JP4821801B2 - Audio data processing apparatus and medium recording program - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an audio processing apparatus capable of easily editing audio data. <P>SOLUTION: The audio data processing apparatus has a storage means of storing a plurality of data wherein character data and note data are paired; a display means of displaying the pairs of character data and note data in display units of the note data; a specifying means of specifying an insertion position where insertion of blanks is started and the number of blanks for each display unit; a buffer means of temporarily storing character data after the specified insertion position; an erasing means of erasing the character data after the specified insertion position; and an allocating means for allocating the temporarily stored character data sequentially to the note data from note data corresponding to the display unit position for the specified number of blanks apart from the specified insertion position. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2009,JPO&amp;INPIT

Description

  The present invention relates to a voice data processing technique, and more particularly to a voice data processing technique for causing a voice sounding device to sound a voice.

  2. Description of the Related Art An audio data processing device that can process audio data supplied to a sound generation device is known. The voice sound generation device includes a voice synthesis circuit such as a formant sound source. The formant sound source generates a sound signal by synthesizing formants formed by frequency analysis of sound.

  The syllable is one of 50 so-called sounds, for example, “ka”. Syllables can be broken down into phoneme sequences on the time axis. For example, the syllable “ka” can be decomposed into a phoneme string “CL (7.5 ms) + kha (4 × 7.5 ms) + aj (infinite length)”. The phonemes are, for example, “CL”, “kha”, and “aj”. The formant sound source generates a speech signal by inputting a phoneme string.

  JP-A-9-50287 and JP-A-9-44179 are known as audio data processing apparatuses according to the prior art. They store melody data and lyric data in a memory, sequentially read both data from the memory, and supply them to a formant sound source. The formant sound source receives the data and generates a singing voice.

  A word processor capable of editing a syllable is known as a data processing device. However, since there is no data processing device capable of editing phonemes, audio data has been set manually.

The data processing apparatus disclosed in Japanese Patent Application Laid-Open No. 9-50287 is inconvenient to input or edit the lyrics data because it is necessary to input the lyrics data in Roman letters and cannot use kana or kanji. For example, existing lyrics data in which kana or kanji are mixed cannot be used.

  In addition, in order to assign lyric data to each note, it is necessary to provide a note delimiter (lyric delimiter) symbol in the lyric data, but the lyric delimiter is limited to only one symbol (for example, space “_”). Therefore, a line feed mark (a mark indicating the position where a line break is to be made on the lyrics display screen) and a sub line feed mark (usually not used, but the lyrics up to the line feed mark are combined into one line due to the convenience of a display device such as a small display space. In the case of karaoke lyrics data that includes two types of line feed marks (a mark indicating the position where a line breaks before the line feed mark), it is possible to use only the line feed mark as a lyric separator. However, it is not possible to use both a line feed mark and a secondary line feed mark as lyrics delimiters.

  Furthermore, the lyrics data has an original data format, and a dedicated device is required as a playback device for the lyrics data, and cannot be played back by a general sequencer or the like.

  An object of the present invention is to provide an audio data processing apparatus or a computer program recording medium capable of processing text data including kana and the like.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an audio data processing apparatus or a computer program recording medium capable of easily editing audio data.

  Another object of the present invention is to provide an audio data processing apparatus or a computer program recording medium capable of processing versatile audio data.

  According to an aspect of the present invention, an audio data processing device includes a storage unit that stores a plurality of sets of character data and note data, and a set of the character data and note data in units of display of note data. Display means for displaying as, a designation means for designating the insertion position and the number of blanks to be inserted in the display unit, a buffer means for temporarily storing character data after the designated insertion position, Erase means for erasing character data after the designated insertion position, and temporarily stored from the note data corresponding to the display unit position separated by the designated number of blanks from the designated insertion position Allocating means for sequentially allocating character data to note data.

  According to another aspect of the present invention, an audio data processing device stores a plurality of data in which character data and note data are combined, and displays the combination of the character data and note data as note data. Display means for displaying as a unit; designation means for designating a range of character data to be copied or inserted in the display unit; and an insertion position for starting insertion; and first data for temporarily storing character data in the designated range. Buffer means; second buffer means for temporarily storing character data after the designated insertion position; and the designation temporarily stored in the first buffer means from the designated insertion position. First assigning means for sequentially assigning the character data in the designated range to the note data, and the display unit position separated from the designated insertion position by the designated number of display units. And a second allocation unit for allocating a sequential note data character data temporarily stored in the second buffer means from those for note data.

According to another aspect of the present invention, an audio data processing device includes first data in which first character string data and first note data are paired, followed by second character string data and second data. Storage means for storing the second data paired with the note data, designation means for designating the division position in the first character string data, and the first character string data at the division position. And a processing unit that divides the data into two parts, adds the character string data at the rear part to the second character string data, and assigns the data to the second note data .

  According to another aspect of the present invention, the speech data processing device includes storage means for storing speech data in which character data and note data are combined, and when the character data is kanji, alphanumeric characters or symbols, Presenting means for presenting candidates for kana to pronounce character data, and specifying one kana among the kana candidates, changing the character data to a character string of the kana and storing it in the storage means Changing means and means for assigning the changed character string of the kana to the note data paired with the character data before the change.

  According to the present invention, since text data including kana or kanji can be processed, it is easy to input or edit text data. Existing text data in which kana or kanji are mixed can be used.

  In addition, when text data is assigned to note data, both line feed marks and sub line feed marks can be used as delimiter data in karaoke text data.

  Further, since it becomes possible to handle audio data in, for example, a standard MIDI file format, versatility is increased and MIDI communication can be performed.

  FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the connection between the personal computer 1 and the external sound source device 21. The personal computer 1 includes an audio data processing device according to this embodiment. The personal computer 1 may be a sequencer.

  First, the configuration of the external sound source device 21 will be described. The detection circuit 33 detects the operation of the switch 34 and generates a switch signal. The switch 34 includes a switch for setting various parameters, for example.

  In addition to the detection circuit 33, a RAM 24, a ROM 25, a CPU 26, a display circuit 28, a MIDI interface 23, a voice synthesis circuit 32, and a musical sound waveform synthesis circuit 29 are connected to the bus 22.

  The ROM 25 stores formant data for synthesizing speech, other various data, and computer programs. The RAM 24 stores flags, buffers, and the like. The computer program may be stored in the RAM 24 instead of being stored in the ROM 25. The CPU 26 performs calculation or control according to a computer program stored in the ROM 25 or RAM 24.

  The CPU 26 generates musical tone parameters based on performance data received from the personal computer 1 via the MIDI interface 23 and supplies the musical tone parameters to the musical sound waveform synthesis circuit 29. The musical sound waveform synthesis circuit 29 generates a musical sound signal according to the supplied musical sound parameter and supplies it to the sound system 31. The sound system 31 includes a D / A converter and a speaker, converts a digital musical tone signal supplied to an analog format and generates a sound.

  The musical sound waveform synthesizing circuit 29 may be of any system such as a waveform memory system, FM system, physical model system, harmonic synthesis system, formant synthesis system, VCO + VCF + VCA analog synthesizer system, or the like.

  The MIDI interface 23 is connected to the MIDI interface 8 of the personal computer 1 with a MIDI cable. The external sound source device 21 and the personal computer 1 can perform MIDI communication.

  The CPU 26 receives audio data from the personal computer 1 via the MIDI interface 23 and stores it in the RAM 24. The voice data includes note (note) data and lyrics data.

