JPH1063277A - Accompaniment music reproducing system and accompaniment music reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable anyone to easily and exactly utilize an interval varying function by providing the interval range of the song part of accompaniment music with a previously known contrivance on the reproduction function side or control function side for controlling this reproduction function. SOLUTION: The recognition of individual persons' utterance interval ranges is inputted from a microphone (Micl). The signal of a switch(SW) is identified to be the signal for recognition of the utterance interval range by the sign of this switch. Interval detection (Key Detect) recognizes the interval of the voice during utterance. Music selection numbers, individual identification numbers and the utterance interval ranges of the individual persons are inputted from an operation panel (Panel). An accompaniment music determining section (Key Decide) retrieves the interval range of the selected music from (Table) and determines the key of the accompaniment to be reproduced according to the utterance interval range of a singer. The determined key is transmitted to the interval varying section. The accompaniment music is reproduced by a reproduction function (Player) or utterance function (Generator).

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The following terms are defined throughout the specification, including the claims.

[0002] A "singer" is a person who sings a song along with an accompaniment.

[0003] [Pitch range of accompaniment] means a range from the lowest pitch to the highest pitch of the melody of the lyric part of a certain song.

What is the [utterance interval range] When a specific individual sings a song, from [the lowest interval that can be uttered or the lowest interval that can be uttered reasonably] to [the highest pitch that can be uttered or the highest point that can be uttered reasonably] Pitch].

[0005] The "tuning function" is a function for changing the key of musical terms of the accompaniment music played. Physically, it is a function that changes the pitch of the main signal components that make up the music.

[Vocal] is a human singing voice.

The "recording medium" is a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, a bar code print mark, or the like.
It is a medium that has a recording function.

[0010] [arbitrary ***] means all means satisfying the function of ***.

[Karaoke] is originally a term created by a specific corporation, but in the text it is referred to as accompaniment music.

[Key or key of music] is a musical name called a C major or an A minor in musical terms in a 12-average scale. Quite generally, the 12-average rate is infinite for every scale
Although it is a part, it is used as a standard scale in the world. In the text, unless otherwise specified, the key means a scale with a 12-average rate. However, the present invention does not apply only to the specialty range of the 12-average rate.

[*** function] is a concept that functions as ***. It does not imply a particular device.

[**** device] is a device embodied to function as ***.

[**** system] is a whole group of devices having a set of *** functions by combining a plurality of independent devices.

[Pitch] is the pitch of a formant that determines the pitch of a certain utterance.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

A system commonly known as karaoke or online karaoke. Voice pitch detection function, formant detection function, filtering function. Recording medium for personal specific information. Magnetic cards, printed barcodes, semiconductor memory, etc. A writing / reading device that records data on a recording medium. Microcomputer hardware and software. General electronics. General speech sound signal processing.

Each of the above techniques is a technique that has been completed in view of the requirements necessary for realizing the present invention. The present invention is a combination of these known technologies.
It embodies an unprecedented convenient device or system.

[Prior art]

The apparatus called karaoke began to spread around 1975, but since then various electronic and computer technologies have been incorporated into the apparatus, and it has been up to the present. Around 1980, a pitch changing device having a function of changing the pitch of accompaniment music of karaoke began to be widely used as a commercial product. As of 1996, the pitch variable function has become so popular that there is no product without a pitch variable device. The pitch change function is used for the accompaniment of a song.
This function adjusts the specific vocal pitch range of the singer who sings along with the accompaniment.

However, this convenient function is not actually used effectively or is troublesome to use. This is because, once you sing a song, you do not know if the song is within the singer's vocal range. If you change the pitch of the accompaniment several times and sing, and remember the appropriate setting value, you can use the remembered setting value from the next time.
Since it depends on the song and the creator of the song, it is not a convenient system to remember these settings one by one.

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]

[Problem 1] A convenient pitch changing function that has been completed as a single function is effectively used as a system. [Issue 2] Make it easy for anyone to use the pitch changing function. [Issue 3] Make it difficult to sing songs that are difficult or difficult to sing because of different vocal ranges. [Problem 4] Eliminate anxiety about whether there is a phrase near the limit of the utterance pitch range. [Problem 5] Eliminate the trouble of the person who operates the device. [Problem 6] Inform the singing person of the vocal pitch range of the person. [Problem 7] Inform the interval range of the singing person and the interval range of the song by notifying the interval range of the song to be sung and the interval range of the singer.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[Means 1] A function of recognizing an utterance pitch by applying a pitch extraction function for detecting a utterance pitch. [Means 2] A function for recognizing the pitch range of a singing person from the pitch range uttered experimentally. [Means 3] A function to write and read the recognized voice pitch range as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic card memory, or a barcode print. [Means 4] A function of transmitting the recognized voice pitch range or the read voice pitch range to the reproduction control function.

