JPH10240249A - Display arrangement revising device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To select required tone color or accompaniment style, etc., without burdensome operation of a selection operators group covering a plurality of times by providing a display arrangement revision means revising display arrangement of a plurality of selectors for selecting the tone color and an accompaniment musical sound, etc. SOLUTION: One selector is selected from a plurality of selectors displayed on a display part 71 by the operation of a plurality of selectors for selecting the tone color and the accompaniment musical sound, etc., displayed on the display part 71 and an operators group 20 answering to them. An output interface 60 is connected to a display control circuit 70, and outputs selector display information, etc., read out from a ROM 42, a RAM 43, etc., to the display control circuit 70. The display control circuit 70 controls the display on the display part 71 based on this selector display information, etc. Then, the display arrangement revision means revises the display arrangement of a plurality of selectors. Thus, e.g. the tone color or the accompaniment style, etc., frequently used by a performer are arranged on a place easy to select in a selection display picture.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a display device for an electronic musical instrument and the like, and more particularly to a display device for displaying a plurality of selectors for selecting a timbre, an accompaniment tone (accompaniment style), etc. in accordance with a predetermined arrangement. The present invention relates to a display arrangement changing device capable of changing and displaying the arrangement of the plurality of selectors.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In a display device of a conventional electronic musical instrument or the like, when selecting a timbre of a musical tone to be pronounced and an accompaniment musical tone in an automatic accompaniment, a display unit provided in the electronic musical instrument or the like stores a sound. The list is displayed in a predetermined arrangement according to a plurality of selector (list) information such as a tone color name and an accompaniment style name stored in advance in a section (ROM). A desired tone color, accompaniment style, and the like are selected and determined by operating a group of operators provided in an electronic musical instrument or the like. If the number of tone names and accompaniment style names in the above list is too large to be displayed on a single page screen, the list of tone names and accompaniment style names etc. is displayed over a plurality of page screens. I am trying to do it.

[0003]

However, in the above-described display device, when selecting a tone color and an accompaniment style, the tone color name and the accompaniment style name are always displayed on the display unit only in a predetermined arrangement. Is supposed to be
For example, when a frequently used tone or accompaniment style of a player such as an electronic musical instrument is difficult to select on the display screen, for example, when the lower corner of the display screen, the selected tone list or the selected accompaniment style list extends over a multi-page screen. In, when displayed on a page screen other than the first page screen, every time the tone or accompaniment style, etc. is selected,
It is necessary to execute the selection after searching for the desired tone color or accompaniment style, etc., by operating the operator group a plurality of times, such as selecting a page or moving a cursor. Therefore, the operation of selecting a tone or an accompaniment style or the like has been troublesome. Therefore, the present invention has been made to solve the above problem, and an object of the present invention is to select a desired tone or accompaniment style from a list of tones or accompaniment musical sounds displayed on a display unit. On the screen,
Display of a list of the timbres or accompaniment musical sounds in a predetermined arrangement according to list information such as a tone color name and an accompaniment style name previously stored in a storage unit; It is possible to select and display either the display after changing the arrangement of the tone name or the accompaniment style name, and to change the arrangement of the tone name or the accompaniment style name, etc. It is another object of the present invention to provide a display arrangement changing device which can be implemented for each category.

