JP2010060905A - Electronic musical device and program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic musical device capable of readily setting a plurality of parameters, at a sitting. <P>SOLUTION: The electronic musical device includes: a touch panel which displays a plurality of parameters, and which detects the selection operation of the parameter by detecting the pressing-down operation of the displayed parameter; a registering means for registering a plurality of parameters in which the selection operation is detected as selection parameters; an operator for setting a parameter value in which values of the plurality of selection parameters registered in the registering means are set, at a sitting; and a setting means for setting the values of the plurality of selection parameters registered as the selection parameters, at a sitting, on the basis of the operation of the operator for setting the value of the parameter. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2010,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic music apparatus, and more particularly to an electronic music apparatus having a touch panel.

  Conventionally, in an electronic musical instrument, various functions are set by operating a hardware switch installed on a panel. For example, a plurality of images each corresponding to a parameter are displayed on the touch panel, and the parameter is selected by pressing the inside of the coordinates corresponding to the image corresponding to the parameter that the user wants to change, and the value of the parameter is set (For example, refer to Patent Document 1).

  In parameter setting, each parameter is usually selected individually and set for each parameter. However, an operation for grouping a plurality of parameters is performed, and parameters belonging to the group are collectively displayed. What is set is known (see, for example, Patent Document 2).

Japanese Patent Laying-Open No. 2005-100131 Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 11-126074

  In the parameter setting using the above-described conventional touch panel, each parameter must be selected and a value must be set individually. If you want to make the same setting for multiple parameters, The same work needs to be repeated.

  Further, when setting a plurality of parameters at once, it is necessary to perform grouping work in advance. The operation of grouping a plurality of parameters is complicated and burdens the user. In addition, a plurality of parameters to be set collectively are not always the same, and it is not realistic to group all combinations in advance.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an electronic music apparatus that can easily set a plurality of parameters at a time.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, an electronic music device displays a plurality of parameters, detects a pressing operation on the displayed parameters and detects a parameter selection operation, and a parameter on which the selection operation is detected. Based on the operation of the parameter value setting operator, a parameter value setting operator that sets a plurality of selection parameter values registered in the registration means at once, Setting means for setting values of a plurality of selection parameters registered as selection parameters at a time.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the electronic music apparatus displays a plurality of parameters, detects a pressing operation on the displayed parameters and detects a parameter selection operation, and a selection operation detects Registration means for registering a plurality of selected parameters as selection parameters, a group-specific setting operator that sets only the values of a plurality of parameters belonging to a specific group at a time, and a group-specific setting operator based on the operation of the selection parameter Setting means for setting the values of parameters belonging to the specific group at a time among the plurality of parameters registered as.

  ADVANTAGE OF THE INVENTION According to this invention, the electronic music apparatus which can set a some parameter easily at once can be provided.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of an electronic music apparatus 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. The electronic music device 1 is, for example, an electronic instrument such as a keyboard, a PA device or an audio device such as a sound source device, a mixer, or a recorder, and an electronic device that performs processing related to music.

  The bus 6 of the electronic music apparatus 1 includes a RAM 7, ROM 8, CPU 9, external storage device 15, detection circuit 11, display circuit 13, MIDI interface 16, sound source circuit 18, effect circuit 19, and communication interface (I / F) 21. Connected.

  The RAM 7 has a working area for the CPU 9 that stores a buffer area, flags, registers, various parameters, and the like.

  The ROM 8 can store various parameters and control programs, or a program for realizing the present embodiment. In this case, it is not necessary to store programs or the like in the external storage device 15 in an overlapping manner. The ROM 8 includes a rewritable flash memory and the like in addition to a normal read-only memory.

  The CPU 9 performs calculation or control according to a control program or the like stored in the ROM 8 or the external storage device 15. The timer 10 is connected to the CPU 9 and supplies a basic clock signal, interrupt processing timing, and the like to the CPU 9.

  The user can make various inputs and settings using the panel operator 12 connected to the detection circuit 11. The panel operation element 12 can output a signal corresponding to a user input, such as a switch, pad, fader, slider, keyboard for character input, mouse, rotary encoder, joystick, jog shuttle, and the like.

  In this embodiment, at least a value setting operation element 121 and a group-specific value setting operation element 122, which will be described later, are prepared as the panel operation elements 12.