[Means 5] An information management function in which the playback control device knows in advance the pitch range of the song portion of a specific song. [Means 6] Function to change the pitch of accompaniment music. [Means 7] A function to calculate the accompaniment key that is optimal or nearly optimal for the singer to sing the song from the range of the tune of the song of the specific song and the range of the utterance of the singer. [Means 8] A function for notifying the singer of the key and mainly a display control function. [Means 9] A method of combining the above means as a system.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] Karaoke apparatus or karaoke system. [Embodiment 2] Karaoke music selection device. Embodiment 3 Karaoke playback control device. [Embodiment 4] Magnetic card reader puncher.

[Embodiment 5] Bar code writing / reading apparatus. [Embodiment 6] Display control device. [Embodiment 7] Utterance pitch range detection device. [Embodiment 8] Accompaniment music tone determination function.

【Example】

Since the main elements constituting the present invention are well-known and practically completed as described above, detailed description of these functions will be omitted, but this is not the case. It does not impair the essence of the invention. The essence of the present invention relates to a method and an apparatus which realizes a new and convenient device by combining these known functions.

Since the notation of the block diagram in the description of the embodiment is represented by a generally used method, the description of the lines, arrows, frames, etc. constituting the diagram is omitted.

In the description of the embodiment, M_Card is a magnetic card in which an individual's [identification code or individual voice pitch range] is recorded. M_RP is a magnetic card reader / writer. Mic1 is a microphone for voice input for recognition of the pitch range of voice. SW is a switch that signals recognition of the pitch range of speech. Key_Detect is a function that detects the pitch of the voice signal detected by the microphone for voice pitch recognition, and also recognizes the voice pitch range. Panel is an operation panel that specifies the song or song number to be sung or the utterance pitch range of the person trying to sing the song.

Key_Decide is a function of determining the key of the accompaniment music from the [return information indicating the pitch range of the song and the pitch range information of the singer] corresponding to the designated song number. Table is a comparison table of [song or song number corresponding to the song] and the pitch range of the song part of the song. M1, M2, ... Mn, ... correspond to songs. R1, R2, ... Rn, ... are the pitch ranges of the song part of each song corresponding to each song.

Control controls the playback device and playback pitch based on the song number and the key of the song. Player is an accompaniment music playback device or vocalization device. Key_shift This function changes the pitch of accompaniment music. Generater is a function that combines the playback function and the pitch variable function. Since synthesizer music has been increasing in recent years, the playback function and the pitch determination function often function with computer software.

Mic2 is a vocal microphone. Amp. Is an audio signal amplifier. SP is a speaker. Display_Control is a display control function. CRT is a display screen.

V_Range indicates a reference example of the utterance pitch range. M_ORG indicates a reference example of standard tone of accompaniment music. Melody shows an example in which the key of the accompaniment is changed according to the range of vocal intervals. B is the scale name of C-tone (C-tone). F is the C scale key name. E is the C-scale name. G is the scale name C in C tone. C is the C scale name. Eb is the scale that is a semitone below the C-scale scale name Mi.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the application of the present invention.

The accompaniment music is reproduced by a reproduction function (Player) or a vocalization function (Generater). Gener
Ater plays the accompaniment in the specified key, or converts the key of the played accompaniment to the key specified by the pitch shift function (Key_shift).

The reproduced accompaniment music is mixed with a vocal signal from a vocal microphone (Mic2), amplified by an amplifier (Amp.), And amplified by a speaker (S).
Change to sound with P).

The playback device control function (Control) controls the music selection of the accompaniment signal, the control of the key of the accompaniment, and the designation of the contents of the display screen.

The screen display control function (Display_Control) controls screen display. The display device (CRT) displays the lyrics of the song, its background image, and messages from the device. It is the essence of the present invention to display the pitch range of a song or the vocal pitch range of a singer on a display screen.

The magnetic card (M_Card) records a personal identification code and an individual utterance pitch range. The magnetic card write / read function (M_RP) reads / writes the magnetic card.
The essence of the present invention is to use a recording medium for the purpose of storing and using information necessary for determining the key of the accompaniment music.

