CN1334558A

CN1334558A - Device for generating sound effect

Info

Publication number: CN1334558A
Application number: CN00138007A
Authority: CN
Inventors: 汉斯·彼得·威尔费
Original assignee: Individual
Current assignee: Individual
Priority date: 2000-07-13
Filing date: 2000-12-29
Publication date: 2002-02-06
Anticipated expiration: 2020-12-29
Also published as: EP1172799A1; KR100452671B1; EP1172799B1; KR20020007970A; BR0101103A; ES2188462T3; JP2002041044A; DE50000877D1; CN1175396C; ATE229216T1

Abstract

The device for generating tone effect has effecters which can be operated by foot, each of these effecters has input side and output side. Each effecter is connected in series each other. In this case, a supporting board is provided, and the effecters are set on the board using a fixation means.

Description

Produce acoustic device

The present invention relates to a kind of according to the acoustic device of the described generation of claim 1, but comprise the effect device of a plurality of pedal controls, these effect devices respectively have an inlet and an outlet and connect mutually.

But the effect device of pedal control especially is applied to music industry, so that change the tone color of electronic musical instrument such as guitar or bass guitar.Usually the hobby by this musician is configured to a total device with a plurality of this effect devices, can select various effects then or also can make up mutually.These effects are connected mutually in this case, just produce corresponding effects when handling this effect device, otherwise the electronic signal that produces on musical instrument are not transferred to amplifier or sound-track engraving apparatus with not giving effect.A plurality of effect devices can stagger in time or handle simultaneously in this device, thereby reach various effects are correspondingly mixed.

By traditional method, the musician always must hold movable place at each and reconfigure these effect devices and carry out layout according to his requirement and hobby.It is pretty troublesome to do one side like this, and these effect devices also may slightly slide and change its relative position each other on the other hand, so the musician must be in the device positioned internal of its effect device and deflection too much in this case during playing.

The objective of the invention is to further develop said apparatus, the feasible operation of significantly simplifying effect device.

For reaching this purpose by means of device with claim 1 feature.

Adopt a public base plate by core concept of the present invention, effect device can be fixed on the base plate by fixture.Effect device can be on base plate layout in advance, so before performing active or performance their installation or removal again of back, but layout is in accordance with regulations stayed on the base plate.The musician can believe also that during playing the layout of being selected by him remains in same space structure state by fixture, so he can be owing to the mutual uncertain relative position of effect device can not get guaranteeing during playing.

In order however still to provide degree of freedom to the musician, to change layout or interpolation, the deletion of determining for the moment again or to change effect device, it is removable that anchor designs becomes, and they allow repeatedly fixing and dismantle each effect device.

By a kind of preferred design, base plate also comprises center power supply, and a power supply unit especially is so that to each effect device power supply.Center power supply can be designed to be contained in the divider on the base plate, and itself is by an external power source, and for example the plug-in type power supply unit is powered.Mode as an alternative, power supply also can comprise power supply unit, battery or the chargeable accumulator of oneself.Appropriate is the voltage that also provides different, for example 9V and 12V.

By another kind of preferred design, base plate comprises a terminal strip, effect device and preferably guitar and/or amplifier and in case of necessity miscellaneous part can be connected to each other by the layout of wishing at that time by it.Can also connect miscellaneous part by terminal strip, for example be combined in the acoustical generator on the base plate, be used for the tuning of musical instrument.Advantageously terminal strip provides possibility, and the effect device of connecting is connected at least one preferably a plurality of signal loop (Loops).

In principle, base plate can have preposition, clamp etc. to be used for a plurality of effect devices.But advantageously anchor designs and being fabricated to can be positioned to effect device any one user and thinks and meet ergonomic layout, that is to say that effect device can be fixed by any one layout and direction on base plate.

Preferably further develop by a kind of, fixture comprises first kind of fixture and second kind of fixture that extends along whole base plate basically that can be contained on the effect device, for example a plurality of nylon joint strip and velcro faces that are contained on the base plate that are fixed on the effect device that are given for.Scheme as an alternative, also can be on effect device fixedly magnetic stripe and base plate comprise metal level, so effect device is fixed by magnetic force.Nylon joint strip or magnetic stripe can for example stick with glue agent and be fixed on the effect device.Particularly advantageous here is that nylon joint strip or magnetic stripe have comprised an adhesive layer, is covering with diaphragm seal when untapped state adhesive layer.