  The performance operator 22 is connected to the detection circuit 11 and supplies performance information according to a user's performance operation. As the performance operator 22, a performance keyboard, pad, or the like can be used. Note that the performance operator 22 is not limited to these, and any performance operator may be used as long as the user can input performance information.

  The display circuit 13 is connected to the display 14 and can display various information on the display 14. The display 14 can display selection information for setting the electronic music apparatus 1 and music information such as a score and lyrics. The touch operator image displayed on the display 14 corresponds to a touch operator 23 described later.

  The touch operator 23 is an operator that detects a user's pressing operation on a touch panel operation surface provided on the surface of the display 14 and outputs position information (for example, xy coordinates) of an operated position. In this embodiment, position information output from the touch operator 23 and various parameters (including commands executed by the electronic music apparatus 1) are associated with each other. The association between the position information and the parameter changes each time according to the information displayed on the display 14. In this embodiment, the display on the touch operator 23 and the display 14 is collectively referred to as a touch panel.

  The external storage device 15 includes an interface for an external storage device, and is connected to the bus 6 via the interface. The external storage device 15 is, for example, a flexible disk or floppy (registered trademark) disk drive (FDD), hard disk drive (HDD), magneto-optical disk (MO) drive, CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory) drive, DVD ( Digital Versatile Disc) drive, semiconductor memory, and the like.

  When a hard disk drive (HDD) is connected as the external storage device 15, the control program or the program for realizing the present embodiment may be stored in the hard disk (HDD) in the external storage device 15. it can. By reading the control program or the like from the hard disk into the RAM 7, the CPU 9 can be operated in the same manner as when the control program or the like is stored in the ROM 8. In this way, it is possible to easily add or upgrade a control program or the like.

  When a CD-ROM drive is connected in addition to the hard disk drive, a control program or a program for realizing the present embodiment can be stored in the CD-ROM. A control program, a program for realizing the present embodiment, and the like can be copied from the CD-ROM to the hard disk. New installation and version upgrade of control programs and the like can be easily performed.

  In the present embodiment, the external storage device 15 or the ROM 8 stores the display data of the touch operator image for the touch panel and the screen data for storing the commands and parameters associated with the display coordinates of the display data of the electronic music device 1. A plurality of sets are stored according to various functions. Furthermore, the external storage device 15 or the ROM 8 can store a plurality of automatic performance data and related data (data related to music data such as musical score data and fingering information). Note that the commands and parameters in the screen data may be associated with the display data itself, not the display coordinates of the display data. In this case, even if the display coordinates of the display data are changed, the correspondence between the display data and the command is maintained.

  The MIDI interface (MIDI I / F) 16 can be connected to a MIDI device 17, other musical instruments, audio devices, computers, and the like, and can transmit and receive at least MIDI signals. The MIDI interface 16 is not limited to a dedicated MIDI interface, and may be configured using a general-purpose interface such as RS-232C, USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394 (Eye Triple E 1394). In this case, data other than MIDI messages may be transmitted and received simultaneously.

  The MIDI device 17 is an acoustic device, a musical instrument or the like connected to the MIDI interface 16. The form of the MIDI device 17 is not limited to a keyboard instrument, and may be a string instrument type, a wind instrument type, a percussion instrument type, or the like. In addition, the sound source device, the automatic performance device, and the like are not limited to those built in one electronic musical instrument body, but each is a separate device, and each device is connected using a communication method such as MIDI or various networks. May be.

  The tone generator circuit 18 responds to music content recorded in the external storage device 15, ROM 8, RAM 7, or the like or performance signals supplied from the performance device 22 or MIDI device 17 connected to the MIDI interface 16, MIDI signals, and the like. A musical sound signal is generated and supplied to the sound system 20 via the effect circuit 19.

  The effect circuit 19 gives various musical effects to the musical sound signal supplied from the sound source circuit 18. The sound system 20 includes a D / A converter and a speaker 20 s (FIG. 2), converts a digital musical tone signal supplied to an analog format, and generates a sound.

  The communication interface 21 can be connected to a LAN (Local Area Network), can be connected to a communication network such as the Internet, and can be connected to various servers via the communication network.

  The communication interface 21 and the communication network are not limited to wired ones and may be wireless. Moreover, you may provide both. The communication interface 21 may be a built-in one or a detachable one such as a PC card.

