JP2006047463A - Electronic music system - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic music system in which a piece of set information can be selected from a plurality of pieces of the set information and can be set by using the specific performance information inputted in accordance with the operation of a specified operator of an external instrument. <P>SOLUTION: Inputting of a control message which is generated by a modulation wheel operated according to the operation of a modulation wheel performed in the external instrument and includes the numeric value meeting the manipulated variable of the modulation wheel from the external instrument is detected. To which of a plurality of previously determined ranges the numeric value included in the control change message belongs is decided, and one of arpeggio type is selected from among a plurality of the arpeggio types relating to setting of the arpeggio type to be used in arpeggio performance according to the range to which the numeric value belongs. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2006,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic music apparatus that selects and sets one of a plurality of setting information using an operator operated on an external device.

Conventionally, there is a sound source device as a kind of electronic music device. The tone generator does not include a keyboard or a speaker, but has various functions similar to those of a synthesizer, such as generation of tone generator waveforms, tone color processing, and addition of effects.
Some of the above-described sound source devices are attached to a rack (see Non-Patent Document 1). In this specification, the term “sound source module” means a sound source device of a type attached to such a rack.
The tone generator module has a problem that the front panel is narrow and the number of operators that can be arranged is limited, so that even if it has the same function as a synthesizer, it cannot be easily operated.

One example is an arpeggio type switching operation.
Some synthesizers have an arpeggio performance function. A chord (chord) is specified with one or more keys, and the performance sound of the pitch corresponding to the chord is played automatically with time distribution based on the arpeggio pattern according to the arpeggio type while the key is pressed. Let
According to each tone color (voice), for example, up to five arpeggio types can be selected and registered from among a large number of arpeggio types prepared in advance. Even during a performance, the arpeggio type selected and registered according to the currently selected tone can be switched to an arbitrary one. The switching is performed by pressing one of five switches juxtaposed on the panel (see Non-Patent Document 2).

The above-mentioned tone generator module also has a function of switching the arpeggio type to be used. However, it is difficult to arrange as many as five switches for switching the arpeggio type on the panel surface.
As described above, it may be difficult for an electronic music apparatus to select and set one of a plurality of setting information regarding an arbitrary setting item.
“MOTIF-RACK Instruction Manual”, [online], 2003, YAMAHA CORPORATION, <http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi/japan/synth/MOTIFRACKJ1.pdf> “MOTIF ES6 / MOTIF ES7 / MOTIF ES8 Instruction Manual”, [online], 2003, YAMAHA CORPORATION, <http://www2.yamaha.co.jp/manual/pdf/emi/japan/synth/MOTIFESJ1.pdf>

  The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems, and uses specific performance information input in response to operation of a specific operation element of an external device. It is an object of the present invention to provide an electronic music apparatus that selects and sets one piece of setting information.

According to the present invention, in the first aspect of the invention, in the electronic music device, specific performance information including a numerical value corresponding to an operation amount of a specific operator operated on the external device is input from the external device. Performance information detecting means for detecting that, and setting means for selecting and setting one of a plurality of setting information for a certain setting item in accordance with a range to which a numerical value included in the specific performance information belongs It is what has.
According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic music program for realizing the above-described first aspect of the present invention using a computer.

According to a second aspect of the present invention, in the electronic music device according to the first aspect, the plurality of predetermined ranges are included in the specific performance information according to the operability of the specific operator. This is determined by unevenly allocating the possible range of the numerical values.
Therefore, it is possible to make the selection of one setting information from the plurality of setting information even so that the numerical values included in the specific performance information belong equally to the plurality of ranges.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, in the electronic music device according to the first or second aspect, the electronic music apparatus further includes a switching method setting unit configured to set one of the first and second switching methods. When one switching method is set, the same method as that of the invention described in claim 1 is used to select and set one of the plurality of setting information regarding the certain setting item, and When the second switching method is set, the performance information detecting means determines in advance from among the plurality of setting information regarding the certain setting item in response to detection of the input of the specific performance information. The setting information is switched and set in accordance with the order.
Therefore, when the second switching method is set, the setting information switched according to a predetermined order can be set regardless of the numerical value included in the specific operation information.

According to the present invention, there is an effect that an operator for selecting and setting one of a plurality of setting information regarding a certain setting item may not be provided in the electronic music apparatus. As a result, even a rack mount type electronic music apparatus can select and set one of a plurality of setting information.
In addition, since specific performance information including a numerical value corresponding to the operation amount of a specific operator is used, performance information defined by conventionally known MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) can be used.

