JP2008134429A - Mobile rhythmic sense training unit - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a mobile rhythmic sense training unit for training the rhythmic sense by daily practice during commuting to work or school, and storing an arbitrary rhythm from an external medium to reproduce the same. <P>SOLUTION: The mobile rhythmic sense training unit comprises a rhythm information storage section 14 for storing various kinds of the rhythm information as data, a display element 12 for displaying various kinds of the rhythm patterns, a key operation section 15 for selecting various kinds of the rhythm patterns displayed on the display element 12, a controller 11 for controlling the operation of the display element 12 and the key operation section 15, reading the rhythm data of the selected rhythm patterns out of the rhythm information storage section 14 and controlling the rhythm data, and a rhythm reproduction output section for reproducing the rhythm data output from the controller and outputting the rhythm. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2008,JPO&INPIT

Description

  The present invention is a portable telephone for cultivating a sense of rhythm that can cultivate a sense of rhythm by daily repetitive training when traveling such as commuting to school, and that can store and reproduce an arbitrary rhythm from an external medium. It relates to a type rhythm sense trainer.

  Many people want to develop a sense of rhythm due to the recent trend of dance music and social dance boom. Moreover, in order to improve the singing ability of a so-called sensible person, it is important to improve the feeling of rhythm as well as improving the vocalization method. Also, for those who have started musical instruments, the quality of the performance will be stabilized by improving the sense of rhythm.

Thus, there has been provided a musical instrument toy that can generate an arbitrary sound by stepping on a switch on the seat and can develop a rhythmic tempo that matches the song using the entire body (for example, Patent Document 1). In addition, a multimedia control device that can develop a sense of rhythm in a game sense by fusing visual effects and sound effects, that is, by hitting a pad in accordance with a moving image and sound is also provided (for example, Patent Document 2).
JP 2002-292107 A "Musical Instrument Toy" Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 2006-079111 “Multimedia Control Device”

  Now, sensory abilities such as a sense of rhythm are cultivated only by repeated daily training. However, students or members of society are busy every day at school and work, and it is difficult to develop a sense of rhythm through daily repeated training.

  That is, for busy students and adults, even if a device such as Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2 described above is used, use of the device that is difficult to carry is limited to holidays such as weekends. In many cases, it was difficult to develop a sense of rhythm through daily repeated training.

  In addition, there are many irregular rhythms that do not play a certain rhythm in dance music that is popular among young people these days. However, in the apparatus as described in Patent Document 1 or Patent Document 2, although a certain rhythm can be trained, an irregular rhythm required by each apparatus cannot be trained.

  Therefore, the present invention provides a rhythm that can cultivate a sense of rhythm by daily repetitive training even when traveling, such as commuting to school, and that can store and reproduce arbitrary rhythm data from an external medium. It is an object of the present invention to provide a portable rhythmic sense trainer for cultivating feeling.

  In order to solve the above problems, the present invention is configured as follows. That is, the portable rhythm sense training device according to the present invention includes a rhythm information storage unit that stores various rhythm information as data, a display unit that displays various rhythm patterns stored in the rhythm information storage unit, and a display on the display unit. A key operation unit for selecting the various rhythm patterns, a control unit for controlling the operation of the display unit and the key operation unit, and for reading out and controlling the rhythm data of the selected rhythm pattern from the rhythm information storage unit And a rhythm reproduction output unit that reproduces rhythm data output from the control unit and outputs a rhythm. The rhythm information storage unit is configured to store arbitrary rhythm data from an external medium.

  According to the portable rhythm sense trainer according to the present invention, a rhythm sense can be cultivated by daily repeated training even when traveling such as commuting or attending school, and arbitrary rhythm data is stored from an external medium. Therefore, it is possible to perform rhythm sense training not only for a constant rhythm but also for any irregular rhythm.

  Hereinafter, the present invention will be specifically described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a circuit configuration diagram of a portable rhythm sense trainer 1 according to the present invention. A portable rhythm sense training device 1 according to the present invention includes a control unit 11, a display unit 12, a display control circuit 13, a rhythm information storage unit 14, a key operation unit 15, an operation control circuit 16, and an amplifier 17 serving as a rhythm reproduction output unit. And a function of reproducing various rhythms stored in the rhythm information storage unit 12 and a function of storing an arbitrary rhythm from the external media 19 in the rhythm information storage unit 14.

  First, the control unit 11 includes a rhythm information storage unit 14, an operation control circuit 16 to which the key operation unit 15 is connected, a display control circuit 13 that performs display control of the display unit 12, an amplifier 17 that performs rhythm sound control, and the like. Supervises and controls the components.

  The display unit 12 includes a liquid crystal panel or a power-saving organic EL display, and is controlled by the display control circuit 13. After activation of the portable rhythm sense trainer 1, various rhythm patterns stored in the rhythm information storage unit 14 are displayed. Further, various rhythm patterns may be printed or arranged in a circle or the like in advance on the surface of the main body 21 shown in FIG. 2, and various rhythms may be selected by rotating or moving the knob.

