JP2000029482A - Karaoke machine - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To easily and effectively impart a desired effect to playing tone and singing voices at a desired point of a music and to improve the arrangement characteristic of the music by imparting the effect assigned by effect data to either tones of the voices and playing tones in accordance with the effect data. SOLUTION: A CPU 2 outputs accompaniment tones in accordance with playing information and displays background videos on a monitor 9 if there are music effect information and voice effect information. The CPU applies the effect meeting the music effect information to the accompaniment tones and applies the effect corresponding to the voice effect information to the voices. Therefore, if the information to change over the background images to the video of a concert hall is set in, for example, plotting information and simultaneously the simulation echo information of the concert hall is set in the music effect information and the voice effect information, a user of a KARAOKE machine can be made to have a virtual experience of the singinng stage in the concert hall at desired timing.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus, and more particularly, to a karaoke apparatus for effectively applying sound effects and voice changes to performance sounds (accompaniment sounds) and singing voices.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a karaoke apparatus generally reproduces an optical disk or the like on which an image including performance music (accompaniment music) and lyrics information is recorded, and mixes the reproduced accompaniment music with a microphone and outputs the resulting music. It was a target.

However, in recent years, there has been a karaoke apparatus that plays music using a MIDI sound source used in electronic musical instruments and the like, and simultaneously displays lyrics on a background image such as a video CD (Compact Disc). A karaoke apparatus using such a MIDI sound source has a karaoke apparatus for playing back an optical disk on which an image including accompaniment music and lyrics information is recorded. Therefore, it has a feature that the amount of information can be reduced as compared with a karaoke apparatus that reproduces the optical disc.

In recent years, karaoke apparatuses have been widely used which utilize this characteristic to distribute music by communication using a telephone line or the like and to play the distributed music using a MIDI sound source. are doing. Such MID
In a karaoke apparatus using an I sound source, music is produced using MIDI data, and the MIDI data is usually produced so as to resemble an original music.

In the karaoke apparatus, a karaoke apparatus having a voice change function for performing a voice change by operating a switch on a front panel or a remote controller has appeared.

[0006]

However, in such a karaoke apparatus using a conventional MIDI sound source, since the MIDI data is produced in a manner similar to the original music, the music is arranged and added to the original music. If it is desired to provide the MIDI data, it is necessary to newly produce the MIDI data itself, and it is necessary to improve the arrangement of the music. Even if the MIDI data itself is re-created, it has an effect only on the accompaniment, and it is possible to use the karaoke apparatus to automatically apply the effect effect to the singing voice of the singing user. There was a problem that it was not possible.

[0007] Therefore, the invention according to claim 1 provides, in the music data, effect data designating an effect to be added to at least one of a sound input from a microphone and a performance sound played based on the music data. By setting in association with the timing data and applying an effect specified by the effect data to at least one of the sound and the performance sound based on the effect data, the music data as MIDI data is not changed. By simply adding effect data, it is possible to easily and effectively apply the intended effect to the performance sound or singing voice at the intended location of the song, thereby improving the arrangement of the song and singing voice. To provide a karaoke apparatus that can automatically apply an effective effect to a karaoke machine It is an object.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, the effect data is separately set for each of the voice and the performance sound, and the effects specified by the effect data for the voice and the performance sound are individually set based on the effect data. By giving the effect, different effects are applied to the performance sound and the singing voice at the intended place of the song, and the arrangement of the song can be further improved, and more effective effects can be applied to the singing voice. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke device that can perform.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, sound effect data for specifying a sound effect to be given to voice and performance sound is set as effect data, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is set based on the sound effect data. By giving the sound the sound effect specified by the sound effect data,
It is possible to easily and effectively apply the intended sound effect to at least one of the voice and the performance sound at the intended location of the music, and to effectively apply the sound effect to the performance sound and sing. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus that can automatically give an effective sound effect to voice.