FIG. 1 is an external view showing a sound source module for explaining an embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, reference numeral 1 denotes a front panel. Volume 2, data dial 5, up cursor switch 6, down cursor switch 7, left cursor switch (previous page switch) 8, right cursor switch (next page switch) 9, previous bank switch 10, next bank switch 11, shift switch 12 Controls such as a voice mode switch 13 and an arpeggio switch 14 are arranged. There are several other switches.
3 is a headphone terminal, and 15 is a power standby / on switch.
Reference numeral 4 denotes a liquid crystal display. On the screen, an operation target by the operator, for example, a setting item or setting information is displayed.

The voice play mode is set by the operation of the voice mode switch 13 described above. By operating the previous bank switch 10 and the next bank switch 11, the selected voice bank is switched. Next, by operating the data dial 5 or the up cursor switch 6 and the down cursor switch 7 described above, one program number from a plurality of program numbers belonging to the selected voice bank, in other words, one voice is selected. Selected.
FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of a screen displayed on the liquid crystal display 4 shown in FIG. The voice play display screen is shown.
In the figure, 21 is the voice mode, 22 is the voice type “normal”, 23 is the voice bank number “first preset”, and 24 is the voice category “Ap” (acoustic piano). ) Is a display indicating that the voice name (tone name) is “PowerGrand”.
In the voice mode, the sound source unit is composed of one voice part in which a plurality of elements are combined.

As before, up to five arpeggio types can be registered for each voice. The display modes of the registration marks 25a to 25e indicate the arpeggio type registration status.
Registration marks 25a, 25b, 25c, and 25e with musical note indications have registration sequence numbers (1), (2), (3), and (5) corresponding to them, and any arpeggio type is registered. Indicates.
For example, a register is provided for each voice. In this register, a plurality of registered arpeggio type names or arpeggio type numbers are stored in order according to the registration order number described above.
The registration mark 25b displayed in reverse (highlighted) indicates that the second registered arpeggio type is currently set to be used for arpeggio performance.
The registration mark 25d without a note display indicates that there is no fourth registered arpeggio type corresponding to this and that it is not registered.
There are many arpeggio types that can be registered by category. From among a number of arpeggio types, it is determined by default which registration order number (1) to (5) or unregistered for each voice. It can also be changed arbitrarily.

In the synthesizer, five operators are juxtaposed on the panel surface corresponding to the registration sequence numbers (1) to (5) described above. When the user wants to switch the arpeggio type, the user may press the operator corresponding to the registration order number of the desired arpeggio type.
However, in the tone generator module shown in FIG. 1, the area of the panel surface is smaller than that of the synthesizer, and the limit is to arrange the number of switches provided on the front panel 1 of FIG. Thus, it is difficult to provide five switches for switching the arpeggio type.
Therefore, first, the left cursor switch 8 and the right cursor switch 9 shown in FIG. 1 are used.

During voice play, a voice is selected by operating the previous bank switch 10 and the next bank switch 11 described above. By selecting a voice, up to five arpeggio types that are selected and registered in advance for each voice are determined.
When the pressing operation of the left cursor switch 8 and the right cursor switch 9 is detected in the on (active) state of the arpeggio performance function, up to five arpeggio types determined by the currently selected voice are previously stored. The arpeggio type is switched according to the order of the registered registration order number.
If the right cursor switch 9 is pressed once, the arpeggio type of the next registration sequence number is selected. If pressed continuously, the arpeggio type is cyclically switched in the ascending order of registration order numbers (1 → 2 → 3 → 4 → 5 → 1 → 2 →...). On the other hand, when the left cursor switch 8 is pressed, the order is switched in descending order of the registration order number.

However, in the operation of the left cursor switch 8 and the right cursor switch 9 described above, the registration sequence number can be switched only one step per operation.
As a result, the number of operations required for switching is large and takes time. Further, for example, in the middle of switching from the registration order number (1) to the registration order number (4), the arpeggio type registered with the registration order number (2) and the registration order number (3) is selected.
Therefore, in this embodiment, a specific operator provided in an external device, for example, as an operator that can select an arbitrary one from a plurality of arpeggio types registered in the voice, for example, The modulation wheel was used.

