KR20010037453A - An apparatus for playing a drum for a karaoke and method thereof - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: A device and a method for controlling a drum performance apparatus of a karaoke machine are provided to stimulate interest and rhythmic movement by enabling a midi signal and a drum performance signal to be displayed at the same time as they are selected and a drum performance to be conducted according to the displayed screen, and to obtain a diet effect by representing a heat value consumed when a user move to perform a drum. CONSTITUTION: A memory(205) stores a drum performance signal in a midi signal of selectable music, and outputs the drum performance signal at the same time as the music is selected. A sensing part(209) converts an impact applied on a drum part and a user's movement into electrical signals and generates an impact signal and/or a movement signal. A central processing part(211) displays the drum performance signal detected by the memory(205), receives the impact signal and/or the movement signal of the drum performed according to the displayed drum performance signal, synthesizes the impact signal and/or movement signal with the midi signal, generates a performance signal, synthesizes the performance signal with the midi signal, provides the synthesized signal to a sound module part(201), receives the performance signal and the drum performance signal, normalizes the received performance signal and the drum performance signal, generates a performance mark, and calculates a heat value consumed relative to the movement signal. A display part(213) displays the performance mark and the heat value consumed. A CRT control part(207) synthesizes the drum performance signal of the memory, the performance signal performed by the user and a song word signal of the music and displays the synthesized signal on a screen.

Description

Drum player of karaoke player and control method thereof {AN APPARATUS FOR PLAYING A DRUM FOR A KARAOKE AND METHOD THEREOF}

The present invention relates to a drum player of the karaoke player and a control method thereof, and more particularly, to a drum player and a method of controlling the same, in which a user directly plays a drum and sings at the same time while singing. It is about.

It has been 10 years since the birth of karaoke players, and these karaoke machines have become an entertainment culture for the whole nation. Therefore, everywhere, karaoke can be easily found and enjoyed much more freely. In addition, the environment of the karaoke player has brought a lot of changes due to the development of high-end interior and song player or the main instrument. However, there is no major change in the singing environment in this room.

The general karaoke player is as shown in FIG. Here, the user inputs a key input unit 11 for selecting a desired song, a song performance period 12 for playing a song selected by the key input part 11, and an audio signal generated by the song performance period 12. A microphone 14 for inputting an audio signal to be called, a monitor 16 for synthesizing and displaying the lyrics signal of the image signal supplied from the outside and the singing period 12, and outputting an audio signal of the singing period 12; Speaker 18.

Here, the key input unit 11 may be formed integrally with the singing performance period 12, the singing performance period 12 includes a sound module unit (not shown) that accompanies the selected song. That is, the singing period 12 is provided to accompany the selected song according to the MIDI signal consisting of the tick (TICK) that is the minimum reference unit for accompaniment. The MIDI signal is usually provided with 48 to 480 ticks, and the number of ticks constituting such a beat is referred to as a timebase.

In the general karaoke player made in this manner, when the number of the song to be sung is input through the user key input unit 11, a key input signal corresponding to the number of the song is supplied to the singing period 12, and such a key input signal. Receiving the song performance period 12 generates a lyrics signal for displaying the lyrics of the song other than the accompaniment signal corresponding to the song.

The accompaniment signal is usually output in the form of MIDI, and the accompaniment signal in the form of MIDI is supplied to the sound module unit (not shown) in the song performance cycle 12, and the sound module unit receiving the accompaniment signal of the MIDI form is accompaniment. do.

Meanwhile, the lyrics signal of the song performance period 12 is processed to display a screen and then synthesized with the video signal supplied from the outside, and the lyrics signal synthesized with the video signal is supplied to the monitor 16 and receives the synthesized signal. The monitor 16 is displayed on the screen.

