The present invention relates to systems and methods for visual image audio composition. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for audio composition from a diversity of visual images and user determined sound database sources.

The present invention relates to a loop switcher, controllers therefor, and methods for controlling an array of audio effect devices. A controller for controlling a loop switcher with an input, an output, and a plurality of re-orderable loops, comprising a plurality of switches, each of the plurality of switches controls a corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops for coupling the corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops between the input and the output in a sequence; and a plurality of display elements, wherein each of the plurality of switches has a corresponding one of the plurality of display elements, where each display element indicates visually the sequence order of the sequence in which the plurality of re-orderable loops are coupled between the input and the output.

The present invention relates to a loop switcher, controllers therefor, and methods for controlling an array of audio effect devices. A controller for controlling a loop switcher with an input, an output, and a plurality of re-orderable loops, comprising a plurality of switches, each of the plurality of switches controls a corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops for coupling the corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops between the input and the output in a sequence; and a plurality of display elements, wherein each of the plurality of switches has a corresponding one of the plurality of display elements, where each display element indicates visually the sequence order of the sequence in which the plurality of re-orderable loops are coupled between the input and the output.

Provided is a transmitter for musical instrument and a mode switching method thereof. A transmitter for musical instrument which is mounted on an electric guitar determines the electric guitar is in a not-in-use state when a continuation time in which a square sum of accelerations output from a three-axis acceleration sensor is smaller than a power-saving threshold value is longer than a power-saving transition time, and the transmitter transitions from a normal mode to an energy-saving mode. On the other hand, when the accelerations in the energy-saving mode becomes equal to or greater than a release threshold value from a state of being smaller than the release threshold value or becomes equal to or smaller than the release threshold value from a state of being greater than the release threshold value, the electric guitar is returned from the energy-saving mode to the normal mode.

An effect imparting device, control method and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. This effect imparting device has: a plurality of effect units that provide effects to sound that has been input; a storage part for storing a plurality of patches each including a collection of parameters to be applied to the effect units; an input part for receives a designation of a patch; an application part for applying the parameters included in the designated patch to the effect units; an output part for outputting the sound to which effects have been provided in accordance with the parameters applied to the effect units; and a muting means for temporarily muting the effectsprovided sound to be outputted when the effects units include an effect unit in which the type of an effect is changed through changing of the designated patch.

An effect imparting device, control method and non-transitory computer readable medium are provided. This effect imparting device has: a plurality of effect units that provide effects to sound that has been input; a storage part for storing a plurality of patches each including a collection of parameters to be applied to the effect units; an input part for receives a designation of a patch; an application part for applying the parameters included in the designated patch to the effect units; an output part for outputting the sound to which effects have been provided in accordance with the parameters applied to the effect units; and a muting means for temporarily muting the effectsprovided sound to be outputted when the effects units include an effect unit in which the type of an effect is changed through changing of the designated patch.

The present invention relates to a loop switcher, controllers therefor, and methods for controlling an array of audio effect devices. A controller for controlling a loop switcher with an input, an output, and a plurality of re-orderable loops, comprising a plurality of switches, each of the plurality of switches controls a corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops for coupling the corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops between the input and the output in a sequence; and a plurality of display elements, wherein each of the plurality of switches has a corresponding one of the plurality of display elements, where each display element indicates visually the sequence order of the sequence in which the plurality of re-orderable loops are coupled between the input and the output.

The present invention relates to a loop switcher, controllers therefor, and methods for controlling an array of audio effect devices. A controller for controlling a loop switcher with an input, an output, and a plurality of re-orderable loops, comprising a plurality of switches, each of the plurality of switches controls a corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops for coupling the corresponding one of the plurality of re-orderable loops between the input and the output in a sequence; and a plurality of display elements, wherein each of the plurality of switches has a corresponding one of the plurality of display elements, where each display element indicates visually the sequence order of the sequence in which the plurality of re-orderable loops are coupled between the input and the output.

A keyboard device is provided including a chassis; a mass body which is turnably installed in the chassis; and transmission means which transmits a driving force in response to key touching of a key to the mass body, wherein the mass body inclues an inner wheel and an outer wheel installed on a radially outward side of the inner wheel and is configured to serve as a component for transmitting a torque in one-way direction between the inner wheel and the outer wheel. The transmission means is engaged with one of the inner wheel and the outer wheel of the mass body. The torque is transmitted between the inner wheel and the outer wheel of the mass body at a time of key touching. The torque is not transmitted between the inner wheel and the outer wheel of the mass body at a time of key release.

A relationship of 0<.sub.1<2.sub.1 is satisfied, where .sub.1 is an angle formed between a first line which is vertical to a parallel line passing through a pivot center point and being parallel to a pivot extending direction, passes through a center point of a first portion from the center point of the first portion toward the parallel line, and a second line which is vertical, at the center point of the first portion, to a first portion extending direction, passes through the center point of the first portion toward a vertical line being vertical to the parallel line and passing through the pivot center point, and where .sub.1 is an angle formed between the first line and a third line connecting the pivot center point and the center point of the first portion from the center point of the first portion toward the pivot center point.