A system for generating a signal includes a touchpad including touch cells and a touch detection device for detecting the location and intensity of a pressure exerted on the touchpad; a first computer generating a first instruction based on the location and intensity of the pressure; an optical detection device for detecting a movement and/or a position, including optics for capturing images; a second computer for determining a motion parameter based on the captured images and for generating a second instruction based on the parameter; and a signal generator for producing a second signal based on the first instruction or on a first signal extracted from the first instruction, to which there is applied a special effect extracted from the second instruction; or on the second instruction or on a first signal extracted from the second instruction, to which there is applied a special effect extracted from the first instruction.

In an electronic device for an electronic musical instrument, a determination grace period during which a plurality of operations on the electronic musical instrument by a user are determined to be simultaneously performed for the first section is set based on the data included in a first section of the song having a plurality of sections. Automatic accompaniment is advanced from the first section to the next second section when a user operation of the electronic musical instrument is detected outside of the determination grace period for the first section during the playback of the first section of the accompaniment, and automatic accompaniment is not advanced from the first section to the second section when the user operation of the electronic musical instrument is detected within the determination grace period for the first section during the playback of the first section of the accompaniment.

An apparatus, system, and method for an electronic handheld musical instrument that generates electronic signals for processing by a processor-based module to generate musical sounds adapted to replicate non-electronic traditional hand percussion and other handheld instruments, is provided. A piezoelectric-based trigger is secured in an enclosed volume or enclosure formed in the electronic handheld musical instrument. When manipulated by a musician in a normal fashion, freely moving beads float or travel within the enclosure of the electronic handheld musical instrument and strike against a sensitive face of the piezoelectric transducer device to create a desired sound effect.

A human interface device including a processor coupled to a memory. A plurality of switch banks, also coupled to the processor and a rotary dial and a slider, both coupled to control circuitry, said control circuitry operable to provide positional information from the dial and the slider to the processor. The rotary dial and slider are disposed on the human interface device to form an association with the switch bank, a drive transducer coupled to said processor, said drive transducer including a plurality of LED sources spatially positioned on a positioning ring, a set of non-transitory processor instructions operable to direct the processor to provide MIDI commands through a BLE port.

A visual remote control assembly includes a housing hosting firmware suitable for allowing communication between the visual remote control assembly and a show computer; a display screen capable of receiving the communication from the show computer, the communication including data regarding a show performance, the display screen displaying the data regarding the show performance in an in-use operation of the visual remote control assembly, wherein the data regarding the show performance includes a song setlist including a current song, a next song, and a previous song; and a plurality of control mechanisms interacting with the firmware to thereby allow instructions to be sent to the show computer upon a user actuating the plurality of control mechanisms. A corresponding system and method are also provided.

A button unit is suspended vertically and has a button body with an actuating surface and a shaft extending downwardly therefrom. An X-Y sensor unit is arranged below the button body for detecting X-Y positions on the actuating surface. The X-Y sensor unit has one opening such that the shaft can move therethrough. One transfer element is elastically suspended below the shaft and moved downwardly upon downward movement of the shaft. A Z sensor unit is arranged below the transfer element. The Z sensor unit has a detection element for detecting downward movement of the transfer element. The X-Y sensor unit may include a capacitive sensor. The Z sensor unit may include an inductive sensor, a capacitive sensor, or a magnetic sensor. The shaft and the extension may include a translucent material to form a light guide for illuminating the button body via a light source.

A touch sensitive audio-visual input/output device comprising an internal core comprising a controller, the controller associated with at least one processor and at least one memory store, at least one light emitter associated with the controller, at least one audio output component associated with the controller, at least one actuator provided relative to the housing and associated with the controller and configured to transmit touch inputs to the controller to control operation of the device, and a flexible, translucent outer casing for at least partially enclosing the internal core.

A manipulator includes a light source that emits light; a rotatable member that is rotatable around an axis; and an operation member having a substantially disk shape, attached to the rotatable member so as to be rotatable together with the rotatable member, the operation member including a light guide member that guides light incident from the light source, and a wheel member arranged on one plate surface side of the light guide member, wherein the rotatable member has a holding portion that holds the light guide member.

A manipulator, comprises a light source that emits light; and an operation member rotationally operatable around an axis by a user, the operation member having a substantially disk shape and including a light guide member that guides light incident from the light source and emits the light to an outside in radical directions of the substantially disk shape from an outer peripheral portion thereof, and a reflecting member reflecting a portion of the light guided by the light guide member in a direction perpendicular to the radial directions at said outer peripheral portion.

An information processing method implemented by a computer, the information processing method including, generating pedal data representing an operation period of a pedal that extends sound production by key depression, from playing data representing a playing content.