JP2000181467A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To make singing voices inputted from microphones similar to the voice of a specific singer. SOLUTION: A voice converting process part 9 comprises a voice signal selector 91 which selects and outputs one of voice signals A and B inputted from microphones 8a and 8b, a target voice information selector 92 which selects and outputs one of pieces of target voice information supplied by a CPU 1, and a voice converter 93 which converts the voice signal outputted by the selector 91 into a voice signal having the features of the target voice information outputted by the selector 92 or similar features. Consequently, the singers can enjoy mimicry.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, the amusement of karaoke has been demanded, and in order to further increase the popularity of karaoke, it has become essential to add various additional functions to the karaoke apparatus.

[0003] As a karaoke apparatus that meets such demands, for example, a karaoke apparatus provided with a voice conversion device that changes the frequency characteristics of voice input from a microphone and outputs the result has been proposed. According to such a karaoke device,
By converting the pitch of a singer's singing voice, for example, a male voice can be converted to a female voice and vice versa.

[0004]

However, in the karaoke apparatus provided with the above-mentioned conventional voice conversion apparatus, although the voice conversion is performed, the karaoke apparatus merely changes the voice quality. It could not be converted to resemble the voice of a particular singer (such as a professional singer).

[0005] In addition, this audio converter converts an audio signal input from one microphone. Therefore, when a plurality of people sing using a plurality of microphones like a duet song, in order to convert the voice of each singer, it is necessary to provide the karaoke device with the same number of voice converters as the number of microphones. there were.

The present invention has been made in view of the above background, and has as its object to provide a karaoke apparatus that can make a singing voice input from a plurality of microphones resemble the voice of a specific singer. The purpose is.

[0007]

In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, a karaoke apparatus according to claim 1 includes one or more voice input means for inputting a singing voice, and a model of singing by a singer. One or two or more pieces of target voice information representing a singing voice, voice signal specifying information for specifying one voice signal among voice signals input by the one or more voice input means, and the one or two or more pieces of target voice information. Storage means for storing music data including target audio information specifying information of any one of the above target audio information, and control for reading and outputting the music data stored by the storage means Means and a sound signal input by the one or more sound input means before being included in the music data output by the control means. A voice signal selecting means for selecting an audio signal specified by the audio signal designation information 1 contained in the output music data by said control means
Or target audio information selecting means for selecting and outputting target audio information specified by target audio information specifying information included in the music data among two or more target audio information, and output by the audio signal selecting means And a voice conversion unit that converts the voice signal into a voice signal having characteristics of the target voice information output by the target voice information selection unit or characteristics similar thereto and outputs the voice signal.

[0008] The karaoke apparatus according to claim 2 is
One or more voice input means for inputting a singing voice;
A storage unit for storing music data including one or more target voice information representing a singing voice as an example of a singer's singing; and a voice signal input by the one or more voice input means. Or 1 audio signal,
Designating means for designating any one of the one or more target audio information;
Control means for reading and outputting the music data stored by the storage means; and selecting and outputting a sound signal designated by the designation means from among the sound signals inputted by the one or more speech input means. Audio signal selecting means for selecting, and one or more target audio information included in the music data output by the control means, for selecting and outputting the target audio information specified by the specifying means. Means for converting an audio signal output by the audio signal selecting means into an audio signal having characteristics of target audio information output by the target audio information selecting means or characteristics similar thereto, and outputting the converted audio signal. Are provided.

A karaoke apparatus according to claim 3 is
3. The configuration according to claim 1, further comprising a mixing unit that mixes and outputs the audio signal output by the audio signal conversion unit and an audio signal other than the audio signal selected by the audio signal selection unit. It is characterized by doing.

A karaoke apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention,
In the configuration according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the audio signal selecting means selects an audio signal input from any one of the one or more audio input means. It is characterized by comprising a display means for displaying whether or not the data has been output.

[0011]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. These embodiments show one embodiment of the present invention, and do not limit the present invention, and can be arbitrarily changed within the scope of the present invention.

