JP2001067087A - Audio information reproducing system - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To reproduce rich sound giving an excellent ambience by intensifying acoustic expression according to listener's liking. SOLUTION: A receiving part 1 receives on-the-spot broadcasting of sports such as baseball. An additive input selector 8 selects a desired sound source from a CD device 5, an MD device 6, and another sound source device 7, according to listener's liking, to supply it as an additive input to a mixer 2. In the event that an additive input is given from the additive input selector 8, the mixer 2 adjusts the level of the additive input as desired by a listener's external operation and superimposes it on reproduced/received information from the receiving part 1 and supplies the synthesized information to an amplifier 3. In the event that no additive sound source is selected by the additive input selector 8, the mixer 2 supplies only broadcast information from the receiving part 1 to the amplifier 3. The amplifier 3 suitably amplifies inputted information and supplies it to a speaker system 4 for sound reproduction.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an audio information reproducing system for reproducing audio information such as broadcasts and audio discs, and more particularly to an audio information rich in dynamism and power according to the taste of a listener (listener). The present invention relates to an audio information reproducing system capable of reproducing audio.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A system for providing a plurality of pieces of information at the same time is disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos. 5-307832 and 7-2.
No. 88874. JP-A-5-307
The system disclosed in Japanese Patent Publication No. 832 simultaneously provides music, lyrics and still images. This Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 5-3
In the system disclosed in Japanese Patent No. 078332, music, lyrics, and still images stored in files are reproduced synchronously, thereby enabling reproduction as a so-called karaoke system.

On the other hand, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-288874 discloses video equipment such as a television (television: TV) and a video recorder (for example, a video cassette recorder (VCR)) and a CD (compact disk to trademark) player. Also, there is shown a system in which audio equipment such as an audio tape recorder (for example, a compact cassette to a trademark) is provided integrally, and video information and audio information are selectively combined and reproduced. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 7-28
In the system of Japanese Patent No. 8874, one of each of the video equipment and each of the audio equipment is selectively reproduced to reproduce as a single system. In addition, in the system disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 7-288874, it is possible to reproduce the reproduction audio information of the separately selected audio device in place of the audio information of the reproduction information of the selected video device.

[0004]

The conventional systems for simultaneously reproducing a plurality of pieces of information described above simultaneously reproduce sound information and video information in combination, and simultaneously reproduce a plurality of pieces of audio information in combination. It's not a technology to regenerate.

[0005] By the way, for example, in a live broadcast such as a sports broadcast such as a baseball broadcast on a radio or the like, only the voice of an announcer and the surrounding live sound such as cheering of an audience were broadcast. That is, as shown in FIG. 7, for example, in a reception listening state of a baseball broadcast by radio,
The listener (listener) L has a live broadcast B from the radio
Announcer announcement BS01 as sound by S0
I heard only the live sound BS02 such as cheers at the baseball field.

However, the announcement B of the announcer
The sound of S01 and the live sound BS02 such as cheering of the audience alone often tended to lack a sense of dynamism and lack power. That is, in a conventional live broadcast or the like, it is difficult to convey a lively situation at the site with a sense of reality.

[0007] The present invention has been made in view of the above-described circumstances, and in the case of the main audio information, when the sound expression is poor, the sound expression is enhanced in accordance with the listener's preference, which corresponds to excellent realism and the like. An object of the present invention is to provide an audio information reproduction system capable of rich sound reproduction.

[0008]

In order to achieve the above object, an audio information reproducing system according to the present invention comprises: a broadcast receiving means for receiving a broadcast to obtain live broadcast audio information; and an information medium on which music information is recorded. Music information generating means for obtaining music information by reproducing music information, mixer means for mixing the music information generated by the music information generating means with the live broadcast audio information obtained by the broadcast receiving means, and the mixer means Sound reproducing means for reproducing the synthesized synthesized sound information as sound. An audio information reproducing system according to the present invention mixes and reproduces, for example, music information as BGM with audio information of a broadcast such as a live broadcast of a sport. Therefore, the sound expression alone can be enhanced when the sound expression is poor only by the audio information by broadcasting, and an excellent sense of realism can be given.

