JPH1195760A - Musical tone reproducing device - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a singer to easily recognize the point where interval is mistaken. SOLUTION: A CPU 10 reproduces the playing tones of a musical instrument in accordance with playing data by a sound source board 6 and outputs the tones from a speaker 4. Words are reproduced by an image board 7 in accordance with the word data corresponding to the playing data described above and is displayed on a monitor 8. The singer inputs the voices sung in compliance with the playing tones or the words by a microphone board 1. The interval of the inputted voices is corrected to the correct interval in accordance with the playing data by an interval correction board 2. The corrected voices, the inputted voices and playing tones are mixed by a mixing section 3 and are simultaneously outputted from the speaker 4.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

The present invention relates to a music reproducing apparatus such as a personal computer, a karaoke apparatus, and a communication karaoke apparatus.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a performance sound (karaoke music) of a musical instrument is reproduced and output based on performance data such as MIDI data.
A personal computer having a pitch correction function for inputting a voice sung by a user to the karaoke music from a microphone, correcting the pitch of the voice input to the microphone to a correct pitch based on the melody of the karaoke music, and outputting the corrected pitch. Karaoke devices, communication karaoke devices and the like.

[0003]

However, in the conventional music reproducing apparatus, only the sound corrected to the correct pitch is output from the speaker together with the performance sound of the musical instrument, so that it is difficult to recognize a pitch error. . Therefore, the user does not know where the pitch is wrong at the time of singing practice, and it takes time to improve the singing ability.

[0004] The present invention has been made in view of the above points, and an object of the present invention is to enable a singer to easily recognize an incorrect pitch.

[0005]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides a performance sound output means for reproducing and outputting a performance sound of an instrument based on performance data, and a lyric data corresponding to the performance data. Lyrics display means for reproducing and outputting lyrics based on the sound, voice input means for inputting the performance sound or voice sung in accordance with the lyrics, and a pitch of the voice input by the means based on the performance data. There is provided a music reproducing apparatus comprising: a pitch correcting means for correcting a correct pitch; and a voice output means for simultaneously outputting the voice corrected by the means and the input voice.

[0006] Further, a means for storing position information of the performance data corresponding to a location where a difference in pitch between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds a predetermined value; It is preferable to provide a re-performance control means for re-starting the reproduction from the location based on the stored position information.

Further, it is preferable that the lyrics display means is provided with lyrics re-display control means for re-playing from the position corresponding to the location based on the position information at the time of reproduction by the re-performance control means.

Further, it is preferable to provide a means for notifying that the pitch does not match when the difference between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds a predetermined value.

Further, it is preferable to provide a means for making the display mode of the lyrics corresponding to the stored position information different from that of other lyrics at the time of reproduction by the lyrics re-display control means.

A music reproducing apparatus according to a first aspect of the present invention reproduces and outputs a performance sound of a musical instrument based on performance data, reproduces and outputs lyrics based on lyrics data corresponding to the performance data, A voice to be sung according to the performance sound or lyrics is input, and the pitch of the input voice is corrected to a correct pitch based on the performance data, and the corrected voice and the input voice are simultaneously output. The output allows the singer to listen to the voice of the correct pitch at the same time as his or her live singing voice, so that it is possible to easily recognize the difference between the pitches and the wrong location.

Further, the music reproducing apparatus according to a second aspect of the present invention is a music reproducing apparatus, wherein the position information of the performance data corresponding to a point where a difference in pitch between the corrected sound and the input sound exceeds a predetermined value. It memorizes and reproduces again from the location based on the stored position information, so that the singer can automatically play again from the wrong pitch, and the singer can sing again at the wrong pitch. Can practice singing efficiently.

Further, the music reproducing apparatus according to a third aspect of the present invention reproduces the lyrics again from the position corresponding to the position based on the position information in the lyrics data when reproducing the performance sound. When performing again from a place where the pitch is incorrect, the lyrics can be re-displayed from the part corresponding to the place, and it becomes easy to re-song even in the middle of the performance music.

