JP2001318683A - Device and method for displaying singing information - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To display singing information with which timing for starting a song and rhythms are easily understood and the singing is made very easy for a person who does not have enough practice or is a beginner. SOLUTION: When lyrics and a background image of a karaoke are displayed on a display, a music score 30 of a melody line, a piano roll score 32, graphic lines 37 within the score 32 indicating the pitch of sound and symbols (33 and 36), which instruct the detailed way of singing such as the rhythms, the breathing and the strength of the singing are displayed along with lyrics characters 31.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a singing information display apparatus and method suitable for, for example, a so-called karaoke system, particularly a karaoke system using karaoke for practicing a song.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Hitherto, there has been a so-called karaoke apparatus which reproduces accompaniment music of a song and displays lyrics on a display screen of a display device.

In a conventional karaoke apparatus, the color of the lyrics displayed on the display screen (the color of the characters constituting the lyrics) is sequentially changed in accordance with the progress of the song so that the singer can easily sing. A device that allows you to make it appear, and a device that integrates and displays music (scores) and lyrics.
For example, there is a device that displays a pitch as a bar graph for a person who cannot read a musical score (music score).

As a karaoke apparatus that sequentially changes the color of the lyrics in accordance with the progress of the song, a lyrics display signal in which the color of the lyrics is changed manually is generated in advance, and the lyrics are displayed according to the music. There are a device for reproducing a signal and a device for automating a manual operation portion as disclosed in, for example, JP-A-11-162152. In addition, for example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open Nos.
Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 49037 discloses an apparatus which integrally displays a musical score (music score) and lyrics. For example, Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. Hei 9-127965 discloses an apparatus which displays a pitch of a sound as a bar graph. It has been disclosed. In addition,
Japanese Patent Publication No. 0-240278 also discloses a technique in which a singing method is entered.

[0005]

As described above, the conventional karaoke apparatus provides singers with lyrics and musical scores, and displays non-singing audience members with a background image, for example. This allows the user to enjoy karaoke in a convenient and enjoyable atmosphere.

[0006] On the other hand, a song is originally comfortable only if it is sung with the correct pitch and the correct rhythm.
In order to make a song available to others, some personal practice is necessary.

In the case of the above-mentioned conventional karaoke apparatus, the lyrics are displayed in such a manner that the color of the lyrics is changed in accordance with the progress of the song, the music score and the lyrics are integrally displayed, and the pitch of the sound is displayed as a bar graph. By doing so, even those who have hardly practiced can sing to a certain extent, but even if these conventional karaoke devices are used, it is difficult for those who do not practice enough to start singing.
It is very difficult to match rhythms such as continuous music.

[0008] The present invention has been made in view of the above-mentioned problems, and it is easy to adjust the timing and rhythm of singing, even for a person who has not practiced or sings for the first time, and
It is an object of the present invention to provide a singing information display device and method that can display singing information that is very easy to sing.

[0009]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a singing information display device which includes at least lyrics, a piano roll score, and information indicating a singing method as means for solving the above-mentioned problems. A storage means for storing the information; and a control means for reading the information stored in the storage means and displaying the lyrics, the piano roll score and the manner of singing on the display means in accordance with the progress of the song.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a singing information display method according to the present invention, wherein at least the lyrics, a piano roll score, and information representing a manner of singing are stored; Reading the accumulated information and displaying the lyrics, piano roll score and singing style on display means in accordance with the progress of the song.

[0011]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows a schematic system configuration of a karaoke training apparatus 1 and an information center 2 as an embodiment of a singing information display apparatus and method according to the present invention.

In FIG. 1, information center 2 includes accompaniment music information, melody line score information (note information), piano roll score information, and graph line information in a piano roll score for displaying pitches. A large-capacity storage medium 3 that stores information on singing such as lyric character information, lyrics and beats, breathing, singing strength, chorus information when adding a chorus, and information on music such as still image information. And information on these many songs is stored in a database. The accompaniment music information is information for driving an electronic musical instrument, and is a MIDI (Musical In Musical Instrument).
(Strument Digital Interface) standard. The details of the melody line score information, piano roll score information, graph line information, lyric character information, and singing information will be described later.

