JP5842383B2 - Karaoke system and karaoke device - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a technique for outputting musical instrument performance sounds during karaoke accompaniment.

  In recent years, not only karaoke accompaniment but also karaoke apparatuses having various functions for making the user more enjoyable have become widespread. For example, Patent Document 1 proposes an electronic quick sample that can automatically switch between a wallpaper image and a menu frame image according to the genre information of a song being played. Further, Patent Document 2 is an electronic quick sample equipped with a “DJ mode”, and controls the speed and pitch of a musical piece using operators such as a turntable and various knobs displayed on a touch panel display. A mechanism that can do this is proposed.

Japanese Patent No. 4418396 JP 2008-242263 A

  By the way, when reproducing the karaoke accompaniment, it is preferable that not only singing but also participation can be enjoyed. In the device described in Patent Document 1, an image that matches the atmosphere of a performance song is displayed on the touch panel display, so that a user who selects music using an electronic table of contents can give an impression common to the performance song. However, users could not actively participate in the performance. Further, in the apparatus described in Patent Document 2, although the turntable and the like can be operated by selecting the DJ mode, the user may not be able to participate in the performance at a suitable timing.

  The present invention has been made under the above-described background, and an object of the present invention is to provide a technique that allows a user to participate in a performance at a suitable timing when playing back a karaoke accompaniment.

In order to solve the above-described problems, the present invention includes a karaoke apparatus and an operation display terminal, and the karaoke apparatus includes accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of a musical piece and an image of a musical instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data. Accompaniment sound data storage means for storing instruction information indicating the timing for displaying the sound, reproduction means for reading out and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the accompaniment sound data storage means, and the accompaniment sound data by the reproduction means Detection means for detecting timing indicated by the instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data during the period of reproduction, and a musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information for the operation display terminal at the timing detected by the detection means comprising an instruction unit that instructs to be displayed, said operation display terminal displays an image, the display area of the image An operation display unit for detecting the operation contents of the definitive user, receiving means for receiving an instruction from the karaoke device, according to the received instruction by said receiving means, said operation display an image of the instrument corresponding to the instruction information Musical instrument application executing means for generating performance sound data representing the performance sound of the musical instrument based on the display content of the operation display means and the operation content detected by the operation display means, and the musical instrument application execution means The karaoke system is provided with output means for outputting the performance sound data generated by the above.
Further, the present invention includes a karaoke device and an operation display terminal, and the karaoke device shows accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and timing for displaying an image of a musical instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data. Accompaniment sound data storage means for storing instruction information, reproduction means for reading and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the accompaniment sound data storage means, and instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data reproduced by the reproduction means comprising an instruction means for instructing to the operation display terminal timing indicated by the operation display terminal displays an image, an operation display unit for detecting the operation contents of the user in the display area of the image a receiving means for receiving an instruction from the karaoke device, according to the received instruction by said receiving means, timing indicated by the instruction information At the timing detected by the detection means and the detection means, an image of the musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information is displayed on the operation display means, and the display contents of the operation display means and the operation display means are detected. and instruments application executing means for generating a performance sound data representing the performance sound of the musical instrument on the basis of the operation content, characterized by comprising an output means for outputting the performance sound data generated by the instrument application executing means Provide a karaoke system .

The present invention also provides accompaniment sound data storage means for storing accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and instruction information indicating timing for displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data, and the accompaniment sound Reproducing means for reading out and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the data storage means, and detecting the timing indicated by the instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data during the period in which the accompaniment sound data is being reproduced by the reproducing means. Detection means, and instruction means for instructing to display a musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information at a timing detected by the detection means , wherein the instruction means is based on a signal received from the operation display terminal. The number of the operation display terminals is specified, and the correspondence relation storage means storing the correspondence relation between the number of the operation display terminals and the type of instrument is specified. Correspondence to identify and type of instruments in number, to each of the operation display terminal, to provide a karaoke apparatus characterized by instructing display of a specific musical instrument.
The present invention also provides accompaniment sound data storage means for storing accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and instruction information indicating timing for displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data, and the accompaniment sound A reproducing unit that reads and reproduces the accompaniment sound data stored in the data storage unit; and an instruction unit that instructs a timing indicated by the instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data reproduced by the reproducing unit. Identifies the number of the operation display terminals based on the signal received from the operation display terminal, and refers to the correspondence relationship storage means in which the correspondence relationship between the number and the instrument type is stored. The karaoke apparatus is characterized in that the type of the musical instrument corresponding to is specified, and the display of the specified musical instrument is instructed to each of the operation display terminals .

