JP2007133119A - Electronic musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an electronic musical instrument which is adjustable to fit to the usability of a preferred model. <P>SOLUTION: This electronic musical instrument has a memory 10 storing a plurality of the model name data of electronic musical instruments and various operating specification data of partial functions of the models, a display 11 to read the model name data from the memory 10 and to display the selectable model names, a selector 12 to pick up the model name to partly convert the functions of the electronic musical instrument 100 into the operating specifications of another model, and a set-up section 13 to read the operating specification data of the selected model from the memory unit 10 and to set up the parameters for various functions based on those data. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2007,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic musical instrument that can be adapted to the comfort of a specific model.

  Conventional electronic musical instruments have their operating specifications determined in advance, and are operated and sounded along with them.

  All electronic musical instruments that existed in the past have their own operating specifications. The adjacent models have almost the same operation specifications, and products sold by the same company in the same age are concerned with the consistency of the operation specifications.

  However, since electronic musical instruments are musical instruments designed using electronic components effectively, their functions change with tremendous speed with the times.

  At the product level of electronic musical instruments, microprocessors were built in the 1980's, entering the era of digital electronic musical instruments using key assigners from the conventional analog electronic musical instruments, and the function of recording and reproducing performance information was added. It was done.

  In the 1990s, DSP was built in, and the digital reverb function and digital effect function increased at a stroke.

  In the 2000s, large-screen liquid crystal display devices were supplied at a relatively low cost, and 5-10 inch LCDs were incorporated into the panels of electronic musical instruments. The method of selecting functions on the LCD has been adopted.

  Similarly, in the 2000s, a readable / writable non-volatile memory (flash memory, etc.) was built in, and the demo song performance data, timbre parameters, control software, and control data of the instrument itself could all be easily updated after production and sales. became.

  In this trend of the times, there are many performers who cannot remember the operation specifications of the past models and cannot accept the operation specifications of the latest models. Certainly, the operation specifications of electronic musical instruments in recent years are complicated, and an increasing number of people cannot learn how to use them.

Even with the latest models, if you just play the keyboard and make a sound, the operation is easy,
1) “I want to apply the sustain effect with a single touch like a model 20 years ago”
2) “I want it to be as simple as it used to be, so I don't need key splitting or zone functions”
3) “As in the past, knee levers should only be able to control sustain.”
4) “I want a drawbar function like in the age of analog instruments”
Etc. are required. Actually, the above 1) to 4) are possible by making fine settings even in the latest model.

  However, in reality, it is difficult for general users to make such detailed settings, and in many cases it is used in a mode set by the manufacturer at the time of factory shipment without any help.

  The present invention has been devised in view of the above problems, and an object of the present invention is to provide an electronic musical instrument that can match the comfort of a specific model that has existed so far.

Therefore, the electronic musical instrument according to the present invention is
Storage means for storing a plurality of model name data of an electronic musical instrument and operation specification data of partial functions of the model;
Display means for reading model name data from the storage means and displaying the selectable model names;
In order to change some functions of the electronic musical instrument to operation specifications of other models, a selection means for selecting a model name,
According to the selected model, the basic feature is that it has setting means for reading out data relating to the corresponding operation specifications from the storage means and setting parameters of various functions according to the data.

  Here, the operation specification refers to the overall function of the electronic musical instrument and its operation procedure (operation method) that can be set according to the procedure determined by the user (specification regarding the operability of the electronic musical instrument). There may be a timbre setting and a volume setting of an electronic musical instrument. More specifically, in the case of an electronic piano, the key split function and its operation method, the number of tone selection switches / tone selection operation method and tone number, the dual performance function and its operation method, the transpose function and its operation method, the temperament There are selection function and its operation method, foot pedal function assignment method and its contents. The parameters set for the electronic organ include the number of upper / lower pedal and keyboard tone sequences, selectable tone numbers, and the keyboard conductor function (a section that centrally controls on / off of tone sequences, Multiple timbres can be changed with a single touch, enabling dynamic arrangements that match the musical composition) and its operation method, presence or absence of zone functions, effects belonging to each series (sustain, touch, various effects), controller Assignment target (foot switch right / left, knee lever, keyboard key), controller assignment function (sustain ON, auto play start / stop, registration switching, etc.), screen display contents (tempo, beat, Code), expression pen 163 characteristics (volume curve, filter curve), presence / absence of drawbar function, selectable foot and bar volume steps, number of automatic accompaniment parts (rhythm, bass, accompaniment, etc.), automatic accompaniment start conditions, automatic performance Track number (Upper / Lower / Pedal / Sub / System, etc.) and start conditions.

