JPH11288283A - Musical performance training device and recording medium recorded with musical performance training processing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable even a beginner to easily realize various practicing methods based on musical sound control data supplied from the outside. SOLUTION: An operation display part 6 sets contents for practice with respect to musical sound control data and stores them in a work RAM 3 through an operation display interface part 4. In accordance with a program in a program ROM 2, a CPU 1 converts inputted MIDI data into MIDI data for practice based on contents set by the operation display part 6 and transmits this converted data. A receiver who is a beginner practices musical performance based on received MIDI data for practice.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a performance training device having a performance teaching function.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art For example, in a keyboard electronic musical instrument with a key press teaching function, which is a kind of musical performance training device, a player himself changes musical tone control data supplied from the outside into musical tone control data for practice. , Various practice methods can be realized. A light emitting means such as an LED is provided near each key to turn on a light emitting means corresponding to the key to be pressed, or a light emitting means such as an LED is provided below the key to be pressed. Can be taught to perform.

[0003]

However, in the above-mentioned conventional performance learning apparatus, the music tone control data supplied by the player himself must be changed to music tone control data for practice. Since the operation of changing the control data is complicated and requires advanced technology, there is a problem that it is not easy to realize various practice methods.

[0004] Also, most of the training institutions such as instructors and music classrooms for supplying musical tone control data for training are concentrated in urban areas and the training time is limited, so that teachers and workers living in remote places are not allowed. For example, there is a problem that a trainee whose time is limited by time cannot receive supply of musical tone control data.

[0005] In addition, since it is difficult for children and beginners to perform keyboard operations, there is a problem that even if musical tone control data for practice is supplied, smooth keyboard performance cannot be performed.

A first object of the present invention is to enable even a beginner to easily implement various practice methods based on musical tone control data supplied from the outside.

A second object of the present invention is to enable even a trainee who lives in a remote place or a trainee whose time is limited by work or the like to easily receive supply of musical tone control data. It is.

A third object of the present invention is to make it possible to smoothly operate a keyboard when it is difficult for a trainee who receives supply of musical tone control data to perform a keyboard operation.

[0009]

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION It is a first object of the present invention to enable even a beginner to easily implement various practice methods based on tone control data supplied from the outside.

That is, according to the first aspect of the performance training apparatus of the present invention, the data setting means for setting the contents for practice with respect to the tone control data, and the input tone control data are set by the data setting means. It is possible to provide a system having data conversion means for converting into practice musical tone control data based on the content, and data transmitting means for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the data converting means. According to the first aspect of the recording medium of the present invention,
A data setting procedure for setting practice content for the tone control data; a data conversion procedure for converting input tone control data into practice tone control data based on the content set by the data setting procedure; and A data transmission procedure for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the conversion procedure, and a performance training program for executing the data transmission procedure can be provided.

According to a second aspect of the performance training apparatus of the present invention, data receiving means for receiving tone control data, and practice tone control data in the tone control data received by the data receiving means. Can be provided, and data setting means for setting the content for performance practice based on the practice tone control data detected by the data detection means. According to a second aspect of the recording medium of the present invention, there is provided a data receiving procedure for receiving tone control data, and data for detecting practice tone control data in the tone control data received by the data receiving procedure. It is possible to provide a performance training program for executing a detection procedure and a data setting procedure for setting performance practice content based on the practice musical tone control data detected by the data detection procedure.

According to the configuration of the performance training apparatus of the first and second aspects, and the program processing of the recording medium of the first and second aspects, the skilled person, the sender, inputs the tone control data. Is converted into practice musical tone control data and transmitted, so that the receiver, who is a beginner, practices performance based on the practice musical tone data.

A second object of the present invention is to enable even a trainee who lives in a remote place or a trainee whose time is limited by work or the like to easily receive supply of musical tone control data. And

That is, according to the third aspect of the musical performance training apparatus of the present invention, the data setting means for setting the contents for practice with respect to the tone control data, and the input tone control data are set by the data setting means. Data conversion means for converting into practice tone control data based on the content
Data transmission means for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the data conversion means to a predetermined storage device on the network at an arbitrary time. Further, according to the third aspect of the recording medium of the present invention, a data setting procedure for setting content for practice with respect to the tone control data, and input tone control data based on the content set by the data setting procedure. And a data transmission procedure of transmitting the practice tone control data converted by the data conversion procedure to a predetermined storage device on the network at an arbitrary time. We can provide a performance training program.

According to a fourth aspect of the musical performance training apparatus of the present invention, data receiving means for receiving musical tone control data at an arbitrary time from a predetermined storage device on the network, and data received by the data receiving means. Data detecting means for detecting practice musical tone control data in the musical tone control data, and data setting means for setting performance practice content based on the practice musical tone control data detected by the data detecting means. Can be provided. Also,
According to the fourth aspect of the recording medium of the present invention, a data receiving procedure for receiving music control data at an arbitrary time from a predetermined storage device on a network, and a music control data received by the data receiving procedure. A data detection procedure for detecting the practice tone control data for practice, and a data setting procedure for setting performance practice content based on the practice tone control data detected by the data detection procedure. We can provide programs.

According to the configuration of the performance training apparatus according to the third and fourth aspects and the program processing of the recording medium according to the third and fourth aspects, the skilled person can use the practice sound control data for training. Since it is converted to musical tone control data and transmitted to a predetermined storage device on a network such as the Internet at an arbitrary time, a trainee in a remote place or a trainee with a time limit has the nearest Receive the practice musical tone control data that is being transmitted at a convenient time via the access point.

A third object of the present invention is to make it possible to smoothly perform a keyboard operation when it is difficult for a trainee who receives the supply of musical tone control data to perform a keyboard operation.

That is, according to the fifth aspect of the performance training apparatus of the present invention, the data receiving means for receiving the musical tone control data relating to the keyboard performance, and the keyboard performance in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving means is special. Data discriminating means for discriminating whether or not the key is depressed, and when the data discriminating means determines that the key depressing operation is a special key depressing operation, a pedal operation for compensating for the special key depressing operation is performed. It is possible to provide a system having data generation means for generating musical tone control data, and display control means for displaying the pedal operation generated by the data generation means on a predetermined display means. Further, according to the fifth aspect of the recording medium of the present invention, a data receiving procedure for receiving musical tone control data relating to keyboard performance, and a key depressing operation for keyboard performance in musical tone control data received by the data receiving procedure is performed. The data discriminating procedure for discriminating whether or not the key is depressed, and when the data discriminating procedure determines that the key depressing operation is a special key depressing operation, the tone control data of the pedal operation for supplementing the special key depressing operation is transmitted. It is possible to provide a performance training program for executing a data generation procedure to be generated and a display control procedure for displaying a pedal operation generated by the data generation procedure on a predetermined display means.

The configuration of a performance training apparatus according to a fifth aspect, and
According to the program processing of the recording medium of the fifth aspect, when it is difficult for the learner who receives the supply of the musical tone control data to perform the keyboard operation, the musical tone control data of the pedal operation for supplementing the key press operation is received on the receiving side. To generate and display.

[0020]

DESCRIPTION OF THE PREFERRED EMBODIMENTS Hereinafter, first to third embodiments of the present invention and their modifications will be described with reference to FIGS. 1 to 48, taking a keyboard electronic musical instrument as an example. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration of a device for a keyboard electronic musical instrument in each embodiment. The CPU 1 controls this device via a system bus including an address bus AB, a data bus DB, and a control bus (not shown). A program ROM 2, a work RAM 3, an operation unit interface 4, a sound source 5, and a communication control unit 13 are connected to the system bus. The CPU 1 receives MIDI data from an external MIDI device,
Sends MIDI data to the device. Program R
The OM 2 stores a program executed by the CPU 1 and data used in initial processing.
A program or data is output according to the address specified from 1. The work RAM 3 stores MIDI data and other data in an area of an address designated according to a write command from the CPU 1 and outputs MIDI data and the like according to a read command or a transmission command from the CPU 1.