  According to the present invention, when reproducing a karaoke accompaniment, a user can participate in a performance at a suitable timing.

It is a block diagram which shows an example of a structure of a karaoke system. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of a karaoke apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the memory content of a correspondence storage area. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions of an electronic table of contents apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of a karaoke apparatus. It is a block diagram which shows an example of a functional structure of an electronic table of contents apparatus. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display. It is a figure which shows an example of the screen displayed on a display. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the process which CPU of a karaoke apparatus performs. It is a figure which shows the content of the process of a karaoke system. It is a figure which shows an example of the memory content of a correspondence storage area.

<Composition of karaoke system>
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of the configuration of a karaoke system 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, private rooms 10a, 10b,... Are provided in karaoke boxes, inns, etc., and each of the private rooms 10a, 10b,... Has one karaoke device 20a, 20b,. Devices 30a-1, 30a-2,... Are installed. In the following description, for convenience of explanation, when it is not necessary to distinguish the karaoke devices 20a, 20b,..., These will be referred to as “karaoke devices 20”. The same applies to the electronic table of contents 30a-1, 30a-2,..., And when there is no need to distinguish between them, these will be referred to as “electronic table of contents device 30”. The karaoke apparatus 20 is connected to the server 40 via a communication line such as a LAN (Local Area Network) or a public telephone line. The server 40 distributes to the karaoke apparatus 20 lyric data representing the lyrics of the music displayed as the lyrics telop, accompaniment sound data representing the accompaniment sound of the music, a musical instrument application program executed by the electronic table of contents device 30 and the like. The electronic table of contents apparatus 30 has an electronic table of contents function and is an operation display terminal for remotely operating the karaoke apparatus 20. The electronic table of contents device 30 includes a touch screen for displaying a predetermined image (video) and inputting according to a user's contact. The user can perform various operations such as selection of music by touching the touch screen.

<Configuration of karaoke equipment>
FIG. 2 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the karaoke apparatus 20. In the figure, a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 21 reads a computer program stored in a ROM (Read Only Memory) 22, loads it into a RAM (Random Access Memory) 23, and executes it to execute the karaoke device 20. Control each part. The storage device 24 is a large-capacity storage unit such as a hard disk or an optical disk. The communication unit 25 is an interface that exchanges data with other devices (for example, the server 40 in the management room of the karaoke device) connected through a communication line. The wireless communication unit 29 is an interface that exchanges data with the electronic table of contents device 30 by wireless communication such as infrared rays or Bluetooth (registered trademark).

  The display circuit 26 is a circuit for displaying an image on a display 50 such as a liquid crystal display. The operation unit 27 is an operation input device that outputs an operation signal corresponding to the operated content. The user uses the operation unit 27 to select music, adjust the pitch of karaoke accompaniment, adjust the volume balance between performance and song, and make other adjustments such as echo, volume, and tone. Do. The singing microphone 60 is a sound collecting device that collects the singing voice of the singer. The singing microphone 60 outputs an analog electric signal representing a waveform on the time axis of the singing voice. The sound processing unit 28 converts the electrical signal output from the singing microphone 60 into a digital signal. The audio processing unit 28 has a function of synthesizing a digital audio signal output from the singing microphone 60 and a digital audio signal such as accompaniment necessary for karaoke, and converts the digital signal into an analog signal under the control of the CPU 21. It converts and outputs to the speaker 70 via an amplifier (not shown). The speaker 70 is sound emitting means that emits sound with an intensity corresponding to the supplied audio signal. The display 50 displays a video represented by the input video signal.

  The storage device 24 is provided with a karaoke data storage area 241 and a correspondence storage area 242. The karaoke data storage area 241 stores a plurality of lyrics data representing the lyrics of the music displayed as the lyrics telop and accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of the music. Each music is given a music ID for identifying the music and a genre ID indicating the genre of the music.

  The accompaniment sound data stored in the karaoke data storage area 241 includes a timing for displaying an image of the instrument on the electronic table of contents device 30 (starting the instrument application) or displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data. One or a plurality of instruction information indicating the timing of ending (ending the musical instrument application) is included. This instruction information may be embedded on the time axis of the accompaniment sound data, or may be given a time stamp, and indicates the timing during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data. Any format of data may be used. The timing indicated by the instruction information may be, for example, the timing at which the prelude begins, the timing at which the prelude ends, the start timing or the end timing of the interlude, or the like. Other examples include, for example, the timing at which the second piece of music starts, the start timing and end timing of the chorus section, the start timing and end timing of the solo performance of the guitar, etc. Any device showing a specific position (time) may be used. The CPU 21 of the karaoke device 20 detects the timing indicated by the instruction information included in the accompaniment sound data being reproduced during the period during which the accompaniment sound data is being reproduced, and at the detected timing, Instructing activation or termination of the musical instrument application corresponding to the instruction information.

