JP4094120B2 - How to edit the lyrics data - Google Patents

Description

[0001]
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
The present invention relates to a karaoke performance apparatus having a function of displaying a lyric image of a replacement song edited by a user instead of a lyric image of an original song.
[0002]
[Prior art]
There has been proposed a karaoke performance device capable of displaying a lyric image of a percussion created separately from the original song (original song). JP-A-8-160971 is provided with an input device, thereby A karaoke performance device capable of editing lyrics data is described. Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 10-26991 describes a karaoke performance device that includes character input means and can edit the proper noun part of the original song by using the character input means.
[0003]
By the way, in a normal karaoke performance device, color change processing synchronized with the progress of karaoke accompaniment music is usually performed on the lyrics video displayed on the display so that the singer can grasp the appropriate singing time. It is. Therefore, when changing the lyrics of the original song to the lyrics of the replacement song, the handling of the control information for color change becomes a problem. The latter publication mentioned above describes this point.
[0004]
[Problems to be solved by the invention]
However, since the color change control information of the karaoke performance device described in the latter publication is incorporated on the time axis of the sound source control data in the music generation data, the color corresponding to the character string portion changed to the parachute It is very difficult to specify control information. In addition, since the color change control information is indicated by the coordinate position on the display, especially when the number of characters in the lyrics of the alternative song is different from the number of characters in the lyrics of the original song, the coordinate is adjusted to match the actual character position displayed. The troublesome work of adjusting the position is required.
[0005]
On the other hand, the above-described two kinds of karaoke performance apparatuses have another problem. That is, for any karaoke performance device, the karaoke performance device is used to edit the replacement song. Therefore, the karaoke performance device cannot be edited unless the karaoke performance device is installed.
[0006]
The present invention has been made in view of such circumstances, and it is possible to easily change the color change control information of the karaoke song and to edit the karaoke song even if the karaoke performance apparatus is not installed. It is an object of the present invention to provide a performance device, and further to provide a method for editing lyrics rendering data adapted to the karaoke performance device.
[0007]
[Means for Solving the Problems]
The replacement lyrics editing method according to the present invention is specified by the following items (1) to (9).
(1) In a computer provided with a display means and a user input means, the original song lyrics data is read and the process of the first to fifth steps is performed to edit the alternative song lyrics data (2) The song lyrics data includes original song lyrics character string information and original song color change control information divided in line units. (3) The original song color change control information is included in each character of the original song lyrics character string information. (4) The first step is to display the original song lyrics character string B based on the original song lyrics character string information A of the original song lyrics data. 5) In the second step, the partial character string C of the original song lyrics character string B on the display is specified according to the user input. (6) In the third step, the replacement character string D input by the user is converted to the partial character. Display in association with column C (7) No. The step generates the replacement song lyrics character string information E obtained by replacing the partial character string C of the original song lyrics character string information A with the replacement character string D. (8) The fifth step includes the original song lyrics character string information A. Based on the original song color change control information F corresponding to, the change song color change control information G of the change song lyrics character string information E is created, and the change song lyrics character string information E and the change song color change control information G are associated with each other. (9) The time zone from the color change start time of the first character of the partial character string C to the color change end time of the last character in the original song color change control information F is the replacement character in the change color change control information G The color change start time and the color change end time of each character in column D are evenly assigned.
DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION
=== Basic Functions of Karaoke Performance Equipment ===
FIG. 1 shows a schematic configuration of a karaoke performance apparatus in the present embodiment. The entire karaoke performance device is centrally controlled by a central control device 11 including a CPU, a memory, and the like. As a user interface, an operation control device 13, an operation panel 15, a remote control transmitter 17, and a display panel 19 are provided. The operation control device 13 sends a signal sent from the operation panel 15 or the remote control transmitter 17 to the central control device. 11 and display control of the display panel 19 is performed. The hard disk device 21 operates a database in which music generation data and lyric rendering data encoded according to the MIDI standard and the like are organized and stored for each music ID. The karaoke performance device is connected to the public communication network N through the communication control device 23, and additionally adds karaoke data sent from the host device 25 to the database. The floppy disk device 27 (corresponding to the above-described data reading device) reads and writes data from and on the set floppy disk (hereinafter referred to as FD).
[0015]
When the music selection information is input, the karaoke performance device reads the corresponding karaoke data from the hard disk device 21. The central controller 11 sequentially transfers music generation data included in the read karaoke data to the synthesizer 29. The synthesizer 29 generates karaoke accompaniment music based on the music generation data, and the mixing amplifier 31 synthesizes the karaoke accompaniment music and the signal from the microphone 33 and outputs them to the speaker 35.
[0016]
On the other hand, the central controller 11 generates a lyric video based on the lyric rendering data and outputs the video to the video RAM 37. The lyric rendering data includes color change control information, and the lyric image output to the video RAM 37 is subjected to color change processing synchronized with the progress of karaoke accompaniment music.
[0017]