  The CPU 26 reads out voice data stored in the RAM 24 and supplies formant data, note numbers (pitch) and the like to the voice synthesis circuit 32 based on the formant data stored in the ROM 25. The formant data is, for example, formant center frequency data, formant bandwidth data, formant level data, and the like.

  The voice synthesis circuit 32 generates a voice signal in accordance with the supplied formant data and the like. The audio signal has a predetermined pitch and corresponds to a singing voice. The voice synthesis circuit 32 may be a formant synthesis method (formant sound source) or any other method. When the method of the speech synthesis circuit 32 is other than the formant synthesis method, the supplied data is not formant data, but data specific to the speech synthesis method.

  A case where the speech synthesis circuit 32 is a formant sound source will be described. The speech synthesis circuit 32 receives formant data generated in accordance with the speech data. Formant data includes formant center frequency data, formant level data, formant bandwidth data, and the like.

  The speech synthesis circuit 32 has a voiced sound synthesis group VTG and an unvoiced sound synthesis group UTG. The voiced sound group VTG includes voiced sound synthesis units V1, V2, V3, and V4 for forming first to fourth voiced sound formants according to formant data and the like. The unvoiced sound synthesis group UTG includes unvoiced sound synthesis units U1, U2, U3, and U4 for forming first to fourth unvoiced sound formants according to formant data and the like.

  The first formant generation unit TG1 includes a voiced sound synthesizer V1 and an unvoiced sound synthesizer U1 for forming the first formant, and the second formant generation unit TG2 includes a voiced sound synthesizer V2 for forming the second formant. The third formant generation unit TG3 includes a voiced sound synthesis unit V3 and an unvoiced sound synthesis unit U3 for forming a third formant, and the fourth formant generation unit TG4 forms a fourth formant. Voiced sound synthesizer V4 and unvoiced sound synthesizer U4.

  The synthesizers V1 to V4 and U1 to U4 output audio signals corresponding to the generated formants, respectively. Those audio signals are added and supplied to the sound system 31. The sound system 31 converts the supplied digital audio signal into an analog format and generates a sound.

  A more specific configuration of the formant sound source is shown, for example, in FIG. 1 of JP-A-3-200269.

  Note that the speech synthesis circuit 32 is not limited to the case where the four formant generation units TG1 to TG4 are included. It may have a formant generation unit of more or less systems.

  For special sounds such as plosives, a dedicated unit may be provided. Also, a plurality of sound generation channels may be prepared so that singing of two or more voices can be generated. In this case, one circuit may be used in a time-sharing manner to form a plurality of sound generation channels, or one sound generation channel may be composed of one circuit. .

  The voice synthesis circuit 32 and the musical sound waveform synthesis circuit 29 are not limited to those configured using dedicated hardware, but may be configured using a DSP + microprogram, or may be configured using a CPU + software program. Good.

  Next, the configuration of the personal computer 1 will be described. The detection circuit 11 detects a key (numeric key, character key, etc.) input on the keyboard 12 and generates a key signal. The detection circuit 9 detects a movement operation of the mouse 10 or a switch (right button, left button, etc.) operation, and generates a mouse signal. The operator can edit the audio data using the mouse 10 or the keyboard 12.

  The display circuit 7 can display an editing screen for editing audio data and the like. The operator can edit the audio data while referring to the editing screen on the display circuit 7.

  In addition to the detection circuit 11, the detection circuit 9 and the display circuit 7, a MIDI interface 8, a RAM 3, a ROM 4, a CPU 5, an external storage device 13 and a communication interface 14 are connected to the bus 2.

  The ROM 4 stores various parameters and computer programs. The RAM 3 stores flags, buffers, performance data, audio data, and the like. The RAM 3 can also store computer programs, performance data, audio data, and the like supplied from the outside via the external storage device 13 or the communication interface 14. The CPU 5 performs calculation or control for editing or processing audio data in accordance with a computer program stored in the RAM 3 or the ROM 4.

  The timer 6 supplies time information to the CPU 5. The CPU 5 can perform interrupt processing at predetermined time intervals according to the time information.

  As described above, the MIDI interface 8 is connected to the MIDI interface 23 of the external sound source device 21 with a MIDI cable. The personal computer 1 can transmit performance data and audio data to the external sound source device 21 via the MIDI interface 8.

  The communication interface 14 is connected to a communication network 41 such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, or a telephone line. A server computer 42 is connected to the communication network 41. The personal computer 1 can receive voice data or a computer program from the server computer 42 via the communication network 41.

  The external storage device 13 includes an interface for an external storage device, and is connected to the bus 2 via the interface. The external storage device 13 is, for example, a floppy disk drive (FDD), a hard disk drive (HDD), a magneto-optical disk (MO) drive, a CD-ROM (compact disk-read only memory) drive, a digital multipurpose disk (DVD) device, or the like. is there. Performance data and audio data are stored in the external storage device 13 or the RAM 3.

  A computer program or the like can be stored in the external storage device 13 (for example, a hard disk) without being stored in the ROM 4. By reading a computer program or the like from the hard disk into the RAM 3, the CPU 5 can be operated in the same manner as when the computer program or the like is stored in the ROM 4. In this way, the computer program or the like can be easily added or upgraded by copying the computer program or the like from another external storage medium such as a CD-ROM to the hard disk.

  The communication interface 14 is connected to a communication network 41 such as a local area network (LAN), the Internet, or a telephone line, and is connected to the server computer 42 via the communication network 41. When a computer program or the like is not stored in the external storage device 13, the computer program or the like can be downloaded from the server computer 42. The personal computer 1 serving as a client transmits a command requesting download of a computer program or the like to the server computer 42 via the communication interface 14 and the communication network 41. Upon receiving this command, the server computer 42 distributes the requested computer program or the like to the personal computer 1 via the communication network 41, and the personal computer 1 receives the computer program or the like via the communication interface 14. Thus, the download is completed by accumulating in the external storage device 13.

  The personal computer 1 reproduces the performance data and audio data stored in the RAM 3 according to a predetermined tempo, and transmits the reproduced performance data and audio data to the external sound source device 21 via the MIDI interface 8. The external tone generator 21 receives the transmitted performance data and audio data via the MIDI interface 23, and supplies the received performance data to the musical sound waveform synthesis circuit 29 to form and receive an accompaniment musical sound signal. By supplying the voice data to the voice synthesis circuit 32, a singing signal is formed. That is, the personal computer 1 and the external sound source device 21 constitute a system that generates a song accompanied by an accompaniment musical sound.

  Next, processing performed by the voice data processing apparatus (personal computer 1) will be described.

  FIG. 2 is a diagram showing import processing. The import process is a process for assigning text data (lyric data) 52 to the performance data 51 and generating note plus data 53. In this specification, all of the performance data 51, the text data 52, and the note plus data 53 are referred to as audio data.

  The performance data 51 includes, for example, note events N1 to N8 corresponding to eight notes (notes). Each of the note events N1 to N8 includes, for example, note-on timing data, note number (pitch), velocity (volume), and gate time (time from note-on to note-off).

  The text data 52 is, for example, “red (Aka) _I / sunset [Yu! Hi] _ is ¥”. Here, () indicates a reading kana, [] indicates a ruby, “_,!” And the like indicate lyrics delimiters, and “/, ¥” indicates an expiration symbol.