According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, pitch data for designating a pitch of a voice and a performance sound is set as effect data, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is converted to the pitch data based on the pitch data. , The pitch of at least one of the voice and the performance sound can be easily and effectively changed to the intended pitch at the intended location of the song, and the performance pitch It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus that can change the pitch of a singing voice effectively and automatically while changing the pitch of the singing voice.

According to a fifth aspect of the present invention, voice type data designating a voice type of a voice and a performance sound is set as effect data, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is set based on the voice type data. By changing to the voice type specified by the voice type data, at least the voice type of the voice can be easily changed.
It is another object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus capable of effectively changing a voice type to an intended voice type at an intended portion of a song and effectively and automatically changing the voice type.

[0012]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a karaoke apparatus in which at least music data, video data, and lyric data are included in the karaoke music data for each timing data for setting a performance timing. Along with outputting the performance sound based on the music data, mixing the sound input from the microphone with the performance sound to the performance sound, displaying a background video based on the video data, and In the karaoke apparatus, the lyrics are combined with the background video based on the music data, and the music data is associated with the timing data, and the performance performed based on the voice input from the microphone and the music data. Effect data that specifies an effect to be given to at least one of the sounds is set, Effect applying means for individually applying an effect to the recorded voice and the performance sound; and applying an effect specified by the effect data to at least one of the sound and the performance sound based on the effect data to the effect applying means. The above-mentioned object is achieved by providing the control means for causing the above.

[0013] According to the above arrangement, the effect data for specifying the effect to be added to at least one of the sound input from the microphone and the performance sound performed based on the music data corresponds to the timing data. Since the effect specified by the effect data is added to at least one of the sound and the performance sound based on the effect data, the effect data can be added without changing the music data which is MIDI data. Simply and effectively, the intended effect can be added to the performance sound or singing voice at the intended location of the song, and the arrangement of the song can be improved. However, an effective effect can be automatically provided.

In this case, for example, as described in claim 2, the effect data is individually set for each of the voice and the performance sound, and the control means includes:
The effect applying means may individually apply an effect specified by the effect data to the voice and the performance sound based on the effect data set individually for the voice and the performance sound. Good.

According to the above configuration, the effect data is
Since the effect specified by the effect data is individually applied to the voice and the performance sound based on the effect data, the performance sound and the singing voice are individually set at the intended portion of the music. Different effects can be applied to the singing voice, and the arrangement of the music can be further improved, and a more effective effect can be applied to the singing voice.

Also, for example, as described in claim 3, the effect data is sound effect data for specifying a sound effect to be given to the voice and the performance sound,
The control means may cause the effect imparting means to impart a sound effect specified by the sound effect data to at least one of the voice and the performance sound based on the sound effect data.

According to the above configuration, the sound effect data for designating the sound effect to be given to the voice and the performance sound is set as the effect data, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is set based on the sound effect data. Since the sound effect specified by the sound effect data is given, the intended sound effect can be easily and effectively added to at least one of the sound and the performance sound at the intended place of the music, The sound effect can be effectively applied to the performance sound, and the effective sound effect can also be automatically applied to the singing voice.

Further, for example, as described in claim 4, the effect data is pitch data for specifying a pitch of the voice and the performance sound, and the control means includes:
The effect imparting means may change at least one of the voice and the performance sound to a pitch specified by the pitch data based on the pitch data.

According to the above configuration, as effect data, pitch data for specifying a pitch of a voice and a performance sound is set, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is designated based on the pitch data. The pitch of at least one of the voice and the performance sound can be easily and effectively changed to the intended pitch at the intended location of the music, and the pitch of the performance sound can be effectively changed. And the pitch of the singing voice can be effectively and automatically changed.

Further, for example, as described in claim 5, the effect data is voice type data for designating a voice type of the voice and the performance sound.
The control means may cause the effect applying means to change at least one of the voice and the performance sound to a voice type designated by the voice type data based on the voice type data.

According to the above arrangement, voice type data designating the voice type of the voice and the performance sound is set as the effect data, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is converted to the voice based on the voice type data. Since the voice type is changed to the voice type specified by the type data, at least the voice type of the voice can be easily and effectively changed to the intended voice type at the intended location of the song, and the voice type can be effectively and Can be changed automatically.