Still further, according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, there is provided a music reproducing apparatus according to a fourth aspect of the present invention, wherein when a pitch difference between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds a predetermined value, a voice output indicating a mismatch between pitches. Alternatively, since the notification is given by the display, the singer can clearly confirm the place where the pitch is wrong.

In the music reproducing apparatus according to a fifth aspect of the present invention, when redisplaying the lyrics, the display mode of the lyrics corresponding to the position information is different from other lyrics.
At the time of the replay, the lyrics of the part where the pitch is wrong can be known in a different form such as a different color, character size, blinking, etc., and the wrong part can be carefully re-sung.

[0015]

Embodiments of the present invention will be specifically described below with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a portion according to the present invention of a communication karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

This communication karaoke apparatus is realized by a microcomputer, and has a microphone board 1 for inputting a live voice A which is a singing voice input from a microphone (not shown), and a live voice A input by the microphone board 1. The process of correcting the pitch to the melody pitch of the musical performance sound of the musical instrument based on the MIDI data, and comparing the pitch of the raw voice A with the melody pitch. If the difference exceeds a predetermined value, data indicating a pitch error is generated. A pitch correcting board 2 is provided for performing a process of outputting and a process of simultaneously outputting the raw audio signal C of the raw audio A and the corrected audio signal D corrected above.

Also, music data (MIDI data: composed of performance data, lyrics data, background image reference data, etc.) distributed from the host device via a communication line such as ISDN.
B, a sound source board 6 for reproducing the performance sound of the musical instrument based on the MIDI data and outputting the performance sound signal E, and a background based on the background image data read based on the background image reference data. An image board 7 for outputting an image signal in which an image and lyrics based on lyrics data are superimposed is provided.

Further, a mixing section 3 for mixing and outputting the raw audio signal C, the corrected audio signal D, and the performance sound signal E, and a raw voice, a correction voice, and a performance sound based on the signal output from the mixing section 3 And a monitor 8 such as a CRT or LCD for displaying background images (still images, moving images) and lyrics based on image signals output from the image board 7.

The memory 9 for storing song data, various image data referred to by the background image reference data of the song data, and various data according to the present invention, and controls the entire communication karaoke apparatus. Song data reception control,
The process of storing the received music data in the memory 9 and the reading of the performance data, the lyrics data and the image data corresponding to the background image reference data of the selected music data from the memory 9, and synchronizing them with the sound source board 6 and the image data, respectively. It is provided with a CPU 10 for executing a control process for outputting to the board 7 and various control processes according to the present invention.

That is, the CPU 10 and the sound source board 6
And the like perform the function of performance sound output means for reproducing and outputting the performance sound of the musical instrument based on the performance data.
The image board 7 and the like function as lyrics display means for reproducing and outputting the lyrics based on the lyrics data corresponding to the performance data, and the microphone board 1 inputs the performance sound or the voice sung in accordance with the lyrics. The CPU 10, the pitch correction board 2 and the like perform the function of the voice input means, and correct the pitch of the voice input by the voice input means to the correct pitch based on the performance data. It functions as an audio output unit that outputs the input audio and the input audio simultaneously.

Further, the CPU 10, the pitch correction board 2, the memory 9 and the like store the position information of the performance data corresponding to a position where the difference between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds a predetermined value. To perform the function of
The PU 10 fulfills the function of the re-performance control means for causing the performance sound output means to re-play from the location based on the stored position information.

Further, when the CPU 10 or the like reproduces the lyrics by the replay control means, the lyrics display means reproduces the lyrics again from a position corresponding to the location based on the position information. Means for notifying that the pitch does not match when the difference between the input voice and the pitch exceeds a predetermined value, and displaying the lyrics corresponding to the stored positional information during reproduction by the lyrics re-display control means. Acts as a means of making the mode different from other lyrics.

