WO2012165931A2

WO2012165931A2 - Guitar-performance system, guitar for performance in the system, and method for displaying guitar-performance information

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Publication number: WO2012165931A2
Application number: PCT/KR2012/004407
Authority: WO
Inventors: 고민표; 이민우; 황성현; 김우성; 김재환; 이영석
Original assignee: 주식회사 지에스엘앤씨
Priority date: 2011-06-03
Filing date: 2012-06-04
Publication date: 2012-12-06
Also published as: WO2012165931A3

Abstract

The present invention relates to a guitar-performance system which enables a user who has a poor understanding of the guitar to easily play the guitar, and to a guitar for performance in the system. The present invention further relates to a method for displaying performance information suitable for the guitar for performance according to the present invention. The guitar-performance system according to the present invention consists essentially of: the guitar-shaped guitar for performance; and a play-control device which controls the system so as to display guitar-performance note information for playing the guitar and to output the sound corresponding to the guitar-performance information inputted from the guitar for performance. The guitar for performance is configured to convert sound corresponding to chord information and stroke information provided by the user into a MIDI signal and provide the MIDI signal to the play-control device. The play-control device is configured to display the MIDI file corresponding to a song and to display performance-note information generated using sound on/off information, which is generated on the basis of the MIDI file, in the form of the chord information, stroke direction information, and stroke timing information of the guitar for performance. The play-control device is also configured to output an accompaniment sound for a selected song and the sound corresponding to the MIDI information input from the guitar for performance.

Description

Guitar playing system and how to display guitar and other playing information for it

The present invention relates to a guitar playing system for allowing a user with a low understanding of the guitar to easily play the guitar and a guitar for playing therefor. The present invention also relates to a method for displaying performance information suitable for a guitar for playing according to the present invention.

The guitar is the most popular induction expression instrument that is widely used today, and is recognized as a familiar instrument for most people regardless of age or gender. The guitar is a string instrument, with a sack in a flat gourd-shaped resonator, usually of six strings.

Guitars usually play strings by pressing the strings with their left fingers to choose the pitch and then playing the strings with their right fingers. Because of this, it takes a lot of effort and time to learn the guitar and play it well. In other words, the guitar is not very accessible compared to the public. Therefore, it is very difficult for a guitar to learn its playing method by itself, and a method of learning a playing method for a third party who usually plays the guitar is effective.

There is a school that teaches how to play the guitar. However, it takes a lot of time and effort before the public learns how to play guitar through the school, and the financial burden is not small. Therefore, this method quickly exhausts the guitar trainees and lowers their desire for playing the guitar, so that most guitar trainees often give up midway through learning how to play the guitar.

In addition, the conventional guitar has a problem that can not satisfy the actual desire of the user who wants to play using the guitar because it requires a certain level of skill until playing.

Accordingly, the present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and an object of the present invention is to provide a guitar playing system and a guitar for playing that allow a user with a low understanding of the guitar to easily play a desired song using the guitar. have.

It is another object of the present invention to provide a method for displaying guitar performance information suitable for the above-described playing guitar.

The guitar playing system according to the first aspect of the present invention for achieving the above object is to display the guitar-shaped playing guitar and guitar playing notes information for guitar playing, and to respond to the guitar playing information input from the guitar for playing And a performance control device for controlling sound performance to be output, wherein the performance guitar converts the performance sound corresponding to the chord information and stroke information provided by the user into a MIDI signal and provides the performance sound to the performance control device. And the performance note information generated by using the MIDI file corresponding to the performance song and the performance note on / off information generated based on the MIDI file. In addition to displaying and outputting timing data, the accompaniment sound of the selected performance song and the MIDI input from the guitar The play sounds corresponding to and being configured to output sound.

In addition, the playing sound on / off information is characterized in that generated on the basis of the on / off time difference value with the previous playing sound.

The performance sound on / off information may be generated based on an absolute time calculated based on a performance start time.

In addition, the MIDI file corresponding to the playing music is characterized by being configured by setting the different performance information for each difficulty to different tracks.

In addition, the playing guitar comprises a chord input unit for inputting chord information according to the button is pressed consisting of a plurality of buttons corresponding to the string, chord input unit for providing chord information generated by the stroke of the string up or down; And a performance signal output means for converting the chord information input through the chord input unit and the chord input unit and the performance sound corresponding to the chord information into a MIDI signal, and outputting the converted sound.

