JP3680732B2 - Performance device and storage medium - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a performance apparatus that can perform a performance by muting a part of performance parts selected by a user among a plurality of performance parts.
[0002]
[Prior art]
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a performance apparatus that can perform by muting a part of performance parts selected by a user among a plurality of performance parts is known.
[0003]
As such a performance device, for example, a keyboard is provided so that one of the left hand part and the right hand part can be muted and played. Specifically, automatic performance data to be reproduced is stored separately in a right-hand part track and a left-hand part track, and when the user selects one of the tracks, the automatic performance data included in the selected track is automatically recorded. The performance data was muted and played.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, in the above conventional performance apparatus, each performance part occupies one different track, and the mute is selected for each track. Therefore, automatic performance included in some performance parts is performed. If there is automatic performance data to be muted separately in the data, the number of tracks needs to be increased as the type of such automatic performance data increases, but there is a limit to the number of tracks that can be increased.
[0005]
In this case, even if the number of tracks can be increased as the user desires, the user must perform the troublesome editing work of separating and re-storing the automatic performance data to be individually muted into the corresponding tracks. In other words, the user cannot freely set how to mute the automatic performance data included in some performance parts by a simple method.
[0006]
The present invention has been made paying attention to this point, and, among the automatic performance data included in some performance parts, no matter how the types of automatic performance data to be individually muted increases, It is an object of the present invention to provide a performance device and a storage medium that can freely set the way of muting without increasing the number of tracks by a simple method.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
In order to achieve the above object, the musical instrument according to claim 1 is a musical tone to be generated. Tones The By note number Identify Departure Sound instruction day T Playback means for playing back a plurality of automatic performance data, and Note number Grouping means for grouping a group into a plurality of groups, and the grouped plural Selecting means for selecting a mute group to be muted from among the groups, wherein the reproducing means belongs to the selected mute group Note number The pronunciation instruction data is not reproduced.
[0008]
Also preferably, the above Note number Storage means for storing a data table that describes which of the plurality of groups each belongs to, and creation / editing means for creating or editing the description content of the data table, and the grouping means includes: Depending on the contents of the created or edited data table, Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups.
[0009]
Further preferably, preferably Note number Storage means for storing a plurality of types of data tables describing which of the plurality of groups each belongs to, and table selection for selecting one of the stored types of data tables according to a user instruction And the grouping means according to the contents of the selected data table, Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups.
[0010]
In order to achieve the above object, the storage medium according to claim 4 is a musical tone to be generated. Tones The By note number Identify Departure Sound instruction day T Playback that plays back multiple automatic performance data Step And said Note number Grouping into multiple groups Step And the grouped according to the user's instruction plural Select to select the mute group you want to mute Step And Control method for a performance device having Computer To run Stored program Computer readable A storage medium, wherein the playback Step Now it belongs to the selected mute group Note number The pronunciation instruction data is not reproduced.
[0011]
Also preferably, The method for controlling the performance device further includes: Said Note number Create / edit to create or edit the contents of the data table that describes which of each of the groups belongs to Step And storing the created or edited data table in a storage means Step And the grouping Step Then, according to the contents of the stored data table, Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups.
[0012]
Furthermore, preferably, The method for controlling the performance device further includes: Said Note number Table selection for selecting one of the data tables according to a user instruction from storage means for storing a plurality of types of data tables describing which of the plurality of groups each belongs to Step And said grouping Step Then, depending on the contents of the selected data table, Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups.
[0013]
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
Hereinafter, embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings.