  FIG. 2 is a plan view illustrating an example of a touch panel according to an embodiment of the present invention. FIG. 2A shows a first example of a touch panel, and FIG. 2B shows a modification. In the present specification, the display 14, the operation element image displayed on the screen, and the touch operation element 23 installed on the display 14 and capable of detecting a user's touch operation are collectively referred to as a touch panel. In the figure, the touch operator 23a represents a selected state, and the touch operator 23b represents a non-selected state.

  In the touch panel of the present embodiment, as shown in the figure, a plurality of parameter images are displayed on the display 14. Each parameter image has, for example, a switch shape as shown in the figure. The parameter image is not limited to the switch shape, and may be an image representing a parameter. For example, as long as it is a parameter relating to a timbre, an image of a musical instrument corresponding to the timbre may be used. Also, in the case of a switch shape, the image is not limited to a rectangular button type, and may be an image simulating a fader, a knob, or the like. In FIG. 2, the parameter image and the group to which the parameter belongs are displayed in the parameter image for convenience of explanation, such as “P1a” to “P5d”. You can also Here, “P1”, “P2”, etc. in the parameter image represent groups to which the parameter belongs, and “a”, “b”, etc. represent the type (name) of the parameter.

  In this embodiment, each parameter image corresponds to one of the parameters for controlling various functions of the electronic music apparatus 1, and each parameter includes at least parameter identification information (parameter name, Identifier, etc.), parameter value (numerical value or character string), and parameter group information (hereinafter simply referred to as group information).

  The parameter types (a, b...) Are volume, tone, effect type, various parameters related to the effect (effect depth, etc.), pan, name of music data, and the like. Various parameters for control.

  The group information is information for specifying the group (P1, P2,...) To which each parameter belongs. Each parameter can belong to one or more groups. Here, the group may be, for example, a channel, music data, track, phrase, timbre type, user (registered in a lesson, etc.), and the like. For example, group information is given for parameters relating to the same track as belonging to the same group. If the group is a channel, the group information may be omitted by automatically detecting the group from the channel number. Similarly, the group information is automatically determined using a unique number or identifier such as a track number for a track, a phrase number for a phrase, a timbre number for a tone, and the like. May be omitted.

  In the example shown in FIG. 2A, a plurality of parameter images (touch operator 23) are arranged on a matrix across a plurality of rows and a plurality of columns. In this example, the parameters displayed in the same column belong to the same group, and the parameters displayed in the same row are the same parameter type.

  The arrangement of the parameter images is not limited to the matrix arrangement as shown in FIG. 2A, and may be arranged on the circumference or in a rectangular shape. Further, for example, random arrangement may be performed as shown in FIG. Further, it may be arranged non-linearly. For example, the entire parameter image may be arranged to look like a picture.

  In FIG. 2, the parameter (touch operator 23a) in the selected state is shaded to distinguish it from the parameter (touch operator 23b) in the non-selected state, but the display mode indicating the selected state is not limited to this. Any display that can visually recognize the difference between the non-selected state (initial state), such as reverse display, non-selected state (initial state), and display that changes colors, shades, brightness, and the like.

  For example, the parameter selection operation may be performed by selecting each parameter image (touch operator 23b) in a non-selected state one by one so that the selected state (touch operator 23a) is displayed. A plurality of non-selected parameter images (touch operator 23b) may be selected by tracing with a finger or the like, or by drawing a circle or rectangle with a finger or the like on the touch panel, The parameters included in the inside may be selected, or these may be combined.

  The parameter deselecting operation is performed, for example, by pressing the selected parameter image (touch operator 23a) again. In addition, a “release button” is provided on or near the touch panel, and the parameter image (touch operator 23a) in the selected state is pressed again after the “release button” is pressed. Further, a “clear button” may be provided on or near the touch panel, and the selection state of all selection parameters may be canceled by pressing the “clear button”.

  The additional parameter selection operation may be performed simply by selecting a non-selected parameter image (touch operator 23b). For example, an “add button” is provided on or near the touch panel, and the “ This may be performed by pressing the non-selected parameter image (touch operator 23b) after pressing the “add button”.