In addition, the chord input unit is provided with a first buffer material on the upper side of the body of the guitar for playing, a second buffer material for holding the vibration of the string provided in the guitar for playing on the upper side of the first buffer material, the first buffer material and And a sensor for outputting a detection signal corresponding to a strong / weak level when the string is stroked between the second buffer members.

In addition, the sensor is characterized in that consisting of a piezoelectric sensor for detecting the pressure level applied when the string is stroked.

The performance signal output means may include an amplifier for amplifying the chord signal of the string applied from the sensor of the chord input unit, a log amplifier for log amplifying and outputting the amplified signal of the amplification unit, and an analog corresponding to the log amplified chord signal. An A / D converter for converting a signal into a digital signal and a MIDI signal generation for generating and outputting a MIDI signal corresponding to input chord information of the string applied from the A / D converter and input code information applied from the code input unit; Characterized in that it comprises a part.

The performance control apparatus may further include a MIDI interface for receiving MIDI information provided from the guitar for playing, an information input unit for inputting other performance related information including guitar performance selection, and a guitar performance corresponding to the score of the selected performance music. Information display unit for displaying and outputting note information, sound output unit for outputting other performance information in a sound form, and other performance information including various information including MIDI files and performance sound on / off time information for other performance-related performance songs And a performance control unit for controlling the overall operation of the guitar performance, wherein the performance control unit generates a MIDI file corresponding to the performance song and music sound on / off time information based on the MIDI file. Stores in the guitar performance information storage unit and plays with a MIDI file corresponding to the guitar performance song selected through the information input unit Based on the on / off time information, the guitar code information, the stroke direction information, and the stroke timing are displayed and output through the information display unit, and the accompaniment music corresponding to the corresponding guitar performance and the user's guitar performance applied from the MIDI interface are displayed. Synthesis according to the playing sound, characterized in that for controlling the sound output through the sound output unit.

The guitar playing note information may include a code selection display unit in which button shapes are displayed in the same order and colors as buttons provided in a code input unit at a lower side thereof, and a time is formed in a vertical direction with the code selection display unit. Chord playing time display bar moving from the upper side to the lower side as time passes, a plurality of lines formed corresponding to the number of strings provided in the playing guitar in a direction perpendicular to the chord selection display unit, and a guitar for playing in the direction perpendicular to the line Stroke direction information for striking the chord is characterized in that it comprises a chord playing pointer displayed in the form of an arrow.

The code selection display may be configured such that when the code playing time display bar moves downward and the end reaches the code input unit, the button shape corresponding to the corresponding display bar is changed to a pressed form or the brightness of the color is changed. It is done.

In addition, the button change state of the code selection display is characterized in that it is configured to continue until all the code playing time display bar disappears past the display bar.

In addition, the chord playing pointer is configured to move from the upper side to the lower side at the same speed and direction as the chord playing time display bar, and the moment when the chord playing pointer meets the chord selection display unit is set as the stroke time point.

In addition, the length of the chord playing pointer is characterized in that the user is set to correspond to the number and position of the string to be stroked.

The guitar playing note information may be configured to display and output code information corresponding to a performance song to be input.

In addition, the performance control device is configured to store the lyrics information corresponding to the guitar performances, characterized in that configured to display and output the lyrics information for the music selected by the user through the information display.

In addition, the performance control device is characterized in that the on / off setting of the background sound and the melody corresponding to the performance music and the pitch, key, tempo and instrument volume is characterized in that configured to correspond to the information input by the user.

The apparatus may further include a second musical instrument configured to provide a performance sound input by a user in the form of a MIDI signal to the performance control apparatus in a form of a MIDI signal, and the performance control apparatus may include the performance guitar and the second performance. It is characterized in that it is configured to receive a MIDI signal from the instrument, synthesize it, and output the sound along with the accompaniment sound.

In addition, the performance guitar according to the second aspect of the present invention is configured to convert a sound to be output to the MIDI signal corresponding to the chord information and stroke information provided by the user in a guitar shape, consisting of a plurality of buttons are pressed A chord input unit for inputting chord information according to a button, a chord input unit for providing chord information generated by striking the string up or down, and corresponding chord information and chord information input through the chord input unit and chord input unit And a play signal output means for converting the play sound into a MIDI signal and outputting the play sound.

In addition, the sensor is characterized in that consisting of a piezoelectric sensor for detecting the pressure level applied when the stroke of the string.

