JPH0916183A - Karaoke device - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To provide the device which enables a singer to adjust a musical performance of KARAOKE music on the screen of a monitor while singing without moving, and to smoothly adjust the musical performance of the KARAOKE music by providing a touch panel on which the musical performance of the KARAOKE music can be adjusted on the screen of the monitor where the text of the KARAOKE music, etc., is projected. CONSTITUTION: On the screen 11 of the small-sized monitor 10 provided exclusively for a singer, the touch panel 17 is provided which operates as an adjusting means for adjusting the musical performance of KARAOKE music by touching key control buttons 12, a 2-chorous cut button 13, an ending cut button 14, and a resinging button 15. Further, a commander 51 has a selecting means consisting of a display selection button 18 for selecting whether or not the respective buttons constituting the adjusting means are displayed on the screen 11 of the small-sized monitor 10.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a karaoke apparatus capable of adjusting the performance of a karaoke piece, and more particularly, the singer performs the adjustment of the performance of the karaoke piece on a monitor screen displaying an image of the karaoke piece. Karaoke device that can be used.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Recent karaoke apparatuses have various functions for adjusting the performance of karaoke songs, and as shown in FIG. 3, a commander 51 of the karaoke apparatus or an attached remote controller (not shown), Operation buttons for adjusting the performance of the karaoke piece, such as a key control button 52, a chorus cut button 53, an afterplay cut button 54, and a re-sing button 55, are provided.

The key control button 52 has a function of changing the pitch of the karaoke piece to be played in semitone steps without any discomfort in order to match the singing voice of the user. The 2-chorus cut button 53 repeats the main melody of the karaoke piece (hereinafter referred to as "chorus") twice when there are many waiting lines or when it is desired to sing more karaoke pieces within a limited time. If the button is pressed within a predetermined period of time before, it has a function of deleting the performance after the chorus is repeated twice while fading out and smoothly moving to the next karaoke piece. The afterplay cut button 54 is used for karaoke when watering a mood that has been raised due to a long performance (hereinafter referred to as "afterplay") after all singing parts are finished, or when there are many waiting lines. If it is pressed within a predetermined time before the performance of the subsequent piece of the song is performed, it has a function of fading out the subsequent piece while deleting it, and smoothly moving to the next karaoke piece. The re-singing button 55 has a function of restarting the performance from the beginning when the singing portion is not successful and is pressed within a certain time after the singing portion starts.

Those operation buttons 52, 53, 54, 5
The commander 51 of the karaoke device provided with 5, etc. is convenient for the operation of the karaoke device including operation buttons related to other functions, and further, from the appearance of the commander 51 having a large box shape, Commander 5 is placed on the stage where the singer sings.
1 is rarely installed. Therefore, a singer singing a karaoke song while watching the lyrics or the like displayed on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 on the stage where the small monitor 10 dedicated to the singer shown in FIG. It will be located away from 51. The same is often true for a singer who sings a karaoke song while looking at the screen of a large monitor provided indoors.

In these cases, when the singer wants to adjust the performance of the karaoke piece, the singer himself moves to the commander 51 of the karaoke device or requests another person to install the commander 51 of the karaoke device. It is necessary to press the operation buttons 52, 53, 54, 55 that have been pressed. Further, when the performance of the karaoke piece is adjusted by the remote control device, the singer himself operates the remote control device or requests another person to send a remote control signal to the remote control light receiving part 56 provided in the commander 51 of the karaoke device. Need to send. That is, unless the singer himself moves to the commander 51 of the karaoke device, or interrupts the song and operates the remote control device or requests another person, the performance of the karaoke song cannot be adjusted.

[0006]

However, the above-mentioned adjustment of the performance of the karaoke piece feels necessary while the singer is singing, and continues to sing on the spot (such as in front of the small monitor 10). However, the singer himself may want to make adjustments. For example, when changing the pitch of a karaoke song that is played, it is suitable for the "current"one's singing ability by actually singing, even if the pitch change is completed before singing. You may want to change the pitch of the pitch. Also, while the singer is singing, changes in the surrounding situation due to an increase in waiting list or an increase in mood, or
The same applies to the case where the performance of a karaoke piece is ended early due to a change in one's emotions that occurs when the person cannot sing well, and it is desired to shift to the next karaoke piece.

In such a case, the singer himself depresses operation buttons such as the key control button 52, the chorus cut button 53, and the afterplay cut button 54 while continuing to sing on the spot (such as in front of a small monitor). If it is possible, the song will not be interrupted, the mood around will not be disturbed, the performance of the karaoke song can be adjusted smoothly, and the singer himself will not move, which is convenient. .