The operation display interface unit 4 relays various types of information between the operation display unit 6 and the CPU 1. Sound source 5
Performs sound generation processing and mute processing based on musical sound data from the CPU 1 and sound generation and mute instructions. Waveform R
The OM 7 stores waveform data, and outputs corresponding waveform data to the sound source according to a read command from the sound source 5 and an address. The DAC 8 converts the tone signal output from the sound source 5 from digital to analog, and supplies the tone signal to the speaker 9 for sound generation.

The communication controller 13 accesses and connects to a server or a host computer, which is a predetermined storage device on a network such as the Internet, at an arbitrary time (non-real time), and transmits external tone control data to the server. Or receives the stored tone control data transmitted from the outside to the server.

FIG. 2 shows the appearance of the operation display unit 6. As shown in FIG. The operation display unit 6 has two types, one of which is shown in FIG.
As shown in (a), in addition to the operation means including the keyboard 10 and the switch unit 11, the LE is located at the upper position corresponding to each key.
A teaching light emitting element 12 made of D or the like is provided. Then, the light emitting element corresponding to the key which is the operation element to be pressed is turned on. Another type is shown in FIG.
The teaching light emitting element is provided not on the upper position corresponding to each key but on the back side of each translucent key, and illuminates the key to be pressed from below. Therefore, the operation display interface unit 4 constitutes a signal generation unit that generates a drive signal for driving the light emitting element.

Next, a first embodiment of the present invention will be described. In the first embodiment, at least two keyboard electronic musical instruments are used, and practice musical tone control data created by a skilled person in one keyboard electronic musical instrument is transmitted to the other keyboard electronic musical instrument, and the other is received. At least one beginner on the side of the keyboard electronic musical instrument.

FIGS. 3 to 7 are flowcharts of the CPU 1 in the electronic musical instrument of the sender side in the first embodiment. FIG. 3 shows a main flow of the CPU 1, and when the power is turned on, predetermined initial processing (step S10) is performed.
After 1), switch processing (step S102), MID
I processing (step S103), keyboard processing (step S1)
04), sound and mute processing (step S105), and other processing (step S106). Then, it is determined whether or not the power is turned off (step S107). If the power is not turned off, steps S102 to S10 are performed.
7 is repeatedly executed. If it is determined in step S107 that the power is off, a predetermined power-off process is performed (step S108). In the switch processing, the setting state of each switch is saved in the work RAM 3.

FIG. 4 shows interrupt processing for taking in MIDI data. When MIDI data is received, interrupt initial processing such as masking (prohibiting) another interrupt is performed (step S109), and output MIDI data is transmitted. A process for transmitting MIDI data, such as transferring the data to a data register, is performed (step S110). Then, interrupt end processing such as release of inhibition of other interrupts is performed (step S11).
1) Return to the main flow.

FIG. 5 shows the sound generation / mute processing in step S105 of the main flow. In this process, the following processes are performed with reference to the contents of the work RAM 3 in which the state set in the switch process in the main flow is saved. It is determined whether or not the mode is the practice data creation mode (step S112). If the mode is not the practice data creation mode, normal sound generation and mute processing is performed (step S1).
13). Then, this flow ends. If the mode is the practice data creation mode, it is determined whether or not the channel is the corresponding channel corresponding to the practice data creation (step S).
114). If the channel is not the corresponding channel, it is determined whether or not the sound is set for the channel (step S115). If the sound is set to be sounded, the process proceeds to step S113 to perform normal sounding and mute processing, and the flow ends. If the sound is not set, the flow is immediately terminated.

If it is determined in step S114 that the channel is a channel corresponding to training data creation, it is determined whether or not the pitch is set as a key of a pitch corresponding to training data creation (step S116). . If the key is not the key of the corresponding pitch, it is determined whether or not the setting for generating the pitch is set (step S11).
7). If it is set to sound, step S1
Then, the process goes to step 13 to perform normal sound generation and mute processing. And
This flow ends. If the sound is not set, the flow is immediately terminated.

In step S116, if the pitch is set as the key of the pitch corresponding to the practice data creation, it is determined whether the instruction of the MIDI data is sound generation or mute (step S118). ). MI
If the instruction of the DI data is sound generation, note-on processing, that is, sound generation processing when practice data generation is on and conversion data generation processing are performed (step S119). On the other hand, MID
If the instruction of the I data is mute, a note-off process, that is, a mute process when the practice data creation is on and a conversion data creation process are performed (step S120). After the note-on process or the note-off process, this flow ends.

FIG. 6 is a flow chart of the note-on process in step S119 of the tone generation / muting process of FIG. In this process, MIDI transmission data in which the velocity of the corresponding tone data is changed is created and transferred to the MIDI buffer (step S121). Then, it is determined whether the transmission system is in the silent mode or the sound mode (step S122). If the mode is the silent mode, this flow is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the mode is the sounding mode, it is determined whether the mode is the normal sounding mode for generating a normal tone or the timing sound mode for generating a timing sound such as a click sound or a castanet sound (step S123). .

If the mode is the normal tone mode, MIDI data for sound generation is generated in which the pitch is shifted upward (higher side) or lower (lower side) in octave units and transferred to the MIDI buffer (step S124). . On the other hand, in the case of the timing sound mode, the CPU generates sounding MIDI data in which the sounding tone is assigned to the timing sound, and transfers the MIDI data to the MIDI buffer (step S125). Step S12
4 or in step S125, after the MIDI data for sound generation is transferred, the original sound generation processing based on the original, that is, the tone control data before change is performed (step S12).
6). Then, this flow ends.

FIG. 7 is a flow chart of the note-off process in step S120 of the tone generation / muting process of FIG. In this processing, MIDI transmission data for OFF of the corresponding tone data is created and transferred to the MIDI buffer (step S127). Then, it is determined whether the transmission system is in the silent mode or the sound mode (step S128). If the mode is the silent mode, this flow is immediately terminated. On the other hand, if the mode is the sounding mode, it is determined whether the mode is the normal sounding mode for generating a normal musical tone or the timing sound mode for generating a timing sound such as a click sound or a castanet sound (step S129). .

If the mode is the normal tone mode, mute MIDI data in which the pitch is shifted upward (higher tone) or lower (lower tone) in octave units is created and transferred to the MIDI buffer (step S130). . On the other hand, in the case of the timing sound mode, the CPU creates sound-extinguishing MIDI data in which the sound tone is assigned to the timing sound, and transfers it to the MIDI buffer (step S131). Step S13
0 or in step S131, after the MIDI data for silence is transferred, the original silence processing based on the original tone control data before change (step S13).
2). Then, this flow ends.

On the other hand, the receiver side receives the MIDI data transmitted from the sender side and generates tone control data. FIG. 8 is a main flow of the performance training device on the receiver side. After a predetermined initialization (step J101), a switch process (step J102)
MIDI processing (step J103), key guide processing (step J104), keyboard processing (step J105), and sound generation processing (step J106) are executed. Then, it is determined whether or not the power-off operation has been performed (step J).
107). If not power off, go to step J1
02 to J106 are executed. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step J10).
8), the main flow ends.

FIG. 9 is a flow chart of the MIDI process at step J103 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not MIDI data has been received from an external device in real time (step J109). If not, the process returns to the main flow. When received, the M
It is determined whether or not the IDI data is MIDI data for guide for performance training (step J110). When the guide MIDI data is received, the register GEV
The MIDI data is stored in the ENT and the register GVELOCITY (step J111). Next, the guide flag GF is set to “1” (step J112),
Return to the main flow.