Next, the processing according to the present invention in the communication karaoke apparatus will be described. FIG. 2 is a diagram illustrating the performance process, and FIG. 3 is a diagram illustrating the display process. Both processes are performed simultaneously by the CPU 10.

First, in the performance processing, as shown in FIG. 2, in step (indicated by "S" in the figure) 1, music data of the next music selected by the user is read, and in step 2, the performance of the music data is performed. In step 3, the MIDI data of the music data is input, and in step 4, a playback output of the performance sound based on the MIDI data and a corrected voice in which the pitch of the raw voice and the raw voice input to the microphone are correctly corrected are output. Then, the pitches of the raw voice and the corrected voice are compared, and it is determined in step 5 whether or not the pitches do not match.

If there is no discrepancy in step 5, the above-mentioned reproduction processing is repeated. If not, it is determined in step 6 whether or not the difference between both pitches exceeds a predetermined value (predetermined value). If the playback process described above is repeated,
If it has exceeded, in step 7 data indicating a pitch mismatch is output, the address in the performance data at the time the data was output is registered in the memory as a mismatch address, and in step 8 it is determined whether or not the performance has ended. I do.

If the performance is not completed in the judgment of step 8, the above-mentioned reproduction processing and the like are repeated, and if the performance is completed, it is determined in step 9 whether or not the performance of the portion having the wrong pitch is to be repeated. If it is a repeat, the smallest mismatched address is read out from the mismatched addresses registered in the memory in step 10, and the reproduction from the portion corresponding to the mismatched address in the MIDI data is performed in step 11. Instruct, step 3
To play the performance sound from that point.

Next, as shown in FIG. 3, in the display processing, the music data of the next music piece selected by the user is read in step 21, the performance of the music data is started in step 22, and the music data is started in step 23. The image data read based on the lyrics data of the song data and the background image reference data is input, and in step 24, the background image and the lyrics based on the lyrics data and the image data are reproduced and output. A corrected voice whose pitch has been correctly corrected is output, the pitches of the raw voice and the corrected voice are compared, and it is determined in step 25 whether or not the pitches do not match.

If there is no mismatch in step 25, the above-mentioned reproduction processing is repeated. If there is no match, it is determined in step 26 whether or not the difference between the two intervals exceeds a predetermined value (predetermined value). If the reproduction process is repeated, if it exceeds, the color change of the lyrics is instructed in step 27, and the data indicating the pitch mismatch is output in step 28,
Display information such as a mark indicating that the pitch does not match on the monitor, register the address in the lyrics data when the data was output as a mismatch address in the memory,
In step 29, it is determined whether or not the performance has been completed.

If it is determined in step 29 that the performance is not completed, the above-described reproduction processing and the like are repeated. If the performance is completed, it is determined in step 30 whether or not the performance of the part with the wrong pitch is to be repeated. In the case of repeat, the smallest mismatched address is read out of the mismatched addresses registered in the memory in step 31 and the reproduction from the portion corresponding to the mismatched address in the lyrics data is performed in step 32. Instruct and step 2
Returning to step 3, the lyrics from that location are reproduced, and at the time of reproduction, the display color of the lyrics at the mismatched address is changed, blinked, or the characters are enlarged.

Further, processing in the communication karaoke apparatus will be described. The performance sound of the musical instrument is reproduced based on the MIDI data and output from the speaker 4, and the MIDI
The background image is reproduced based on the image data read by the background image reference data corresponding to the data, and the lyrics are reproduced based on the lyrics data corresponding to the MIDI data, and the lyrics are superimposed on the background image and displayed on the monitor 8.

When the singer sings along with the performance sound or the lyrics, a singing voice input through a microphone is input, and the pitch of the input voice is corrected to a correct pitch based on the performance data. The output sound and the input sound are simultaneously output from the speaker 4.