A: First Embodiment A-1: Configuration of First Embodiment FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention. As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus has a CPU 1, a ROM 2, a RAM,
3, an operation unit 4, an HDD (hard disk device) 5, a display unit 6, a sound source 7, microphones 8a and 8b, an audio conversion processing unit 9, and a mixer 10.

The CPU 1 is a control center of the karaoke apparatus, and is connected to the ROM 2 and RA connected via the bus 100.
By transmitting and receiving various information to and from the M3, the operation unit 4, the HDD 5, the display unit 6, the sound source 7, and the voice conversion processing unit 9, the whole karaoke apparatus is controlled. Also, ROM
2 stores a control program such as an initial program for activating the karaoke apparatus. The RAM 3 is used as a main memory by the CPU 1 and as a means for storing music data used in the karaoke apparatus.

The operation unit 4 is provided on the front of the karaoke apparatus main body, and includes a ten key for inputting a music number, a key for operating the karaoke apparatus, a knob, and the like. The user operates the operation unit 4 to
Instructions such as input of a music number, adjustment of volume, and key control can be given to the CPU 1.
The karaoke apparatus can be operated by operating a remote controller (not shown).

The HDD 5 stores music data files and program files.

The music data file is composed of music data for controlling a karaoke performance. Each of these pieces of music data includes a performance control data section and target audio information.

Here, the performance control data section is composed of a plurality of tracks such as a performance track for controlling musical instrument performance and a lyrics track for controlling lyrics display. Each of these tracks is sequence data composed of a plurality of event data and duration data for specifying a time interval for reading each event data.

A performance track among these tracks is composed of performance event data for instructing generation signal generation control and duration data. As shown in FIG. 2, the song data of the duet song includes switching information in addition to the performance event data and the duration data. Here, the switching information is
This is information for specifying an audio signal and target audio information supplied to an audio converter (details will be described later) in the audio conversion processing unit 9. The details of the switching information will be described later. The lyrics track is sequence data composed of lyrics display event data instructing control of lyrics display and duration data.

The target voice information in the music data is, for example, information representing a singing by a singer (target) of the music. Here, in the music data of the duet song, for example, target voice information representing a singing about a male part of a male singer and target voice information representing a singing about a female part of a female singer,
A plurality of target voice information is included. In the following description, the target audio information included in the music data of the duet tune is referred to as target audio information A and B, respectively.

The program files stored in the HDD 5 are constituted by control programs such as a system program and an application program. When the power of the karaoke apparatus is turned on, the CPU 1 loads these control programs from the HDD 5 into the RAM 3 in accordance with the above-described initial program in the ROM 2, and thereafter, the CPU 1 executes the control programs stored in the RAM 3 by executing the control programs. It controls the entire karaoke apparatus.

The above-mentioned application programs include a sequence program for controlling a karaoke performance. This sequence program controls a karaoke performance such that music data corresponding to a music number specified by a user is loaded into the RAM 3 and event data in the music data is sequentially read out and output to a predetermined processing unit. Program. More specifically, according to the sequence program, the CPU 1 reads the performance event data included in the performance track in the music data to the sound source 7 and reads the switching information when reading the switching information. When the information is read to the voice conversion processing unit 9 and the lyrics display event data in the lyrics track is read, the lyrics display event data is output to the display unit 6. Also, CP
U1 outputs the target audio information in the music data to the audio conversion processing unit 9 according to the sequence program. Here, when the music to be played is a duet music, the CPU 1 outputs both target audio information A and B included in the music data to the audio conversion processing unit 9.

The display unit 6 generates a character string of the lyrics in accordance with the lyrics display event data supplied by the CPU 1, and combines the character string with a background video signal supplied from an LD playback device (not shown). The information is displayed on a display device (not shown) such as a CRT.

The tone generator 7 generates and outputs a tone signal such as an accompaniment tone according to the performance event data supplied by the CPU 1. The microphones 8a and 8b convert a singing voice emitted by the singer into an electric signal (hereinafter, referred to as a "voice signal"), and output the voice signal to the voice conversion processing unit 9.
Hereinafter, the audio signal input from the microphone 8a is described as an audio signal A, and the audio signal input from the microphone 8b is described as an audio signal B.