[0014]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a performance device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
[0015]
As shown in the figure, the performance device according to the present embodiment includes a performance operator 1 composed of a plurality of operators used for performing in real time, and a plurality of operations provided on an operation panel for performing various settings. A panel operation element 2 composed of the above-mentioned operation elements, an operation state detection circuit 3 that detects each operation state of each operation element of the performance operation element 1, and an operation state that detects each operation state of each operation element of the panel operation element 2. A detection circuit 4, a CPU 5 that controls the entire apparatus, a ROM 6 that stores a control program executed by the CPU 5, various data tables, and the like, and automatic performance data, various input information, calculation results, and the like are temporarily stored. The RAM 7, the timer 8 for measuring the interrupt time and various times in the timer interrupt processing, and various information are displayed. For example, a large liquid crystal display (LCD) or a CRT (Cathode Ra) y Tube) display 9 provided with a display and a light emitting diode (LED), a floppy disk drive (FDD) 10 for driving a floppy disk (FD) 20 as a storage medium, various application programs including the control program, A hard disk drive (HDD) 11 for driving a hard disk (not shown) for storing various data and the like, and a compact disk-read only memory (CD-ROM) for storing various application programs including the control program and various data ) A CD-ROM drive (CD-ROMD) 12 for driving 21 and a MIDI interface (I / F) 13 for inputting an external MIDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) signal and outputting a MIDI signal to the outside. When, The communication interface (I / F) 14 for transmitting / receiving data to / from the server computer 102 via the communication network 101 and the performance data input using the performance operator 1 or the preset automatic performance data, etc. A sound source circuit 15 for converting the sound into a signal, an effect circuit 16 for imparting various effects to the musical sound signal from the sound source circuit 15, and a musical sound signal from the effect circuit 16 for converting into sound, for example, DAC (Digital- to-Analog Converter), a sound system 17 such as an amplifier and a speaker.
[0016]
The above components 3 to 16 are connected to each other via a bus 18, a timer 8 is connected to the CPU 5, another MIDI device 100 is connected to the MID II / F 13, and a communication network 101 is connected to the communication I / F 14. Are connected to the sound source circuit 15, and a sound system 17 is connected to the effect circuit 16.
[0017]
As described above, the hard disk of the HDD 11 can also store the control program executed by the CPU 5. When the control program is not stored in the ROM 6, the control program is stored in the hard disk and is read into the RAM 7. Thus, the CPU 5 can be caused to perform the same operation as when the control program is stored in the ROM 6. In this way, control programs can be easily added and upgraded.
[0018]
The control program and various data read from the CD-ROM 21 of the CD-ROM drive 12 are stored in the hard disk in the HDD 11. As a result, a new installation or version upgrade of the control program can be easily performed. In addition to the CD-ROM drive 12, a device for using various types of media such as a magneto-optical disk (MO) device may be provided as an external storage device.
[0019]
The MIDII / F 13 is not limited to a dedicated one, and may be configured by a general-purpose interface such as RS-232C, USB (Universal Serial Bus), IEEE 1394 (Eye Triple E 1394). In this case, data other than MIDI messages may be transmitted and received simultaneously.
[0020]
As described above, the communication I / F 14 is connected to a wired or wireless communication network 101 such as a LAN (Local Area Network), the Internet, or a telephone line, and is connected to the server computer 102 via the communication network 101. Connected. When the above programs and various parameters are not stored in the hard disk in the HDD 11, the communication I / F 14 is used to download programs and parameters from the server computer 102. A computer serving as a client (performance device in the present embodiment) transmits a command for requesting downloading of a program and parameters to the server computer 102 via the communication I / F 14 and the communication network 101. Upon receiving this command, the server computer 102 distributes the requested program and parameters to the computer via the communication network 101, and the computer receives these programs and parameters via the communication I / F 14 and receives them in the HDD 11. Downloading is completed by accumulating on the hard disk.
[0021]
In addition, an interface for directly exchanging data with an external computer or the like may be provided.
[0022]
As can be seen from the above-described configuration, the performance device of the present embodiment is constructed on a general-purpose personal computer, but is not limited to this, and is configured only from the minimum elements that can implement the present invention. It may be constructed on a dedicated device, electronic musical instrument, or portable communication terminal.
[0023]
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing the appearance of the operation panel of the performance device according to the present embodiment. As shown in the figure, the performance device of the present embodiment is realized in the form of an electronic percussion instrument. Of course, the realization form is not limited to this, and may be another form such as an electronic keyboard instrument.