However, in the conventional karaoke apparatus,
When the singer himself adjusts the performance of the karaoke piece while singing, the singer himself must press the operation button provided on the commander 51 of the karaoke apparatus or the remote controller. That is, the singer must move to the commander 51 of the karaoke device while singing, or must find and press the corresponding operation button from a large number of small operation buttons provided on the remote control device. No, I had to interrupt the song. Therefore, there is a problem that the singer himself cannot adjust the performance of the karaoke piece while continuing to sing without moving from the spot.

Therefore, according to the present invention, a karaoke song can be performed while the singer keeps singing without moving by providing a touch panel for adjusting the performance of the karaoke song on the screen of the monitor displaying the lyrics of the karaoke song. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke device capable of performing the adjustment of the performance of the karaoke piece smoothly on the screen of the monitor, and thus smoothly adjusting the performance of the karaoke piece.

[0010]

A karaoke device of the present invention is a karaoke device having an adjusting means for adjusting the performance of a karaoke piece and a display device for displaying video information of the karaoke piece, wherein the adjusting means is provided on the display device. It is characterized by being equipped with a touch panel for performing the operation. Further, the adjusting means includes at least one of a key control, a chorus cut, an after performance cut, and a re-song. Furthermore, the karaoke apparatus of the present invention is characterized by having a selection means for selecting whether or not to display the adjustment means on the display device.

[0011]

In the karaoke apparatus of the present invention having the above structure, the singer singing while watching the video information of the karaoke piece in front of the display device, sings the karaoke piece on the spot,
A touch panel provided in the display device can be used to operate the adjusting means for adjusting the performance of the karaoke piece such as key control, chorus cut, post-cut, and re-sing. Further, in the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, it is possible to operate the selecting means for displaying the adjusting means on the display device.

With the key control, when the touch panel is operated, the adjusting means changes the pitch of the karaoke piece in semitone units. Further, the two-chorus cut means that when the touch panel is operated within a predetermined time before the chorus performance is repeated twice, the adjusting means deletes the performance after the chorus is repeated while fading out, Transition to the next karaoke song smoothly. Also,
The afterplay cut button 54 is operated by the touch panel within a predetermined time before the afterplay of the karaoke song is performed, and the adjusting means deletes the afterplay while fading out to smoothly move to the next karaoke song. Transition. Furthermore, re-singing means that if the touch panel is operated within a fixed time after the singing portion starts, the adjusting means restarts the performance from the beginning.

[0013]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Next, an embodiment of the karaoke apparatus of the present invention having the above construction will be described in detail with reference to the accompanying drawings. FIG. 1 is a front view showing a screen of a small monitor that displays video information of a karaoke piece, and FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of the karaoke apparatus.

As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke apparatus of this embodiment provides an adjusting means for adjusting the performance of a karaoke piece such as key control, chorus cut, cut after performance, and re-singing, and video information of the karaoke piece. It has a small monitor 10 (see FIG. 4) which is a display device for displaying. On the screen 11 of the small monitor 10, the key control button 1
2 and 2 chorus cut button 13 and subsequent cut button 1
4. Touch panel 17 for operating the adjusting means for adjusting the performance of the karaoke piece by touching the re-sing button 15
It has. In addition, as shown in FIG.
1 has a selection means including a display selection button 18 for selecting whether or not to display the buttons 12 to 15 constituting the adjustment means on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10. Further, a touch panel 17 as an input unit is arranged on the front surface of the screen 11 of the small monitor 10. The small monitor 10 shown in FIG. 4 is provided exclusively for a singer.

Further, as shown in FIG. 2, the karaoke apparatus of this embodiment has an electronic control unit 20, a commander 51 (see FIG. 3).
Hard disk 21, optical disk reproducing device 2)
2, synthesizer 24, amplifier 25, speaker 26, small monitor 10 (see FIGS. 1 and 4) and the like. The electronic control unit 20 has a well-known interface 3
0, CPU 31, hard disk controller 32, optical disk controller 33, RAM 34, ROM 35,
The synthesizer controller 36 and a bus 38 interconnecting these are provided, and the touch panel 17 is connected to the CPU 31.

Karaoke data consisting of performance data and lyrics data is recorded on the hard disk 21 for several thousand songs, and the karaoke data of the karaoke song selected by the song selection button 60 of the commander 51 is stored in the electronic control unit 2.
Provide to 0. The karaoke data has song number collection information set as index information, and the hard disk controller 32 reads the song number collection information of the selected karaoke data, records it in the RAM 34, and uses it as information for subsequent processing. The performance data is data based on the MIDI standard in which the types of tones, pitches, volume, pronunciation lengths, etc. are arranged in time series of performance, and the karaoke data has a data amount of about 100 kilobytes per song. Is.