The voice conversion processing section 9 includes microphones 8a and 8
This is a means for performing a process for making the output sound resemble the sound of the singer of the music for one of the audio signals A and B input from b. The mixer 10 mixes a tone signal supplied from the sound source 7 and a converted audio signal (details will be described later) supplied from the audio conversion processing unit 9 and outputs the mixed signal.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of the karaoke apparatus according to the embodiment described above. FIG. 3 illustrates a case where a duet music is played.

As shown in FIG.
Audio signal selector 91, target audio information selector 9
2 and an audio converter 93. Here, audio signals A and B are supplied to the audio signal selector 91 from the microphones 8a and 8b, and target audio information A and B are supplied to the target audio information selector 92 by the CPU 1.

The audio signal selector 91 selects one of the audio signals A and B input from the microphones 8a and 8b and outputs it to the audio converter 93. Further, the target audio information selector 92 selects one of the target audio information A and B supplied by the CPU 1 and outputs it to the audio converter 93. The CPU 1 controls which of the information supplied by the audio signal selector 91 and the target audio information selector 92 is to be selected and output.

The audio converter 93 converts the audio signal supplied by the audio signal selector 91 based on the target audio information supplied by the target audio information selector 92, thereby generating a converted audio signal. Output to the mixer 10. As a result, the voice of the singer input from one of the microphones 8a and 8b is output as a voice that resembles the singer of the music to be played. The above is the configuration of the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment.

A-2: Operation of First Embodiment Next, the operation of the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment will be described. In the following description, an example will be described in which a duet tune is played and a plurality of singers sing using both microphones 8a and 8b.

First, when a music number is input by the operation unit 4 or the remote controller, the CPU 1 loads music data corresponding to the music number from the HDD 5 to the RAM 3. Thereafter, the CPU 1 reads out the event data at the timing specified by the duration data in the music data according to the above-mentioned sequence program, and outputs it to the above-mentioned predetermined processing unit. The sound source 7 that has received the performance event data generates a tone signal in accordance with the performance event data and outputs it to the mixer 10, and the display unit 6 that has received the lyrics display event data causes the display unit 6 to display the lyrics characters in accordance with the lyrics display event data. Generate a column and display it on the display device.

When the CPU 1 reads the switching information contained in the performance track in the music data, the CPU 1 controls the audio signal selector 91 and the target audio information selector 92 according to the switching information. Hereinafter, this switching information will be described in detail.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a specific example of the switching information. As shown in FIG. 4, each switching information included in the performance track of the music data should be output by the audio signal selector 91 selecting any one of the audio signals A and B input from the microphones 8a and 8b. The information for designating the sound and the target audio information selector 92
And information for designating which of the target audio information A and B supplied by the target audio information should be selected and output. And CP
When U1 reads the switching information at the timing specified by the duration data, U1 controls the audio signal selector 91 and the target audio information selector 92 according to the switching information. As a result, the audio signal specified by the switching information and the target audio information are
It will be supplied to.

According to the processing described above, the audio converter 93 supplied with the audio signal by the audio signal selector 91 and the target audio information selector by the target audio information selector 92 performs the following processing a to i.

A. Step S1 First, the audio signal supplied by the audio signal selector 92 is analyzed in real time by an SMS (Spectral Modeling Synthesis) analysis including an FFT (Fast Fourie Transform) to extract a sine wave component (Sine component) in frame units, and A residual component (Residual component) Rme is generated for each frame from the signal and the sine wave component. In parallel with this, it is determined whether or not the voice signal is unvoiced (including voiceless). If the voice signal is unvoiced, the following steps S2 to S5 are not performed, and the input voice signal is output as it is. Become. In this case, as the SMS analysis, pitch synchronous analysis that changes the analysis window width according to the pitch in the previous frame is employed.

B. Step S2 Next, when the input audio signal is a voiced sound, a pitch, an amplifier (amplitude) and a spectral shape, which are original attribute data, are extracted from the extracted sine wave component.

C. Step S3 From the target audio information supplied by CPU1,
The attribute data (target attribute data = pitch, amplifier, and spectral shape) of the frame corresponding to the frame of the voice signal of the singer is extracted.