In addition, the guitar performance information display method according to the third aspect of the present invention is to display and output the guitar chord information, stroke direction information and stroke timing information corresponding to the music score of the selected music, and the button provided on the lower side and A code selection display unit displaying a button shape in the same order and color, a code playing time display bar which is formed in a vertical direction with the code selection display unit and moves from the upper side to the lower side as time passes, and in the vertical direction with the code selection display unit. A plurality of lines formed corresponding to the number of strings provided in the playing guitar, and the chord playing pointer is displayed in the form of arrows the stroke direction information for striking the string of the guitar in the vertical direction and the line It is done.

In addition, it is characterized in that it is configured to display and output the code name corresponding to the performance music.

According to the present invention, the user can play the guitar for playing on the basis of the guitar playing note information corresponding to the score of the playing song displayed and displayed through the information display unit, so that the user can easily perform the guitar playing.

In addition, when the guitar playing system according to the present invention is applied to karaoke, the user can play the guitar while singing a song, it is possible to operate a more competitive karaoke.

1 is a system schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a guitar playing system according to a first embodiment of the present invention;

2 is a diagram illustrating the shape of the playing guitar 100 shown in FIG.

3 is a view for explaining the structure of the chord input unit 120 of the guitar 100 shown in FIG.

Figure 4 is a block diagram showing the functional separation of the internal configuration of the performance signal output means 130 shown in FIG.

Figure 5 is a block diagram showing the functional separation of the internal configuration of the performance control apparatus 200 shown in FIG.

6 to 8 illustrate a method of outputting other playing note information of the information display unit 230 shown in FIG.

9 is a system schematic diagram showing a schematic configuration of a guitar playing system according to a second embodiment of the present invention;

Figure 10 is a block diagram showing the functional separation of the internal configuration of the performance control device 500 shown in FIG.

Hereinafter, an embodiment according to the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. However, the embodiments described below show one preferred embodiment of the present invention, which is not intended to limit the scope of the present invention. The present invention can be carried out in various modifications without departing from the technical spirit of the invention.

1 is a view showing a schematic configuration of a guitar playing system according to the present invention. In the figure, the guitar playing system according to the present invention comprises a guitar 100 and a performance control device 200 for the performance.

The guitar 100 for playing consists of a guitar shape. As described in detail later, the guitar 100 for performance converts the performance input information input by the user into a musical instrument digital interface (MIDI) signal and provides the performance control apparatus 200.

The performance control apparatus 200 generates the performance note information by using the MIDI file corresponding to the performance song and the performance sound on / off information generated based on the MIDI file, and the performance note information is used in the chord information and the stroke direction for the chord. Information is displayed and output in the form of a stroke timing. The accompaniment sound of the selected performance music and the performance sound corresponding to the user's guitar performance information input from the performance guitar 100 are synthesized and output as sound signals.

In addition, the performance control device 200 may control to display the play state information corresponding to the play input information of the user input through the play guitar (100). For example, the performance control apparatus 200 may compare the sound source of the guitar performance with the performance sound according to the performance input of the user, calculate a performance score corresponding thereto, and then display and output the performance score. In addition, the performance control apparatus 200 displays and outputs the current playing state in a visual display method such as color change or glitter every time a performance sound played by the user from the playing guitar 100 is inputted, thereby allowing the user to output his / her own. It is also possible to configure so that you can check the playing status in real time.

In addition, the performance control device may store the background sound and melody information corresponding to the performance music, and may be controlled to selectively output the background sound and melody information by the user when playing the guitar.

In addition, the performance control device may be configured to display and output the song lyrics corresponding to the performance song on the screen, and to adjust the pitch, key, tempo and instrument volume level for the performance song based on information input by the user. .

2 is a view showing an example of the appearance of the guitar 100 for playing according to the present invention. In addition, FIG. 2 shows that the playing guitar according to the present invention is in the shape of an electromagnetic guitar as an example. The playing guitar according to the present invention is not limited to a specific guitar shape and can be implemented in various shapes.

As shown in FIG. 2, the guitar 100 for playing includes a torso 101 and a plurality of, for example, six strings 102 installed on an upper surface of one side of the torso 101 as in the usual case. The chord input unit 110 is provided on one side of the string 102, and the chord input unit 120 is provided on the other side of the string 102.

The chord input unit 110 is for the user to select chord information with the first hand, for example, the left hand, and the chord input unit 120 allows the user to stroke the whole or part of the string 102 with the second hand, for example, the right hand. to input chord information.

And inside the body 101, the performance signal output means 130 for converting the sound information corresponding to the chord information and chord information input through the chord input unit 110 and the chord input unit 120 into a MIDI signal to output It is provided.