  In this embodiment, a control change message that is generated in response to the operation of the above-described modulation wheel on an external device and includes a numerical value corresponding to the operation amount of the modulation wheel is input from the external device. A performance information detection function that detects the occurrence of the numerical value included in the control change message, and whether the numerical value included in the control change message belongs to a predetermined range. According to the range to which it belongs, it has a setting function for selecting and setting one of a plurality of arpeggio types with respect to the arpeggio type used for arpeggio performance.

FIG. 3 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of specific performance information for switching the arpeggio type.
FIG. 3A is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the performance information.
31 is a MIDI control change message.
31a is the first status byte. B represents a MIDI control change message, and the next 0 indicates that the MIDI channel is 1.
31b is a second data byte. 01H indicates the operation information of the modulation wheel.
31c is the third data byte. The operation amount of the modulation wheel is expressed as the absolute operation amount of the operator. Enter any number from 00H (0) to 7FH (127). Its central value is 40H (64).

A plurality of, for example, five numerical ranges are provided for the numerical value of the third data byte 31c described above. The arpeggio type used for the arpeggio performance can be specified from among a plurality of arpeggio types registered for each voice, depending on which numerical range the above-mentioned numerical value belongs.
FIG. 3B is an explanatory diagram showing a correspondence relationship between the numerical range described above and the arpeggio type specified.
The memory stores a reference table indicating this correspondence. The above-described arpeggio type can be specified by the order (registration order number) stored in the register.

That is, the arpeggio type registration order number is checked with reference to the reference table described above in accordance with the numerical range to which the numerical value in the third data byte 31c belongs.
Next, the arpeggio type stored at the position of the order corresponding to the checked registration order number is identified. For an arpeggio performance, the identified arpeggio type is selected and set.
In the illustrated example, when the value of the third data byte 31c is in the range 32, the first arpeggio type stored in the register is selected and set. Similarly, when the value is in the range 33 to 36 Are set by selecting the second to fifth arpeggio types, respectively.
In the above description, the numerical range is once associated with the registration order number. However, the numerical range may be directly associated with the arpeggio type.

By the way, the user can easily position the modulation wheel near the minimum value, the maximum value, and the midpoint, but it is difficult to position between them.
In consideration of this operability, the correspondence relationship between the numerical value range and the arpeggio type (registration order number) is a non-uniform distribution of the possible range of the numerical value of the third byte data byte 31c.
That is, the range 32 near the minimum value including the minimum value, the range 36 near the maximum value including the maximum value, the range 34 near the midpoint including the midpoint are narrow, and the ranges 33 and 35 therebetween are widened. An arpeggio type (registration order number) corresponding to a range including a numerical value corresponding to an operation amount that is easy to position, and an arpeggio type (registration order number) corresponding to a numerical range including a numerical value corresponding to an operation amount that is difficult to position, As a result, selection can be made almost evenly.
In FIG. 3B, the range 34 is made wider than the ranges 32 and 36 in consideration of the fact that the midpoint is more difficult to position than the minimum and maximum.
The correspondence relationship described above may be simplified. For example, the range of values that a numerical value can take may be equally divided by the maximum number of arpeggio type registrations of 5.

It should be noted that an operator for arbitrarily setting the arpeggio type used for the arpeggio performance is preferably one that is not easily restricted by the model or manufacturer of the external device and can be operated simultaneously by the user while playing the keyboard. Use a slider, knob, or ribbon controller.
The ribbon controller is an operation element that allows a user to continuously change a specific function by rubbing the surface of the ribbon left and right with a finger. When the value is maintained in the released position when the finger is released from the ribbon controller, the operation amount (operation position) can be arbitrarily designated each time the finger is touched.
When these operators are used, the control number entered in the second data byte 31b of the control change message shown in FIG. 3A is the control number of the parameter generated by the operation of the operator to be used. As described above, an arrangement is made between the external device and the present apparatus.
In addition, a pitch bender may be used. In this case, the pitch bend message is used as performance information for switching the arpeggio type.
In addition, any operator may be used as long as it is unnecessary to use it in the arpeggio performance state.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing an example of a hardware configuration for realizing one embodiment of the present invention.
In the figure, 41 is a bus, 42 is a CPU, 43 is a RAM, and 44 is a ROM. The ROM 44 stores a control program for operating the CPU 42, setting data, and the like. It is desirable that at least a part of the ROM 44 is a rewritable nonvolatile memory such as a flash memory.
Reference numeral 45 corresponds to a plurality of operators arranged on the front panel 1 of FIG. A detection circuit 46 detects an operation.
Reference numeral 47 denotes a display unit. This corresponds to the liquid crystal display 4 shown in FIG. 1 and the display provided on the buttons of some of the controls. Reference numeral 48 denotes a display circuit.