[0024]
The operation panel includes a performance operator 1, a panel operator 2, and a display 9. As the performance operator 1, seven drum pads P1 to P7 and two foot pedals F1 and F2 are shown. As the panel operator 2, three switches 2a to 2c are shown. LEDs 9a to 9c corresponding to the switches 2a to 2c, respectively, are shown. Of course, these are merely examples, and in reality, other operators included in the performance operator 1 and the panel operator 2, an LCD included in the display 9, and the like are provided. Since it is not indispensable for explaining the characteristics of the above, it is not shown.
[0025]
As will be described later with reference to FIG. 5, each drum pad P1 to P7 is assigned a drum tone corresponding to any one of the drum tone kits selected by the user from a plurality of drum tone kits. The drum sounds assigned to the drum pads P1 to P7 can be generated (played) by operating (striking) .about.P7.
[0026]
Similarly, a drum tone corresponding to the selected drum tone kit is assigned to each foot pedal F1, F2, and the user operates (steps on) each foot pedal F1, F2 to thereby each foot pedal F1. , F2 are configured to be able to play drum sounds respectively assigned to them.
[0027]
The switches 2a to 2c correspond to the drum parts 1 to 3, respectively, and each time the switches 2a to 2c are pressed, the corresponding drum parts 1 to 3 are toggled on (non-muted state) / off (muted state). It is configured so that it can be switched. In the present embodiment, each of the drum parts 1 to 3 is associated with a “bass drum system” part, a “snare drum system” part, and a “hi-hat system” part, respectively. Of course, this association is merely an example, and other associations may be adopted. Further, each of the drum parts 1 to 3 is a group that can independently control the mute state, and may be referred to as a mute group.
[0028]
Each LED 9a to 9c indicates the state of each corresponding switch 2a to 2c, that is, the on / off state by turning on / off.
[0029]
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data format of automatic performance data reproduced by the performance device of the present embodiment.
[0030]
As shown in the figure, in the present embodiment, the automatic performance data includes a header and three tracks 1 to 3.
[0031]
The header includes a default tone set for each track, a kit number selected as a default drum tone kit from a plurality of drum tone kits described later, and a default mute setting for each part (each drum part 1 to 3 is turned on) / Off), default tempo setting, etc. are described.
[0032]
The data format of the data stored in each of the tracks 1 to 3 is the same, and the data format of the data stored in the track 1 is illustrated. In each of the tracks 1 to 3, timing data and event data are stored in time series.
[0033]
Timing data refers to the data that indicates the timing to generate (read) event data located immediately after it, and is described by the relative time between adjacent event data or the absolute time from the beginning of a song or the beginning of a measure. ing. The time is represented by an integer value with the period of the MIDI clock (96th note length) as a unit, for example.
[0034]
Event data refers to note event data, volume data, pitch bend data, program change data, and the like. Note event data includes note-on event data and note-off event data. Note-on event data is mainly composed of note number, velocity, and note-on (information indicating that the data is note-on event data). The note-off event data is mainly composed of a note number and note-off (information indicating that the data is note-off event data). Note that the note-on event data and the note-off event data may have the same configuration, that is, note-off event data may include velocity. The note event data may be composed only of note-on event data, and the note-on event data may include a gate time indicating a time during which the musical sound is continuously generated.
[0035]
Each track 1 to 3 corresponds to a drum part, a bass part, and a chord part, respectively.
[0036]
Therefore, the track 1 stores event data (+ timing data) belonging to the drum part. There are many timbres (drum timbres) of event data belonging to the drum part, depending on the type of drum, and a note number is associated with each timbre.
[0037]
FIG. 4 is a drum map showing the correspondence between note numbers, drum timbres, and mute groups, and the drum map is stored in the ROM 6, for example.
[0038]
As shown in the figure, each drum number is assigned a different drum tone color. Originally, the note number indicates the pitch (pitch) of the event data, but in the drum part, the note number is used as data indicating the drum tone color instead of the pitch.
[0039]
Since the drum part is composed of the three drum parts 1 to 3, that is, the mute group as described above, each note number (each drum tone) has a mute which each note number (each drum tone). Information indicating whether it is included in a group (in this embodiment, this information is represented by integer values 1 to 3 indicating the drum parts 1 to 3, respectively) is associated.
