JPH04204699A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To provide the 'KARAOKE' (orchestration without lybrics) device which enhances singer's intention by providing an edition processing means which synchronizes the image information and sound information of a 'KARAOKE' player, sends the information to a memory means and sends the edited image information to a display means. CONSTITUTION:The 'KARAOKE' player 12 transmits the image information including the text information of a specific song and melody information to a sepn. processing section 31 when a singer holds a microphone 19 in his hand and inputs the input signal of the specific song to the 'KARAOKE' player 12 by a remote control, etc. The sepn. processing section 31, separates the image information and the melody information and transmits the image information to an image information processing section 32 and the melody information to a sound information processing section 33. If the singer inputs the text to the microphone in synchronization with the melody, the information on his voice is sent via the sound information processing section 33 to a speaker 20 and the sound information indicating the melody and the text is outputted from the speaker 20. The 'KARAOKE' performance is thus executed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Field of Industrial Application] The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus, and more particularly to a karaoke apparatus that can enhance the taste of singers.

[Conventional technology]

Conventionally, karaoke devices in practical use display lyric information from the karaoke player on a CRT display along with background image information, output melody information from the karaoke player from a speaker, and allow the singer to hear the message from the microphone. It is common to perform karaoke by inputting voice information.

[Problem to be solved by the invention]

However, when performing karaoke using the above-mentioned conventional device, since the conventional device does not have any recording function, the karaoke performance disappears on a temporary basis, and at the same time, the singer's taste is also limited on a temporary basis. , there was a problem that it was impossible to reproduce it at a later date.

The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned circumstances, and its purpose is to make it possible to freely reproduce past karaoke performances by improving the conventional device, and to encourage the singer's innovative taste. Our goal is to provide a karaoke device that can do the following.

[Means to solve the problem]

The karaoke device according to claim 1 takes in image information and melody information including lyrics information from a karaoke player,
Displaying the image information by the display means and superimposing voice information from the i-mic on the melody information.1. 5. A karaoke apparatus that outputs the voice information as sound information, an imaging means for taking an image of the singer who emits the voice information, a recording means for recording the image information and the sound information, and an image information from the karaoke player and an image from the imaging means. The apparatus includes editing processing means for editing information and sending the edited image information and the sound information to the recording means while synchronizing them, and sending the edited image information to the display means.

The karaoke device according to claim 2 takes in image information and melody information including lyrics information from a karaoke player,
In a karaoke apparatus that displays the image information by a display means and superimposes voice information from a microphone on the melody information and outputs it as sound information, an image pickup means that images an image of a singing hair emitting the voice information; and 5 image information. and recording means for recording sound information, input means for inputting recorded character information such as date and time and store name, image information from the karaoke player, imaging information from the imaging means, and recorded character information from the first input stage. and an editing processing means for editing the edited image information and the sound information and sending the edited image information to the recording means while synchronizing the same, and sending the edited image information to the display means.

[Effect]

Hereinafter, the operation of each of the above-mentioned invention devices will be explained.

In the karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, when the karaoke player starts playing and the singer inputs voice information from the microphone along with melody information, the imaging means of this apparatus images the singer and edits the image information. send to

The editing processing means edits the lyrics information from the karaoke player, the image information from the image capturing means, and the image information from the image capturing means.
Furthermore, the edited image information and sound information consisting of voice information from the microphone and melody information from the karaoke player are sent to the recording means while being synchronized. Thereby, the recording means records the edited image information and sound information.

Further, the editing processing means 5 sends the image information or edited image information to the display means for display.

According to the invention set forth in claim 2, the effect of the invention set forth in claim 1 described above is exhibited, and by inputting recorded character information such as date, time, store name, etc. from the input means, this recorded character information is also It is recorded by the recording means together with the edited image information.

〔Example〕

Hereinafter, the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

The karaoke apparatus 1 shown in FIGS. 1 to 3 has a flat support stand 3 with casters 2 and a box-shaped housing 4 installed on the support stand 3''.

As shown in FIG. 3, the casing 4 includes a first storage section 6 located at the upper front surface and arranged at an angle with a transparent crow 5 attached to a single needle that can be opened and closed, and a lower side of the first storage section 6. a $2 storage section 7 located at an angle, and a third storage section 8 located below the first storage section 6 and at the rear of the second storage section 7;
The lowermost part of the housing 4 includes a fourth storage part 9 whose front side is open.

The first storage section 6 houses a display means 10 consisting of a cathode ray tube display device, and the second storage section 7
An editing processing means 11, which will be described later, is housed in the .

A karaoke player 12 consisting of a laser disc player or a CD player is stored in the third storage section 8 . A lid 13 that can be opened and closed is provided on the rear side of the third storage section 8. By opening the lid 13, the karaoke player 12 can be inserted into the third storage section 8 from the rear side of the housing 4. It is designed so that it can be taken in and taken out.

The fourth storage section 9 houses a recording means 14 such as a video tape recorder for recording image information and sound information on a video recorder 14a.

At the top of the housing 4, an illumination unit 17 including an illumination lamp 15 and a color rotary disk 16, and an imaging means 18 consisting of a video camera are installed, with their light emitting surfaces and imaging surfaces facing the front of the housing 4. It is located.

Furthermore, a microphone 1 is provided on the front panel of the editing processing means 11.
9 is attached and is intended to be used by the singer. Furthermore, a speaker 20 is attached to a side wall of the first storage section 6 of the housing 4.

In addition, 21 in FIG. 3 is a heat dissipation hole, 22 is a cord passage hole, 23 is a tart drawer tube, and 24 in FIGS. 1 and 2 is a handshake part installed on both sides of the upper part of the housing 4. It is.