A center control unit 4 of the information center 2 manages the entire operation of the information center 2, and stores MIDI information (accompaniment music information) and chorus information stored in a database in the storage medium 3. , Melody line music information, piano roll music information, graph line information, lyric character information, singing information, still image information, etc., and read out information related to the music as necessary. From the interface 5, for example, a public telephone line Through the control of the karaoke training apparatus 1 of the present embodiment, control is performed.

The information center 2 manages a plurality of karaoke training devices.
In the example, only one of them (the karaoke training apparatus 1 of the present embodiment) is shown.

The karaoke training apparatus 1 of this embodiment includes accompaniment music information, chorus information, melody line music information, piano roll music information, and the like for a large number of music pieces.
This is a storage-type karaoke training apparatus including a main storage unit 9 that stores information related to music such as graph line information, lyrics character information, singing information, and still image information.

Information about a large number of music pieces distributed from the information center 2 via the telephone line 6 is taken into the karaoke training apparatus 1 of the present embodiment via the interface 7 of the apparatus 1 and the control unit 8 Is stored in the main storage unit 9 under the control of.

The control unit 8 of the karaoke training apparatus 1
Is composed of, for example, a microcomputer or the like, and controls not only the data writing and reading of the main storage unit 9 but also the operation of the entire karaoke training apparatus.

The main storage unit 9 stores information on a large number or desired music pieces distributed from the information center 2, that is, MID.
It is a storage medium for storing I information (accompaniment music information), chorus information, melody line score information, piano roll score information, graph line information, lyrics character information, singing information, still image information, and the like. Since the main storage unit 9 stores a large amount of data, it is preferable that the main storage unit 9 be configured by a low-cost and large-capacity storage medium, for example, a hard disk or the like.

The image information storage unit 10 includes, for example, a large number of video disks therein, and includes a reproducing device for exchanging and reproducing the large number of video disks and DVD-ROMs as necessary. On these many video discs, for example, a large number of moving images corresponding to song types such as enka, folk, and pops are recorded, and under the control of the control unit 8, these moving images are reproduced as necessary. .

The input unit 11 includes, for example, a keyboard and a remote controller. That is, the input unit 11
For example, the user inputs information for selecting a song or setting the tempo (speed) of the song, and has operation buttons 11A and the like for that. The information from the input unit 11 is sent to the control unit 8.

The control unit 8 having received the music selection information from the input unit 11 transmits the MID corresponding to the music selection information from the main storage unit 9.
I information (accompaniment music information), chorus information, melody line music information, piano roll music information, graph line information, lyric character information, singing information, still image information, etc. are read out and sent to the playback unit 12, The moving image information corresponding to the selected music type is read from the moving image information storage unit 10 and sent to the reproduction unit 12.

The reproduction section 12 is adapted to select the corresponding music from the MIDI information (accompaniment music information) and the chorus information (when the chorus information is included) read from the main storage section 9 in accordance with the music selection information from the input section 11. And melody line music information, piano roll music information,
From graph line information, lyrics character information, singing information, still image information, etc., melody line score display signal, piano roll notation display signal, graph line display signal, lyrics character display signal, singing display signal, Reproduce still image display signals and the like. Further, the reproduction unit 12 reproduces a moving image display signal from the moving image information read from the moving image information storage unit 10 according to the type of the selected song. That is, the reproduction unit 12 reproduces music and audio signals such as accompaniment music and chorus from information on music and voice such as MIDI information and chorus information, and outputs melody line music information, piano roll music information, graph line information, From lyric character information, singing information, still image information, etc., a melody line score, a piano roll score, a graph line in a piano roll score, a lyric character, a display signal for displaying a singing method as described below, Further, a display signal for displaying a still image is reproduced, and a moving image display signal for displaying a moving image is reproduced from the moving image information.