[0004]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION In order to solve the above-mentioned problems, the present invention relates to an operation of a plurality of selectors for selecting at least a tone color, an accompaniment musical tone and the like displayed on a display unit, and an operation of a group of operators corresponding thereto. In a display arrangement changing device provided with a selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of selectors displayed on the display unit, selector display information for executing display of the plurality of selectors Storage means for storing, and display control means for controlling the display of the plurality of selectors on the display unit based on the selector display information,
Display arrangement changing means for changing the display arrangement of the plurality of selectors based on the selector display information stored in the storage means. Further, the storage means stores first selector display information in which display arrangements of a plurality of selectors are determined in advance, and changed selector display information changed by the display arrangement changing means. And a display on a display unit in accordance with the selector display information stored in the first storage, and the modified storage stored in the second storage. Display setting selecting means for selecting either one of the display setting on the display unit according to the selector display information. Further, the display arrangement changing means changes the display arrangement of the plurality of selectors based on the selector display information stored in the first storage means for each category of timbre and accompaniment music, and the changed selector The display information is created, and the second storage means stores selector display information changed for each category of timbre and accompaniment musical tone. According to the present invention, first, on the selection screen for selecting a tone or an accompaniment style from the list displayed on the display unit, the tone name and the accompaniment style name and the like stored in advance in the storage unit are displayed. Select either the display of the list in a predetermined arrangement according to the list information or the display in which the arrangement of the tone name or the accompaniment style name in the pre-stored list information is changed. And display it. Thereby, the player can change the display arrangement of the tone color name or the accompaniment style name on the tone color or the accompaniment style selection screen. For example, the player can easily select the frequently used tone color or the accompaniment style on the selection display screen. By arranging it at the location, for example, at the very top of the first page of the selection screen over a plurality of pages, a desired tone or accompaniment style can be selected without annoying multiple operations of the selection operation group. . Further, one of the display of the list in the predetermined arrangement and the display in which the arrangement of a tone color name or an accompaniment style name in the previously stored list information is changed is selected and displayed. As a result, the player can enjoy a plurality of list display screens. In addition, it is possible to change the arrangement of the tone color name or the accompaniment style name or the like for each category of the tone color or the accompaniment music tone, etc. Since only the change data is created, the amount of data that increases due to the creation of the arrangement change data can be suppressed as much as possible, and the memory can be saved. Furthermore, the arrangement of the tone names or accompaniment style names can be changed not only within the selected category such as a tone or an accompaniment music tone, but also by selecting a tone or an accompaniment music tone or the like of all categories and performing a tone or a tone unique to the player. Since it is also possible to create a selection screen for accompaniment styles and the like, the player can select various categories of tones or accompaniment styles without the hassle of selecting a tone or an accompaniment style for each category.

[0005]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an entire electronic musical instrument incorporating a display arrangement changing device according to the present invention.

This electronic musical instrument includes a keyboard 10 and an operator group 20 having a plurality of operators. The keyboard 10 is composed of a plurality of keys as a plurality of performance operators for respectively designating a pitch and instructing generation of a musical tone signal, and pressing and releasing these keys is performed by each key in the key switch circuit 11. Is detected by a key switch provided correspondingly to. The operator group 20 is provided with various setting switches related to tone generation setting and the like, a numeric keypad, a cursor movement key, an enter key, etc. for inputting various data in cooperation with the display on the display unit 71. . For example, in the tone color selection mode of FIG.
When a desired tone is selected by operating the cursor movement keys in accordance with the tone selection screens 4 and 5, and a tone change to the selected tone is determined by operating the enter key, the tone is determined by executing a program (not shown). The corresponding tone color control data is transmitted to the tone generator 90, and tone color setting is performed. Each operation of the operator group 20 is detected by an operator switch provided corresponding to each operator in the operator switch circuit 21.

The electronic musical instrument has a display arrangement changing device including input interfaces 50 and 51, an output interface 60, a CPU 40, a ROM 42, a RAM 43, an external storage device 80 and an external interface 81 connected to the bus 30. . The CPU 40 is connected to the timer 41 and controls the operation of the electronic musical instrument by executing programs shown in FIGS. ROM4
Reference numeral 2 denotes the timbre type name (category) data of FIG. 6A for displaying the program and the timbre name in the present embodiment on the display unit 71, and the initial timbre name (PRES) of FIG.
ET) is a read-only memory that stores selector display information such as data. The RAM 43 stores the modified timbre name (USERSET) data of FIG. 6C for displaying variables and flags necessary for the execution of the program and the timbre name in the present embodiment on the display unit 71, and the user of FIG. This is a random access memory that stores selector display information such as screen (USER) data and can rewrite the stored data. Input interface 50, 51
Is connected to the key switch circuit 11 and the operator switch circuit 21, respectively, and inputs an operation signal representing an operation of a plurality of keys and operators to the CPU 40. The output interface 60 is connected to the display control circuit 70 and outputs selector display information and the like read from the ROM 42, the RAM 43, and the like to the display control circuit 70. The display control circuit 70 is a circuit that controls display on the display unit 71 based on the selector display information and the like. The external storage device 80 enables writing and reading of data, programs, and the like to and from a storage medium such as a compact disk or a flexible disk mounted on the device. The external interface 81 enables connection with other computer devices, other electronic musical instruments, and the like, and enables input / output of performance data, other programs, and data.