49 is an external device, and 50 is a communication interface. The external device 49 is, for example, a MIDI keyboard, an electronic music device such as a sequencer for reproducing song data, or a personal computer having a sequencer function.
An external device 49 connected to the apparatus via a MIDI cable, RS232C, USB (Universal Serial Bus) or the like outputs performance information to the apparatus or inputs performance information from the apparatus.
Reference numeral 51 denotes a sound source unit. A sound source dedicated integrated circuit or DSP (Digital Signal Processor) is used.
52 is an effector. Effects such as reverberation and distortion are added to the musical sound signal generated by the sound source unit 51.
Instead of the sound source unit 51 and the effector 52, the sound source function and the effector function may be realized by the CPU 42 executing a program (software sound source).

The CPU 42 reads out the control program stored in the ROM 44 to the RAM 43, and sets the arpeggio type used for the arpeggio performance on the premise of general control such as operation event detection of the operation element 45 and display control for the display unit 47. In addition, according to the performance information that has been input, distributed chord performance information is generated, or the tone generator 51 and the effector 52 are controlled in accordance with the performance information to output a musical tone signal from the audio output terminal 53.
When the control program and setting data are not stored in the ROM, a hard magnetic disk device that stores them is provided, or an external storage device that reads a CD-ROM storing these is provided, and these are read into the RAM 43. But you can.
Further, it is possible to connect to a server computer via a communication network and download the control program and setting data from here to the RAM 43 or the rewritable ROM 44.

5 and 6 are flowcharts for explaining an operation example of the embodiment of the present invention. The CPU 42 in FIG. 4 executes each step according to the control program.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart for explaining the process of switching the setting of the arpeggio type used for the arpeggio performance using the operation unit of the tone generator module itself.
The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5A starts when an operation event of the right cursor switch 9 shown in FIG. 1 is detected in the on state of the arpeggio performance function.
In S61, the arpeggio type used for the arpeggio performance is switched from the currently set one to the next arpeggio type (the one with the next registration order number) by one step. When the arpeggio type is switched to an unregistered registration sequence number, in the example of FIG. 2, the registration sequence number (4) corresponding to the registration mark 25d is switched to the arpeggio type with the closest registration sequence number among the subsequent ones. Good.
In S62, among the registration marks 25a to 25e, the reverse position of the registration mark is moved to the next registration mark.
The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 5B is activated when an operation event of the left cursor switch 8 shown in FIG. 1 is detected in the on state of the arpeggio performance function.
The process is opposite to that shown in FIG. 5A except that the process is switched to the previous arpeggio type (the one with the previous registration order number) by one step.

FIG. 6 is a flowchart for explaining the process of switching the setting of the arpeggio type used for the arpeggio performance with the operator of the external device 49.
In the above description, any one of a plurality of arpeggio types can be set by a single operation in accordance with the range to which the numerical data included in the performance information belongs. Hereinafter, this is referred to as a selection type switching method.
On the other hand, it is also possible to perform switching according to a predetermined order, similarly to the switching by the left cursor switch 8 and the right cursor switch 9 described with reference to FIG. Hereinafter, this is referred to as a step type switching method.

As an example, first, by simultaneously pressing the shift switch 12 and the arpeggio switch 14 shown in FIG. 1, the screen is switched to an arpeggio editing screen (not shown) to display a selection type and step type switching selection menu.
The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6A is activated when a switching method selection operation event by the upper cursor switch 6 and the lower cursor switch 7 is detected.
In S81, either the selection type or the step type is selected and set by operating the up cursor switch 6 and the down cursor switch 7.
Note that performance information for selecting a switching method is generated by operating a certain operator on an external device, and the tone generator module selects either a selection type or a step type according to the detection of the input of this performance signal. It is also possible to select and set.

Next, in the voice play mode, when the user presses the arpeggio switch 14, operation control for turning on the arpeggio performance function is executed. At the same time, the execution of the original operation function of the specific operator by specific performance information is turned off (for example, when the pitch bender is used for arpeggio type switching, pitch bend is not performed by the pitch bend message).
The process shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6B is performed when specific performance information for switching the arpeggio type (the status byte shown in FIG. 3A is B0H and the first data byte is 01H when the arpeggio performance function is on. It is activated in response to the reception of the MIDI control change message 31).