[0040]
Returning to FIG. 3, the track 2 stores event data (+ timing data) belonging to the base part. In this embodiment, the tone color of the event data belonging to the base part is configured so that only one tone color can be selected. Therefore, the note number of the note event data belonging to the part indicates the pitch as originally intended. ing. The track 3 stores event data (+ timing data) belonging to the code part. In this embodiment, the tone data of the event data belonging to the chord part is configured so that only one tone color can be selected. Therefore, the note number of the note event data belonging to the part indicates the pitch as originally intended. ing. The base part and the chord part are collectively referred to as a backing part.
[0041]
As described above, the automatic performance data is composed of a plurality of tracks. However, when the automatic performance data is reproduced, the data of each track is read out in parallel as will be described later with reference to FIG.
[0042]
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating an example of various drum tone kits for associating each operator of the performance operator 1 with a drum tone assigned to each operator.
[0043]
As shown in the figure, a plurality of drum tone color kits are created in advance and stored in, for example, the ROM 6. For each drum timbre kit, for example, for each music genre, the optimum drum timbre to be assigned to each operator (drum pads P1 to P7 and foot pedals F1 and F2) of the performance operator 1 is selected, and the corresponding relationship is selected. is described. Each drum tone kit is given a kit name and a kit number.
[0044]
The user is configured to be able to select a favorite one from the plurality of drum tone color kits. For example, a mode for selecting a drum tone kit is provided, and when this mode is entered, a list of names of drum tone kits that can be selected is displayed on the display unit 9. When the user selects a favorite name from this list, a drum tone kit having a kit number corresponding to the selected name is read from the ROM 6, and each of the drum pads P1 to P7 and the foot pedals F1, F2 is read according to the drum tone kit. A drum tone is assigned to each.
[0045]
In the header of the automatic performance data shown in FIG. 3, the kit number of the drum tone kit designated as default among the plurality of drum tone kits is described.
[0046]
The control process executed by the performance device configured as described above will first be described in outline, and then described in detail with reference to FIG.
[0047]
The performance device of the present embodiment mainly has the following functions. That is,
(1) Drum tone assignment function for assigning a different drum tone to each operator of the performance operator 1
(2) A performance function for generating musical tones of drum tones assigned to the respective operation elements when the user operates the respective operation elements of the performance operation element 1.
(3) A playback function for loading automatic performance data and reproducing the loaded automatic performance data
(4) Selection function for selecting whether to mute each drum part 1 to 3 of the automatic performance data
It is. Hereinafter, the functions (1) to (4) will be described in any order.
[0048]
In the drum tone color assigning function (1), different drum tone colors are assigned to the respective operators of the performance operator 1 according to any one of the drum tone kits selected by the user from the plurality of drum tone kits of FIG. Assigned. Of course, the drum tone color kit may be editable, thereby increasing the degree of freedom in assigning drum tone colors.
[0049]
In the selection function (4), the user can select on / off of the corresponding drum parts 1 to 3 by operating the switches 2a to 2c as described above. . And according to ON / OFF of each drum part 1-3, lighting / extinguishing of each said LED2a-2c is each controlled.
[0050]
In the reproduction function (3) above, each data stored in each track of the loaded automatic performance data is read and reproduced in parallel. As described above, since the automatic performance data is composed of the drum track and the backing track (base track + chord track), the tone of the drum tone and the tone of the backing track are selected according to the data content of the automatic performance data. Music sounds are generated and pronounced at the same time. At this time, the data of the drum track is reproduced according to the on / off state of each drum part 1 to 3 selected using the selection function (4). For example, when drum part 1 is designated off and drum parts 2 and 3 are designated on, the data belonging to drum part 1 in the drum track data, that is, the mute group “1” is assigned in the drum map of FIG. The note events of the assigned note numbers are not played back, and the data belonging to the drum parts 2 and 3, that is, the note events of the note numbers to which the mute groups “2” and “3” are assigned are the same as the backing track data. To play.