  The exhalation symbol is a symbol indicating breathing. When there is an exhalation symbol, the previous lyric data is pronounced for the gate time and then silenced. When there is no exhalation symbol, a certain lyric data and the next lyric data are pronounced so as to be smoothly connected. That is, the game time is ignored.

  The lyrics delimiter is inserted between the lyrics data (first lyrics event) corresponding to one note (note event) and the lyrics data (second lyrics event) corresponding to the next note. The lyric data 52 is decomposed into lyric events according to the lyric delimiters and assigned to the note events N1 to N8. For example, “N1, red”, “N2, i ▽”, “N3 Yu”, “N4 hi”, “N5 is ▽” are assigned. Here, “▽” is exhalation data corresponding to the exhalation symbol “/, ¥”, indicates breath breathing, and also plays a role of lyric separation as can be seen from the example of “N2, i ▽”. A set of the note event and the lyrics (character string) event or the phoneme string event (the phoneme string event will be described later) is called a note plus event (an event in which the lyric event is added to the note). The note plus data 53 is a collection of note plus events.

  The note plus data 53 considers reading kana and ruby, deletes kanji and leaves only the kana corresponding to it. When there is a reading kana symbol "()", the kanji "red" and the reading kana symbol "()" before () are deleted, and the kana "Kana" in () is left. The same applies to the ruby symbol “[]”.

  The kana in the note plus data 53 is converted into a phoneme string. For example, the kana “ka” is converted into a phoneme string “CL (7.5 ms) + kha (4 × 7.5 ms) + aj (infinite length)”. Syllables such as “ka” can be decomposed into phoneme strings on the time axis. The phonemes are, for example, “CL”, “kha”, and “aj”.

  The personal computer 1 stores a table for converting between a kana and a phoneme string. This table can be used to convert kana to phoneme strings. However, conversion from kanji, symbols, alphanumeric characters, etc. to phoneme strings cannot be performed. This is because there is a possibility that there are multiple ways of reading kanji, symbols and alphanumeric characters.

  Kana is converted to a phoneme string, and kanji and symbols are left as they are. The personal computer 1 stores a dictionary for converting kanji or the like into kana. Using this dictionary, kanji and the like can be converted into kana, and the kana can be converted into a phoneme string. The personal computer 1 supplies phoneme strings and the like to the external sound source device 21 (FIG. 1). The external sound source device 21 receives a phoneme string and generates sound.

  The personal computer 1 can use text data as lyrics data. For example, existing text data such as text data for karaoke can be used.

  Also, the lyrics delimiter symbol is “_ ,!” and the like, and the exhalation symbol is “/, ¥” and the like, and a plurality of types can be set. For example, when text data for karaoke is used, both the line feed mark and the sub line feed mark can be set as the lyrics delimiter and the page break mark can be set as the breath mark. Since a plurality of types of lyrics delimiters can be set, both a line feed mark and a sub line break mark can be used as the lyrics delimiters.

  The line feed mark is a mark that indicates a delimiter for one line of the lyrics when the lyrics are displayed on the screen. The minor line feed mark is a mark for line feed used only when displaying on a small screen. That is, a line feed is performed only with a line feed mark on a normal screen, and a line feed is performed with both a line feed mark and a sub line feed mark on a small screen. For example, “_” can be used as the line feed mark and “!” Can be used as the sub line feed mark. Note that the lyrics delimiter and exhalation symbol are not limited to the case where a user originally uses a symbol inserted for other purposes, such as a line feed mark or a lucky line break mark, as a lyrics delimiter or exhalation symbol. Arbitrarily set and inserted symbols may be used as lyrics delimiters and exhalation symbols.

  FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a text import process performed by the CPU of the personal computer 1. As described above (FIG. 2), the text import processing is processing for assigning text data 52 to performance data 51 and generating note plus data 53.

  In step SA1, a text file to be imported is selected. The text file includes text data 52 (FIG. 2) and is stored in the external storage device 13 (FIG. 1) or the like. The operator can select one from one or a plurality of text files using the mouse 10 or the like.

  In step SA2, a pointer is set at the position of the first note event N1 in the performance data 51. The performance data 51 is stored in the RAM 4 or the external storage device 13 (FIG. 1).

  In step SA3, a pointer is set at the position of the first character code in the text data 52. For example, the pointer is set at the position “red” in the text data 52.

  In step SA4, it is checked whether or not the character code matches any one of the character codes set as exhalation symbols. For example, “/, ¥” is set as the exhalation symbol. If they do not match, follow the NO arrow and proceed to step SA5.

  In step SA5, it is checked whether or not the character code matches any of the character codes set as the lyrics delimiters. For example, “_ ,!” is set as the lyrics delimiter. If they do not match, follow the NO arrow and proceed to step SA6.

  In step SA6, the character code is added to the contents of the character string register. The character string register is a register for storing one or a plurality of character codes (hereinafter referred to as lyrics events) corresponding to one note and stores nothing at the initial stage.

  In step SA7, a pointer is set at the position of the next character code. For example, the pointer is set at the position “()” in the text data 52. Thereafter, the process returns to step SA4 to repeat the above processing.

  If the character code at the position of the pointer set in step SA7 is “_” or “!”, The process proceeds to step SA5 via step SA4, and the character code “_” or “!” Is the lyrics delimiter. The process proceeds to step SA9 according to the YES arrow.

  On the other hand, if the character code at the position of the pointer set in step SA7 is “/” or “¥”, it is determined in step SA4 that the character code “/” or “¥” is an exhalation symbol, and YES. Proceed to step SA8 following the arrow. In step SA8, an exhalation mark “追加” is added to the contents of the character string register. Thereafter, the process proceeds to step SA9.

  In step SA9, reading kana and ruby processing is performed. Specifically, when a reading kana or ruby is included in the lyrics event stored in the character string register, the kana is deleted to leave the kana. Details of this processing will be described later with reference to the flowchart of FIG. Thereafter, the process proceeds to Step SA10.

  In step SA10, the contents of the character string register are added to the note event where the pointer is located to generate a note plus event. For example, the lyric event “Aka” in the character string register is added to the note event N1, and the note plus event “N1, Aka” is generated.

  In step SA11, it is checked whether or not there is a continuation of the text data 52. That is, it is checked whether the text data 52 is over. When it is not the end, follow the arrow of YES and proceed to step SA12.

  In step SA12, the contents of the character string register are cleared to prepare for storing the next lyrics event.

  In step SA13, a pointer is set at the position of the next note event in the performance data 51. For example, the pointer is set at the position of the note event N2.

  In step SA14, a pointer is set at the position of the next character code in the text data 52. For example, the pointer is set at the position of the character code “I”. Thereafter, the process returns to step SA4, and the above processing is repeated.

  When the processing of the last character code of the text data 52 is finished, the text import processing is finished according to the NO arrow in step SA11. By this processing, note plus data 53 is generated.

  In the above flowchart, the case where the text data 52 in the text file is imported has been described. However, the text included in a predetermined track in the standard MIDI file may be imported.

  FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing details of the reading kana and ruby processing shown in step SA9 of FIG.

  In step SB1, it is checked whether or not there is a character code of the kana enclosed in () or [] in the character string register. For example, “(red)” or “[Yuhi]” in the text data 52 corresponds to this.

  Further, in the case of “Sunset (Yu! Hi) _”, both the character string “Yu!” And the character string “Hi” correspond to this. That is, if there is a kana character enclosed in single parentheses () or [], it corresponds to this.