In S91, the currently set switching method is checked.
If it is determined in S92 that the step type is set, the process proceeds to S93.
In S93, the arpeggio type to be used is switched to the arpeggio type that precedes or follows the currently set arpeggio type. Specifically, the registration order number is switched according to a predetermined order from the registration order number of the currently used arpeggio type, and the arpeggio type of the registration order number after switching is set.
In other words, for up to five arpeggio types determined by the selected voice, the arpeggio type is switched according to a predetermined order of registration order numbers.
Whether the predetermined order is ascending order or descending order may be set in advance. The numerical value of the third data byte 31c is not relevant.
In S95, among the arpeggio type registration marks 25a to 25e shown in FIG. 2, the reversal position of the registration mark is moved to the registration mark corresponding to the arpeggio type after switching.

On the other hand, if it is determined in S92 that the selection type is set, the process proceeds to S94.
As described with reference to FIG. 3B, the reference order is used to identify the registration order number of the switching destination, that is, the arpeggio type, according to the numerical range to which the numerical value included in the specific performance information belongs. To do.
In other words, for up to five arpeggio types determined by the selected voice, the arpeggio type of the registration order number of the switching destination is identified.
Note that it is preferable not to switch the arpeggio type unless the arpeggio type is registered at the switching destination.
In S96, the arpeggio type to be used is switched to the arpeggio type identified in S94, the process proceeds to S95, and the registration mark inversion position is moved.

In the above description, it is assumed that the processing shown in the flowchart of FIG. 6B is activated when the specific performance signal shown in FIG. 3A is detected once.
However, in the external device 49, the time until the user moves the operation element to the operation position corresponding to the registration order number of the desired arpeggio type varies depending on the user and is not constant.
Also, the interval of processing for detecting the operation of the operator and the interval for generating specific performance information for switching the arpeggio type when an operation is detected differ depending on the specifications of the external device 49 and are not necessarily constant.

As a result, if the elapsed time until the user's operation is completed is too long, specific performance information including numerical data during the operation may be generated one or more times and input to the sound module. . Therefore, if the arpeggio type is switched only by detecting this once, there is a possibility that a malfunction occurs in the arpeggio type setting operation.
Therefore, every time the specific performance information is detected, the time passage is monitored, and it is detected that the specific performance information is newly input until the time passage exceeds a predetermined time (for example, several to several tens of milliseconds). If not, the last performance information input is regarded as reflecting the user's intention, and the arpeggio type switching process shown in FIG. 6B may be activated accordingly. .
When a ribbon controller is used as the operation element, the operation amount (operation position) can be arbitrarily designated by one operation of touching the ribbon controller with a finger, and thus the above-described measures are not necessarily required.

The numerical value included in the specific performance information described with reference to FIG. 3A represents the absolute operation amount (absolute position) of the operated specific operation element.
Instead of this, it is also possible to represent a relative operation amount that is the amount of movement of the operation element in one operation. As a specific operation element, it is suitable for an operation element whose absolute position is not fixed, such as a rotary encoder.
Also in this case, by referring to the table corresponding to FIG. 3B, by determining which of the plurality of predetermined ranges the relative operation amount belongs to, one registration order number is obtained. The arpeggio type of the registration order number can be selected and set.

Finally, an example of processing during an arpeggio performance will be described.
In the voice play state, the CPU 42 detects the pressing of the arpeggio switch 14 and turns on the arpeggio performance function.
The CPU 42 finds the currently set arpeggio type from, for example, the registration register area of the ROM 44 among a plurality of arpeggio types assigned to the current voice, and uses the arpeggio pattern data corresponding to this for the arpeggio performance in the RAM 43. It reads out to the area of.
The user presses one or more keys using the keyboard of the external device 49.
The CPU 42 controls the sound source unit 51 so that the musical tones constituting the chord specified by the pitch of the key press are distributed and played in a predetermined order and at a predetermined timing according to the arpeggio pattern during the key press detection period. The sound is stopped when a key release is detected.

The user can switch the arpeggio type even during the above-described period of key depression. When the CPU 42 detects the operation of the left cursor switch 8 and the right cursor switch 9, the CPU 42 switches the arpeggio type according to the flow shown in FIG. Alternatively, when it is detected that specific performance information is input from the external device 49, the arpeggio type is switched according to the flow shown in FIG.
In any case, the CPU 42 reads the arpeggio type data after switching to the arpeggio performance area, and controls the sound source unit 51 so that the arpeggio pattern after switching is immediately distributed and pronounced.
Alternatively, it is possible to set so that distributed sounding is started with an arpeggio pattern corresponding to the arpeggio type after switching when the performance of one unit of the previous arpeggio pattern is completed.
It is also possible to output MIDI messages corresponding to pronunciation by arpeggio performance to an external device.