Further, the electronic musical instrument includes a tone generator 90 connected to the bus 30. The tone generator circuit 90 includes a key code for designating the pitch of a tone signal, key-on data and key-off data for instructing generation and termination of a tone signal, tone color control data for controlling tone, and the like, respectively. The tone signal designated by the data is formed and output. A sound system 91 including an amplifier, a speaker, and the like is connected to the sound source circuit 90. The sound system 91 converts the output musical signal into an acoustic signal and emits the sound.

Next, the operation of the embodiment configured as described above will be described. First, when a power switch (not shown) is turned on, each variable, flag, and the like in the RAM 43 of FIG. 1 are cleared, and the electronic musical instrument according to the present embodiment is set to an initial state by executing an initialization program (not shown) of the CPU 40. . For example, in the present embodiment, FIG.
The timbre name display described in the flowchart of the timbre name display setting change mode of FIG.
Tone name display setting determination flag for determining which one of the USERSET data is to be used, and type:
5 is described in the timbre name arrangement change mode flowchart of FIG. 8 and the USERSET data of FIG.
Change data determination flag for determining which data of the USER data to change: custom
"0" is input to the size as an initial setting value.

When there is an input from the keyboard 10, the operator group 20, or the like, a process corresponding to each input signal is executed.
Here, when the tone color name display setting change mode is selected by the operation of the operator group 20, the tone color name display change flowchart of FIG. 7 described later will be described, and when the tone color layout change mode is selected, the tone color of FIG. Name placement change flowchart,
When the timbre selection mode is selected, the timbre selection mode of FIG. 9 described later is executed.

When a key performance on the keyboard 10 is started in a state in which the normal performance mode is selected by operating the operator group 20, the CPU 40 executes a program (not shown) to execute a key operation in response to a key press or release. The chord, key-on data, key-off data, tone color control data corresponding to the selected tone color, and the like are output to the tone generator 90. The tone generator circuit 90 generates a tone signal by supplying the key code, key-on data, key-off data, tone color control data, and the like, and stops generating the tone signal. This tone signal is supplied to a sound system 91, and the sound system 91 produces a tone corresponding to the tone signal.

Next, a display embodiment of the display unit according to the display arrangement selecting apparatus of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. FIG. 2 is an example of a category selection screen displayed on the display unit 71 when the tone color selection mode is selected by operating the operation unit 20. The category selection screen is displayed on the ROM 42 according to the selection of the tone color selection mode.
6A is transmitted to the output interface 60, and the display control circuit 70 displays the data on the display unit 71 based on the transmitted category data. When a category is selected from the category names on the category selection screen of FIG. 2 by operating the cursor movement keys of the operator group 20 and the selected category is determined by operating the enter key, the selected category is displayed. The tone name is displayed on the display unit 71.

FIGS. 3 and 4 show display screens when the "PIAON" category is selected and determined by operating the cursor movement key and the enter key of the operator group 20 on the category selection screen. FIG. 3 shows an example displayed based on the PRESET data of FIG. 6B stored in the ROM 42 in advance, and FIG. 4 shows a case in which the player stored in the RAM 43 changes the tone name arrangement based on the PRESET data. 7 is an example displayed based on the USERSET data of FIG. Figure (c) USERSET
The data is "Grand.P" of the tone name in the "PIANO" category in the PRESET data of FIG.
The arrangement of "1" and "j" has been changed in the tone color arrangement change mode of FIG. 8 described later.

In FIGS. 3 and 4, "PIAON"
1 "and" PIANO2 ", and the operator group 2 is displayed in a page change display (not shown).
When a page to be displayed is selected by operating the cursor selection key 0, and the selection is determined by operating the enter key, the selected and determined page screen is displayed on the display unit 71.
In FIG. 3 or FIG. 4, when a desired timbre is selected from the timbre names displayed by operating the cursor movement keys of the operator group 20, and the timbre change to the timbre selected by the enter key is determined, it is not shown. By executing the program, tone color control data corresponding to the determined tone color is transmitted to the tone generator 90, and tone color setting is performed.

