2000
Automatic music composing apparatus and computer readable medium containing program therefor
YAMAHA CORP60 citations96
US5736663AApr 7, 1998
Method and device for automatic music composition employing music template information
YAMAHA CORP85 citations96
US5403970AApr 4, 1995
Electrical musical instrument using a joystick-type control apparatus
YAMAHA CORP54 citations96
US5081896AJan 21, 1992
Musical tone generating apparatus
YAMAHA CORP66 citations96
US6756533B2Jun 29, 2004
Automatic music composing apparatus and automatic music composing program
YAMAHA CORP34 citations93
US6395970B2May 28, 2002
Automatic music composing apparatus that composes melody reflecting motif
YAMAHA CORP36 citations93
US6294720B1Sep 25, 2001
Apparatus and method for creating melody and rhythm by extracting characteristic features from given motif
YAMAHA CORP27 citations93
US6175072B1Jan 16, 2001
Automatic music composing apparatus and method
YAMAHA CORP54 citations93
US6162982ADec 19, 2000
Automatic composition apparatus and method, and storage medium therefor
YAMAHA CORP46 citations93
US6143971ANov 7, 2000
Automatic composition apparatus and method, and storage medium
YAMAHA CORP45 citations93
US6124543ASep 26, 2000
Apparatus and method for automatically composing music according to a user-inputted theme melody
YAMAHA CORP55 citations93
US5760325AJun 2, 1998
Chord detection method and apparatus for detecting a chord progression of an input melody
YAMAHA CORP32 citations93
US5661253AAug 26, 1997
Control apparatus and electronic musical instrument using the same
YAMAHA CORP52 citations93
US5525749AJun 11, 1996
Music composition and music arrangement generation apparatus
YAMAHA CORP28 citations93
US6472591B2Oct 29, 2002
Portable communication terminal apparatus with music composition capability
YAMAHA CORP49 citations92
US6025551AFeb 15, 2000
Fingering information analyzer and electronic musical instrument with the same
YAMAHA CORP19 citations92
US5763802AJun 9, 1998
Apparatus for chord analysis based on harmonic tone information derived from sound pattern and tone pitch relationships
YAMAHA CORP21 citations92
US5756917AMay 26, 1998
Automatic accompaniment device capable of selecting a desired accompaniment pattern for plural accompaniment components
YAMAHA CORP20 citations92
US5492049AFeb 20, 1996
Automatic arrangement device capable of easily making music piece beginning with up-beat
YAMAHA CORP32 citations92
US6486390B2Nov 26, 2002
Apparatus and method for creating melody data having forward-syncopated rhythm pattern
YAMAHA CORP14 citations84
US6100462AAug 8, 2000
Apparatus and method for generating melody
YAMAHA CORP17 citations84
US6384310B2May 7, 2002
Automatic musical composition apparatus and method
YAMAHA CORP18 citations83
US5265516ANov 30, 1993
Electronic musical instrument with manipulation plate
YAMAHA CORP20 citations82
US6791021B2Sep 14, 2004
Automatic chord progression correction apparatus and automatic composition apparatus
YAMAHA CORP12 citations74
US6417437B2Jul 9, 2002
Automatic musical composition method and apparatus
YAMAHA CORP10 citations74
US5756916AMay 26, 1998
Automatic arrangement apparatus
YAMAHA CORP15 citations74
US5596160AJan 21, 1997
Performance-information apparatus for analyzing pitch and key-on timing
YAMAHA CORP12 citations74
US5561256AOct 1, 1996
Automatic arrangement apparatus for converting pitches of musical information according to a tone progression and prohibition rules
YAMAHA CORP13 citations74
US5484957AJan 16, 1996
Automatic arrangement apparatus including backing part production
YAMAHA CORP12 citations74
US5448008ASep 5, 1995
Musical-tone control apparatus with means for inputting a bowing velocity signal
YAMAHA CORP14 citations74
US5424486AJun 13, 1995
Musical key determining device
YAMAHA CORP18 citations74
US5418325AMay 23, 1995
Automatic musical arrangement apparatus generating harmonic tones
YAMAHA CORP15 citations74
US5401898AMar 28, 1995
Electronic musical instrument having multiple performance functions
YAMAHA CORP12 citations74
US5393927AFeb 28, 1995
Automatic accompaniment apparatus with indexed pattern searching
YAMAHA CORP18 citations74
US5296644AMar 22, 1994
Chord detecting device and automatic accompaniment device
YAMAHA CORP17 citations74
US5290966AMar 1, 1994
Control apparatus and electronic musical instrument using the same
YAMAHA CORP10 citations74
US5247131ASep 21, 1993
Electronic musical instrument with multi-model performance manipulator
YAMAHA CORP16 citations74
US5241126AAug 31, 1993
Electronic musical instrument capable of simulating special performance effects
YAMAHA CORP11 citations74
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG
7 patentsUS4399731AAug 23, 1983
Apparatus for automatically composing music piece
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG136 citations96
US4461199AJul 24, 1984
Electronic musical instruments
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG30 citations92
US4217804AAug 19, 1980
Electronic musical instrument with automatic arpeggio performance device
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG34 citations92
US4539884ASep 10, 1985
Electronic musical instrument of waveshape memory type with expression control
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG26 citations82
US4489636ADec 25, 1984
Electronic musical instruments having supplemental tone generating function
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG24 citations82
US4192211AMar 11, 1980
Electronic musical instrument
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG17 citations82
US4185532AJan 29, 1980
Envelope generator
NIPPON MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS MFG18 citations82
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