  When the character code is present, the process proceeds to step SB2 following the YES arrow. When there is no character code, the reading and the ruby process are terminated according to the arrow of NO.

  In step SB2, the non-kana character code preceding () or [] in the character string register is deleted. Non-kana character codes include kanji, symbols, and alphanumeric characters. For example, “red” and “sunset” in the text data 52 are deleted.

  In step SB3, () or [] in the character string register is deleted. As a result, for example, the character string “Sunset” is converted to “Yu”, and the character string “hi” is converted to “hi”. Thereafter, the reading kana and ruby process is terminated, and the process returns to the text import process of FIG.

  As a result of the above processing, kanji and the like with kana and rubbi are deleted and the kana remains. Kanji is a character code unnecessary for pronunciation.

  FIG. 5 is a flowchart showing phoneme string conversion processing performed by the CPU of the personal computer 1. The phoneme string conversion process is a process for converting a lyric event into a phoneme string after generating the note plus data 53 (FIG. 2).

  In the display circuit 7, one note plus event is displayed in one line. That is, one row corresponds to one note plus event. In step SC1, a row to be converted is selected from the note plus data 53. The operator can select one line or a plurality of lines (that is, one or a plurality of note plus events) using the mouse 10 or the like with reference to the display contents of each line displayed on the display circuit 7.

  In step SC2, the pointer is set at the position of the first row in the selected row. For example, the pointer is set at the position of the note plus event “N1, red”.

  In step SC3, it is checked whether or not the character string (lyric event) in the line is only kana. If only kana is present, phoneme string conversion is performed, and the process proceeds to step SC4 following the YES arrow. If it is not only kana, follow the NO arrow and proceed to step SC6 without performing phoneme string conversion. If an exhalation symbol is included in addition to the kana, it is determined that only the kana.

  In step SC4, a phoneme string corresponding to the character string is obtained by referring to the kana-phoneme string table. For example, a phoneme string corresponding to the character string “Aka” is obtained.

  In step SC5, the character string and the phoneme string are replaced. That is, in the note plus data 53, the character string “Aka” is deleted, and the corresponding phoneme string is written. Thereafter, the process proceeds to Step SC6.

  In step SC6, it is checked whether or not there is a next line in the selected range line. If there is only one selection range row, there is no next row, and the phoneme string conversion process is terminated according to the arrow of NO. If there is a next line, follow the YES arrow and proceed to step SC7.

  In step SC7, a pointer is set at the position of the next line. For example, the pointer is set at the position of the note plus event “N2, i ▽”. Thereafter, the process returns to step SC3, and the above processing is repeated. The exhalation symbol “▽” is not converted to a phoneme string. Only the pseudonym “I” is converted to a phoneme string.

  When all the rows have been processed, the phoneme string conversion processing is ended according to the NO arrow in step SC6. In the subsequent processing, the converted phoneme string is supplied to the external sound source device 21 (FIG. 1) and is pronounced.

  After the phoneme string is converted, the phoneme string is converted again to a character string, and both the phoneme string and the character string are displayed on the screen on the display circuit 7. The operator can know the character string and the corresponding phoneme string. It is also possible to know whether or not the phoneme string has been converted normally.

  Next, blank line insertion processing will be described. As described above, after assigning a lyric event to a note event, it may be desired to insert a new lyric between the lyrics. For example, a part of the lyrics is missing and the note event and the lyrics event are associated with the lyrics after the missing part being jammed forward. As a result, the correspondence between the note event and the lyrics event is incorrect For example, when a note plus event is generated. In that case, a blank line may be inserted at a desired location, and new lyrics may be filled in the blank line.

  6A to 6D are diagrams for explaining blank line insertion processing. FIG. 6A shows an example of note plus data. The note plus data has, for example, eight rows of note plus events. The note plus event in the first row has a note event N1 and a lyrics event L1.

  The operator can specify the position PT where the blank line is to be inserted and the number of lines LL using a mouse or the like. For example, the third row can be designated as the insertion position PT, and two rows can be designated as the insertion row number LL.

  First, the lyrics events L3 to L8 after the insertion position PT are copied to the buffer shown in FIG. Note that a blank line may be included in the buffer.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6C, the lyric event is deleted by the number of inserted lines LL (2 lines) from the insertion position PT (third line) of the note plus data in FIG. 6A. That is, the lyric events L3 and L4 are deleted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 6D, the lyrics event in the buffer (FIG. 6B) is copied to the fifth and subsequent lines in the note-plus data in FIG. 6C. However, since there is no note event behind the note event N8, the remaining lyric events are allotted to the note event N8. That is, the lyric events L6 to L8 are assigned to the note event N8.

  In the note plus data of FIG. 6D, blank event lyrics events are assigned to note events N3 and N4. As a result, two blank lines are inserted. The note plus event after the blank line insertion position is in a state in which the correspondence between the note event and the lyrics event is changed. Note that the blank line is a normal note event, not a note plus event, because the lyric event has been deleted.

  FIG. 7 is a flowchart for realizing the blank line insertion processing described above. In step SD1, a blank line insertion position PT and an insertion line LL are designated.

  In step SD2, the lyrics event (phoneme string / character string) after the insertion position PT is copied to the buffer (FIG. 6B).

  In step SD3, the lyrics events corresponding to the number of inserted lines LL are deleted from the insertion position PT (FIG. 6C).

  In step SD4, the lyrics event in the buffer (FIG. 6B) is assigned to the note event after the insertion line number LL from the insertion position PT. At this time, if the lyric event remains in the buffer even though there are no more note events to be assigned, all the remaining lyric events are added to the last note event. This is the end of the blank line insertion process.

  Note that a method other than the above may be used to generate the note plus data in FIG. 6D by inserting blank lines into the note plus data in FIG.

  8A to 8F are diagrams for explaining the lyrics event insertion processing. FIG. 8A shows an example of note plus data. The operator can designate a range RG of the lyrics event to be inserted using a mouse or the like. For example, the lyric events L5 and L6 can be specified as the range RG.

  First, the lyrics events L5 and L6 in the range RG are copied to the clipboard in FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8C, the operator can designate the insertion position PT using a mouse or the like. For example, the note plus event “N3, L3” in the third row can be designated as the insertion position PT.

  Next, the lyrics events L3 to L8 after the insertion position PT are copied into the buffer of FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8E, the lyric events L5 and L6 on the clipboard (FIG. 8B) are assigned to the note events N3 and N4 after the insertion position PT in FIG. 8C.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 8F, after the fifth line “N5, L5” in the note plus data of FIG. Assign L8. However, since there is no note event behind the note event N8, the remaining lyrics events L6 to L8 are allotted to the note event N8. As a result, the lyric events L5 and L6 are inserted into the insertion position PT in the note plus data of FIG.

  FIG. 9 is a flowchart for realizing the above-described lyrics event insertion processing.

  In step SE1, a lyrics event having an arbitrary number of lines RG is designated (FIG. 8A) and copied to the clipboard (FIG. 8B).

  In step SE2, the lyrics event insertion position PT is designated (FIG. 8C).

  In step SE3, the lyrics event after the insertion position PT is copied to the buffer (FIG. 8D).

  In step SE4, the lyrics event on the clipboard (FIG. 8B) is assigned to the note plus data by the number of inserted rows RG from the insertion position PT (FIG. 8E).