[0051]
Thus, the user can select and practice only the drum part by sounding the musical sound belonging to the muted drum part using the performance function (2).
[0052]
Next, this control process will be described in detail.
[0053]
FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure of the main routine executed by the performance device of the present embodiment, particularly the CPU 5.
[0054]
In the figure, first, automatic performance data (music data) selected by the user is loaded into, for example, an automatic performance data storage area of the RAM 7 (step S1). The automatic performance data of the load source is not limited to the storage location in the apparatus, that is, the HDD 11, the FD 20, or the CD-ROM 21, but is stored in the storage location outside the apparatus, that is, in the MIDI device 100 or the server computer 102. Well, load it in a way that suits each memory location.
[0055]
Next, the header of the loaded music data is read out, and the tone of each part, drum tone kit, drum part to be muted (hereinafter referred to as “mute part”. "Is different in meaning from the" mute group ") (step S2). In accordance with the setting state of the mute part, lighting / extinguishing of the LEDs 9a to 9c is controlled so as to indicate the setting state.
[0056]
And it is discriminate | determined whether the start of automatic performance was instruct | indicated by the user (step S3). The automatic performance start instruction is performed by, for example, pressing a start switch (not shown) provided on the panel surface of FIG.
[0057]
If no start instruction is given in step S3, panel processing or the like is performed (step S4), and then the process returns to step S3. Here, in the panel process, the setting of the mute part is changed according to the operation of the switches 2a to 2c, and the drum for each operation element is selected according to the drum tone kit selected by the user from the list display of the drum tone kit names. This includes changing the setting of the tone assignment state and setting the performance tempo.
[0058]
On the other hand, when a start instruction is given in step S3, a unit time (in this embodiment, a time corresponding to a 96th note length (and thus this time changes according to a set tempo value)) has elapsed. It is determined whether or not (step S5), and when the unit time has not elapsed, the process proceeds to step S6.
[0059]
In step S6, it is determined whether or not the performance operator 1, that is, the drum pads P1 to P7 or the foot pedals F1 and F2 are operated, and when operated, the operated drum pad of the set drum tone kit is determined. After supplying note-on event data including note numbers corresponding to drum tones corresponding to P1 to P7 or foot pedals F1 and F2 to the tone generator circuit 15 (step S7), the process returns to step S5. On the other hand, when the performance operator 1 is not operated in step S6, panel processing or the like is performed (step S8), and then the process returns to step S5. Here, the panel processing includes setting change of the mute part according to the operation of the switches 2a to 2c, an instruction to stop the automatic performance, and the like. Since the mute part setting change is also included in the panel processing in step S4, in the present embodiment, the mute part setting change can be performed regardless of whether automatic performance is being performed. Of course, the mute part setting may not be changed during automatic performance.
[0060]
On the other hand, when the unit time has elapsed in step S5, event data reproduction processing is performed for all tracks (tracks 1 to 3 in the present embodiment) in steps S9 to S16. In this main routine, among the data stored in each track, event data is read and processed, but timing data is not read and processed. This is not because the timing data is not read out and processed in the main routine, but simply because it is not essential to explain the features of the present invention. Therefore, for example, the timing data may be read and processed for each track immediately before step S10 described later.
[0061]
Note that the reading of timing data and the processing thereof may be performed in a timer interrupt routine. That is, in the timer interrupt routine, first, timing data located at the beginning of each track is read out, and the value of each read out timing data is set to “1” for each MIDI clock cycle (96th note length). The information is decremented one by one, and when it becomes “0”, information notifying that the event has occurred is output to the corresponding track. When this information is constituted by a flag, for example, a flag provided corresponding to the corresponding track, that is, the track whose timing data value is “0” is set (“1”). In the main routine, based on the state of the flag, it is determined whether or not it is an event occurrence timing.
[0062]
In step S9, an area TR provided in the RAM 7 (hereinafter referred to as “track number TR”) is initialized (TR ← 1) in order to store the track number. In step S10, the track number TR is stored. It is determined whether or not it is the event occurrence timing. The determination in step S10 is performed based on the state of the flag.
