WO2020059085A1 - Musical performance device and noise reducing program - Google Patents

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WO2020059085A1
WO2020059085A1 PCT/JP2018/034855 JP2018034855W WO2020059085A1 WO 2020059085 A1 WO2020059085 A1 WO 2020059085A1 JP 2018034855 W JP2018034855 W JP 2018034855W WO 2020059085 A1 WO2020059085 A1 WO 2020059085A1
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  • the present invention relates to a performance device and a noise reduction program.
  • a performance device such as an FM synthesizer has been known as an electronic musical instrument (for example, see Patent Document 1).
  • the FM synthesizer modulates a carrier wave oscillated from the first oscillator with a modulated wave oscillated from the second oscillator to generate various acoustic signals. Then, an acoustic signal having a musical scale can be output based on a key note input from an electronic keyboard or the like connected to the FM synthesizer.
  • Patent Literature 2 discloses a technique for clarifying a speech component of an output audio signal by performing a filtering process on a specific frequency band from an audio signal including a speech component and a noise component.
  • Patent Document 2 can only remove a noise component whose frequency band is known to some extent, such as environmental noise.
  • the FM synthesizer since the frequencies of the carrier wave and the modulation wave can be set freely, there is a problem in that the distribution of noise components generated is not uniform and cannot be dealt with by filter processing.
  • An object of the present invention is to provide a performance apparatus and a noise reduction program capable of removing a noise irrespective of the distribution of occurrence of a noise component and outputting an acoustic signal having a frequency corresponding to an operation of an operator.
  • a performance device is a performance device that outputs an audio signal having a frequency corresponding to an operation of an operator, and a noise detecting a signal intensity of a noise signal other than the frequency of the audio signal according to the operation of the operator.
  • a signal detection unit; and a noise signal reduction unit that attenuates or eliminates the signal strength of the noise signal detected by the noise signal detection unit.
  • the noise reduction program of the present invention causes a computer to function as the above-described performance device.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an acoustic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a structure of an adjustment knob according to the embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the adjustment knob in the said embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a structure of an audio signal generation unit and an audio signal synthesis unit according to the embodiment.
  • 5 is a graph showing the signal strength of an acoustic signal generated according to the waveform of a modulated wave in the embodiment.
  • 4 is a graph showing the signal strength of a synthetic acoustic signal according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an audio signal generation unit, an audio signal synthesis unit, a signal strength estimation unit, and a limit amount notification unit in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an acoustic device according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a structure of an adjustment knob according to the embodiment. Sectional drawing which shows
  • FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a signal strength estimating unit and a limit amount notifying unit according to the embodiment.
  • FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a noise reduction unit according to the embodiment.
  • 9 is a graph showing an analysis result by the noise component analyzer in the embodiment.
  • 4 is a graph illustrating noise attenuation by a noise reduction unit according to the embodiment. 4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment.
  • FIG. 1 shows an FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesizer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
  • the FM synthesizer 1 as a performance device includes a synthesizer main body 2 and an adjustment operation unit 3, generates an acoustic signal having a pitch corresponding to a key note output from the MIDI keyboard 4, and outputs the sound to the outside.
  • the adjustment operation unit 3 includes a plurality of adjustment knobs 32 for adjusting gains and frequency ratios of a plurality of oscillators included in the synthesizer main body 2. When the operator operates each of the adjustment knobs 32, the sound output FM synthesizer unit 6 is provided. To generate acoustic signals of different timbres.
  • the adjustment operation unit 3 includes a box-shaped case 31 and a plurality of adjustment knobs 32.
  • the adjustment knob 32 as an adjustment operation unit is rotatably provided on the upper surface of the case 31, and includes an operation knob main body 321, an adjustment position display marker 322, and a knob base 323, as shown in FIGS.
  • the operation knob main body 321 is made of an opaque material such as black rubber and is rotatably held on the case 31.