Recognition of an individual utterance pitch range is input from a microphone (Mic1). The signal of the switch (SW) identifies that the signal is for recognition of the vocal pitch range. The pitch detection (Key_Detect) recognizes the pitch of the voice being uttered. Utilizing the pitch detection function is the essence of the present invention. The specific algorithm for recognizing the utterance pitch, the accuracy thereof, the method of rounding errors, and the like are not the essence of the present invention.

From the operation panel (Panel), a music selection number, a personal identification number, and an individual vocal pitch range are input. In addition, a signal for recognizing the utterance pitch may be input, or a signal for writing and reading the magnetic card may be input. When a song or song code is entered from the operation panel,
The function of inputting information necessary for determining the key of the accompaniment music is the essence of the present invention.

The accompaniment music pitch determining section (Key_Decide) searches the pitch range of the selected music from (Table) and determines the key of the accompaniment to be reproduced in light of the vocal pitch range of the singer. The determined key is transmitted to the pitch variable section. It is the essence of the present invention that the system has a correspondence table of the pitch range corresponding to each song. It is not the essence of the present invention whether or not all the songs of the apparatus have this correspondence table. It is the essence of the present invention that the determined key controls the pitch variable section through the reproduction control section.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how the key of the accompaniment is determined by staff notation. The notation of staff and musical notes is a method used as a standard worldwide, and thus detailed description is omitted. The vertical arrow indicates the pitch range. The diagonal arrows indicate the transposition to bring the accompaniment key into the vocal range.

In this example, the utterance pitch range (V_Range) is B
It has a range of 18 chromatic scales from to F. The standard pitch range (M_ORG) of the song to be sung is 16 steps in the chromatic scale from E to G, so if you add the accompaniment key, you can sing in this vocal pitch range.
In the figure, the pitch of the accompaniment is lowered by four steps on a chromatic scale, and the pitch (Melody) of the output of the accompaniment is in the range from C to E flat. Since the utterance interval range has a semitone interval above and below the accompaniment interval range, it is possible to sing with a sufficient interval range.

In the description of the embodiments, the medium for recording personal information is a magnetic card, but the means for recording is not the essence of the present invention. Other media may be used,
Any storage function in the device may be used.

In the description of the embodiment, the vocal microphone and the vocal pitch range detection microphone are different from each other, but this is to simplify the explanation,
Both microphones may be the same. It is a sufficient condition that the utterance for detecting the utterance pitch range can be recognized inside the apparatus.

The utterance interval range detector does not need to be a part of the system as shown in the embodiment. A method of recognizing an individual utterance pitch range by an independent device may be used.

The magnetic card writing / reading unit need not be a part of the system as shown in the embodiment. A method using an independent device may be used.

The utterance pitch range detection switch need not be specially provided. A signal from the operation panel may be used, or a method of automatically recognizing the utterance pitch range may be used.

【The invention's effect】

[Effect 1] The operation of the pitch varying device is not required. [Effect 2] The degree of use of the pitch varying device increases. [Effect 3] Accurate knowledge of generally vague utterance intervals can be obtained. [Effect 4] Songs that could not be sung because of different pitch ranges can be easily sung.

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[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functions of one embodiment of the present invention.

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[Submission date] August 26, 1996

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Patent application title: Accompaniment music reproduction method and accompaniment music reproduction device

[Claims]

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001] Throughout the specification, including the claims, the following terms are defined.

[0002] It is assumed that a "singer" is a person who sings a song along with an accompaniment.

[0003] The "accompaniment pitch range" is defined as a range from the lowest pitch to the highest pitch of the melody of the lyrics of a certain music.

What is the [utterance interval range] When a specific individual sings a song, from [the lowest interval that can be uttered or the lowest interval that can be uttered reasonably or similar] to [the highest interval that can be uttered or impossible] The highest pitch that can be uttered without sound or a similar pitch].

[0005] The "pitch variable function" is a function of changing the key of musical terms of the accompaniment music to be played. Physically, it is a function that changes the pitch of the main signal components that make up the music.

[Vocal] means a human singing voice.

The "recording medium" is a semiconductor memory, a magnetic memory, a bar code print mark, or the like.
It is a medium that has a recording function.

[Any ***] means all means satisfying the function of ***.

[0009] Karaoke is a term originally created by a specific corporation, but in the text it is referred to as accompaniment music.

The “key or key of a song” is a musical name called a C major, an A minor, etc. in musical terms in a 12-average scale. Quite commonly, the 12-average rate is [part of any scale that exists indefinitely], but since it is used as a global standard scale, unless otherwise specified in the text,
The key means a scale with a 12 average rate. However, the present invention does not apply only to the specialty range of the 12 average rate.

