JPH0580693A - 'karaoke' (orchestration without lyrics) sound device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To double the fun as a 'KARAOKE' (orchestration without lyrics) sound device by allowing the evaluation sounds of the singing power of a singer to be outputted from a speaker according to the singing power. CONSTITUTION:An amplifier 4 is connected to a recording medium reproducing device 2. A microphone 6 and a speaker 8 are connected to this amplifier 4. Further, an evaluation sound generator 9 is connected to the amplifier 4. The evaluation sound data selected by the evaluation sound generator 9 is outputted to the amplifier 4 according to the singing power of the singer's song and the evaluation sounds are reproduced from the speaker 8.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke sound device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, in this type of karaoke sound device, an amplifier is connected to a reproducing circuit for reproducing sound data stored in a karaoke sound storage medium such as a laser disk or a tape, and the singer's voice is connected to this amplifier. Is connected to a microphone, and the amplifier is connected to speakers for outputting sound data and a sound signal from the microphone. When the singer inputs voice (lyrics) into the microphone, the singer's voice is output from the speaker in synchronization with the color orchestra sound (hereinafter referred to as karaoke sound).

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional karaoke audio device, when the karaoke sound ends, the singer's voice also ends, so that the karaoke audio device itself outputs a voice for the singer's song. If you can't respond and evaluate, and you're using karaoke alone, for example, once the song ends, there is no audio feedback from a third party such as applause. It was low.

[0004] Some karaoke sound devices display an evaluation score on the surface according to the singing power of the singer, but this is merely a score evaluation of the singing power, which is unattractive. An object of the present invention is to solve the problems existing in the above-mentioned conventional techniques, to automatically generate an evaluation sound according to the singing ability of a singer, to improve the taste, and to increase the utility value. To provide an audio device.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is a sound data reproducing apparatus for reproducing recorded sound data of a recording medium in which karaoke sound data is recorded, and an output of the sound data reproducing apparatus is amplified. In a karaoke sound device including an amplifier, a speaker connected to the amplifier for playing karaoke sound, and a microphone for a singer to input voice to the amplifier while riding on the karaoke sound of the sound data playing device, Singing ability determination means for determining the singing ability based on the voice data of the singer input by the microphone and the output of the sound data reproducing device, and pre-recorded evaluation sound data such as clapping sound and bell sound according to the singing ability. Evaluation sound data recording and holding means to be held and evaluation according to the output signal from the singing ability discrimination means Select evaluated sound data from the sound data recording holding circuit and a rated sound data selection output means for outputting to the amplifier.

[0006]

According to the present invention, when the singer finishes singing with the microphone, the matching between the singing and the karaoke sound is judged and the evaluation sound data is selected according to the matching degree, that is, the singing ability. The output means outputs the evaluation sound data selected from the evaluation sound data previously recorded and held in the evaluation sound data recording and holding means to the amplifier, and the amplifier outputs the evaluation sound data to the speaker. Therefore, when the song ends, the evaluation sound is output from the speaker, so that the singer can know his / her singing ability by the evaluation sound according to his / her song, and can also listen to the evaluation sound such as applause or bell. , The taste is increased and the utility value is enhanced.

[0007]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS A first embodiment embodying the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. As shown in FIG. 1, a reproducing device 2 for reproducing recorded data of a recording medium such as a laser disk or a magnetic tape is housed in a case 1 of a karaoke audio device. As shown in FIG. An entrance / exit 2a for inserting / removing the recording medium 3 from the front surface of the case 1 is provided. An amplifier 4 for amplifying various data is connected to the reproduction device 2, and a connection terminal 5 is provided in the amplifier 4 so that a microphone 6 can be connected. Further, the amplifier 4 is provided with a connection terminal 7 to which a speaker 8 is connected. The speaker 8 may be built in the case 1.