The code input unit 110 includes a plurality of, for example, five buttons arranged in a line. These buttons are for the user to enter code information. The buttons are preferably configured to have different colors so that the user can easily recognize the buttons to be selected by the user. The cord input unit 110 is electrically coupled with the play signal output means 130. When the user presses the button of the code input unit 110, the selection information is provided to the performance signal output means 130.

The chord input unit 120 recognizes information that the user strokes the string 102 disposed on the torso portion of the guitar 100 for performance, and provides the recognized information to the performance signal output means 130.

The chord input unit 120 is configured with a plurality of sensing means for sensing the stroke information of each string (102). 3 is a view for explaining the structure of the sensing means. In FIG. 3, the first shock absorbing material 121 is fixedly installed on the upper side of the trunk 101 corresponding to the position of each string 102, and the sensor 123 is installed above the first shock absorbing material 121. The sensor 123 is composed of a piezoelectric element, for example, and is electrically coupled with the performance signal output means 130. The sensor 123 detects the strong / weak level of the stroke applied to the string 102 when the user strokes the string 102 and provides the detection signal to the playing signal output means 130.

A string 102 is placed on the upper side of the first steel shock absorber 121 and the sensor 123, and a second shock absorbing material 122 is provided on these upper sides. Although not specifically illustrated in the drawings, the second buffer member 122 is provided with a receiving groove for accommodating the string 122 along the length direction of the string 122.

The first and

second buffers

121 and 122 are for preventing the string 102 from continuously vibrating when the user strokes the string 102. The first and

second shock absorbers

121 and 122 are made of a material capable of absorbing vibration of the string 102, such as a sponge. The material of the first and second

shock absorbing materials

121 and 122 is not limited to a specific one.

The sensing means including the first and

second buffers

121 and 122 and the sensor 123 is installed to separate and detect the stroke of each string 102. The structure of the sensing means is not limited to a specific one, and a structure capable of efficiently sensing the stroke of the string 102 may be preferably employed. In addition, the installation position of the sensing means is not limited to a specific position, but may be preferably installed at a position capable of efficiently detecting the stroke of the string 102.

4 is a block diagram showing the configuration of the play signal output means 130 in FIG. In FIG. 4, the performance signal output unit 130 includes an amplifier 131 for amplifying a chord signal applied from the sensor 123 of the chord input unit 120, that is, a stroke signal, and an amplified signal of the amplifier 131. A log amplifier 132 for amplifying and outputting a log, an A / D converter 133 for converting an analog signal output from the log amplifier 132 into a digital signal, and the A / D converter 133 And a MIDI signal generation unit 134 for converting and outputting the playing sound corresponding to the input chord information and the input code information applied from the code input unit 110 into MIDI signals.

Here, the amplifier 131 or the log amplifier 132 may be selectively or all removed.

The MIDI signal generator 134 includes a memory (not shown) in which chord information input and performance sound information corresponding to chord information are stored. When the chord information and chord information are input from the chord input unit 110 and the chord input unit 120, the MIDI signal generation unit 134 reads the performance sound information from the memory based on the chord information and the chord information based on the read performance sound information. Produces and provides to the performance control device 200.

FIG. 5 is a block diagram illustrating functionally separated internal configuration of the performance control apparatus 200 shown in FIG. 1.

The performance control apparatus 200 may include a MIDI interface 210 for receiving MIDI information from a performance guitar 100 or an external performance song providing apparatus 1, and an information input unit for a user to input various information related to guitar performance ( 220), the information display unit 230 for displaying a variety of information related to the guitar performance, the sound output unit 240 for outputting the guitar performance information in the form of sound, other performance information storage unit for storing various information related to the guitar performance And a performance controller 260 for controlling the overall operation of the guitar performance.

The MIDI interface 210 is for transmitting and receiving data based on the MIDI standard. Here, the performance song providing apparatus 1 is a device for providing performance information corresponding to each performance song in the form of a MIDI file, which may be a music server coupled to the performance control apparatus 200 through a communication network, or to a producer. The MIDI file generated by the program may be stored or may be various terminals for inputting the MIDI file to the performance control apparatus 200.

The information input unit 220 is for selecting a song to be played by the user, selecting a difficulty level of the selected song, or setting a sound output level of the song. The information input unit 220 may be preferably configured in the form of a touch panel on the information display unit 230.

The information display unit 230 displays and outputs other performance note information corresponding to the score of the music selected by the user. Here, the guitar playing note information includes guitar chord information, chord button information, stroke direction information, and stroke timing information for playing the selected piece of music. FIG. 6 is a diagram illustrating an example of screen output of other performance note information displayed and output through the information display unit 230.