  According to the above configuration, when a specific model name is selected by the selection unit from among those displayed on the display unit, the setting unit selects the model name from the data stored in the storage unit according to the selected model. Data related to operation specifications of partial functions of the model is read, and parameters of various functions are set according to the operation specification data.

  Therefore, the user can adjust the electronic musical instrument to the comfort of his / her favorite model by selecting his / her favorite model.

  As the configuration of the electronic musical instrument according to the first aspect, the operation specification data of the storage means may preferably store parameter setting range data (claim 2).

  According to a third aspect of the present invention, there is provided an electronic musical instrument including a touch panel as the operation element.

  According to a fourth aspect of the present invention, the function is an arbitrary tone color setting.

  The configuration of claim 5 is characterized in that the timbre setting is the number of timbres assigned to each operator and a selection method thereof.

  The configuration of claim 6 is characterized in that the timbre setting is a setting for each operation element of an arbitrary timbre and an array of the operation elements.

  The configuration of claim 7 is characterized in that the function is a volume setting.

  The configuration of claim 8 is characterized in that the functions are setting a tone color series and setting a volume for each series.

  According to a ninth aspect of the present invention, the function is timbre setting and sound volume setting for determining whether or not to mute for each timbre series.

  According to a tenth aspect of the present invention, the timbre sequence setting is a setting for each operator of an arbitrary timbre sequence and an array of the operators.

  According to the electronic musical instrument of the first to tenth aspects of the present invention, it is excellent that the electronic musical instrument can be adapted to the comfort of the favorite model by selecting the favorite model. Can have an effect.

Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described together with illustrated examples.
FIG. 1 is a circuit schematic diagram showing a basic circuit of an electronic musical instrument 100 according to the present invention in which operation specifications can be set.

  As shown in the figure, the electronic musical instrument 100 is provided on a system bus on a CPU (Central Processing Unit) 110, a ROM (Read Only Memory) 120, a RAM (Random Access Memory) 130, and a control panel 151. An LCD panel display unit 141 serving as a display unit 11 to be described later for indicating various control states of the electronic musical instrument 100, selectable model names, and various virtual operators and parameters displayed when setting operation specifications. The display control circuit 140 for controlling the display of the LCD panel is provided on the control panel 151 side, and by scanning, the touch on the LCD panel display unit 141 on the control panel 151 is sensed or the actual setting state of various switches and volumes Panel detection circuit 150 for detecting a key and a keyboard for detecting a key press operation of the keyboard 161 External storage control for controlling an external storage device such as a hard disk or a hard disk for reading or writing the output circuit 160, a sound source 170 that functions for generating musical sounds of the electronic musical instrument 100, model name data, and operation specification data for each model A circuit 180 and an external input / output MIDI interface 190 are connected to each other, and various commands and data are transferred to these devices through the system bus.

  On the output side of the sound source 170, a DSP 171 that applies an effect to the output musical sound, a D / A conversion circuit (not shown) that converts the musical sound into analog, an amplifier 172 that amplifies the sound, and an external sound are generated. A sound system such as a speaker 173 is electrically connected. In this configuration, since control by the CPU 110 is required by setting various operation specifications as will be described later, not only the sound source 170 but also the DSP 171 and the amplifier 172 are connected to the system bus.

  The CPU 110 controls each part of the electronic musical instrument 100 according to the present configuration in accordance with a control program stored on the ROM 120, executes an operation program for changing the operation specification mode, which is also stored on the ROM 120, and By executing the program, the model name data and the operation specification data corresponding to the data are also read out, and the operation specification changing process is performed as the setting unit 13 as will be described later. The data processing is performed while using it as a work area (JOBRAM on the drawing).

  That is, when the operation specification change mode is selected in the mode selection, model name data (model name, MODEL No.) is stored in the ROM 120, which will be described later, on the LCD panel display unit 141 serving as the display unit 11. Corresponding to the model, which is read out and displayed and selected by the selection unit 12 described later, the model-compatible use program and operation specification data of partial functions of the model are configured in the ROM 120. The model-compatible use program that is read from the storage unit 10 to be described later and used most recently is stored in the RAM 130, and the operation specifications of the model are set based on them. Note that the JOBRAM described later may be provided not on the RAM 130 but on the cache memory of the CPU 110.