[0022]

Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. It should be noted that the embodiments described below are preferred embodiments of the present invention, and therefore, various technically preferable limitations are added. However, the scope of the present invention is not limited to the following description. The embodiments are not limited to these embodiments unless otherwise specified.

FIGS. 1 to 3 show an embodiment of the karaoke apparatus according to the present invention. FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a karaoke apparatus 1 to which a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention is applied.

In FIG. 1, a karaoke apparatus 1 has a CPU
(Central Processing Unit) 2, ROM (Read Only)
Memory) 3, RAM (Random Access Memory) 4, SC
SI (Small Computer System Interface) I / F
5, HDD (hard disk) 6, VCD changer (video CD changer) 7, image controller 8, monitor 9, front panel 10, remote controller 11, communication controller 1
2. Timer 13, MIDI (Musical Instrument Dig)
It includes an I / F 14, a sound source 15, a voice control unit 16, a microphone 17, an amplifier 18, a speaker 19, and the like. The main components are connected to a bus 20.

The ROM 3 stores a boot program which is started when the power of the karaoke apparatus 1 is turned on, and the HDD 6 stores a control program and received music data.

The CPU (control means) 2 is a karaoke device 1
When the power supply of the karaoke apparatus 1 is turned on, a boot process is performed by a boot program stored in the ROM 3, the control program is loaded from the HDD 6 into the RAM 4, and each part of the karaoke apparatus 1 is used while using the RAM 4 as a work memory. Control and perform the processing as the karaoke apparatus 1,
An effect process described later is performed.

The above HDD 6 and VCD changer 7
Is connected to the SCSI I / F 5, and the VCD changer 7 is set with a plurality of video CDs (Compact Discs) for storing background images of karaoke. VC
The D changer 7 operates under the control of the CPU 2 and
D replacement processing and CD playback / stop processing from the designated position are performed. Note that instead of the VCD changer 7, L
A D player may be used.

The image control unit 8 is connected to a monitor 9 such as a TV monitor. The image control unit 8 controls the lyrics and the VCD changer 7 developed by the CPU 2 into a bit map.
Are output to the monitor 9 and the color of the lyrics is changed in accordance with the progress of the music based on the color change information of the music data.

The front panel 10 is provided with switches such as various switches and keys for operating the karaoke apparatus 1, and has a display such as an LED (Light).
t Emitting Diode) and LCD (Liquid Crystal Displa)
y) and the like, various operations of the karaoke apparatus 1 are performed from the switches, and the contents and various information input by the switches are displayed on the display. In addition, the front panel 10 includes a light receiving unit of the remote controller 11 and a light transmitting unit to the remote controller 11. The light receiving unit receives an operation signal transmitted from the remote controller 11, and
An information signal indicating the state of the karaoke apparatus 1 is transmitted from the optical transmitter to the remote controller 11.

The remote controller 11 is provided with switches such as various switches and keys for operating the karaoke apparatus 1, and has a display such as an LCD and an LED. Is performed, and the content and various information input from the switches are displayed on the display.

The communication control unit 12 has a line L, for example, I
SDN (Integrated Services Digital Network) or PSTN (Public Swic
The host 30 is connected via a hed Telephone Network (public telephone network) or the like. The communication control unit 12 communicates with the host 30 via the line L to download new music data from the host 30, and , Upload status. The music data downloaded from the host 30 is stored in the HDD 6 under the control of the CPU 2.

The host 30 stores a large number of music data,
When there is a request for song data from each karaoke device 1, the requested song data is transmitted to the karaoke device 1 via the line L, and the state of each karaoke device 1 is managed.

