JPH0277878A - Word processor - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To enable even an unskilled person to generate a score and easily input music by inputting scale information and sound length information from a musical sound keyboard directly or through their detecting means. CONSTITUTION:A score mode is selected as an input mode on a keyboard 2, initialization is performed on the musical sound keyboard 3, and symbols such as a meter, a key symbol, and a play speed are inputted. Then, the input score is retrieved and judged to create a score on a staff sheet by a printer 4. Musical sound outputted by a musical instrument 5 such as a guitar is applied to a coordinate detecting means 6 and scale information whose frequency, etc., is detected is applied to a symbol determining means 7 while the sound length information whose continuance is detected by a counter 8 is applied to the determining means 7, so that a score corresponding to the input musical sound is displayed.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION (Field of Industrial Application) The present invention relates to a word processor that can easily create musical scores.

(Prior art) Conventional word processors do not take musical notation creation into consideration at all, and if you are forced to create musical notation, you must first create musical notation, treble clef, etc. as external characters and register them in a dictionary. It was necessary.

(Problem to be Solved by the Invention) Therefore, creating a musical score using a conventional word processor has the disadvantage that it is quite difficult to create a musical score even if all the functions of the word processor are activated.

In view of the above, an object of the present invention is to provide a word processor that can easily create musical scores.

(Means for Solving the Problems) The present invention achieves the above-mentioned object by detecting scale information and tone length information directly from a musical keyboard, or by detecting the scale and tone length emitted by a musical instrument. This is accomplished by inputting information into a word processor.

(Function) According to the present invention configured as described above, music score information is inputted into a word processor from a musical keyboard or a musical instrument via the detection means, so it becomes possible to create a musical score extremely easily.

(Example) Hereinafter, the present invention will be explained with reference to examples and drawings.

FIG. 1 is a perspective view showing the structure of an embodiment of the present invention, in which 1 is a main body of a word processor, 2 is a keyboard for a conventional word processor, and these constitute the word processor. 3 is a musical keyboard that can play musical tones, and 4 is a printer for printing.

The present invention thus provides the word processor keyboard 2.
It has a configuration in which a music keyboard 3 is mounted instead of or in addition to the above.

FIG. 2 shows a musical score using the symbols necessary for creating general musical scores, such as the treble clef, music score, and playing speed. do.

FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart explaining FIG. 1.

First, the input mode is selected to musical score mode using the keyboard 2 (S1), and then initial settings are made using the music keyboard 3 (S2). For initial settings, input symbols such as time signature, treble clef, or performance speed such as moderato and andante. Next, the player plays the music keyboard 3 to input information such as the musical scale and note length (S3 and S4). In this case, tone length mode (a) in which scale information is input by selectively pressing the scale key on the musical keyboard 3, and note length information is input by the pressing time, and by counting means etc. for the pressing time of the musical keyboard 3. It is possible to select the tone length detection mode (b) in which the tone length is detected and input. By inputting scale and note length information in this way, a musical score is searched and determined (S5), and is created by the printer 4 on musical score paper as shown in FIG. 2.

FIG. 4 is a block diagram showing another method for inputting scales and note lengths.

Musical tones output from a musical instrument 5 such as a guitar are applied to a coordinate detection means 6, and the scale information detected such as frequency is sent to the symbol determination means 7, and the tone length detected by the counter 8 is the scale duration. The information is similarly applied to the above-mentioned symbol determining means 7, and the musical notation symbol determined based on the input scale information and note length information is retrieved from the musical score data 9, and is displayed on the musical instrument at an appropriate position on the display means 10. 5 is displayed as a musical score corresponding to the musical tone inputted, and the necessary symbols such as the treble clef, > (accent) symbol, mezzo forte, etc. can also be input using conventional word processor input means. Therefore, the desired musical score can be easily created.

In the above explanation, a musical instrument such as a guitar or a keyboard was used as an input means, but other musical instruments or word processor keyboards may be used as long as information such as pitch and length of a note can be inputted.

(Effects of the Invention) As is clear from the above description, the present invention uses a musical keyboard to input musical tones, or provides an alternative means for detecting scales and note lengths, so that =4 - Since the information required to create a musical score is input in the same way as when playing music, musical scores can be input easily.

Therefore, even a complete amateur can create a musical score, and its use can be very effective.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing the external appearance of an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a musical score aimed at by the present invention, FIG. 3 is an operation flowchart explaining FIG. 1, and FIG. is a block diagram showing a musical score creation function. 1...Body, 2...Keyboard, 3...
Musical keyboard, 4...Printer, 5...
Musical instrument, 6... Coordinate detection means, 7... Symbol determination means, 8... Counter, 9... Score data, 10.
...Display means. Patent applicant: Matsushita Electric Industrial Co., Ltd. Figure 3 Figure 4

Claims (3)

[Claims] (1) A word processor that uses scale information and note length information to search for a music score that corresponds to the information and print it on staff paper. (2) The word processor according to claim (1), wherein scale information and note length information are input based on scale key information of a musical keyboard and information on the pressing time of the key. (3) The word processor according to claim (1), further comprising a scale detection function and a tone length detection function thereof, the output of which is scale information and tone length information.