FIG. 5 is a display screen when "USER" is selected by operating the cursor movement key and the enter key of the operator group 20 on the category selection screen of FIG. The USER screen shown in FIG. 5 is obtained by transmitting the USER data shown in FIG. 6D in the RAM 43 to the output interface 60, and displaying the USER data on the display unit 71 by the display control circuit 70 based on the transmitted USER data. The USER data is created by the player in a tone color name arrangement change mode shown in FIG. On the USER screen of FIG. 5 displayed on the display unit 71, a desired tone is selected by operating a cursor movement key of the operator group 20, and a tone change to the tone selected by the enter key is determined. By executing the program, the tone color control data corresponding to the determined tone color is transmitted to the tone generator 90, and tone color setting is performed.

In the embodiment of the selection screen, the selection screen for two pages is shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, and the selection screen for one page is shown in FIG. 5, but it goes without saying that the number of pages may be any number. .

Next, the operation when the tone color name display setting change mode is selected by operating the above-mentioned operation group 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the process of the tone name display setting change mode is started, first, in step S
In operation 100, the timbre name display screen is reset when the timbre selection mode shown in FIG.
It is determined whether there is an input of either a selection instruction to perform the display or the USERSET display or an EXIT instruction to end the tone color display setting change mode. If it is determined that there is no input, the operation returns to step S100 and waits for an input by operating the operator group 20. If it is determined in step 100 that there is an input, the operation moves to the following step S102.

In step S102, the input is PRE.
It is determined whether or not SET display is a selection instruction. If the input is an instruction to select the PRESET display, in step S104, the above-described tone color name display setting discrimination flag: type is set to "0", and then the operation proceeds to step S106. Step S102
If it is determined in step that the input is not a command to select and display the PRESET display, step S104 is skipped and the operation proceeds to step S106. Step S
At 106, it is determined whether or not the input is a command to select and display USERSET display. The input is USERSET
If the display has been instructed, the following step S10
In step 8, after setting the tone color name display setting discrimination flag: type to "1", the operation moves to the subsequent step S110. In step S106, the input is USERSE
If it is determined that the T display has not been instructed,
The operation skips step S108 and proceeds to step S1.
Transfer to 10.

In step S110, it is determined whether or not the input is an EXIT instruction for instructing the end of the tone color name display setting change mode. If it is determined in step S110 that the input is not an EXIT instruction, the operation proceeds to step S100, and the operations of steps S100 to S110 are repeated until it is determined in step S110 that the EXIT instruction is input. Run. In the step S110, the input is E
If it is determined that the instruction is an XIT instruction, the tone color name display setting change mode ends.

As described above, in the tone color name display setting change mode, the tone color name display setting is changed to “PRESET display” and “US
ERSET display ", and a tone color display setting discrimination flag: type is determined in accordance with the selection. When the flag: type is" 0 ", the RESET screen shown in FIG. When the flag: type is "1", the USERS of FIG.
Execute the ET screen display.

Next, the operation in the case where the tone color arrangement change mode is selected by operating the above-described operator group 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the processing of the tone name arrangement change mode is started, first, in step S200,
According to a category selection screen (not shown), a category whose arrangement is to be changed is selected by operating the cursor moving keys of the operator group 20, and it is determined whether or not the changed category is selected and determined by operating the enter key. Step S20
If it is determined at 0 that the category has not been determined, the subsequent operation is returned to step S200, and the process waits for the category selection. If it is determined in step S200 that the category has been selected and determined, the category that has been selected and determined is temporarily stored in the RAM 43 by a program (not shown), and the operation proceeds to step S202. RAM43
Are deleted when the tone color arrangement change mode ends.

In step S202, step S2 is performed.
At 00, it is determined whether or not the category selected is “USER”. If it is determined in step S202 that the selected category is “USER”, the operation proceeds to step S204. In step S204, "1" is set to the change data determination flag "customize" described above, and then the operation proceeds to step S207. By setting the change data determination flag to “1”, in the subsequent operations,
The USER data in FIG. 6D will be changed.
If it is determined in step S202 that the selected category is not “USER”, the operation proceeds to step S206. In step S206, “0” is set in the change data determination flag: customize.
Is set, and the operation moves to the following step S207. By setting the change data determination flag to “0”, the USERSET data in FIG. 6C is changed in the subsequent operations.