[0063]
If it is not the event occurrence timing of track number TR in step S10, steps S11 to S14 are skipped and the process proceeds to step S15, whereas if it is the event occurrence timing of track number TR, the process proceeds to step S11.
[0064]
In the processing of steps S11 to S14, when the generated event data is the note event data of the mute part of track 1, the event data is not supplied to the tone generator circuit 15; otherwise, the event data By supplying data to the tone generator circuit 15, only the mute part is reproduced in a mute state.
[0065]
In steps S15 and S16, the processes in steps S10 to S14 are performed for all tracks while the track number TR is incremented by "1".
[0066]
In the subsequent step S17, it is determined whether or not the processing in steps S5 to S16 has been completed to the end of the music. When the music has been completed, the main routine is terminated. Returning to step S5, the processes in steps S5 to S16 are repeated.
[0067]
As described above, in this embodiment, note numbers included in automatic performance data are grouped into a plurality of groups, and note event data of note numbers belonging to a group for which mute is specified is muted. A plurality of parts to be muted separately can be mixedly stored in one track, so that the number of tracks can be saved.
[0068]
Also, all the data included in the automatic performance data is read out, and note event data of note numbers belonging to the group for which mute is specified is not supplied to the tone generator circuit. It can respond quickly.
[0069]
In the present embodiment, the mute group is configured as a part of the drum map. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and the mute group is configured by a mute group table that associates drum sounds and mute groups separately from the drum map. It may be. In this case, the mute group table may be freely created or edited by the user as shown in FIG. 7A, or a plurality of mute tables are created in advance as shown in FIG. 7B. In addition, the user may be able to select from among them. Further, a mode in which FIGS. 7A and 7B are combined, that is, a plurality of basic mute tables are created in advance, and a user selects one of them can be edited as necessary. May be. With this configuration, the user can freely set the mute method.
[0070]
In the present embodiment, the number of mute groups is set to “3”. However, the number of mute groups is not limited to this, and may be “2” or “4” or more.
[0071]
Furthermore, in the present embodiment, all note numbers corresponding to track 1 belong to one of the mute groups, but note numbers that do not belong to the mute group may be provided. That is, a note number that is always sounded may be provided regardless of whether or not mute is set.
[0072]
In this embodiment, the mute part is set in the automatic performance data or set according to the switch operation. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and operation of the performance operators (drum pads and foot pedals) is performed. When there is, the part of the group including the note number of the sound assigned to the performance operator may be automatically set as the mute part. Then, the mute may be canceled when a performance operator of the note number belonging to the group of the part is not operated for a predetermined time (or a predetermined measure).
[0073]
Furthermore, in this embodiment, one track is divided into a plurality of mute groups and the mute state is controlled for each mute. However, a mute group may be set over a plurality of tracks. .
[0074]
In this embodiment, the mute group is set based on the note number. However, the present invention is not limited to this, and a serial number may be assigned to each operation element, and the mute group may be set based on the number.
[0075]
A program in which a storage medium storing software program codes for realizing the functions of the above-described embodiments is supplied to a system or apparatus, and a computer (or CPU 5 or MPU) of the system or apparatus is stored in the storage medium. It goes without saying that the object of the present invention can also be achieved by reading and executing the code.
[0076]
In this case, the program code itself read from the storage medium realizes the novel function of the present invention, and the storage medium storing the program code constitutes the present invention.
[0077]
As a storage medium for supplying the program code, for example, the floppy disk 20, hard disk, optical disk, magneto-optical disk, CD-ROM 21, CD-R, magnetic tape, nonvolatile memory card, ROM 6 or the like is used. it can. Further, the program code may be supplied from the server computer 102 via another MIDI device 100 or the communication network 101.
[0078]
Further, by executing the program code read out by the computer, not only the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized, but also the OS running on the computer based on the instruction of the program code performs the actual processing. It goes without saying that a case where the functions of the above-described embodiment are realized by performing part or all of the above and the processing thereof is included.
