JP2001312288A - Music data processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a music data processor which can display the text of a music recorded on a recording medium even when the recording medium having no character information on the text is used and easily makes KARAOKE singing possible with any recording medium. SOLUTION: This processor is equipped with a 1st readout part 2 which constitutes a shock proof means for intermittently reading music data out of a recording medium 100 at a speed faster than an ordinary read speed for reproduction when the music data are read out of the recording medium 100 and reproduced, a 1st DSP 6 including a voice recognizing means which recognizes the voice of vocal information included in the music data read out of the 1st readout part 2 and recognizes character information, and a 1st display 11 and a 1st speaker 13 which output the character information recognized by the voice recognizing means.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a music data processing apparatus, and more particularly, to an in-vehicle or home (including business use) apparatus for reading and reproducing music data from a recording medium on which the music data is recorded. The present invention relates to a music data processing device used as a karaoke device or a sound device.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A karaoke apparatus known as one of conventional music data processing apparatuses includes a compact disk-graphics (CD-G), a laser disk ( Registered trademark)
(LD), and a recording medium with a large storage capacity such as DV (DVD).
When the music data is read from the recording medium and reproduced, the character information relating to the lyrics recorded in advance in the recording medium as the music data is read, whereby the lyrics (character information) are displayed on the screen together with the reproduction of the music data. It has become. Another conventional audio device known as a music data processing device is a compact disk (C) as a recording medium for storing music data.
D) or a recording medium such as a mini-disc (MD) is used, and music data is read from the recording medium and reproduced.

[0003]

However, as described above, in the conventional karaoke apparatus, the lyrics information corresponding to the music data to be reproduced is read out from the recording medium and is displayed on the screen. It is necessary to record lyrics information (character information),
The amount of data to be recorded on the recording medium inevitably increases. Recording the lyrics information on a recording medium in advance does not pose a significant problem in a recording medium having a large storage capacity such as a DVD, but in a recording medium such as a CD or MD which has a considerably small storage capacity as compared with a DVD. Recording lyrics information in advance on a recording medium is not preferable because it leads to a decrease in the number of recordable songs.

[0004] Therefore, the conventional karaoke apparatus is most widely used as a recording medium on which music data is recorded, such as a CD,
Even if you can use MD that is spreading rapidly,
The lyrics (character information) of the music recorded in these cannot be displayed. Therefore, in addition to music data including vocal information (songs with vocals), a single-version CD that often records karaoke music data of this song is effectively used as a karaoke recording medium. It is not possible at present. CD and M
For the same reason, there is currently no conventional audio device that uses a recording medium such as D that can display lyrics (character information) of music data read from the recording medium and reproduced on the screen.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION The present invention has been made in view of the above problems, and has been made in consideration of the above-described problems.
A music data processing device that can output lyrics of a song recorded on a recording medium even when a recording medium such as D is used, and can easily enjoy karaoke on any recording medium. It is intended to provide.

[0006]

In order to solve the above problems, a music data processing apparatus (1) according to the present invention reads and reproduces music data from a recording medium on which music data is recorded. A music proofing means for reading the music data from the recording medium intermittently at a higher speed than a normal reading speed for reproduction when reproducing the music data; A voice recognition unit configured to perform voice recognition of vocal information included in the read music data to obtain character information; and a first output unit configured to output the character information obtained by the voice recognition unit. It is characterized by having.

According to the above music data processing apparatus (1), the vocal information contained in the music data read from the recording medium by the shock proof means is
The voice is recognized by the voice recognition means, converted into character information, and output (screen display and / or voice output) to the first output means as lyrics (character information) of music data to be reproduced. However, even if the lyrics (character information) of the music data are not recorded, for example, a CD or MD, the lyrics can be output together with the reproduction of the music data. Therefore, it is possible to output lyrics (character information) irrespective of the type of the recording medium, the recorded contents, and the like, so that the user can easily check the lyrics and enjoy karaoke regardless of the recording medium used. .

According to the music data processing device (1), the shock proof means intermittently reads the music data to be reproduced from the recording medium at a speed higher than a normal reading speed for reproduction. Since all data (one song) of the music data to be played is not read at a stretch,
This reading can be performed in a short time, and the timing of outputting the lyrics can be easily adjusted to the reproduction of the music data. Therefore, at the time of starting the reproduction of the music data, there is no problem such as a delay in sound output.
In addition, it is possible to realize a music data processing device capable of outputting lyrics in time with the timing of reproducing music data.

Further, the music data processing apparatus (2) according to the present invention provides a music data processing apparatus (1) for reproducing first music data including vocal information and accompaniment information in the music data processing apparatus (1). It is characterized by including a first pre-reading means for intermittently reading the first music data from the recording medium at a higher speed than a normal reading speed.

According to the music data processing device (2), when the first music data including the vocal information and the accompaniment information is reproduced, the first prefetch means for reading the first music data from the recording medium is used. Because of the configuration, even if the recording medium is, for example, a CD or an MD, it is possible to output the lyrics together with the reproduction of the first music data. Further, the time required for reading the music data by the shock proof means is extremely short.

[0011] The music data processing device (3) according to the present invention, in the music data processing device (2), further comprises:
It is characterized in that a filter means for extracting only information of the frequency band of the vocal information included in the first music data read by the first look-ahead means is provided.

[0012] According to the music data processing device (3), the information of the frequency band of the vocal information extracted from the first music data by the filter means is:
Since the voice is recognized by the voice recognition means and converted into character information, it is possible to avoid occurrence of a situation in which the lyrics of the song included in the first music data are erroneously recognized as voice. Accurate lyrics of a song included in one music data can be obtained with high probability. Also, by using the filter means or by subtracting information on the frequency band of the vocal information obtained by the filter means from the first music data, a karaoke song included in the music data is created. You can also.

In the music data processing device (4) according to the present invention, in any one of the music data processing devices (1) to (3), the recording medium includes vocal information and accompaniment information as music data. In a case where the first music data and the second music data (song for karaoke) including only the accompaniment information related to the first music data are recorded, the first music data or the second music data is recorded. And a second read-ahead means for intermittently reading the second music data from the recording medium at a higher speed than a normal reading speed for reproduction when reproducing the music data. The first music data read by the first look-ahead means and the second music data read by the second look-ahead means are provided between the shock proof means and the voice recognition means. Vocal information extracting means for obtaining a difference between the second musical data to extract only the vocal information contained in the first musical data is characterized in that it is interposed which was.

According to the music data processing device (4), the first music data read by the first look-ahead means and the second music data are read by the vocal information extracting means.
The vocal information extracted from the difference from the second music data read by the look-ahead means is recognized by the voice recognition means and converted into character information. It is possible to reliably avoid the occurrence of a situation in which the lyrics of the lyrics are incorrectly recognized by speech, and it is possible to further increase the probability of obtaining accurate lyrics.

Further, in the music data processing device (5) according to the present invention, in any one of the music data processing devices (1) to (4), the recording medium may include the first music data and the first music data. When the first music data is reproduced, the character information of the music corresponding to the first music data is read from the recording medium. A first reading unit, and a selecting unit that selects a unit for acquiring character information of a song included in music data to be reproduced according to a type of the recording medium or a content recorded on the recording medium,
The first output unit includes a first output unit that outputs the character information read by the first reading unit.

According to the music data processing device (5), the selecting means converts the lyrics (character information) of the music included in the music data according to the type of the recording medium or the content recorded on the recording medium. The optimal means for obtaining, for example, only the voice recognition means, the combination of the filter means and the voice recognition means, the combination of the vocal information extraction means and the voice recognition means, the first reading means Can be selected automatically.
Therefore, regardless of the type of the recording medium or the recorded content, lyrics (character information) can be obtained by a method that has a high probability of outputting accurate lyrics of the music included in the music data.

Further, the music data processing device (6) according to the present invention is characterized in that in any one of the music data processing devices (1) to (5), the storage means for storing the character information recognized by the voice recognition means. Second reading means for reading character information stored in the storage means;
A character information correction unit that corrects the character information read by the reading unit according to a user's instruction; and a storage control unit that stores the character information corrected by the character information correction unit in the storage unit. The first output unit includes a second output unit that outputs the character information read from the storage unit by the second reading unit.

According to the music data processing device (6), the character information recognized by the voice recognizing means is corrected and stored by the user by the character information correcting means, the storage means and the storage control means. Therefore, even if the voice recognition unit recognizes an incorrect lyrics (character information) when the music data is reproduced for the first time, the user can correct the lyrics to correct lyrics. And, by the second reading means and the second output unit,
Accurate lyrics based on the corrected character information can be output in a short time. In addition, since the user can freely change the character information, the user can enjoy a replacement song based on lyrics created by the user.

In the music data processing device (7) according to the present invention, the music data processing device (6) uses the character information stored in the storage means when reproducing the music data. Character information selection setting means for allowing the user to select whether or not, when the selection using the character information stored in the storage means is made by the user via the character information selection setting means, The second reading means reads character information from the storage means.

According to the music data processing device (7), when the music data whose character information is stored in the storage means is reproduced by the character information selection and setting means, the music data is stored in the storage means. The user can freely select whether or not to output the lyrics based on the character information. Therefore, it is possible to realize a music data processing device that can always output the lyrics that the user wants to output and that satisfies the user.

Further, in the music data processing device (8) according to the present invention, in any one of the music data processing devices (1) to (7), the first output means displays the character information on a screen. It is characterized by including screen display means.