As shown in FIG. 2, the music data includes timing information (timing data), performance information (music data), drawing information (video data), lyric information (lyric data), color change information, and music effect information. (Effect data), audio effect information (effect data), etc., and each of the above information is described for each timing information, but depending on the timing information, only a part of the information is described. There is. This timing information is time information from the previous timing information,
The performance information includes a command for the sound source 15. The drawing information includes the reproduction position data of the VCD changer 7, and the lyrics information includes the lyrics data for the display,
Information on the display position and display color is included. The lyrics data includes a title and a copyright notice. The color change information includes information on a color change position, a color change width, and a display color, and the music effect information includes input information from the sound source 15, that is, effect information on an audio signal. This effect information includes effect information for an input from the microphone 17, that is, an audio signal. As the music effect information and the sound effect information as effect data, for example, sound effect data for giving an echo (sound effect), pitch data for specifying a pitch, or a voice type such as a male voice or a female voice is specified. The female voice to the male voice,
There is voice type data for changing a male voice into a female voice.

The timer 13 generates a timing clock serving as a reference when reproducing music data, and generates an interrupt at the generated timing.

A sound source 15 is connected to the MIDI I / F 14, and music data stored in the HDD 6 is input to the sound source 15 via the MIDI I / F 14. The sound source 15 reproduces the input music data and outputs it to the audio control unit 16 as an audio signal.

A microphone 17 is connected to the voice control unit (effect applying means) 16, and a voice signal of a singing voice collected by the microphone 17 is input from the microphone 17. The audio control unit 16 mixes the audio signal input from the sound source 15 and the audio signal input from the microphone 17 and outputs the result to the amplifier 18. Also, the voice control unit 16
Operating under the control of the PU 2, the audio signal input from the sound source 15 and the audio signal input from the microphone 17 are individually subjected to various effects such as echo (sound effect), pitch change, and voice type change. And the like to perform an effect process for giving the same.

The amplifier 18 amplifies the mixing signal input from the audio controller 16 and outputs the amplified signal to the speaker 19.
The speaker 19 loudspeaker outputs the mixing signal input from the amplifier 18.

Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described. The karaoke apparatus 1 is characterized in that effects are individually and automatically applied to performance sounds and singing voices based on music effect information and voice effect information set corresponding to timing data of music data.

That is, as shown in FIG. 3, the karaoke apparatus 1 performs processing based on each piece of information while securing timing based on the timing information of the music data. That is, the CPU 2 stores the song data of the song specified by the switch operation of the remote controller 11 or the front panel 10 as H
The music data of the specified music is read from the DD 6 or downloaded from the host 30 via the communication control unit 12 (step S1), and it is checked whether the wait time has elapsed based on the timing information of the music data (step S1). Step S2).

If the wait time has not elapsed in step S2, the CPU 2 checks whether a switch operation on the remote controller 11 or the front panel 10 has been performed (step S3). Perform the corresponding processing (step S
4) It is checked whether it is a data end or a performance end (step S5).

If it is determined in step S5 that the data end or the end of the performance has not been reached, the CPU 2 returns to step S2 to check whether the wait time has elapsed (step S2). Correspondingly, whether there is performance information (step S6) or drawing information (step S6)
8) It is sequentially checked whether there is lyric information (step S10), whether there is color change information (step S12), whether there is music effect information (step S14), and whether there is audio effect information (step S16). And
If there is performance information in step S6, the CPU 2
Performs performance information processing for transferring the performance information to the sound source 15 and causing the sound source 15 to reproduce the performance information (step S).
7) Check whether there is drawing information (step S)
8).

In step S8, if there is drawing information, CP
U2 is a VCD changer 7 based on the drawing information.
Is performed to perform background image reproduction and transfer the reproduced background image to the image control unit 8 (step S9), and check whether there is lyrics information (step S10).

In step S10, if there is lyrics information, C
The PU 2 performs lyric information processing for causing the image control unit 8 to develop the lyric information into a bitmap and synthesize the lyric information with the background video (step S11), and checks whether there is color change information (step S12).

In step S12, if there is color change information,
The CPU 2 performs color change information for causing the image control unit 8 to color the lyrics portion based on the color change information (step S13), and checks whether there is music effect information (step S14).