As shown in FIG. 6, a code selection display unit 231 is provided at a lower portion of the guitar playing note information. The code selection display unit 231 displays the button shape in the same order and color as the buttons provided in the code input unit 110 of FIG.

In addition, a code playing time display bar 232 is selectively displayed in a direction perpendicular to the code selection display unit 231. Preferably, the color of the code playing time display bar 232 is set to the same color as the button shape corresponding thereto. The code playing time display bar 232 moves from the upper side to the lower side as time passes.

When the code playing time display bar 232 moves downward and the end reaches the code input unit 110, the button shape corresponding to the corresponding display bar 232 is changed to a pressed form or the brightness of the color is changed. . This changed state is maintained until all the code playing time display bars 232 pass through the corresponding display bars 232 and disappear. The user presses a button of the code input unit 110 corresponding to the button shape whose shape is changed among the button shapes of the code selection display unit 231.

In addition, a button display 232a corresponding to the display bar 232 may be additionally formed in the middle portion of the code playing time display bar 232.

A plurality of lines 233, for example, six lines, are formed in a direction perpendicular to the code selection display unit 231. These lines 233 correspond to the six strings 102 of the playing guitar 100 in FIG.

A chord performance pointer 234 is displayed in a direction perpendicular to the line 233. In this chord performance pointer 234, the direction information, ie, the stroke direction information, that strikes the string 102 of the guitar 100 for playing is displayed in the form of an arrow. The chord playing pointer 234 is configured to move from the upper side to the lower side at the same speed and direction as the chord playing time display bar 232, and the moment when the chord playing pointer 234 meets the chord selection display unit 231 performs chord playing, That is, it is a stroke point.

In addition, the length of the chord playing pointer 234 corresponds to the number of strings 102 to be stroked by the user. When the chord playing pointer 234 is formed to span the entire line 233 as shown in FIG. 6, this indicates that the user should stroke the entire string 102 of the playing guitar 100, and the user plays the guitar 100. In the case of an arpeggio playing in which only a particular string is to be stroked without striking the entire string 102, the chord playing pointer 234 is displayed only for the line 233 corresponding to the specific string to be stroked, as shown in FIG. .

Also, on the left side of the guitar playing note information, code information 235 to be selected by the user is displayed. The display position of the code information 235 corresponds to the change point of the code information that the user should input through the code input unit 110. This code information 235 also moves from the upper side to the lower side at the same speed and direction as the code playing time display bar 232.

In addition, in the present invention, when the user inputs the chord information and the stroke information appropriately for the performance information, the chord selection display unit 231 may be configured to display and output the result through a visual method such as flashing.

Also, in the present invention, as shown in FIG. 8, the lyrics output block 236 and the mode setting block 237 output song lyrics information of the corresponding guitar performance to the guitar performance note information displayed and output through the information display unit 230. ) May be further included.

At this time, the mode setting block 237 is an effect sound item 237a for turning on / off the entire background sound or melody, and a pitch adjustment item 237b for changing and setting the basic pitch of the performance music to the pitch of a man or a woman. , A key adjustment item (237c) to increase or decrease the key, a tempo adjustment item (237d) to increase or decrease the tempo, and an instrument volume adjustment item to increase or decrease the volume of the guitar 100 for performance ( 237e).

Meanwhile, in FIG. 5, the sound output unit 240 is a combination of an accompaniment sound of a performance song selected by a user and other performance sounds played by the user, and may be configured as a speaker.

In addition, in FIG. 5, the guitar performance information storage unit 250 stores a MIDI file for generating note information corresponding to guitar performance for each performance song, and various other performance related information including performance sound on / off time information. Here, the MIDI file is composed of a track number, a track name, a channel number, and performance information about the track number. The track number is composed of the guitar score information and the original sound reproduction information for each playing difficulty, such as easy / normal / hard. In this case, the guitar music information for each easy / normal / hard playing difficulty is generated by excluding a certain number of playing sounds from the original sound reproduction information, which is arbitrarily set by the producer within a range that does not affect the overall guitar playing music. Further, the original sound reproduction information is the original sound for the guitar for playing.

In addition, the performance sound on / off time information is based on the difference time from the on / off time for the previous performance sound using the absolute time calculation method for calculating the on / off time for each performance sound from the performance start time It can be generated using a delta time calculation method for calculating the on / off time for each sound.