In the embodiment described above, the control for turning on the arpeggio performance function is only the operation of the arpeggio switch 14. However, when the instruction data for turning on the arpeggio performance function is entered in a certain voice and the arpeggio performance function is turned on when this voice is selected, or when an instruction to turn on the arpeggio performance function is received from an external device There are other methods, such as turning on the arpeggio performance function. In short, since there are various methods for turning on the arpeggio performance function, the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment.
In the above description, a case has been described in which an arpeggio performance is performed in response to a key pressed by the external device 49.
Instead, a sequencer is used as the external device 49 to reproduce song data (music data), and an arpeggio performance is performed according to a chord specified by a note-on message included in the reproduced song data. Also good.
Specific performance information for switching the arpeggio type is also included in the song data. As this specific performance information, the performance information pre-assigned to a specific operator can be used as it is, as in the keyboard performance described above.
If the tone generator module stores song data, the arpeggio can be played in the same way when it is played back.

In the above description, the arpeggio performance in the voice play mode has been described. However, the arpeggio performance can also be performed in the multiplay mode. In the multi mode, the sound source unit 51 is composed of a plurality of parts that can be controlled independently by different MIDI channels. In this case, it is possible to perform an arpeggio performance in response to a chord designation by pressing or playing a MIDI channel assigned to a specific part. Arpeggio performance can be performed simultaneously with melody performance.
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, and can be applied to an electronic music apparatus that can input specific operation information including numerical data from an external device. Not only arpeggio type, but also applicable to sound source waveform, filter characteristics and effect settings.

It is an external view which shows the sound source module for describing one Embodiment of this invention. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the screen displayed on the liquid crystal display shown in FIG. It is explanatory drawing which shows an example of the performance information which switches an arpeggio type. It is a block diagram which shows an example of the hardware constitutions for implement | achieving one Embodiment of this invention. In one Embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart explaining the process which switches the setting of an arpeggio type with the operation element of sound source module itself. In one Embodiment of this invention, it is a flowchart explaining the process which switches the setting of an arpeggio type with the operation element in an external device.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Front panel, 4 ... Liquid crystal display, 8 ... Left cursor switch, 9 ... Right cursor switch, 14 ... Arpeggio switch, 25a-25e ... Registration mark, 31 ... MIDI control change message, 31a ... Status of 1st byte Byte, 31b ... 2nd data byte, 31c ... 3rd data byte

Claims (4)

A performance that is detected in response to an operation of a specific operator on an external device and that detects that specific performance information including a numerical value corresponding to the amount of operation of the specific operator is input from the external device Information detection means;
In response to the performance information detecting means detecting the input of the specific performance information, it is determined to which of a plurality of predetermined ranges the numerical value included in the specific performance information belongs, Setting means for selecting and setting one of a plurality of setting information with respect to a certain setting item according to a range to which a numerical value included in specific performance information belongs;
An electronic music apparatus characterized by comprising: The plurality of predetermined ranges are determined by unevenly allocating ranges that the numerical values included in the specific performance information can take according to the operability of the specific operator.
The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1. Switching method setting means for setting one of the first and second switching methods;
The setting means includes
When the first switching method is set by the switching method setting means,
In response to the performance information detecting means detecting the input of the specific performance information, it is determined to which of the plurality of predetermined ranges a numerical value included in the specific performance information belongs, According to the range to which the numerical value included in the specific performance information belongs, regarding the certain setting item, one of the plurality of setting information is selected and set, and
When the second switching method is set by the switching method setting means,
In response to the performance information detecting means detecting the input of the specific performance information, the setting information is switched and set according to a predetermined order from among the plurality of setting information regarding the certain setting item. Is,
The electronic music apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the electronic music apparatus is an electronic music apparatus. A performance that is detected in response to an operation of a specific operator on an external device and that detects that specific performance information including a numerical value corresponding to the amount of operation of the specific operator is input from the external device An information detection step;
In response to the performance information detecting step detecting the input of the specific performance information, it is determined to which of a plurality of predetermined ranges a numerical value included in the specific performance information belongs, A setting step for selecting and setting one of a plurality of setting information for a certain setting item according to a range to which a numerical value included in specific performance information belongs;
A program for electronic music that causes a computer to execute.

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