In the optical disk reproducing device 22, the video information of the karaoke songs classified into a plurality of genres is recorded on the optical disk 2.
A large number of pieces of video data are recorded on the third monitor 3, and video information based on the genre of the karaoke music selected by the music selection button 60 of the commander 51 is provided to the small monitor 10 through various signal processes. Corresponding genre information is set as index information in the video information, and the corresponding genre information of the selected karaoke piece is read by the optical disc controller 33 and recorded in the RAM 34, which is used as information for subsequent processing. The video information of the lyrics is stored on the hard disk 2.
It is recorded corresponding to the karaoke piece recorded in 1.

The synthesizer 24 converts the performance data provided to the electronic control unit 20 into an analog musical tone signal for karaoke performance, and outputs this musical tone signal to the amplifier 25. The amplifier 25 amplifies the musical sound signal input from the synthesizer 24 together with the singing voice of the singer input via the microphone 27, and drives the speaker 13.

In the karaoke apparatus configured as described above, when the music number is input by the music selection button 60 of the commander 51, the karaoke music corresponding to the input music number is played from the speaker 26. Also, as shown in FIG.
The small-sized monitor 10 displays video information such as lyrics and simultaneously displays the buttons 12 to 15 and the like constituting the adjusting means on the upper part of the screen 11 of the small-sized monitor 10. The singer stands on the stage provided as a place where the singer sings, and in front of the small monitor 10 dedicated to the singer, holds the microphone 27 and holds image information such as lyrics displayed on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10. I will sing while watching.

By the way, the pitch of the karaoke piece to be played can be changed by touching the key control button 52 of the commander 51 or the key control button 12 displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 with a finger. Through the touch panel 17, the CPU 31 can detect that the key control button 13 has been operated and thereby change the key before singing. However, it may be necessary to adjust the performance of the karaoke piece to a pitch suitable for the "current" singing ability of the singer by actually singing. In this case, when the pitch is desired to be increased, the singer himself may touch the “#” part of the key control button 12 displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 with his finger, and when the pitch is desired to be lowered, the small monitor It suffices that the singer himself touches the "b" part of the key control button 12 displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of 10 with the finger, and the CPU 31 detects them through the touch panel 17 and changes the key. it can.

That is, when a finger touches the touch panel 17 on the key control button 12, the hard disk 21
Of the performance data provided to the electronic control unit 20 from
The pitch of the pitch of the karaoke piece being played is changed by the CPU 31 changing the pitch of the karaoke piece by the CPU 31 in semitone steps according to the number of contacts and outputting the changed performance data to the synthesizer 24.

Thus, a singer singing a karaoke song in front of the small monitor 10 can sing the karaoke song on the spot and feel the pitch of the karaoke song played in semitone steps without feeling discomfort. Since it is possible to match the singing voice and the song is not interrupted, it is possible to smoothly adjust the performance of the karaoke song without breaking the mood of the surroundings, and the singer himself can move. It's convenient because it doesn't exist.

While the singer is singing, a karaoke piece is played due to changes in surrounding conditions due to an increase in waiting list, an increase in mood, etc., or a change in one's feelings that occurs when he cannot sing well. There are times when you may want to exit early and move to the next karaoke song.

In such a case, when it is desired to delete the performance after the chorus has been repeated twice while fading out, and to smoothly move to the next karaoke piece, the small monitor 1
The singer himself may touch his finger with 14 parts of the 2 chorus cut button displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of 0. That is, if the finger touches the 2 chorus cut button 14 within a predetermined time before the chorus performance is repeated twice,
CPU 3 that has detected the operation via touch panel 17
By controlling the amplifier 25 so that 1 fades out the performance after the chorus has been repeated twice, the performance after the chorus has been repeated twice is deleted while fading out, and the next karaoke song is smoothly performed. Can be migrated.

Thus, within a predetermined time before the chorus performance is repeated twice, a singer singing a karaoke song in front of the small monitor 10 can sing the karaoke song and play the chorus on the spot. It is possible to delete the performance after being repeated twice while fading out, and to move smoothly to the next karaoke song. Since the song will not be interrupted, it will be smooth without disturbing the surrounding mood. It is convenient because the performance of the karaoke song can be adjusted and the singer does not move.

If you want to delete the succeeding part while fading it out and move to the next karaoke piece smoothly,
The singer himself may touch the 13 parts of the afterplay cut button displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 with his / her finger. That is, when a finger touches the rear performance cut button 13 within a predetermined time before the rear performance of the karaoke piece is played, the CPU 31 which detects the operation via the touch panel 17 causes the rear performance to fade out. By controlling the amplifier 25, it is possible to delete the afterplay of the karaoke piece while fading it out, and to smoothly move to the next karaoke piece.