  The ROM 120 is constituted by a flash memory, and the ROM 120 stores a control program for the electronic musical instrument 100 and an application program for an operation specification change mode to be achieved by the present configuration. In addition, as a storage unit 10 to be described later, with respect to a model selected by a selection unit 12 to be described later, the model name data (model name, MODEL No., model compatible use program, etc.) and operation of partial functions of the model are performed. A plurality of specification data are stored, and various other fixed data used by the CPU 110 are stored.

  The RAM 130 is used as a work area of the CPU 110, and a work area called JOBRAM is selected from the selection unit 12 of the panel detection circuit 150 when the operation specification change mode of this configuration is executed, as will be described later. Among the programs corresponding to the specifications of parts that differ depending on the model, the most recently used program (model-compatible use program) is transferred and used when the CPU 110 functions as the setting unit 13.

  However, the operation specifications of the parts that are common to all models, such as the total volume, are processed in the flow of a fixed panel detection processing routine without using this JOBRAM area.

  As described above, the JOBRAM may be provided not on the RAM 130 but on the cache memory of the CPU 110. Various registers (mode, level, SongNo, transpose registers) and flags for controlling the electronic musical instrument 100 are defined in the RAM 130, and status information and the like in the electronic musical instrument 100 are also stored. The RAM 130 is accessed by the CPU 110 via the system bus.

  The LCD panel display unit 141 is controlled by the display control circuit 140 to display various switches and switches for mode selection as a two-dimensional screen configuration. When the operation specification change mode is selected in the mode selection, model name data (model name, MODEL No.) is read from a storage unit 10 (to be described later) configured by the ROM 120 and displayed. Furthermore, in correspondence with the model selected by the selection unit 12 described later, a virtual such as various switches and volumes necessary for operation of partial functions of the model from the model compatible use program and its operation specification data. The data of the various controls is read from a storage unit 10 (to be described later) configured by the ROM 120 and displayed. Since this LCD panel display unit 141 has a touch panel function, it is possible to perform switches and volume sets similar to the respective controls of the control panel 151 described later by panel touch.

  The control panel 151 is equipped with various actual switches and controls such as virtual switches such as various switches and volumes displayed on the LCD panel display 141. The LCD panel display 141 The panel detection circuit 150 interposed between the control panel 151 and the system bus including the switch volume displayed on the LCD panel display 141, the set / reset state of the LCD panel display 141, and various actual switches The state of the operation elements such as the volume and the volume is checked, the panel switch data being turned on, the setting state of the volume, etc. are detected and sent to the CPU 110.

  The keyboard 161 is composed of the keyboard of the electronic musical instrument 100, and is composed of a plurality of keys and a keyboard switch that opens and closes in conjunction with key depression and key release and detects a pitch by the key depression. Further, these keyboards 161 are provided with touch sensors (not shown) for detecting the key pressing speed at the time of key pressing composed of a switch between two points set in the keyboard moving direction at the time of key pressing.

  The keyboard 161 and the keyboard detection circuit 160 interposed between the touch sensor and the system bus check the state of the keyboard switch, and from the signal indicating ON / OFF of the key pressing timing data including ON or OFF information and the key number thereof. Key data is generated, and velocity data proportional to the keystroke strength is generated from the detection signal of the touch sensor. The key pressing timing data (ON / OFF information), key number key data, and velocity data are sent as key pressing data to the CPU 110 via the system bus.

  In addition, the keyboard detection circuit 160 also checks the state of each switch of the foot pedal 162 and the expression pedal 163, which will be described later, and the key pressing timing data including ON / OFF information from the ON / OFF signal and the foot pedal 162. The key data including the key number is output and data proportional to the depressed state of the expression pedal 163 is generated.

  The sound source 170 is provided with a waveform memory (not shown) and a waveform data reading circuit (not shown). When the key press data from the keyboard 161 is sent by the CPU 110, the CPU 110 gives an instruction. In accordance with the read address, the waveform data stored in the waveform memory is read (read from the above address), and a musical tone is generated according to the key depression data.

  The output musical sound data is added with an arbitrary effect by an effect adding circuit constituted by the DSP 171, further converted into an analog signal by a D / A conversion circuit (not shown), and further an amplifier 172 and a speaker 173 constituting the sound system. Is amplified and output to the outside as a musical sound.