  In step SE5, the lyric event in the buffer (FIG. 8D) is assigned to the note plus data after the insertion row number RG from the insertion position PT (FIG. 8F). The lyrics event insertion process is thus completed.

  Note that a method other than the above may be used to generate the note plus data of FIG. 8F by inserting a desired lyric event into the note plus data of FIG. 8A.

  FIGS. 10A to 10E are diagrams for explaining the lyrics event deletion process. FIG. 10A shows an example of note plus data. The operator can designate the range RG of the lyrics event to be deleted using a mouse or the like. For example, the lyrics events L3 and L4 can be specified as the range RG.

  First, the lyrics events L3 and L4 in the range RG are copied to the clipboard in FIG. The contents of this clipboard are not used in the subsequent processing, but can be used as the clipboard in FIG.

  Next, the lyrics events L5 to L8 after the range RG are copied to the buffer of FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10D, the lyrics events L3 to L8 after the range RG in FIG. 10A are deleted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 10E, the lyric events L5 to L8 in the buffer (FIG. 10C) are assigned to the note events N3 to N8 after the range RG in FIG. 10D. However, since the lyric events L3 and L4 are deleted, the lyric event of the blank line is assigned to the last note events N7 and N8. In the note plus data of FIG. 10 (E), the lyric events L3 and N4 are deleted, so the lyric event L2 follows the lyric event L2.

  FIG. 11 is a flowchart for realizing the above-described lyrics event deletion processing.

  In step SF1, a lyric event having an arbitrary number of lines RG to be deleted is designated (FIG. 10A) and copied to the clipboard (FIG. 10B).

  In step SF2, the lyrics event after the deleted line RG is copied to the buffer (FIG. 10C).

  In step SF3, the lyric data after the deleted line RG is erased (FIG. 10D).

  In step SF4, the lyrics event in the buffer (FIG. 10C) is assigned to the note plus data after the deleted line RG (FIG. 10E). This is the end of the lyrics event deletion process.

  The lyric event deletion process is effective when the performance data is arranged and the number of note events decreases, or when the number of lyric events increases due to a lyric data input error.

  Note that a method other than the above may be used to generate the note plus data in FIG. 10E by deleting a desired lyric event from the note plus data in FIG.

  12A to 12D are diagrams for explaining the first automatic lyrics allocation process.

  FIG. 12A shows an example of note plus data. The operator can specify a note plus event range RG to be automatically assigned by using a mouse or the like. For example, the second to sixth note plus events can be designated as the range RG.

  First, the lyric event “Iueokakiku” in the range RG is copied to the buffer in FIG. Next, as shown in FIG. 12C, the lyric event in the range RG in FIG. 12A is deleted.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 12D, the lyric event “Iue Okikaku” in the buffer (FIG. 12B) is set to 1 in the note events N2 to N6 in the range RG in FIG. Assign character by character. However, the remaining character string “Kakiku” is assigned to the last note event N6. In the note plus data of FIG. 12D, one character is assigned to each of the note events N2 to N5 in the range RG, and three characters “Kakiku” are assigned to the note event N6. Basically, one character (syllable) is assigned to one note.

  The first lyrics automatic assignment process is a process for automatically assigning a lyric event to each line within the range RG, that is, without increasing or decreasing the number of lines.

  FIG. 13 is a flowchart for realizing the first automatic lyrics allocation process.

  In step SG1, a multi-line RG to which lyrics are automatically assigned is selected (FIG. 12A).

  In step SG2, the lyrics event included in the selected plurality of rows RG is copied to the buffer (FIG. 12B). However, when the lyric event is composed of a phoneme string, the phoneme string in the buffer is converted into character data.

  In step SG3, the lyric event in the selected plurality of rows RG is deleted (FIG. 12C).

  In step SG4, the character string data in the buffer (FIG. 12B) is assigned to the selected note-plus data of the plurality of rows RG (FIG. 12D). This completes the first automatic lyrics allocation process.

  FIGS. 14A and 14B are diagrams for explaining blank line automatic insertion processing. FIG. 14A shows an example of note plus data. The operator can select a row RG into which a blank row is to be inserted using a mouse or the like. For example, the note plus event in the fourth row can be designated as the selected row RG.

  First, the number of characters constituting the lyric event in the selected row RG is counted. For example, the number of characters in the lyric event “Okakiku” is four characters.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 14B, a blank line of “number of characters −1” is inserted at the position of the selected line RG. For example, 4-1 = 3 blank lines are inserted. Blank lines are assigned to the note events N4 to N6 after the selected row RG, and the lyric event “Okakiku” is assigned to the note event N7.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the case where a blank line is inserted before the lyric event “Okakuku” in the selected line RG, and a blank line may be inserted after the lyric event “Okakiku”.

  Thereafter, if the fourth to seventh lines are selected and the first automatic lyrics allocation process shown in FIG. 12 is performed, a lyric event can be allocated to the blank line. Specifically, it can be assigned as “N4, O”, “N5, K”, “N6, K”, “N7, K”.

  FIG. 15 is a flowchart for realizing the blank line automatic insertion processing described above.

  In step SH1, a row RG for automatically inserting a blank row is selected (FIG. 14A).

  In step SH2, the number of characters in the lyrics event in the selected row RG is detected. When the lyric event is composed of phoneme strings, the number of characters is detected after the phoneme strings are converted into characters.

  In step SH3, a blank line having the number of characters “−1” is inserted at the position of the selected line RG. This insertion can be performed using a buffer in the same manner as the blank line insertion. This is the end of the blank line automatic insertion process.

  FIGS. 16A to 16D are diagrams for explaining the second automatic lyrics allocation process.

  FIG. 16A shows an example of note plus data. The operator can specify a note plus event range RG to be automatically assigned by using a mouse or the like. For example, the second to sixth note plus events can be designated as the range RG.

  First, the lyric event “Iueokakiku” in the range RG is copied to the buffer in FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16C, since the number of characters in the buffer (7 characters) is 2 characters more than the number of rows in the range RG (5 rows), two blank lines are inserted at the position of the range RG. To do.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 16D, the character strings in the buffer are added to the number of note events N2 to N8 from the position of the selected row RG to the number of characters (7 characters) in the buffer (FIG. 16B). Assign "Iueokaki" one character at a time. Each of the note events N2 to N8 is assigned a one-letter lyric event.

  The second automatic lyrics allocation process is a process for ensuring that all characters included in the selected row RG are always allocated to one note event.

  FIG. 17 is a flowchart for realizing the second automatic lyrics allocation process.

  In step SI1, a note plus event of multiple lines RG to which lyrics are automatically assigned is selected (FIG. 16A).

  In step SI2, the lyric event in the selected multi-row RG is copied to the buffer (FIG. 16B). However, when the lyric event is composed of a phoneme string, the phoneme string in the buffer is converted into character data.

  In step SI3, the number of characters in the buffer is detected. In step SI4, the selected number of lines RG is compared with the number of detected characters.

  In step SI5, it is checked whether the number of compared lines is equal, larger, or smaller. When the number of lines is large, the process proceeds to step SI6, the unnecessary number of lines is deleted, and the process proceeds to step SI8. When the number of lines is small, the process proceeds to step SI7, an insufficient number of lines is inserted (FIG. 16C), and the process proceeds to step SI8. When the number of lines is equal, the process proceeds to step SI8 without changing the number of lines.