  The correspondence relationship storage area 242 stores the correspondence relationship between the number of electronic index devices 30 and the types of musical instruments. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of the stored contents of the correspondence storage area 242. As shown in FIG. In the example illustrated in FIG. 3, the items “music ID”, “number”, and “instrument type” are stored in association with each other. Among these items, the “music ID” item stores a music ID for identifying the music. In the “number of items” item, information indicating the number of electronic index devices 30 is stored. In the “instrument type” item, for example, type data indicating the type of the instrument such as “piano”, “guitar”, and “drum” is stored. As the type of musical instrument stored in this item, for example, a musical instrument used in the music may be indicated. By referring to this table by the CPU 21, an instrument suitable for the music to be reproduced as a karaoke accompaniment is selected and assigned to the electronic table of contents device 30. Specifically, for example, if the music played as a karaoke accompaniment is an enka that uses shakuhachi, shakuhachi is selected, and if it is a rap, a turntable that produces a scratch sound is selected. You may be made to do.

  When there are a plurality of electronic table of contents devices 30, different musical instruments may be assigned to each of the electronic table of contents devices 30, and the same musical instrument is assigned to the plurality of electronic table of contents devices 30. You may do it. Specifically, for example, when the number of electronic index devices 30 is three, three types of instruments “guitar”, “piano”, and “drum” are assigned to each of the electronic index devices 30. Alternatively, two types of musical instruments such as “guitar”, “piano”, and “piano” may be assigned to the three electronic table of contents devices 30.

  Next, the configuration of the electronic table of contents device 30 will be described. FIG. 4 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a hardware configuration of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30. In the figure, a CPU 31 reads out a computer program stored in a ROM 32, loads it into a RAM 33, and executes it to control each part of the electronic table of contents device 30. The storage device 34 is a storage means such as a hard disk. The wireless communication unit 35 is an interface that exchanges data with the karaoke apparatus 20 by wireless communication. The operation display unit 36 is a touch screen that performs input in accordance with the user's contact. The operation display unit 36 displays various images under the control of the CPU 31 and detects the operation content of the user in the image display area. The user performs various operations by touching the operation display unit 36 while viewing the screen displayed on the operation display unit 36.

  The storage device 34 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 is provided with an electronic table of contents data storage area 341 and a musical instrument application program storage area 342. In the electronic table of contents data storage area 341, various pieces of information (hereinafter referred to as “music information”) relating to music, such as music ID for identifying music, music selection information such as music name, artist name, and singing portion of lyrics, and the like. Is remembered. The musical instrument application program storage area 342 stores musical instrument application programs such as a piano application program, a guitar application program, and a drum application program. When the CPU 31 executes the instrument application program stored in the instrument application program storage area 342, the CPU 31 displays an image of the instrument on the operation display unit 36 and generates performance sound data corresponding to the user's operation. .

  Next, the functional configuration of the karaoke apparatus 20 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the karaoke apparatus 20. In the figure, an accompaniment reproducing unit 211, an instruction information detecting unit 212, a number specifying unit 213, a musical instrument instruction unit 214, and a performance sound receiving unit 215 read out a computer program stored in the ROM 22 or the storage device 24 by the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20. It is realized by executing. The accompaniment reproducing unit 211 identifies the music selected in accordance with the signal output from the operation unit 27 or the electronic table of contents device 30, reads out accompaniment sound data corresponding to the identified music from the karaoke data storage area 241, and reproduces it. Thus, the accompaniment sound represented by the accompaniment sound data is output from the speaker 70. The instruction information detection unit 212 detects the timing indicated by the instruction information included in the accompaniment sound data during the period in which the accompaniment sound data is being reproduced by the accompaniment reproduction unit 211. The number specifying unit 213 specifies the number of electronic table of contents devices 30 based on the signal received from the electronic table of contents device 30, refers to the type of musical instrument corresponding to the specified number of items in the correspondence storage area 242. To identify. The musical instrument instruction unit 214 instructs the electronic index device 30 to start or end the musical instrument application corresponding to the musical instrument specified by the number specifying unit 213 at the timing detected by the instruction information detection unit 212. The performance sound receiving unit 215 receives performance sound data from the electronic table of contents device 30, supplies the received performance sound data to the sound processing unit 28, and outputs the performance sound represented by the performance sound data from the speaker 70.