  The sound source 170, the DSP 171 and the amplifier 172 are set with various operation specifications by the CPU 110 during the operation specification change process.

  As described above, the external storage control circuit 180 reads model name data and operation specification data of each model that are not provided in the ROM 120 as the storage unit 10, or uses these data in other electronic musical instruments. This is a configuration for controlling an external storage device such as a flexible disk drive or a hard disk installed in the electronic musical instrument 100.

  The MIDI interface 190 is an interface through which control signals and score data used by the electronic musical instrument 100 and the external device are transferred between the external device and the external device.

  FIG. 2 is a perspective view showing the overall state of the electronic musical instrument 100, and FIG. 3 is a top view thereof. In front of the player's side, the keyboard 161 has two stages, upper and lower, and a control panel 151 is installed above and on the side of the keyboard 161. Further, a display unit 11 and a selection unit 12 (to be described later) constituted by an LCD panel display unit 141 are provided at substantially the center of the upper control panel 151.

  On the left control panel 151 of the LCD panel display unit 141, the tone selection switch group and the series volume switch group of each of Pedal Orch, Low Special, and Low Orch are displayed on the right control panel 151 of the LCD panel display unit 141. Has a tone color selection switch group and a series volume switch group of each series of Up Special, Up Orch, and Up Solo. That is, the electronic musical instrument 100 includes a 3 + 1 (TIBIA) series for the upper, a 2 + 1 (TIBIA) series for the lower, and a pedal 1 + 1 (TIBIA) series. The TIBIA series can be set by the touch panel in the LCD panel display unit 141.

On the left control panel 151 of the upper keyboard 161, there is a keyboard conductor, which is configured to control with one touch whether or not to mute the sound of each series. This part is divided into three specifications as follows depending on the model.
Model A: Only the keyboard conductors that are pressed at the same time are lit to enable sound generation, and the other series are muted.
Model B: Simultaneous operation is not necessary, and a toggle operation is performed for each keyboard conductor so that a series that is lit can be sounded and a series that is not lit is muted.
Model C: The keyboard conductor switch group is unnecessary, and instead, the mute function is achieved by minimizing the selection of the volume of each series.

  On the other hand, on the left control panel 151 of the lower keyboard 161, various switches and volumes for setting the rhythm are provided. Further, a registration switch is provided between the upper and lower keyboards 161 (a portion called a lipstick). The registration switch is configured to store panel setting information corresponding to each switch.

In addition, a foot pedal 162, an expression pedal 163, and a foot switch (L / R) 164 are provided below the keyboard 161. This part is also divided into two specifications depending on the model as follows.
Model A: The expression curve is the A curve. As the expression pedal 163 is depressed, not only the volume but also the HighPass filter is controlled. The foot switch (L) is used for automatic accompaniment control, (L) is fixed to the rhythm stop, and (R) is fixed to the fill-in.
Model B: The expression curve is the B curve. As the expression pedal 163 is depressed, only the volume changes. Both foot switches (L / R) have a function that can be assigned as a general-purpose controller. For example, resist up / down, SEQ start, intro / ending, fill-in, bend on / off, and the like.

  FIG. 4 is configured in the electronic musical instrument 100 of the above-described circuit by executing an operation specification change application program stored on the ROM 120 and setting the mode to the operation specification change mode. It is a functional block diagram for the operation specification change which concerns on Example 1 of this invention.

  As shown in the figure, this configuration includes a storage unit 10, a display unit 11, a selection unit 12, and a setting unit 13.

  The storage unit 10 basically includes a ROM 120, and stores a plurality of model name data of the electronic musical instrument 100 and operation specification data of partial functions of the model. In other words, model name data (model name, MODEL NO., Model compatible use program, etc.) and operation specification data of partial functions of the model are stored for the model selected by the selection unit 12 described later. Yes.

  The display unit 11 includes an LCD panel display unit 141. When the operation specification change mode is set, the model name data is read from the storage unit 10 and the selectable model names are displayed. Will be.

  The selection unit 12 includes a touch panel of the LCD panel display unit 141 on which the model names that can be selected are displayed, or a control panel 151 on which various kinds of switches such as various switches and volumes for selecting the model names are mounted. The panel detection circuit 150 detects these operation states, and the model name is selected. As will be described later, a part of the function of the electronic musical instrument 100 is changed to an operation specification of another model by the setting unit 13 based on the model name detected by the selection unit 12.