  • the adjustment position display marker 322 and the knob base 323 are made of a light guide material such as a lens material. That is, the adjustment position display marker 322 and the knob base 323 emit light from the LED light emitting unit 327, which will be described later, so as to emit light around the operation knob main body 321 or the adjustment position display marker 322 according to the emission color. Function as
  • the adjustment position display marker 322 is inserted into a notch formed in the operation knob main body 321 to allow the operator to visually recognize the adjustment amount when the operation knob main body 321 is rotated.
  • the knob base 323 is provided at the bottom of the operation knob main body 321 and is supported so as to rotate in accordance with the rotation of the operation knob main body 321.
  • the knob base 323 has a radially outer end protruding outside the operation knob main body 321.
  • a rotation shaft 324 is provided at the center of rotation of the knob base 323, and a tip of the rotation shaft 324 is connected to a rotation resistor 326 provided on the circuit board 325.
  • An LED light emitting unit 327 that emits light of a plurality of colors is provided adjacent to the rotating resistor 326.
  • the LED light emitting unit 327 as a visual means is driven by a control signal from the synthesizer main body 2 and emits red, green, and blue light alone or in combination in accordance with the control signal, thereby emitting light of various colors.
  • the adjustment knob 32, the rotating shaft 324, the rotating resistor 326, and the LED light emitting unit 327 function as a feature amount adjusting unit of the present invention.
  • the adjustment operation unit 3 is configured as hardware, but is not limited to this.
  • a feature amount adjustment unit configured as an image displayed on a screen of a computer may be used.
  • the synthesizer body 2 generates a sound signal of a scale corresponding to the input keynote KNOTE, and outputs the sound signal.
  • the synthesizer main body 2 includes a parameter selection unit 5, an FM synthesizer unit 6 for sound output, an FM synthesizer unit 7 for analysis, a noise component analysis unit 8, and a noise reduction unit 9.
  • the parameter selection section 5 is a section for selecting a waveform of an acoustic signal generated and output by the synthesizer body 2, and examples of selectable waveforms include a sine wave W1, a triangular wave W2, a sawtooth wave W3, and a rectangular wave W4. (See FIG. 5).
  • the selected waveform, frequency ratio, amplification factor of the input-side amplifier 64A, and amplification factor of the output-side amplifier 63A are output to the FM synthesizer unit 6 for sound output and the FM synthesizer unit 7 for analysis.
  • the FM synthesizer 6 for sound output includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and includes a plurality of audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4.
  • the sound signal generation units OP1 to OP4 generate sound signals to be output based on the carrier wave and the modulated wave used in the FM synthesizer unit 6 for sound output.
  • the acoustic signal generation unit OP1 includes an oscillator 61, an amplifier 62, a signal output unit 63, an output amplifier 63A, and a modulated wave input unit 64.
  • the sound signal generation units OP2 to OP4 have the same configuration.
  • the oscillator 61 generates a carrier having a predetermined frequency ratio from the waveform selected by the parameter selection unit 5, and modulates the carrier with the input modulated wave. Specifically, the oscillator 61 generates a carrier having a frequency corresponding to the keynote KNOTE input from the MIDI keyboard 4, and modulates the carrier with a modulation wave. For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the modulated wave is a sine wave W1, the oscillator 61 adjusts the frequency set by the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3 with respect to the carrier of the frequency input as the keynote KNOTE. Modulation is performed with the ratio sine wave W1. The signal strength of the acoustic signal output after the modulation is like a pattern PT1 having a peak at a frequency f_in according to the keynote KNOTE.
  • the modulating wave is the triangular wave W2
  • the signal intensity of the output acoustic signal after the modulation is like the pattern PT2
  • the modulating wave is the sawtooth wave W3
  • the acoustic signal output after the modulation is The signal strength is as shown in a pattern PT3.
  • the modulated wave is a rectangular wave W4
  • the signal strength of the acoustic signal output after the modulation is as shown in a pattern PT4. That is, when the carrier is modulated by the modulation wave, an acoustic signal having a signal strength peak at a frequency other than the frequency f_in according to the keynote KNOTE is generated depending on the waveform of the modulation wave.
  • the amplifier 62 amplifies the acoustic signal output from the oscillator 61.
  • the amplification factor is set in accordance with the keystroke strength of the MIDI keyboard 4 included in the keynote KNOTE.