D. Step S4 Next, new attribute data (new attribute data = pitch, amplifier and spectral shape) is obtained by selecting and combining the original attribute data corresponding to the singer and the target attribute data corresponding to the target voice information. obtain. Then, inverse FFT is performed using the obtained new attribute data.
To calculate the sine wave component SINnew of the frame.

E. Step S5 Then, the sine wave component SINnew obtained in step S4
And either the residual component Rme obtained in step S1 or the residual component of the target audio information are added to obtain a converted audio signal. The converted audio signal obtained in this manner has a characteristic of a sine wave component or a residual component of the target audio information. That is, in the reproduced voice, the singing voice of the singer using one of the microphones 8a and 8b becomes a singing voice having characteristics of the singing voice sung by the singer of the music to be played or characteristics similar thereto. Then, the converted audio signal is output to the mixer 10. The above is the details of the operation of the voice converter 93 in the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment.

The mixer 10 mixes the musical tone signal supplied from the sound source 7 and the converted audio signal supplied from the audio converter 93 and outputs them. The output signal of the mixer 10 is amplified by the amplifier 11 and output from the speaker 12.

As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus of the present embodiment, the plurality of audio signals and the target audio information supplied to the audio converter 93 are sequentially switched during the music performance. . Therefore, a plurality of singers can enjoy imitation by one voice conversion processing unit without providing the same number of voice conversion processing units as the number of microphones.

In the above description, the microphone 8a
A case where karaoke singing is performed using both of the microphones 8b and 8b has been described as an example, but a configuration in which the user can perform a karaoke performance using any of the microphones 8a or 8b may be adopted. In this case, the audio signal selector 91 may be omitted, and both the audio signals input from the microphones 8a and 8b may be supplied to the audio converter 93. In this way, the singing voice of only one singer can be made to resemble the singer of the music to be played.

In this embodiment, the microphone 8a
The audio signal input from the microphone 8 is described as the audio signal A, and the audio signal input from the microphone 8b is described as the audio signal B. The signal may be configured to be arbitrarily set by the user. Thus, when the switching information as illustrated in FIG. 4 is used, the audio signal input from the microphone 8a is converted based on the target audio information B, and the audio signal input from the microphone 8b is converted. The signal will be converted based on the target audio signal A. That is, the male part can be sung by the microphone 8a and the female part can be sung by the microphone 8b, and the female part can be sung by the microphone 8a and the male part can be sung by the microphone 8b according to the instruction of the singer. Become.

The switching information for specifying the audio signal selected by the audio signal selector 91 and the switching information for specifying the target audio information selected by the target audio information selector 92 are separately included in the music data. A configuration may be provided.

B: Second Embodiment Next, a karaoke apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the karaoke apparatus according to the first embodiment, the CPU 1 controls the switching of the audio signal supplied to the audio converter 93 in accordance with the switching information in the music data. On the other hand, the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment has a configuration in which the audio signal input to the audio converter 93 is switched every time a switch (hereinafter, referred to as a “switch”) provided on the microphone is pressed. Has become. Note that, of the components of the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, the same parts as those of the karaoke apparatus according to the first embodiment are denoted by the same reference numerals, and description thereof will be omitted.

In the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, the switching information in the music data includes only information specifying target audio information to be selected and output by the target audio information selector 92. Then, as in the first embodiment, the CPU 1 controls the target audio information selector 92 according to the switching information (FIG. 5).
reference).

As shown in FIG. 5, the microphones 8a and 8b are provided with changeover switches 81a and 81b, respectively.
Which one of the audio signals A and B input from the microphones 8a and 8b is output to the audio converter 93 can be designated. The details are as follows.

When the user depresses the changeover switch provided on the microphone during the performance of the music, the audio signal selector 91
Switches between the audio signals A and B supplied from the microphones 8a and 8b so as to select and output the audio signal supplied from the microphone whose switch is pressed.
That is, for example, when the audio signal A input from the microphone 8a is selected by the audio signal selector 91 and output to the audio converter 93, when the changeover switch 81a provided on the microphone 8a is pressed down, The audio signal selector 91 continuously outputs the audio signal A to the audio converter 93.
Output to On the other hand, when the changeover switch 81b provided on the microphone 8b is pressed, the audio signal selector 92 switches to output the audio signal B to the audio converter 93.