  The selected parameter is registered, for example, in a selection parameter list generated and stored in the external storage device 15 in FIG. 1 or the temporary storage area of the RAM 7. The selected parameter list records at least identification information and parameter values of a plurality of parameters in the selected state. Further, the group information of the selected parameter may be stored together. Note that the deselected parameter is deleted from the selected parameter list.

  The value setting operation element 121 is an operation element that is arranged in the vicinity of the touch panel and is used to set / change the value of a parameter in a selected state at a time. When the user operates the value setting operation element 121, the parameter values in the selected state are changed at a time according to the operation result (value after operation, operation amount, etc.). The value setting operation element 121 is not limited to the dial type as shown in the figure, but may be any one that can control the increase / decrease of values of faders, knobs, UP / DOWN keys, and the like. The value setting operation element 121 may also be arranged on the touch panel.

  When the value setting operator 121 is operated in a state where a plurality of parameters are selected, parameters in the selected state (in this example, P1a, P1c, P2b, P2c, P3a, P3d, P4c, P5a, P5b, The value of P5c) is changed at once in conjunction with each other.

  The parameter value is changed by, for example, adding (subtracting) a value corresponding to the operation amount of the operator to the value of each parameter in the selected state. For example, in the example shown in FIG. 2A, the values of P1a, P1c, P2b, P2c, P3a, P3d, P4c, P5a, P5b, and P5c are 10, 20, 30, 20, 10, 40, 50, respectively. If the operation amount of the operator is “+10” at 20, 30, 10, the value of each parameter is 20, 30, 40, 30, 20, 50, 60, 30, 40, 20 respectively. .

  Further, for example, any one of a plurality of parameters may be set as a reference parameter, and set to the same value (or equivalent value or character string) as the value of the reference parameter. For example, when P1a is used as a reference parameter, when the value of P1a is changed to 20, the values of the other selection parameters are all 20.

  The reference parameter is, for example, the parameter registered first in the selection parameter list, the parameter registered last, the parameter of the maximum or minimum value, the parameter having the value closest to the average parameter of all the selection parameters, etc. Either. Alternatively, priorities may be given to each parameter in advance, and a reference parameter may be determined based on the priorities. Further, the user may manually determine a reference parameter.

  When parameters having different settable ranges are changed in conjunction with each other, the parameter values are changed to values corresponding to the reference parameter values. For example, if the parameters to be edited in the selected state are the volume and timbre, and the volume is a reference parameter, the timbre number is changed to one corresponding to the volume value.

  Further, when the parameter content is not a numerical value but a character string, for example, an internal identification number is assigned to the type of the character string, and a character string having an identification number corresponding to the numerical value corresponding to the operation amount of the operation element is To be set.

  The group-specific setting operator 122 is arranged near the touch panel, and is used to set / change only the values of parameters belonging to the same group corresponding to the group-specific setting operator 122 among the parameters in the selected state. It is an operator. Each group-specific setting operation element 122 corresponds to one of a plurality of parameter groups.

  When the user operates the group-specific value setting operation element 122, the same group corresponding to the group-specific setting operation element 122 among the parameters in the selected state according to the operation result (value after operation, operation amount, etc.). Only the values of parameters belonging to are changed at once.

  The group value setting operation element 122 is not limited to the UP / DOWN key as shown in the figure, but may be any element that can control the increase / decrease in values of faders, knobs, dials, and the like. The value setting operation element 122 may also be arranged on the touch panel.

  Further, in this example, the group-specific setting operation element 122 corresponding to each group is provided. However, one group-specific setting operation element 122 and a group switching operation element are provided, and The group-specific setting operator 122 may be associated with each group according to the operation. Further, the value setting operator 121 may be used as the group-specific setting operator 122 by a switching operator.

  Note that the method for collectively setting a plurality of parameters is the same as when the above-described value setting operator 121 is operated. The difference from the above-described value setting operation element 121 is that only the value of the parameter belonging to the group corresponding to the operated group-specific setting operation element 122 among the parameters in the selected state is changed. That is, in the example shown in FIG. 2A, when the group-specific setting operator 122 corresponding to the group “P3” is operated, only the parameter values of “P3a” and “P3d” are interlocked at a time. Be changed.