[0079]
Further, after the program code read from the storage medium is written in a memory provided in a function expansion board inserted into the computer or a function expansion unit connected to the computer, the function expansion is performed based on the instruction of the program code. It goes without saying that the case where the CPU 5 or the like provided in the board or function expansion unit performs part or all of the actual processing and the functions of the above-described embodiments are realized by the processing.
[0080]
【The invention's effect】
As described above, according to the invention described in claim 1 or 4, the musical sound to be pronounced Tones The By note number Identify Departure Sound instruction day T When playing back multiple automatic performance data, Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups, and a mute group to be muted among the grouped groups is selected according to a user instruction and belongs to the selected mute group Note number The pronunciation instruction data is not played back Because A plurality of parts to be individually muted can be mixedly stored in one track, so that the number of tracks can be saved.
[0081]
According to the invention as set forth in claim 2 or 5, Note number Is created or edited, and the created or edited data table is stored in the storage means, and the stored data table contents are stored in the stored data table. According to the above Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups, the user can freely set the mute method.
[0082]
Furthermore, according to invention of Claim 3 or 6, the said Note number Each data table is selected from a storage means for storing a plurality of types of data tables describing which of the plurality of groups each belongs to according to a user instruction, and the contents of the selected data table are According to the above Note number Are grouped into a plurality of groups, the user can freely set the mute method.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a schematic configuration of a performance device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an external appearance of an operation panel of the performance device of FIG.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a data format of automatic performance data reproduced by the performance device of FIG. 1;
FIG. 4 is a drum map showing the correspondence between note numbers, drum timbres, and mute groups.
FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of various drum tone kits that associate the operators of the performance operators of FIG. 1 with the drum tones assigned to the operators.
6 is a flowchart showing a procedure of a main routine executed by the performance apparatus of FIG. 1, particularly a CPU.
FIG. 7 is a diagram for explaining another embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
2 Panel controls (creation / editing means, table selection means)
2a to 2c switch (selection means)
5 CPU (reproduction means, grouping means, selection means, creation / editing means, table selection means)
6 ROM (storage means)
7 RAM (storage means)

Claims (6)

Reproducing means for reproducing the automatic performance data including a plurality of calling sounds instruction data that identifies the musical tone of to be sounded note number,
Grouping means for grouping the note numbers into a plurality of groups;
Among the grouped plurality of groups, and selection means for selecting a mute group you want to mute,
The performance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the reproduction means does not reproduce the sound generation instruction data of the note numbers belonging to the selected mute group. Storage means for storing a data table describing which of the plurality of groups each of the note numbers belongs to;
Creating / editing means for creating or editing the description content of the data table;
2. The performance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grouping unit groups the note numbers into a plurality of groups according to the contents of the created or edited data table. Storage means for storing a plurality of types of data tables describing which of the plurality of groups each of the note numbers belongs to;
Table selection means for selecting one of the stored data tables from a plurality of types according to a user instruction;
2. The performance apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the grouping means groups the note numbers into a plurality of groups according to the contents of the selected data table. A reproduction step of reproducing the automatic performance data including a plurality of calling sounds instruction data that identifies the musical tone of to be sounded by the note number,
A grouping step for grouping the note numbers into a plurality of groups;
A computer-readable memory storing a program for causing a computer to execute a method for controlling a performance device, including a selection step of selecting a mute group to be muted from the grouped groups in response to a user instruction A medium,
In the reproduction step , the sound generation instruction data of the note numbers belonging to the selected mute group is not reproduced. The method for controlling the performance device further includes:
A creation / editing step for creating or editing a description of a data table that describes which of the plurality of groups each of the note numbers belongs to;
And a storage step of storing the created or edited data table in the storage means,
5. The storage medium according to claim 4, wherein in the grouping step , the note numbers are grouped into a plurality of groups according to the contents of the stored data table. The method for controlling the performance device further includes:
A table selection step of selecting any one of the data tables in accordance with a user instruction from storage means for storing a plurality of types of data tables describing which of the plurality of groups each of the note numbers belongs to. Have
5. The storage medium according to claim 4, wherein, in the grouping step , the note numbers are grouped into a plurality of groups according to the contents of the selected data table.

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