JPH09101795A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide the KARAOKE device which makes it easy to select a text when one played song has plural texts. SOLUTION: The KARAOKE device is equipped with respective means. Namely, a musical sound data storage means 24 stores musical sound data on songs to be played, a played song selecting means 19 selects a song to be played, and a music playing means 17 reads the musical sound data on the selected song out and plays the song. A text data storage means 25 stores text data corresponding to the played song. A text selecting means 19 selects one or >=2 of plural texts when the selected song to be played has the texts. Then a text display means 7 reads the text data on the selected text out and displays a text telop based upon the text data.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

TECHNICAL FIELD The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a karaoke device, when a predetermined music piece is selected, the music piece is played through a speaker, and the lyrics of the music piece are displayed on a screen of a display device together with a background image. The user of the device enjoys singing along with the performance of the song while watching the displayed lyrics.
In this case, generally, one type of song (melody) corresponds to one type of lyrics telop, but in some cases, a plurality of different versions of the same song, such as parody, are included. The lyrics may correspond.

[0003]

However, in the conventional karaoke apparatus, in the case of the above-mentioned performance music, a different music number is assigned to each lyrics, and in some cases different music names are given. It was being done. Therefore, when it is desired to select the lyrics of the desired version, it is troublesome to search the song number corresponding to the version using the song list or the like each time. In addition, such a song needs to be registered as a different song, even though the karaoke performance part is exactly the same, only the lyrics are different, and the tone data for karaoke performance is enlarged. There was a problem to invite.

An object of the present invention is to provide a karaoke device which can easily select the lyrics in the case of a musical piece having a plurality of lyrics.

[0005]

In order to solve the above problems, the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is characterized by including the following requirements. Musical tone data storage means: Stores musical tone data of a musical composition. Performance music selection means: Selects a performance music. Music playing means: The musical tone data of the selected musical piece is read and the musical piece is played. Lyrics data storage means: Stores lyrics data corresponding to a performance song. Lyrics selection means: When a plurality of lyrics are registered for the selected music piece, one of the plurality of lyrics is registered.
Or select two or more. Lyrics display means: Reads the lyrics data of the selected lyrics and displays the lyrics telop based on the lyrics data.

According to the karaoke apparatus configured as described above, the lyrics selection means for selecting the lyrics of a musical piece for which a plurality of lyrics are registered is provided, so that the versions are different. Searching for a song with lyrics becomes very easy.

[0007] In this case, for a musical piece in which a plurality of lyrics are registered, common tone data can be used for each registered lyrics. By doing so, it is not necessary to store the same tone data for each lyrics in duplicate, and it is possible to prevent the data from bloating.

Next, if a plurality of lyrics are registered for the musical composition selected by the musical composition selecting means, a lyrics specifying information display means for displaying a list of lyrics specifying information for specifying the lyrics is provided. be able to. By doing so, the lyrics can be selected more easily by referring to the list display. The lyrics specifying information may include, for example, at least one of a song name, a lyrics version name, and a part of the lyrics.

The lyrics selecting means can be configured so that the user manually selects one or more of the lyrics, and also automatically selects one or more of the lyrics. It can also be configured to be randomly selected. According to the latter configuration, it is possible to raise the user's expectation as to which lyrics of different versions are selected.

On the other hand, the lyrics display means can be configured to display the selected lyrics at the same time when two or more lyrics are selected by the lyrics selection means. By doing so, it is possible to enjoy a novel way of enjoying that a plurality of users sing together with different lyrics. In this case, the lyrics display means may display the selected lyrics vertically or horizontally on the same screen. For two or more lyrics displayed at the same time, the lyrics telop itself or the background portion of the lyrics telop is displayed in different colors,
It is also possible to make the lyrics easier to identify.

[0011]

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION Embodiments of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings by some examples. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke device 1 of the present invention. The karaoke device 1 is configured as a so-called communication karaoke device, and includes a host computer 2
The karaoke data including the musical tone data of the musical piece to be played is transmitted from the karaoke device 1 to the karaoke commander 4, which is the core of the karaoke device 1, through the communication means 3 such as a public telephone line. On the karaoke commander 4, a monitor 7 as a display means such as a CRT for displaying a lyrics telop and a background image, an amplifier mixer 8
Etc. are connected, the microphone 5 and the speaker 6 are connected to the amplifier mixer 8.
Are connected.

The karaoke commander 4 has a karaoke controller 10
In addition, the CPU 11, the ROM 12, the RAM 13, and the like are incorporated therein, and control the entire karaoke apparatus 1.
The karaoke control unit 10 includes a modem 15 for receiving karaoke data from the host computer 2, a karaoke data storage unit 16 for storing karaoke data distributed from the host computer 2, and musical tone data stored in the storage unit 16. A musical sound synthesizer 17 for synthesizing music based on the music, a monitor controller 18, an input unit 19 as a lyrics selection unit, and the like are connected.