  In step SI8, the character string data in the buffer is assigned to the note plus event from the first line of the selected line RG, the number of lines of the selected line RG, the number of lines after deletion, or the number of lines after insertion. FIG. 16D). This completes the second automatic lyrics allocation process.

  18A to 18D are diagrams for explaining the multi-row merging process. FIG. 18A shows an example of note plus data. The note plus data includes note plus events “N1, a”, “N2, i”, “N3, u”, “N4, e”, “N5, o”.

  The operator can designate a range RG of note plus events to be merged using a mouse or the like. For example, the second and third note plus events can be designated as the range RG.

  First, the lyrics event “say” in the range RG is copied to the buffer of FIG.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18C, only the lyric event “I” in the first line in the range RG is left, and the lyric event “U” in the remaining lines is deleted. Lyric events “e, o” behind the range RG are packed in the previous line. The note plus data includes note plus events “N1, a”, “N2, i”, “N3, e”, “N4, o”, “N5_”.

  Next, as shown in FIG. 18D, the character string “say” in the buffer is assigned to the note event N2 in the first line in the range RG. The lyrics event “say” in the range RG is merged and assigned to the second note event N2.

  In the first or second automatic lyrics assignment process, one letter event is assigned to one note event. After that, by using this multi-line merge process, two or more letters are assigned to one note event. Can be modified to assign lyric events.

  FIG. 19 is a flowchart for realizing the above-described multi-row merging process. In step SJ1, a plurality of rows RG for merging lyrics events are selected (FIG. 18A).

  In step SJ2, the lyric event in the selected multi-line RG is copied to the buffer (FIG. 18B). However, when the lyric event is composed of a phoneme string, the phoneme string in the buffer is converted into character data.

  In step SJ3, the lyric events in the remaining lines are deleted while leaving one line out of the selected multiple lines RG (FIG. 18C). Lyric events after being deleted are packed to the previous line.

  In step SJ4, the character string data in the buffer is assigned to the note event in the note plus data of the remaining lines in the range RG (FIG. 18D). This completes the multi-row merging process.

  20A and 20B are diagrams for explaining the lyrics event dividing process. FIG. 20A shows an example of note plus data. The note plus data includes note plus events “N1, A”, “N2,” and “N3, E”.

  Using the mouse or the like, the operator selects a line RG where the lyrics event is to be divided, and sets the cursor CS at the character position where the division is desired within the line. For example, as the range RG, the second note plus event “N2, say” is selected, and the cursor CS is set between “I” and “U”. Thereafter, when the operator operates the return key (execution key), the following division processing is performed.

  As shown in FIG. 20B, the characters “I” and “U” are divided. The note plus data includes note plus events “N1, a”, “N2, i”, “N3, u”. The character “U” behind the cursor CS is merged with the lyrics event “E” in the row after the selected row RG.

  This is convenient when a number of blank line lyric events are inserted (FIG. 6) and lyrics are assigned in order from the top.

  FIG. 21 is a flowchart for realizing the above-described lyrics event division processing.

  In step SK1, a row RG including a lyrics event to be divided is selected (FIG. 20A).

  In step SK2, the cursor is set at the division position by a mouse operation or the like (FIG. 20A).

  In step SK3, the lyric event after the division position is added to the lyric event in the note plus data on the next line in accordance with the operation of the return key (FIG. 20B). This is the end of the lyrics event division process.

  22A to 22C are diagrams for explaining the kana conversion process. FIG. 22A shows an example of note plus data. The note plus data includes note plus events “N1, red”, “N2, i”, “N3, evening”, “N4, day”.

  The operator uses the mouse to move the mouse pointer 71 to the position of the lyrics event “Evening” for which kana conversion is desired, and clicks the right button of the mouse.

  As shown in FIG. 22B, candidate readings for the lyrics event “Evening” are displayed on the menu 72. In the menu 72, for example, “Yu” and “Seki” are displayed. The operator moves the mouse pointer 71 to the position of the character string “Yu”, which is an appropriate reading kana, and clicks the left button of the mouse.

  As shown in FIG. 22C, the lyric event assigned to the note event N3 is converted from the Chinese character “Even” to the kana “Yu”. In addition to kanji, alphanumeric characters and symbols can be converted to kana. If kanji or alphanumeric characters are converted to kana, then the kana can be converted to a phoneme string (FIG. 5), so that the phoneme string can be pronounced.

  FIG. 23 is a flowchart for realizing the kana conversion process described above. In step SL1, the line of the character to be converted to kana is designated with the mouse pointer 71 (FIG. 22A).

  In step SL2, when the right button of the mouse is clicked, the reading kana corresponding to the selected character is retrieved from the database and displayed as a reading kana candidate (FIG. 22B). The database is a dictionary for converting kanji or the like into kana and is stored in the external storage device 13 or the RAM 3.

  In step SL3, one of the reading kana candidates is designated with the mouse pointer 71 (FIG. 22B).

  In step SL4, when the left button of the mouse is clicked, the designated reading kana candidate is assigned to the note event in the note plus data as the character string of the designated line (FIG. 22C). This completes the kana conversion process.

  The note plus event (the character string converted into the phoneme string by the phoneme string conversion process in FIG. 5) generated as described above is supplied to the external sound source device 21, whereby the sound in the external sound source device 21 is In the synthesis circuit 32, a singing voice signal can be generated. Note that the audio data processing apparatus (personal computer 1) described in the present embodiment is a dedicated audio data processing apparatus capable of reproducing and processing note-plus data in the same format. This audio data processing apparatus can transmit note events and lyric events (phoneme strings) in an appropriate order.

  Here, an appropriate order for transmitting the note event and the lyrics event will be described. FIGS. 24A and 24B are diagrams for explaining the transmission order of note events and lyrics events. The note plus event is, for example, a set of a note event N1 and a lyrics event L1 (FIG. 6A)). The note event N1 and the lyric event L1 should theoretically be transmitted at the same timing, but since MIDI communication is serial communication, which one should be transmitted to the external sound source device 21 (FIG. 1) first becomes a problem. . The note event N1 is converted into a note-on event and transmitted. The lyric event is converted into a phoneme string (FIG. 5) and transmitted.

  FIG. 24A shows the timing of transmission in the order of phoneme string and note-on. First, the phoneme string “aj” corresponding to the syllable “a” is transmitted. Then, when note-on is transmitted, the sound of “a” starts at that timing. Next, the phoneme string “ij” corresponding to the syllable “i” is transmitted. After that, when note-on is transmitted, the sound is switched from “A” to “I” at that timing. Next, the phoneme string “uj” corresponding to the syllable “U” is transmitted. When a note-on is transmitted after that, the sound is switched from “I” to “U” at that timing.

  In FIG. 24A, the correspondence between note-on (note event) and phoneme string (lyric event) is taken, and an appropriate song can be sung.

  FIG. 24B shows the timing of transmission in the order of note-on and phoneme sequence. First, note-on is transmitted. At this time, since no phoneme string is set, for example, an initial phoneme string such as “A” starts sounding. Thereafter, the phoneme string “aj” corresponding to the syllable “a” is transmitted. At this point, there is no change in pronunciation, and the default pronunciation of “A” is maintained. Next, when note-on is transmitted, the pronunciation of the phoneme string “a” initialized at that timing is switched to the pronunciation of the transmitted phoneme string “a”. After that, the phoneme string “ij” corresponding to the syllable “i” is transmitted, but the pronunciation is not affected. Next, when note-on is transmitted, the sound is switched from “A” to “I” at that timing. After that, the phoneme string “uj” corresponding to the syllable “U” is transmitted, but the pronunciation is not affected.