According to the music data processing apparatus (8), the lyrics of the song included in the music data to be reproduced can be displayed on the screen by the screen display means.
Regardless of the type of recording medium used, the user can easily check the lyrics on the screen and enjoy karaoke.

Further, the music data processing device (9) according to the present invention, based on any of the above-mentioned music data processing devices (1) to (8), based on the character information recognized by the voice recognition means. A voice synthesizer including a first voice synthesizer for voice-synthesizing the lyrics of the song included in the music data, wherein the first output means outputs the voice of the lyrics synthesized by the first voice synthesizer; It is characterized in that it includes first audio output means for outputting synthesized information as audio.

According to the music data processing device (9), the first speech synthesizer and the first speech output means cause the lyrics based on the character information recognized by the speech recognition means to be outputted as speech. Therefore, even if the user cannot visually recognize the screen on which the lyrics are displayed, the user can check the lyrics by voice. Therefore, it is possible to provide a music data processing device capable of enjoying karaoke and the like regardless of the situation of the user.

The music data processing device (10) according to the present invention is the music data processing device (9)
In the case where the recording medium records, as music data, first music data including vocal information and accompaniment information, and character information of a song related to the first music data, A first reading unit that reads character information of lyrics corresponding to the first music data from the recording medium during reproduction, wherein the voice synthesizing unit is configured to perform processing based on the character information read by the first reading unit; A second speech synthesizer for speech-synthesizing the lyrics of a song relating to the music data to be reproduced, wherein the first output means outputs speech synthesis information of the lyrics speech-synthesized by the second speech synthesizer. It is characterized by including second audio output means for outputting.

According to the music data processing apparatus (10), the first reading is performed even when reproducing the first music data of a song in which lyrics (character information) are previously recorded on a recording medium. Means, the second speech synthesizer and the second speech output means can output the lyrics of the song relating to the first music data as speech. Therefore, irrespective of the type of the recording medium and the recorded content of the recording medium, it is possible to output the lyrics of the music related to the music data to be reproduced.

Further, the music data processing device (11) according to the present invention comprises the music data processing device (9) or (1).
In 0), storage means for storing the character information recognized by the voice recognition means, second reading means for reading the character information stored in the storage means, and the character information read by the second reading means. Character information correction means for correcting character information in accordance with a user's instruction; and storage control means for storing the character information corrected by the character information correction means in the storage means. And a third voice synthesizer for voice-synthesizing the lyrics of the song included in the music data to be reproduced, based on the character information read by the reading means.
Is characterized by including third voice output means for voice-outputting voice synthesis information of lyrics synthesized by the third voice synthesizer.

According to the music data processing apparatus (11), the character information correcting means, the storage means and the storage control means allow the user to correct the character information recognized by the voice recognition means and store the corrected character information. Since the data can be stored in the means, even if the erroneous lyrics (character information) are recognized by the voice recognition means at the first reproduction of the music data, the user can correct the lyrics to correct ones. Further, when the second reading unit, the third speech synthesizing unit and the third speech output unit reproduce music data related to a song in which the character information corrected in the storage unit is stored, Based on the corrected character information, accurate lyrics can be output in a very short time. In addition, since the user can freely change the character information, the lyrics created by the user can be output as voice, and a music data processing device with high entertainment can be provided.

[0029]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of a music data processing device according to the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (1). The music data processing device 1 according to the embodiment (1) includes a first reading unit 2, a reproducing mechanism unit 3, a processing circuit unit 4, a first memory 5, a first DSP 6,
It comprises a first operation unit 7, a first CPU 8, a second memory 9, a display driver 10, a first display 11, a D / A converter 12, and a first speaker 13.

The first reading unit 2 includes, for example, an optical pickup (not shown) for reading music data from a recording medium 100 such as a CD or MD on which music data is recorded, and an optical pickup in a radial direction of the recording medium 100. And a moving motor (not shown) for moving. Also the first
The reading unit 2 intermittently operates at a higher speed than the normal reading speed for reproduction based on the control of the reproduction mechanism unit 3 which operates in response to a control signal from the first CPU 8.
The music data is read out from 00 (hereinafter, such reading is referred to as pre-reading), and the pre-read music data is temporarily stored in a memory, and thereafter, it is also a component of a shock proof means for reproducing and outputting.

The shock proof means includes first look-ahead means. The first prefetch means prefetches the first music data when reproducing music data of a vocal-containing song (including accompaniment), that is, first music data including vocal information and accompaniment information. It has become.

The reproducing mechanism 3 is a spindle servomotor (not shown) for rotating the recording medium 100 at a predetermined linear velocity.
And an operation such as driving control of a moving motor of the first reading unit 2. Processing circuit unit 4
Performs processing for creating various error signals (such as a focus error signal and a tracking error signal) from the music data read by the first reading unit 2. The first memory 5 is configured by, for example, a RAM or the like that stores the first music data that is pre-read by the first pre-reading means and transmitted through the processing circuit unit 4.

In the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1), as shown in the schematic explanatory view of FIG. 2, the first memory 5 stores several seconds to several seconds pre-read by the first pre-reading means. A shock-proof memory area for storing the first music data for several tens of seconds; and wherein the shock-proof means is configured to store the first music data in the first memory data up to the upper limit of the memory capacity in the shock-proof memory area.
When the music data 101 is stored, a data full signal is output to the first CPU 8. The first stored in the shock proof memory area 5a
Is transmitted to the first DSP 6, and when the storage amount in the shock-proof memory area 5a decreases to a predetermined value, the data empty signal is sent to the first CPU 6.
8 and restarts prefetching in response to an instruction signal from the first CPU 8 so that the first music data 101 fetched from the first reading unit 2 is stored again in the shockproof memory area 5a. Has become.

The first DSP 6 includes a process of acquiring lyrics (character information) included in the first music data from the first music data sent from the first memory 5. It performs digital signal processing. Here, for example, as shown in a schematic configuration block diagram shown in FIG. 3, the configuration includes a voice recognition unit 14, a first voice synthesis unit 15, and a delay unit 16, and is output from the first memory 5. The first music data is stored in the voice recognition unit 14.
And the delay means 16 respectively.

The voice recognition means 14 obtains character information by voice recognition of the vocal information contained in the first music data 101 stored in the shockproof memory area 5a of the first memory 5. . And the first CP
In accordance with the instruction signal from U8, the obtained character information is sent to the display driver 10 via the second memory 9, to the first speech synthesizer 15, or to both the display driver 10 and the first speech synthesizer 15. Output.

The first voice synthesizing means 15 converts the lyric information included in the first music data into voice based on the character information sent from the voice recognizing means 14, as shown in the schematic explanatory view of FIG. It synthesizes and outputs speech synthesis information of the lyrics. In the present embodiment (1), the first speech synthesizer 15 outputs the lyrics as a synthesized sound from the first speaker 13 immediately before the reproduction of the phrase of the song included in the first music data (speech is performed). As described above, the voice synthesis information of the lyrics synthesized by voice is output to the output side of the delay means 16.

On the other hand, the delay means 16 converts the first music data output from the first memory 5 into a first CP.
The signal is output to the D / A converter 12 after being delayed by a predetermined time according to the instruction signal from U8, and is constituted by a buffer memory. Therefore, the first music data output from the delay unit 16 is synchronized with the output of the character information obtained by the voice recognition unit 14 from the first display 11 to the first speaker 1.
3 will be reproduced.

The first operation section 7 is for the user to input an operation signal to the music data processing apparatus 1 and is connected to the first CPU 8 and is operated by a manual operation such as a switch, a key, a button, or a touch panel. It is configured to include voice input means such as input means and a microphone. As the manual input means, for example, in addition to a normal switch for instructing reproduction of music data recorded on the recording medium 100 (hereinafter referred to as a reproduction switch), lyrics information of the music data is displayed on a screen. (Hereinafter referred to as a lyrics screen display switch), and a switch (referred to as a karaoke teacher mode switch) for instructing to read out the lyric information shortly before normal reproduction output. ing. Further, these switches can be operated by voice input to the voice input means.

The first CPU 8 is connected to the reproducing mechanism 3, the first memory 5, the first DSP 6, and the second memory 9, and controls these units. The first embodiment (1) In the music data processing device 1 according to
The control operation is performed based on an error signal transmitted from the first memory 5, a data full signal from the first memory 5, a data empty signal, an operation signal input from the first operation unit 7, and the like. . The second memory 9 stores, for example, R
It is composed of an AM or the like, and is configured to store the character information obtained by the voice recognition means 14.

The display driver 10 performs a process of generating an image signal for displaying the character information sent from the first DSP 6 via the second memory 9 on the first display 11 and the like. Has become. Further, the first display 11 is provided with a display driver 1 from the voice recognition unit 14.
The image signal of the character information sent via the "0" is displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 2, for example.

The D / A converter 12 is connected to the first DSP 6
The D / A conversion of the first music data output from the delay means 16 and the voice synthesis information of the lyrics output from the first voice synthesis means 15 are performed, and the resultant data is output to the first speaker 13. I have. As shown in FIG. 2, the first speaker 13 reproduces the first music data and voice synthesis information output from the D / A converter 12. The first speaker 13 and the first display 11 constitute a first output unit of the present invention that outputs the character information obtained by the voice recognition unit 14 and / or displays the information on a screen.

Next, the operation performed by the first CPU 8 when the music data processing device 1 configured as described above reproduces a vocal-added song as the first music data will be described with reference to a flowchart shown in FIG. This will be described with reference to FIG.

