JP2510091Y2 - Electronic musical instrument instruction display device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Technical Field of the Invention] The present invention has a registration function capable of collectively registering a set of musical tone setting information (registration information) and calling the registered information as appropriate. The present invention relates to an electronic musical instrument, and more particularly to an instruction display device related to registration of registration information.

[Prior Art and Problems] In recent years, the number of switches and display elements on the operation panel has been increasing along with the mounting of a large number of functions on electronic musical instruments. In such an environment, when using
Information such as which mode the electronic musical instrument is currently in tends to be difficult for the user to grasp, and establishment of a user interface for solving this is a major technical issue.

A function called a registration function is known as one of various functions incorporated in an electronic musical instrument. This function is used for organizing musical instruments, types, timbres, how to apply effects,
It is a useful tool for freely changing the rhythm, accompaniment pattern, tempo, and other aspects of sound according to changes in music, progress of performance, etc. Instead of setting switches one by one, you can instantly switch the sound mode with one-touch operation. In the case of a typical registration function, a sound mode is set by a series of selection switches, and the set information (registration information) is given a registration number and stored in a memory (registration memory). The registration memory can store a plurality of registration information for each registration number. The registration information once stored can be instantly called by transmitting the registration number to the electronic musical instrument via the switch.

Here, the problem is that a large number of display elements and switches are arranged on the operation panel and information other than registration information is also displayed. Registration information is registered.

That is, in a panel configuration in which a display element such as an LED is positionally associated with each selection switch, conventionally,
The selection state (sound setting state) of a series of selection switches that defines registration information is indicated by turning on (or blinking) the display element. Then, when the user instructs the registration number and the writing with the registration number key and the writing key, the registration information is recorded in the registration memory. The display state of the display element corresponding to the series of selection switches described above is also for displaying the setting status of the "current" sound of the electronic musical instrument, and thus does not change even after registration (that is, these display states are , Because it is necessary to tell the user what kind of sound will be played when playing the key on the spot).

Therefore, regarding registration of registration information,
In the conventional instruction display, "what" is registered,
It was inconvenient because it was difficult for the user to know whether the registration was actually completed.

[Purpose of Invention] This invention solves the above-mentioned problems of the conventional technology and allows the user to easily confirm the registration information related to registration. Moreover, the registration completion of the registration information is completed by the user. It is an object of the present invention to provide an instruction display device for an electronic musical instrument that displays instructions in a manner that is clearly understood by the user.

[Summary of the Invention] In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a series of display elements for displaying registration information to be registered by lighting, in response to a registration request from a registration instructing means.
The main point is that the light was turned off and then turned on again.

According to the present invention, when the registration request is made based on the instruction operation of the registration instruction means such as the registration number key and the write key, among the display elements on the operation panel of the electronic musical instrument. ,
A display element related to registration, that is, a series of display elements that are in a lighted state to indicate the content to be registered (registration information) is once turned off and then turned on again.

This "wink" reaction ensures that the user knows exactly what is registered as registration information, and that the wink signal confirms that the registration is "executed" and written to memory. .

The above-mentioned "wink" function achieves the intended purpose, is easily realized with a simple structure, and is advantageous in terms of cost.

Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the overall configuration of an electronic musical instrument incorporating this embodiment. This electronic musical instrument registers a set of musical tone setting information (registration information) in the memory, and
It has a registration function that can be called, and according to the present embodiment, at the time of registration, the display element for displaying the contents to be stored is turned off and then turned on again,
This ensures that the user is informed "what" and "when" they were registered. In this embodiment, the rhythm relation and the other musical tone relations are registered by different inputs.

More specifically, the CPU 1 controls the entire electronic musical instrument, and the ROM 2 stores programs and the like used by the CPU 1. RAM3 is a memory for various data,
As a memory related to this embodiment, there are a tone registration memory 31 and a rhythm registration memory 32 as illustrated in FIG. The switch group 4 has a large number of switches arranged on the operation panel (the whole is not shown), and as a switch related to this embodiment,
As shown in FIG. 3, it has switches related to tone setting and the like, and switches related to rhythm setting and the like. The LED group 5 has LED elements arranged on the operation panel and indicates the state or mode selected by the switches, so that the individual LED elements are arranged in positional correspondence with the respective switches.