As described above, in the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, the user can arbitrarily select a microphone that can simulate singing, so that the karaoke singing game performance can be improved.

C: Third Embodiment Next, a karaoke apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention will be described. The karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment is different from the karaoke apparatus according to the first or second embodiment in the configuration of the music data. In the karaoke apparatus according to the first or second embodiment, the target audio information A in the duet music data is
The target voice information B is data representing the singing of the female part by the female singer by the male singer about the male part. On the other hand, in the music data of the duet music used in the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, for example, target audio information A includes
It represents the singing of the entire song (including the singing in the female part) by the male singer, and the target voice information B is data representing the singing of the entire song (including the singing in the male part) by the female singer. Further, the music data used in the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment does not include the switching information. Then, as shown in FIG. 6, the audio signal selected by the audio signal selector and the target audio information selected by the target audio information selector can be specified by the user by pressing a switch provided on the microphone. .

The operation of the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment is as follows. When the user presses the changeover switch provided on the microphone during the performance of the music, the audio signal selector 91 changes the sound signal A and B supplied from the microphones 8a and 8b from the microphone whose changeover switch is pressed. Switching is performed so as to select and output the supplied audio signal. At the same time, the target audio information selector 92 outputs, to the audio converter 93, an audio signal different from the audio signal that has been output to the audio converter 93, out of the target audio information A and B supplied by the CPU 1. Switch to output. Specifically, it is as follows.

The audio signal A is output by the audio signal selector 91.
The target audio information A is selected by the target audio information selector 92, and the audio converter 93
When the changeover switch 81b provided on the microphone 8b is pressed down, the voice conversion processing unit 9 performs the following operation.

That is, the audio signal selector 91 switches so as to select the audio signal B from the supplied audio signals A and B and output it to the audio converter 93. At the same time, the target audio information selector 92 switches to output the target audio information B of the supplied target audio information A and B to the audio converter 93.

On the other hand, when the changeover switch 81a provided on the microphone 8a is depressed, the audio signal selector 91 continuously outputs the audio signal A to the audio converter 93 and simultaneously outputs the target audio information selector 92 switches to supply the target audio information B to the audio converter 93. In this case, the target audio information selector 92 may be configured to continuously supply the target audio information A to the audio converter 93.

As described above, the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment switches between the case where the audio signal A is synthesized with the target audio information A and the case where the audio signal B is synthesized with the target audio information B. In addition to this, each singer can arbitrarily set the timing of this switching. As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, imitation singing with a high degree of freedom can be performed, thereby increasing the fun of karaoke.

C: Modifications An embodiment of the present invention has been described above. However, the above embodiment is merely an example, and various modifications may be made to the above embodiment without departing from the spirit of the present invention. be able to. For example, the following modifications can be considered.

<Modification 1> In the first embodiment, the song data of a song (solo song) that is not a duet song does not include the switching information. However, the present invention is not limited to this.
For example, a configuration may be adopted in which switching information including only information specifying an audio signal selected by the audio signal selector 91 is included in the music data. This allows a plurality of singers to alternately enjoy the imitation using the microphones 8a and 8b along with the performance of the solo music.

<Modification 2> In the first and second embodiments, a plurality of targets, ie, target voice information indicating a male part singing by a male singer and target voice information indicating a female part singing by a female singer. Although the audio information is included in the music data, the present invention is not limited to this. For example, in one target audio information,
It may be configured to include both singing by a male singer and singing by a female singer. In this case, the target audio information selector 92 becomes unnecessary.

<Modification 3> In each of the above embodiments,
The audio signal not supplied to the audio converter 93 may be directly output to the mixer 10. That is,
The mixer 10 mixes and outputs the tone signal supplied from the sound source 7, the converted audio signal supplied from the audio converter 93, and the audio signal supplied from the audio signal selector 91. Thereby, along with the karaoke performance, the singing voice of one singer is reproduced in a manner similar to the singer of the music, and the voice of the other singer is reproduced as it is.