The musical tone data storage section 24 of the karaoke data storage section 16 stores musical tone data of a large number of musical pieces to be associated with musical piece numbers. This musical sound data is, for example, M
It is constructed based on the IDI (Musical Instrument Digital Interface) standard, and the information includes at least data such as scale, tone intensity, tone length, and tone color.

Next, the lyrics data storage section 25 stores the lyrics data of each performance piece. Here, when a plurality of lyrics correspond to one common musical tone data (that is, a musical piece to be played), it is associated with the lyrics specifying information (for example, the version name of the lyrics) for specifying the lyrics. Each lyrics data is stored in the form. On the other hand, the background video data storage unit 26 stores background video data that corresponds to each musical piece on a one-to-one basis (or some different background video data that does not correspond to each musical piece on a one-to-one basis).

The tone synthesizer 17 is composed of, for example, a synthesizer or the like, and serves as a sound source for synthesizing (generating) the performance signals of the respective musical instruments based on the tone data sent from the tone data memory 24. This performance signal is sent to the amplifier mixer 8 for amplification, and at the same time, is mixed with the user's singing voice input via the microphone 5 at an appropriate ratio, and the speaker 6
Output from That is, the musical sound synthesizing section 17, the amplifier mixer 8, the speaker 6, and the like constitute a music playing means.

Next, the monitor control unit 18 can visually display on the monitor 7 the lyrics data sent from the lyrics data storage unit 25 and the background video data sent from the background video data storage unit 26. The role of notifying the user of the corresponding singing part by converting it into a video signal, synthesizing the lyrics telop and the background image based on it and displaying it on the monitor 7, and inverting the lyrics telop in sequence in synchronization with the progress of the song performance Fulfill. On the other hand, when a musical piece corresponding to a plurality of lyrics is selected, as shown in FIG. 5, the lyrics selection screen 7a is displayed.
Is displayed on the monitor 7. That is,
The monitor control unit 18 and the monitor 7 constitute a lyrics display means and a lyrics identification information display means.

Further, the input section 19 is, as shown in FIG.
An operation key 19a for inputting the song number or the like for the user to reserve a song to be sung, and a cursor movement key 19b for moving the selection cursor on the above-mentioned lyrics selection screen or the like are provided. In this embodiment, the input unit 1
Reference numeral 9 is configured as a remote control unit including a wireless transmission unit 19c such as an infrared generator, but is configured to be connected to the karaoke commander 4 by wire or integrated into the karaoke commander 4. Can also be configured as.

Next, as shown in FIG. 2, a music reservation memory 13a is provided in the RAM 13 of the karaoke control section 10. The song number input from the input unit 19 is stored in the song reservation memory 13a to reserve a song performance. Further, the ROM 12 stores the following programs. Music performance program 12a: Musical sound data is read from the musical sound data storage unit 24 to perform a musical composition. Lyrics output program 12b: Outputs a lyrics telop to the monitor 7 based on the lyrics data stored in the lyrics data storage unit 25. Background video output program 12c: Outputs a background video to the monitor 7 based on the background video data stored in the background video data storage unit 26. Music selection program 12d: Selects a performance music based on the input content from the input unit 19. Lyrics selection program 12e: The lyrics selection screen 7a (FIG. 5) is displayed when a performance song in which a plurality of lyrics are registered is selected, and lyrics are selected based on the input content from the input unit 19. The operation of the karaoke apparatus 1 based on these programs will be described below with reference to the flowchart of FIG.

First, in S1, a music piece number is input from the input unit 19 (FIG. 3) to reserve a performance music piece. The inputted song number is stored in the song reservation memory 13a. When the music piece is reserved, the music performance program 12a is activated, and the first one of the music numbers stored in the music reservation memory 13a is read out in S2.

Here, a plurality of lyrics may correspond to the musical piece having the read musical piece number. in this case
From S3 to S4, as shown in FIG. 5, the lyrics selection screen 7
a is displayed on the monitor 7. This lyrics selection screen 7a
An example in which a support song for a professional baseball team is selected is shown. For example, the support song for this team is based on the premise that the names of the main players are always included in the lyrics. in this case,
The main players of the team change year by year due to the appearance of retired players, trades, or appointment of new players, so a new lyrics version with updated player names will be created every year.
Therefore, a plurality of versions of the lyrics of the support song are prepared for each year, and the lyrics selection screen 7a displays a list of version names (that is, what year version) of the lyrics as lyrics identification information. It has become. The user of the device uses the cursor movement key 19b (FIG. 3) of the input unit 19.
Is operated to move the cursor 7f to the version name of the desired lyrics, and the ENTER key 19d is operated to select the lyrics (S5). Here, as shown in FIG. 7, a part of each lyrics, for example, the beginning part may be displayed together with the version name of the lyrics on the lyrics selection screen 7a.