The music and voice signals such as accompaniment music and chorus reproduced by the reproduction section 12 are mixed with the singing voice of the singer input by the microphone 13 and the mixer section 14.
, And is output as sound by the speaker 15. The mixer section 14 has a built-in amplifier for amplifying an input signal.

The lyric character display signal, the still image signal, and the moving image signal reproduced by the reproducing unit 12 are sent to the display device 16. On the display screen of the display device 16, the lyrics are superimposed and displayed on a still image or a moving image.

In this embodiment, the music information of the melody line, the piano roll music information, the graph line information, the lyric character information, and the information of the singing method are stored in the main memory as image data for each music piece. The control unit 8 simultaneously or slightly advances the melody line score, piano roll score, graph line, lyric character, singing method according to the progress of the song. Display device 1
6 on the display screen.

FIG. 2 shows a melody line score 30, a piano roll score 32, a graph line 37 in a piano roll score, a lyric character 31, and a symbol (single way) displayed on the display screen of the display device 16. 33, 36).

In FIG. 2, the musical score 30 of the melody line is a so-called staff notation composed of musical notes, treble clef, time signature, and the like. For example, the color of musical notes is sequentially changed according to the progress of the song. It has become.

The piano roll music score 32 represents piano keys arranged vertically, and a graph line 3 in the piano roll music score.
Numeral 4 corresponds to each key of the piano of the piano roll musical score 32 and represents the pitch of the sound (the pitch of the melody line) with a step-like line. A long line having the same height as the graph line 34 means that the sound corresponding to the line is maintained. For example, the color of the keyboard roll and the color of the graph line of the piano roll score 32 and the graph line 34 in the piano roll score are sequentially changed in accordance with the progress of the song. In addition, according to the piano roll score 32 and the graph line 34 in the piano roll score, even a person who cannot read the score can objectively express the rise and fall of the sound in an easily understandable manner. Further, in the present embodiment, the rest portion (the portion not sung) is indicated by a broken line as indicated by 37 in the figure to make the rest portion easy to understand.

The lyrics character 31 is a melody line score 3
It is arranged below 0, and is also arranged immediately below the graph line 34 in the piano roll notation. As a result, the lyrics and the pitch of the sound are arranged on the same line of sight, which makes it very easy to see and sing. In addition,
The color of each lyric character 31 is sequentially changed in accordance with the progress of the song.

In the present embodiment, when it is necessary to assign lyrics of several characters to the same pitch,
As shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, one character is assigned to the minimum unit of a note (eighth note in the present embodiment), and when extending the same character, "-" is placed. Note that FIG.
Shows a case where two characters are allocated to the same pitch, and FIG. 4 shows a case where three characters are allocated to the same pitch. This makes it easy to know that the lyrics have been assigned to the same pitch, making it very easy to sing. Furthermore, if you write the total number of notes above, it will be easier to sing.

Although the way of singing is not shown,
For example, the strength of the song (forte, piano, crescendo,
Decrescendo, etc.) is indicated by the shade of the color of the display screen (for example, red, blue, etc.), so that the user can easily understand at a glance whether the image gradually increases or suddenly decreases.

