Patent ID: 8729375
Filing Date: 2014-05-20
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An electronic musical instrument comprising: a platter operable to rotate about a center point, wherein the platter is operable to be rotated by a user; a rotational position sensor operable to sense rotation of the platter and provide a position signal indicative of the sensed rotation of the platter; a buffer operable to store a sound sample; and a processor operable to: an octave selector operable to receive octave selection input from the user selecting a number of octaves per rotation of the platter and provide an octave selection signal indicative of the selected number of octaves per rotation to the processor, wherein the processor is further operable to receive the octave selection signal and shift the frequency of the sound sample as a function of the selected number of octaves per rotation and the determined rotational position of the platter.