Meanwhile, in FIG. 5, the performance controller 260 generates performance sound on / off time information based on the MIDI file corresponding to the performance music, and stores the MIDI file and performance sound on / off time information on the other performance information storage unit ( 250, and play note information including button information, stroke direction information, and stroke timing information based on a MIDI file and a play sound on / off time information corresponding to a play tune selected through the information input unit 220. It is displayed through the information display unit 230 and synthesizes the user's guitar playing sound applied from the MIDI interface 210 and the accompaniment sound of the corresponding playing music to control the sound output through the sound output unit 240. In this case, the performance controller 260 may control the tone of the performance sound output through the sound output unit 240 to be output as a tone set by the user.

Next, the operation of the guitar playing system having the above configuration will be described.

First, MIDI files corresponding to a plurality of guitar performances, performance sound on / off time information, performance sounds corresponding to MIDI signals, and various tone information corresponding to each performance sound are stored in the performance control apparatus 200. In this case, the performance sound on / off time information may be calculated based on the MIDI file in the performance control apparatus 200 or calculated in advance from the producer or an external device and provided through the information input unit 220.

In the above state, the user selects the guitar playing music to be played through the information input unit 220 of the performance control device 200.

The performance controller 260 generates the guitar performance note information based on the MIDI file and the performance sound on / off time information corresponding to the guitar performance selected by the user, and then, as shown in FIGS. 6 to 8 through the information display unit 230. Along with the display output as shown in the figure, the accompaniment sound is output through the sound output unit 240.

In the above state, the user has a posture for holding the playing guitar 100, and listens to the accompaniment sound output through the sound output unit 240, and through the information display unit 230, for example, as shown in FIG. 6. Pressing the button of the chord input unit 110 of the guitar 100 for the performance based on the guitar performance notes output, and strokes the string 102 of the chord input unit 120 of the guitar 100 for performance in the up or down direction do.

The button information input by the user and the chord detection information generated by the stroke of the string 102 of the chord input unit 120 are converted into a MIDI signal type corresponding to the corresponding sound through the performance signal output means 130 to be played. It is provided to the control device 200. At this time, the performance signal output means 130 outputs a MIDI signal corresponding to the performance sound according to the combination of the input button and the stroke detection level. For example, the play signal output means 130 outputs a MIDI signal corresponding to a “hour” sound when the stroke signal for the second string 102 is input while the 1,2 and 3 buttons are input.

The performance control apparatus 200 generates a corresponding sound by synthesizing it with the accompaniment based on the user guitar performance information in the form of a MIDI signal provided from the guitar 100 for performance, and then outputs it through the sound output unit 240. .

In addition, the user can interestingly perform the guitar while singing while watching the lyrics information displayed through the information display unit 230.

In addition, the user can more realistically play the guitar 100 for performance while listening to the accompaniment music output through the sound output unit 240. In this case, the user may selectively adjust the background sound or the melody to his / her preference, as well as adjust the pitch, key, and tempo of the performance song, and adjust the output volume of the instrument.

That is, the user can easily perform the guitar performance based on the guitar playing note information displayed and output through the information display unit 230.

On the other hand, in the present invention, but performed to provide only the guitar playing service, it is also possible to perform the ensemble with other musical instruments.

That is, in the present invention, as shown in Fig. 9, the playing guitar 100 and other playing musical instruments, for example, a second playing musical instrument 300 such as a drum, and the playing guitar 100 and the second playing musical instrument 300 It can be configured to include a performance control device 500 for receiving a MIDI signal from the synthesized and output it.

In this case, as shown in FIG. 10, the performance control apparatus 500 includes a first MIDI interface 510 and a second performance instrument 300 for receiving a first MIDI signal applied from a guitar 100 for performance. A second MIDI interface 520 for receiving a second MIDI signal applied from the apparatus; an information input unit 530 for inputting performance related information; an information display unit 540 for displaying and outputting performance related information; ) And a signal synthesizer 550 for synthesizing the first and second performance sounds and accompaniment music of the user applied from the second performance instrument 300, and a signal amplifier for amplifying the sound signal provided from the signal synthesizer 550 ( 560, a sound output unit 570 such as a speaker for outputting the amplified sound signal applied from the signal amplifier 560, including the sound source and other playing notes for the other sound and other performance instruments for the sound source A kite that stores various performance-related information A main information storage unit 580 and a performance control unit for generating and outputting sound tones corresponding to the performance musical instruments based on MIDI signals applied from the guitar 100 and the second musical instrument 300; 590).