In step S14, if there is music effect information, the CPU 2 executes the sound source 1 which is the karaoke accompaniment music.
Based on the music effect information, music effect information processing for causing the audio control unit 16 to perform an effect process is performed on the audio signal that is the performance information input from Step 5 (Step S15), and it is checked whether the audio effect information is present (Step S15). S16).

If there is audio effect information in step S16, the CPU 2 performs audio effect information processing for causing the audio control unit 16 to perform an effect process on the audio signal input from the microphone 17 based on the audio effect information (step S16). S17) It is checked whether a switch operation has been performed on the remote controller 11 or the front panel 10 (step S3).

When a switch operation is performed in step S3, the CPU 2 performs a process corresponding to the switch operation in the same manner as described above (step S4), and checks whether data end or performance has been completed (step S5). If neither the data end nor the performance end, the process returns to step S2 and performs the same processing as described above (step S2, steps S6 to S17).

In step S3, a switch operation is performed.
If the switch operation is to stop the performance, the CPU 2
A performance end process is performed (step S4), and step S4 is performed.
At 5, it is determined that the performance has ended, and the process ends. If it is determined in step S5 that the music data of the music piece has ended, the CPU 2 determines that the performance has ended and ends the processing.

In the above processing, when there is performance information (step S7), when there is drawing information (step S8), and when there is music effect information and audio effect information (steps S14 and S16), the CPU 2 determines that performance. An accompaniment sound is output based on the information, a background image is displayed on the monitor 9, an effect corresponding to the music effect information is applied to the accompaniment sound, and an effect corresponding to the audio effect information is applied to the sound.

Therefore, for example, information for switching the background image to the image of the concert hall is set in the drawing information,
Simultaneously, when echo information (sound information) simulating the sound of the concert hall is set in the music effect information and the sound effect information, the user of the karaoke sings at the concert hall from the set time in the song at the intended timing. You can experience the state virtually. Also, for example, when information for switching the background image from a fast-moving vehicle to the viewpoint is set in the drawing information, and at the same time information on the pitch synchronized with the motion of the image and information on the left and right volume are set in the music effect information and the sound effect information. In addition, it is possible to allow the karaoke user to virtually experience the effect on the movement of the video from the set time point in the music at the intended timing. Further, for example, when information for switching a background image to an animation image is set in drawing information, and at the same time music effect information and audio effect information, in particular, voice type information that matches the character appearing in the animation is set in audio effect information. At the intended timing, the user of the karaoke can have the karaoke user virtually experience the voice actor of the animation from a set point in the music.

As described above, the karaoke apparatus 1 includes, in the music data, effect data designating an effect to be given to at least one of the performance sound performed based on the voice input from the microphone 17 and the performance information. The effect data is set for each timing data, and based on the effect data, an effect specified by the effect data is given to at least one of the sound and the performance sound.

Therefore, simply by adding effect data without changing the music data which is MIDI data, the intended effect can be easily and effectively applied to the performance sound or singing voice at the intended place of the music. Thus, the arrangement of the music can be improved, and an effective effect effect can be automatically applied to the singing voice.

The karaoke apparatus 1 sets the effect data individually for the singing voice and the performance sound, and individually specifies the effect specified by the effect data for the voice and the performance sound based on the effect data. Has been granted.

Therefore, different effects can be applied to the performance sound and the singing voice at the intended portion of the music, and the arrangement of the music can be further improved, and more effective effects can be added to the singing voice. Can be granted.

Although the invention made by the inventor has been specifically described based on the preferred embodiments, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and various modifications may be made without departing from the gist of the invention. It goes without saying that it is possible.

For example, in the above embodiments, the echo effect (acoustic effect), the pitch effect, and the voice type effect have been described as effects, but the effects are not limited to these.

[0057]

According to the karaoke apparatus according to the first aspect of the present invention, an effect is given to the music data to at least one of a sound input from a microphone and a performance sound played based on the music data. The specified effect data is set in association with the timing data, and based on the effect data, an effect specified by the effect data is added to at least one of the sound and the performance sound. By simply adding effect data without performing, it is possible to easily and effectively apply the intended effect to the performance sound or singing voice at the intended location of the song, improving the arrangement of the song In addition to this, an effective effect effect can be automatically given to the singing voice.