An evaluation sound generator 9 of the present invention is connected to the amplifier 4. The structure of the evaluation sound generator 9 will be described with reference to FIG. 3. The amplifier 4 is provided with a karaoke sound output terminal 10 and a microphone output terminal 11, and both terminals 10 and 11 have sound output data and microphone output data. Comparing circuit 1 for comparing the strength (for example, the measured peak voltage of microphone output data with respect to the peak voltage of sound data with a high volume) in a predetermined cycle
2 is connected. Further, the strength comparison circuit 12 is connected to a matching calculation circuit 13 for calculating matching (singing ability) based on strength comparison data of sound output data and microphone output data. The data is recorded and held in a random access memory (RAM) 17 described later. Further, an evaluation sound data selection output circuit 14 is connected to the arithmetic circuit 13. A read-only memory (ROM) 16 as evaluation sound data recording and holding means connected to a control device 15 having a CPU is connected to the selection output circuit 14.

The evaluation sound data selection output circuit 14 and the amplifier 4 are connected by an output terminal 18, an input terminal 19 and a lead wire 20. A plurality of types of evaluation sound data such as clap sounds and bell sounds are recorded in advance in the ROM 16, and the evaluation sound data is selected by the selection output circuit 14 according to the singing ability of the singer. Evaluation sound data is output to the amplifier 4 through the lead wire 20, the evaluation sound data is output from the amplifier 4 to the speaker 8, and the data is reproduced by the speaker 8 as a clap sound or a bell sound. A random access memory (RAM) 17 is connected to the control device 15 so as to be able to store the above-mentioned matching calculation data and the like.

As shown in FIG. 2, a rotary changeover switch 21 is provided on the front surface of the karaoke audio device, and an off position in which the evaluation sound generating device 9 does not operate and a position where a clap sound can be output as an evaluation sound. The position where the bell sound can be output as the evaluation sound and the position where the clap sound or the bell sound can be manually selected and output can be selectively switched. Further, in the state where the rotary switch 21 is switched to the manual position, a plurality of push button switches 22a to 22n that select and generate clap sounds and a plurality of push buttons that select and generate bell sounds 1 to 3 are generated. Switches 23a-23c
Is provided. Pushbutton switch 2 for selecting the clap sound
2a to 22n are large clapping sound A, large clapping sound B, large clapping sound C, large clapping sound D, middle clapping sound A, middle clapping sound B, middle clapping sound C, middle clapping sound D, small clapping sound A, Small clapping sound B, large clapping sound re-A ', and large clapping sound E. Also, the bell sound 1 selected by the push button switches 23a to 23c is
Kane ..., Bell 2 indicates Kang Kang, and Bell 3 indicates Kang.
Further, in the case of this manual operation, a selection operation may be performed at a remote point by a wired or remote control unit (not shown).

On the front surface of the case 1, there is provided a version changeover switch 24 for changing the clapping sound or bell sound between the normal version and the up version. Here, the stored data and versions of the clap sounds or bell sounds selected according to the coefficient k proportional to the singing ability are listed in Table 1. In this Table 1, the left column shows the normal version, and the right column shows the up version.

[0012]

[Table 1]

Next, the operation of the karaoke audio device configured as described above will be described. Now, the power switch (not shown) of the karaoke audio device is turned on to make the device operable, and the rotary switch 21 is switched from off to a position where clap sounds can be output and held. When the karaoke recording medium reproducing circuit 2 is operated in this state, the karaoke sound recorded on the recording medium 3 is output from the speaker 8 via the amplifier 4. When the singer inputs voice through the microphone 6 in synchronization with the karaoke sound, a singing voice is output from the speaker 8 via the amplifier 4.

