Patent ID: 8324494

Claim:
A method to generate a percussion signal including a memory module, a foot operable pedal, an audio signal output and a signal processor; Said memory module stores a percussion-compilation that is further comprised of a plurality of fill-sets and a plurality of sequential percussion-segments; Each of said fill-sets are associated with a specific percussion-segment; Said fill-sets are further comprised of multiple, sequential individual-fills and a transition-fill; For each fill-set, after the last in the sequence of individual-fills has been played the sequence begins over with the first individual-fill in that fill-set; Each of said percussion-segments, said individual-fills and said transition fills are executable audio files or executable MIDI instructions; Each of said percussion-segments and said transition-fills are played in a perpetual loop; Said signal processor executes said audio files stored in said memory module resulting in generation of a percussion signal and delivery of said percussion signal to said audio signal output; Said foot operable pedal receives and delivers to said signal processor any of a human foot generated first cue, second cue, third cue and a fourth cue; When said first cue is applied to said foot operable pedal, said signal processor begins to execute a first of said sequential percussion-segments of a said percussion-compilation in a perpetual loop; When said second cue is applied to said foot operable pedal said signal processor interrupts the playing percussion-segment and executes once a first sequential individual-fill of said fill-set associated with the then playing percussion-segment and then reverts to playing the interrupted percussion-segment; When said second cue is again applied to said foot operable pedal said signal processor interrupts the playing percussion-segment and executes once a subsequent individual-fill from said associated fill-set and then reverts again to the interrupted percussion-segment; When said third cue is applied to said foot operable pedal said signal processor interrupts the playing percussion-segment and executes once the transition-fill in the fill-set associated with the playing percussion-segment and then executes the subsequent percussion-segment in the percussion-compilation; When a fourth cue is applied to said foot operable pedal said signal processor stops the execution of said percussion compilation.