Patent ID: 8143509
Filing Date: 2012-03-27
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A sound processor for a stringed instrument comprising: a transducer component, configured to be positioned proximate to a defined set of one or more adjacent strings of the stringed instrument, wherein the defined set of one or more adjacent strings is less than a total number of strings on the stringed instrument, the transducer component configured to produce a first transducer signal responsive to vibrations from the defined set of one or more strings and an octave divider component, configured to receive the first transducer signal, the octave divider component configured to produce a bass signal that is at least one octave below a frequency of the first transducer signal; the octave divider component utilizing a circular buffer wherein values representing the first transducer signal are written to the circular buffer at a predetermined rate, and the values are read out of the circular buffer at one-half the predetermined rate; wherein the circular buffer includes two output pointers indicating positions in the circular buffer to read out values, and wherein the octave divider component periodically switches between the two output pointers to read values out of the circular buffer.