  Next, a functional configuration of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 will be described with reference to FIG. FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating an example of a functional configuration of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30. In the figure, a musical instrument application activation control unit 311, a piano application execution unit 312 a, a guitar application execution unit 312 b, and a drum application execution unit 312 c are read by the CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents device 30 by reading a computer program stored in the ROM 32 or the storage device 34. It is realized by executing. In the following description, for convenience of description, when there is no need to distinguish between the piano application execution unit 312a, the guitar application execution unit 312b, and the drum application execution unit 312c, these are referred to as “musical instrument application execution unit 312”. Will be described.

  In the figure, a musical instrument application activation control unit 311 receives an instruction from the karaoke apparatus 20 and determines a musical instrument application to be activated (or terminated) according to the received instruction. The musical instrument application execution unit 312 displays an image of a musical instrument or an operator of the musical instrument on the operation display unit 36, and based on the display content of the operation display unit 36 and the user operation content detected by the operation display unit 36, The performance sound data representing the performance sound is generated, and the generated performance sound data is transmitted to the karaoke apparatus 20. Specifically, for example, the piano application execution unit 312a displays a piano keyboard (operator) on the operation display unit 36, and in accordance with the operation content of the user and the display content of the operation display unit 36, Performance sound data (for example, data in MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) format) representing the performance sound is generated. FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 36. As illustrated, the operation display unit 36 displays a piano keyboard A1. At this time, as illustrated in FIG. 7, the lyrics telop A3 of the music being played may be displayed on the operation display unit 36 together with the image of the musical instrument. The user plays by touching the keyboard displayed on the operation display unit 36. CPU31 detects the position on the operation display part 36 touched by the user, and produces | generates the sound data of the pitch corresponding to the detected position.

  The guitar application execution unit 312b displays the guitar string on the operation display unit 36, and generates performance sound data representing the performance sound of the guitar in accordance with the user's operation content and the operation display unit 36 display content. To do. FIG. 8 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 36. As shown in the figure, the operation display unit 36 displays a guitar string A2. The user performs a guitar performance by performing an operation of repelling the strings displayed on the operation display unit 36. CPU31 detects the position on the operation display part 36 touched by the user, and produces | generates the sound data of the pitch corresponding to the detected position.

  In addition, the drum application execution unit 312c displays a drum image on the operation display unit 36, and generates performance sound data representing the performance sound of the drum in accordance with the operation content of the user and the display content of the operation display unit 36. To do. The user plays the drum by performing an operation of hitting the displayed drum. CPU31 detects the position on the operation display part 36 touched by the user, and produces | generates the sound data of the timbre corresponding to the detected position. Note that the musical instrument application execution unit 312 is not limited to that illustrated in FIG. 6, and those corresponding to various musical instruments such as a shakuhachi and a turntable are used. The musical instrument application may be anything as long as it displays an image of the musical instrument main body or an operator of the musical instrument and generates data representing the performance sound of the musical instrument.

<Operation>
Next, the operation of the karaoke system 1 will be described with reference to the drawings. First, the user selects a song to be sung using the electronic table of contents device 30. The CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 reads the music information from the electronic table of contents data storage area 341 and displays the read music information on the operation display unit 36. FIG. 9 is a diagram illustrating an example of a screen displayed on the operation display unit 36. As shown in the figure, the operation display unit 36 displays a list of information related to music, such as music name, artist name, and singing part. The user selects a song on the operation display device 36 by touching an area where the song he / she wants to sing is displayed. When the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 is operated by the user, the CPU 31 detects the operation content of the user based on the signal output from the operation display unit 36, and the detected operation content and the display content of the operation display unit 36 are detected. Is selected, and a signal indicating that the karaoke device 20 is instructed to reproduce the karaoke accompaniment corresponding to the specified song is output. FIG. 10 is a flowchart showing a flow of processing performed by the karaoke apparatus 20. The CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 selects a music piece according to the signal output from the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 (step S1). Further, the CPU 21 detects the number of electronic table of contents devices 30 by detecting signals output from the electronic table of contents device 30 (step S2). The CPU 21 specifies the type of musical instrument corresponding to the selected music piece and the number of electronic table of contents devices 30 in accordance with the correspondence relationship stored in the correspondence relationship storage area 242 (step S3). The CPU 21 notifies each electronic index device 30 of a musical instrument application corresponding to the identified musical instrument. The electronic table of contents apparatus 30 determines whether or not the notified musical instrument application program is stored in its own device, and if not, downloads the designated musical instrument application program from the karaoke apparatus 20.