In addition, although not shown, the performance control device (200,500) is combined with a microphone (not shown) is configured to synthesize the sound of the user's singing sound and the performance sound provided from the guitar or the second performance instrument to the sound output unit It is also possible.

In addition, although not shown, the current karaoke only provides a service of simply singing a song and outputting the score of the song, so it is possible to apply the above-described guitar playing system to the karaoke for differentiated service. . At this time, the guitar playing system may be configured to combine the microphone with the performance control device, calculate the song score and the guitar playing score, and output each or a sum score calculated. That is, it is possible to provide a multimedia karaoke service that allows you to play the guitar while singing.

Claims

It is configured to include a performance control device for displaying the guitar in the form of guitar and the guitar playing notes information for guitar playing, and to output the sound of the sound corresponding to the guitar playing information input from the guitar for playing,

The performance guitar is configured to convert a performance sound corresponding to the chord information and stroke information provided by the user into a MIDI signal to provide to the performance control device,

The performance control apparatus converts the performance note information generated by using the MIDI file corresponding to the performance music and the performance sound on / off information generated based on the MIDI file in the form of guitar chord information, stroke direction information, and stroke timing for performance. A guitar playing system, characterized in that it is configured to output an accompaniment sound of a selected performance song and a performance sound corresponding to MIDI information input from the guitar for playing.
The method of claim 1,

The playing sound on / off information is generated based on the on / off time difference value with the previous playing sound.
The method of claim 1,

The play sound on / off information is generated based on the absolute time calculated based on the start time of the guitar playing system.
The method of claim 1,

And a MIDI file corresponding to the playing music, wherein guitar playing information for each difficulty level is set to different tracks.
The method of claim 1,

The guitar for playing comprises a chord input unit for inputting chord information according to a button which is composed of a plurality of buttons and is pressed;

A chord input unit for providing chord information generated by striking the string upwards or downwards,

And a performance signal output means for converting the chord information input through the chord input unit and the chord input unit, and the performance sound corresponding to the chord information into a MIDI signal and outputting the same.
The method of claim 5,

The chord input unit is provided with a first cushioning material on the upper side of the torso of the playing guitar, a second buffering material is provided on the upper side of the first buffering material for catching vibration of the strings provided in the playing guitar, the first buffering material and the second And a sensor for outputting a detection signal corresponding to the strong / weak level when the string is stroked between the cushioning material.
The method of claim 6,

The sensor comprises a piezoelectric sensor for sensing the pressure level applied when the string is stroked.
The method according to any one of claims 5 to 7,

The performance signal output means includes an amplifier for amplifying the chord signal of the string applied from the sensor of the chord input unit, a log amplifier for amplifying and outputting the amplified signal of the amplification unit, and an analog signal corresponding to the log amplified chord signal. An A / D converter for converting into a digital signal, and a MIDI signal generation unit for generating and outputting MIDI signals corresponding to input chord information of the corresponding string applied from the A / D converter and input code information applied from the code input unit. Other playing system, characterized in that configured to.
The method of claim 1,

The performance control device includes a MIDI interface for receiving MIDI information provided from the guitar for playing, an information input unit for inputting other performance related information including guitar performance selection, and guitar performance notes corresponding to the score of the selected performance music. An information display unit for displaying and outputting a guitar, an audio output unit for outputting other performance information in the form of a sound, a guitar performance information storage unit for storing various information including MIDI files for performance-related performance songs and performance sound on / off time information And, it comprises a performance control unit for controlling the overall operation for the guitar performance,

The performance control unit generates a MIDI file corresponding to a performance song, and a performance sound on / off time information based on the MIDI file, and stores it in the guitar performance information storage unit. Based on the file and performance sound on / off time information, the guitar code information, stroke direction information, and stroke timing are displayed and output through the information display unit, and the user is supplied from the accompaniment music corresponding to the corresponding guitar performance and the MIDI interface. Guitar playing system, characterized in that for controlling the sound output through the sound output unit by synthesizing the performance sound according to the guitar playing.
The method of claim 1,

The guitar playing note information may include a code selection display unit which displays a button shape in the same order and colors as buttons provided in a code input unit at a lower side thereof;

Code playing time display bar which is formed in a direction perpendicular to the code selection display portion and moves from the upper side to the lower side as time passes,

A plurality of lines formed corresponding to the number of strings provided in the guitar for playing in a direction perpendicular to the chord selection display unit;

And a chord performance pointer in which the stroke direction information for striking the string of the guitar for playing in the direction perpendicular to the line is displayed in the form of an arrow.
The method of claim 10,