The power is turned on, and a CD of a selected song is turned on.
When the reproduction switch is turned on, it is first determined in step S1 whether or not the lyrics screen display switch is turned on. If it is determined in step S1 that the lyrics screen display switch is on, the process proceeds to step S2 to determine whether the karaoke teacher mode switch is on.

If it is determined in step S2 that the karaoke teacher mode switch has been turned on, the process proceeds to step S2.
Then, the program proceeds to step 3 and the first look-ahead means which constitutes the shock proof means stores the vocal-containing music as the first music data recorded on the recording medium 100 at twice or more the normal reading speed at the time of reproduction. The reproduction mechanism 3 is instructed to read ahead at the speed of. The pre-read data is subjected to predetermined processing in the processing circuit unit 4.

Next, in step S4, the processing circuit unit 4
Is stored in the shock proof memory area 5a. At this time, the pre-read data is accumulated up to the upper limit of the memory capacity in the shock proof memory area 5a, and when the data full signal from the first memory 5 is fetched, the shock proof memory area 5a
Is sent to the first DSP 6.

Although not shown, the first CPU
8 returns to step S3 when the pre-read data stored in the shock proof memory area 5a is reduced to a predetermined value by sending the data to the first DSP 6, and the data of the continuation part of the previously pre-read part is read. An instruction is given to the reproduction mechanism unit 3 so as to perform control for causing the first prefetching unit to prefetch.

Then, the process proceeds to a step S5, wherein the first DSP
The voice recognition unit 14 is instructed to perform voice recognition on the vocal information included in the first music data captured by the voice recognition unit 6 and convert the vocal information into character information. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S6, in which the character information is sent from the voice recognition means 14 to the first voice synthesis means 15, and the first voice synthesis means 15 voice-synthesizes the lyrics based on the character information. In step S7, the character information is also sent from the voice recognition means 14 to the second memory 9, and the character information is stored in the second memory 9.

Next, proceeding to step S8, the character information stored in the second memory 9 is output to the first display 11 via the display driver 10 to be displayed on the screen, and sent to the delay means 16. The first music data and the voice information of the lyrics synthesized by the first voice synthesis means 15 are output to the first speaker 13 via the D / A converter 12.

At this time, the delay means 16 is controlled so that the first music data is reproduced from the first speaker 8 at the speed at the time of the normal reproduction processing. The first voice synthesizing means 1 reads out the voice information of the lyrics from the first speaker 13 immediately before the phrase of the song included in the first music data.
5 controls the output of the voice information, and synchronizes the screen display of the character information on the first display 11 with the output of the voice information from the first speaker 13. With these controls, the first music data is reproduced at a normal speed, the lyrics are displayed on the screen in accordance with the phrase, and the lyrics are read out as a synthesized sound immediately before the reproduction of the first music data for one phrase. Can be

On the other hand, if it is determined in step S1 that the lyrics screen display switch has not been turned on, the flow advances to step S9 to determine whether or not the karaoke teacher mode switch has been turned on. If it is determined in step S9 that the karaoke teacher mode switch has been turned on, the same operation as in steps S3 to S6 described above is performed (step S10).

Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S11, in which the first music data sent to the delay means 16 and the lyric information speech-synthesized by the first speech synthesis means 15 are converted into D / A data.
The signal is output to the first speaker 13 via the converter 12. At this time, the delay means 16 is controlled so that the first music data is reproduced from the first speaker 13 at the speed at the time of the normal reproduction processing, and the lyric information synthesized by the first speech synthesis means 15 is reproduced. Is read out from the first speaker 13 immediately before the phrase of the song included in the first music data.
5 controls the output of the audio information. With these controls, the first music data is reproduced at a normal speed, and the lyrics are read out as a synthesized sound just before the reproduction of the first music data for one phrase.

If it is determined in step S9 that the karaoke teacher mode switch has not been turned on, the flow advances to step S12 to perform normal control for reproducing the first music data from the recording medium 100.

If it is determined that the lyrics screen display switch is turned on, but it is determined in step S2 that the karaoke teacher mode switch is off, the same operations as those in steps S3 to S5 are performed (step S2). Step S13). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S14, and control for storing character information in the second memory 9 is performed as in step S7.

Next, at step S15, the character information stored in the second memory 9 is output to the first display 11 via the display driver 10 to be displayed on the screen, and the first character sent to the delay means 16 is displayed. From the first speaker 13 via the D / A converter 12. Also in this case, the first music data is transmitted to the first speaker 13 at the speed at the time of the normal reproduction processing.
In addition to controlling the delay means 16 so that the character information is reproduced, the screen display of the character information on the first display 11 is synchronized with the output of the audio information from the first speaker 13. With these controls, the first music data is reproduced at a normal speed, and the lyrics are displayed on the screen in accordance with the phrase.

The first CPU 8 which operates as described above when the CD playback switch is turned on by the user.
Indicates that when one or both of the lyrics screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch are turned on while the CD playback switch is turned off, for example, the following operation is performed. It has become.

First, when the user turns on one or both of the lyric screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch, the first CPU 8 transfers the data from the second memory 9 to the second memory 9. The list data of the titles of the songs in which the character information is stored is output to the first display 11 via the display driver 10 and displayed on the screen.
When the user selects the title of the song to be output from the titles of the songs displayed in the list, the user turns on the switch first and the selected song title is output based on the input instruction signal. Character information on the first display 1
1 or 1st speaker 13 or 1st display 1
The first and first speakers 13 output the lyrics to display or audio output.

According to the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1), the vocal information included in the first music data read from the recording medium 100 is converted into character information by voice recognition. Then, it is displayed on the screen of the first display 11 as lyrics information, or the first speaker 13
Can output audio. Therefore, the recording medium 1
00 records only songs with vocals as the first music data, and confirms the lyrics while reproducing the first music data even on a CD or MD in which the lyrics information is not recorded as character information. Since karaoke and karaoke can be easily performed, a music data processing device having high entertainment properties can be provided.

When displaying the lyrics information, the shock proof means intermittently reads the first music data from the recording medium 100 at a speed higher than the normal reading speed for reproduction and stores it in the first memory 5. The first music data is read by the so-called shock proof function that is stored, and the entire data of the first music data is not read at once. This is very advantageous in that the first music data can be read in a short time, and the output timing of the lyrics information can be easily adjusted to the reproduction timing of the first music data. Therefore, the music data processing apparatus 1 does not cause a problem such as delay in sound output at the start of reproduction, and can output the lyric information in time with the reproduction of the first music data. .

In the music data processing apparatus 1, the first music data including the vocal information and the accompaniment information is read by the shock proof means, and the recording medium 100 is a CD or MD in which only the vocal-containing music is recorded. Even
When reproducing the first music data, it is possible to output lyrics information. When outputting the lyrics information, the first
The time required for reading the music data is extremely short, and the operation of reading the music data from the recording medium 100 is not complicated.

Further, since the shock proof function is employed in an in-vehicle audio device or the like in which sound skipping is likely to occur due to vibration, the music data processing device 1 is applied to an in-vehicle audio device or the like. In this case, the music data processing device 1 can be easily configured by using the components of the existing audio device, and the cost required for additional components can be reduced. Moreover, in the music data processing device 1,
Since it is possible to output lyric information based on the character information recognized by voice, the first display 11 on which the lyric information is displayed on the screen cannot be visually recognized by the user, for example, when driving a car. However, lyrics information can be transmitted to the user by voice output. Therefore, the music data processing device 1 is also very effective as an in-vehicle device for enjoying karaoke in a car.

Further, the user can select whether to display the lyrics on the screen, to output the voice, or to output both the screen and the voice by using a switch provided on the first operation unit 7. Can output lyrics information that suits the user's preference.

In the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1), since the second memory 9 for storing the character information recognized by the voice recognition means 14 is provided, To output the lyrics information stored in the second memory 9 to the first display 11 or the first speaker 13 even when the recorded music data is not reproduced, for example, even after the reproduction of the music data is completed. Can be. Therefore, it is possible to easily confirm the lyric information that was overlooked or missed during the reproduction of the music data.

In the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1), the example in which the second memory 9 is provided has been described, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, in a music data processing apparatus according to another embodiment, it is assumed that the second memory 9 is not provided, and the character information recognized by the voice recognition means 14 is directly output to the display driver 10. It is also possible. In this case, there is an advantage that the configuration of the music data processing device can be simplified by the reduction of the second memory 9.

Further, in the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1), an example has been described in which the first DSP 6 including the voice recognition means 14, the first voice synthesis means 15, and the delay means 16 is provided. However, the music data processing device according to another embodiment does not include the first voice synthesis unit 15 (only includes the voice recognition unit 14 and the delay unit 16).
The first DSP is the first DS in the first embodiment.
It is also possible to equip it instead of P6. Also in this case, the lyric information of the vocal song included in the first music data can be displayed on the screen, so that the recording medium records only the vocal song, and the lyric information is not recorded as character information. Even if it is a CD or MD, it is possible to obtain an effect that the lyrics information can be easily confirmed while reproducing the vocal-added music.