  • the signal output unit 63 outputs the audio signal generated by the oscillator 61 to the audio signal synthesis unit 65.
  • the acoustic signal output from the signal output unit 63 is fed back to the modulated wave input unit 64 of the acoustic signal generation unit OP1, and the other acoustic signal generation units OP2, OP3, and the acoustic signal generation unit It is output to the modulated wave input unit 64 of OP4.
  • the audio signals output from the respective signal output units 63 of the audio signal generation unit OP2, the audio signal generation unit OP3, and the audio signal generation unit OP4 are also fed back to the own modulation wave input unit 64, and other signals are output.
  • the signal is output to the modulated wave input unit 64 of the acoustic signal generation unit.
  • the modulation wave input section 64 includes a plurality of input-side amplifiers 64A and an input-side adder 64B. A plurality of input-side amplifiers 64A are provided in accordance with the input audio signal. If the input-side amplifier 64A is the audio signal generation unit OP1, the input-side amplifier 64A outputs the feedback-output audio signal and the audio signal generation unit OP2 from the other audio signal generation unit OP2.
  • the audio signal generated and input in OP4 is amplified.
  • the amplification factor can be adjusted by adjusting the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
  • the input-side adder 64B adds a plurality of audio signals input from the input-side amplifier 64A and outputs the result to the oscillator 61 as a modulated wave.
  • the FM synthesizer 1 since the FM synthesizer 1 includes the audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4 with multiple inputs and one output, it is possible to generate audio signals with a wide variety of timbres. On the other hand, however, it is difficult to predict how to operate the adjustment operation unit 3 to generate an audio signal of a desired timbre, and the synthesizer is extremely difficult for an operator to perform the adjustment operation.
  • the signal output unit 63 outputs the audio signal generated by the audio signal generation unit OP4 from the audio signal generation unit OP1.
  • the output-side amplifier 63A amplifies the audio signal generated by the audio signal generation unit OP1 to the audio signal generation unit OP4 at a predetermined amplification factor.
  • the amplification factor can be adjusted by adjusting the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
  • the sound signal synthesis unit 65 adds or multiplies the sound signals output from the sound signal generation unit OP1 to the sound signal generation unit OP4, and outputs the result as the sound signal of the FM synthesizer 1.
  • the sound signal synthesizing unit 65 includes an adder 66, a filter unit 67, and an amplifier 70.
  • the adder 66 adds the audio signals output from each of the audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4 to generate a synthesized audio signal for audio output.
  • the filter unit 67 performs a filtering process on the synthesized acoustic signal added by the first adder 66.
  • the filter of the filter section 67 is set to have a desired filter characteristic in order to process the sound signal into a desired sound color.
  • the amplifier 70 amplifies the output synthetic acoustic signal.
  • the amplified synthesized sound signal is output as a sound by a speaker or the like.
  • the output synthetic audio signal varies depending on the waveform of the oscillator 61 of the audio signal generation unit OP1 to the audio signal generation unit OP4, the frequency ratio, the amplification factor of the output amplifier 63A, and the amplification factor of the input amplifier 64A.
  • a synthesized sound signal having a different frequency from the frequency f_in corresponding to the input keynote KNOTE is output.
  • the frequency f_in takes the maximum value as in the output intensity pattern PO1, and the signal intensity of the frequency increases as the frequency increases. Decays. Therefore, the listener can identify the scale of the output synthesized acoustic signal.
  • the FM synthesizer 1 of the present embodiment has a navigation function that can be operated so that the output synthetic audio signal is only a high-frequency noise sound and does not break down as a musical instrument.
  • the analysis FM synthesizer unit 7 includes a plurality of sound signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ each including a DSP and an output-side amplifier, similarly to the sound output FM synthesizer unit 6. 72A, an adder 74, a signal strength estimating unit 75, and a limit amount notifying unit 76.
  • Each of the acoustic signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ includes an oscillator 71, a signal output unit 72, and a carrier signal input unit 73.
  • the carrier signal input unit 73 includes an input-side amplifier 73A and an input-side adder 73B.