  For example, when the group “P1” is “music data” and the parameters “a” to “d” are the volume and tone of phrases 1 to 4 included in the music data, a plurality of parameters are selected. Therefore, it is considered that the setting is preferably performed all at once, and the operation can be easily executed by the group-specific setting operation element 122 according to this embodiment.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the main process according to the present embodiment. This main process is started every interrupt cycle (for example, 30 ms) after the electronic music apparatus 1 is powered on. In the following flowchart, only one set of parameter groups is displayed on the touch panel. However, a plurality of parameter groups are prepared, and each parameter group is switched by a predetermined operation and displayed on the touch panel. Is also possible. Even when a plurality of sets of parameter groups are switched and displayed on the touch panel, the processing for each parameter group is the same as the following flowchart.

  In step SA1, main processing is started and initialization is performed. Here, for example, various flags, buffers, registers, etc. are initialized.

  In step SA2, each parameter (parameter name, parameter value, etc.) is displayed on the touch panel. The group information of each parameter is set in advance, and the group to which the parameter belongs can be identified by referring to the parameter.

  In step SA3, the selection parameter list is initialized. The selection parameter list is, for example, a table stored in a temporary storage area provided in the RAM 7 of FIG. 1, and is a list of parameters (hereinafter simply referred to as selection parameters) selected by a user's touch panel operation. In the selection parameter list, at least the name, value, and group information of the selection parameter are recorded.

  In step SA4, it is determined whether or not the parameter selection operation has been completed. The individual determination is made, for example, when an operation of the “OK” button provided as the touch operator 23 on the touch panel or the panel operator 12 on the operation panel of the electronic music apparatus 1 is detected, or when the operation on the touch panel is predetermined. When the time (for example, about 10 seconds) is not detected, it is determined that the parameter selection operation is completed. If it is determined that the parameter selection operation has been completed, the process proceeds to step SA8 indicated by an arrow of YES, and if it is determined that the parameter selection operation has not been completed, the process proceeds to step SA5 indicated by an arrow of NO.

  In step SA5, it is determined whether a parameter selection operation has been detected. The individual determination is made, for example, by detecting the operation of the touch panel (touch operator 23 in FIG. 1). The parameter is selected by the user touching (pressing down) the parameter display image (touch operator 23b in FIG. 2) in the non-selected state. Here, the selection operation includes a selection parameter selection release operation. The selection canceling operation is performed when the user touches (presses) the parameter display image (touch operator 23a in FIG. 2) in the selected state again. If a selection operation (or selection release operation) is detected, the process proceeds to step SA6 indicated by an arrow of YES, and if not detected, the process returns to step SA4.

  In step SA6, the parameter for which the selection operation has been detected in step SA5 is added to the selection parameter list. If a selection cancel operation is detected in step SA5, the parameter is deleted from the selection parameter list.

  In step SA7, the display of the selection state of each parameter on the touch panel is updated based on the operation detected in step SA5. That is, regarding the parameter for which the selection operation has been detected in step SA5, the display is changed to the selection state (for example, the hatched state shown in FIG. 2), and when the selection release operation is detected in step SA5, Change the parameter display to the non-selected state (initial state). The display of the selected state is not limited to that shown in FIG. 2, but a non-selected state (initial state) such as a reverse display or a display in which the color, lightness, darkness, and the like are different from the non-selected state (initial state). Any difference can be used if it can be visually recognized. After the display is updated, the process returns to step SA4.

  Steps SA8 to SA13 are processes performed when the value setting operator 121 is operated.

  In step SA8, it is determined whether or not an operation of the value setting operator 121 (FIG. 2) has been detected. If an operation is detected, the process proceeds to step SA9 indicated by a YES arrow, and if not detected, the process proceeds to step SA14 indicated by a NO arrow. The value setting operator 121 is an operator for setting / changing the values of all parameters registered in the selected parameter list at a time.

  In step SA9, the operation amount of the value setting operator 121 whose operation is detected in step SA8 is extracted. Note that the operation amount is a difference value between the value represented by the value setting operation element 121 immediately before the operation and the value after the operation (which can be either plus or minus) or a change rate (a value in the range of 0 to 1), Any one of the preset absolute values after the operation or a value selected by the user.