  In FIG. 24B, the correspondence between note-on (note event) and phoneme string (lyric event) is not taken, and the lyrics are pronounced with a delay of one note. This makes it impossible to sing a proper song.

  As shown in FIG. 24A, the external sound source device 21 needs to first transmit a phoneme string, and then transmit a corresponding note-on. As described above, the audio data processing apparatus according to this embodiment is an apparatus that can correctly handle note-plus data, and for a single note-plus event, first transmits a phoneme string and then transmits a note-on. It is supposed to be. However, a sequencer or the like other than the voice data processing apparatus cannot handle the note plus event correctly. For this reason, the audio data processing apparatus has a function of converting Note Plus data into a more general-purpose standard MIDI file. At this time, the simple conversion to the standard MIDI file may cause inconvenience as described later. Therefore, the conversion is performed in consideration of the transmission order as described above. Hereinafter, a method for converting note-plus data into a standard MIDI file in consideration of the transmission order of note events and lyrics events (phoneme strings) will be described.

  FIG. 25 is a diagram for explaining a method of converting the note plus data 75 into the standard MIDI file 76. As shown in FIG.

  The note plus data 75 has a note event N1, a lyric event L1, a duration T2, a note event N2, a lyric event L2, and a duration T3 in this order.

  The note event N1 has a note-on event NON1 and a gate time GT1. The note-on event NON1 includes, for example, a note number (pitch) and velocity (volume). The gate time GT1 is a time from note-on to note-off, and is 450, for example. The lyric event L1 includes a phoneme string. However, exhalation symbols and kanji are included as character strings in the lyrics event L1.

  The note event N2 has a note-on event NON2 and a gate time GT2 similarly to the note event N1. The gate time GT2 is 220, for example. The lyric event L2 is composed of a phoneme string, like the lyric event L1.

  The duration T2 is the time from the start of sound generation of the note-on event NON1 to the start of sound generation of the note-on event NON2, and is 480, for example. The duration T3 is a time from the start of sounding of the note-on event NON2 to the start of sounding of the next note-on event, and is 240, for example. The gate time and duration values are represented by the number of clocks. One clock is, for example, 1/480 of a quarter note length.

  The standard MIDI file 76 is a general-purpose format file suitable for the MIDI standard. The standard MIDI file 76 is composed of a combination of duration and event.

  The standard MIDI file 76 includes, in order, lyrics event L1, duration TT1, note-on event NON1, duration TT2, note-off event NOFF1, duration TT3, lyrics event L2, duration TT4, note-on event NON2, duration TT5, note-off event NOFF2. , Having a duration TT6.

  The lyric event L1 and the note-on event NON1 are the same as the lyric event L1 and the note-on event NON1 in the note plus data 75, but the arrangement order is different. By transmitting the lyric event L1 prior to the note-on event NON1, a normal song can be sung as shown in FIG.

  The duration TT1 is the time from the transmission of the lyrics event L1 to the transmission of the note-on event NON1, and is 5 for example. If the lyric event L1 is located at an address before the note-on event NON1, theoretically, it can be considered that the duration TT1 may be zero.

  However, when the duration TT1 is set to 0, the transmission order may differ depending on the personal computer 1 or sequencer that transmits the standard MIDI file. That is, when the duration TT1 is set to 0, the lyrics event L1 and the note-on event NON1 are not always transmitted in this order, but the note-on event NON1 and the lyrics event L1 may be transmitted in this order. Furthermore, a similar phenomenon occurs when the duration TT1 is not 0, but 1 or 2.

  This is because the sequencer or the like compares the importance of the lyric event L1 and the note-on event NON1, determines that the importance of the note-on event NON1 is high, and transmits the note-on event NON1 before the lyric event L1. It is thought that there is. The lyric event can be transmitted by a system exclusive message determined by the MIDI standard.

  In order to prevent the above adverse effects, the duration TT1 is set to 5. The duration TT1 is preferably 3 or more, but if the value is too large, the previous event may be adversely affected. The duration TT1 is preferably 3 to 10. However, this is a case where the note resolution of the clock is 1/480 of the quarter note length, and when the note resolution is different, the preferable numerical value takes other values. For example, if the note resolution of the clock is 1/96 of a quarter note, about 1 to 3 is preferable.

  The duration TT2 is a time from note-on NON1 to note-off NOFF1, corresponds to the gate time GT1 of the note plus data 75, and is 450, for example.

  The duration T2 in the note plus data 75 is the time from the note-on NON1 to the next note-on NON2, and is decomposed into the durations TT2, TT3, and TT4 in the standard MIDI file 76.

  The duration TT2 is 450 as with the gate time GT1 of the note plus data 75 as described above. The duration TT4 is the time from the transmission of the lyrics event L2 to the transmission of the note-on event NON2, and is 5 as with the duration TT1. The duration TT3 is the time from the transmission of the note-off event NOFF1 to the transmission of the lyrics event L2, and is represented by TT3 = T2-TT2-TT4. That is, TT3 = 480−450−5 = 25.

  As described above, the lyric event L1 is positioned at an address before the note-on event NON1 and the duration TT1 is set to 5, so that the lyric event L1 is reliably transmitted before the note-on event NON1. Can do. At this time, the timing of the lyric event L1 is advanced by 5 without changing the timing of the note-on event NON1, so that the sounding timing by the note-on NON1 is not deviated.

  Further, by converting the note plus data 75 to the standard MIDI file 76, the versatility is increased, and it is possible to process with other sequencers and the like, and the standard MIDI file 76 is supplied to the user with a floppy disk or the like. It becomes possible.

  As shown in FIG. 26A, the standard MIDI file (SMF) conversion means 81 can convert the note plus data 75 into SMF data 76. The personal computer 1 can convert the note plus data 75 into the standard MIDI file 76 in the SMF conversion means 81 and save it in the external storage device 13. The saved standard MIDI file 76 can be used by other personal computers, sequencers and the like. If the personal computer 1 transmits the standard MIDI file 76 to the external sound source device 21, the external sound source device 21 performs sound generation processing according to the standard MIDI file 76.

  In addition, as shown in FIG. 26B, the note plus conversion means 82 can convert the SMF data 76 into note plus data 75. The personal computer 1 can load the standard MIDI file 76 stored in the external storage device 13, convert it into the note plus data 75 in the note plus conversion means 82, and store it in the RAM 3. At this time, contrary to the conversion of the note plus data 75 into the standard MIDI file 76, the lyrics event stored independently of the note event is combined into one note plus event. First, data in the standard MIDI file is sequentially searched from the top, and when a note-on event is found, a corresponding note-off event is searched to generate one note-on event including a gate time. Then, a lyric event existing up to 5 clocks before the note-on event is searched, and if found, the lyric event is added to the note-on event, and the note plus that combines the note-on event and the lyric event is added. Generate an event. As described above, the operator can perform various edits on the note plus data 75. Note that the same processing as that performed when converting the note-plus data 75 into a standard MIDI file may be applied to the case where the data is converted into a relatively versatile data format other than the standard MIDI file.

  Note that the present invention is not limited to the case where the speech synthesis circuit in the external sound source device 21 generates a phoneme string. A sound source board including a speech synthesizer circuit may be inserted into the personal computer 1 to cause the sound source board to generate a phoneme string. In that case, it is not necessary to connect the external sound source device 21 to the personal computer 1.