Next, a music data processing device according to the embodiment (2) of the present invention will be described. The music data processing device according to the embodiment (2) is different from the music data processing device 1 according to the embodiment (1) in the configuration of the first DSP, the first CPU, and the first operation unit. But these first DS
Configurations other than P, the first CPU, and the first operation unit are substantially the same. Therefore, here, the music according to the embodiment (2) will be described using the block diagram shown in FIG. 1 and FIG. 6 showing the schematic configuration of the first DSP of the music data processing device according to the embodiment (2). The data processing device will be described, and in FIG. 1, only the first DSP, the first CPU, the first operation unit, and the music data processing device will be denoted by different reference numerals.

In FIG. 6, the first DSP 21 of the music data processing apparatus 20 according to the embodiment (2) includes a voice recognition unit 14 and a first voice which constitute the first DSP 6 in the embodiment (1). In addition to the synthesizing means 15 and the delay means 16, a band-pass filter 22, a third memory 2
3, a karaoke song creating means 17 and a delay means 18 are provided, and the first music data output from the first memory 5 is supplied to the bandpass filter 22 and the delay means 1
6 and the karaoke song creating means 17, and performs digital signal processing such as obtaining character information from the first music data by the voice recognition means 14.

The band-pass filter 22 converts the frequency band of the vocal information included in the first music data from the first music data read from the first reading unit 2 (see FIG. 1). This is to perform a filtering process that allows only the signal to pass therethrough. Human voice is about 90
It is distributed in a frequency band of 10 Hz to 10 kHz. For this reason, in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 7, the band-pass filter 22 converts information on the frequency band mainly including human voices from the input vocal-containing music (a) as the first music data, for example, It is configured to be able to extract information in a frequency band of 300 Hz to 3 kHz (b), whereby (c) substantially comprises only vocal information included in the first music data. Information can be obtained.

The third memory 23 stores information (vocal information) extracted by the band-pass filter 22 and outputs the information to the voice recognition means 14 and the karaoke music creating means 17. Therefore, the voice recognition means 14 converts the information (vocal information) stored in the third memory 23 into character information by voice recognition.

The karaoke music creating means 17 uses the information extracted from the first music data by the bandpass filter 22 and stored in the third memory 23 to use the karaoke music data (second music data). Is to create. In other words, the accompaniment included in the first music data is subtracted from the first music data before being processed by the band-pass filter 22, by subtracting information substantially consisting of only vocal information stored in the third memory 23. It creates music data for karaoke composed only of information.

The first C in the music data processing device 20
The PU 24 (see FIG. 1) is connected to the reproduction mechanism 3, the first memory 5, the second memory 9, and the processing circuit 4, and these units are connected to the first CPU 8 according to the embodiment (1) and The same control is performed. Also, the first DSP 21 is controlled so as to create character information of the lyrics of the music included in the first music data, voice information, and music data for karaoke.

The first operation unit 25 (see FIG. 1)
In addition to the switches described in the embodiment (1), as a manual input means, for example, a user instructs the first CPU 24 to create and reproduce music data for karaoke from a song with vocals. Karaoke switch (not shown).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation performed by the first CPU 24 when the music data processing apparatus 20 configured as described above reproduces a vocal music as the first music data. Here, only a portion different from the operation performed by the first CPU 8 in the music data processing device 1 according to the above-described embodiment (1) is shown. In FIG. 8, the first CPU 24 performs the operations of steps S21 and S22 between steps S4 and S5 in the flowchart shown in FIG.

That is, the first music data stored in the shockproof memory area 5a in step S4 of FIG. 5 is stored in the first DS in step S21 of FIG.
It is taken into P21 and passed through the band-pass filter 22 to perform filter processing. Subsequently, the filtered information is output to the third memory 23, and the third memory 23 stores the information composed substantially of only the vocal information after the filtering (step S22). Thereafter, the process proceeds to step S5 shown in FIG.

Although not shown in FIG. 8, the first C
The PU 24 also determines whether or not the karaoke switch is turned on in the control operation for playing back the vocal music as the first music data. If it is determined that the karaoke switch has not been turned on by the user, the first reading unit 2 reads from the recording medium 100 in the same manner as in steps S8, S11, and S15 shown in FIG. The control for reproducing the first music data including the vocal information and the accompaniment information is performed.

On the other hand, when the first CPU 24 determines that the karaoke switch is turned on by the user,
An instruction is given to the karaoke song creating means 17 to create karaoke music data using the vocal information stored in the third memory 23. Then, in the steps corresponding to steps S8, S11, and S15 shown in FIG. 5, the first music data including the vocal information and the accompaniment information is replaced with the accompaniment without vocal information created by the karaoke song creating means 17. Control for reproducing music data for karaoke consisting of only information is performed.

As described above, according to the music data processing device 20 of the embodiment (2), the first DSP 2
The first bandpass filter 22 can extract, from the first music data read by the first reading unit 2, information substantially composed only of the vocal information included in the first music data, From the vocal information, character information can be created by the voice recognition means 14. For this reason, it is possible to reduce the probability of occurrence of a situation in which the lyrics of a song containing vocals as the first music data are erroneously recognized as speech, and the correctly recognized lyrics information is displayed on the first display 11. Or a synthesized sound is output from the first speaker 13.

In the music data processing device 20, the third
Is provided with the memory 23 and the karaoke music creating means 17 so that karaoke music data can be obtained based on the information contained in the first music data by using the information obtained by the bandpass filter 22. Can also be created. Therefore, even when a song with vocals as the first music data is reproduced from a recording medium 100 such as a CD in which karaoke songs are often not recorded, such as a single version CD, music for karaoke can be easily performed. Since data can be created, it is possible to provide the music data processing apparatus 20 that allows users to enjoy karaoke without selecting the recording medium 100.

The music data processing device 20 according to the above-described embodiment (2) is provided with a karaoke song creating means 17 for creating a karaoke song using information passed through the band-pass filter 22. However, the present invention is not limited to this example. In the music data processing device according to another embodiment, the operation is the reverse of that of the bandpass filter 22 in the embodiment (2), that is, only the information of the frequency band of the vocal information included in the first music data is transmitted. A band stop filter for performing an operation of removing from the first music data is provided as a karaoke song creating means, and the vocal information included in the first music data is removed by this means to thereby convert the music data for karaoke. It is also possible to configure to create.

Next, a music data processing device according to the embodiment (3) of the present invention will be described. FIG. 9 shows an embodiment (3).
1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to the first embodiment. In the case of the music data processing device 30 according to the embodiment (3) illustrated in FIG. 9, the music data processing device 1 according to the embodiment (1) is different from the music data processing device 1 according to the embodiment (1) in the first reading unit 2. , The first reading unit 31 and the second DSP 3 instead of the first DSP 6 and the first CPU 8, respectively.
2. The difference is that a second CPU 33 is provided and a fourth memory 34 is additionally provided.

The second reading section 31 is also a component of the shock proof means including the second pre-read means. This second pre-reading means is that the recording medium 100
For example, a single-version CD, in which a vocal-containing song as music data and karaoke music data, that is, second music data including only accompaniment information of the first music data, are recorded. In reproducing the first music data or the second music data, the first music data and the second music data are intermittently read at a higher speed than a normal reading speed for reproduction. Is read from the recording medium 100.

The fourth memory 34 is constituted by, for example, a RAM for storing the second music data prefetched by the second prefetch means and sent through the processing circuit section 4. 1 includes a shock-proof memory area having a memory capacity similar to that of the first memory 5.

The second DSP 32 converts the first music data sent from the first memory 5 and the second music data sent from the fourth memory 34 into the first music data. Performs digital signal processing including processing such as acquiring lyrics information (character information) included in the information.
Here, for example, in the schematic block diagram of FIG. 10, the vocal information extracting unit 35, the third memory 23, the voice recognizing unit 14, the first voice synthesizing unit 15, and the delay unit 16 are included. The first music data sent from the memory 5 is used as vocal information extracting means 35.
And delay means 16 respectively.
The second music data sent from the second memory 34 is configured to be input to the vocal information extracting means 35.

The vocal information extracting means 35 includes, in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 11, a vocal-containing song (a) as the first music data read by the second reading section 31,
A comparator for extracting only vocal information (c) included in the first music data by obtaining a difference from the second music data (b) for karaoke read by the second prefetching means, for example, It is composed of

Third memory 2 in second DSP 32
3 is configured to store the input information and output it to the voice recognition unit 14, similarly to the third memory 23 (FIG. 6) in the embodiment (2). That is, here, the third memory 23 stores the vocal information extracted by the vocal information
Output to Also, the second DSP 32
The voice recognition means 14, the first voice synthesis means 15 and the delay means 16 in the first embodiment are configured in the same manner as the voice recognition means 14, the first voice synthesis means 15 and the delay means 16 in the embodiment (1).

The second CPU 33 includes the reproducing mechanism 3, the first
Of the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1), and the fourth memory 34 is connected to the respective sections of the memory 5 and the second memory 9. The control is performed similarly to the first memory 5. Also, the second D data is generated so as to create character information and voice information of the lyrics of the song included in the first music data.
The control of the SP 32 is performed.

FIG. 12 shows that the music data processing apparatus 30 having the above-described configuration reproduces a vocal song as first music data from a recording medium 100 on which a vocal song and a karaoke song are recorded. When the second
5 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation performed by the CPU 33 of the music data processing apparatus 1 according to the embodiment (1). In FIG. 12, the second CP
U33 is Step S of the flowchart shown in FIG.
3. In place of step S4, operations of steps S31 to S36 are performed.