The code selection display unit is configured such that when the code playing time display bar moves downward and the end reaches the code input unit, the button shape corresponding to the corresponding display bar is changed to a pressed form or the brightness of the color is changed. Guitar playing system.
The method of claim 11,

And the button change state of the chord selection display unit is configured to continue until all the chord playing time display bars disappear after passing the corresponding display bars.
The method of claim 10,

And the chord playing pointer is configured to move from the upper side to the lower side at the same speed and direction as the chord playing time display bar, and the moment when the chord playing pointer meets the chord selection display unit is set as the stroke time point.
The method according to claim 10 or 13,

And the length of the chord playing pointer is set in correspondence with the number and position of the string to be stroked by the user.
The method of claim 10,

The guitar playing note information is configured to display and output the chord information corresponding to the performance music to be input.
The method of claim 10,

The performance control device is configured to store the lyrics information corresponding to the guitar playing music, guitar playing system, characterized in that configured to display and output the lyrics information for the music selected by the user through the information display.
The method of claim 1,

And the performance control device is configured to set the on / off setting of the background sound and the melody corresponding to the performance music, and to set the pitch, key, tempo, and instrument volume corresponding to the information input by the user.
The method of claim 1,

It is configured to further comprise a second musical instrument which is configured in a musical instrument shape and provides a performance sound input by the user to the performance control device in the form of a MIDI signal

And the performance control device is configured to receive a MIDI signal from the performance guitar and the second performance instrument, synthesize the same, and output the accompaniment sound together with the accompaniment sound.
It is configured to convert the performance sound corresponding to the chord information and stroke information provided by the user in a guitar shape into a MIDI signal,

Code input unit for inputting code information according to the button is composed of a plurality of buttons,

A chord input unit for providing chord information generated by striking the string up or down,

And a performance signal output means for converting the chord information input through the chord input unit and the chord input unit, and the performance sound corresponding to the chord information into a MIDI signal and outputting the same.
The method of claim 19,

The chord input unit is provided with a first buffer material on the upper side of the body of the guitar for playing, and a second buffer material for catching vibration of the strings provided in the guitar for playing on the upper side of the first buffer material, the first buffer material and the second And a sensor for outputting a detection signal corresponding to a strong / weak level when the string is stroked between the cushioning materials.
The method of claim 20,

The sensor is a guitar for playing, characterized in that consisting of a piezoelectric sensor for detecting the pressure level applied when the string is stroked.
The method according to any one of claims 19 to 21,

The performance signal output means includes an amplifier for amplifying the chord signal of the string applied from the sensor of the chord input unit, a log amplifier for log amplifying and amplifying the amplified signal of the amplifier, and an analog signal corresponding to the log amplified chord signal. An A / D converter for converting into a digital signal, and a MIDI signal generation unit for generating and outputting MIDI signals corresponding to input chord information of the corresponding string applied from the A / D converter and input code information applied from the code input unit. A guitar for playing, characterized in that configured.
Display and output guitar chord information, stroke direction information, and stroke timing information corresponding to the music score of the selected music,

A code selection display unit displaying the button shape in the same order and color as the buttons provided on the code input unit at the lower side;

Code playing time display bar which is formed in a direction perpendicular to the code selection display portion and moves from the upper side to the lower side as time passes,

A plurality of lines formed corresponding to the number of strings provided in the guitar for playing in a direction perpendicular to the chord selection display unit;

And a chord playing pointer, in which a stroke direction information for striking a string of a guitar for playing in a direction perpendicular to the line is displayed in the form of an arrow.
The method of claim 23, wherein

The code selection display unit is configured such that when the code playing time display bar moves downward and the end reaches the code input unit, the button shape corresponding to the corresponding display bar is changed to the pressed form or the brightness of the color is changed. How to display guitar performance information.
The method of claim 24,

And the button change state of the chord selection display unit is configured to continue until all the chord playing time display bars disappear after passing the corresponding display bars.
The method of claim 23, wherein

And the chord playing pointer is configured to move from the upper side to the lower side at the same speed and direction as the chord playing time display bar, and the moment when the chord playing pointer meets the chord selection display unit is set as the stroke time.
The method of claim 23 or 26,

And the length of the chord playing pointer is set to correspond to the number and position of the string to be stroked by the user.
The method of claim 23, wherein

And a chord name corresponding to the song.
The method of claim 23, wherein

Guitar performance information display method, characterized in that configured to further display and output lyrics information corresponding to the guitar playing music.