When the lyrics are selected in this way, the corresponding lyrics data is read from the lyrics data storage unit 25 (S
6). If the song has only one type of lyrics, S4 and S5
Is skipped and goes directly to S6. Subsequently, in S7, the musical tone data corresponding to the song number and the background video data are read out, the karaoke performance is executed based on the musical tone data, and the read lyrics telop 7c is read as shown in FIG. Is displayed on the monitor 7 together with the background image B (S8). As described above, no matter which lyrics are selected, the read musical sound data (that is, the music to be played) is the same.

When the music performance is completed, the process proceeds to S9, and it is determined whether or not the music number of the next music performance is stored in the music reservation memory 13a. If it is stored, the process returns to S2, the music number of the next performance music is read from the music reservation memory 13a, and the same processing is repeated thereafter. If not remembered
Return to S1 and wait for song number input. Even when the song number is stored in the song reservation memory 13a, the song number can be input at any time, and the performance song can be reserved. The process ends if the end signal is detected in S10.

Here, when a performance piece in which a plurality of lyrics are registered is selected, two or more lyrics can be selected at the same time. In this case, for example, as shown in FIG. 8, the lyrics telops 7d and 7e of the selected two or more lyrics are displayed.
Can be displayed at the same time side by side on the screen of the monitor 7 (or left and right in the case of vertically written lyrics).
Thereby, it becomes possible to sing different lyrics at the same time by a plurality of users, or to select and sing a desired one out of a plurality of lyrics telops displayed simultaneously. In this case, the lyrics telops 7d and 7e are displayed in different colors, or the lyrics telops 7d are displayed.
And the background portion Q of 7e are displayed in different colors,
It becomes easy to distinguish between the two lyrics telops 7d and 7e.

The lyrics selection program 12e does not select the lyrics based on the input from the input unit 19, but uses a random number or the like to randomly and automatically select any of the registered lyrics. It can also be configured to perform the process of selecting.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke device as an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing the contents of RAM and ROM of FIG.

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram showing an example of an input unit.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart showing an operation flow of the karaoke apparatus of FIG.

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a lyrics selection screen.

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a lyrics display screen.

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram showing another example of a lyrics selection screen.

FIG. 8 is a schematic diagram showing an example of a lyrics display screen for simultaneously displaying a plurality of lyrics.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 Karaoke device 6 Speaker (music playing means) 7 Monitor (lyrics displaying means, lyrics specific information displaying means) 8 Amplifier mixer (music playing means) 17 Musical sound synthesizing section (music playing means) 19 Input section (lyrics selecting means, playing music selection) 24) Music data storage unit (Music data storage unit) 25 Lyrics data storage unit (Lyric data storage unit)

(72) Inventor Yoshihiko Hibino 6-104 Sakurayama-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture, EXING Co., Ltd. (72) Inventor Seiko Ishikawa 6-104 Sakurayama-cho, Showa-ku, Nagoya, Aichi Prefecture Co., Ltd. Within Xing

Claims (7)

[Claims] 1. A musical tone data storage means for storing musical tone data of a musical piece to be played, a musical piece data selecting means for selecting the musical piece to be played, and musical tone data of the selected musical piece to be read to play the musical piece. Music playing means for performing, lyrics data storage means for storing lyrics data corresponding to the played music, and when a plurality of lyrics are registered for the selected played music, of the plurality of lyrics Karaoke comprising: a lyrics selecting means for selecting one or two or more, and a lyrics displaying means for reading the lyrics data of the selected lyrics and displaying a lyrics telop based on the lyrics data. apparatus. 2. When a plurality of lyrics are registered for the performance song selected by the performance song selecting means, a lyrics specifying information display means for displaying a list of lyrics specifying information for specifying the lyrics is provided. The karaoke device according to claim 1, which is provided. 3. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 2, wherein the lyrics specifying information includes at least one of a song name, a lyrics version name, and a part of the lyrics. 4. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the lyrics selection means automatically and randomly selects one or more of the plurality of lyrics. 5. The lyrics display means, when two or more lyrics are selected by the lyrics selection means, displays the selected lyrics at the same time.
The karaoke device according to any one of 1. 6. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the lyrics display means displays the selected lyrics vertically or horizontally on the same screen. 7. The lyrics display means displays the lyrics telop itself or the background portion of the lyrics telop in different colors for the two or more lyrics displayed simultaneously. Karaoke device.