  Next, the CPU 21 starts reproducing the karaoke accompaniment of the selected music (step S4). That is, the CPU 21 outputs accompaniment sound represented by the accompaniment sound data from the speaker 70 by reading accompaniment sound data corresponding to the selected music from the karaoke data storage area 241 and reproducing the read accompaniment sound data. At this time, the CPU 21 reads out lyrics telop data corresponding to the music selected by the singer from the karaoke data storage area 241 and displays the lyrics telop indicated by the read out lyrics telop data on the display 50.

  The singer sings along with the karaoke accompaniment to be played while referring to the lyrics telop displayed on the display 50. When the user starts singing, the singing voice of the singer is picked up by the singing microphone 60 and supplied to the voice processing unit 28 as a voice signal. The audio processing unit 28 supplies the input audio signal to the speaker 70 and outputs it as a sound from the speaker 70 together with the accompaniment sound.

  When the CPU 21 detects the timing indicated by the instruction information included in the accompaniment sound data during the period in which the accompaniment sound data is being reproduced (step S5; YES), the instrument identified for the electronic table of contents 30 in step S3 is displayed. Is activated (or terminated) (step S6).

  Here, the operation of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 that receives an instruction to start (or end) the musical instrument application from the karaoke apparatus 20 will be described. When receiving the instruction to start (or end) the musical instrument application from the karaoke apparatus 20, the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 starts (or ends) the musical instrument application according to the received instruction. When the musical instrument application is activated, an image of a musical instrument or an operator of the musical instrument is displayed on the operation display unit 36 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30. The user can play the musical instrument by operating the operation display unit 36. Specifically, for example, when a piano application is being executed, the user performs by playing the piano keyboard displayed on the operation display unit 36. The CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents device 30 generates performance sound data representing the performance sound of the musical instrument based on the display content of the operation display unit 36 and the operation content detected by the operation display unit 36, and transmits (outputs) it to the karaoke device 20. To do.

  Returning to the description of FIG. When the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 does not detect the timing in step S5 (step S5; NO), the process proceeds to step S7 without performing step S6. The CPU 21 receives the performance sound data transmitted from the electronic table of contents device 30 (step S7), and outputs the performance sound indicated by the received performance sound data together with the accompaniment sound from the speaker 70 (step S8). That is, when the user operates the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 while the musical instrument application is being executed, the musical instrument performance sound is output from the speaker 70 in addition to the musical accompaniment sound. Specifically, for example, a piano application is activated in the electronic table of contents device 30 in an interlude section of karaoke accompaniment, and a user performs a piano performance using the electronic table of contents device 30. It is possible to output the performance sound at a timing suitable for each piece of music, such as playing a guitar. The CPU 21 performs the detection process of the timing indicated by the instruction information until the reproduction of the accompaniment sound data ends (step S9; YES) (step S5), and issues an instruction to the electronic table of contents device 30 each time the timing is detected. It performs (step S6).

  As described above, according to the present embodiment, a user can play a musical instrument using the electronic table of contents device 30 during reproduction of a karaoke accompaniment. Thereby, for example, a user who is not good at singing can also enjoy karaoke accompaniment by performing along with the music. Further, in this embodiment, the musical instrument application is started and terminated at a preset timing (timing indicated by the instruction information) for each musical piece, so that the user can play the musical instrument at a timing suitable for each musical piece. Can be encouraged. In particular, when there are a plurality of users other than the singer, different musical instruments can be played using the plurality of electronic table of contents devices 30, and the entertainment can be enhanced. Moreover, in this embodiment, since the performance sound of the musical instrument is output from the speaker 70 connected to the karaoke apparatus 20, it is not necessary to provide sound emission means in each of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30, and the system configuration is simplified. be able to.

  In the present embodiment, since the karaoke apparatus 20 switches the musical instrument application instructing activation in accordance with the music to be played back, the musical instrument corresponding to each musical piece is automatically selected, and the user can use the musical instrument application each time. There is no need to make a selection. That is, it is possible to perform a musical instrument suitable for the music piece without performing complicated operations. Specifically, for example, a musical instrument suitable for each piece of music is selected, such as a shakuhachi application for shakuhachi and a turntable that outputs a scratch sound for rap.