[*** function] is a concept that functions as ***. It does not imply a particular device.

[**** device] is a device embodied to function as ***.

[**** system] is a whole group of devices having a set of *** functions by combining a plurality of independent devices.

[Pitch] is the pitch of a formant that determines the pitch of a certain utterance.

TECHNICAL FIELD OF THE INVENTION

[0015] A system commonly known as karaoke or online karaoke. Voice pitch detection function, formant detection function, filtering function. Recording medium for personal specific information. Magnetic cards, printed barcodes, semiconductor memory, etc. A writing and reading device that records data on a recording medium. Microcomputer hardware and software. General electronics. General voice and sound signal processing.

Each of the above techniques is a technique which has been completed in view of the requirements necessary for realizing the present invention. The present invention is a combination of these known technologies.
It embodies an unprecedented convenient device or system.

[Prior art]

The device called karaoke began to spread around 1975, but since then, a variety of electronics, computer technology, and recording / reproducing technology have been incorporated into the device, and it has been up to the present. Around 1980, a pitch variable device having a function of changing the pitch of accompaniment music of karaoke began to spread as a commercial product. As of 1996, it can be said that there is no product without a pitch varying device, and the pitch varying function has become widespread. The pitch changing function is a function that matches the pitch range of the accompaniment of a certain song and the specific utterance pitch range of the singer who sings along with the accompaniment.

However, this convenient function is not actually used effectively or is troublesome to use. This is because if a person does not sing a song once,
This is due to not knowing if the song is within the vocal range of the singer. If you change the pitch of the accompaniment several times and sing, and remember the appropriate setting value, you can use the remembered setting value from the next time, but this setting value depends on the song or song creator It is necessary to remember this setting value one by one
It is not a convenient system.

[Problems to be solved by the present invention]

[Problem 1] A pitch variable function, which has been completed as a single function but has not been completed as a system, can be effectively used as a system. [Issue 2] To make it possible for anyone to use the pitch changing function easily and accurately. [Issue 3] Make it difficult to sing songs that are difficult or difficult to sing because of different vocal ranges. [Problem 4] Eliminate anxiety about whether there is a phrase near the limit of the utterance pitch range. [Problem 5] Eliminate the hassle of a person who operates the apparatus. [Problem 6] Inform the singing person of the vocal pitch range of the person. [Problem 7] Notify the pitch range of the singer and the pitch range of the song by notifying the pitch range of the song to be sung and the pitch range of the singer.

[Means for Solving the Problems]

[Means 1] A function of recognizing an uttered pitch by applying a pitch extracting function for detecting an uttered pitch. [Means 2] A function of recognizing the pitch range of the singing person from the pitch range uttered experimentally. [Means 3] A function to write and read the recognized voice pitch range as a semiconductor memory, a magnetic card memory, or a barcode print. [Means 4] A function of transmitting the recognized voice pitch range or the read voice pitch range to the reproduction control function.

[Means 5] An information management function in which the playback control device knows in advance the pitch range of the song portion of a specific song. [Means 6] A function that can vary the pitch of accompaniment music. [Means 7] A function of calculating the accompaniment key that is optimal or nearly optimal for the singer to sing the song from the range of the tune of the song and the range of the utterance of the singer. [Means 8] A function of notifying the singer of the key and mainly a display control function. [Means 9] A method of combining the above means as a system.

BEST MODE FOR CARRYING OUT THE INVENTION

[First Embodiment] A karaoke apparatus or karaoke system. [Embodiment 2] A karaoke music selection device. [Third Embodiment] A karaoke reproduction control device. [Embodiment 4] A magnetic card reader puncher.

[Embodiment 5] A bar code writing / reading apparatus. Embodiment 6 A display control device. [Embodiment 7] An utterance pitch range detection device. [Embodiment 8] An accompaniment music tone determination function.

【Example】

Since the main elements constituting the present invention are practically completed and well-known as described above, detailed descriptions of these functions will be omitted, but this is not the case. It does not impair the essence of the invention. The essence of the present invention relates to a system and a device which realizes a new and convenient device by combining these known functions.

Since the notation of the block diagram in the description of the embodiment is represented by a generally used method, the description of the lines, arrows, frames, and the like constituting the figure is omitted.