That is, if the second CPU 33 determines in step S2 in FIG. 5 that the lyrics screen display switch is on and the karaoke teacher mode switch is on, the process proceeds to step S31 in FIG. An instruction is given to the reproduction mechanism unit 3 to perform control to pre-read a vocal-added song as the first music data recorded on the medium 100 at three times or more the normal reading speed at the time of reproduction. In response to this instruction, the reproduction mechanism unit 3 controls the second reading unit 31 to perform pre-reading of the first music data, and transfers the pre-read first music data from the processing circuit unit 4 to the first music data. To the memory 5.

Next, in step S 32, the pre-read data of the first music data sent from the processing circuit section 4 is stored in the shock-proof memory area 5 a of the first memory 5. When the first music data is stored up to the upper limit of the memory capacity in the shock proof memory area 5a, the process proceeds to step S33.

Next, in step S33, the recording medium 100
Of the karaoke tune as the second music data recorded in the reproduction mechanism unit 3 is controlled so that the karaoke tune is pre-read at three times or more the normal reading speed at the time of reproduction. In response to this instruction, the reproduction mechanism unit 3 controls the second reading unit 31 to perform pre-reading of the second music data, and transfers the pre-read second music data from the processing circuit unit 4 to the fourth reading unit. To the memory 34.

Next, in step S34, the pre-read data of the second music data sent from the processing circuit section 4 is stored in the shock-proof memory area of the fourth memory. When the second music data is accumulated up to the upper limit of the memory capacity in the shock proof memory area, the process proceeds to step S35.

In step S35, the first music data stored in the shock-proof memory area 5a of the first memory 5 and the second music data stored in the shock-proof area of the fourth memory 34 are compared. Find the difference,
The control for extracting only the vocal information included in the first music data is performed by the vocal information extracting means 35 of the second DSP 32.

Although not shown, the second CPU
33 indicates that when the first music data stored in the first memory 5 and the second music data stored in the fourth memory 34 are reduced to predetermined values by output to the second DSP 32, Returning to step S31, the reproduction control unit 3 is instructed to perform control for prefetching the continuation of the previously read first music data.

After step S35, the process proceeds to step S36, in which the vocal information extracted by the vocal information extracting means 35 of the second DSP 32 is stored in the third memory 23. Then, the process proceeds to step S5 in FIG. 5 to instruct the voice recognition unit 14 to perform voice recognition on the vocal information and convert it into character information.

Note that, as described above, the second CPU 33
Performs the operations of steps S31 to S36 in place of steps S3 and S4 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and therefore, in each of steps S10 and S13 of the flowchart shown in FIG. Also, when performing the same operation as step S4, the operation of steps S31 to S36 is performed instead of step S3 and step S4.

As described above, according to the music data processing device 30 of the embodiment (3), the second DSP 3
2, the vocal information extraction means 35 extracts the vocal information from the difference between the vocal tune as the first music data and the karaoke tune as the second music data,
Since the extracted vocal information is subjected to voice recognition, character information of the lyrics of the vocal-containing song included in the first music data is obtained. The probability can be reliably reduced. Therefore, accurate lyrics information can be displayed on the first display 11 with a higher probability while the first music data is being reproduced, and audio can be output from the first speaker 13.

In the music data processing device 30 according to the embodiment (3), the first memory 5 is stored in the second DSP 32
The description has been given by taking an example in which the delay means 16 is connected to the delay means 16, but the present invention is not limited to this example. For example, in the music data processing apparatus according to another embodiment, the delay unit 16 of the second DSP 32
And the fourth memory 34 are respectively connected via switching means, and the first music data from the first memory 5 or the second music data from the fourth memory 34 is May be configured to be input to the delay means 16.

In the music data processing apparatus according to such another embodiment, not only can accurate lyrics information be output while reproducing the first music data,
It is also possible to output accurate lyrics information while reproducing the second music data, that is, playing a karaoke song.

Next, a music data processing device according to the embodiment (4) of the present invention will be described. FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (4). In FIG. 13, the music data processing device 40 according to the embodiment (4) differs from the music data processing device 30 according to the embodiment (3) only in that the second reading unit according to the embodiment (3) is different. 31, the second DSP
32, the second CPU 33, the first operation unit 7, the first display 11, and the first speaker, instead of the third reading unit 41, the third DSP 42, and the third CPU.
43, a second operation unit 46, a second display 47, and a second speaker 48, and a fifth memory 44 and a switching unit 45 are additionally provided.

The third reading section 41 is a constituent element of the shock proof means, and includes a vocal-containing song as first music data, character information of lyrics included in the first music data, and the like. From the recording medium 100, such as a DVD, on which the first music data or the first music data is recorded.
It also serves as a component of the first reading means of the present invention for reading character information included in the music data.

The third DSP 42 is configured by combining the first DSP 21 in the embodiment (2) and the second DSP 32 in the embodiment (3). That is, the third DSP 42 is different from the bandpass filter 22 in the schematic block diagram of FIG.
Vocal information extracting means 35 and the third memory 23
Voice recognition means 14, second voice synthesis means 49,
The delay means 16 is included. And
Music data processing means similar to that of the embodiment (2) using the band pass filter 22 and the voice recognition means 14 (hereinafter referred to as the processing means of the embodiment (2)), and the vocal information extracting means 35 And music data processing means similar to that of the embodiment (3) using the voice recognition means 14 (hereinafter referred to as the processing means of the embodiment (3)). It is configured so that the character information of the lyrics of the song can be obtained.

The second speech synthesizer 49 synthesizes the lyric information of the tune included in the first music data based on the character information sent from the speech recognizer 14, and converts the lyric information into speech information. It is intended. Embodiment (4)
, The second voice synthesizing means 49 is provided with the third CPU
In accordance with the instruction at 43, voice synthesis is performed so that the lyric information converted into voice information by synthesized voice is output from the second speaker 48 immediately before the performance of the phrase of the music included in the music data to be reproduced (read out). The lyrics information is output to the output side of the delay means 16.

The switching means 45 comprises, for example, a changeover switch interposed between the first and fourth memories 5 and 34 and the third DSP 42. Then, based on an instruction from the third CPU 43, the third DSP 4
2, processing means using band-pass filter means 22 and voice recognition means 14, vocal information extracting means 35 and voice recognition means 1
4 can be switched to one of the processing means.

The third CPU 43 automatically selects a means for obtaining the character information of the lyrics of the music included in the music data to be reproduced, according to the type of the recording medium 100 or the contents recorded on the recording medium 100. It is configured to include the selection means 43a. For example as shown in FIG. 14, the selection unit 43a, depending on the type of the recording medium 100, the type-corresponding selecting means 43a ₁ for selecting the means for obtaining the character information of the lyrics, recorded on the recording medium 100 A comparison determining means 43a for selecting a means for obtaining the character information of the lyrics by comparing the recorded contents of all the songs.
₂ and so on.

As described above, the music data processing device 40 according to the present embodiment (4) uses the lyrics characters in advance as means for obtaining the lyrics character information of the songs included in the music data to be reproduced. Recording medium 10 on which information is recorded
First reading means for directly reading character information from 0;
A processing unit similar to the processing unit according to the above-described embodiment (2) and a processing unit similar to the processing unit according to the above-described embodiment (3) are provided. Also, the recording medium 100
The DVD, which is one of the above, usually stores character information of lyrics in advance, while the album version of CDs and MDs often has all songs recorded with vocals. Many of the single version CDs include vocal songs and karaoke songs.

The type correspondence selecting means 43a ₁ constituting the selecting means 43a is, for example, a DVD or CD as a recording medium 100 which may be used in the music data processing apparatus 40.
(Album version, single version) and MD, if the recording medium 100 to be played back is DVD, C
The first reading means as means for obtaining the character information of the lyrics of the music included in the music data, and the same processing as the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (2), depending on whether the processing is D or MD. Means and at least one of the processing means similar to the processing means according to the embodiment (3) described above is selected.

[0106] The comparison determination unit 43a ₂ that constitutes the selecting means 43a, by the recording medium 100 is CD, type-corresponding selection means 43a ₁ is, similarly to the processing means according to the above-mentioned embodiment (2) When both the processing means of the first embodiment and the processing means similar to the processing means according to the embodiment (3) are selected, the second music data of the karaoke tune corresponding to the first music data to be reproduced is Recording medium 100
Is determined by comparing the first music data to be reproduced with all the music data recorded on the recording medium 100 for a few seconds from the beginning of the music. Has become. Then, based on the comparison result, one of the processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (2) or the processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (3) is selected and selected. The switching means 45 is controlled so that the music data is input to the processing means.

Therefore, the selecting means 43a is provided, for example, in FIG.
When the recording medium 100 is an album version CD or MD, a processing unit similar to the processing unit according to the embodiment (2) is selected, and when the recording medium 100 is a DVD, 1 is selected, and when the recording medium 100 is a single-version CD, the same processing means as the processing means according to the embodiment (3) is selected.

Further, the third CPU 43 performs control for normal reproduction processing and, based on the selection of the selection means 43a, the same as the first reading means or the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (2). The reproducing mechanism 3, the first memory 5, the second memory 9, and the second memory 9 are provided so that the character information of the lyrics can be obtained by the processing means of the first embodiment or the processing means similar to the processing means according to the third embodiment. The fourth memory 34, the third DSP 42, the fifth memory 44, and the like are controlled. Further, the comparing and judging means 4 of the selecting means 43a
In order to obtain information used for comparison judgment processing 3a ₂ is configured to control the reproducing mechanism 3 or the like.