In step S207, the category of the timbre whose arrangement is desired to be moved by operating the cursor movement keys and the enter key of the operator group 20 in accordance with a selection screen (not shown).
An instruction for selecting a tone name and a placement destination of the destination of the tone to be moved and EX for ending the tone name placement change mode
It is determined whether an IT instruction has been input. here,
If the selected category is not "USER", the user does not instruct to select the category of the timbre whose arrangement is to be moved. If it is determined in step S207 that the input has not been made, the operation is performed in step S2.
After returning to 07, the system waits for the input. Step S20
If it is determined in step 7 that the input has been made, the operation moves to the subsequent step S208.

In step S208, it is determined whether the change data determination flag: customize is "0". If it is determined in step S208 that the change data determination flag: customize is not “0”, the operation proceeds to step S216. In step S216, it is determined whether or not the input is an input of an instruction to select a category, a tone name, and a destination location of the tone to be moved. If it is determined in step S216 that the input is not an input of an instruction to select a category, a tone name, and a destination location of the destination of the tone to be moved, the subsequent step S218 is skipped and the operation is skipped. Move to step S220. In the step S216, the category of the tone whose input is desired to be moved,
If it is determined that the input is a selection instruction for selecting a tone name and a placement destination of the destination of the tone to be moved, the operation is shifted to subsequent step S218. In step S218, the RAM
After writing the name of the selected tone to be moved to the destination location specified in step S207 in the USER data of step S207, the operation is continued in step S207.
Move to 220. If it is determined in step S208 that the change data determination flag: customize is "0", the operation proceeds to step S210.

In step S210, it is determined whether or not the input is an input of a tone color name of a tone whose layout is to be moved and an instruction to select a placement location of a destination of the tone to be moved. If it is determined in step S210 that the input is not an input of a tone name of a tone whose arrangement is to be moved and an instruction to select an arrangement location of a destination of the tone to be moved, the subsequent steps S211, S212, and S214 are skipped. The operation moves to step S220. Step S
If it is determined in step 210 that the input is the input of the tone name of the tone whose arrangement is to be moved and the instruction to select the placement location of the destination of the tone to be moved, the process proceeds to step S
Move the operation to 211.

In step S211 the aforementioned step S2
At 00, it is determined whether there is USERSET data corresponding to the selected category stored in the RAM 43. In the step S211, the corresponding U
If it is determined that there is SERSET data, the subsequent step S212 is skipped and the operation moves to step S214. In the step S211, the corresponding U
If it is determined that there is no SERSET data, the operation moves to the subsequent step S212.

In step S212, step S2 is performed.
00, the PRESET data in the ROM 42 corresponding to the selected category stored in the RAM 43 is
After writing to the USERSET data in M43 and creating the USERSET data corresponding to the selected category,
The operation moves on to step S214. Step S214
Then, U corresponding to the selected category in the RAM 43
In the SERSET data, the name of the tone to be moved is written to the location of the destination selected and instructed in step S207, and the name of the tone to be moved is located in the same data. After writing to the place, the operation moves to the subsequent step S220.

In step S220, step S2 is performed.
It is determined whether or not the input at 07 is an EXIT instruction input for terminating the tone color arrangement change mode. If it is determined in step S220 that the input is not the input of the EXIT instruction for ending the tone color arrangement change mode, the operation returns to step S207.
Step S until the EXIT instruction is input.
The operation from step 207 to step 220 is repeatedly executed.
If it is determined in step S220 that the EXIT instruction for terminating the tone color arrangement change mode is input, the tone color arrangement change mode is terminated.

As described above, in the timbre name arrangement change mode, the timbre name arrangement within the selected category is changed as shown in FIG.
This is performed by rewriting the RSET data and the USER data in FIG.

Next, the operation in the case where the tone color selection mode is selected by operating the above-described operator group 20 will be described with reference to the flowchart of FIG. When the process of the tone color selection mode is started, first, in step S300, the category data is read from the ROM 42, and the read category data is transmitted to the display control circuit 70. Then, the operation proceeds to the subsequent step S302. In step S302,
After the display according to the transmitted category data is performed on the display unit 71, the operation is shifted to the subsequent step S304.