In the lyric rendering data, lyric characters expressed in JIS code are defined for each line corresponding to the character group for one horizontal line when displayed on the display 39, display layout information, and one line of the displayed lyric character Each display erase timing information and color change control information are attached. Here, the display layout information is information designating the font and character type for each lyric character described in the JIS code, and the display erasure timing information defines the display and erasure timing of the lyric character in block units. Information. The color change control information represents the color change start time and the color change end time of the lyrics character as the accumulated time from the start of accompaniment music playback. The color change process is performed based on the color change control information. Various methods of color change are known, but the karaoke performance device according to the present embodiment uses the Y coordinate width of the character every time a preset time Δt elapses from the color change start time. The color of the rectangular area whose horizontal is (X coordinate width of the character) × Δt / (color change end time−color change start time) is changed.
[0018]
The video controller 43 synthesizes the lyrics video generated on the video RAM 37 as described above and the video video captured from the video CD changer 45 and outputs the synthesized video to the display 39.
[0019]
=== Partition display function ===
FIG. 2 conceptually shows a usage form of the karaoke performance apparatus in the present embodiment. The karaoke performance device in the present embodiment takes in the lyric rendering data (hereinafter referred to as lyric lyrics data) edited by the user from the FD brought in by the user (▲ 1 ▼) and renders the lyrics of the original song. Instead of data (hereinafter referred to as original song lyrics data), a lyrics image created based on this song lyrics data is displayed on the display 39 in synchronization with the karaoke accompaniment music. Further, for the convenience of editing the replacement song, the karaoke performance device writes the original song lyrics data of an arbitrary song designated by the user on the FD ((2)). The user takes this FD home, imports it into the personal computer, and edits the replacement song lyrics data (3). Hereinafter, these operations and processes will be described in detail.
[0020]
<Original song lyrics data export function>
When the user makes a request to write the lyric drawing data through the user interface, the karaoke performance device prompts the display panel 19 and the speaker 35 to correctly set the regular FD in the floppy disk device 27. When the regular FD is set correctly, the display panel 19 or the speaker 35 instructs the user to input the music ID desired to be written. When a predetermined music ID is input through the user interface, the original song lyrics data corresponding to the music ID is read from the database, the music ID is attached, and this is written in the FD. When the writing to the FD is completed, the karaoke performance device prompts the user to take out the FD from the floppy disk device 27 through the display panel 19 or the speaker 35.
[0021]
<Editing the song lyrics data>
A personal computer on which a user edits lyrics data is composed of a main unit in which a CPU, a memory, a floppy disk device, an external storage device, and the like are stored, and peripheral devices such as a keyboard, mouse, and display connected thereto. It is a very general personal computer, and special editing software (hereinafter referred to as “reverse song editing software”) distributed by a vendor is installed. The user sets the FD in which the original song lyrics data to be edited is recorded on the personal computer.
[0022]
When the user activates the percussion editing software, first, the percussion editing software confirms whether the regular FD in which the original song lyrics data is recorded is correctly set in the floppy disk device. If it is confirmed that the regular FD is set, the song editing software reads the original song lyrics data recorded in the work memory, and follows the lyrics character string information and display layout information of the read lyrics rendering data. The lyrics of the original song arranged in blocks are displayed on the display. The user selects a lyric character part to be edited by operating the keyboard or mouse on this editing screen (the character range to be selected may be one lyric character part such as “ha”, or “ha It may be a lyric string such as “In the mountain”).
[0023]
FIG. 3 shows a state in which the lyric character portion “hayama ni” is selected by the user on the editing screen. The parody editing software responds to this operation and displays a character input field under “Hayama ni”. FIG. 4 shows a state in which a lyric character string “no-handed” is input to the input column (the number of characters of the lyric character string input to the input column is the number of characters of the lyrics of the original song). More or less than the number of characters).
[0024]
Also, for the input lyrics character string, the replacement song editing software automatically generates color change control information by background processing. FIG. 5 shows how the color change processing time is calculated. As shown in this figure, the color change start time and color change end time of each lyric character string of the singing song character string “No Katase Do” are displayed as the color change start time and the color change start time of the original song lyric character “hayama ni”. Color change control information corresponding to the lyrics character string of the singing song is generated by evenly reassigning the color change end time to each of the lyrics characters constituting the lyrics character string “Non-handed”. Rounding such as truncation or rounding).
[0025]
Also, the user himself / herself can adjust the color change control information. In this case, the user associates the lyrics of the original song lyrics and the lyrics of the spare song on the editing screen by arrows, and the song editing software generates color change control information based on this correspondence. .
[0026]
For example, in FIG. 6, the whole “mountain” is assigned to “without permission” and is associated by the arrow P by the user. Here, the arrow P extends from an intermediate position of the “mountain” character, and the tip thereof is located between the “win” character and the “hand” character. And in this case, the parody editing software takes half of the time required to change the color of the “mountain” character to the color change time of the lyrics character “Katsu”, and the other half of the time to change the lyrics string “by hand”. Allocate half of the time to the “hand” and “de” characters that make up the lyric string “by hand” (if it is not divisible, Rounding such as rounding off). Finally, the song editing software calculates the color change start time and color change end time of each lyric character that composes the lyric character string “Katsute” according to the time distribution for each character assigned in this way. To do. The above situation is shown in FIG.
[0027]
