Patent ID: 9704465
Date: 2017-07-11
CPC Classifications: G10H

Claim:
1. A sound augmentation device attached to a surface of an acoustic instrument, the sound augmentation device comprising: an input source communicatively coupled to the sound augmentation device; an audio signal router communicatively coupled to the input source, the audio signal router receiving a digital audio signal from the sound augmentation device; a digital signal processor communicatively coupled to the audio signal router; an amplifier communicatively coupled to the digital signal processor; a vibrating driver coupled to the amplifier by one of an electronic cable and a wireless connection and receiving a digital signal from the amplifier; a battery electrically connected to each of the audio signal router and the digital signal processor and the amplifier and wherein the vibrating driver is positioned to selectively contact the flat surface of the acoustic instrument and create a vibration of the surface of the acoustic instrument based on the digital signal received from the amplifier to produce an augmented audio signal; and an attachment mechanism, the attachment mechanism providing for selective attachment and removal of the sound capture device, and wherein the sound augmentation device captures a first sound produced by the acoustic instrument.