In step S304, it is determined whether or not any one of the displayed categories has been selected by operating the operator group 20. If it is determined in step S304 that any of the categories has not been selected, the operation proceeds to step S304.
The process returns to step 304 and waits until one of the categories is selected by the operation of the operator group 20. If it is determined in step S304 that one of the categories has been selected, the operation proceeds to step S306.

In step S306, it is determined whether or not the selected category is "USER". In the step S306, the selected category is “U
If it is determined that “SER”, the process proceeds to step S3
Move the operation to 16. In step S316, the RAM 43
After reading out the USER data, the operation moves to the subsequent step S318.

If it is determined in step S306 that the selected category is not "USER",
The operation moves to the following step S308. Step S308
Then, it is determined whether or not the current tone color name display setting determination flag: type is “1”. If it is determined in step S308 that the current tone color name display setting discrimination flag: type is not "1", the operation proceeds to step S314. In step S314, the PR corresponding to the category selected in step S304 is set.
After reading the ESET data from the ROM 42, the operation moves to the subsequent step S318.

If it is determined in step S308 that the current tone color name display setting discrimination flag: type is "1", the operation proceeds to step S310. In step S310, it is determined whether or not the USERSET data corresponding to the category selected in step S304 exists in the RAM 43. If it is determined in step S310 that the USERSET data corresponding to the selected category does not exist in the RAM 43, the operation proceeds to step S314, and the RESET data corresponding to the selected category is stored as described above. After reading from the ROM 42, the operation moves to the subsequent step S318.

In step S310, the USERSET data corresponding to the selected category is
If it is determined that it exists in the AM 43, the operation moves to the subsequent step S312. In step S312, after reading the USERSET data corresponding to the selected category from the RAM 43, the operation proceeds to step S312.
Move to 318.

In step S318, after transmitting the read data to the output interface 60, the operation proceeds to the subsequent step S320. In step S320, the display control circuit 70 based on the transmitted data
A tone color selection screen is displayed on the display unit 71 by the control of.
For example, when the transmission data is USER data, as shown in FIG. 5, when the transmission data is PRESET data, FIG.
If the transmission data is USERSET data, the display shown in FIG. 4 is executed on the display unit 71, and then the operation proceeds to step S322.

In step S322, the process shown in FIGS.
When a desired timbre name is selected by operating a cursor movement key of the operator group 20 according to the displayed timbre selection screen as described above, and a timbre change to the selected timbre is determined by operating an enter key, the diagram is shown. After the timbre control data corresponding to the selected and determined timbre is transmitted to the tone generator circuit 90 by executing the no-timing program, the timbre selection mode is ended.

As described above, in the tone color selection mode, the U.S.A. in the RAM 43 changed in the tone color layout change mode according to whether the tone color name display setting set in the tone color name display setting change mode is the PRESET display or the USERSET display.
The SERSET data, the USER data, the category data and the PRESET data in the ROM 42 are read, and a tone color selection screen is displayed.

In the above embodiment, USERS
Step S in FIG. 8 in changing the tone name arrangement of the ET data
As described in 214, the name of the tone to be moved is written to the location of the selected destination, and the name of the tone placed at the destination is written at the place where the tone name to be moved is located. By doing so, the arrangement change is realized. However, a layout change method may be used in which the tone color name to be moved is inserted into the destination location, and the position of each tone color name after the inserted position is shifted backward by one.

In the above embodiment, the display arrangement changing device according to the present invention is applied to the electronic musical instrument having the keyboard 10 and the operation panel 20. You may comprise separately. In this case, the keyboard 10 and the key switch circuit 1
A keyboard device provided with an operation panel 20 and an operation panel device provided with an operation panel 20 and an operation switch circuit 23 are separately prepared.
0 and 51 may be connected.

In the above embodiment, the present invention has been described in accordance with a series of operations when selecting a tone color. However, the present invention can be used not only when selecting the tone color. For example, even when an accompaniment style in an electronic musical instrument is selected instead of a tone, the arrangement of the accompaniment style names on the accompaniment style selection display screen can be changed for each accompaniment tone type (style category) as in the above embodiment. You may be able to.