  The audio data processing apparatus according to the present embodiment is not limited to a form using a personal computer and application software, but may be a form of an electronic musical instrument or a sequencer. The application software may be stored in a storage medium such as a magnetic disk, an optical disk, or a semiconductor memory and supplied to a personal computer or may be supplied via a network.

  The format of the audio data is not limited to “event + relative time” in which the time of occurrence of a performance event such as a standard MIDI file is represented by the time from the previous event, but the time of occurrence of a performance event in a song or measure "Event + absolute time" expressed in absolute time, "pitch (rest) + note length" expressed in musical pitch and rest or rest and rest length, for each performance minimum resolution A format such as “solid method” in which a memory area is secured and a performance event is stored in a memory area corresponding to the time when the performance event occurs may be used.

  The audio data may have a format in which data of a plurality of channels are mixed, or may have a format in which the data of each channel is separated for each track.

  Although the present invention has been described with reference to the embodiments, the present invention is not limited thereto. It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that various modifications, improvements, combinations, and the like can be made.

It is a figure which shows the hardware constitutions of the system with which the personal computer and the external sound source device were connected. It is a figure which shows the process which allocates a text event to a note event. It is a flowchart which shows a text import process. It is a flowchart which shows the details of the reading kana and ruby process shown to step SA9 of FIG. It is a flowchart which shows a phoneme sequence conversion process. It is a figure for demonstrating a blank line insertion process. It is a flowchart which shows a blank line insertion process. It is a figure for demonstrating a lyric event insertion process. It is a flowchart which shows a lyric event insertion process. It is a figure for demonstrating a lyric event deletion process. It is a flowchart which shows a lyric event deletion process. It is a figure for demonstrating a 1st automatic lyrics allocation process. It is a flowchart which shows a 1st automatic lyrics allocation process. It is a figure for demonstrating a blank line automatic insertion process. It is a flowchart which shows a blank line automatic insertion process. It is a figure for demonstrating the 2nd automatic lyrics allocation process. It is a flowchart which shows a 2nd lyrics automatic allocation process. It is a figure for demonstrating multi-line merge processing. It is a flowchart which shows a multiple line merge process. It is a figure for demonstrating a lyric event division | segmentation process. It is a flowchart which shows a lyric event division | segmentation process. It is a figure for demonstrating kana conversion processing. It is a flowchart which shows a kana conversion process. FIG. 24A shows the pronunciation when transmitted in the order of phoneme sequence and note-on, and FIG. 24B shows the pronunciation when transmitted in the order of note-on and phoneme sequence. It is a figure which shows conversion between note plus data and a standard MIDI file. FIG. 26A shows standard MIDI file conversion means, and FIG. 26B shows note plus conversion means.

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1 personal computer, 2 buses, 3 RAM, 4 ROM, 5 CPU, 6 timer, 7 display circuit, 8 MIDI interface, 9, 11 detection circuit, 10 mouse, 12 keyboard, 13 external storage device, 14 communication interface, 21 external Tone generator, 22 bus, 23 MIDI interface, 24 RAM, 25 ROM, 26 CPU, 28 display circuit, 29 musical sound waveform synthesis circuit, 31 sound system, 32 voice synthesis circuit, 33 detection circuit, 34 switch, 41 communication network, 42 Server computer, 51 performance data, 52 text data, 53 note plus data, 75 note plus data, 76 standard MIDI file, 81 standard MIDI file conversion means, 82 note plus Conversion means

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Storage means for storing a plurality of data in which character data and note data are combined;
Display means for displaying the set of character data and note data as a display unit of note data;
A designation means for designating an insertion position for starting insertion of a blank in the display unit and the number of blanks to be inserted;
Buffer means for temporarily storing character data after the designated insertion position;
Erasing means for erasing character data after the specified insertion position;
An audio data processing apparatus comprising: allocating means for sequentially allocating the temporarily stored character data to the note data from the note data corresponding to the display unit position separated from the designated insertion position by the designated blank number separation . Storage means for storing a plurality of data in which character data and note data are combined;
Display means for displaying the set of character data and note data as a display unit of note data;
Designating means for designating a range of character data to be copied or inserted in the display unit and an insertion position at which insertion is started;
First buffer means for temporarily storing character data in the designated range;
Second buffer means for temporarily storing character data after the designated insertion position;
First allocating means for sequentially allocating the specified range of character data temporarily stored in the first buffer means from the specified insertion position to note data;
A second one in which character data temporarily stored in the second buffer means is sequentially assigned to note data from note data corresponding to the display unit position separated from the designated insertion position by the designated number of display units; And a voice data processing apparatus. First data in which first character string data and first note data are paired is stored, and second data in which second character string data and second note data are subsequently paired is stored. Storage means;
Designation means for designating a division position in the first character string data;
Audio having processing means for dividing the first character string data into two at the division position, adding the rear character string data to the second character string data, and assigning the second character string data to the second note data; Data processing device. Storage means for storing voice data in which character data and note data are combined;
Presenting means for presenting candidates for kana to pronounce the character data when the character data is kanji, alphanumeric characters or symbols;
Changing means for designating one kana from the candidates for kana, changing the character data into a character string of the kana and storing it in the storage means;
A voice data processing device comprising: means for assigning the character string of the changed kana to the note data paired with the character data before the change. A computer program recording medium for processing data in which character data and note data are combined,
A display procedure for displaying the set of the character data and the note data as a display unit of the note data;
A specification procedure for specifying an insertion position at which insertion of a blank is started and the number of blanks to be inserted in the display unit;
A buffer procedure for temporarily storing character data after the designated insertion position;
An erasing procedure for erasing character data after the designated insertion position;
For causing the computer to execute an assignment procedure for sequentially assigning the temporarily stored character data to the note data from the note data corresponding to the display unit position separated from the designated insertion position by the designated blank number separation The medium that recorded the program. A computer program recording medium for processing data in which character data and note data are combined,
A display procedure for displaying the set of the character data and the note data as a display unit of the note data;
A designation procedure for designating a range of character data to be copied or inserted in the display unit and an insertion position at which insertion is started;
A first buffer procedure for temporarily storing character data in the designated range;
A second buffer procedure for temporarily storing character data after the designated insertion position;
A first allocating procedure for sequentially allocating the specified range of character data temporarily stored in the first buffer means from the specified insertion position to note data;
A second one in which character data temporarily stored in the second buffer means is sequentially assigned to note data from note data corresponding to the display unit position separated from the designated insertion position by the designated number of display units; A medium in which a program for causing a computer to execute the allocation procedure is recorded. Processing first data in which first character string data and first note data are paired, followed by second data in which second character string data and second note data are paired. A recording medium for a computer program,
(A) a procedure for specifying a division position in the first character string data;
(B) dividing the first character string data into two at the division position, adding the rear character string data to the second character string data, and allocating the second character string data to the second note data ; A medium that records a program to be executed by a computer. A recording medium of a computer program for processing audio data in which character data and note data are combined,
(A) a procedure for presenting candidates for kana to pronounce the character data when the character data is kanji, alphanumeric characters or symbols;
(B) A procedure for designating one kana from among the kana candidates, changing the character data to a character string of the kana, and writing.
A medium on which a program for causing a computer to execute a procedure for assigning the character string of the changed kana to the note data paired with the character data before the change is recorded.

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