System and method for remotely generating sound from a musical instrument

摘要

Disclosed is a system and method for remotely generating sound from a musical instrument. In one embodiment, the system includes an input configured to receive a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument, an exciter for converting the signal to mechanical vibrations, and a coupling interface for coupling the mechanical vibrations into a second musical instrument. The method for remotely generating sound includes the steps of generating a signal representative of the sound of a first musical instrument, transmitting the signal, receiving the signal at an input, converting the signal to mechanical vibrations, and coupling the mechanical vibrations to a second musical instrument capable of producing sound waves.

主权项

1. A system for producing sound from a musical instrument, the system comprising:
an input configured to receive an externally generated signal, said signal being an electrical, optical or radio frequency signal representative of sound produced by a first musical instrument; at least one exciter configured to accept the externally generated signal as its input and to produce mechanical vibrations as its output and wherein the at least one exciter comprises at least a first exciter; at least one coupling interface operatively connected to the at least one exciter and configured to accept the mechanical vibrations of the at least one exciter and transfer the mechanical vibrations to an acoustic guitar, thereby producing sound from the acoustic guitar, and wherein the at least one coupling interface comprises at least a first coupling interface operatively connected to the first exciter; and a mounting adapter configured to maintain the at least one coupling interface in direct contact with an existing bridge structure of the acoustic guitar; said externally generated signal being generated externally to said acoustic guitar.