Patent ID: 7589275

Claim:
An electronic hi-hat cymbal comprising a hi-hat having a strike detector for detecting a strike, a pedal unit having a stepped degree detector for detecting a stepped degree of a pedal, a waveform data memory for storing a plurality of electronic hi-hat sound waveform data, corresponding to the respective stepped degrees, in a plurality of stages, detectable by the stepped degree detector, and a musical tone generator; wherein the musical tone generator reads out electronic hi-hat sound waveform data corresponding to a stepped degree detected by the stepped degree detector from the waveform data memory when a strike is detected by the strike detector to thereby generate a musical tone signal before outputting, and in the case where a change occurs to the stepped degree detected by the stepped degree detector during a musical tone being produced thereafter, the musical tone generator reads out electronic hi-hat sound waveform data corresponding to a new stepped degree halfway through to thereby generate a musical tone signal before outputting.