In addition, when the user sings a song by viewing the lyrics signal displayed on the monitor 16, the singing voice signal is supplied to the singing period 12 through the microphone 14, and the voice signal is supplied to the speaker 18 together with the accompaniment signal. Is output via

Here, the video signal is selected as a moving picture which continuously expresses 30 changing video signals per second, and the moving picture is made to be suitable for the song lyrics, and is made of a laser disk (LD), a video compact disk (VCD), and a digital video disk. (DVD) and a video stored in an auxiliary storage device such as an HDD, and the video stored in the auxiliary memory device are displayed in synchronization with the song lyrics selected by the user.

In such a conventional karaoke player, the accompaniment signal is supplied to the sound module unit according to the pre-arranged MIDI signal, and the drum played according to the accompaniment signal plays an important role in stimulating the rhythmic sense and excitement which is important for singing along with the song. do. However, since such drums cannot be arbitrarily played by a user, there is often a problem in that the rhythmic sense and fun are lowered.

The present invention is to solve such a problem, the object of the present invention is that the MIDI signal and the drum playing signal is displayed at the same time as the selection of the song, the drum can be played according to the displayed screen, more dynamic and interesting It is an object of the present invention to provide a drum player and a control method of the karaoke player.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a drum playing apparatus and a control method of the karaoke player that can obtain the effect of the diet by displaying the calorie consumption when the user's movement for playing the drum occurs.

Drum playing apparatus of the karaoke player according to the present invention for achieving the above object,

In a karaoke player comprising a drum unit having an electronic drum, the voice signal input through the microphone according to the accompaniment signal accompaniment of the song selected by the user, storing the drum playing signal in the MIDI signal of the selectable song, A memory for outputting a drum playing signal at the same time as selecting the sensor, a sensor for converting an impact and a user's movement of the drum unit into an electrical signal, and generating a shock signal and / or a moving signal, and a drum playing signal detected in the memory. Display on the screen, receive the impact signal and / or the movement signal of the drum played according to the displayed drum performance signal, synthesize it with the MIDI signal to generate a performance signal, and synthesize the performance signal with the MIDI signal to the sound module unit. Supply and normalize the play signal and the drum play signal to generate a play score, A central processing unit for calculating the amount of heat consumed in response to the signal, a display unit for displaying the performance score and the amount of consumption, respectively, a drum playing signal of the memory, a performance signal played by the user, and a lyrics signal of the song on the screen And a monitor for displaying a synthesized signal of the song player, the song player including a CALTI control unit for processing to be displayed.

In addition, the drum playing method of the karaoke player according to the present invention comprises the steps of: (a) selecting a song by the user, (b) detecting the drum play signal and the lyrics signal of the song selected in step (a); (c) displaying the drum playing signal detected in the step (b) on the screen, and playing the drum according to the movement of the user or the impact of the drum according to the displayed drum playing signal; (d) synthesizing a play signal generated according to the impact of the drum played in step (c) and / or the user's movement with the measure signal to generate sound; (e) comparing the playing signal generated by the impact of the drum played in step (e) and / or the user's movement with the drum playing signal, and calculating and displaying the score and number; (f) after the accompaniment of the selected song is finished, adding a song score and a score of the drum to display the song score, the game score, the calorie consumption, and the diet amount.

1 is a view showing the configuration of a typical karaoke player.

Figure 2 is a view showing the configuration of the karaoke player to which the present invention is applied.

Figure 3 is a view showing the configuration of the drum player of the karaoke player according to the present invention.

* Explanation of symbols for the main parts of the drawings *

101: key input unit 103: song performance cycle

105: microphone 107: drum

109: monitor 111: speaker

201: sound module unit 203: microphone input unit

205: Memory 207: CLT control unit

209 detection unit 211 central processing unit

213: display unit

Hereinafter, a drum player and a control method of the karaoke player according to the present invention will be described in more detail with reference to the accompanying drawings.

2 is a view showing the configuration of the drum player of the karaoke player according to the present invention, the key input unit 101, the singing performance 103, the microphone 105, the drum 107, the monitor 109, and the speaker 111 is provided. Here, the configuration of the key input unit 101, the microphone 105, the monitor 109, the speaker 111 is the same as the conventional karaoke player, so a detailed description thereof will be omitted.