<Modification>
As mentioned above, although embodiment of this invention was described, this invention is not limited to embodiment mentioned above, It can implement with another various form. An example is shown below. In addition, you may combine each following aspect suitably.
(1) In the above-described embodiment, the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 detects the activation / termination timing of the musical instrument application, and at the detected timing, the karaoke apparatus 20 activates / terminates the musical instrument application to the electronic table of contents apparatus 30. It was a configuration to instruct. Instead, the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 includes a sequencer, and the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 previously transfers a timing chart for starting and ending the musical instrument application to the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 at the start of a song. The start / end timing of the musical instrument application may be detected on the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 side. That is, in this case, when the CPU 21 of the karaoke device 20 instructs the electronic index device 30 in advance to start and end timing of the musical instrument application, the CPU 31 of the electronic index device 30 receives the instruction from the karaoke device 20. A timing chart of activation / termination of the musical instrument application corresponding to the received instruction is held. The CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 starts and ends the musical instrument application in accordance with the timing chart for starting and ending the musical instrument application held by the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 after the music starts.

(2) In the above-described embodiment, a piano, guitar, and drum instrument application is used as the instrument application executed by the electronic table of contents apparatus 30. However, the instrument application is not limited to this, and for example, a shakuhachi, Various musical instrument applications such as turntables, trumpet, saxophones can be used. In the case of other musical instruments, the CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents device 30 displays an image of a musical instrument or an operator of the musical instrument on the operation display unit 36, and the display content of the operation display unit 36 and the operation content detected by the operation display unit 36. On the basis of this, performance sound data representing the performance sound of the musical instrument is generated.

(3) In the above-described embodiment, the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 or the CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 may perform performance sound output control according to the chord progression of the music. Specifically, for example, when executing a guitar application, the CPU 21 or the CPU 31 may perform control such that no sound other than the pitch that matches the chord is output. In this case, for example, the chord information indicating the chord is included in the accompaniment sound data, and the CPU 21 or the CPU 31 detects the chord information included in the reproduced accompaniment sound data, and the pitch sound corresponding to the detected chord is detected. May be specified according to a predetermined correspondence relationship, and control may be performed so as not to output a sound other than the sound having the specified pitch. According to this aspect, by limiting the sound that can be generated, it is possible to prevent an unnatural performance sound from being output, so that even if the user is not good at playing the instrument, You can enjoy playing.

(4) In the above-described embodiment, one type of musical instrument is assigned to one electronic table of contents apparatus 30. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 may use a plurality of musical instrument applications. Good. FIG. 11 is a diagram schematically showing the transition of the musical instrument application executed by the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 in this aspect. In the example shown in FIG. 11, the CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 executes the piano application in the section from the time t1 to t2, executes the drum application in the section from the time t3 to the time t4, and the time from the time t5 to the time. In the interval t6, the guitar application is executed. In this case, for example, the accompaniment sound data includes instruction information indicating the type of the musical instrument application and the start (or end) timing of the musical instrument application, and the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 is reproducing the accompaniment sound data. The timing indicated by the instruction information is detected, and the electronic index device 30 is instructed to start the musical instrument application corresponding to the instruction information at the detected timing. Moreover, it is good also as a structure which memorize | stores accompaniment sound data and instruction | indication information separately, not the structure which includes instruction information in accompaniment sound data.

(5) In the above-described embodiment, “song ID”, “number of units”, and “instrument type” are stored in association in the correspondence storage area 242, but the storage contents of the correspondence storage area are limited to this. It is not a thing. For example, “genre ID” indicating the genre of music, “number”, and “instrument type” may be stored in association with each other. In this case, the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 refers to the genre ID of the music selected by the user, and specifies the instrument type corresponding to the genre ID and the number of electronic index devices 30 according to the stored correspondence relationship. . In this case, since the musical instrument application corresponding to the genre of the karaoke accompaniment to be played is executed, it is possible to output a performance sound suitable for the music to be played.

  In addition, for example, as illustrated in FIG. 12, the “genre ID” and the “musical instrument type” may be stored in association with each other without using the “number of units” item. In this case, a list of instrument types may be stored in the “instrument type” item as illustrated in FIG. In this aspect, the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 may refer to a list of instruments stored in the “instrument type” item, select an instrument from the list, and assign it to the electronic table of contents apparatus 30. More specifically, for example, in the example shown in FIG. 12, when the “genre ID” is “genre 01” and the number of electronic index devices 30 is two, the CPU 21 sets “genre 01”. Two instrument types from the top of the corresponding “instrument type” list, that is, piano and guitar, may be assigned to the two electronic table of contents devices 30.

