JP2936683B2 - Electronic music player - Google Patents

Description

Description: BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic music playback device, and more particularly, to an electronic music playback device capable of continuously playing only one chorus of a plurality of songs.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a reproducing apparatus such as a laser disk system, a medley tune in which only one chorus of a plurality of tunes is continuously performed cannot be performed. If it is desired to continuously perform only one chorus of a plurality of songs, the continuous performance of a plurality of songs has been re-recorded on a laser disk.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, when playing a medley tune with a reproducing apparatus such as a laser disk system, it is necessary to re-record for every infinite number of possible combinations, and a very large number of disk disks are required. Was.

The present invention has been made in order to solve the above-described problems. In an electronic music reproducing apparatus, performance data of one music is divided in advance so that it can be used in a unit of a prelude, a chorus, and a rearrangement. By connecting the performance data of one chorus of a song sequentially to the medley performance data, the medley performance can be easily performed using the normal full chorus performance data without having to prepare a disk for the performance data for the medley. The purpose is to be able to enjoy.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, an electronic music reproducing apparatus of the present invention includes an input unit for selecting a song, a song name storage unit for storing a song title, and a music performance. The performance data storage means for storing performance data obtained by dividing performance data for pre-play, chorus and post-play, and the performance data of the chorus portions of a plurality of music pieces specified by the input means are connected to each other by a medley. Control means for creating performance data;
Reproducing means for reproducing the medley performance data.

Also, the medley performance data may be created by connecting the performance data of the chorus part of the last music in the music specified by the input means and the performance data of the subsequent performance.

Further, medley performance data may be created by connecting performance data of a prelude to performance data of a chorus portion of the first music among the music specified by the input means.

[Operation] According to the present invention having the above-described configuration, performance data obtained by dividing all performance data for each piece of music for music performance into a prelude, a chorus, and a subsequent performance is stored in performance data performance storage means, The preamble and the chorus portion of the first designated song are read out from the input means, and for the next designated song, the performance data of one chorus portion of the song designated by the input means is connected from one to the next, and the final song is performed. If it is a song, the medley performance data is completed by connecting the trailer of the last song. The completed medley performance data is sent to the reproducing means and output from the speaker as sound.

Embodiment An embodiment of an electronic music reproducing apparatus according to the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the data structure of one piece of music information stored in the music information storage medium of the present invention.

The stored information is stored in the tone information section 10 and the control data section.
It consists of 12. In the case of this embodiment, the tone information section 10 includes a prelude section 14, a first chorus section 16, a first interlude section 18, a second
The chorus section 20 includes a second interlude section, a third chorus section (not shown), and a rear play section 22.

Further, the control data section 12 indicates data D01 indicating the music number and the address of the head instruction data of the prelude section 14 of the music.
D02, D03 indicating the address of the end instruction data, D04 indicating the address of the head instruction data of the first chorus 16
D05 indicating the address of the end instruction data, data D06 indicating the address of the first instruction data of the first interlude section 18, data D07 indicating the address of the end instruction data, and the address of the first instruction data of the second chorus 20. data
Data indicating the address of instruction data for each section information is sequentially stored, such as D08 and D09 indicating the address of the end instruction data, and D14 indicating the address of the head instruction data of the last trailer 22 and the end instruction of the music. Data up to D15 indicating the address of the data is stored.

The data D20 stored in each section information of the tone information section 10 is the head instruction data of each information, the data D30 is the end instruction data of each information, and the data D40.
Is note data, and data D50 is information about lyrics data.

In this way, the music information of all songs is
Beginning with D01, at the time of music selection, the central processing unit performs a search based on this data. Each section information is identified by the respective head instruction data D20 and end instruction data D30.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a karaoke apparatus to which the apparatus of the present invention is applied. Music information of a large number of music pieces is stored in music piece storage means 26. The music storage means 26 is constituted by, for example, a hard disk incorporated in the karaoke apparatus main body. The stored tone information of each music piece is tone information data as shown in FIG.

A central control unit 28 is connected to the music storage means 26,
Further, input means 30 is connected to the central control unit 28. The input unit 30 has operation keys for designating a desired music number.

The music number selected and designated by the input means 30 is sent to the central control unit 28.

FIG. 3 shows the details of the input means 30. The panel 7 of the input means 30 includes a numeric keypad 8 for inputting a number corresponding to a song title, a music selection key 9 for sending a number selected by the numeric keypad 8 to the central control unit 28, a medley key 5 for performing medley performance, and a performance. A reproduction key 6 for reproducing data is provided.

The central control unit 28 is configured by a RAM or the like, is connected to the position storage unit 32, and stores control data (D01 to D05) sent from the central control unit 28.

The central control unit 28 includes a musical sound reproducing means 34 and a video circuit.
36 is connected. The tone reproducing means 34 receives the tone information and converts it into an analog audio signal 34a, and the video circuit 36 converts lyric information and the like into a video signal 36a. The musical sound reproducing means 34 is an audio amplifier 38
Is connected to the speaker 40 via the. Also, video circuit
36 is connected to the display means 42. The audio amplifier 38 has a microphone for inputting the singer's voice.
The display means 42 is connected to a background image generating means (not shown) for displaying a background image.

The characteristic operation of the present invention by the karaoke apparatus having the above configuration will be described below.

First, when playing back in full chorus, the number of the song to be sung is designated using the numeric keypad 8 provided on the panel 7 of the input means 30.

