JPH04331994A - Automatic accompaniment device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To not only vary all parts constituting an accompaniment pattern for a certain constant section like fill-in performance, but also vary the respective parts matching a performance style. CONSTITUTION:The automatic accompaniment device is provided with an accompaniment pattern switching means 6 which requests an alteration of the accompaniment pattern by recognizing the performance state of a player, a read control means 3 for each of plural parts constituting the accompaniment pattern, and a performance state control means 5 which controls performance states such as an introduction part, a fill-in part, and an ending part. Further, a conversion part selecting and indicating means 4 which selects one of accompaniment patterns for each part and indicates the ineffectiveness of sound generation to the read control means is provided to validate the sound generation of a certain specific part and freely alter the pattern constituting the part, thereby obtaining an musical automatic accompaniment matching the atmosphere of played music.

Description

[Detailed description of the invention]

0001

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to an electronic musical instrument incorporating an automatic accompaniment device.

0002

2. Description of the Related Art In recent years, electronic musical instruments have built-in devices such as automatic accompaniment devices that allow for rich performance expression, making it easy for even beginners to enjoy playing.

A conventional automatic accompaniment device will be explained below. FIG. 5 shows the configuration of a conventional automatic accompaniment device. In FIG. 5, 101 is a rhythm selection means for selecting a rhythm to be set on the main body of the musical instrument. 102 is an accompaniment pattern storage means that stores a plurality of parts of automatic accompaniment patterns of a plurality of rhythms. Reference numeral 103 indicates readout control means for the accompaniment pattern storage means 102, and reference numeral 104 indicates accompaniment pattern conversion instruction means. 105 is an accompaniment pattern changeover switch such as a fill-in button. FIG. 6 shows details of the relationship between the accompaniment pattern storage means 102 and the readout control means 103.

The operation of the automatic accompaniment device configured as described above will be explained below. First, a rhythm is selected by the rhythm selection means 101, the accompaniment pattern of the selected rhythm is read out from the accompaniment pattern storage means 102, and automatic accompaniment is played. When the fill-in button is pressed during the performance, the accompaniment pattern changeover switch 10
5 is sent to the conversion instruction means 104. Conversion instruction means 104 instructs readout control means 103 to change the accompaniment pattern to a fill-in pattern, and readout control means 103 reads fill-in patterns of all parts forming the accompaniment pattern from accompaniment pattern storage means 102. Therefore, when the fill-in button is pressed, all parts that make up the accompaniment pattern are
The pronunciation changes between measures.

[0005]

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with the above-mentioned conventional configuration, all the parts that make up the accompaniment pattern for a certain period change, such as fill-in, and only accompaniment patterns that change greatly can be obtained. The problem has been that it is not possible to obtain an accompaniment pattern suitable for the performance style required by the performer.

The present invention solves the above-mentioned conventional problems, and it not only changes all the parts that make up a certain period accompaniment pattern like a fill-in, but also changes each part to suit the performance style. An object of the present invention is to provide an automatic accompaniment device that can make automatic accompaniment more musical than ever before.

[0007]

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve this object, the automatic accompaniment device of the present invention includes a rhythm selection means for selecting a settable rhythm on the main body of the musical instrument, and a plurality of accompaniment parts each composed of a plurality of parts. an accompaniment pattern storage means for storing a pattern; an accompaniment pattern switching means for recognizing a performance state of a performer in an accompaniment pattern and requesting a change; an intro;
A performance state means for managing the performance state at that time such as an ending, and selecting one accompaniment pattern among a plurality of patterns for each part or disabling pronunciation according to the accompaniment pattern switching means and the performance state management means. The accompaniment pattern storage means has a conversion part selection/instruction means for instructing the conversion part selection/instruction means, and a readout control means for controlling the contents to be read from the accompaniment pattern storage means based on the conversion part selection/instruction means.

[0008]

[Operation] This configuration allows the performer to not only greatly change the accompaniment pattern in a certain section like a fill-in, but also to subtly change the accompaniment pattern depending on the song being played. Automatic accompaniment can be created to match the mood of the song being played.

[0009]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows the configuration of an automatic accompaniment device according to an embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 1, reference numeral 1 indicates rhythm selection means for selecting a rhythm to be set on the main body of the musical instrument, and reference numeral 2 indicates accompaniment pattern storage means for storing a plurality of parts constituting automatic accompaniment patterns of a plurality of rhythms. Reference numeral 3 denotes a readout control means for controlling the contents read out from the accompaniment pattern storage means 2. Reference numeral 4 denotes conversion part selection/instruction means for selecting one accompaniment pattern among a plurality of patterns for each part or instructing the reading control means 3 to disable pronunciation. Reference numeral 5 denotes performance state management means for managing performance states such as intro, fill-in, and ending. Reference numeral 6 denotes accompaniment pattern switching means that senses when the performer presses a fill-in button, plays the keyboard strongly or weakly, or plays a busy melody, and instructs the player to change the accompaniment pattern.

FIG. 2 shows the contents of the accompaniment pattern storage means 2 in this embodiment of the present invention. In Figure 2,
Areas 21 and 22 store accompaniment patterns of different rhythms. 23 is a part forming an accompaniment pattern. As shown in FIG. 2, a plurality of accompaniment patterns are stored in the accompaniment pattern storage means 2, and each accompaniment pattern has a plurality of parts.