In addition, the drum 107 means a conventional electronic drum, the drum 107 is provided to be played in accordance with the impact by the user and / or the user's movement, and the sound is usually caused by the impact of the user It consists of a number of books generated and a plurality of sensors that generate sound by the user's left and right movements.

In the embodiment of the present invention, a drum unit 107 composed of five books and two sensors will be described as an example.

The singing period 103 is input through the sound module unit 201 and the microphone 104 to generate an accompaniment signal of the selected song by synthesizing a play signal to the MIDI signal of the selected song from the key input unit 101; A microphone input unit 203 for receiving an audio signal, a memory 205 for storing drum performance signals and lyrics data of all selectable songs, and outputting drum performance signals and lyrics data for the selected songs, and a user to call When selecting a song, the Citi processing unit 207 for receiving the drum playing signal, the playing signal, and the lyrics data of the memory 205 corresponding to the selected song and displaying it on the screen, the impact of the drum of the user, and / or the movement of the user A sensing unit 209 for detecting and converting the signal into an electrical signal and outputting a shock signal and / or a moving signal, and receiving the shock signal and / or the moving signal to generate the playing signal. The central processing unit 211 synthesizes a play signal with a MIDI signal and supplies the sound signal to the sound module unit 201, generates the play score by normalizing the play signal and the drum playing signal, and calculates the amount of heat consumed in response to the movement signal. And a display unit 213 for displaying the performance score and the amount of consumption.

Here, the detection unit 209 is installed at a predetermined position of the shock sensor and the drum unit 107 for generating a normal shock signal, it is used as an ultrasonic sensor for generating a movement signal by detecting the movement of the body. In addition, instead of the ultrasonic sensor for detecting the movement of the body, an infrared sensor for detecting the movement of the body may be used by using a reflective material of the body.

In the karaoke player to which the present invention thus constructed is applied, first, a drum playing signal is made from a drum signal among the MIDI signals of all selectable songs, and the MIDI signal and the drum playing signal are stored in advance in the memory 205.

Meanwhile, various effects and drum signals may be separately manufactured and stored in the memory 205, and in this case, various playing methods and sound effects may be provided.

Thereafter, when the user inputs the number of the song to be sung through the key input unit 101, a key input signal corresponding to the number of the song is supplied to the song performance period 103, and the song player 103 receiving the key input signal is provided. The central processing unit 211 generates a control signal for reading the lyrics signal of the song corresponding to the key input signal, and a control signal for reading the MIDI signal and the drum playing signal.

The memory 205 receiving the control signal outputs a MIDI signal and a drum playing signal for the selected song, and the central processing unit 211 receiving the drum playing signal and the MIDI signal processes the drum playing signal to be displayed on the screen. That is, in order to display the drum playing signal on the screen before the accompaniment of the music due to the MIDI signal, the drum playing signal is scrolled and moved from the bottom of the screen to the top for a predetermined time.

In this case, a process of processing the drum playing signal to move from the bottom of the screen to the top is as follows. That is, since one screen is moved by the pixel unit of the screen, dividing the entire pixel by the moving time can determine the time when one pixel moves. For example, assuming that the portion of the quarter note playing length is 1 second and the number of moving pixels is 240, 1/240 = 0.0042 seconds to determine the moving time per pixel. And, since the movement time of all the notes should be 1 second, the change in distance according to the note is determined as the distance from the previous sound. That is, if a quarter note is a quarter note, the next quarter note should appear at the start position when the previous quarter note is played, and if the quarter note is an eighth note, When you arrive at the center, the next eighth note starts playing.

The drum play signal processed in this way is supplied to the CTA control unit 207, and the CTA control unit 207 receiving the drum play signal and the play start position signal receives the drum play signal from the position of the screen set in the play start position signal. It is processed to be displayed and then supplied to the monitor 109.