By a kind of concrete particularly preferred form of implementation, terminal strip comprises joint and the guitar joint and/or the amplifier joint of at least one or a plurality of loops, and making guitar and/or amplifier be communicated with the contact of effect device loop can carry out not needing to change between terminal strip and the effect device or under the situation of the cable laying between the effect device.

Further specify other features and advantages of the present invention by means of the explanation of embodiment and referring to accompanying drawing below.

Wherein:

Fig. 1 is used for a kind of skeleton view of form of implementation of the base plate of effect device by the present invention;

Fig. 2 is connected that the base plate by Fig. 1 is equipped with a plurality of effect devices between amplifier and the guitar; And

The layout possibility of Fig. 3 a-3e different schemes and be used for the base plate of effect device by the present invention.

But Fig. 1 schematically illustrates the base plate 23 of the effect device 11 that is used for a plurality of pedal controls with decomposition diagram.But the effect device 11 to 14 of pedal control supplies 9V with battery or power supply unit usually or also is connected between musical instrument and the amplifier 34 for the 12V electricity and by cable sometimes.In the present embodiment, effect device 11 to 14 is not directly but by being connected between amplifier 34 and the guitar at the terminal strip on the base plate 23 30.

Effect device 11 to 14 can be configured on the base plate 23 by the space structure of user expectation and by fixture 24; 25 to 28 is fixing.In this form of implementation, fixture is designed to continuous velcro face 24 in base plate one side.Anchor designs in effect device 11 to 14 1 sides is a nylon joint strip 25 to 28, and they especially can be fixed on the effect device 11 to 14 by the adhesive layer 31 that is coated in nylon joint strip 25 to 28 back sides.What nylon joint strip 25 to 28 was appropriate is to buy with base plate 23.They or be cut into appropriate length, or must be by using by simple household scissors cutting.They preferably include the adhesive layer of having mentioned 31, in their usefulness diaphragm seal 31 ' coverings of untapped state still.

In case nylon joint strip 25 to 28 is fixed on the downside of effect device 11 to 14, effect device 11 to 14 just can be contained on the velcro face 24 by the space layout of user's expectation.

On base plate 23, except that velcro face 24, also be provided with terminal strip 30 and power supply unit 32.In addition, base plate also comprises a center power supply 29 of regarding divider as, can be respectively effect device 11 to 14 therefrom and infeed necessary electric current.As shown in Figure 1, center power supply 29 can be combined in the terminal strip and by the power supply unit 32 that is combined in equally on the base plate 23 and powers.Form as an alternative, center power supply 29 can be by external power source or by one or more batteries or storage battery power supply.Advantageously center power supply 29 provides the multiple voltage value, for example 9V and 12V.In addition, on terminal strip 30, establish

loop joint

46,47, with the effect device 11 to 14 that connects a plurality of series connection.

Fig. 2 has represented a kind of possible placement scheme.Here base plate 23 is connected between the musical instrument of the amplifier of having mentioned 34 and the guitar 33 of design.As common in the prior art, effect device 11 to 14 is connected by simple circuit engineering between guitar 33 and amplifier 34, and wherein guitar cable 37 is not directly to introduce effect device 11 to 14, but feeds in the guitar joint 48 on the terminal strip 30.The amplifier cable 36 that is connected on the amplifier 34 neither directly terminate in the effect device 11 to 14, but terminates in the same amplifier joint 49 on terminal strip 30.By the inner lead (not shown), amplifier cable 36 and guitar cable 37 are connected with

relevant loop joint

46,47 respectively, can connect a plurality of effect devices 11 to 14 on the loop joint.The inlet 15 of first effect device 11 for example is connected with loop joint 46 by stube cable 44.Stube cable 41 leads to the inlet 16 of second effect device 12 from the outlet 19 of first effect device 11.Another stube cable 42 leads to the inlet 17 of the 3rd effect device 13 from the outlet 20 of second effect device, and another stube cable 43 leads to the inlet 18 of the 4th effect device 14 from the outlet 21 of the 3rd effect device 13.At last, stube cable 45 draws back terminal strip 30 and feeds relevant loop joint 47 there from the outlet 22 of the 4th effect device.Second, third and the

4th effect device

12,13,14 are connected on the center power supply by feed cable 38,39,40 respectively, the connection possibility of the multiple 9V of regulation and the connection possibility of multiple 12V in illustrated form of implementation.