If the received data is not MIDI data for guide in step J111, it is determined whether or not the received data is MIDI data for sound generation (step J113). If the data is for sound generation, MI is stored in the register SEVENT and the register SVELOCITY.
The DI data is stored (step J114). next,
The pronunciation flag SF is set to "1" (step J11
5) Return to the main flow. Note that even if the received data is neither the guide MIDI data nor the sounding MIDI data, the process returns to the main flow.

FIG. 10 is a flow chart showing J in the main flow of FIG.
It is a flow of a key guide process of 104. In this process,
It is determined whether or not the guide flag GF is "1" (step J116). If not, the process returns to the main flow. When GF is “1”, MI of GEVENT
It is determined whether or not the DI data is note-on (step J117). GE if note-on
The LED of the key corresponding to the note of VENT is turned on (step J118). GE if note-off
The LED of the key corresponding to the note of VENT is turned off (step J119). After turning the LED on or off,
F is reset to "0" (step J120), and the process returns to the main flow.

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of the keyboard processing in step 105 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not a key change has occurred (step J12).
1) If there is no change, return to the main flow. When there is a key change from off to on, note-on data and note data are stored in a register EVENT (step J122), and velocity data is stored in a register VELO.
Store in CITY (step J123). On the other hand, when there is a key change from ON to OFF, the note-off data and the note data are stored in EVENT (step J124), and "0" is stored in VELOCITY (step J125). Step J123 or J125
After storing the data in VELOCITY at
The pronunciation flag HF is set to "1" (step J12).
6) Return to the main flow.

FIG. 12 is a flow chart showing the J in the main flow of FIG.
6 is a flow chart of a sound generation process of FIG. In this process, HF
Is determined to be "1" (step J127),
If it is “1”, the EVENT data
It is determined whether the switch is on (step J128). If the note is on, a sounding instruction is issued based on the note data and the velocity data (step J12).
9). On the other hand, if it is note-off, a mute instruction is issued based on the note data (step J130). After the sounding instruction or the mute instruction, HF is reset to "0" (step J131).

After resetting HF to "0" in step J131, or when HF is "0" in step J127, it is determined whether SF is "1" (step J132). If SF is "0", the process returns to the main flow. When SF is “1”,
It is determined whether or not the event data is note-on (step J133). If it is note-on, it is determined whether or not the event data is note data or tone data (step J1).
34).

If the data is note data, SEVEN
A tone generation instruction is given based on the note data of T and the velocity data of SVELOCITY (step J13).
5). In this case, a sounding instruction is given at a pitch shifted upward or downward in octave units. If the data is tone data, the SEVEN tone data and SVELO
A sounding instruction is performed based on the velocity data of CITY (step J136). In this case, the tone generation instruction is given by the timing sound based on the tone color of the tone data. Step J
After the pronunciation instruction at 135 or step J136,
The SF is reset to "0" (step J137), and the process returns to the main flow.

In step J133, the event
If the data is note-off, SEVENT
It is determined whether the data is note data or tone data (step J138). If the data is note data, an instruction to mute the note is issued (step J139). If the data is tone data, an instruction to mute the tone is issued (step J140). Step J1
After the mute instruction in 39 or J140, SF is reset to "0" (step J137), and the process returns to the main flow.

As described above, according to the first embodiment,
The performance training device on the transmission side includes data setting means for setting the content for practice with respect to the tone control data, and converts the input tone control data into practice tone control data based on the content set by the data setting means. And data transmitting means for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the data converting means.

The performance training apparatus on the receiving side includes a data receiving means for receiving musical tone control data, and a data detecting means for detecting practice musical tone control data in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving means. And data setting means for setting the content for performance practice based on the practice tone control data detected by the data detection means.

According to the performance training apparatus of the first embodiment, the skilled sender converts the input tone control data into practice tone control data and transmits it. Then, a performance practice is performed based on the musical tone data for practice. Therefore, even a beginner can easily realize various practice methods based on tone control data supplied from the outside.

In this case, if the content set as the practice tone control data is content that reduces the velocity data of the tone control data, the tone of the channel to be practiced is produced at a low volume. Can easily discriminate between the pitch of the operation sound of the user and the correct pitch of a small volume, thereby enabling effective practice.

Alternatively, when the content set as the practice tone control data is a content in which the pitch data of the tone control data is shifted in octave units, or at a predetermined pitch regardless of the pitch of the tone control data. In the case where the tone is different from any tone in the tone control data, for example, the content is changed to a timing tone such as a click tone or castanet tone, and the tone generation timing is the same as the original tone control data, The practicer can practice effectively by easily recognizing his or her performance timing.

Next, a modification of the first embodiment will be described. FIG. 13 is a main flow on the receiving side in the modification. After predetermined initialization (step J141), switch processing (step J142), MIDI processing (step J143), and keyboard processing (step J14)
4), a tone generation process (step J145) is executed. Then, it is determined whether or not the power-off operation has been performed (step J146). If the power is not off, the processing of steps J142 to J145 is executed. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step J147), and the main flow ends. That is,
In this modification, the key guide processing is not performed.

FIG. 14 is a flow chart of the tone generation process at step J145 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not HF is “1” (step J).
148) If it is "1", it is determined whether or not the event data is note-on (step J1).
49). If it is note-on, sound generation is instructed based on the note data and velocity data (step J150). On the other hand, if the note is off, a mute instruction is issued based on the note data (step J15).
1). After the sounding instruction or the mute instruction, HF is reset to "0" (step J152).

After resetting HF to "0" in step J152, or when HF is "0" in step J148, it is determined whether or not GF is "1" (step J153). If it is "1",
It is determined whether or not the data of the event is note-on (step J154). If the note is on, GEVENT note data and GVELOCI
A tone generation instruction is performed based on the TY velocity data (step J155). If the data in the GEVENT is note-off, an instruction to mute the musical tone by the note is issued (step J156). Step J155 or J156
GF is reset to "0" after the tone generation instruction or the mute instruction in (step J157).

Next, it is determined whether or not the SF is "1" (step J158). If SF is "1", it is determined whether or not the event data is note-on (step J159). If it is note-on, it is determined whether or not the event data is note data or tone data (step J160). If it is note data, SEVEN
A tone generation instruction is issued based on the note data of T and the velocity data of SVELOCITY (step J16).
1). If the data is tone data, a tone generation instruction is issued based on the tone data of SEVENT and the velocity data of SVELOCITY (step J162). After the sounding instruction in step J161 or step J162, SF is reset to “0” (step J16
3) Return to the main flow.

At step J159, SEVENT
If the data is note-off, SEVENT
It is determined whether this data is note data or tone data (step J164). If the data is note data, an instruction to mute the note is issued (step J165). If the data is tone data, an instruction to mute the tone is issued (step J166). Step J1
After the mute instruction at 65 or J166, SF is reset to "0" (step J163), and the flow returns to the main flow. If the GF is “0” in step J153 and if the SF is “0” in step J158, the process returns to the main flow.

Step J in the main flow of FIG.
The MIDI process 143 is the same as the flow of the MIDI process on the transmitting side in FIG. Step J1 in the main flow of FIG.
The keyboard processing of 44 is also the same as the flow of the keyboard processing on the transmission side in FIG.

Next, a second embodiment will be described. FIG. 15 is a main flow on the transmission side in the second embodiment. After performing a predetermined initialization (step S2
01), switch processing (step S202), keyboard processing (step S203), guide data creation processing (step S204), sound generation processing (step S205), and transmission processing (step S206). And power
It is determined whether an off operation has been performed (step S20).
7). If not power off, step S202
To S206. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step S208),
This main flow ends.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of the switch processing in step S202 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, a mode switch process (step S209),
Start / stop processing (step S210), transmission switch processing (step S211), and other switch processing (step S212) are executed, and the process returns to the main flow.