Reference numeral 6 denotes a keyboard, and here, the sound source 1 of 7 and / or the sound source 2 of 8 is used as the assigned sound source of the keyboard 6. Reference numeral 9 is a rhythm sound source. The tone colors of the musical tones produced by the sound source 1, the sound source 2, and the rhythm sound source are set via the CPU 1. The effect 1 of code 10 coupled to the sound source 1 is a circuit for adding an effect (here, sustain or reverb) to the signal from the sound source 1, and the effect 2 of code 11 coupled to the sound source 2 is the signal from the sound source 2. Is a circuit for adding an effect (here, sustain or reverb), and both are controlled by an effect control signal from the CPU1. An effect 3 shown by 12 is a circuit which gives a common effect (here, chorus or tremolo) to the sound source 1 and the sound source 2, and is controlled by an effect control signal from the CPU 1.

The signal generated by the tone forming circuit composed of elements 7 to 12 is passed through the power amplifier 13 of the sound system and the speaker 14
More sound is emitted.

FIG. 2 shows the contents of the two registration memories 31 and 32, and FIG. 3 shows a part of the operation panel relating to the setting of musical tones (left half of FIG. 3) and a part relating to the setting of rhythm. (Right half of FIG. 3) layout. Regarding the setting of the musical sound, the switch for selecting the timbre of the sound source 1 is the timbre selection switch 400 shown in the upper left, and here, four types of <organ>, <jazz organ>, <violin>, <clarinet> are selected. It can be selected by each of the switches 400. The switches for selecting the effect of the sound source 1 are the <sustain> and <reverb> effect selection switches 401. Each switch 402 marked <electric piano>, <piano>, <harp>, <marimba> is a switch for selecting the tone color of the sound source 2, and switches <sustain> and <reverb> located below it. Reference numeral 403 is a switch for selecting the effect of the sound source 2. These <chorus> and <tremolo> switches 404 located on the right side are switches for selecting an effect common to the sound source 1 and the sound source 2.

By operating the above selection switches 400 to 404,
In FIG. 1, the tone color generated by the sound source 1, the effect 1
It is possible to set the presence / absence of an effect to be given by, the type, the tone color generated by the sound source 2, the presence / absence of an effect to be given by the effect 1, the type, the presence / absence of an effect to be given by the common effect 3, and the type. When the keyboard 6 is operated, the CPU 1 controls the sound generation of the sound sources 1 and 2 and the effects 1, 2 and 3 according to the set information. However, when it is desired to operate these circuits with different tone setting information, it is necessary to set again via the selection switches 400 to 404. The registration function is provided in order to eliminate such inconvenience, and musical tone information once set can be registered in the memory as tone registration information and called when necessary.

Here, the switches 405 and 406 shown in the lower left of FIG. 3 are the registration designation switches (for registration designation), in particular, the switch 405 is a tone light key, and the switches 406 of numbers 1 to 4 are It is a switch that specifies the tone registration number (registration number). By pressing one of the registration No. switches 406 while pressing the tone write key 405, the tone registration information selected by the switches 400 to 404 is written in the tone registration memory 31 (FIG. 2). To call, use the tone light key
Instead of pressing 405, it suffices to press the tone registration switch 406 whose number you want to call.

Before proceeding to the rhythm-related panel section shown in the right half of FIG. 3, the rhythm selection structure in this example will be briefly described. In this example, the rhythm is divided into a plurality of basic rhythms (rhythm types such as rock, disco, swing, waltz, etc.), and a rhythm sound source (for example, bass drum, snare drum, hi-hat) is provided for each basic rhythm. , Percussion) different patterns are available for selection (preset in the rhythm pattern memory in ROM2).

In the right half of FIG. 3, the four switches 407 at the top are the switches for selecting the basic rhythm, and the switch 4
08 is a pattern selection switch for each sound source. Switch 40
Since each of 8 selects one of 4 patterns of I, II, III and IV, each time it is pressed, the state changes from 1 → 2 → 3 →
It changes cyclically from 4 to 1, and the corresponding LEDs are
Lights up cyclically. Switches 409 and 410 located at the bottom of the right half of FIG. 3 are switches related to the rhythm registration function, and the rhythm selected via the basic rhythm selection switch 407 and the sound source pattern selection switch 408. It is used to register the setting information in the rhythm registration memory 32 of FIG. 2 and call it. When writing to the rhythm registration memory 32,
While pressing the rhythm light key 409, specify the registration number with the rhythm registration number switch 410.