The music information generating means includes a plurality of information medium reproducing means for reproducing different types of information medium,
Music information selecting means for selectively obtaining any one of the plurality of information medium reproducing means.

The musical sound information generating means includes, for example, a main music information generating means for reproducing an information medium on which music information is recorded to obtain main music information, and an auxiliary musical information for the main music information. Auxiliary music information generating means for obtaining auxiliary music information that gives an effect. In this case, the mixer means synchronously mixes the auxiliary music information generated by the auxiliary music information generation means with the main music information obtained by the main music information generation means, and mixes the auxiliary music information with the live broadcast audio information. I do.

[0011] The auxiliary music information generating means may include rhythm information generating means for generating rhythm information of a rhythm section in music.

[0012] The audio information reproducing system according to the present invention provides music information as BGM and auxiliary music information such as rhythm for giving an auxiliary acoustic effect to main music information generated by the main music information generating means. Is generated by the auxiliary music generation means, synthesized, and reproduced. Accordingly, in the case of the main audio information, when the audio expression is poor, for example, by reproducing the auxiliary audio information at the same time as the main audio information, the audio expression can be enhanced and a rich sound can be reproduced.

[0013]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows a configuration of an audio information reproducing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

The audio information reproducing system shown in FIG. 1 includes a receiving unit 1, a mixer 2, an amplifier (amplifier) 3, a speaker system 4, a CD device 5, an MD device 6, a sound source device 7, and an additional input selector 8. .

The receiving section 1 receives and demodulates a radio broadcast such as an AM (amplitude modulation) broadcast and an FM (frequency modulation) broadcast. The receiving unit 1 can receive a live broadcast such as a sports broadcast such as a baseball broadcast by an AM broadcast. The mixer 2 mixes the input information selected by the additional input selector with the radio broadcast received and demodulated by the receiving unit 1 and supplies it to the amplifier 3 as desired. The amplifier 3 amplifies the input information as appropriate and supplies it to the speaker system 4 for reproduction. The speaker system 4 is a system for converting an electric signal into an acoustic signal. One system is used for mono-channel monaural reproduction, two systems are used for 2-channel stereo reproduction, and three or more channels are used. In the case of channel reproduction, three or more speaker systems are constructed.

The CD device 5 is a device for reproducing a CD. In this case, the CD device 5 outputs music information by reproducing a music CD. The MD (mini-disc to trademark) device 6
A device for recording / reproducing D, reproduces an MD in which music information including an MD in which music information is recorded in advance from a music CD or a music broadcast is recorded, and outputs music information. The sound source device 7 is a device that generates music information from another sound source, that is, a sound source other than a CD and an MD.

The additional input selector 8 selects a desired sound source from the CD device 5, the MD device 6, and the other sound source devices 7 according to the listener's preference and supplies the selected sound source to the mixer 2 as an additional input. When an additional input is given from the additional input selector 8, the mixer 2 adjusts the level of the additional input as desired by an external operation of the listener, and superimposes the additional input on the reception / reproduction information from the reception unit 1 to synthesize. Then, the signal is supplied to the amplifier 3. When the listener does not desire to superimpose and reproduce the additional sound source, the additional input selector 8 can select nothing. When no additional sound source is selected by the additional input selector 8, the mixer 2 supplies only the broadcast information from the receiving unit 1 to the amplifier 3.

As shown in FIG. 2, in the audio information reproducing system having the configuration as shown in FIG. 1, broadcasts received and demodulated by the receiver 1 are transmitted, for example, in baseball, soccer, athletics, swimming, and Olympics. Broadcasting, car racing,
In the case of a live broadcast such as a sports broadcast such as a horse race and a bicycle race, or news, the broadcast sound source BS1 is composed of only an announcement BS11 by a relay announcer and a live sound BS12 such as cheers at a relay site. With only the announcement BS11 and the live sound BS12, the listener L may feel bored or unsatisfactory, such as not being able to obtain a sufficient force or a sense of dynamism.