In this way, the singer can listen to the voice of the correct pitch at the same time as his or her live singing voice, and can easily recognize the difference between the pitches and the wrong location. In addition, while listening to the live voice, the singing style can be adjusted so as to match the corrected voice whose pitch has been correctly corrected.

Further, the pitch of the corrected voice is compared with the pitch of the input voice, and when the difference exceeds a specified value, mismatch data is output, and the performance data corresponding to the output location of the mismatch data is output. The position information is stored in the memory 9 as a mismatched address, and after the performance is completed, the mode automatically shifts to a mode for executing a replay from a place where the pitch is incorrect, and the smallest address is selected from the mismatched addresses stored in the memory 9. The mismatched address is read, and the performance sound is reproduced again from the location based on the mismatched address.

In this manner, the singer can automatically perform again from the place where the pitch is wrong, and the singer can re-song the place where the pitch is wrong, and the singing practice can be performed efficiently. .

Further, when the above-mentioned performance sound is reproduced again,
The lyrics are reproduced again from the position corresponding to the location based on the mismatched address in the lyrics data (the mismatched address in the lyrics data). indicate.

In this way, when the singer re-performs from a place where the pitch is incorrect, the lyrics can be re-displayed from the portion corresponding to the place, and the singer can easily sing again even in the middle of the performance music. Become.

During the performance, when the difference between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds the specified value, mismatch data is output, and the pitch is displayed on the monitor 8 based on the mismatch data. The information such as a mark indicating the mismatch of is displayed. Note that the notification may be made by voice from the speaker 4. In this way, the singer can clearly confirm on the monitor 8 where the pitch has been mistaken.

At the time of redisplaying the lyrics, the display color of the lyrics corresponding to the mismatched address is changed on the monitor 8, blinked, or the size of the character font is increased. In this way, at the time of replay, the lyrics at the wrong pitch can be highlighted in a different color, character size, blinking, etc., and the singer can pay attention to the wrong location. You can sing again.

During the above-mentioned performance, if the output volume of the performance sound of the musical instrument is controlled so as to be slightly lower, it becomes easier to listen and compare the raw voice and the corrected voice, and it becomes easier for the singer to practice singing. Further, in the above-described processing, if the music is re-played from a portion slightly before the place where the pitch does not match, it becomes easy to sing when re-singing.

[0040]

As described above, according to the music reproducing apparatus of the present invention, the singer can easily recognize a place where the pitch is wrong, so that the singing ability can be improved in a short time.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a configuration of a main part of a communication karaoke apparatus according to an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing a performance process of the communication karaoke apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is a flowchart showing a display process of the communication karaoke apparatus shown in FIG. 1;

[Explanation of symbols]

 1: microphone board 2: pitch correction board 3: mixing section 4: speaker 5: communication board 6: sound source board 7: image board 8: monitor 9: memory 10: CPU

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. A performance sound output means for reproducing and outputting a performance sound of a musical instrument based on performance data; a lyrics display means for reproducing and outputting lyrics based on lyrics data corresponding to the performance data; Voice input means for inputting a voice sung along with the performance sound or lyrics, pitch correction means for correcting the pitch of the voice input by the means to a correct pitch based on the performance data, And a sound output means for simultaneously outputting the input sound and the input sound. 2. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein position information of the performance data corresponding to a location where a difference in pitch between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds a predetermined value is stored. And a replay control means for causing the performance sound output means to replay from a location based on the stored position information. 3. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 2, further comprising: a lyrics re-display control means for causing the lyrics display means to re-play from a position corresponding to the location based on the position information when the re-performance control means performs the reproduction. A music playback device characterized by the above-mentioned. 4. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a pitch difference between the corrected voice and the input voice exceeds a predetermined value. A music reproducing device, comprising means for giving a notification indicating the following. 5. The music reproducing apparatus according to claim 1, wherein a display mode of the lyrics corresponding to the stored position information at the time of reproduction by the lyrics re-display control unit is set to another lyrics. A music playback device, characterized in that means for differentiating are provided.