JP2000200089A - Communication karaoke sing-along system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user himself to easily edit music in conformity with his or her own taste and to enjoy the edited music many times. SOLUTION: This communication KARAOKE sing-along system is provided with a text data memory 11 which records many pieces of text data and a phrase data memory 12 which records many pieces of phrase music data in a host computer 1. The system is so constituted that the text data is downloaded from the text data memory 11 and that the phrase music data is downloaded from the phrase data memory 12 to a terminal machine 3. The system enables the user to edit the music by combining the required text data and the phrase music data, to reproducibly recorded the data of the edited music and to make KARAOKE sing-along playing at the terminal machine 3.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a communication karaoke system that allows a user to edit a karaoke song according to his / her preference.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Karaoke is one of the familiar means to come into contact with music. However, since it only sang to karaoke songs prepared in advance, it lacks creativity, and in some aspects it is only passive fun. There was a problem that it could not be enjoyed. If users can create their own original songs and enjoy them at karaoke, they will be able to enjoy music more aggressively, but it is easy for anyone to compose original songs with accompaniment. Not something you can do.

[0003] Even if an original song can be imagined in the mind, without a certain degree of musical knowledge and musical instrument playing skills, the song that came to mind cannot be reproduced and cannot be enjoyed later. As described above, conventionally, it has been impossible to enjoy songs other than ready-made karaoke songs by karaoke.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to allow a user himself to easily edit a song according to his / her preference, and The goal is to make the edited song more enjoyable on karaoke.

[0005]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to provide a lyrics data memory and a phrase data memory in a host computer, and download lyrics data from the lyrics data memory and phrase music data from the phrase data memory to the terminal. In the terminal, edit the song by combining the required lyrics data and phrase song data,
This is achieved by recording the edited music data in a reproducible manner so that karaoke can be performed.

[0006]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS The details of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a main configuration of a first embodiment of a communication karaoke system according to the present invention, FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation state of the communication karaoke system shown in FIG. 1, and FIGS. FIG. 11 is a plan view showing the display on the display shown in FIG. 11. FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing the operation of the second embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention. FIG. 12 is the operation of the third embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention. 13 is a flowchart showing the operation status of the fourth embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention, FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing the operation status of the fifth embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention, and FIG. FIG. 17 is a plan view showing a display on the display of the fifth embodiment.

First, a first embodiment will be described with reference to FIG. This embodiment is an example in which various songs are assigned to each phrase of lyrics for one song selected by the user to perform karaoke. In the figure, 1 is a host computer, 2 is a communication network, and 3 is a terminal connected to the host computer 1 via the communication network 2. Although only one terminal 3 is shown in FIG. 1, many similar terminals are connected to the host computer 1 via the communication network 3. Host computer 1
Has a CPU 10, a lyrics data memory 11, a phrase data memory 12, an edited song registration memory 13, and a karaoke data memory 14.

The CPU 10 controls calling and writing of data to the lyrics data memory 11, the phrase data memory 12, and the edited music registration memory 13. The lyrics data memory 11 stores a large number of lyrics data. These lyrics data include title data, lyrics telop data, and music genre and general data of the lyrics for each song. Each piece of lyric data is divided into four paragraphs, for example, “start”, “before rust”, “rust”, and “ending”, and is recorded.

The phrase data memory 12 stores a large number of phrase music data. These phrase music data are, for example, “intro”,
It is classified into five types of constituent categories, "start", "before rust", "rust", and "ending". Therefore, for example, a phrase tune classified as “intro” has a melody line suitable for the intro. Also,
The tonality of these phrase tunes has the same tonic, such as C major and C minor.

[0010] The phrase music data classified into each of the constituent categories further includes "slow ballad", "rock", "pops", "folk", "enka" according to the structure of the melody. And "dance music style"
Are classified into such genres. Edited song registration memory 1
Numeral 3 is for recording the edited music uploaded from the terminal 3 in a downloadable manner. The karaoke data memory 14 records ready-made karaoke data in a downloadable manner in response to a request.

The terminal 3 includes a CPU 30 and an editing memory 3
1, a synthesizer 320, and a mixing circuit 321
, A microphone 322, a speaker 323, a karaoke data memory 33, a controller 34, a display driver 350, and a display 351. The CPU 30 controls the operation of the terminal 3.

The editing memory 31 records the lyrics data downloaded from the host computer 1 and the selected phrase music data. The synthesizer 320
Based on the music data and the phrase music data of the karaoke data transmitted from the PU 30, required audio data is generated and transmitted to the mixing circuit 321. The mixing circuit 321 superimposes the audio data transmitted from the synthesizer 320 and the audio data input from the microphone 322, and outputs the resultant to the speaker 323.