In the description of the embodiment, M_Card is a magnetic card that records an individual's [identification code or individual voice pitch range]. M_RP is a magnetic card reader / writer. Mic1 is a speech input microphone for recognizing the pitch range of speech. SW is a switch for signaling recognition of the pitch range of the utterance. Key_Detect is a function that detects the pitch of the voice signal detected by the vocal pitch recognition microphone and also recognizes the vocal pitch range. Panel is an operation panel that specifies the song or song number to be sung and the range of the utterance pitch of the person who is going to sing the song.

Key_Decide is a function for determining the key of the accompaniment music from the [return information indicating the pitch range of the song and the pitch range information of the singer] corresponding to the designated song number. Table is a comparison table of [song or song number corresponding to the song] and the pitch range of the song part of the song. M1, M2,... Mn,. R1, R2, ... Rn, ... are the pitch ranges of the song part of each song corresponding to each song.

Control controls the playback device and playback pitch based on the song number and the key of the song. Player is an accompaniment music playback device or vocalization device. Key_shift This function changes the pitch of accompaniment music. Generater is a function that combines the playback function and the pitch adjustment function. In recent years, synthesizer music has been increasing, and in many cases, the playback function and pitch determination function are functioning with computer software.

Mic2 is a vocal microphone. Amp. Is an amplifier for acoustic signals. SP is a speaker. Display_Control is a display control function. CRT is a display screen.

V_Range indicates a reference example of the utterance pitch range. M_ORG indicates a reference example of standard tone of accompaniment music. Melody shows an example in which the key of the accompaniment is changed according to the utterance interval range. B is the scale name of C-tone (C-tone). F is the C scale key name. E is the C-scale name. G is the scale name C in C tone. C is the C scale name. Eb is a scale that is a semitone below the C-scale note name.

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing one embodiment of the application of the present invention.

The accompaniment music is reproduced by a reproduction function (Player) or a vocalization function (Generater). Gener
Ater plays the accompaniment in the specified key, or converts the key of the played accompaniment to the key specified by the pitch shift function (Key_shift).

The reproduced accompaniment music is mixed with a vocal signal from a vocal microphone (Mic2), amplified by an amplifier (Amp.), And amplified by a speaker (S).
Change to sound with P).

The playback device control function (Control) controls the music selection of the accompaniment signal, the control of the key of the accompaniment, and the designation of the contents of the display screen.

The screen display control function (Display_Control) controls screen display. The display device (CRT) displays the lyrics of the song, its background image, and messages from the device. It is the essence of the present invention to display the pitch range of a song or the vocal pitch range of a singer on a display screen.

The magnetic card (M_Card) records a personal identification code and an individual utterance pitch range. The magnetic card write / read function (M_RP) reads / writes the magnetic card.
The essence of the present invention is to use a recording medium for the purpose of storing and using information necessary for determining the key of the accompaniment music.

Recognition of an individual utterance pitch range is input from a microphone (Mic1). The signal of the switch (SW) identifies that the signal is for recognition of the vocal pitch range. The pitch detection (Key_Detect) recognizes the pitch of the voice being uttered. Utilizing the pitch detection function is the essence of the present invention. The specific algorithm for recognizing the utterance pitch, the accuracy thereof, the method of rounding errors, and the like are not the essence of the present invention.

From the operation panel (Panel), a music selection number, a personal identification number, and an individual vocal pitch range are input. In addition, a signal for recognizing the utterance pitch may be input, or a signal for writing and reading the magnetic card may be input. When a song or song code is entered from the operation panel,
The function of inputting information necessary for determining the key of the accompaniment music is the essence of the present invention.

The accompaniment music pitch determining section (Key_Decide) searches the pitch range of the selected music from (Table) and determines the key of the accompaniment to be reproduced in light of the vocal pitch range of the singer. The determined key is transmitted to the pitch variable section. It is the essence of the present invention that the system has a correspondence table of the pitch range corresponding to each song. It is not the essence of the present invention whether or not all the songs of the apparatus have this correspondence table. It is the essence of the present invention that the determined key controls the pitch variable section through the reproduction control section.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing how the key of the accompaniment is determined by staff notation. The notation of staff and musical notes is a method used as a standard worldwide, and thus detailed description is omitted. The vertical arrow indicates the pitch range. The diagonal arrows indicate the transposition to bring the accompaniment key into the vocal range.

In this example, the utterance pitch range (V_Range) is B
It has a range of 18 chromatic scales from to F. The standard pitch range (M_ORG) of the song to be sung is 16 steps in the chromatic scale from E to G, so if you add the accompaniment key, you can sing in this vocal pitch range.
In the figure, the pitch of the accompaniment is lowered by four steps on a chromatic scale, and the pitch (Melody) of the output of the accompaniment is in the range from C to E flat. Since the utterance interval range has a semitone interval above and below the accompaniment interval range, it is possible to sing with a sufficient interval range.