FIG. 17 is a flow chart of the mode switch processing in step S209 in the switch processing of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the creation mode switch has changed (step S213), and if there is no change, the process returns to the flow of FIG. When the creation mode switch changes from off to on, the mode flag MF is set to "1" (step S214). When the creation mode switch changes from on to off, the MF is reset to "0" (step S215).

After setting or resetting the MF in step S214 or step S215, it is determined whether or not the timing sound mode switch has changed (step S216). If no change has occurred, the process returns to the flow of FIG. When this switch changes from off to on, the timing flag TF is set to "1" (step S).
217). When this switch changes from on to off, TF is reset to "0" (step S21).
8). After setting or resetting the TF in step S217 or step S218, the process returns to the flow in FIG.

FIG. 18 is a flow chart of the start / stop switch processing in step S210 in the switch processing of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the start / stop switch is on (step S21).
9) If it is off, return to the flow of FIG. If this switch is on, the start flag STF
Is inverted (step S220). Next, it is determined whether or not the STF is “1” (step S221).
If it is "1", the time register TIME is reset to "0" (step S222), and the address register AD is set to "0" (step S22).
3). Then, the timer interrupt is canceled (step S224). In step S221, ST
If F is "0", the timer interrupt is prohibited (step S225), and the END data is stored in the memory area MEM [AD] specified by the address of the AD (step S226).

After the prohibition of the timer interrupt is canceled in step S224 or the END data is stored in step S226, the process returns to the flow of FIG. When the timer interrupt is released,
As shown in the flow of FIG.
Increment the value of IME (step S22)
7). Then, the process returns to the flow of FIG.

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of the transmission switch processing in step S211 in the switch processing of FIG.
In this process, it is determined whether or not the transmission switch has been turned on (step S228), and when it has been turned on, the transmission flag SOF is set to "1" (step S229). S
After the OF is set, or when the transmission switch is not turned on in step S228, the process returns to the flow of FIG.

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of the guide data creation processing in step S204 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the mode flag MF is "1" (step S230). If it is "1", it is determined whether or not the sound generation flag HF is "1" (step S231). ). If either MF or HF is “0”, the process returns to the main flow in FIG. If both MF and HF are “1”, A
Area MEM [AD] of memory specified by address D
The TIME time data is stored in (Step S2)
32).

Next, AD is incremented (step S233), and EVENT is added to the next area MEM [AD].
Is stored (step S234). further,
AD is incremented (step S235), and in the next area MEM [AD], the velocity data of VELOCITY has a predetermined value α smaller than “1” (for example, α = 0.
The value multiplied by 1) is stored (step S236). That is, the reduced velocity data is stored in the memory. Then, AD is incremented (step S2).
37).

Next, it is determined whether or not TF is "1" (step S238).
The note-on data and tone data are stored in the area of [AD] (step S239). TF is "0"
, The EVENT [AD] area
Is stored in the octave of the note data (step S240). After storing the note-on data and the tone data in step S239, or storing the data whose octave has been changed in step S240, the AD is incremented (step S241). Then, VELOCITY velocity data is stored in the MEM [AD] area (step S242). Further, after the AD is incremented (step S243), the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

FIG. 22 is a flow chart of the tone generation process in step S205 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the sound generation flag HF is "1" (step S244). If not, the process returns to the main flow in FIG. If HF is "1", E
It is determined whether or not the VENT data is note-on (step S245). If it is note-on, sound generation is instructed by the note data of EVENT and the velocity data of VELOCITY (step S24).
6). If the EVENT data is note-off, an instruction to mute the musical tone of the EVENT note data is issued (step S247). After the pronunciation instruction or mute instruction,
HF is reset to "0" (step S248). Then, the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of the transmission process in step S206 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the transmission flag SOF is "1" (step S249). If not, the process returns to the main flow in FIG. If SOF is “1”,
The MEM data is transferred to a server on the network (step S250). Then, it is determined whether or not the transfer has been completed (step S251), and if not, the transfer in step S250 is continued. When the transfer is completed, the SOF is reset to "0" (step S2).
52), returning to the main flow of FIG.

FIG. 24 is a main flow on the receiving side in the second embodiment. After a predetermined initialization (step J201), switch processing (step J202),
Key guide processing (step J203), keyboard processing (step J204), sound generation processing (step J205), and reception processing (step J206) are executed. And power
It is determined whether or not an off operation has been performed (step J20).
7). If the power is not off, step J202
To J206. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step J208),
This main flow ends.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of the switch processing in step J202 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, the key guide switch process (step J20)
9), receive switch processing (step J210), and other switch processing (step J211) to execute
It returns to the main flow of 4.

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of the key guide switch process in step J209 in the switch process of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the key guide switch has been turned on (step J212). If not, the process returns to the flow of FIG. When this switch is turned on, the start flag STF is inverted (step J2).
13). Then, it is determined whether or not the STF is “1” (step J214). If it is "1", the time register TIME is reset to "0" (step J).
215), the address register AD is set to "0" (step J216). Then, the timer interrupt is released (step J217). Step J21
If the STF is "0" in Step 4, the timer interrupt is prohibited (Step J218), and the LED is turned off (Step J219).

After the prohibition of the timer interrupt is canceled in step J217, or after the LED is turned off in step J219, the process returns to the flow of FIG. When the prohibition of the timer interrupt is released, as shown in the flow of FIG. 27, the value of TIME is incremented every time a predetermined time elapses (step J220). And
It returns to the flow of FIG.

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of the reception switch processing in step J210 in the switch processing of FIG.
In this process, it is determined whether or not the receiving switch has been turned on (step J221).
Return to the flow. When the reception switch is turned on, the reception flag ZF is set to "1" (step J22).
2). Then, the process returns to the flow of FIG.

FIGS. 29 and 30 are flow charts of the key guide processing in step J203 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the start flag STF is “1” (step J223). If it is “1”, it is determined whether or not the TIME data has reached the time data of MEM [AD]. Determine (Step J22
4). When the STF is “0”, or when the TIME data does not reach the MEM [AD] time data, the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

If the STF is "1" and the TIME data has reached the MEM [AD] time data, the AD is incremented (step J225).
Next, the area MEM of the memory specified by the address of AD
The data of [AD] is stored in the register GEVENT (step J226). Then, it is determined whether or not the data of the event is note-on (step J2).
27). If the note is on, the LED of the key corresponding to the note data of GEVENT is turned on (step J228). If it is note-off data,
The LED of the key corresponding to the note data of GEVENT is turned off (step J229). After turning on or off the LED, AD is incremented (step J23).
0).

Next, referring to FIG.
It is determined whether or not F is “0” (step J23).
2) If the TF is "1", it is determined whether or not the data in GEVENT is note-off (step J233). If TF is “0” or GEVEN
If the data of T is note-on, the data of the area MEM [AD] of the memory specified by the address of AD is stored in the register SEVENT (step J23).
4). Then, AD is incremented (step J).
235), the data of MEM [AD] is stored in the register SVEL
Store in OCITY (step J236). next,
The pronunciation flag SF is set to “1” (step J23)
7).

After setting SF, or at step J23
If the data of GEVENT is note-off in step 3, AD is incremented (step J23).
8) It is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is END data (step J239). If it is not END data, the process returns to the main flow in FIG. On the other hand, E
If the data is ND data, the STF is reset to "0" (step J240), the timer interrupt is prohibited (step J241), and the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

The keyboard processing of step J204 in the main flow is the same as the flow of the first embodiment shown in FIG. Also, regarding the sound generation processing in step J205 in the main flow,
Since it is the same as the flow of the first embodiment shown in FIG. 12, the description is omitted.

