JP3000690B2 - Karaoke equipment - Google Patents

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates reads the performance data stored in the music storage unit, in which relates to a karaoke apparatus for performing music performance with lyrics display or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art A conventional karaoke apparatus reads out performance data stored in a music storage means, transfers the performance data to a performance reproduction means and a video reproduction means, and performs image display of music names and lyrics and musical sound reproduction. This was mixed with the singer's singing voice, and when the performance was started, the performance of the singing section was immediately started following the performance of the prelude section of the music piece.

[0003]

However, in the above-described conventional karaoke apparatus, when the length of the prelude is short,
There was a problem that the singer started playing while the singer was preparing to sing.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problem, and has a function of waiting for a music piece having a short prelude section to be played until an instruction to start playing is made, and a singer sings a singing section of the music piece. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke apparatus that can prevent delay in timing.

[0005]

According to the present invention , there is provided a karaoke apparatus comprising: input means for setting a desired song; music performance data including data representing the length of a prelude of the song; Song storage means for storing video display data, performance playback means for performing a music performance based on the music performance data, video playback means for displaying a song title or lyrics based on the video display data, Each of the above
Reads and transfers data, and sets the length of the prelude to the music.
If the time has not passed for a certain period of time,
Have a control means for waiting for performance start until
You.

[0006]

According to the karaoke apparatus having the above-described structure , when a song is set, the control means reads out the music data from the music storage means, judges the start of the performance based on the prelude data, and determines that the length of the prelude portion is constant for a predetermined time. If so, the performance data is transferred to the performance reproducing means, and the music video data is transferred to the video reproducing means. Ma
If the length of the prelude is not longer than the predetermined time, the transfer of the performance data is waited until the start of the performance is instructed.

[0007]

An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, and FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a format of music data. First, the music data format will be described with reference to FIG. One piece of music data is composed of music number data (BD), prelude data (ZD), plural music title data (ND), plural performance data (SD), and plural music video data (GD). Have been. Here, the song title data (ND) is composed of a plurality of character data indicating the song title. The song number data (BD) also indicates the start position of the song, and the prelude data (ZD) indicates the length of the prelude.
The performance data (SD) and the music video data (GD) form a pair.

Next, a description will be given with reference to FIG. In FIG. 1, an input means 1 sets a song number of a song desired to be played and instructs a start of the performance. The song storage means 3 stores song data of a large number of songs.
For example, a compact disk (CD) is used. The control unit 2 controls the entire karaoke apparatus. When a desired song is set by the input unit 1, the song name data (ND) and the prelude data (ZD) of the set song number are stored. reading from the means 3, Song Title Day
(ND) is transferred to the video reproducing means 7. Further, based on the prelude data (ZD), the control means 2 sequentially reads out the music data from the music storage means 3 and sends the performance data (SD) to the performance reproduction means 4 when the prelude part has a predetermined time or more. The video data (GD) is transferred to the video reproducing means 7 respectively. When the prelude is not longer than a predetermined time, the instruction is outputted to the video reproducing means 7 and the performance start instruction from the input means 1 is waited. When a play start instruction is input, the music data is read from the music storage means 3 and transferred to each reproduction means.

[0010] The performance reproducing means 4 converts the transferred performance data (SD) into a performance voice and outputs it to the amplifier 5. The amplifier 5 amplifies the performance audio signal from the performance reproduction means 4,
Output to the speaker 6. The video playback means 7 has a function of converting the transferred music title data (ND) into a music title video signal,
A function for generating a display video signal for prompting the user to input a performance start, a function for converting music video data (GD) into a music video signal, and a display means for displaying each of these video signals when the preamble section receives an instruction for a predetermined time or less. 8 is provided.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus according to the embodiment.

When a desired music number is set by the input means 1 (step 1, hereinafter referred to as S1), the control means 2 searches the music storage means 3 (S2) and corresponds to the music number. The song name data (ND) and the prelude data (ZD) are read (S3), and the song name data (ND) is transferred to the video reproducing means 7. As a result, the song title is displayed on the display means 8 (S4). Next, it is determined based on the prelude data (ZD) whether the length of the prelude portion is longer than a predetermined time (S5). In this embodiment, the fixed time is set to 3 seconds. If the length of the prelude is not longer than a certain time (S
(NO at 5), the video reproducing means 7 is instructed to display from the input means 1 a prompt to input a performance start (S6), and then waits until there is a performance start instruction from the input means 1 (S7).
This gives the singer a preparation time to sing, and when the start button is turned on,
The performance is started (S8), and the performance of the singing unit is performed (S8).
9). If it is determined in S5 that the length of the prelude is longer than a predetermined time, it is determined that no preparation time is necessary, and the process proceeds to S8 without performing the processing of S6 and S7, and the performance is started.

FIGS. 4 to 6 show display examples on the display means 8 during the operation of the karaoke apparatus of the embodiment described above. FIG. 4 is an example of song title display in S4. FIG. 5 is an example of a display in S6 that prompts the singer to start playing while the performance is stopped. FIG.
This shows a state in which the performance starts and the lyrics are displayed in S8.

[0014]

As is evident from the foregoing description, according to the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, when reproducing a short songs prelude part, because waiting without initiating the playing until the input of the performance start is performed The singer is ready to sing without lagging behind the singing part of the song.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing a format of music data according to the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus according to the embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of music title display according to the embodiment.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a display prompting the start of a performance according to the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing a state in which the performance according to the embodiment is started and lyrics are displayed.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Input means 2 Control means 3 Music storage means 4 Performance reproduction means 7 Video reproduction means 8 Display means

Claims (1)

(57) [Claims] 1. An input means for setting a desired music , a music storage means storing music performance data including data representing the length of a prelude of the music and video display data, and a music performance data based on the music performance data. a performance reproduction means for performing music performance, said video reproduction means for displaying images Song and lyrics based on the video display data, performs the reading and transferring of the data, before the musical piece
If the length of the playing section is not longer than a certain time, an instruction to start playing
Bei but a control means for waiting for performance start until the input
Karaoke apparatus, characterized in that was e.