[0109] Memory 44 of the fifth is for storing the information used in the comparison judgment processing comparative determination unit 43a ₂ of the selecting means 43a in the third CPU43 performs. For example, when the recording medium 100 is a CD, the third reading unit 41 stores information obtained by scanning music data for a few seconds from the beginning of a song for all songs recorded on the CD. It is supposed to.

The second operation section 46 is for the user to input an operation signal to the music data processing apparatus 40, and is connected to the third CPU 43 and is operated by a manual operation such as a switch, a key, a button, or a touch panel. It is configured to include voice input means such as input means and a microphone. As the manual input means, for example, in addition to a normal switch (hereinafter referred to as a reproduction switch) for instructing reproduction of music data recorded on the recording medium 100, lyrics information of the music data is displayed on a screen. Switch (hereinafter referred to as a lyrics screen display switch), a switch (referred to as a karaoke teacher mode switch) for instructing to read out the lyric information shortly before normal reproduction output, and A karaoke switch (not shown) is provided for the user to instruct the third CPU 43 to create and reproduce music data for karaoke from a song. Further, these switches can be operated by voice input to the voice input means.

The second display 47 displays the image signal of the character information obtained by the voice recognition means 14 and transmitted through the display driver 10 on the screen. The second speaker 48 outputs lyric information which is read by the third reading unit 41 and voice-synthesized by the second voice synthesis means 49 based on the character information recognized by the voice recognition means 14, In addition, audio in normal reproduction processing is output.

Next, in the music data processing device 40 configured as described above, the third CPU 43 for outputting the lyrics information of the music included in the music data while reproducing the music data from the recording medium 100 is used. The operation to be performed will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the user turns on a switch for reproducing a song and turns on at least one of the lyrics screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch, the recording medium 100 for reproducing music data is checked in step S41. I do. Next, based on the result of this survey, the type of the recording medium 100 is changed to DVD, CD, MD.
Is selected by the selecting means 43a (step S4).
2).

If it is determined in step S42 that the recording medium 100 is a DVD, then in step S43, character information corresponding to the music data to be reproduced is stored in the DVD.
An instruction is given to the first reading means to read from the disk. Then, as shown in step S44,
The lyrics information is output based on the character information read by the first reading means.

At this time, the lyrics based on the read character information are displayed on the second display 47 on the screen according to the instruction signal input by the user operating the lyrics screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch. Alternatively, the second voice synthesizer 49 in the third DSP 42 synthesizes the lyrics from the read character information by voice and outputs the voice from the second speaker 48, or causes the second display 47 to display the lyrics on the screen. At the same time, control for outputting sound from the second speaker 48 is performed.

Note that the third CPU 43 determines in step S4
When the lyrics information is output in step 4, the music data is also reproduced. At that time, control is performed so that the lyrics are displayed on the screen in accordance with the phrase of the music output by the reproduction of the music data, and the lyrics are read out by a synthesized sound immediately before the reproduction of the music data for one phrase.

On the other hand, in step S42, when the selecting means 43a determines that the recording medium 100 is a CD,
Proceeding to step S45, the reproduction mechanism unit 3 is instructed to cause the third reading unit 41 to scan the music data of all the songs recorded on the CD from the beginning of the music data for several seconds. Then, the information obtained by the scan is
(Step S46). Thereafter, in step S47, based on the scan information stored in the fifth memory 44, it is determined whether or not the same tune with vocals and the one for karaoke are recorded in the CD.

If it is determined in step S47 that the same tune with vocals and that of karaoke are recorded on the CD, means for obtaining the character information of the lyrics of the tune included in the music data to be reproduced is determined. And a processing unit similar to the processing unit according to the above-described embodiment (3) is selected. Then, as shown in step S48, a control operation similar to that of the second CPU 33 in the embodiment (3) (see FIG. 12) is performed, and the above-described embodiment (3) is performed.
Of the song included in the first music data to be reproduced, and outputs the lyrics information from the acquired character information. At this time, the first music data is stored in the first memory 5 and
Is given to the switching means 45 so that the second music data is input from the memory 35 to the processing means similar to the processing means according to the embodiment (3).

Also in step S48, the lyrics based on the obtained character information are displayed on the second display 4 in accordance with the instruction signal input by the user operating the lyrics screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch.
7 and the second speaker 48.

If it is determined in step S47 that the same tune with vocals and that for karaoke are not recorded in the CD, the character information of the lyrics of the tune included in the music data to be reproduced is obtained. As the means, a processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (2) is selected. Then, as shown in step S49, the first CPU 2 in the above-described embodiment (2)
4 (see FIG. 5), and the same processing means as the above-described embodiment (2) is applied to the processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-mentioned embodiment (2), so that the character information of the lyrics of the music included in the first music data to be reproduced And output the lyrics from the obtained character information. At this time, a switch switching instruction is given to the switching unit 45 so that the first music data is input from the first memory 5 to the same processing unit as the processing unit according to the above-described embodiment (2).

Also in step S49, the lyrics based on the obtained character information are displayed on the second display 4 in accordance with the instruction signal input by the user operating the lyrics screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch.
7 and the second speaker 48.

Also, in step S42, when the selecting means 43a determines that the recording medium 100 is an MD, the process proceeds to step S49, and the same control as the first CPU 24 in the above-described embodiment (2) is performed. By performing the operation (see FIG. 5), the processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (2) acquires the character information of the lyrics of the song included in the first music data to be reproduced, and acquires the character information. The lyrics are output from the input character information.

As described above, according to the music data processing device 40 of the embodiment (4), the selecting means 43a
Depending on the type of the recording medium 100 or the recording medium 100
In accordance with the recorded contents in, the optimal processing for automatically obtaining the character information of the lyrics of the music included in the music data to be reproduced is automatically performed. Therefore, regardless of the type 100 of the recording medium and the recorded content, accurate lyrics information of the music included in the music data to be reproduced can be output with a high probability.

In the music data processing apparatus 40, the character information of the lyrics of the recorded music is recorded in advance.
When reproducing the music data of the recording medium 100 such as a VD, the first reading unit and the second voice synthesizing unit 49 are also used.
And the second speaker 48 can output the lyric information of the music included in the music data by voice. Therefore, according to the music data processing device 40 according to the embodiment (4), the type of the recording medium 100 and the recording medium 100
Irrespective of the recorded contents of the music data, it is possible to provide a music data processing device capable of outputting the lyric information of the music included in the music data to be reproduced.

In the music data processing device 40 according to the embodiment (4), the character information of the lyrics of the music included in the music data to be reproduced is determined according to the type of the recording medium 100 or the content recorded on the recording medium 100. As the means for obtaining the vocal information, the first reading means, the processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (2) using the band-pass filter means 22 and the voice recognition means 14, and vocal information extraction Although the case where the processing means similar to the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (3) using the means 35 and the voice recognition means 14 is provided has been described as an example, the present invention is limited to this example. It is not something to be done.

For example, in the music data processing apparatus according to another embodiment, as the means for obtaining the character information, only the voice recognition means is used in addition to the first reading means (1). ), A processing unit similar to the processing unit according to the above-described embodiment (2), and a processing unit similar to the processing unit according to the above-described embodiment (3). It is possible to provide two or more of them, one of which is a combination of the processing means according to the above-described embodiment (4) and the same processing means.

Next, a music data processing device according to the embodiment (5) of the present invention will be described. FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (5). The difference between the music data processing device 50 according to this embodiment (5) and the music data processing device 1 according to the above-described embodiment (1) is that the fourth CPU 5
1, fourth DSP 52, third display 53, third
Of the speaker 54 and the third operation unit 55.

That is, the fourth of the music data processing device 50
CPU 51 includes character information correction means, first storage control means, second storage control means, and information control means in addition to control means substantially similar to first CPU 8 in the above-described embodiment (1). It is configured to include a reading unit and a character information selection setting unit. FIG.
The character information obtained by the voice recognition means 14 of the fourth DSP 52 also shown in the block diagram of FIG. 9 is modified (or changed) in accordance with a user's instruction. Here, as will be described later, the character information correcting means corrects the character information output from the voice recognition means 14 to the second memory 9 and stored in accordance with a user's instruction.

When the user gives an instruction to store the character information of the lyrics obtained by the voice recognizing means 14, the first storage control means operates the character information of the obtained lyrics. Is stored in the second memory 9 together with the song title. Further, as shown in the explanatory diagram of FIG. 20, the second storage control means stores the character information corrected by the character information correcting means in the second memory 9 together with the song title corresponding to the character information. The control is performed. For this reason, the second memory 9 stores the character information obtained by the voice recognition unit 14 and also serves as a storage unit that also stores the character information corrected by the character information correction unit. It has become.

The information reading means reads the character information stored in the second memory 9 as shown in FIG.
Of the present invention that reads from the memory 9 of the present invention. In the present embodiment (5), as will be described later, when the selection setting using the character information stored in the second memory 9 is made by the character information selection setting means in accordance with the user's instruction, the second memory 9 to read character information.

The character information selection setting means enables the user to select whether or not to use the character information stored in the second memory 9. With this character information selection setting means, the user can use the lyrics information based on the character information stored in the second memory 9.