FIG. 31 is a flowchart of the receiving process in step J206 in the main flow. In this process, it is determined whether or not the reception flag ZF is "1" (step J242). If it is "0", the process returns to the main flow of FIG. If ZF is "1", the data received from the server on the network is transferred to the memory (step J243). Then, it is determined whether or not the reception has been completed (step J244), and if not, the transfer process of step J243 is continued. When the reception is completed, ZF is reset to “0” and the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

Next, a modification of the processing on the receiving side in the second embodiment will be described. FIG. 32 is a main flow on the receiving side in the modification. After performing a predetermined initialization (step J246), the switch process (step J24)
7), keyboard processing (step J248), guide data reading processing (step J249), sound generation processing (step J2)
50), and executing a receiving process (step J251). Then, it is determined whether or not the power-off operation has been performed (step S252). If not power off,
The processing of steps S247 to S251 is executed. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step S253), and the main flow ends.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart of the switch processing in the main flow of FIG. In this process, a key guide switch process (step J254), a reception switch process (step J255), and other switch processes (step J256) are executed, and the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

FIG. 34 is a flowchart of the key guide switch process in step J254 in the switch process of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the key guide switch has been turned on (step J257). If not, the process returns to the switch process flow of FIG. When the key guide switch is turned on, the start flag STF is inverted (step J258). Then, it is determined whether or not the STF is “1” (step J259). If it is "1", the time register TIME is reset to "0" (step J260), and the address register AD is set to "0" (step J261). Then, the timer interrupt is canceled (step J26).
2). If the STF is “0” in step J259, the timer interrupt is prohibited (step J259).
263).

After canceling the timer interrupt prohibition in step J262 or prohibiting the timer interrupt in step J263, the process returns to the switch processing flow of FIG. When the prohibition of the timer interrupt is released, as shown in the flow of FIG. 27 in the second embodiment, the value of TIME is incremented every time a predetermined time elapses. Then, the process returns to the flow of the switch process in FIG.

Step J in the switch processing of FIG.
The reception switch processing at 255 is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 28 in the second embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.
In the main flow of FIG.
The keyboard processing of is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 11 in the first embodiment, and the description is omitted.

FIGS. 35 and 36 are flow charts of the guide data reading process at step J249 in the main flow of FIG. In FIG. 35, it is determined whether or not the STF is “1” (step J264). If it is “1”, it is determined whether or not the TIME data has reached the MEM [AD] time data. (Step J265). S
If the TF is “0” or if the TIME data is ME
If the time data of M [AD] has not been reached, the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

In step J264, STF is set to "1".
If the TIME data reaches the MEM [AD] time data in step J265, the AD
Is incremented (step J266). And
Memory area MEM [A specified by the address of AD
D] is stored in the register GEVENT (step J267). Next, AD is incremented (step J268), and the guide flag GF is set to "1" (step J269).

Next, in FIG. 36, it is determined whether or not the TF is "0" (step J270). If the TF is "1", it is determined whether or not the data of GEVENT is note-off. Is determined (step J271). When TF is “0” or when the data of GEVENT is note-on, the data of the memory area MEM [AD] specified by the address of AD is stored in the register SAVE.
Store in NT (step J272). And AD
Is incremented (step J273), and MEM
The data of [AD] is stored in the register SVELOCITY (step J274). Next, the sound generation flag SF is set to "1" (step J275).

After setting SF, or at step J27
If the data of GEVENT is note-off at 1, the AD is incremented (step J27).
6) It is determined whether or not the MEM [AD] data is END data (step J277). If it is not END data, the process returns to the main flow in FIG. On the other hand, E
If the data is ND data, the STF is reset to "0" (step J278), the timer interrupt is prohibited (step J279), and the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

The tone generation process in step J250 in the main flow is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 14 in the modified example of the first embodiment, and therefore the description is omitted. Also,
The receiving process in step J251 in the main flow is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 31 in the second embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.

In the first and second embodiments, a keyboard electronic musical instrument is taken as an example, and the operating means for teaching is a keyboard. However, the present invention is applicable to an electronic drum set, an electronic wind instrument, and the like. Or an electronic stringed instrument. In these cases, the operating means is a pad of a drum, a piston portion of an electronic wind instrument, or a string of an electronic stringed instrument.

In the first and second embodiments, a keyboard electronic musical instrument has been described as an example of a musical performance training device. However, the present invention can be applied to a sequencer, a personal computer, and the like. In the above embodiment, the keyboard input data is used as the musical tone control data, but it may be automatic performance data, general music reproduction data, or the like.

Next, a third embodiment will be described. In the third embodiment, the operation display unit 6 shown in FIG.
Is provided with a screen for displaying a pedal image to guide the pedal operation. Although not shown, three pedals, a damper pedal, a sostenuto pedal, and a soft pedal, are displayed in the pedal image, and control is performed so that an image corresponding to the pedal to be operated is turned on. By operating the damper pedal, the sound can be extended for a long time even after the finger is released from the keyboard in the subsequent keyboard performance. By operating the sostenuto pedal, only the sound of the key that was depressed when operating this pedal can be lengthened even when the finger is released from the keyboard. Operating the soft pedal lowers the volume slightly and softens the sound.

The main flow on the transmitting side in the third embodiment is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 15 in the second embodiment. Therefore, here, only processing different from the second embodiment will be described. In the processing on the transmission side according to the third embodiment, the mode switch processing in the switch processing and the guide data creation processing in the transmission processing are the second processing.
This is different from the embodiment.

FIG. 37 is a flow chart of the mode switch processing in the switch processing. In this process, it is determined whether or not the creation mode switch has changed (step S30).
1) If there is no change, return to the main flow. When the switch changes from off to on, the mode flag MF is set to "1" (step S302). On the other hand, when the state changes from on to off, the MF is reset to "0" (step S303). After setting or resetting the MF, the process returns to the main flow.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart of the guide data creation process in the transmission process. In this process, the MF is “1”
Is determined (step S304), and if it is "1", it is determined whether HF is "1" (step S305). If MF is “0” or HF
Is "0", the process returns to the main flow.

When MF is “1” and HF is “1”, the area ME of the memory indicated by the address of AD
The data of the time register TIME is stored in M [AD] (step S306). Next, AD is incremented (step S307), and the data of the register EVENT is stored in MEM [AD] (step S30).
8). Then, AD is incremented (step S
309), returning to the main flow.

FIG. 39 is a main flow on the receiving side in the third embodiment. After a predetermined initialization (step J301), switch processing (step J302),
Key guide processing (step J303), sound generation processing (step J304), pedal data creation processing (step J30)
5), execute the receiving process (step J306). Then, it is determined whether or not the power-off operation has been performed (step J307). If the power is not turned off, the processing of steps J302 to J306 is executed. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step J308), and the main flow ends.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart of the switch processing in step J302 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, the key guide switch process (step J30)
9), receive switch processing (step J310), pedal data creation switch processing (step J311), and other switch processing (step J312), and
It returns to the main flow of No. 9.

Step J in the switch processing of FIG.
The key guide switch processing of step 309 is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 26 in the second embodiment, and a description thereof will be omitted. Step J310 in FIG.
The reception switch processing of the second embodiment is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 28 in the second embodiment, and thus the description is omitted.

FIG. 41 is a flowchart of the pedal data creation switch processing in step J311 of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the pedal data creation switch has been turned on (step J313). If not, the process returns to the switch processing flow of FIG. When this switch is turned on, the pedal flag PF is set to "1" (step J314), and the process returns to the switch processing of FIG.