In the description of the embodiments, the medium for recording personal information is a magnetic card, but the means for recording is not the essence of the present invention. Other media may be used,
Any storage function in the device may be used.

In the description of the embodiment, the vocal microphone and the vocal pitch range detection microphone are different from each other, but this is to simplify the explanation,
Both microphones may be the same. It is a sufficient condition that the utterance for detecting the utterance pitch range can be recognized inside the apparatus.

The utterance interval range detector need not be a part of the system as shown in the embodiment. A method of recognizing an individual utterance pitch range by an independent device may be used.

The magnetic card writing / reading unit need not be a part of the system as shown in the embodiment. A method using an independent device may be used.

The utterance pitch range detection switch need not be specially provided. A signal from the operation panel may be used, or a method of automatically recognizing the utterance pitch range may be used.

【The invention's effect】

[Effect 1] The operation of the pitch varying device is not required. [Effect 2] The degree of use of the pitch varying device increases. [Effect 3] Accurate knowledge of generally vague utterance intervals can be obtained. [Effect 4] Songs that could not be sung because of different pitch ranges can be easily sung.

[0048]

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram of one embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a diagram showing functions of one embodiment of the present invention.

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Claims (10)

[Claims] 1. A music signal for accompaniment is generated or
The second feature is that it has a pitch changing function for changing the pitch of the accompaniment music output by the playback device.
The third feature is that the pitch range of the song portion of the accompaniment music has a mechanism known in advance on the reproduction function side or the control function side for controlling the reproduction function, and a specific singer who tries to sing along with the accompaniment. A fourth feature is that the unique vocal range is known on the device side by any means, and the singer's range of accompaniment music to be sung is matched with the vocal's unique vocal range. Fifth, having the function of determining the key of the accompaniment music
[1st, 2nd, 3rd, 4th, 5th]
Accompaniment music playback system 2. A function of transmitting the [speech interval range of a specific singer] notified to the apparatus side by an arbitrary means, which is the fourth feature, to a pitch variable function, which is the second feature. An accompaniment music reproduction control device according to a sixth aspect of the present invention. 3. A method for selecting a singing song as a means for knowing the range of occurrence of a specific singer according to the fourth feature.
A voice pitch range input device according to a seventh feature, further comprising a function of inputting a [voice pitch range] of a person who sings the song. As a means for knowing the range of pitches generated by a particular singer, which is the fourth feature, for the purpose of knowing the range of utterances of a person singing the song, the utterance of the person is uttered.
Has a microphone to transmit to the pitch detection function
An input device according to the eighth feature. 5. A method according to claim 4, wherein the utterance of a specific singer is uttered for the purpose of knowing the utterance pitch range of a person who sings the song.
A ninth feature of the voice input device is to have a signal switch for transmitting to a pitch detection function. 6. A method according to claim 4, wherein said utterance pitch range of a specific singer is recorded for the purpose of knowing the utterance pitch range of the singer. However, a tenth feature is to use arbitrary storage means, and an eleventh feature is to have a device for reading the utterance pitch range of the person recorded on the recording medium, and a signal of the reading device is provided. Controlling the pitch range of accompaniment music by twelfth
Utterance pitch range input device characterized by. 7. A method according to the fourth aspect, wherein a means for knowing a specific singer's generated pitch range is stored in advance in association with [identification code corresponding to the specific singer and vocal pitch range of the singer]. A thirteenth feature of the present invention is that the singer inputs the personal identification code possessed by the singer when the singer inputs the singing [song or code corresponding to the singing]. A vocal pitch range input device according to a fourteenth feature, comprising an input device capable of recognizing a pitch range. 8. An accompaniment music signal reproduction control according to a fifteenth feature, having a function of storing a pitch range of a song portion of a certain song as the third feature in association with the song. apparatus. 9. The method according to claim 5, wherein when a certain person selects a certain song, the center of the pitch range of the song portion of that song is
16. An accompaniment music playback control device according to a sixteenth feature, comprising an arbitrary means for calculating a key of the accompaniment music so as to be substantially at the center of the utterance interval of the person. 10. The method of claim 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6,
7, 8, 9], a display control function for displaying [singer's vocal interval range] or [singer's vocal interval range and singing musical interval range]. An accompaniment music reproduction control device or an accompaniment music reproduction system according to a seventeenth feature.