Fourth DSP in Embodiment (5)
52 is the first DS in the above embodiment (1).
The difference from P6 is that a third speech synthesis means 56 is provided as shown in FIG. 19 instead of the first speech synthesis means 15 in the first DSP 6. The third voice synthesizing unit 56 synthesizes the lyrics information of the tune included in the first music data based on the character information sent from the voice recognizing unit 14 to convert the lyrics into voice information. A voice synthesizing unit for synthesizing the lyric information of the music included in the music data to be reproduced based on the character information read from the second memory 9 by the information reading means, and converting the lyric information into voice information. 3 is included.

Also in the present embodiment (5), the third voice synthesizing means 56 outputs the lyric information immediately before the phrase of the music included in the music data to be reproduced in accordance with the instruction of the fourth CPU 51. The voice information of the lyrics synthesized by voice is output to the output side of the delay means 16 so that the voice is output (read out) as a synthesized voice from the third speaker 54.

The third display 53 and the third speaker 54 are provided with a first output section for outputting the character information obtained by the voice recognition means 14, and a second output section as shown in FIG. It also serves as a third output unit that outputs the character information read from the memory 9. The third display 53 displays an image signal of the character information transmitted via the display driver 10 on a screen.

The third speaker 53 outputs the voice information of the lyrics synthesized by the third voice synthesis means 56 based on the character information recognized by the voice recognition means 14. , The third speech synthesizer 56
A first voice output means for reproducing voice information of lyrics synthesized by the first voice synthesis unit, and a third voice output for reproducing voice information of lyrics synthesized by the third voice synthesis unit It also serves as a means.

The third operation section 55 is constituted by means for manual input by the user such as a switch, button or key, touch panel, etc., and means for voice input by the user such as a microphone. In the present embodiment (5), as means for manual input, for example, each switch provided on the first operation unit 7 in the embodiment (1) and the first switch in the embodiment (2) are used. A switch provided on the operation unit 25 is provided. In addition, an instruction to be given to the fourth CPU 51 by these switches can be performed by voice input from a voice input unit. Further, the character information stored in the second memory 9 is corrected, that is, the lyrics information is corrected (changed).
Lyrics correction mode switch for the user to request,
A memory information use switch or the like is provided for the user to select and indicate whether to use or not use the character information stored in the second memory 9.

Next, in the music data processing device 50 configured as described above, the operation performed by the fourth CPU 51 when correcting the character information stored in the second memory 9 will be described.
This will be described with reference to the flowchart shown in FIG.

When the lyrics correction mode switch is turned on by the user, in step S51, the second memory 9 is turned on.
Is read and displayed on the third display 53. At this time, on the third display 53, for example, as shown in FIG.
A list of song names whose character information is stored in the memory 9 and lyrics based on the character information corresponding to the song are displayed on the screen.

Subsequently, in step S52, control for outputting a message to the user such as "Please select a song to be modified (changed)" from the third display 53 or the third speaker 54 is performed. Do. Next, after the message is output, when it is determined that the user operates the third operation unit 55 to input an instruction signal for designating the lyrics desired to be corrected, the instruction signal shown in FIG. As described above, the cursor 102 output to the third display 53 is moved to the lyrics designated by the user.

Subsequently, in step S53, when the user operates the third operation unit 55 to input the corrected lyrics information, control is performed to correct (change) the lyrics at the position of the cursor 102 to the input lyrics. Note that FIG. 22 shows an example in which one character of the output lyrics information is designated by the cursor 102 and corrected, but, for example, as shown in FIG. Is designated by an underline or a cursor, etc., and the designated portion is shown in FIG.
It may be configured to be corrected at once as shown in (b).

Next, it is determined whether or not the user operates the third operation unit 55 to input an instruction signal to end the lyrics correction (step S54). When it is determined, the process returns to step S53, and the control of correcting the lyrics based on the instruction signal input by the user is continued. If it is determined in step S54 that an instruction signal to end the correction has been input, the process proceeds to step S54.
Proceeding to 55, the corrected character information is stored in the second memory 9 as the lyrics of the song corresponding to the character information before the correction. In this case, a correction completion message to the user is displayed on the third display 53 or the third speaker 5.
4 is controlled.

According to the control operation described above, even if the character information of the erroneous lyrics is obtained by the voice recognition means 14 at the first reproduction of the music data, the user can correct the character information to correct lyrics. In addition, the user can freely change the lyrics and create a replacement song in play.

Next, in the music data processing device 50 according to the embodiment (5), FIG. 24 shows the operation performed by the fourth CPU 51 when reproducing a vocal music as the first music data. This will be described with reference to a flowchart.

When the reproduction switch is turned on by the user, it is determined in step S61 whether or not the memory information use switch that uses the character information of the lyrics stored in the second memory 9 has been turned on by the user. I do.
If it is determined in step S61 that the memory information use switch has not been turned on, the process proceeds to step S1 of the flowchart shown in FIG. 5, and performs a control operation according to the flowchart shown in FIG.

However, in the present embodiment (5),
By providing the first storage control means,
25, between the steps S6 and S7 and between the steps S13 and S14 in the flowchart shown in FIG. 25, the character information recognized by the voice recognition means 14 is stored. An operation is performed to determine whether or not an instruction to keep the data has been given by the user. If it is determined in step S71 that an instruction to store character information has been given, the process proceeds to step S7 (or step S14 if the process proceeds from step S13 to step S71), and the character information is stored in the second If it is determined that the instruction to store the character information in the memory 9 has not been issued, the process proceeds to step S8 (step S15) without performing the operation of step S7 (step S14).

If it is determined in step S61 of FIG. 24 that the memory information use switch is turned on, then the flow advances to step S62 to read out the character information of the lyrics stored in the second memory 9, and 3 is displayed on the display 53. At this time, the third display 5
In 3, the song name whose character information is stored in the second memory 9 and the contents of the lyrics based on the character information corresponding to this song are displayed on the screen as shown in FIG. 26, for example. Next, proceeding to step S63, a message to the user such as "Please select the lyrics information to be used" is displayed in order to allow the user to select one of the lyrics displayed on the third display 53. , A control for outputting to the third display 53 or the third speaker 54 is performed.

Next, after the message is output, when the user operates the third operation unit 55 to input an instruction signal for designating the lyrics information, the fourth CPU 51
In accordance with the input instruction signal, for example, as shown in FIG. 26, the cursor 103 covering one song title and its lyrics information output on the third display 53 is moved to the lyrics information designated by the user. Next, as shown in step S64 of FIG. 24, for example, “O
K? ”Is output to the third display 53 or the third speaker 54.

In step S65, it is determined whether or not a signal indicating that the specified lyrics are OK is input from the user, and it is determined that the signal indicating that the specified lyrics is OK is input. Then, as shown in step S66, control is performed to output the lyrics designated by the user to the second display 47 and the second speaker 48 while reproducing the music data of the song corresponding to the designated lyrics. At that time, the lyrics are displayed on the screen in accordance with the phrase of the music played by the reproduction of the music data.
Control is performed so that the lyrics are read out as a synthesized sound immediately before the reproduction of the music data for the phrase. If it is determined in step S65 that the signal indicating that the designated lyrics are OK is not input, the process returns to step S61, and the determination in step S61 is performed again.

As described above, according to the music data processing device 50 of the embodiment (5), the fourth CPU 5
1 is equipped with character information correcting means, even if the character information of the wrong lyrics is obtained by the voice recognition means 14 at the first reproduction of the music data, the user can correct the character information to correct lyrics. Can be. In addition, the first storage control means can store the character information recognized by the voice recognition means 14 in the second memory 9, and by including the second storage control means, The character information corrected by the character information correcting means can also be stored in the second memory 9.

Further, since only the character information desired by the user can be stored in the second memory 9 by the first storage control means, unnecessary character information is stored in the second memory 9.
In such a case, it is possible to avoid occurrence of a situation where the memory capacity is insufficient when character information is to be stored and stored. Therefore, the second memory 9 can be effectively used.

Further, since the fourth CPU 51 has the information reading means and is equipped with the third display 53 and the third speaker 54, character information is stored in the second memory 9. When reproducing the music data, the lyrics information can be output by reading the character information from the second memory 9. In addition, the third speech synthesis unit of the third speech synthesis means 56 can synthesize speech information of the character information read from the second memory 9 to convert the lyrics into speech information.
This audio information can be output as audio from the third speaker 54. Therefore, when music data whose character information is stored in the second memory 9 is reproduced again,
The time until the lyrics information is output can be shortened, and accurate lyrics information can be output. Further, since the user can freely change the character information, the lyrics created by the user himself can be output as a substitute song.

When the music data whose character information is stored in the second memory 9 is reproduced again by the character information selection setting means, the character data is set based on the character information stored in the second memory 9. The user can freely select whether or not to output lyrics information. Therefore, it is possible to always output the lyric information that the user wants to output, and it is possible to realize the music data processing device 50 having a high recreational quality that satisfies the user.

In the music data processing device 50 according to the embodiment (5), in addition to the same control means as the first CPU 7 of the music data processing device 1 according to the embodiment (1), A fourth memory including the character information correcting unit, the first storage control unit, the second storage control unit, the information reading unit, and the character information selection setting unit;
Although the example in which the CPU 51 is provided has been described, the present invention is not limited to this example.

For example, in the music data processing apparatus according to another embodiment, in addition to the same control means as the first CPU 24 in the music data processing apparatus 20 according to the above-described embodiment (2), the character information Correcting means;
And a CPU including the storage control means, the second storage control means, the information reading means, and the character information selection and setting means.