The amplifier 4 outputs the karaoke sound from the output terminal 10 and the microphone output from the output terminal 11 to the strength comparison circuit 12, where the karaoke sound output data and the microphone output data are output. The strength is compared in a predetermined cycle. Then, the strength comparison data of the sound output data and the microphone output data called from the comparison circuit 12 is input to the matching calculation circuit 13, and the calculation circuit 13 outputs the microphone output data to the song output data as one song. The degree of matching (singing ability) as a whole or for each measure is calculated, and this matching data is temporarily stored and held in the RAM 17. Then, the matching data (singing ability data) called from the RAM 17 by the operation signal from the matching arithmetic circuit 13 is output to the evaluation sound data selection output circuit 14, where the evaluation sound data is selected from the ROM 16 according to the singing ability. The coefficient k is, for example, 80 in Table 1 according to the singing ability.
If it is in the range of up to 100, a large clapping sound A, B, C, D,
B is optionally selected from A ′ and E. Then, the data of the selected clap sound B is output from the output circuit 14 to the lead wire 20.
After that, the selected loud clapping sound B is output to the amplifier 4 and is output from the speaker 8. Therefore, the singer can hear the clapping sound according to his or her singing ability, and can quickly and easily distinguish the upper and lower hands of the song as an audible sound. Can be improved.

In the above embodiment, the rotary switch 2 is used.
1 was switched and held at the position of the clap sound, but when this was switched and held at the position of the bell sound and a song was sung by the karaoke sound device in the same manner as the above-mentioned operation, according to the singing ability,
A bell sound corresponding to the singing ability among the bell sounds 1 to 3 is output from the speaker 8.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to FIG. In this embodiment, the evaluation sound generating unit 31 is configured separately from the karaoke audio device 30, and the both devices are provided with connection terminals 32 to 35, respectively.
Of the sound output data is output to the evaluation sound generation device 31 through the lead wire 37 connecting the connection terminals 33 to 35, and the selected evaluation sound data of the evaluation sound generation unit 31 is connected to the connection terminal 3.
A lead wire 36 connecting 4 and 32 outputs to the karaoke sound device side. Further, the microphone 6 can be connected to the connection terminal 5 on the evaluation sound generating unit 31 side.

In the case of this embodiment, the evaluation sound generating device 31 formed separately from the existing karaoke sound device 30 can be detachably connected, which is very convenient because it can be removed when not needed.

The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment. For example, when a switch (not shown) for selecting the clap sound 1 among the clap sounds 1, 2, 3 is turned on, a large clap sound A, B, C, D, A ', E are arbitrarily selected, and when a switch (not shown) for selecting a clap sound 2 is turned on, a middle clap sound A, B, C, D is arbitrarily selected, and a clap sound 3 is selected. When a switch (not shown) for turning on is turned on, it is possible to arbitrarily select from small clap sounds A and B.

Further, in place of the clapping sound or the bell sound, various evaluation sounds are output stepwise, or the clapping sound and the bell sound can be simultaneously output. It is also possible to embody the invention by arbitrarily changing the configurations of the respective parts within a range that does not.

[0020]

As described in detail above, according to the present invention, the evaluation sound can be output from the speaker according to the singing ability of the singer, so that the effect as a karaoke sound device can be doubled. ..

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a first karaoke audio device embodying the present invention.
It is a plane sectional view showing an example.

FIG. 2 is also a front view of the karaoke audio device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block circuit diagram of the karaoke audio device of the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a schematic block circuit diagram showing a second embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

2 karaoke recording medium reproducing circuit, 3 recording medium, 4 amplifier, 6 microphone, 8 speaker, 9 evaluation sound generator, 12 sound output / microphone output strength comparison circuit, 13 sound output data / microphone output data matching arithmetic circuit, 14 evaluation sound data selection output circuit, 16 read only memory ROM as evaluation sound data record holding means, 30 evaluation sound generation unit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A sound data reproducing device for reproducing recorded sound data of a recording medium in which karaoke sound data is recorded, an amplifier for amplifying an output of the sound data reproducing device, and a karaoke sound reproduced by being connected to the amplifier. In the karaoke sound device, the speaker and a microphone for a singer to input a voice to the amplifier while riding the karaoke sound of the sound data reproducing device, wherein the singer's voice data input by the microphone and the sound Singing ability discrimination means for discriminating the singing ability based on the output of the data reproducing device, evaluation sound data record holding means for preliminarily recording and retaining evaluation sound data such as clap sounds and bell sounds according to the singing ability, and the singing ability discrimination Select the evaluation sound data from the evaluation sound data recording and holding circuit according to the output signal from the means. And an evaluation sound data selecting and outputting means for outputting to the amplifier.