As a result, within a predetermined time before the afterplay is performed, the singer singing a karaoke song in front of the small monitor 10 fades out the afterplay on the spot while singing the karaoke song. However, it is possible to delete it and move to the next karaoke song smoothly, and the song will not be interrupted, so you can smoothly adjust the performance of the karaoke song without disturbing the mood around. It is convenient because the singer does not have to move.

Further, when the singer himself thinks that he wants to start the performance again from the beginning when the singing is not successful, the 15 parts of the re-sing button displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 are pressed. The singer should touch with his finger. That is, when a finger touches the re-sing button 15 within a certain time after the singing portion starts, the CPU 31 which detects the operation through the touch panel 17 stops the performance and the musical tone signal for karaoke performance is started from the beginning. By controlling the synthesizer 24 so as to input to the amplifier 25, the karaoke piece can be replayed from the beginning.

As a result, within a certain time after the beginning of the singing part, a singer singing a karaoke piece in front of the small monitor 10 can sing the karaoke piece on the spot.
It is convenient because it is possible to restart the performance from the beginning and the singer does not move.

When it is unnecessary to display the buttons and the like constituting the adjusting means displayed on the upper part of the screen 11 of the small monitor 10, the display selecting button 18 of the commander 51 is depressed to constitute the adjusting means. The display of each button and the like disappears from the screen 11 of the small monitor 10. After that, when it is desired to display the buttons or the like constituting the adjusting means on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10, the display selection button 18 of the commander 51 is displayed.
You can press.

As described in detail above, in the karaoke apparatus of the present embodiment, the karaoke piece is played by touching the key control button 12, the chorus cut button 14, the after cut button 13, and the re-sing button 15 with a finger. A touch panel 17 for adjusting the performance is provided on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 which is provided only for a singer and displays the lyrics of a karaoke song and the like.

Therefore, when the singer feels the need while singing in front of the small monitor 10 and wants to change the pitch to a level suitable for his "current" singing power, or an increase in waiting time. When you want to finish playing a karaoke song early and move to the next karaoke song due to changes in the surrounding situation due to excitement or mood, or changes in your feelings that occur when you can not sing well, etc. While continuing to sing, the singer can touch the operation buttons such as the key control button 12, the chorus cut button 14, and the after cut button 13 with his / her finger. Therefore, while the singer continues to sing without moving, the performance of the karaoke piece can be adjusted on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10, so that the karaoke piece can be smoothly played without damaging the surrounding mood. Can be adjusted.

The present invention is not limited to the above embodiment, and various modifications can be made without departing from the spirit of the invention.

For example, in the above embodiment, the key control button 12, the chorus cut button 14, the succeeding cut button 13, and the re-sing button 15 displayed on the screen are displayed.
The touch panel 17 that can adjust the performance of a karaoke song by touching it with a finger is provided on the screen 11 of the small monitor 10 dedicated to the singer, but the touch panel 17 is a large monitor provided indoors. If the singer also sings a karaoke piece near a large monitor, the screen can be used.

[0035]

As is apparent from what has been described above, in the karaoke apparatus of the present invention, the karaoke piece of the karaoke piece is played by touching the key control button, the chorus cut button, the after cut button, and the re-sing button with a finger. A touch panel that can be used to adjust the performance is provided for the singer only, and is provided on the screen of a small monitor that displays the lyrics of karaoke songs, so it is necessary while the singer is singing in front of the small monitor. I feel that I want to change the pitch to a level that is suitable for my "current" singing ability, changes in the surrounding situation due to increased waiting and mood, or when I cannot sing well When you want to finish playing a karaoke song early and move to the next karaoke song due to changes in your mind, etc., the singer himself must keep singing while playing the key. By simply touching the control buttons such as the control button, the chorus cut button, and the afterplay cut button with a finger, the karaoke song performance is adjusted on the screen of the small monitor while the singer continues to sing without moving. Therefore, it is possible to smoothly adjust the performance of the karaoke piece without damaging the mood of the surroundings.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a front view showing a screen of a small monitor that displays video information of a karaoke piece.

FIG. 2 is a control block diagram of a karaoke device.

FIG. 3 shows a front view of a commander of a karaoke device.

FIG. 4 shows an external view of a small monitor dedicated to a singer.

[Explanation of symbols]

 10 small monitor 12 key control button 13 2 chorus cut button 14 repertoire cut button 15 re-sing button 17 touch panel 18 display selection button

Claims (3)

[Claims] 1. A karaoke device having an adjusting means for adjusting the performance of a karaoke piece and a display device for displaying video information of the karaoke piece, wherein the display device is provided with a touch panel for operating the adjusting means. And karaoke equipment. 2. The adjusting means is a key control, 2
The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising at least one of a chorus cut, an afterplay cut, and a re-song. 3. The karaoke apparatus according to claim 1, further comprising a selection unit for selecting whether to display the adjustment unit on the display device.