The feature of the present embodiment resides in the instruction display function when the registration information is registered in the registration memories 31 and 32 by operating the registration switches 405, 406 or 409, 410. The operation relating to this instruction display will be clarified below with reference to FIG.

CPU1 (Fig. 1) is M1 in the main flow (M1 to M3)
In, check whether the tone light key 405 (Fig. 3) is pressed, and in M2, check whether the rhythm light key 409 (Fig. 3) is pressed,
If neither is pressed, the normal process M3 is repeated.

Now, when it is confirmed that the tone light key 405 is pressed on the M1, the CPU1 enters the subroutine of and checks whether the tone registration No. switch 406 is pressed (A1), and if it is pressed, , The LED corresponding to the pressed tone registration No. switch 406 is lit for a certain period of time, and then, among the LEDs that are already lit, the LED indicating the stored contents, that is, the switch 400 in FIG. , 401, 403, 404 are lit by the selection operation
The LEDs are turned off for a certain period of time (A3), then these LEDs are turned on again (A4), and finally the contents (registration information) are stored in the tone registration memory 31. Even when the tone light key 405 is turned on, if the tone registration No. switch 406 is not pressed, the subroutine is exited without doing anything.

Also, in the main flow M2 Rhythm Light Key 40
When confirming the ON state of 9, the CPU 1 executes the subroutine indicated by. This subroutine is similar to the above-mentioned subroutine, and the detailed description is shown in FIG. 4 and will not be repeated. Of course, in this case, the "stored contents" shown in B3 is not the information by the switch for the tone but the rhythm registration information selected by the switches 407, 408 for the rhythm.

The “wink” instruction display that the registration information display is turned off and then turned on again is
It will surely inform the user when they were registered. Fig. 3 shows a part of the operation panel, not the whole,
Other LED elements are lit on the other panel surface. Moreover, not only the tone but also the setting information of the rhythm is displayed through the LED even if only the panel portion of FIG. 3 is taken. Therefore, unless a special display is given, the user cannot easily know which information is registered in the memory, and whether or not the registration is actually completed. The "wink" instruction display according to the present embodiment eliminates these problems with the simplest configuration.

As a matter of course, the number of registration No. switches, the number of other selection switches, the operation mode, the content of registration information, and the like are design matters, and are not limited to the illustrated configurations. Regarding the rhythm, the illustrated embodiment sets the rhythm information by selecting a basic rhythm and selecting a pattern for each sound source (two-step selection), but the present invention is not limited to this. For example, basic rhythm-sound source system-three stages of individual sound sources, or basic rhythm-sound source system (for example,
(Snare drum and tom tom may be one sound source system).

Also, the use of optical display elements other than LEDs is only a self-evident change.

[Advantage of Device] As described in detail above, in this device, when the registration information is registered in the electronic musical instrument, the display element for displaying the registration information by lighting is turned off once and then turned on again. It will be clear which information will be registered for, and it can be confirmed that the registration operation has been performed. It can be realized with a very simple structure, and the practical effect is remarkable.

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall configuration diagram of an electronic musical instrument incorporating an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the contents of a tone registration memory and a rhythm registration memory, and FIG.
FIG. 4 is a layout diagram of a part of the operation panel related to the setting of the tone and rhythm, and FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing the operation of the embodiment. 1 ... CPU, 2 ... ROM, 31 ... Tone registration memory, 32 ... Rhythm registration memory, 40
0 …… Sound source 1 timbre selection switch, 401 …… Effect 1 selection switch, 402 …… Sound source 2 timbre selection switch, 403 ……
Effect 2 selection switch, 404 …… Effect 3 selection switch, 405 …… Tone light key, 406 …… Tone registration No. switch, 407 …… Basic rhythm selection switch, 408 …… Rhythm pattern selection switch, 409…
… Rhythm light key, 410 …… Rhythm registration No. switch.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of utility model registration request] 1. A series of selection switches, a series of display elements which are associated with the series of selection switches, and which indicate by lighting that the corresponding selection switch is selected, and the series of selection switches. A registration instruction means for instructing the registration number and writing of the registration information of the musical tone defined by a series of states, and, in response to this registration instruction means, the musical tone is registered in an area of the memory according to the designated registration number. In an instruction display device for an electronic musical instrument, comprising: a writing unit for writing registration information, in response to the registration instructing unit, the display element that represents the registration information related to registration by lighting is turned off once, An instruction display device for an electronic musical instrument, comprising a control means for lighting.