The speaker 323 reproduces the required karaoke music and, if there is a voice input from the microphone 322, the voice and reproduces the voice. The karaoke data memory 33 rewritably records karaoke data, phrase tune data, image data of various selection screens, and the like downloaded in response to the request operation, and sends the data to be recorded to the CPU 30 in a timely manner in accordance with a command from the CPU 30. .

The controller 34 is operated by the user in accordance with the display on the display 351, and is used for requesting a karaoke song or creating an edited song.
Image data transmitted from the CPU 30 is input to the display 351 via the display driver 350, and a video is projected based on the image data.

Next, a procedure for creating an edited song by the communication karaoke system shown in FIG. 1 will be described with reference to FIGS. When the user wants to request the creation of the edited music, the user inputs a code indicating the creation of the edited music on the request screen as shown in FIG. When the request data is input to the host computer 1, a lyrics menu indicating the outline of the lyrics for each song is downloaded, and the display 351 of the terminal 3 displays the lyrics as shown in FIG. Then, a lyrics menu is displayed in which outlines of the contents are sequentially displayed for each of the lyrics for one song.

When the user operates the controller 34 in accordance with the display on the display 351, and selects a desired one from the displayed lyrics menu, the selected lyrics data is downloaded from the host computer 1, It is recorded in the editing memory 31 of the terminal device 3. Based on the lyrics data recorded in the editing memory 31, the lyrics are displayed on the display 351 in a state of being divided into paragraphs as shown in FIG. 5, and between the "title" and the "start". Inserts a paragraph labeled "Intro". The frames of these paragraphs are highlighted.

When the user selects a paragraph in which "Intro" is written, the data of the selected image as shown in FIG. 6 is downloaded from the host computer 1, and one type of genre is selected from the data. select. When the genre selection data is sent to the host computer 1, all the phrase tune data classified into the selected genre from the phrase tune data recorded in the phrase data memory 12 is transmitted to the terminal 3. Downloaded.

The downloaded phrase music data is recorded in the karaoke data memory 33. When the download of the phrase music data is completed, a list is displayed on the display 351 as shown in FIG.
When the user selects a pattern in this list, the selected pattern is reproduced from the speaker 323, so that the user listens to all the patterns and compares them to find and confirm a favorite phrase.

The determined phrase music data is recorded in the editing memory 31. When the phrase music data for one paragraph is determined, the screen returns to the screen shown in FIG. 5, but the frame of the determined paragraph is off-written. Subsequently, when a highlighted frame, for example, a paragraph displaying the lyrics of “start” is selected, the image shown in FIG. 8 is displayed on the display 351. On the right side of this image, the lyrics of the selected paragraph are displayed. With reference to this, the genre of the phrase song data is selected, and the favorite phrase song is selected in the same manner as when the intro is selected.

When the desired phrase tune can be assigned to all the paragraphs in this way, the image shown in FIG. 9 is displayed, and the desired rhythm is selected. When the selection of the rhythm is completed, the image shown in FIG. 10 is displayed, and the edited music data recorded in the editing memory is reproduced along with the selected rhythm. At this time, the user raises and lowers the key of the song according to the screen display, changes the key to his / her favorite tone, and confirms the change. When the creation of the edited music is completed in this way, the completed edited music is reproduced.

At this time, the telop of the lyrics and an appropriate background image are displayed on the display 351. The color of the telop changes at a constant speed from the front to the rear as the telop is reproduced, and indicates a singing point. When the reproduction is completed and the created content is accepted, the edited music data is uploaded to the host computer 1 and recorded in the edited music registration memory. At this time, a code number is assigned to the uploaded edited music data, and the data is downloaded. The user records this and uses it when making a next request.

In the first embodiment, the genre in which the lyrics data and the phrase music data are classified and the number of paragraph divisions may be finer than those described above, or may be roughly converse. Other than the above, a specific song such as a theme song of a hero may be used, and the number of classifications and the types of the lyrics data and the phrase song data do not need to match. In addition, without classifying by genre, a desired list may be selected from a list of selectable lyrics and phrase song data,
The selection of lyrics and phrase songs may be changed at any time before the completed edited song data is transmitted to the host computer.

The intro may be deleted at the request of the user, and an interlude or a follow-up may be inserted. Also, the code number of the edited song that is registered may be automatically filed in the terminal, or the code number may be used as the ID number of each terminal, and the terminal that created the edited song may automatically register the code number. A request for an edited song that has been registered may be made possible.

The edited song data may be registered in a karaoke data memory in which ready-made karaoke data is recorded.
You may use it by holding it on the terminal and not uploading it to the host computer.
The display may simply be updated without changing the color.