In the music data processing apparatus according to still another embodiment, in addition to the same control means as the second CPU 33 in the music data processing apparatus 30 according to the embodiment (3), the character information Correcting means;
And a CPU including the second storage control unit, the information reading unit, and the character information selection setting unit.

In the music data processing apparatus according to these other embodiments, when the reproduction switch is turned on by the user, the CPU first determines in step S61 shown in FIG. It is determined whether or not the memory information use switch that uses the character information of the lyrics that is present is turned on by the user. Step S
If it is determined in step 61 that the memory information use switch is turned on, the operation after step S62 shown in FIG. 24 is performed. If it is determined in step S61 of the figure that the memory information use switch has not been turned on by the user, the operation at the time of reproducing the first music data described in the above embodiment (2) (see FIGS. 5 and 8). ) Or the operation at the time of reproducing the music data described in the above embodiment (3) (see FIGS. 5 and 12).

[0157] Also, in both the operation at the time of reproducing the first music data described in the above-described embodiment (2) and the operation at the time of reproducing the music data described in the above-described embodiment (3). As in the case of the embodiment (5), between step S6 and step S7 shown in FIG. 5 (between step S13 and step S14 shown in FIG. 5) in step S71 in the flowchart shown in FIG. By adding the indicated determination operation, only the character information desired by the user can be stored in the memory, and the memory can be used effectively.

Further, in the music data processing device according to still another embodiment, in addition to the same control means as the third CPU 43 of the music data processing device 40 according to the above-described embodiment (4), Character information correcting means;
And a CPU including the storage control means, the second storage control means, the information reading means, and the character information selection and setting means.

In the music data processing device according to this another embodiment, when the user turns on the reproduction switch and further turns on at least one of the lyrics screen display switch and the karaoke teacher mode switch, the C
PU is the third CP in the above-described embodiment (4).
The operation of step S41 shown in FIG. 17 performed by U43, that is, the operation of investigating a recording medium for reproducing music data is performed. Thereafter, the determination in step S61 shown in FIG.
That is, it is determined whether or not the memory information use switch that uses the character information of the lyrics stored in the memory is turned on by the user. Then, step S61
When it is determined that the memory information use switch is turned on, the operation after step S62 shown in FIG. 24 is performed. If it is determined in step S61 of the figure that the memory information use switch has not been turned on by the user, the operation from step S42 shown in FIG. 17 is performed.

In any of the music data processing apparatuses according to the above three different embodiments, irrespective of the type of the recording medium, etc., when reproducing the music data in which the character information is stored again, Can be shortened, and accurate lyrics information can be output. Therefore, it is possible to provide a very entertaining music data processing apparatus that allows the user to enjoy karaoke more easily and easily enjoy the replacement song.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an example of a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (1) of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram for explaining processing of music data pre-read by shock proof means in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (1).

FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first DSP of the music data processing device according to the embodiment (1).

FIG. 4 is a diagram for explaining a speech synthesis process of character information obtained by speech recognition means in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (1).

FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing an operation performed by a first CPU when playing back a song with vocals as first music data in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (1).

FIG. 6 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a first DSP in a music data processing device according to Embodiment (2) of the present invention.

FIG. 7 is a diagram for describing filter processing by a band-pass filter in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (2).

FIG. 8 is a flowchart showing a part of an operation performed by a first CPU when reproducing a tune with vocals as first music data in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (2). .

FIG. 9 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (3) of the present invention.

FIG. 10 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a second DSP in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (3).

FIG. 11 is a diagram for explaining vocal information extraction processing by vocal information extraction means in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (3).

FIG. 12 is a diagram illustrating a case where the music data processing device according to the embodiment (3) reproduces a vocal song as first music data from a recording medium on which a vocal song and a karaoke song are recorded. 9 is a flowchart showing a part of the operation performed by the second CPU.

FIG. 13 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (4) of the present invention.

FIG. 14 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration around a third DSP in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (4).

FIG. 15 is a diagram for describing a speech synthesis process of character information obtained by the first reading unit in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (4).

FIG. 16 is a diagram for describing an example of a recording medium selection process by a selection unit forming a third CPU in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (4).

FIG. 17 is a flowchart showing an operation performed by a third CPU when displaying lyrics of a song included in music data to be reproduced in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (4).

FIG. 18 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a music data processing device according to Embodiment (5) of the present invention.

FIG. 19 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a fourth DSP in the music data processing device according to Embodiment (5).

FIG. 20 is a diagram for explaining the operation of the second storage control means and the operation of the information reading means in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (5).

FIG. 21 is a flowchart showing an operation of a fourth CPU when correcting the character information stored in the second memory in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (5).

FIG. 22 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of character information read from the second memory in the lyrics correction mode in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (5).

FIG. 23 is a diagram showing an example of lyrics correction in the lyrics correction mode in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (5), where (a) is before correction and (b) is after correction.

FIG. 24 is a diagram illustrating a fourth CP in the case where the music data processing apparatus according to the embodiment (5) uses the character information stored in the second memory when reproducing the first music data.
6 is a flowchart illustrating an operation performed by U.

FIG. 25 is a diagram illustrating a part of an operation performed by a fourth CPU in a case where character data stored in a second memory is not used in reproducing music data in the music data processing device according to embodiment (5). It is a flowchart which shows.

FIG. 26 is a diagram showing an example of a screen display of character information read from a second memory when playing back music data in the music data processing device according to the embodiment (5).

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U 53 Third display 54 Third speaker 56 Third voice synthesis means

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Claims (11)

[Claims] 1. A music data processing device for reading and reproducing music data from a recording medium on which music data is recorded, wherein the music data is reproduced at a speed higher than a normal reading speed for reproduction. Shock proof means for intermittently reading the music data from the recording medium; voice recognition means for voice recognition of vocal information contained in the music data read by the shock proof means to obtain character information; A music data processing apparatus comprising: a first output unit that outputs the character information obtained by the voice recognition unit. 2. When reproducing first music data including vocal information and accompaniment information, the first music data is intermittently read from the recording medium at a speed higher than a normal reading speed for reproduction. 2. The music data processing device according to claim 1, further comprising a first look-ahead means. 3. Extracting only information in a frequency band of vocal information included in the first music data read by the first look-ahead means, between the shock proof means and the voice recognition means. 3. The music data processing device according to claim 2, wherein a filter means is interposed. 4. The recording medium in which, as music data, first music data including vocal information and accompaniment information, and second music data including only accompaniment information related to the first music data are recorded. In some cases, when reproducing the first music data or the second music data, the shock proof means intermittently operates at a speed higher than a normal reading speed for reproducing the second music data. A second pre-reading means for reading from the recording medium; a first music data read by the first pre-reading means between the shock proof means and the voice recognition means; Vocal information extraction means for obtaining a difference from the second music data read by the prefetch means and extracting only the vocal information contained in the first music data Claim, characterized in that it is interposed 1
4. The music data processing device according to any one of Items 3 to 3. 5. The method according to claim 5, wherein the recording medium records the first music data and character information of lyrics of a song included in the first music data. At the time of reproduction, first reading means for reading character information of a song corresponding to the first music data from the recording medium; and Selecting means for selecting means for acquiring character information of the included music, wherein the first output means outputs a first output unit which outputs the character information read by the first reading means. The music data processing device according to any one of claims 1 to 4, wherein the music data processing device includes: 6. A storage means for storing character information recognized by the voice recognition means, a second reading means for reading the character information stored in the storage means, and a character string read by the second reading means. Character information
A character information correcting unit that corrects the character information in accordance with a user's instruction; and a storage control unit that stores the character information corrected by the character information correcting unit in the storage unit, wherein the first output unit performs the second reading. Means for outputting character information read from said storage means by means
4. An output unit comprising:
6. The music data processing device according to any one of items 5. 7. A character information selection setting means for enabling a user to select whether or not to use character information stored in said storage means when playing back music data, said character information selection setting means being stored in said storage means. The second reading means reads the character information from the storage means when the user uses the selected character information through the character information selection setting means. Item 7. The music data processing device according to Item 6. 8. The music data processing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said first output means includes a screen display means for displaying said character information on a screen. 9. A voice synthesizing unit including a first voice synthesizing unit for voice-synthesizing lyrics of a song included in the music data to be reproduced based on the character information recognized by the voice recognition unit, 9. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the first output means includes first speech output means for outputting speech synthesis information of lyrics synthesized by the first speech synthesis section. A music data processing device according to the item. 10. When the recording medium records, as music data, first music data including vocal information and accompaniment information, and character information of lyrics of a song related to the first music data. When reproducing the first music data, the first music data is provided with first reading means for reading character information of lyrics corresponding to the first music data from the recording medium. A second voice synthesizer for voice-synthesizing the lyrics of the song related to the music data to be reproduced based on the read character information, wherein the first output means is voice-synthesized by the second voice synthesizer; 10. The music data processing apparatus according to claim 9, further comprising a second voice output unit that outputs voice synthesis information of the lyrics. 11. A storage means for storing character information recognized by the voice recognition means, a second reading means for reading the character information stored in the storage means, and a character read by the second reading means. Character information
A character information correcting unit that corrects the character information in accordance with a user's instruction; and a storage control unit that stores the character information corrected by the character information correcting unit in the storage unit. A third voice synthesizer for voice-synthesizing the lyrics of the song included in the music data to be reproduced based on the read character information; and wherein the first output means includes the third voice synthesizer. 11. The music data processing device according to claim 9, further comprising a third voice output unit that voice-outputs voice synthesis information of lyrics synthesized by the voice unit.