Next, the circuit system of the karaoke machine M1 will be explained with reference to FIG.

This karaoke apparatus 1 is equipped with an editing processing means 11 that controls the entire system and edits image information and sound information. The editing processing means 11 is connected to the display means 10, the karaoke breiyani 2, the recording means 14, the imaging means 18, the microphone 19, and the speaker 20, respectively.

The editing processing means 11 includes a separation processing section 31 that separates image information (background image information) including lyric information of each song sent from the karaoke player 12 and melody information and sends them out individually; The image information from the section 31, the imaging information from the imaging means 18, and the editing processing means 11
an image information processing section 32 that takes in and edits recorded character information such as date, time, and store name from an input means 1fa consisting of a keyboard provided therein; a sound information processing unit 33 that superimposes the voice information from the voice information from the sound information source 19 and sends it to the speaker 20 and the recording means 14;
It includes a synchronization control section 34 that sends a synchronization signal for the processing operations of the image information processing section 32 and sound information processing section 33, and an operation monitor 35 that displays text information for operation.

The image information processing section 32 is adapted to send edited image information to the recording means 14 and display means 10, respectively.

Next, the operation of the karaoke apparatus I having the above-described configuration will be explained.

A singer holds a microphone 19 in his hand, and a karaoke player 12
When inputting a specific song input signal to the karaoke player 1 using an appropriate remote controller (not shown),
2 sends image information including lyric information of a specific song and melody information to a separation processing section 31. 0 Separation processing section 31 separates image information and melody information and sends 1 image information to an image information processing section 32. , sends melody information to the sound information processing section 33. Furthermore, the image information is sent to the display means 10 for display, and the melody information is sent to the speaker 20 and output as the melody of a specific song.

When the singer inputs the lyrics along with the melody into the microphone, this voice information is sent to the speaker 20 via the sound information processing section 33, and sound information indicating the melody and lyrics is output from the speaker 20 for karaoke performance. is executed.

The above is the normal operation during a general karaoke performance.
When operated together, the imaging information of the singer from the imaging means 18 is sent to the image processing unit 32, and thereby the image processing unit 32 combines the image information from the karaoke player 12 and the singer from the imaging means 3 and 8. The edited image information is edited by compositing processing or division processing, etc. to create edited image information 17, which is sent to the optional display means 10 for display, and also sent to the recording means 14. This recording means 14 is synchronized with the edited image information. The recorded sound information is also sent, so that the recording means 14 simultaneously records the edited image information and sound information on the video tape of the video cassette 14a.

When the karaoke performance of one song is finished, the recording means 14 is stopped and the video power set 14a is taken out, so that the image information (background image information) from the karaoke player 12 as well as the singer's own image and melody are recorded. The video cassette 14a on which sound information tailored to the song is recorded can be provided to the singer, and the singer can have an innovative taste.

Therefore, if this karaoke device 1 is installed in a store or the like, service to customers can be further improved.

Also, if you install this karaoke equipment N1 in a general home, etc.
It becomes possible for oneself/someone to practice singing and practicing one's own movements.

Furthermore, at the time of the above-mentioned karaoke performance, one-man power means 11
When text record information such as date, time, store name, etc. is input from a, this text record information is incorporated into the edited image information by the image information processing section 32, and recorded on the video cassette J, 4a by the recording means 14. Ru.

A video set that also records such text recording information) 1
4a can be provided as a novel souvenir to singers, and can further improve the service quality of the store. The present invention is not limited to the above-mentioned embodiments, but can be used within the scope of the gist. Various modifications are possible.

〔Effect of the invention〕

According to the present invention described in detail above, the following effects can be achieved.

According to the invention as set forth in claim 1, it is possible to provide a karaoke apparatus in which a singer can obtain a recording medium such as a video cassette on which his or her own image and singing voice are recorded, and which can enhance the innovative taste of karaoke performance. .

According to the invention as claimed in claim 2, in addition to the above-mentioned effects,
Karaoke allows you to obtain a recording medium such as a video cassette that also records an image with the date, time, store name, etc. of the song, which is a novel advertisement for the store and a novel souvenir for the singer. equipment can be provided.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

Fig. 1 is a perspective view of an embodiment of the device of the present invention, Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the rear side of the device, Fig. 3 is an enlarged vertical sectional view of the device, and Fig. 4 shows the overall configuration of the device. It is a block diagram. Main symbols in the figure 1ψ, ψ... Karaoke device 4... Housing 10... Display means 11... Edit processing means 11a... Input means 121... Karaoke Player 14... Recording means 19, @Φφ, microphone 20, Φ, Φ, speaker. Patent applicant: AVC Visual Co., Ltd. Agent Patent attorney: Tomi Shimoyama Figure 1 Figure 2

Claims (2)

[Claims] (1) In a karaoke device that takes in image information and melody information including lyrics information from a karaoke player, displays the image information using a display means, and superimposes voice information from a microphone on the melody information to output it as sound information. , an imaging means for taking an image of the singer who emits the voice information, a recording means for recording the image information and the sound information, and editing the image information from the karaoke player and the imaging information from the imaging means to produce edited image information. and editing processing means for synchronizing and sending the sound information to the recording means and sending edited image information to the display means. (2) In a karaoke device that takes in image information and melody information including lyric information from a karaoke player, displays the image information using a display means, and superimposes voice information from a microphone on the melody information and outputs it as sound information. , an imaging means for taking an image of the singer who emits the voice information, a recording means for recording the image information and sound information, an input means for inputting recorded character information such as date, time and store name, Editing the image information, the imaging information from the imaging means, and the recorded character information from the input means, synchronizing the edited image information and the sound information and sending them to the recording means, and also sending the edited image information to the display means. 1. A karaoke apparatus comprising: editing processing means.