  The rhythm information storage unit 14 stores, for example, general constant rhythms such as “2 beats”, “4 beats”, “8 beats”, “16 beats”, and “32 beats” from the initial state. In addition, by storing arbitrary rhythm data in the rhythm information storage unit 14 from an external medium 19 such as a PC, the user can repeatedly listen to an arbitrary rhythm that the user wants to train. Arbitrary rhythm data may be downloaded rhythm data uploaded on the Internet, or may be created by using voice creation software or the like.

  As a result, the user can train not only a general fixed rhythm but also an irregular rhythm as seen in dance music of young people.

  Various rhythms displayed on the display unit 12 can be selected by the key operation unit 15. The key operation unit 15 is controlled by the operation control circuit 16. In addition, when the above-described configuration in which various rhythm patterns are printed or arranged in a circle or the like on the surface of the main body 21 in advance, the display unit 12 and the key operation unit 15 can be unified, and thus the main unit 21 shown in FIG. Space saving and downsizing can be achieved.

  Rhythm data of various rhythm patterns selected by the key operation unit 15 is read from the rhythm information storage unit 14 by the control unit 11. The read rhythm data is amplified and processed through the amplifier 17 and is output from the earphone 18.

  The rhythm output from the earphone 18 is played repeatedly until the user stops the performance. Thereby, the user of the portable rhythm sense training device 1 according to the present invention can train to listen to the same rhythm repeatedly, not only on holidays, but also on commuting time, etc. Can be remembered. Headphones may be used instead of the earphones 18, and the rhythm may be heard from a speaker at home or the like.

  FIG. 2 is an external view of the portable rhythmic sense trainer 1 according to the present invention. The portable rhythm sense training device 1 includes a main body 21 and an earphone 18. The main body 21 includes a display unit 12, a key operation unit 15, and an external media connection unit 22.

  Since the main body 21 is configured in a small pocket size, it can be carried freely in a breast pocket or the like, while wearing earphones on the ears, so that the rhythm can be freely adjusted even during travel time on the train or while walking. I can hear it repeatedly.

  The key operation unit 15 includes an upper key 15a, a lower key 15b, and an enter key 15c. A rhythm to be heard is selected from various rhythm information by the upper key 15a and the lower key 15b, and the selection is determined by the decision key 15c.

  In addition, as described above, when the display unit 12 is configured to print or list various rhythm patterns in a circle or the like in advance on the surface of the main body 21, the key operation unit 11 and the display unit 13 can be unified. The portable rhythmic sense trainer 1 can be easily carried by reducing the space and size.

  The display unit 12 displays various rhythm patterns such as “2beats” and “4beats” as shown in FIG. 2 after the portable rhythmic sense trainer 1 is activated. When the user stores arbitrary rhythm data from an external medium, the arbitrary rhythm data is displayed below the various rhythms stored from the initial state.

  The external media connection unit 22 is a slot for connecting to an external media 19 such as a PC, and is connected by a USB cable or the like. The rhythm information is transferred as data such as MP3 and WMA, and is stored in the rhythm information storage unit 14.

  The battery 23 may be a rechargeable battery using an AC adapter or a battery battery.

  In the above-described embodiment, the use of the rhythm sense training device 1 according to the present invention at the time of movement such as commuting to school is described, but in order to check the rhythm even while playing a musical instrument or dancing. May be used for

  In the above embodiment, the portable rhythm sense trainer according to the present invention is used for training rhythm in music and dance. However, for example, a certain rhythm such as golf swing or bowling is required. May be used during sports training.

  In the above embodiment, it has been explained that repetitive training can be performed by using the rhythm sound reproduced from the earphone 18. However, when the rhythm sound is reproduced, a display is performed on the display unit 12 such that notes and the like flow from right to left in accordance with the rhythm tempo. As a result, a sense of rhythm can be trained visually. In addition, when the determination key 11c is pressed in a timely manner in accordance with the display of the above-described notes and the like, points can be added, so that a sense of rhythm can be trained tactilely. It is also possible to achieve a simple configuration.

It is a circuit block diagram of the portable rhythm sense trainer according to the present invention. It is an external view of the portable rhythm sense training device according to the present invention.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Portable rhythm sense trainer 11 Control part 12 Display part 13 Display control circuit 14 Rhythm information storage part 15 Key operation part 15a Up key 15b Down key 15c Determination key 16 Operation control circuit 17 Amplifier 18 Earphone 19 External media 21 Main body 22 External Media connection 23 Battery

Claims (2)

Rhythm information storage unit that stores various rhythm information as data, a display unit that displays various rhythm patterns stored in the rhythm information storage unit, and key operations for selecting the various rhythm patterns displayed on the display unit A control unit that controls the operation of the display unit, the display unit, and the key operation unit, and reads out and controls the rhythm data of the selected rhythm pattern from the rhythm information storage unit, and the rhythm data output from the control unit A portable rhythm sense trainer comprising a rhythm playback output unit that plays back and outputs a rhythm. 2. The rhythm sense training device according to claim 1, wherein arbitrary rhythm data can be stored from an external medium in the rhythm information storage unit.

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