  The setting unit 13 is basically configured by the CPU 110, and when the operation specification change mode is executed, the setting unit 13 relates to an operation specification corresponding to the corresponding operation specification from the storage unit 10 according to the model selected by the selection unit 12. Data (operation specification data of partial functions of the model) is read, and parameters of various functions are set according to the data.

  At this time, among the application programs for the operation specification change mode corresponding to the specifications of the part that differs depending on the model when selected from the selection unit 12 of the panel detection circuit 150, the most recently used model compatible usage program is transferred to the RAM 130. Then, it is used when the CPU 110 functions as the setting unit 13, and the operation specifications of the model are set.

  More specifically, each function on the control panel 151, a virtual operation on the LCD panel display unit 141, the assignment of each function to the keyboard 161, the foot pedal 162, and the expression pedal 163, and the assigned function There are changes in the setting range (parameter settings, etc.).

  Further, in this embodiment, it is possible to change to the setting specifications of the timbre and / or volume of several models that have been sold as the model series of the electronic musical instrument 100 in the past. In the electronic musical instrument having the keyboard conductor, the setting operation for determining whether or not to mute is assigned to an arbitrary operation element, which becomes the mute means of each series. Even in such a case, there are a method in which only the switches pressed simultaneously by the keyboard conductor are sounded (unmute), and a method in which an independent torque operation is performed each time each keyboard conductor is pressed. On the other hand, in an electronic musical instrument without a keyboard conductor, an operation for selecting the minimum volume volume of the timbre series performs the same function as mute.

  Furthermore, the change to the tone color and / or volume setting specification may be to change to an arrangement of a plurality of tone color setting switch groups prepared for each tone color series.

  On the other hand, when the electronic musical instrument 100 is an electronic piano different from the drawing, the timbre and / or volume setting specification may be the number of timbres assigned to each timbre switch and the selection method thereof. For example, in the latest model, 4 to 8 types of timbres are assigned to each timbre switch, and each time the same switch is operated sequentially, these timbres can be selected one after another. When the setting is changed, only one tone color is assigned to each switch, and the same tone color is generated no matter how many times the same switch is operated. In addition, the timbre sequence reproduces the timbre sequence of the model.

  In the operation specification change mode, when the CPU 110 performs the operation specification change process as the setting unit 13, the RAM 130 is used as a work area (JOBRAM on the drawing) and the data processing is executed as necessary. Will be.

5 to 7 are flowcharts showing the processing flow of the electronic musical instrument.
FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing the main routine of the electronic musical instrument 100. As shown in the figure, when the power is first turned on, initialization processing is performed (step S100). At that time, MODEL No. = 00 (own model) is set, and the JOBRAM is filled with NOP.

  A panel switch capable of changing the mode is displayed on the LCD panel display unit 141. When the panel switch is selected, an operation specification changing mode in which an operation specification can be set is displayed. When the screen transitions to that point, it is checked whether or not the mode has been changed to the operation specification change mode, that is, whether or not the operation specification change process is performed (step S102). If the operation specification change process is performed (step S102; Y), the process jumps to a subroutine for operation specification change processing to be described later (step S104).

  On the contrary, if the operation specification change process is not performed (step S102; N), or if the operation specification change subroutine process is completed (step S104), the process jumps to a panel detection process subroutine described later (step S106).

  Thereafter, key depression detection / sound generation processing is performed (step S108), and display processing on the LCD panel display unit 141 is executed (step S110).

  Next, MIDI data processing is performed (step S112), and read / write processing of data, programs, and the like is performed on the external storage device (step S114).

  Then, automatic accompaniment processing (step S116) and automatic performance processing (step S118) are performed. When the process is executed, the process proceeds to step S102 and the above process is repeated unless the power is turned off.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing a flow of a subroutine of the operation specification changing process in step S104.

  As described above, this subroutine is executed when an instruction to change the operation specification is given by the performer.

  First, data is read from the storage unit 10, and a list of selectable model specifications (model names in this embodiment) is displayed on the LCD panel display unit 141 (step S200). The performer uses the selection unit 12 to select a desired model name (a model having a desired operation specification) from among them.

  It is checked whether or not a model has been selected within a predetermined time (step S202). If a model has not been selected (step S202; N), the process returns to the main routine when time is up.