  In the above-described embodiment, the CPU 21 specifies the musical instrument application to be used by referring to the stored contents of the correspondence storage area 242. However, the mode for specifying the type of musical instrument is not limited to this. Information indicating the type of each may be included. In this case, the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 detects the timing indicated by the instruction information during the reproduction of the accompaniment sound data, and instructs the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 to start the musical instrument application corresponding to the instruction information at the detected timing.

(6) The karaoke apparatus according to the present invention is not limited to a dedicated apparatus for reproducing karaoke accompaniment, but may be a general-purpose computer such as a personal computer. When the karaoke apparatus is a general-purpose computer, the video card corresponds to the display circuit 26, and the keyboard and mouse correspond to the operation unit 27. In the above-described embodiment, the electronic table of contents device 30 having the electronic table of contents function is used as the operation display terminal according to the present invention. However, the operation display terminal is not limited to this and is an apparatus that does not have the electronic table of contents function. There may be. For example, a mobile phone terminal or a portable game machine may be used as the operation display terminal. Also in this case, as in the above-described embodiment, the mobile phone terminal or the portable game machine downloads the musical instrument application program from the server or the karaoke apparatus 20 and executes it.

  In the above-described embodiment, the karaoke device 20 and the electronic table of contents device 30 exchange data by wireless communication. However, the karaoke device 20 and the electronic table of contents device 30 are connected in a wired manner. There may be.

(7) In the above-described embodiment, the server 40 distributes the accompaniment sound data and the instrument application program individually. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the server 40 distributes the accompaniment sound data including the instrument application program. Also good. In the above-described embodiment, the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 downloads the musical instrument application program from the karaoke apparatus 20, but the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 may directly download from the server 40 without going through the karaoke apparatus 20. Good.

(8) In the above-described embodiment, a charging process may be performed according to the usage status of the musical instrument application. In this case, the CPU 21 of the karaoke device 20 determines the usage status of the musical instrument application from the performance sound data received from the electronic table of contents device 30, calculates the amount charged to the user according to the determination result, and uses the calculation result You may make it notify a person.

(9) In the above-described embodiment, the accompaniment data includes section data indicating a specific section of the music (for example, a chorus section), and the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 refers to the section data and indicates the section data. You may make it change the output level (volume) of a performance sound according to an area. Specifically, for example, the CPU 21 may not output the performance sound in the section indicated by the section data. According to this aspect, for example, the performance sound is not output in the chorus section, and the performance sound is output in the prelude or accompaniment section, while the performance sound is not output in the section where the singer sings. By performing such control, it is possible to reduce that the singer's singing is blocked by the performance sound.

  Also, for example, the volume of the performance sound is increased during the prelude or interlude, while the performance sound is decreased during the other periods, so that the output level of the performance sound is controlled according to the progress of the music. May be. In this case, specifically, the accompaniment sound data includes section data indicating a specific section of the music, and the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 refers to the section data, and in the section indicated by the section data, the performance sound is recorded. Control is performed to reduce the output level.

(10) In the above-described embodiment, the accompaniment playback unit 211, the instruction information detection unit 212, the number specification unit 213, the instrument instruction unit 214, and the performance sound reception unit 215 shown in FIG. 5 are stored in the ROM 22 or the storage device 24 by the CPU 21. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and each unit such as the accompaniment playback unit 211 may be configured as hardware. The musical instrument application activation control unit 311 and the musical instrument application execution unit 312 shown in FIG. 6 are the same, and may be configured as software, or may be configured as hardware.

  Moreover, although the above-mentioned embodiment demonstrated the structure by which the singing microphone 60, the speaker 70, and the display 50 were externally attached to the karaoke apparatus 20, it is not restricted to this, The structure with which a speaker, a microphone, etc. are incorporated in the karaoke apparatus 20. It may be.

(11) In the above-described embodiment, the electronic index device 30 executes the musical instrument application, thereby generating performance sound data according to the user's operation, and transmitting the generated performance sound data to the karaoke apparatus 20. Instead of this, the electronic table of contents device 30 does not have a configuration for generating performance sound data. The electronic table of contents device 30 outputs operation information indicating the detected operation contents of the user. Performance sound data may be generated based on the operation information output from.

(12) In the above-described embodiment, each electronic index device 30 is provided with a speaker, and each electronic index device 30 performs sound emission processing based on performance sound data instead of the karaoke device 20 or together with the karaoke device 20. Good. That is, the output destination of the performance sound data generated by the musical instrument application execution unit 312 may be any one of the karaoke device 20, its own electronic table of contents device 30, and another electronic table of contents device 30.