Hereinafter, other embodiments will be described. Since the main configuration of the following embodiments is the same as that of the above-described first embodiment, the description will focus on the differences. In the second embodiment, the genre of the lyrics data matches the genre classification of the image music data. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 11, when a request to create an edited song is made, lyrics menu data is transmitted from the host computer, and the lyrics menu is displayed on the display of the terminal.

When the lyrics are selected in accordance with the display on the display, the lyrics data and the image music data of the genre to which the selected lyrics belong are downloaded. Since the selected lyrics are displayed on the display, phrase songs may be assigned to each paragraph in the same manner as in the first embodiment, and edited songs may be registered in the host computer. In the second embodiment, the lyrics and the image song belong to the same genre, so that it is easier to edit songs with uniformity than in the first embodiment. Since no access is required, editing can be performed in a short time and at low cost.

In the second embodiment, each lyric data and image music data may belong to a plurality of genres, and when the lyrics are determined, regardless of the genre of the selected lyrics. At the same time, the genre of the image song may be selected, and in this case, the lyrics need not be categorized.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the second embodiment, as shown in FIG. 12, when the creation of an edited song is requested, the lyrics data is downloaded, and a menu of the downloaded lyrics is displayed on the display of the terminal. This lyrics menu includes the title, genre, purpose of the lyrics, and the like. The meaning of the lyrics indicates, for example, the general direction of the lyrics such as “love” and “depiction of scene”.

When the user looks at the displayed lyrics menu and selects one of the lyrics, the entire lyrics are displayed. If the user does not like the displayed lyrics and cancels it, the lyrics menu is displayed again. Therefore, the operation of selecting the lyrics is repeated until the favorite lyrics are displayed. When the lyrics are determined, the data of the genre to which the lyrics belong is uploaded to the host computer, so that all the image music data classified into the genre of the selected lyrics is downloaded to the terminal.

After the image music data is downloaded, the desired phrase music is assigned to the lyrics in the same manner as in the second embodiment, the edited music is completed, and the edited music is registered in the host computer. In the third embodiment, since the lyrics are selected by actually looking at the lyrics, the image music can be assigned to the lyrics according to the user's preference as compared with the first and second embodiments.

Next, a fourth embodiment will be described. In the fourth embodiment, as shown in FIG. 13, when the creation of the edited music is requested, the data of the genre menu is downloaded, and the genre menu is downloaded to the display of the terminal. When a desired one is selected from the displayed genre menu, data of the selected genre is uploaded to the host computer. The host computer downloads lyrics data and image music data belonging to the genre to the terminal based on the data of the genre menu.

Since a lyrics menu is displayed on the display of the terminal, a desired phrase song is assigned to the lyrics as in the second embodiment, an edited song is completed, and the edited song is registered in the host computer. I just need. In the fourth embodiment, the genre is specified first, and then the lyrics data and the image music data are downloaded. Therefore, the music can be edited by downloading a small amount of data. The running cost can be kept low.

Next, a fifth embodiment will be described. In the fifth embodiment, lyrics data is recorded in paragraph units.
As in the first embodiment, these paragraphs are classified into, for example, "start", "before rust", "rust", and "ending". The lyrics recorded in each paragraph have a common tone for each paragraph.

The image music data is classified into five types in which "intro" is added to the four types described above, and these image musics have a melody to which the lyrics of the tone set in each paragraph can fit. . In the communication karaoke system shown in the fifth embodiment, when a request to create an edited song is made, the paragraph menu data is downloaded from the host computer as shown in FIG. 14, and the display of the terminal shown in FIG. 15 is displayed. Such a paragraph menu is highlighted.

One of the highlighted paragraphs,
For example, when "Start" is selected, the lyrics data and image song data classified as "Start" are downloaded from the host computer based on the selected data, and selectable lyrics are displayed in a list on the terminal display. Is displayed. When one favorite song is selected from the displayed lyrics, a genre menu similar to that shown in FIG. 8 is displayed, and one genre is selected from the menu. When a desired genre is selected, a list of selectable image tunes is displayed. Select and listen to each of them, and select a favorite phrase tune.

When the lyrics and phrase songs for one paragraph have been determined, both data are recorded in the terminal. If there is a paragraph in which the lyrics and phrase songs have not been determined, as in the first embodiment, the data is displayed on the screen of the terminal. Displays a paragraph menu. At this time, the frame of the paragraph in which the lyrics and the phrase music have been determined is displayed off-light. Although not shown in FIG. 14, when “Intro” is selected at the time of selecting a paragraph,
Since there is no corresponding lyric data, the process proceeds to the procedure for selecting phrase music data.

When the necessary data has been determined in all the paragraphs, the rhythm and tonality are set in the same manner as in the above embodiment.
The completed edited music data is registered in the host computer so as to be downloadable. In the fifth embodiment, the edited song does not have a title, but the user may be allowed to give a desired title, and the download of the image song data is performed after selecting the genre of the phrase song. It may be performed.