In such a case, the listener L is switched by the additional input selector 8 to the music source MS as an additional sound source by the CD device 5, the MD device 6, and the other sound source device 7.
1 and the mixer 2 receives and demodulates information from the receiver 1 (announcement BS11 and live sound BS12).
And mix as appropriate. In this way, the reproduction sound reproduced by the amplifier 3 and the speaker system 4 includes the music information of the music source MS1 according to the preference of the listener L in the BG format.
Superimposed in M, sound reproduction full of rich force and dynamism according to the taste of the listener L is performed.

The additional sound source selected by the additional input selector 8 may be a disk medium such as a CD or MD, a memory medium called a PC (personal computer) memory card, or a small card (specifically, Records music information on a memory medium called smart media (trademark) or compact flash (trademark) or the like, or on a tape medium such as a DAT (digital audio tape or trademark) or an audio cassette (compact cassette or trademark). However, a reproducing apparatus may be used.

Next, a second embodiment of the present invention will be described. FIG. 3 shows a configuration of an audio information reproducing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

The audio information reproducing system shown in FIG. 3 includes a receiving unit 10, a music sound source device 11, a synchronous mixer 12,
An amplifier (amplifier) 13, a speaker system 14 and a rhythm sound source device 15 are provided. Receiver 10, Amplifier 1
The speaker 3 and the speaker system 14 are substantially the same as the receiver 1, the amplifier 3, and the speaker system 4 shown in FIG.

The receiving unit 10 is similar to the receiving unit 1 shown in FIG.
Receive and play live broadcasts of sports and news. The music sound source device 11 includes the CD device 5 shown in FIG.
It is a sound source device capable of reproducing music information like the D device 6 or the receiving unit 1, and supplies the reproduced music information to the synchronous mixer 12. The synchronous mixer 12 synchronously mixes the input information from the rhythm sound source device 15 with the music information generated by the music sound source device 11 and supplies it to the amplifier 13 as desired. The amplifier 13 appropriately amplifies the input information and supplies the amplified information to the speaker system 14 for sound reproduction.

The rhythm sound source device 15 is a CD device for reproducing a music CD in which information of a rhythm section of music is recorded.
Rhythm generators such as rhythm boxes and rhythm machines that electronically generate information about the rhythm section of music,
Alternatively, the rhythm information may be transferred to MIDI (Musical Instrument D).
It reproduces a storage medium recorded as digital interface (information) and outputs information on a rhythm section of music.

The synchronous mixer 12 outputs the live broadcast sound output from the receiving unit 10 in accordance with an external operation of the listener.
The music information output of the music sound source device 11 is superimposed and synthesized.
Further, when the rhythm information is given from the rhythm sound source device 15, the synchronous mixer 12
Adjust the level as desired by external operation of the listener,
The music information is superimposed on the music information output of the music sound source device 11 and synthesized.
When synchronizing the rhythm information of the rhythm sound source device 15 with the music information output of the music sound source device 11, the synchronization mixer 12 adjusts the rhythm so as to synchronize both rhythms.

As a method of synchronizing the rhythm, for example, a method of extracting rhythm information from the music information of the music sound source device 11 and outputting the rhythm information of the rhythm sound source device 15 at a timing corresponding thereto, or a method of synchronizing the music sound source device 11 A method of extracting rhythm information from the music information, and buffering the rhythm information of the rhythm sound source device 15 in advance to adjust the timing, or the like. Furthermore, as a method of synchronizing the rhythm,
The output timing of the rhythm information of the rhythm sound source device 15 may be manually adjustable, and the timing may be synchronized by an adjustment operation based on the listener's audibility.

When the listener does not want to superimpose and reproduce the rhythm information, the synchronous mixer 12 can suppress the mixing of the rhythm information. In this case, the synchronous mixer 12 Only the music information output is supplied to the amplifier 13.

In the audio information reproducing system having the configuration shown in FIG. 3, as shown in FIG.
1 is a vocal (singing) MS2
1. Accompaniment instrument MS22 and rhythm section MS23
It consists of.