Then, if there is no mistake in the number, the song number data (D01) in the control data section 10 is read out by the central control section 28 by depressing the music selection key 9, and further, the central control section 28 The address data D02 to D15 of the head instruction data D20 and the end instruction data D30 of all the pieces of division information up to the trailing part are stored in the position storage means 32.

Then, when the user presses the reproduction key 6, the central control unit 28 uses the indicated address as an index in the order of the control data once stored in the position storage means 32 as an index, and sets the respective division information (the prelude unit 14 and the first Chorus 16 etc.) music storage means
The data is sequentially read out sequentially from 26 and transmitted to the musical sound reproducing means 34.

At this time, the lyrics data D50 is
Are transmitted in the order of the specified chorus.
The audio signal 34a converted by the musical sound reproducing means 34 is sent to the audio amplifier 38 and further to the speaker 40, and is emitted as a reproduced sound together with the singer's song from the microphone 44. Further, the lyrics are displayed on the display means 42 in synchronization with the accompaniment of each chorus to be reproduced. This allows the performance to be heard as a full chorus.

Next, when performing in the medley, first, the number of the song to be sung is specified on the numeric keypad 8 provided on the panel 7 of the input means 30. If there is no mistake in the number, the track number data (D01) in the control data section 10 is depressed by pressing the medley key 5.
Then, the position storage means 32 stores the address data D02 to D05 of the head instruction data D20 and the end instruction data D30 of the division information of the prelude section 14 and the first chorus section 16 of the music. Subsequently, in the same manner as for the second song, the song number of the song to be sung is designated using the numeric keypad 8, and if there is no mistake in the number, the medley key 5 is depressed. Prelude section 14 'and first chorus section 1
The position storage means 32 stores the address data D02 'to D05' of the head instruction data D20 'and the end instruction data D30' of the section information 6 '. Similarly, a song to be played by the medley is designated, and when the last song (the n-th song) is reached, a ten-key 8 and a song selection key 9 are pressed, and a song number in the control data portion 10 ⁿ of the last song is displayed. data (D01 ⁿ⁾ and the top instruction data D20 ⁿ and termination instruction data classification information postlude portion 22 ⁿ in addition to the prelude unit 14 ⁿ and the first chorus part 16 ⁿ of the song D30 ⁿ
The address data D02 ^{n to} D05 ⁿ and D14 ⁿ and D15 ⁿ are stored in the position storage means 32. Therefore, the data as shown in FIG. 4 is stored in the position storage means 32.

Then, when the user presses the reproduction key 6, the central control unit 28 uses the indicated address as an index in the order of the control data once stored in the position storage means 32 as an index, and sets the respective division information (the prelude unit 14 and the first Chorus 16 etc.) music storage means
The data is sequentially read out sequentially from 26 and transmitted to the musical sound reproducing means 34.

At this time, the lyrics data D50 is
Are transmitted in the order of the specified chorus.
The audio signal 34a converted by the musical sound reproducing means 34 is sent to the audio amplifier 38 and further to the speaker 40, and is emitted as a reproduced sound together with the singer's song from the microphone 44. Further, the lyrics are displayed on the display means 42 in synchronization with the accompaniment of each chorus to be reproduced. Thereby, the medley performance as shown in FIG. 4 can be heard.

The present invention is not limited to the embodiments described in detail above,
Various changes can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

For example, various medley tunes can be enjoyed by dividing all the performance data into smaller units and treating them as minimum units.

Also, in this embodiment, a prelude, a chorus, a prelude, and a chorus are reproduced in this order, but the interlude is inserted in an appropriate place, for example, a prelude, a chorus, an interlude, a prelude, a chorus, an interlude, and the like.
Playback may be performed in the order of the trailing.

If the number of medley songs is too large, the playing time becomes longer. For example, if the number of medley songs such as karaoke is too large, it may be annoying to others. At this time, the medley performance data may be completed without pressing the music selection key 9 when the number of the third music is input.

[Effects of the Invention] As is clear from the above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily medley various songs with one piece of performance data, so that not only listening to electronic music performance but also simple operation It can be widely applied to music application games and karaoke.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory view showing an embodiment of a data structure of musical tone information for one piece of music stored in a storage medium, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a karaoke apparatus to which the present invention is applied, and FIG. FIG. 4 is a plan view of the panel, and FIG. 4 is an explanatory diagram for explaining performance data of a medley tune. In the figure, 10 is a tone information section, 12 is a control data section, 14 is a prelude section, 16 is a first chorus, 22 is a follow-up section, D01 to D15 are control data, 26 is music storage means, and 28 is a central control section. , 30 are input means, 32 is position storage means, and 34 is tone reproduction means.

Claims (3)

(57) [Claims] An input means for selecting a tune, a tune name storage means for storing a tune name, and performance data obtained by dividing performance data for a music performance into a prelude, a chorus, and a subsequent performance, respectively. A performance data storage means, a control means for creating medley performance data by connecting the performance data of the chorus portions of a plurality of music pieces specified by the input means, and a reproduction means for reproducing the medley performance data. An electronic music playback device, comprising: 2. The electronic music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medley performance data is created by connecting the performance data of the chorus portion of the last tune among the tunes specified by the input means and the performance data of a subsequent performance. An electronic music playback device characterized by being configured as described above. 3. The electronic music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the medley performance data is obtained by connecting the performance data of the prelude to the performance data of the chorus portion of at least the first music of the music specified by the input means. An electronic music playback device characterized by being configured to create.