<Modification 4> The display unit 6 may be configured to display which singing voice input from which microphone is output while imitating the singer of the music during the music performance. That is, the display unit 6 displays “Mike 1 mimics” on the display device at the start of music performance. In the first embodiment, each time the switching information is supplied to the audio signal selector 91, the second
In the third and third embodiments, each time the changeover switch is pressed, the CPU 1 notifies the display unit 6 to that effect.
Upon receiving this notification, the display unit 6 switches the display on the display device to “mic 1 mimics” → “mic 2 mimics”. By doing so, the singer can easily grasp which singing voice input from which microphone is output in a manner similar to the singer of the music to be played.

The name of the singer (target) to be imitated may be displayed on a display device. In this modified example, for example, information indicating the name of the singer to be imitated is included in the header of the music data, and the information indicating the name is output at the timing when the CPU 1 outputs the switching information in the music data. Are sequentially output to the display unit 6.

<Modification 5> In each of the above embodiments,
Although the case where two microphones are provided in the karaoke apparatus has been described as an example, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which three or more microphones are provided in the karaoke apparatus may be adopted. In the third embodiment, the configuration is such that two pieces of target audio information are provided in the music data. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a configuration in which three or more pieces of target audio information are provided in the music data may be adopted.

[0062]

As described above, according to the present invention,
Even when a plurality of singers sing using a plurality of microphones, each singer imitates the singer of the music to be played without providing the same number of voice conversion processing units as the number of the microphones. You can enjoy.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an overall configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a configuration of a performance track in music data in the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration in the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a configuration of switching information in the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram showing a functional configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a block diagram illustrating a functional configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to a third embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

1 CPU (control means), 2 ROM, 3 RA
M, 4 ... operation unit, 5 ... HDD (storage means), 6 ...
Display unit 7, sound source 8a, 8b microphone (voice input means) 9, voice conversion processing unit 10, mixer 11,
... Amplifier, 12 ... Speaker, 81a, 81b ... Switch (instruction means), 91 ... Audio signal selector (Audio signal selection means), 92 ... Target audio information selector (Target audio information selection means), 93 ... voice converter (voice conversion means), 100 ... bus.

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. One or more voice input means for inputting a singing voice, one or more target voice information representing a singing voice as a model of a singer's singing, and the one or more voice inputting Audio signal specifying information for specifying one of the audio signals input by the means, and target audio information specifying information for specifying any one of the one or more target audio information Storage means for storing music data including: a control means for reading and outputting music data stored by the storage means; and a control means for controlling the sound signal input by the one or more sound input means. Means for selecting and outputting an audio signal specified by the audio signal specifying information included in the music data output by the means. And selecting and outputting the target audio information specified by the target audio information specifying information included in the music data from one or more target audio information included in the music data output by the control means. Target audio information selection means, and an audio signal output by the audio signal selection means,
A karaoke apparatus comprising: a karaoke device that converts and outputs an audio signal having characteristics of the target audio information output by the target audio information selection unit or characteristics similar thereto. 2. One or more voice input means for inputting a singing voice, and a storage means for storing music data including one or more target voice information representing a singing voice as a model of a singer's singing. Designating any one of the audio signals input by the one or more audio input means and any one of the one or more target audio information. A control unit that reads and outputs the music data stored by the storage unit; and outputs the audio signal specified by the specification unit out of the audio signals input by the one or more voice input units. An audio signal selecting means for selecting and outputting, and one or more target audio information included in the music data output by the control means. Chi, the target audio information selection means for selecting a target audio information designated by the designation unit, the audio signal output by the audio signal selection means,
A karaoke apparatus comprising: a karaoke device that converts and outputs an audio signal having characteristics of the target audio information output by the target audio information selection unit or characteristics similar thereto. 3. Mixing means for mixing and outputting an audio signal output by the audio signal converting means and an audio signal other than the audio signal selected by the audio signal selecting means. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1. 4. A display means for displaying which one of the one or more voice input means has selected and output a voice signal, wherein the voice signal selecting means has selected and output the voice signal. 4. The method according to claim 1, wherein
The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1.