Therefore, the reproduced sounds B1 and B2 of the relay broadcast are:
Vocal M1 and accompaniment instrument sound M2 from music source MS2
And rhythm R0 are appropriately mixed. Further, the listener L makes the rhythm section RS11 of the rhythm source RS1 by the rhythm sound source device 15 effective, so that the sound from the music source MS2 and the rhythm section RS11 are output.
The rhythm R1 is synchronized and mixed, and this can be superimposed on the reproduced sound of the relay broadcast.

In this manner, the music information from the music source MS2 or the rhythm source RS1 is superimposed on the broadcast broadcast in a BGM manner according to the listener L's preference, and the rich dynamics and dynamics according to the listener L's preference are obtained. Sound reproduction full of feeling is performed.

In the above-described embodiment, the audio information is mixed (combined) and output according to the judgment of the listener L. However, the timing for automatically synthesizing the main audio information is automatically determined and output. You may do so. Such an embodiment will be described with reference to FIGS.

The configuration of the audio reproduction system shown in FIG. 5 is basically an audio reproduction system. However, the additional input selector 8 includes a voice recognition unit 81 and a selection table 82
And As shown in FIG. 6, a relatively frequently used term and a medium on which music information corresponding to the term is recorded and its address are registered in advance in the selection table 82 for each live broadcast of the sport. Further, the sound recognition unit 81 is supplied with a reproduced sound from the receiving unit 1.

The voice reproduced by the receiving unit 1 is converted to a voice recognition unit 81.
Recognizes the term registered in the selection table 82 in advance, the additional input selector 8
The music or rhythm recorded on the corresponding medium is reproduced from the address registered in advance in the mixer 2, and the mixer 2 synthesizes the BGM with the audio information and outputs it.

For example, if the announcer sang "Home Run" during the live broadcast of baseball, the "Home Run"
Is recognized by the voice recognizing unit 81, the MD device 6 is driven, and the tune D of the eighth tune of the MD is reproduced, synthesized with the live broadcast, and reproduced.

By allowing the listener L to arbitrarily edit the contents of the selection table 82, BGM according to the listener's preference can be automatically reproduced. Also,
In order to increase the recognition rate, the type of sports may be specified at the start of broadcast reception.

In addition, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications and applications are possible.

[0037]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to enhance and reproduce the sound expression according to the listener's preference.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of an audio information reproducing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation in the audio information reproducing system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a block diagram schematically showing a configuration of an audio information reproducing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation in the audio information reproducing system of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram for explaining a modification of the audio information reproduction system of FIG. 1;

FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating a configuration example of a selection table illustrated in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram for explaining an operation in a conventional audio information reproducing system.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Receiving part 2 Mixer 3 Amplifier (amplifier) 4 Speaker system 5 CD (compact disk) device 6 MD (mini disk) device 7 Other sound source device 8 Additional input selector 11 Music sound source device 12 Synchronous mixer 13 Amplifier 14 Speaker system 15 Rhythm Sound source device 81 Voice recognition unit 82 Selection table

Claims (4)

[Claims] 1. A broadcast receiving means for receiving a broadcast to obtain live broadcast audio information; a music information generating means for reproducing an information medium on which music information is recorded to obtain music information; Mixer means for mixing the music information generated by the music information generation means with the audio information of the live broadcast, and sound reproduction means for sound reproduction of the synthesized sound information synthesized by the mixer means. Characterized audio information playback system. 2. The music information generating means comprises: a plurality of information medium reproducing means for reproducing different types of information media; and selectively obtaining any one of the plurality of information medium reproducing means. The audio information reproducing system according to claim 1, further comprising: music information selecting means. 3. The main music information generating means for obtaining main music information by reproducing an information medium on which music information is recorded, wherein the main music information includes auxiliary music information. Auxiliary music information generating means for obtaining auxiliary music information giving an effect, wherein the mixer means adds the auxiliary music information generated by the auxiliary music information generating means to the main music information obtained by the main music information generating means. Along with mixing synchronously,
The audio information reproducing system according to claim 1, wherein the audio information is mixed with the live broadcast audio information. 4. The audio information reproducing system according to claim 3, wherein said auxiliary music information generating means includes rhythm information generating means for generating rhythm information of a rhythm section in music.