JP2548723Y2 - Music playback device - Google Patents

Description

[Detailed description of the invention] [Industrial application field] The invention has a control unit that controls the operation of the entire device,
The present invention relates to a music reproducing apparatus for reproducing music data read out from a music information storage medium by a music reproducing unit based on the control of the control unit.

[Related Art] Conventionally, for example, a laser disk containing a specified music piece is set using a laser disk as a musical sound information storage medium,
There is known a karaoke apparatus that reads accompaniment sound information and background video information from the disc, and reproduces and outputs the accompaniment sound in a music playback unit while displaying the background video on a monitor.

In recent years, karaoke apparatuses of a type in which musical sound information is stored as digital signals on a hard disk in the apparatus have been developed in response to miniaturization of the apparatus and increase in the amount of stored information.
Music information stored on the hard disk of such a device is, for example, MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Integer).
rface) information is known, and is internationally standardized information that is obtained by digitizing the performance information of each music with digital signals indicating timbre, pitch, volume, etc.
DI "is a registered trademark). In such a karaoke apparatus, the MIDI information is read from the musical sound information storage medium, and the accompaniment sound is reproduced by music reproducing means such as a synthesizer.

The various karaoke apparatuses as described above search for and read a song specified by a user from its code number or the like, and reproduce and output all musical sound data of the song in a music reproducing unit.

Such musical sound data of each music includes a prelude, a first chorus section, an interlude, a second chorus section, an interlude, a third chorus section,
In general, it is composed of a trailer, and the performance sound of each music piece is reproduced and output in such an order.

[Problem to be Solved by the Invention] However, when a karaoke apparatus is used by a plurality of people, especially when there are many people who want to sing the song, it takes a long time to turn around. There was a problem.

Therefore, in such a crowded time, it is conceivable to shorten the performance of each music in order to turn the order quickly. In this case, it is conceivable to stop the reproduction at the stage where the third chorus is completed and the subsequent chorus starts, or to stop the reproduction at the end of the first chorus or the second chorus and the interlude is started.

However, such a reproduction stop during the reproduction ends in a state where the music is interrupted, and thus has a problem of giving a bad impression to a user, especially a singer.

The purpose of the present invention is to solve the above-mentioned problems, and the purpose of the present invention is to naturally stop the reproduction of musical sounds in order to shorten the reproduction of music when karaoke users are crowded. It is another object of the present invention to provide a musical sound reproducing device which can be performed without giving a bad impression.

[Means for Solving the Problems] To achieve the above object, a musical sound reproducing apparatus according to the present invention stores a musical sound information storage medium storing musical sound data including mark data indicating timing, and a sound effect data. A sound effect storage means, an input means capable of selecting a music data, a music reproduction means capable of reproducing the music data and the sound effect data, and a reproduction means provided in the input means, wherein the reproduction of the music data is terminated during reproduction. When there is a shortening instruction means for instructing the sound data to be reproduced, and when there is a shortening instruction by the shortening instruction means, the mark data is detected at the time of reproducing the musical sound data, and at the time of the detection, the reproduction of the sound effect data is started. And a control unit for terminating the reproduction of the tone data before terminating the reproduction of the data.

[Operation] According to the musical sound reproducing device having the above configuration, during congestion,
When the end of the reproduction of the music is instructed by the shortening instruction means, the control unit reads out the sound effect from the sound effect storage means and causes the reproduction means to reproduce and output the sound effect. The control unit is instructed to end the reproduction of the musical sound.

As a result, in the reproduction of the music, the reproduction of a sound effect, for example, a clapping sound, is started, and the reproduction is ended in the middle of the clapping sound. Therefore, the playback operation is interrupted during the playback of the music, for example, in the interlude section or the follow-up section, but at this time, the sound effect such as the clapping sound is being played, and for the user, the halfway stop state is not the clapping sound. There is no danger of being disturbed and feeling uncomfortable with the suspension.

As described above, according to the present invention, the reproduction of music can be stopped halfway without a sense of incongruity, so that it is possible to reduce the reproduction time of music during congestion.

In particular, there is a demand for users who want to reduce the length of the trailing part, which is played back after all the singing parts have been played back, as congested as possible. After completion of the singing unit, in the case of a song in which the trailing unit continues for a relatively long time, the subsequent playing unit can be interrupted in the middle of the clapping sound, and the shortening function of the present invention can be used most suitably.

Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an overall configuration of a karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, in which a karaoke apparatus of a type in which MIDI information is stored in a storage medium, read out and played back as music is used as an example. The present invention can be applied to a karaoke apparatus using a laser disk.

The input means 10 for instructing operation of music selection, reproduction, operation stop, and the like is provided with a shortening instruction means 12 which is a characteristic configuration item of the present invention. In the present embodiment, the shortening instructing means 12 is used to stop the reproduction in the middle part of the music after the first shortening key 12a for stopping the reproduction in the middle of the reproduction of the rear part, and to stop the reproduction in the interlude part at the end of the second chorus. Second shortcut key
12b.

The input unit 10 is connected to the control unit 14, and the input unit 10
Is transmitted to the control unit 14. The control unit 14 controls the operation of the entire apparatus based on the operation program stored in the program memory 16. The instruction signal of the shortening instruction means is stored in the program memory 16 by the control unit 14.
Also stored is a control operation performed by the control unit when sent to the control unit, that is, an operation program relating to the midway stop of music reproduction, which is a characteristic operation of the present invention.

