- Rockin’ Patent®: US Patent No. 8,822,803
- Filed: 11 September 2013
- In the name of: Ableton AG
- Title: Dynamic Diatonic Instrument
- What’s claimed: “A musical instrument comprising buttons for playing notes comprising: buttons arranged in an isomorphic layout consisting of rows and columns; a layout format selector to select a layout from the group consisting of a diatonic layout of the buttons, wherein a certain diatonic scale in a certain key is selected and wherein each row consists of consecutive notes of said scale in said key, and a chromatic layout of the buttons, wherein each row consists of consecutive notes of the chromatic scale; a key selector to select said certain key; and a scale selector to select said certain diatonic scale.”
- Why this patent rocks: This patent appears to relate to Ableton AG’s instrument ‘Push’ that is designed to be used alongside Ableton Live, the assignee’s software for music production. The Push MIDI controller has a display, pressure-sensitive pads, control tools and sampling capabilities. If you’re curious to learn more about the Ableton Push, see here.
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