In addition, as a method of displaying the manner of singing, a treble mark 36 indicating the position of breathing may be arranged immediately above the lyrics, an x mark symbol 33 indicating the head of the time signature, a hand clapping symbol (not shown). ). In addition,
The song in the example of FIG. 2 has a 3/4 time signature, and a cross mark 33 and a dashed line are drawn for each beat, and the note positions of the staff notation and the time axis of the piano roll notation are displayed together. I have. Although not shown, the graph line 34 in the piano roll music score
May be unified to the same width for both black and white keys. In this way, by unifying the width of the black key and the white key to the same width and keeping the width of the semitone constant, it is possible to make the pitch interval of the sound coincide with the apparent interval.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, along with the reproduction of accompaniment music and chorus, the display of still images and moving images, the melody line score 30 and the piano roll score 32
And a graph line 34 in the piano roll notation, and symbols 33, 36 representing lyric character 31, beat, breath, etc.
Is placed just below the horizontal bar of the graph line in the piano roll notation, and furthermore, by expressing the strength of the singing voice etc. with the shading of the display color of the screen, even those who are not practicing or who are singing for the first time, It is possible to easily display the singing information that is easy to match the timing and rhythm of singing out and that is very easy to sing. In addition, you may make it display a score showing the level of a song on a display screen.

Finally, the description of the above embodiment is an example of the present invention. For this reason, the present invention is not limited to the above embodiments, and various changes can be made according to the design and the like as long as the technical idea according to the present invention is not deviated. It is.

For example, in FIG. 1, information (information stored in the main storage unit 9) required by the karaoke training apparatus 1 of the present embodiment is provided from the information center 2 through a communication line such as the telephone line 6. Although examples are given, it is also possible to provide them on various recording media such as a magnetic tape, a CD-ROM and a DVD-ROM. In the case of providing information related to music using these recording media, the karaoke training apparatus 1 includes a reproducing unit for the recording media.

Although the image information storage section 10 of FIG. 1 has been described as including a large number of video discs therein, a large number of compressed moving image data corresponding to song types such as enka, folk, and pops are recorded. A large number of DVD-ROMs may be built-in, and the large number of DVD-ROMs may be exchanged and reproduced as needed.

Further, if the image information storage unit 10 is a DVD-R
If you decide to incorporate OM, for example, the DVD-R
The OM includes MIDI information (accompaniment music information), chorus information,
The music information such as melody line score information, piano roll score information, graph line information, lyric character information, singing information, and still image information are also recorded at the same time, and under the control of the control unit 8, The image information storage unit 10 stores the DVD
It is also possible to reproduce the information on the music from the ROM and store it in the main storage unit 9.

[0039]

According to the first aspect of the present invention, there is provided a singing information display device according to the present invention, wherein a storage means for storing at least lyrics, a piano roll score, and information indicating a manner of singing; By having the control means for displaying the lyrics, the piano roll score, and the way of singing according to the progress, even those who have not practiced or sing for the first time can easily adjust the timing and rhythm of singing, and It is possible to display singing information which is very easy to sing.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, there is provided a singing information display method according to the present invention, in which at least lyrics, a piano roll score, and information indicating a manner of singing are stored, the stored information is read out, and the song is read in accordance with the progress of the song. By displaying the lyrics, piano roll notation and singing style, even those who are not practicing or singing for the first time can easily adjust the timing and rhythm of singing, and display singing information that is very easy to sing. It is feasible.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a display example of a musical score of a melody line, a piano roll score, a graph line in a piano roll score, a lyric character, a way of singing, and the like.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which two characters are assigned to the same pitch.

FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram of an example in which three characters are assigned to the same pitch.

[Explanation of symbols]

1. Karaoke training device 2. Information center 3.
Storage medium, 4 ... Center control unit, 5,7 ... Interface, 6 ... Telephone line, 8 ... Control unit, 9 ... Main storage unit, 10 ...
Moving picture information storage unit, 11 input unit, 12 playback unit, 13 ...
Microphone, 14: mixer means, 15: speaker, 1
6 Display device

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Claims (2)

[Claims] An accumulating means for accumulating at least information indicating lyrics, a piano roll score, and a way of singing; reading information accumulated in the accumulating means; A singing information display device comprising: a control unit for displaying a singing method on a display unit. 2. A step of accumulating at least information indicating lyrics, a piano roll score, and a way of singing; reading the accumulated information, and setting the lyrics, piano roll score, and singing manner in accordance with the progress of the song. Displaying on a display means.