The present invention is configured as described above, but is not limited to the above embodiment. For example, the techniques described in the first to fifth embodiments may be combined with each other, and part of the lyrics, for example, proper nouns, endings, and tone may be changed by the user. The tone of each paragraph may be determined, and lyrics may be freely written within that range. Further, the lyrics may be mechanically divided into paragraphs, and “chorus” or the like may be assigned to a favorite place, so that a song starting with rust may be created. Also, the rhythm and tonality may not be set, and the phrase song data may be used as it is, or the tonality may be changed each time the phrase song data is actually used. Without limiting the tonality to which
After editing, the tonality may be changed to a desired one, or the tonality may be automatically adjusted.

[0039]

According to the present invention, since the present invention is constructed as described above, the user can easily edit a song according to his / her preference and enjoy the song as many times as possible on karaoke. .

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing a main configuration of an embodiment of a communication karaoke system according to the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing an operation state of the communication karaoke system shown in FIG.

FIG. 3 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 5 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a plan view showing a display on a display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 7 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 8 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 9 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 10 is a plan view showing a display on the display shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart showing an operation state of the second embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention.

FIG. 12 is a flowchart showing the operation status of the third embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention.

FIG. 13 is a flowchart showing an operation state of the fourth embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart showing an operation state of the fifth embodiment of the communication karaoke system according to the present invention.

FIG. 15 is a plan view showing a display on the display of the embodiment shown in FIG. 14;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1 Host Computer 10 CPU 11 Lyrics Data Memory 12 Phrase Data Memory 13 Edited Song Registration Memory 14 Karaoke Data Memory 2 Communication Network 3 Terminal 30 CPU 31 Edit Memory 320 Synthesizer 321 Mixing Circuit 322 Microphone 323 Speaker 33 Karaoke Data Memory 34 Controller 350 Display driver 351 Display

Claims (14)

[Claims] 1. A communication karaoke system comprising a host computer (1) and a terminal (3) connected to the host computer (1) via a communication network (2), wherein the host computer (1) comprises: Lyric data memory for recording a plurality of lyrics data (11)
And a phrase data memory (12) for recording a plurality of phrase song data, wherein the terminal (3) allows the user to select from the lyrics data and the phrase song data recorded in the host computer (1). The above-mentioned communication karaoke system, comprising an editing memory (31) for recording edited song data obtained by synthesizing selected lyrics data and phrase song data, and capable of performing karaoke using the edited song data. 2. The terminal according to claim 1, wherein the terminal uploads the completed edited music data to the host computer, and the host computer records the uploaded edited music data in a requestable manner. The described communication karaoke system. 3. Lyrics data is recorded in a lyrics data memory (11) of a host computer (1) in units of one song, and lyrics data for one song is divided into a plurality of paragraphs, and lyrics data selected by a user. 3. The communication karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the edited song data is created by assigning phrase song data to each paragraph. 4. The communication karaoke according to claim 3, wherein the lyrics data and the phrase song data are classified by genre, and the lyrics data and the phrase song data can be selected according to the genre selected by the user. 5. A large number of lyric data are recorded in a lyric data memory (11) of a host computer (1) in paragraph units, and a user selects one from a plurality of lyric data for each paragraph and selects one. 3. The communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics of the music are edited, and the edited music data is created by assigning phrase music data to each paragraph. 6. The communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein at least a part of the lyrics data can be changed according to a request of a user. 7. A lyric included in one paragraph of lyric data is classified into a plurality of patterns according to a tone, and phrase music data is classified according to a tone pattern that can fit into the melody of each of the phrase songs. The communication karaoke system according to any one of claims 1 to 5, wherein the communication karaoke system can be selected from patterns classified into patterns suitable for the tone pattern of the selected lyrics data. 8. The phrase music data is classified into a plurality of constituent divisions according to the musical composition, the constituent division is designated according to the progress of the edited music, and the phrase music data is selected from the designated classification. 7. The communication karaoke system according to any one of 6. 9. Paragraphs of the lyrics data are classified according to the constituent divisions of the phrase music data, and the phrase data belonging to the corresponding structural division can be selected as the lyrics data of a predetermined paragraph. 7. The communication karaoke system according to 7. 10. The communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the phrase music data has a main tone having the same tonality. 11. The communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein a user can change the tonality of the phrase music data. 12. The communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the user can change a major key and a minor key of the tonality of the phrase music data. 13. The host computer according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics data is selected independently of the user's intention.
12. The communication karaoke system according to any one of claims 11 to 11. 14. The communication karaoke system according to claim 1, wherein the phrase music data is selected by the host computer irrespective of the user's intention.