FIG. 3 shows part 23 of the embodiment of the present invention.
This shows the contents. As shown in Figure 3, each part includes an intro pattern, an ending pattern, and patterns 1 and 2, which are quiet patterns consisting of four measures.
Pattern 2 is an intense song pattern consisting of measures.
There are fill-ins 1 to 4, which are fill-in patterns ranging from gentle to intense, each consisting of one bar.

FIG. 4 shows in detail the relationship between the accompaniment pattern storage means 2 and the readout control means 3 in the embodiment of the present invention. In FIG. 4, 31, 32, 33,
Reference numeral 34 denotes readout control means for each part constituting the accompaniment pattern.

The operation of the automatic accompaniment device configured as described above will be explained below. First, a rhythm is selected by the rhythm selection means 1, and the automatic accompaniment pattern storage area of the selected rhythm in the accompaniment pattern storage means 2 becomes effective. On the other hand, when the accompaniment pattern switching means 6 requests a change to an accompaniment pattern directly instructed by the performer, the performance state management means 5 adds the current performance state such as intro, fill-in, ending, etc. Based on the information, the conversion part selection/instruction means 4 selects one pattern suitable for the song being played from among several patterns for each part, and also includes information on whether the pronunciation is valid or invalid. Instruct the readout control means 3 to include the information. In accordance with this instruction, the readout control means 3 controls the contents read out from the accompaniment pattern storage means 2 so that the contents are for a quiet piece or a vigorous fill-in pattern. Therefore, when a change to the accompaniment pattern is requested, not only will all the parts that make up the accompaniment pattern change and sound, but the change will be made to suit the song in which only the part you want to change is being played. This allows you to make only the parts you want to hear sound.

For example, referring to FIG. 3, when the performer requests a quiet song pattern, pattern 1, which is a quiet song pattern, is selected, and when performing a fill-in, fill-in 1, which is a gentle fill-in pattern, is selected. Also, when the performer requests an intense song pattern by playing the keyboard strongly or playing a busy melody line, pattern 2, which is an intense song pattern, is selected, and when it is a fill-in, fill-in 4, which is an intense fill-in pattern, is selected. be done.

As described above, according to the present embodiment, an accompaniment pattern switching means is provided which recognizes the performance state of the performer and requests a change in the accompaniment pattern, and each of the plurality of parts constituting the accompaniment pattern is A readout control means is provided in the
A conversion part is provided with a performance state management means for managing the performance states of intro, fill-in, ending, etc., and also selects one accompaniment pattern from a plurality of patterns for each part, reads out the invalidation of pronunciation, and instructs the control means. By providing a selection/indication means, you can not only change all the parts that make up one accompaniment pattern for a certain period like a fill-in, but also enable the sound of a specific part or configure the parts. The automatic accompaniment pattern can be changed freely, and automatic accompaniment suitable for the atmosphere of the music being played can be provided.

[0017] Note that by inserting a blank pattern into the parts constituting the accompaniment pattern, it is possible to invalidate the sound of a particular part.

[0018]

As described above, the present invention provides an accompaniment pattern switching means that can switch accompaniment patterns by recognizing the performance state of a performer, and a readout control means for each part constituting the accompaniment pattern. Setting, intro,
A performance state management means for managing performance states such as fill-ins and endings is provided, and a conversion part selection/instruction means is provided for selecting one accompaniment pattern among a plurality of patterns for each part or instructing disabling of pronunciation. As a result, it is possible to realize an excellent automatic accompaniment device that allows the performer to freely change the automatic accompaniment pattern according to the atmosphere of the music by making large or small changes.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a configuration diagram of an automatic accompaniment device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

[Fig. 2] Schematic diagram showing the contents of accompaniment pattern storage means

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FIG. 3: Configuration diagram of parts of an accompaniment pattern in an embodiment of the present invention

FIG. 4 is a detailed diagram of the readout control means of the automatic accompaniment device in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Figure 5] Configuration diagram of a conventional automatic accompaniment device

[Fig. 6] Detailed diagram of readout control means of a conventional automatic accompaniment device

[Explanation of symbols]

1 Rhythm selection means 2 Accompaniment pattern storage means 3 Readout control means 4 Conversion part selection/instruction means 5 Performance status management means 6 Accompaniment pattern switching means

Claims (2)

[Claims] 1. Rhythm selection means for selecting rhythms that can be set on the main body of the musical instrument; accompaniment pattern storage means for storing accompaniment patterns for each rhythm; and accompaniment pattern storage means for storing accompaniment patterns for each rhythm; an accompaniment pattern switching means for requesting a change of the accompaniment pattern, a performance state management means for managing the performance states of intro, fill-in, and ending of a plurality of parts constituting the accompaniment pattern, the accompaniment pattern switching means, and the performance state of each of the parts. a conversion part selection/instruction means for selecting and instructing a part whose accompaniment pattern is to be changed according to the management means; and a readout control means for controlling contents read from the accompaniment pattern storage means based on the conversion part selection/instruction means. Equipped with
An automatic accompaniment device characterized in that an accompaniment pattern can be set for each part according to a performer's performance state and musical idea. 2. The automatic accompaniment apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the accompaniment pattern storage means stores a plurality of accompaniment patterns, and the readout control means sets a different state in the instrument body for each of the plurality of accompaniment patterns.