  In step SA10, a reference parameter is extracted from the selected parameter list. Here, the reference parameter is, for example, the parameter registered first in step SA6, the parameter registered last, the parameter of the maximum or minimum value, or the parameter having the value closest to the average parameter of all the selected parameters. Etc. Alternatively, priorities may be given to each parameter in advance, and a reference parameter may be determined based on the priorities. Further, the user may manually determine a reference parameter.

  In step SA11, the parameter value of the reference parameter extracted in step SA10 is updated based on the operation amount of the value setting operation element 121 extracted in step SA9 to obtain a reference parameter value. The parameter value of the reference parameter is updated when the value based on the operation amount of the value setting operation element 121 extracted in step SA9 is a difference value. This is performed by adding the difference value (subtracting when the operation amount is negative). In addition, when the value based on the operation amount is the change rate, the change is performed by multiplying the parameter value of the reference parameter by the change rate. Furthermore, when the value based on the manipulated variable is an absolute value, the parameter value of the reference parameter is changed to a value corresponding to the absolute value.

  In step SA12, the value of each parameter registered in the selected parameter list is changed to the reference parameter value determined in step SA11. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step SA13.

  Steps SA10 to SA12 are an example of an entire change process for all parameters (hereinafter referred to as an entire batch change process), and a change process other than that described above may be performed. For example, instead of steps SA10 to SA12, the value of each parameter registered in the selection parameter list may be individually changed based on the value based on the operation amount of the value setting operator 121 extracted in step SA9. For example, a value based on the operation amount of the value setting operation element 121 may be added to, subtracted from, or multiplied by the value of each parameter registered in the selection parameter list (hereinafter referred to as an overall individual change process). Note that only one of the entire batch change process and the entire individual change process may be possible, or both may be possible, and a selection switch may be provided to allow the user to sequentially select. A method other than the above two processing methods may be combined.

  In step SA13, the display of the value of each parameter in the selected state on the touch panel is updated. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step SA23 to end the main process.

  Steps SA14 to SA22 are processes performed when the group-specific value setting operator 122 is operated.

  In step SA14, it is determined whether or not an operation of the group-specific value setting operator 122 (FIG. 2) has been detected. If an operation is detected, the process proceeds to step SA15 indicated by an arrow “YES”, and if not detected, the process proceeds to step SA23 indicated by an arrow “NO” to end the main process. The group-specific value setting operator 122 is for selectively setting / changing only the value of the parameter belonging to the group associated with the group-specific value setting operator 122 among the parameters registered in the selection parameter list. It is an operator.

  In step SA15, group information of the group-specific value setting operator 122 whose operation is detected in step SA14 is extracted, and the group to which the group-specific value setting operator 122 belongs is detected.

  In step SA16, a parameter having group information that matches the group information of the group-specific value setting operator 122 extracted in step SA15 is extracted from the selection parameter list. Hereinafter, the parameters extracted in this step are referred to as extraction parameters.

  In step SA17, it is determined whether or not the number of parameters (extraction parameters) extracted in step SA16 is “0”. When the number of extraction parameters is “0”, the process proceeds to step SA23 indicated by an arrow “YES” and the main process is terminated. When the number of extraction parameters is “1” or more, the process proceeds to step SA18 indicated by a NO arrow.

  In step SA18, the operation amount of the group-specific value setting operator 122 whose operation is detected in step SA14 is extracted. The operation amount is a difference value between the value represented by the group-specific value setting operation element 122 immediately before the operation and the value after the operation (which can be either plus or minus) or a change rate (a value in the range of 0 to 1). ), Any preset value of the absolute value after the operation or a value selected by the user.

  In step SA19, a reference parameter is extracted from the extracted parameter. This process is equivalent to the process in step SA10. In step SA10, the extraction source parameter is a parameter registered in the selection parameter list, but here the extraction parameter is used as the extraction source. It is different in point.

  In step SA20, the parameter value of the reference parameter extracted in step SA19 is updated based on the operation amount of the group-specific value setting operation element 122 extracted in step SA18 to obtain a reference parameter value. Note that the parameter value of the reference parameter is updated by the same method as in step SA11.

  In step SA21, the value of each parameter belonging to the extracted parameter is changed to the reference parameter value determined in step SA20. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step SA22.

  In step SA22, the display of the value of the parameter belonging to the extracted parameter among the parameters in the selected state on the touch panel is updated. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step SA23 to end the main process.