  On the contrary, if a model is selected (step S202; Y), the MODEL No. is sent to the setting unit 13 based on the selected model name and stored in the RAM 130 (step S204). At that time, the model name selected at the same time is displayed on the LCD panel display unit 141 (step S206).

  Thereafter, in accordance with the MODEL No., the setting unit 13 reads the corresponding operation specification data and the model-compatible use program from the storage unit 10 on the JOBRAM according to the MODEL No., and based on this, the setting unit 13 Thus, the electronic musical instrument 100 is set to a desired specification.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart showing a flow of a subroutine of the panel detection process in step S106.

  In this subroutine, it is checked whether or not there has been an operation event for the operator on the control panel 151 including the LCD panel display unit 141 (step S300). If there is no operation event (step S300; N), the process returns to the main routine.

  On the contrary, if there is an operation event (step S300; Y), it is checked whether or not the processing content of the operation event has different specifications depending on the MODEL No. (step S302).

  If the processing content of the current operation event is fixed regardless of the MODEL No. (step S302; N), the processing is performed based on the fixed JOB program on the currently executed program (step S308). ).

  On the other hand, if the processing content of the operation event differs depending on the MODEL No. (step S302; Y), the operation specification corresponding to the current operation event is stored from the storage unit 10 by the setting unit 13 according to the current MODEL No. The data and the model-compatible usage program are transferred to the JOBRAM on the RAM 130 (step S304). Then, the setting unit 13 performs processing according to the model-compatible use program developed on the JOBRAM (step S306), and the electronic musical instrument 100 is set to a desired specification.

  According to the configuration of the present embodiment described above, by selecting a player's favorite model, the electronic musical instrument 100 can be matched to the user's preference of the favorite model.

  It should be noted that the electronic musical instrument of the present invention is not limited to the illustrated examples described above, and it is needless to say that various modifications can be made without departing from the scope of the present invention.

  The electronic musical instrument of the present invention can be applied to an electronic musical instrument such as an electronic organ or an electronic piano.

1 is a circuit schematic diagram showing a basic circuit of an electronic musical instrument 100 according to the present invention. 1 is a perspective view showing an overall state of an electronic musical instrument 100. FIG. 2 is a top view of the electronic musical instrument 100. FIG. It is a functional block diagram for the operation specification change which concerns on Example 1 of this invention. 4 is a flowchart showing a main routine of the electronic musical instrument 100. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the subroutine of the operation specification change process of step S104. It is a flowchart which shows the flow of the subroutine of the panel detection process of step S106.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Memory | storage part 11 Display part 12 Selection part 13 Setting part 100 Electronic musical instrument 110 CPU
120 ROM
130 RAM
140 Display Control Circuit 141 LCD Panel Display Unit 150 Panel Detection Circuit 151 Control Panel 160 Key Detection Circuit 161 Keyboard 162 Foot Pedal 163 Expression Pedal 164 Foot Switch 170 Sound Source 171 DSP
172 Amplifier 173 Speaker 180 External storage control circuit 190 MIDI interface

Claims (10)

Storage means for storing a plurality of model name data of an electronic musical instrument and operation specification data of partial functions of the model;
Display means for reading model name data from the storage means and displaying the selectable model names;
In order to change some functions of the electronic musical instrument to operation specifications of other models, a selection means for selecting a model name,
An electronic musical instrument comprising: setting means for reading out data relating to a corresponding operation specification from the storage means according to a selected model and setting parameters of various functions according to the data. 2. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 1, wherein the operation specification data of the storage means also stores parameter setting range data.   The electronic musical instrument according to claim 2, wherein the operation element includes a touch panel.   The electronic musical instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the function is an arbitrary tone color setting.   5. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 4, wherein the timbre setting is the number of timbres assigned to each operator and a selection method thereof.   5. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 4, wherein the timbre setting is a setting for each operator of an arbitrary timbre and an array of the operators.   The electronic musical instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the function is a volume setting.   The electronic musical instrument according to any one of claims 1 to 3, wherein the functions are setting a tone color series and setting a volume for each series.   9. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 8, wherein the function is a timbre setting and a sound volume setting for determining whether to mute each timbre series.   9. The electronic musical instrument according to claim 8, wherein the timbre sequence setting is a setting for each operator of an arbitrary timbre sequence and an array of the operators.

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