FIG. 42 is a flowchart of the key guide process in step J302 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, it is determined whether or not the start flag STF is "1" (step J315). If it is "1", the data of the time register TIME is stored in an area MEM [AD] of the memory specified by the address of AD. ] Is determined (step J316). STF
Is “0” or TIME data is MEM
If the time data of [AD] has not been reached,
It returns to the main flow of No. 9.

If the STF is "1" and the TIME data has reached the time data of MEM [AD], AD is incremented (step J317).
Then, it is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is note-on (step J318). If the note is on, the LED of the key corresponding to the note data of MEM [AD] is turned on (step J319). ME
If the data of M [AD] is not note-on, M
It is determined whether or not the data of EM [AD] is note-off (step J320). If the note is off, the key L corresponding to the note data of MEM [AD]
The ED is turned off (step J321).

If the data of MEM [AD] is not note-on and note-off, it is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is pedal-on (step J).
322). If the pedal is on, the corresponding pedal mark is turned on (step J323). MEM [A
If the data of [D] is not any of note-on, note-off and pedal-on, it is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is pedal-off (step J324). If the pedal is off, the corresponding pedal mark is turned off (step J325).

After turning on and off the LED or pedal mark, AD is incremented (step J).
326). Then, it is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is time data (step J327). If the data is not time data, the process proceeds to step J318 and M
The data of EM [AD] is determined. If it is time data, the process returns to the main flow in FIG.

On the other hand, in the flow of FIG.
If the data of [AD] is neither note data nor pedal data, it is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is END data (step J328). END
If it is data, the start flag STF is set to “0”.
(Step J329), prohibit the timer interrupt (Step J330), and
Turn off the ED and pedal mark (step J331),
It returns to the main flow of FIG. If MEM [AD] is not END data in step J328, the process proceeds to step J326, where AD is incremented.
In step J327, the data of MEM [AD] is determined.

Step J in the main flow of FIG. 39
The sound generation processing of 304 is the same as the flow shown in FIG.

FIGS. 43 to 46 are flow charts of the pedal data creation processing in step J305 in the main flow of FIG. In FIG. 43, it is determined whether or not the pedal flag PF is “1” (step J332).
If F is “0”, the process returns to the main flow in FIG. If PF is "1", AD is set to "0" (step J333). Then, it is determined whether or not the data in the area MEM [AD] of the memory is event data (step J334).

If the data of MEM [AD] is not event data, AD is incremented (step J335). When the data of MEM [AD] is END
It is determined whether the data is data (step J336).
If the data is not END data, the flow shifts to step J334, where M is designated by the incremented AD address.
It is determined whether or not the data of EM [AD] is event data.

If it is event data, it is determined whether or not the event data is note-on (step J337). If it is note-on, it is determined whether the sostenuto pedal flag SPF is "0" (step J338). If it is "0",
The pointer N indicating the key number of the immediately preceding note-on key is set to "0" (step J339), and the value of the on-flag ONF (N) of the immediately preceding note event data is determined while incrementing N. That is, ONF
It is determined whether (N) is "1" (step J34).
0), if it is "1 (sound generation)", it is determined whether or not the absolute value obtained by subtracting the note data indicated by the pointer N from the note data of MEM [AD] is larger than a predetermined value (step J341). That is, it is determined whether or not the interval (the number of keys) between the key corresponding to the immediately preceding note-on data and the key corresponding to the next note-on data is somewhat large (greater than a predetermined value).

If ONF (N) is "0 (silence)" in step J340, or if the absolute value of the difference between the note data is less than or equal to a predetermined value in step J341, N is incremented (step J34).
2). Then, it is determined whether or not N exceeds a predetermined number (step J343). If the number is equal to or less than the predetermined number, the process shifts to step J340 to determine the value of ONF (N).

If it is determined in step J341 that the absolute value of the difference between the note data is larger than the predetermined value, the SPF is set to "1" (step J344). That is,
If the interval (the number of keys) between the previous note-on key and the next note-on key is relatively large, a flag for lighting the pedal mark of the sostenuto pedal is set.

Next, the address register PAD stores
The address of (N) is stored (step J345).
Then, in the flow of FIG. 44, data below “PAD + 1” is moved down by “2” address (step J).
347). That is, two areas after the area of the immediately preceding note-on event data are made empty. Then, in the area of MEM [AD + 1] (first free area), the immediately preceding note-on time data TIME
Store the same time data as (N) (step J3)
48). Next, pedal-on event data is stored in the area of MEM [AD + 2] (the second empty area) (step J349).

After storing the pedal-on event data, or at step J338 in FIG.
Is “1”, or Step J3 in FIG.
If N exceeds the predetermined number in 43, N is set to “0” in step J350 of FIG.
The value of the ON flag is determined while incrementing. That is, it is determined whether or not ONF (N) is “0” (step J351). If it is “1”, N is incremented (step J352). And N
Is greater than or equal to a predetermined number (step J35).
3). If the number is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the process shifts to step J351 to determine the value of ONF (N).

If ONF (N) is “1”, A
The note data of MEM [AD] specified by D is stored in the register NOTE (N) specified by N (step J354). Next, the address of AD (N) is changed to the address of AD (step J355). That is, the address of the currently designated note-on event data is updated to the address of the note-on event data designated by the pointer N. Then, ONF (N) corresponding to the note-on of the updated address is set to "1" (step J356). Also, MEM [AD
-1] is stored in TIME (N) (step J357).

After storing the time data, or when N exceeds a predetermined number in step J353,
AD is incremented (step J358), and FIG.
The process shifts to step J334 of 3 to determine whether or not the data in the next area MEM [AD] of the memory is event data. And if it is event data,
In step J337, it is determined whether or not the event data is note-on.

If the event data of MEM [AD] is note-off, the SP in the flow of FIG.
It is determined whether or not F is "1" (step J35).
9). If it is "1", the pointer N indicating the number of the immediately preceding note-on key is set to "0" (step J360), and while the N is incremented, the ON flag ONF ( N) is determined. That is, it is determined whether or not ONF (N) is “1” (step J361). If it is “1 (sound generation)”, the note data of MEM [AD] and the note data indicated by the pointer N are compared. It is determined whether they are the same (step J362).

If ONF (N) is "0 (silence)" in step J361, or if the note data is not the same in step J362, N is incremented (step J363). Then, it is determined whether or not N exceeds a predetermined number (step J364). If the number is equal to or less than the predetermined number, the process shifts to step J361 to determine the value of ONF (N).

In step J362, MEM [A
If the note data of [D] is the same as the note data indicated by the pointer N, the SPF is reset to "0" (step J365). Next, the address of AD (N) is stored in the pedal data address register PAD (step J366). Then, the data below “PAD + 1” is moved down by “2” address (step J3).
67). Next, in the flow of FIG.
+1], the same time data as the immediately preceding note-on time data TIME (N) is stored (step J368). Next, MEM
The pedal-off event data is stored in the area [AD + 2] (the second empty area) (step J3).
69).

After storing the pedal-off event data, or at step J359 in FIG.
Is "0", or in step J3 of FIG.
If N exceeds the predetermined number at 64, N is set to "0" at step J370 in FIG.
The value of the ON flag is determined while incrementing. That is, it is determined whether or not ONF (N) is “1” (step J371).
It is determined whether the note data of OTE (N) and the note data of MEM [AD] are the same (step J3).
72). When ONF (N) is “0” or NOT
If the note data of E (N) is different from the note data of MEM [AD], N is incremented (step J373). Then, it is determined whether or not N exceeds a predetermined number (step J374). If the number is equal to or smaller than the predetermined number, the process shifts to step J371 to determine the value of ONF (N).