[0042]

As described above, according to the present invention, first, in the selection screen for selecting a tone color or an accompaniment style from the list displayed on the display unit, the data is previously stored in the storage unit. The display of the list in a predetermined arrangement according to the list information such as the tone name and the accompaniment style name, and the arrangement of the tone name or the accompaniment style name in the pre-stored list information are changed It is possible to select and display either one of the displays. Thereby, the player can change the display arrangement of the tone color name or the accompaniment style name on the tone color or the accompaniment style selection screen. For example, the player can easily select the frequently used tone color or the accompaniment style on the selection display screen. By arranging it at the location, for example, at the very top of the first page of the selection screen over a plurality of pages, a desired tone or accompaniment style can be selected without annoying multiple operations of the selection operation group. .

Further, either the display of the list in the predetermined arrangement or the display in which the arrangement of the tone color name or the accompaniment style name in the pre-stored list information is changed is displayed. Since the display screen can be selected and displayed, the player can enjoy a plurality of list display screens. Further, it is possible to change the arrangement of the tone color name or the accompaniment style name or the like for each category of the tone color or the accompaniment music tone, and to change the category of the tone color or the accompaniment music sound whose arrangement has been changed by the player. Since only data is created, the amount of data that increases due to the creation of the data of the arrangement change can be suppressed as much as possible, and memory can be saved.

Further, the arrangement of the timbre name or the accompaniment style name or the like can be changed not only within the category of the timbre or the accompaniment musical tone, but also by selecting the timbre or the accompaniment musical tone of all the categories and selecting a tone or an accompaniment-specific tone. It is also possible to create a selection screen for accompaniment styles, etc.
The effect is that the player can select various categories of tone colors, accompaniment styles, and the like without having to perform a troublesome operation of selecting a tone color, accompaniment style, or the like for each category.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is an overall block diagram schematically showing an automatic performance device equipped with a display arrangement changing device according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing an example of a category selection screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing an example of a PRESET screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing an example of a USERSET screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 5 is a diagram showing an example of a USER screen according to the embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 6 is a diagram schematically showing an example of display data according to the embodiment of the present invention.

7 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a tone color name display setting change mode program executed by the CPU of FIG. 1 in the embodiment of the present invention.

8 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a tone color name arrangement change mode program executed by the CPU of FIG. 1 according to the embodiment of the present invention.

9 is a diagram showing a flowchart of a tone color selection mode program executed by the CPU of FIG. 1 in the embodiment of the present invention.

[Explanation of symbols]

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 ... Keyboard, 11 ... Key switch circuit, 20 ... Operation panel, 21, 22 ... Operator group, 30 ... Bus, 40 ... CP
U, 41: timer, 42: ROM, 43: RAM, 5
0, 51: input interface, 60: output interface, 70: display control circuit, 71: display unit, 80:
External storage device, 81: external interface, 90: sound source circuit, 91: sound system.

Claims (3)

[Claims] At least one of a plurality of selectors for selecting a tone color, an accompaniment music tone, and the like displayed on a display unit and a plurality of selectors displayed on the display unit by operating a corresponding group of operators. A display arrangement changing device provided with a selection unit for selecting one of the selectors from among: a storage unit for storing selector display information for executing the display of the plurality of selectors; and Display control means for controlling display of the plurality of selectors on a display unit; and display arrangement changing means for changing the display arrangement of the plurality of selectors based on the selector display information stored in the storage means. A display change device characterized by being provided. 2. A plurality of selectors for selecting at least a tone color, an accompaniment tone, and the like displayed on the display unit, and a plurality of selectors displayed on the display unit by operating a corresponding operator group. A display arrangement changing device provided with a selection means for selecting one of the selectors from the first storage means for storing the selector display information in which the display arrangement of a plurality of selectors is determined in advance; Display control means for controlling the display of the plurality of selectors on the display unit based on information; and changing a display arrangement of the plurality of selectors based on the selector display information stored in the first storage means. A display layout changing unit that creates the changed selector display information; a second storage unit that stores the changed selector display information changed by the display layout changing unit; and the first storage unit Either display on the display unit according to the stored selector display information or display on the display unit according to the changed selector display information stored in the second storage unit. A display change device comprising: a display setting selecting means for selecting one of display settings. 3. The display arrangement changing device according to claim 2, wherein the display arrangement changing means changes the display arrangement of the plurality of selectors based on the selector display information stored in the first storage means. A display characterized in that selector display information changed for each category such as accompaniment music is created, and the second storage means stores the selector display information changed for each category such as timbre and accompaniment music. Change device.