When the editing of the alternative song lyrics data is completed, the user performs a predetermined operation on the alternative song editing software and records the alternative song lyrics data in the FD. At this time, the replacement song lyrics data recorded in the FD is expressed in the same data format as the original song lyrics data, the color change control information for each character of the replacement song lyrics, the lyrics character information of the replacement song, and display erasure Timing information and display layout information of the percussion song are included. In addition, the song ID of the song that is the original song of the percussion lyrics data is also attached.
[0028]
<How to use alternative song lyrics data>
When using the karaoke lyrics data recorded in the FD, the user changes the karaoke performance device to the karaoke song data registration mode by the user interface, and sets the FD in the floppy disk device 27 of the karaoke performance device. . The karaoke performance device reads the replacement song lyrics data from the FD and records it on the hard disk device 21.
[0029]
The karaoke performance device has a percussion mode for displaying a lyrics image of a registered percussion during performance. The user can freely select two modes by performing a predetermined operation on the operation input device.
[0030]
When the percussion mode is selected, the karaoke performance device checks whether or not the percussion lyrics data corresponding to the music ID of the requested music exists in the hard disk device 21 before the performance of the requested music. If it exists, a lyric image based on this lyric data is generated instead of the original lyric data, and this lyric image is displayed on the display 39 in synchronization with the progress of the karaoke accompaniment music. If no percussion lyrics data corresponding to the hard disk device 21 is recorded, a lyrics video is generated based on the original song lyrics data registered in the database and displayed on the display 39.
[0031]
=== Other applications ===
By the way, instead of the user switching to the percussion mode as described above, the percussion lyrics data corresponding to the music ID of the requested music is automatically recorded on the hard disk device 21 by the karaoke performance device before the performance of the requested music. If the song lyrics data is recorded, the song lyrics data may be automatically used instead of the original song lyrics data.
[0032]
Further, a charging device may be provided in the karaoke performance device, and a separate fee may be collected in addition to the normal performance fee every time the karaoke performance device is played. Furthermore, the writing fee may be charged when writing the original song lyrics data to the FD.
[0033]
In addition, as a distribution form of the song editing software, it may be distributed in a portable recording medium format such as a CD-ROM in the form of a karaoke venue or magazine appendix, or downloaded via personal computer communication or the Internet. Also good.
[0034]
Also, the minimum necessary information for editing the song lyrics data, for example, the lyrics character string information other than the display layout information, the display erase timing information, and the color change control information are written to the FD, and the song lyrics lyrics data is edited. It can also be used as the original song lyrics data. In this way, the data capacity is reduced, and the FD can be used effectively, for example, storing several pieces of data in one FD.
[0035]
【The invention's effect】
The karaoke performance apparatus according to the present invention uses data that directly or indirectly describes the color change start timing and the color change end timing for each character of the lyrics as the color change control information of the lyrics rendering data. Therefore, it is possible to easily specify the correspondence between the original song lyrics and the percussion lyrics, and easily generate the color change control information for each character of the percussion lyrics.
[0036]
In addition, the editing of the lyrics of the parody can be done on an arbitrary computer, so that it is possible to work on the parody by carefully sitting on a personal computer at home without using a karaoke performance device.
[Brief description of the drawings]
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a schematic block configuration of a karaoke performance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 2 is a diagram conceptually showing a usage form of a karaoke performance apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an editing screen of a parody editing software in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an editing screen of a replacement song editing software in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 5 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a color change processing time is calculated by a replacement song editing software in an embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an editing screen of the replacement song editing software in one embodiment of the present invention.
FIG. 7 is a diagram illustrating a state in which a color change processing time is calculated by replacement song editing software in an embodiment of the present invention.
[Explanation of symbols]
11 Central control device 21 Hard disk device 27 Floppy disk device 39 Display 43 Video control device

Claims (1)

Invention of the method specified by the following matters (1) to (9).
(1) In a computer provided with a display means and a user input means, the original song lyrics data is read and the process of the first to fifth steps is performed to edit the alternative song lyrics data (2) The song lyrics data includes original song lyrics character string information and original song color change control information divided in line units. (3) The original song color change control information is included in each character of the original song lyrics character string information. (4) The first step is to display the original song lyrics character string B based on the original song lyrics character string information A of the original song lyrics data. 5) In the second step, the partial character string C of the original song lyrics character string B on the display is specified according to the user input. (6) In the third step, the replacement character string D input by the user is converted to the partial character. Display in association with column C (7) No. The step generates the replacement song lyrics character string information E obtained by replacing the partial character string C of the original song lyrics character string information A with the replacement character string D. (8) The fifth step includes the original song lyrics character string information A. Based on the original song color change control information F corresponding to, the change song color change control information G of the change song lyrics character string information E is created, and the change song lyrics character string information E and the change song color change control information G are associated with each other. (9) The time zone from the color change start time of the first character of the partial character string C to the color change end time of the last character in the original song color change control information F is the replacement character in the change color change control information G The color change start time and the color change end time of each character in row D are allocated evenly.

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