Fig. 3 a to 3e has represented other alternative connection configuration, is used for base plate 23 and adds being connected of at least one amplifier 34 and at least one musical instrument (being guitar 33) here with effect device.Expression has the dull layout (Mono setup withgeneral foot swith) of channel swticher in Fig. 3 a, and here a conversion cable 56 extends between the terminal strip 30 of amplifier 34 and base plate 23.

In Fig. 3 b, two effect loops of configuration on base plate 23, wherein, the first effect loop directly is connected between amplifier 34 and the guitar 33, and the second effect loop constitutes the effect loop of an outside on amplifier 34 by amplifier loop cable 50,51.

In Fig. 3 c, the effect loop on base plate 23 velcro faces 24 is combined with outside effect device 52,53, and the latter is connected on the terminal strip 30 of base plate 23 by stube cable 54,55.

In Fig. 3 d, represented a kind of possible stereo layout, wherein introduced stereophonic signals and from 34,35 outputs of two amplifiers from the effect device 11 to 14 of guitar 33 on base plate 23.

Represented a kind of structure in Fig. 3 e, wherein guitar for example provides monotonic signal, but base plate can produce stereophonic effect by effect device 11 to 14, and sound signal is through

amplifier

34,35 outputs in this case.

In illustrated form of implementation, effect device can be retained under the situation of cabling on the base plate 23 velcro faces 24 each other.That is to say that the musician does not need to implement again again and again all to connect work, but the terminal strip 30 on guitar 33 and

amplifier

34,35 and the base plate 23 need only be coupled together.In order to transport, be equipped with the base plate of effect device 11 to 14 properly to be contained in the shipping bags.

Symbol table 11-14

effect device

36,47 amplifier cable 15-18 entrances, 37 guitar cable 19-22 outlet 38,39,40 feed cables, 23

base plates

41,42,43 stube cables, 24 fixtures, velcro

face

44,45 stube cables (effect device) 25-28 fixture,

nylon joint strip

46,47 loop joints, 29 center power supplys, 48 guitar joints, 30 terminal boards, 49 amplifier joints, 31 adhesive layers 50,51 amplifier loop cables, 31 ' diaphragm seal 52,53 external effects devices, 32 power subsystems 54,55 stube cables, external effects device 33 guitars 56

conversion cables

34,35 amplifiers

Claims

1. produce acoustic device, but the effect device (11 to 14) that comprises a plurality of pedal controls, effect device respectively has an inlet (15 to 18) and an outlet (19 to 22) and series connection mutually, it is characterized by: adopt a common backplane (23), effect device (11 to 14) can be fixed on the base plate by fixture (24 to 28).

2. according to the described device of claim 1, it is characterized by: fixture (24 to 28) is designed to allow repeatedly fixing and dismantles each effect device (11 to 14).

3. according to claim 1 or 2 described devices, it is characterized by: base plate (23) comprises center power supply (29), especially comprises the power supply unit (32) to each effect device (11 to 14) power supply.

4. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 3, it is characterized by: base plate (23) has a terminal strip (30), effect device (11 to 14) and preferably guitar (33) and/or amplifier (34,35) and in case of necessity miscellaneous part can be connected to each other by different schemes by it.

5. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 4, it is characterized by: fixture (24,25 to 28) designs and is fabricated to permission and effect device (11 to 14) is positioned to any one user thinks and meet ergonomic layout.

6. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 5, it is characterized by: fixture comprises first kind of fixture (25 to 28) and second kind of fixture (24) of stretching along whole base plate (23) plate basically that can be contained on the effect device (11 to 14).

7. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 6, it is characterized by: first kind of fixture (25 to 28) comprises that is used to be installed in a upward set adhesive layer (31) of effect device (11 to 14).

8. according to the described device of one of claim 1 to 7, it is characterized by: second kind of fixture (24) is designed to a velcro face (24) that is arranged on the base plate (23), and first kind of fixture (25 to 28) is designed to be contained in the nylon joint strip (25 to 28) on the effect device (11 to 14).

9. according to the described device of one of all claims in prostatitis, it is characterized by: terminal strip (30) comprises loop joint (46,47) and guitar joint (48) and/or amplifier joint (49), and making guitar (33) and/or amplifier (34,35) be communicated with the loop contact of effect device (11 to 14) can carry out not needing to change between terminal strip (30) and the effect device (11 to 14) or under the situation of the cable laying between the effect device (11 to 14).