(13) The program executed by the CPU 21 of the karaoke apparatus 20 and the program executed by the CPU 31 of the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 in the above-described embodiment are a magnetic recording medium (magnetic tape, magnetic disk, etc.), an optical recording medium (optical disk, etc.). ), And recorded on a computer-readable recording medium such as a magneto-optical recording medium or a semiconductor memory. It is also possible to download to the karaoke apparatus 20 or the electronic table of contents apparatus 30 via a network such as the Internet.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 20 ... Karaoke device, 21, 31 ... CPU, 22, 32 ... ROM, 23, 33 ... RAM, 24, 34 ... Storage device, 25 ... Communication unit, 26 ... Display circuit, 27 ... Operation unit, 28 ... Audio processing unit 29, 35 ... wireless communication unit, 30 ... electronic table of contents device, 40 ... server, 50 ... display, 60 ... singing microphone, 70 ... speaker, 211 ... accompaniment playback unit, 212 ... instruction information detection unit, 213 ... number identification unit , 214 ... Musical instrument instruction unit, 215 ... Performance sound receiving unit, 311 ... Musical instrument application activation control unit, 312 ... Musical instrument application execution unit

Claims (4)

A karaoke device and an operation display terminal;
The karaoke device
Accompaniment sound data storage means for storing accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and instruction information indicating timing for displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data;
Reproducing means for reading and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the accompaniment sound data storage means;
Detecting means for detecting timing indicated by instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data in a period in which the accompaniment sound data is being reproduced by the reproducing means;
Instruction means for instructing the operation display terminal to display a musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information at the timing detected by the detection means;
The operation display terminal is
An operation display means for displaying an image and detecting a user's operation content in a display area of the image;
Receiving means for receiving instructions from the karaoke device;
According to the instruction received by the receiving means, an image of a musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information is displayed on the operation display means, and based on the display content of the operation display means and the operation content detected by the operation display means Instrument application execution means for generating performance sound data representing the performance sound of the instrument;
An karaoke system comprising: output means for outputting performance sound data generated by the musical instrument application execution means. A karaoke device and an operation display terminal;
The karaoke device
Accompaniment sound data storage means for storing accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and instruction information indicating timing for displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data;
Reproducing means for reading and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the accompaniment sound data storage means;
Instruction means for instructing the operation display terminal the timing indicated by the instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data reproduced by the reproduction means,
The operation display terminal is
An operation display means for displaying an image and detecting a user's operation content in a display area of the image;
Receiving means for receiving instructions from the karaoke device;
Detecting means for detecting the timing indicated by the instruction information in accordance with the instruction received by the receiving means;
At the timing detected by the detection means, an image of a musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information is displayed on the operation display means, and based on the display content of the operation display means and the operation content detected by the operation display means. Instrument application execution means for generating performance sound data representing the performance sound of the instrument;
An karaoke system comprising: output means for outputting performance sound data generated by the musical instrument application execution means. Accompaniment sound data storage means for storing accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and instruction information indicating timing for displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data;
Reproducing means for reading and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the accompaniment sound data storage means;
Detecting means for detecting timing indicated by instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data in a period in which the accompaniment sound data is being reproduced by the reproducing means;
An instruction means for instructing to display a musical instrument corresponding to the instruction information at the timing detected by the detection means ;
The instruction means specifies the number of the operation display terminals based on a signal received from the operation display terminal, and specifies the correspondence relation storage means in which the correspondence relation between the number and the instrument type is stored. A karaoke apparatus characterized by specifying a type of musical instrument corresponding to the specified number and instructing each of the operation display terminals to display the specified musical instrument . Accompaniment sound data storage means for storing accompaniment sound data corresponding to the accompaniment sound of music and instruction information indicating timing for displaying an image of the instrument during reproduction of the accompaniment sound data;
Reproducing means for reading and reproducing the accompaniment sound data stored in the accompaniment sound data storage means;
Instruction means for instructing the timing indicated by the instruction information corresponding to the accompaniment sound data reproduced by the reproduction means ,
The instruction means specifies the number of the operation display terminals based on a signal received from the operation display terminal, and specifies the correspondence relation storage means in which the correspondence relation between the number and the instrument type is stored. A karaoke apparatus characterized by specifying a type of musical instrument corresponding to the specified number and instructing each of the operation display terminals to display the specified musical instrument .

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