If ONF (N) is "1" at step J371 and note data is the same at step J372, ONF (N) is reset to "0" (step J375). After the ONF (N) is reset, or when N exceeds a predetermined number in step J374, AD is incremented (step J376), and the process proceeds to step J334 in FIG. It is determined whether or not the data of MEM [AD] is event data.

As described above, according to the third embodiment,
The performance training apparatus includes: data receiving means for receiving musical tone control data relating to keyboard performance; and data determining means for determining whether or not the keyboard performance in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving means is a special key press operation. And data generation means for generating tone control data for pedal operation to supplement the special key depression operation when the data determination means determines that the operation is a special key depression operation; and And a display control means for displaying the pedal operation generated on the display means on a predetermined display means.

In this case, the special key pressing operation is an operation in which a predetermined key number is exceeded from an arbitrary key pressing position to the next key pressing position, and the pedal operation is performed at the arbitrary key pressing position. This is an operation for maintaining the pronunciation of.

The data receiving means receives the data at any time from a server on the network.

Next, a modification of the third embodiment will be described. In this modification, the transmission side performs pedal data creation processing. FIG.
It is a main flow of the transmission side in the modification of the embodiment. After performing a predetermined initialization (step S31)
0), switch processing (step S311), keyboard processing (step S312), guide data creation processing (step S313), pedal data creation processing (step S31)
4), sound generation processing (step S315), and transmission processing (step S316) are performed. Then, it is determined whether or not the power-off operation has been performed (step S317). If the power is not off, steps S311 to S31
6 is executed. If the power is off, a power off process is performed (step S318), and the main flow ends.

FIG. 48 is a flowchart of the switch processing in step S310 in the main flow of FIG. In this process, a mode switch process (step S318),
Start / stop switch processing (step S31)
9), a transmission switch process (step S320), a pedal data creation switch process (step S321), and other switch processes (step S322), and return to the main flow.

In the main flow of FIG. 47, the keyboard processing in step J312 is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 11 in the first embodiment. Step J313
Is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 22 in the second embodiment. Step J3
The fourteenth pedal data creation process is the same as the flow shown in FIGS. 43 to 46 in the third embodiment. The sound generation processing in step J315 is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 23 in the second embodiment. The transmission process in step J316 is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 21 in the second embodiment. Therefore, their description is omitted.

In the flow of the switch processing in FIG. 48, the mode switch processing in step J319
This is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 17 in the embodiment.
The start / stop switch processing in step J320 is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 19 in the second embodiment. The transmission switch processing in step J321
This is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 20 in the embodiment.
The pedal data creation switch processing in step J322
This is the same as the flow shown in FIG. 41 in the third embodiment. Therefore, their description is omitted.

Further, regarding the flow on the receiving side in the modification of the third embodiment, FIG.
4 to 31 are the same as those shown in FIGS.

In each of the above embodiments, the apparatus in which the program for the performance training process is stored in the program ROM 2 has been described. However, the program for the performance training process is recorded on a recording medium such as a floppy disk, CD, or hard disk. The program may be configured to be executed by a general-purpose personal computer. In this case, the following first to fifth programs are recorded on the recording medium corresponding to the above embodiment.

The performance training process by the first program is as follows.
A data receiving procedure for receiving the tone control data, a data detecting procedure for detecting practice tone control data in the tone control data received by the data receiving procedure, and a practice tone control detected by the data detecting procedure And a data setting procedure for setting performance practice contents based on the data.

The performance training process by the second program is as follows.
A data receiving procedure for receiving the tone control data, a data detecting procedure for detecting practice tone control data in the tone control data received by the data receiving procedure, and a practice tone control detected by the data detecting procedure And a data setting procedure for setting performance practice contents based on the data.

According to the performance training process according to the first and second programs, the skilled sender converts the input tone control data into practice tone control data and transmits it. The player performs practice based on the musical tone data for practice. Therefore, even a beginner can easily realize various practice methods based on tone control data supplied from the outside.

The performance training process by the third program is as follows.
A data setting procedure for setting practice content for the tone control data; a data conversion procedure for converting input tone control data into practice tone control data based on the content set by the data setting procedure; and Transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the conversion procedure to a predetermined storage device on the network at an arbitrary time.

The performance training process by the fourth program is as follows.
A data receiving procedure for receiving music control data at an arbitrary time from a predetermined storage device on the network, a data detection procedure for detecting practice music control data in the music control data received by the data receiving procedure, A data setting procedure for setting performance training content based on the practice musical tone control data detected by the data detection procedure.

According to the performance training process according to the third and fourth programs, the sender, who is an expert, converts the musical tone control data into practice musical tone control data, and at any time on a network such as the Internet. Since the data is transmitted to a predetermined storage device, the recipient who is a trainer who is in a remote place or a trainee with a time limit is transmitted via the nearest access point at a convenient time. Receives practice tone control data. Therefore, even a trainee who lives in a remote place or a trainee whose time is limited by work or the like can easily receive the supply of the musical tone control data.

The performance training process by the fifth program is as follows.
A data reception procedure for receiving tone control data relating to keyboard performance, a data determination procedure for determining whether or not keyboard performance in the tone control data received by the data reception procedure is a special key press operation; If it is determined by the procedure that the operation is a special key depression operation, a data generation procedure for generating musical sound control data of a pedal operation for supplementing the special key depression operation, and a pedal generated by the data generation procedure And a display control procedure for displaying the operation on a predetermined display means.

According to the performance training process by the fifth program, when it is difficult for the trainee who receives the supply of the tone control data to perform the keyboard operation, the tone generation control data of the pedal operation for supplementing the key press operation is generated. And display it. Therefore, when it is difficult for the trainee who receives the supply of the tone control data to perform the keyboard operation, the keyboard operation can be smoothly performed.

[0135]

According to the first, fifth, eighteenth, and nineteenth aspects of the present invention, the skilled person converts the input tone control data into practice tone control data. And send it to the recipient,
A performance practice is performed based on the musical tone control data for practice.
Therefore, even a beginner can easily realize various practice methods based on tone control data supplied from the outside.

According to the eighth, twelfth, twentieth and twenty-first aspects of the present invention, the skilled person converts the musical tone control data into practice musical tone control data, and Since the data is transmitted to a predetermined storage device on a network such as the Internet at a time, a trainee in a remote place or a trainee with a time limit can receive his / her own information via the nearest access point. At a good time,
The transmitted practice tone control data is received. Therefore, even a trainee who lives in a remote place or a trainee whose time is limited by work or the like can easily receive the supply of the musical tone control data.

According to the fifteenth and twenty-second aspects of the invention, when it is difficult for the learner who receives the musical tone control data to perform the keyboard operation, the musical tone control of the pedal operation for supplementing the key pressing operation is performed. Generate and display data. Therefore, when it is difficult for the trainee who receives the supply of the tone control data to perform the keyboard operation, the keyboard operation can be smoothly performed.

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FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a system configuration according to each embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a plan view showing a configuration of an operation display unit in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a main flowchart showing an operation on a transmission side in the first embodiment.

FIG. 4 is a flowchart of an interrupt process in the main flowchart of FIG. 3;

FIG. 5 is a flowchart of a tone generation / muting process in FIG. 3;

FIG. 6 is a flowchart of a tone generation process when a note is turned on in FIG. 5;

FIG. 7 is a flowchart of a mute processing at the time of note off in FIG. 5;

FIG. 8 is a main flowchart showing the operation on the receiving side in the first embodiment.

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of the MIDI processing in FIG. 8;

FIG. 10 is a flowchart of a key guide process in FIG. 8;

FIG. 11 is a flowchart of a keyboard process in FIG. 8;

FIG. 12 is a flowchart of a sound generation process in FIG. 8;

FIG. 13 is a main flowchart showing the operation on the receiving side in a modification of the first embodiment.