The control section 14 is connected to a musical sound data storage means 18, which stores music name data and MIDI data which is performance data for each music piece. The control section 14 reads out the performance data of the music piece corresponding to the music title from the musical sound data storage means 18 based on the music selection designation signal from the input means 10 and supplies it to the music reproduction section side.

Further, the control unit 14 is connected to a sound effect storage unit 20 that stores various sound effects such as clapping sounds, cheering sounds, and bell sounds as data, and the control unit 14 performs control based on a predetermined control instruction signal. The sound effect data is read and supplied to the reproducing section.

The music playback unit connected to the control unit 14 includes a music playback unit 22 composed of a synthesizer or the like, a mixing amplifier 24, and the like.
And a speaker 26. The music data from the control unit 14 is converted into electronic music information, which is amplified and reproduced and output. The mixing amplifier 24 has a microphone for inputting the singer's singing voice.
28 is connected, and is mixed with the accompaniment sound by the mixing amplifier 24 and reproduced and output from the speaker 26.

Further, in the present embodiment, the video reproduction device 30 and the monitor 32 are connected to the control unit 14, and the background video and the lyric information corresponding to each selected music can be displayed on the monitor 32 as an image.

FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the contents of musical sound data to be reproduced for a certain music piece in time sequence, and the reproduction information for one music piece is shown between X and Y. As shown,
In general, playback is performed in the order of the prelude, the chorus portions, the interlude therebetween, and the subsequent 200. The first
The chorus portion, the second chorus portion, and the third chorus portion constitute the singing unit 100 in which the singer sings along with the accompaniment.

Next, based on FIG. 2, the operation of the present embodiment when the first shortening key 12a of the shortening instruction means 12 is operated will be described.

The control unit 14 reads out the music data of the selected music from the music data storage unit 18 and starts supplying the music data to the reproduction unit. Then, it is determined whether or not the operation of the shortening instructing means 12 has been performed. If the first shortening key 12a has been selectively operated as described above, the control unit 14 sequentially reproduces the performance data, and First, it is detected that the chorus 100c has ended and the reproduction of the subsequent play 200 has started. In this method, a chorus end mark signal is recorded after the third chorus data of the MIDI information, and the control unit 14 detects the chorus end mark signal to thereby detect the start of reproduction of the subsequent performance 200.

Then, after the reproduction of the trailer 200 is started, the data of the sound effect 300 such as a clapping sound is read out from the sound effect storage means 20,
It is supplied to the reproduction unit side and reproduced. The playback of this sound effect 300 is t
It takes place for one hour. Then, the control unit 14 stops the reproduction of the trailer 200 during this time t1.

As a result, the actually played back 200 is only the portion 200a, and the broken line portion is not played back.

As a result, the original subsequent playback time t2 is reduced to only the playback time of the area 200a actually played back. As a result, the sound of the music reproduced and output from the speaker 26 is reduced by the time t3 between the end of the reproduction of the sound effect 300 and the original performance end time Y.

In this way, when the karaoke user is congested, the reproduction can be ended as soon as possible and without giving the user a sense of incongruity after all the singing sections are completed, and the use of karaoke performance can be accelerated. it can.

When the second shortening key 12b is operated, the same operation is performed in the interlude between the second chorus 100b and the third chorus 100c. That is, the reproduction of the music in the interlude portion after the second chorus 100b is interrupted by being mixed with the reproduced sound of the sound effect. This second shortcut key 12b is
In a case where the number of users is extremely large and it is difficult to make all the chorus sing for each music, it is possible to cut a part of the singing part without feeling uncomfortable.

Note that the above-described series of music playback shortening operations by the control unit 14 are performed based on a shortening operation program stored in the program memory 16, and the control unit 14 performs a playback shortening control operation based on an operation instruction from the program memory 16. It is carried out.

Although not provided in the present embodiment, it is also possible to provide a manual key as the shortening instruction means 12 so that the shortening function is always activated. In other words, even while the singer is singing, by operating this manual key, a sound effect is generated, and the reproduction of the performance sound of the music can be stopped during the generation.

[Effects of the Invention] As described above, according to the musical sound reproducing apparatus of the present invention, when the music is being reproduced, if the reproduction is interrupted, the music is stopped while the sound effect such as the clapping sound is being reproduced. Then, the reproduction stop operation can be performed without giving the user a feeling of strangeness.

This makes it possible to speed up the progress of tone reproduction during congestion and reduce the waiting time. Further, entertainment can be improved by enabling the music playback to be stopped halfway with the sound effect as a background.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the overall configuration of the embodiment, and FIG. 2 is an explanatory diagram showing the reproduction contents of musical sound data of a certain music piece. 10 ... input means, 12 ... shortening instruction means, 12a ... first shortening key, 12b ... second shortening key, 14 ... control unit, 16 ...
Program memory, 18 ... Music data storage means, 20 ...
Sound effect storage means.

Claims (1)

(57) [Scope of request for utility model registration] 1. A tone information storage medium (18) storing tone data including mark data indicating timing, a sound effect storage means (20) storing sound effect data, and a music selection operation of the tone data is possible. Input means (10), music reproducing means (22) capable of reproducing musical sound data and sound effect data, and a shortening instruction provided in the input means (10) for instructing to end reproduction during reproduction of musical sound data. When there is a shortening instruction by the means (12) and the shortening instruction means (12), the mark data is detected at the time of reproduction of the musical sound data, the reproduction of the sound effect data is started upon the detection, and before the reproduction of the sound effect data is completed. And a control unit (14) for ending the reproduction of the musical sound data.