As described above, when the user strikes a drum corresponding to the screen of the drum unit 107 while looking at the screen displaying the MIDI signal and the drum playing signal, the shock or movement of the user's body corresponding to the drum is detected. 209 is sensed, and the sensing unit 209 converts the shock and / or movement into an electrical signal to generate a shock signal and / or a movement signal, and the shock signal and / or the movement signal are processed by the central processing unit ( 211).

The central processing unit 211 combines the shock signal and / or the movement signal with the MIDI signal when the input time of the impact signal and / or the movement signal is synchronized with the performance start position displayed on the screen. The sound module unit 201, which is supplied to the unit 201 and receives this synthesized signal, accompanies the tune selected according to the drum signal played by the user and the preset MIDI signal.

The voice signal, which the user calls through the microphone, is supplied to the central processing unit 211 through the microphone input unit 203, and the central processing unit 211 calculates a song score by normalizing the audio signal and the MIDI signal. do.

Meanwhile, the central processing unit 211 receiving the shock signal and / or the movement signal normalizes the input time and the performance start position signal of the shock signal and / or the movement signal to calculate the performance score.

In addition, the central processing unit 211 receiving the movement signal calculates the calories consumed and the amount of diet according to the movement signal. In this way, the song score, the performance score, and the calories burned and the diet amount calculated by the central processing unit 211 are supplied to the display unit 213, and the display unit 213 displays the song score, the performance score, and the calories burned and the diet amount. It is represented by a number.

As described above, in the drum playing apparatus and method of the karaoke player according to the present invention, by playing the drum playing signal inserted in the MIDI signal according to the instructions on the screen, the user can directly play the drum playing, drum playing The body's movements can be displayed in numbers, so you can not only sing lively, but also gain the effects of a diet.

Claims (6)

In the karaoke player including a drum having an electronic drum, the voice signal input through the microphone according to the accompaniment signal accompaniment of the song selected by the user, A memory for storing the drum playing signal in the MIDI signal of the selectable song and outputting the drum playing signal simultaneously with the selection of the song; A detector configured to convert the shock of the drum unit and the user's movement into an electrical signal to generate an impact signal and / or a movement signal; The drum playing signal detected in the memory is displayed on a screen, and a shock signal and / or a moving signal of a drum played according to the displayed drum playing signal are received and synthesized with the MIDI signal to generate a playing signal. A central processing unit synthesized with a MIDI signal and supplied to a sound module unit, receiving the normalized performance signal and a drum playing signal and normalizing the same to generate a performance score, and calculating heat consumption corresponding to the movement signal; A display unit which displays the performance score and the amount of consumption respectively; And a SALTI control unit for synthesizing the drum playing signal of the memory and the play signal played by the user and the lyrics signal of the song to be displayed on the screen. A drum player of a karaoke player, characterized by comprising a monitor for displaying the synthesized signal of the song player. The drum playing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drum playing signal extracts and stores a drum signal among MIDI signals. The drum playing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the drum playing signal is produced by storing a separate drum playing signal to be synchronized with a drum signal of a MIDI signal. The drum playing apparatus of claim 1, wherein the central processing unit further comprises calculating a calorie consumption and a diet amount by normalizing the shock signal and / or the moving signal. (a) selecting a song by the user; (b) detecting a drum play signal and a lyrics signal of the song selected in step (a); (c) displaying the drum playing signal detected in the step (b) on a screen and playing the drum according to the movement of the user or the impact of the drum according to the displayed drum playing signal; (d) synthesizing a play signal generated according to the impact of the drum played in step (c) and / or the user's movement with the measure signal and generating the sound; (e) comparing the playing signal generated by the impact of the drum or the user's movement and the drum playing signal generated in the step (d) to calculate and display the score and number; And (f) after the accompaniment of the selected song is finished, the song score, the game score, the calorie consumption, and the diet amount are displayed by adding up the score of the song and the drum score of the user. How to play. The method of claim 5, wherein the drum playing signal is displayed on the screen (g) calculating the time at which one pixel moves by dividing the entire pixel by the time at which it is moved; And (h) a drum playing method of a karaoke player, characterized in that the step of determining the change in distance according to the note as the distance from the front sound.