  Steps SA19 to SA21 are an example of an entire change process for all parameters (hereinafter referred to as an overall batch change process), and a change process other than that described above may be performed. For example, as in the case of the processes at steps SA10 to SA12, each of the extraction parameters belonging to the extraction parameter is determined by a value based on the operation amount of the group-specific value setting operator 122 extracted at step SA18 instead of the processes at steps SA19 to SA21. The parameter values may be changed individually. Further, for example, a value based on the operation amount of the group-specific value setting operator 122 may be added to, subtracted from, or multiplied by the value of each parameter belonging to the extracted parameter. Note that only one of the entire batch change process and the entire individual change process may be possible, or both may be possible, and a selection switch may be provided to allow the user to sequentially select. A method other than the above two processing methods may be combined.

  As described above, according to the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of parameters on the touch panel can be selected, and the values of the selected parameters can be set in conjunction with the value setting operator at a time. Therefore, the selected parameters can be set at a time by an intuitive operation without requiring operations such as screen switching and grouping.

  In the embodiment of the present invention, a plurality of parameters can be selected simply by sequentially selecting the parameters to be selected, so that a plurality of editing objects can be easily selected.

  Further, since a plurality of parameters can be selected and the selected parameters can be set in conjunction with each other, efficient parameter editing can be performed. That is, since a plurality of parameters are set in conjunction with each other, it is not necessary to repeat the same value setting operation.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, improvements, combinations, and the like can be made.

It is a block diagram showing an example of the hardware constitutions of the electronic music apparatus 1 by the Example of this invention. It is a top view showing an example of the touch panel by the Example of this invention. It is a flowchart showing the main process by the Example of this invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Electronic music apparatus, 3 ... Communication network, 6 ... Bus, 7 ... RAM, 8 ... ROM, 9 ... CPU, 10 ... Timer, 11 ... Detection circuit, 12 ... Setting operation element, 13 ... Display circuit, 14 ... Display 15 ... external storage device, 16 ... MIDI I / F, 17 ... MIDI equipment, 18 ... sound source circuit, 19 ... effect circuit, 20 ... sound system, 21 ... communication I / F, 22 ... performance operator, 23 ... touch Operator

Claims (5)

A touch panel that displays a plurality of parameters, detects a pressing operation on the displayed parameters, and detects a parameter selection operation;
Registration means for registering a plurality of parameters for which a selection operation has been detected as selection parameters;
A parameter value setting operator for setting values of a plurality of selection parameters registered in the registration means at a time;
An electronic music apparatus comprising setting means for setting values of a plurality of selection parameters registered as the selection parameters at a time based on an operation of the parameter value setting operation element. A touch panel that displays a plurality of parameters, detects a pressing operation on the displayed parameters, and detects a parameter selection operation;
Registration means for registering a plurality of parameters for which a selection operation has been detected as selection parameters;
A group-specific setting operator that sets only the values of multiple parameters belonging to a specific group at once;
An electronic music apparatus comprising setting means for setting values of parameters belonging to the specific group among a plurality of parameters registered as the selection parameters based on an operation of a group-specific setting operator. And a parameter value setting operator for setting a plurality of selection parameter values registered in the registration means at a time,
3. The electronic music apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the setting unit further sets values of a plurality of selection parameters registered as the selection parameters at a time based on an operation of the parameter value setting operation element. An electronic device that displays a plurality of parameters, detects a pressing operation on the displayed parameters and detects a parameter selection operation, and an operator for setting a parameter value that sets the values of the plurality of selected parameters at a time A program for causing a music device to execute,
A registration procedure for registering a plurality of parameters with selection operations as selection parameters;
A program for causing an electronic music apparatus to execute a setting procedure for setting values of a plurality of selection parameters registered as the selection parameters at a time based on an operation of the parameter value setting operation element. A touch panel that displays multiple parameters, detects a pressing operation on the displayed parameters, and detects a parameter selection operation, and a group-specific setting operator that sets only the values of multiple parameters belonging to a specific group at a time A program for causing an electronic music device to execute
A registration procedure for registering a plurality of parameters with selection operations as selection parameters;
A program for causing an electronic music device to execute a setting procedure for setting values of parameters belonging to the specific group at a time among a plurality of parameters registered as the selection parameters based on an operation of a group-specific setting operator.

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