Patent ID: 7473840
Filing Date: 2009-01-06
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An electronic drum comprising a pad having a pad strike detector, and a rim having a rim strike detector provided on the edge of the pad, for producing electronic sounds differing from each other on the basis of a pad strike detection signal outputted by the pad strike detector, and a rim strike detection signal outputted by the rim strike detector, said electronic drum further comprising: a waveform data memory storing waveform data on pad strike sounds generated when only the pad is struck, waveform data on rim strike sounds generated when only the rim is struck, and waveform data on rim-shot sounds generated when both the pad and the rim are struck; and a musical tone generator reading out sound waveform data on an strike sound corresponding to the pad of the strike detection signals from the waveform data memory, thereby generating the musical tone signal corresponding thereto when the pad strike detection signal is generated, while reading out waveform data on a rim-shot sound from the waveform data memory, thereby generating a musical tone signal corresponding thereto when the rim the strike detection signals is generated within a predetermined time from generation the pad the strike detection signals.