According to the karaoke apparatus of the second aspect, the effect data is separately set for each of the voice and the performance sound, and the effect data is designated for the voice and the performance sound based on the effect data. Since different effects are applied individually, different effects can be applied to the performance sound and singing voice at the intended location of the song,
The arrangement of the music can be further improved, and an even more effective effect can be given to the singing voice.

According to the karaoke apparatus according to the third aspect of the present invention, sound effect data for designating sound effects to be given to voices and performance sounds is set as effect data, and voice and performance sounds are set based on the sound effect data. The sound effect specified by the sound effect data is added to at least one of the sounds, so that the sound effect intended at the intended place of the music can be easily and effectively applied to at least one of the sound and the performance sound. The sound effect can be effectively applied to the performance sound, and the effective sound effect can also be automatically applied to the singing voice.

According to the karaoke apparatus of the fourth aspect of the present invention, pitch data for specifying the pitch of the voice and the performance sound is set as the effect data, and at least one of the voice and the performance sound is set based on the pitch data. Since the sound is changed to the pitch specified by the pitch data, it is possible to easily and effectively change the pitch of at least one of the voice and the performance sound to the intended pitch at the intended location of the music. In addition, the pitch of the performance sound can be effectively changed, and the pitch of the singing voice can also be effectively and automatically changed.

According to the karaoke apparatus according to the fifth aspect of the present invention, voice type data designating the voice type of the voice and the performance sound is set as the effect data, and the voice and the performance sound are set based on the voice type data. Since at least one of the sounds is changed to the voice type specified by the voice type data, at least the voice type of the voice can be easily and effectively changed to the intended voice type at the intended portion of the song, Voice type can be changed effectively and automatically.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a circuit block diagram of a karaoke apparatus to which an embodiment of a karaoke apparatus according to the present invention is applied.

FIG. 2 is a view showing an example of music data used in the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing karaoke performance / effect processing by the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Karaoke device 2 CPU 3 ROM 4 RAM 5 SCSI I / F 6 HDD 7 VCD changer 8 Image control unit 9 Monitor 10 Front panel 11 Remote control 12 Communication control unit 13 Timer 14 MIDI 15 Sound source 16 Voice control unit 17 Microphone 18 Amplifier 19 Speaker 20 bus 30 host

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. For each timing data for setting a performance timing, a performance sound is output based on at least the music data in the karaoke music data in which music data, video data and lyrics data are set, and A karaoke that mixes sound input from a microphone with the sound to the performance sound, displays a background video based on the video data, and synthesizes and displays the lyrics with the background video based on the lyrics data. In the device,
The music data is associated with the timing data,
Effect data that specifies an effect to be given to at least one of the performance sounds played based on the sound input from the microphone and the music data is set, and the sound and the performance sounds are individually set. Effect providing means for applying an effect, and control means for causing the effect applying means to apply an effect specified by the effect data to at least one of the sound and the performance sound based on the effect data. A karaoke apparatus characterized by the above-mentioned. 2. The effect data is individually set for each of the sound and the performance sound, and the control means controls the effect providing means to set the sound and the performance sound individually for each of the sound and the performance sound. 2. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein an effect specified by the effect data is individually applied to the voice and the performance sound based on the effect data. 3. The effect data is sound effect data for specifying a sound effect to be given to the sound and the performance sound. The control means sends the sound and the sound to the effect giving means based on the sound effect data. 3. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the performance sounds has a sound effect specified by the sound effect data. 4. The effect data is pitch data for designating a pitch of the voice and the performance sound, and the control means controls the effect imparting means to output the sound and the performance sound based on the pitch data. 3. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the sounds is changed to a pitch specified by the pitch data. 5. The effect data is voice type data for designating a voice type of the voice and the performance sound, and the control means controls the effect applying means to execute the voice and the performance based on the voice type data. 3. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein at least one of the sounds is changed to a voice type specified by the voice type data.