FIG. 14 is a flowchart of a sound generation process in FIG. 13;

FIG. 15 is a main flowchart showing the operation on the transmission side in the second embodiment.

FIG. 16 is a flowchart of a switch process in FIG. 15;

FIG. 17 is a flowchart of a mode switch process in FIG. 16;

FIG. 18 is a flowchart of a start / stop switch process in FIG.

FIG. 19 is a flowchart of a timer interrupt in FIG. 16;

FIG. 20 is a flowchart of a transmission switch process in FIG. 16;

FIG. 21 is a flowchart of guide data creation processing in FIG. 13;

FIG. 22 is a flowchart of a tone generation process in FIG. 13;

FIG. 23 is a flowchart of a transmission process in FIG. 13;

FIG. 24 is a main flowchart showing the operation on the receiving side in the second embodiment.

FIG. 25 is a flowchart of a switch process in FIG. 24;

FIG. 26 is a flowchart of a key guide switch process in FIG. 25;

FIG. 27 is a flowchart of a timer interrupt in FIG. 25;

FIG. 28 is a flowchart of a reception switch process in FIG. 25;

FIG. 29 is a flowchart of a key guide process in FIG. 24;

FIG. 30 is a flowchart of the key guide process following FIG. 29;

FIG. 31 is a flowchart of a reception process in FIG. 24;

FIG. 32 is a main flowchart showing the operation on the receiving side in a modification of the second embodiment.

FIG. 33 is a flowchart of a switch process in FIG. 32;

FIG. 34 is a flowchart of a key guide switch process in FIG. 33;

FIG. 35 is a flowchart of a guide data reading process in FIG. 32;

FIG. 36 is a flowchart of the guide data reading process following FIG. 35;

FIG. 37 is a flowchart of a mode switch process on the transmission side according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 38 is a flowchart of a guide data creation process on the transmission side according to the third embodiment.

FIG. 39 is a main flowchart showing the operation on the receiving side in the third embodiment.

FIG. 40 is a flowchart of a switch process in FIG. 39;

FIG. 41 is a flowchart of pedal data switch processing in FIG. 40;

FIG. 42 is a flowchart of a key guide process in FIG. 39;

FIG. 43 is a flowchart of pedal data creation processing in FIG. 39.

FIG. 44 is a flowchart of the pedal data creation process following FIG. 43;

FIG. 45 is a flowchart of the pedal data creation process following FIG. 43;

FIG. 46 is a flowchart of the pedal data creation process following FIG. 45;

FIG. 47 is a main flowchart showing an operation on the transmission side in a modification of the third embodiment;

FIG. 48 is a flowchart of the switch processing in FIG. 47.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 CPU 2 Program ROM 3 Work RAM 4 Operation display interface unit 5 Sound source 6 Operation display unit 7 Waveform ROM 8 DAC 9 Speaker

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Claims (22)

[Claims] 1. Data setting means for setting contents for practice with respect to tone control data, and data conversion for converting input tone control data into practice tone control data based on the contents set by the data setting means. Means, and data transmission means for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the data conversion means. 2. The performance training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the contents set by the data setting means are contents in which pitch data of the musical tone control data is shifted in octave units. 3. The content set by the data setting means is a content that changes to a tone having a predetermined pitch regardless of the tone of the tone control data and different from any tone of the tone control data. The performance training device according to claim 1, wherein: 4. The performance training apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said data conversion means performs data conversion while maintaining timing data of tone generation timing of original tone control data. 5. A data receiving means for receiving musical tone control data, a data detecting means for detecting practice musical tone control data in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving means, And a data setting means for setting the content for performance practice based on the practice tone control data. 6. The performance training apparatus according to claim 5, wherein the contents set by the data setting means are contents for shifting pitch data of the musical tone control data in octave units. 7. The content set by the data setting means is a content for changing a tone at a predetermined pitch and different from any tone of the tone control data regardless of the tone of the tone control data. The performance training device according to claim 5, wherein: 8. A data setting means for setting contents for practice with respect to musical tone control data, and data conversion for converting input musical tone control data into practice musical tone control data based on the contents set by said data setting means. And a data transmitting means for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the data converting means to a predetermined storage device on a network at an arbitrary time. 9. The performance training apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the contents set by the data setting means are contents for shifting the pitch data of the musical tone control data in octave units. 10. The content set by the data setting means is a content that changes to a tone having a predetermined pitch regardless of the tone of the tone control data and a tone different from any tone of the tone control data. 9. The performance training device according to claim 8, wherein: 11. The performance training apparatus according to claim 8, wherein the data conversion means performs data conversion while maintaining the timing data of the tone generation timing of the original tone control data. 12. A data receiving means for receiving musical tone control data at an arbitrary time from a predetermined storage device on a network, and detecting practice musical tone control data in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving means. A performance training apparatus comprising: data detection means; and data setting means for setting performance practice content based on practice musical tone control data detected by the data detection means. 13. The content set by said data setting means is content for shifting pitch data of tone control data in octave units.
2. The performance training device according to 2. 14. The content set by the data setting means is a content for changing to a tone having a predetermined pitch regardless of the tone of the tone control data and a tone different from any tone of the tone control data. 13. The method according to claim 12, wherein
The training device described in 1. 15. Data receiving means for receiving tone control data relating to keyboard performance, and data determining means for determining whether or not keyboard performance in the tone control data received by the data receiving means is a special key press operation. When the data discriminating means determines that the key-pressing operation is a special key-pressing operation, data-generating means for generating tone control data for pedal operation to supplement the special key-pressing operation; And a display control means for displaying the pedal operation generated on the display means on a predetermined display means. 16. The special key pressing operation is an operation in which a predetermined key number is exceeded from an arbitrary key pressing position to the next key pressing position, and the pedal operation is sounding at the arbitrary key pressing position. 2. An operation for maintaining a time period.
5. The performance training device according to 5. 17. The performance training apparatus according to claim 15, wherein the data receiving means receives the data at an arbitrary time from a predetermined storage device on a network. 18. A data setting procedure for setting practice content for musical tone control data, and a data conversion for converting input musical tone control data into practice musical tone control data based on the content set by the data setting procedure. And a data transmission procedure for transmitting the practice musical tone control data converted by the data conversion procedure. 19. A data receiving procedure for receiving musical tone control data, a data detecting procedure for detecting practice musical tone control data in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving procedure, and a data detecting procedure for detecting the musical tone control data. A recording medium characterized by recording a data setting procedure for setting contents for performance practice on the basis of musical tone control data for practice, and a program for a performance training process for executing. 20. A data setting procedure for setting practice content for tone control data, and a data conversion for converting input tone control data into practice tone control data based on the content set by the data setting procedure. And a data transmission procedure for transmitting the musical tone control data for practice converted by the data conversion procedure to a predetermined storage device on a network at an arbitrary time. Recording medium. 21. A data receiving procedure for receiving musical tone control data at an arbitrary time from a predetermined storage device on a network, and detecting practice musical tone control data in the musical tone control data received by the data receiving procedure. And a data setting procedure for setting performance training content based on the practice tone control data detected by the data detection procedure; and a performance training program for executing recoding media. 22. A data receiving procedure for receiving tone control data relating to keyboard performance, and a data discriminating procedure for determining whether or not the keyboard performance in the tone control data received by the data receiving procedure is a special key press operation. A data generation procedure for generating musical tone control data for a pedal operation to supplement the special key depression operation when the data determination procedure determines that the operation is a special key depression operation; A display control procedure for displaying on a predetermined display means the pedal operation generated by the computer, and a program for a performance training process for executing the program.