  • each of the oscillators 71 receives a test keynote TNOTE generated in the synthesizer body 2, and the oscillator 71 adjusts a carrier corresponding to the frequency of the test keynote TNOTE by adjusting a plurality of adjustment knobs 32. Modulation is performed by the modulation wave generated according to the state.
  • the adder 74 adds or multiplies the sound signals generated by the sound signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′, and outputs the result to the signal strength estimation unit 75 as a synthesized sound signal.
  • the signal strength estimating unit 75 and the limit amount notifying unit 76 are configured as a program executed on an arithmetic processing unit of a computer (not shown) or a storage area secured on a storage device.
  • the signal strength estimating section 75 includes a test key note output section 751, a synthetic sound signal detecting section 752, an operation amount changing section 753, a limit amount determining section 754, and an adjustment knob selecting section 755. Further, the number of each adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3 and the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 are output to the signal strength estimating unit 75, and are used for limit amount determination by a limit amount determination unit 754 described later. You.
  • the test key note output unit 751 outputs the test key note TNOTE from the audio signal generation unit OP1 'to the audio signal generation unit OP4'.
  • the sound signal generation units OP1 'to OP4' generate sound signals based on the test keynote TNOTE. Further, the test key note output unit 751 outputs a frequency corresponding to the output test key note TNOTE to the limit amount determination unit 754.
  • the adjustment knob selection unit 755 selects the adjustment knob 32 for adjusting the oscillator 71 from the audio signal generation units OP1 'to OP4'. Specifically, the adjustment knob selection unit 755 inputs the oscillator 71 to be adjusted, the modulation waveform of the oscillator 71, the intensity and frequency ratio of the output acoustic signal, and the oscillator 71 or another oscillator 71. An adjustment knob 32 for adjusting the intensity of the sound signal is selected. The adjustment knob selection unit 755 outputs the selected adjustment knob 32 to the limit amount determination unit 754.
  • the synthesized sound signal detection unit 752 detects a synthesized sound signal obtained by synthesizing the sound signals generated by the sound signal generation unit OP4 ′ and the sound signal generation unit OP4 ′ added by the adder 74.
  • the synthesized acoustic signal detection unit 752 converts the detected synthesized audio signal into a signal intensity corresponding to a frequency by FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) or the like, acquires a distribution of the signal intensity, and outputs the distribution to the limit amount determination unit 754. .
  • FFT Fast Fourier Transform
  • the operation amount changing unit 753 causes the audio signal generation unit OP1 'to send the audio signal generation unit OP4' the waveform, frequency ratio, and amplification of the modulated wave of each oscillator 71. It outputs the rate and the amount of adjustment operation of the amplification factor of the input side amplifier 73A. Specifically, the operation amount changing unit 753 outputs a combination of the adjustment operation amounts of all the adjustment knobs 32 as the adjustment operation amounts according to the adjustment amounts of the respective adjustment knobs 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3. Further, the operation amount changing unit 753 outputs the adjustment operation amount output from the audio signal generation unit OP1 ′ to the audio signal generation unit OP4 ′ to the limit amount determination unit 754.
  • the limit amount determination unit 754 determines the waveform of the modulated wave, the frequency ratio, the amplification factor of the output-side amplifier 72A, and the amplification factor of the input-side amplifier 73A, which are set based on the adjustment operation amount output from the operation amount changing unit 753. It is determined whether or not the synthesized acoustic signal modulated according to the above is broken when sound is output. Specifically, the limit amount determination unit 754 uses the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE as the fundamental frequency, and sets the signal intensity of the fundamental tone, the second overtone, and the third overtone, and other signals included in the synthesized acoustic signal.
  • the S / N ratio with the signal strength of the frequency component it is determined whether or not the output synthesized acoustic signal is broken.
  • the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE is used as the basic frequency
  • the S / N ratio between the signal strength of the fundamental tone and the overtone and the signal strength of the other frequency components included in the synthesized sound signal is smaller than a predetermined threshold. In this case, it is determined that the adjustment operation amount exceeds the limit amount and the bank is broken.
  • the synthesized sound signals generated by the sound signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ are different from the sound signals generated by the same settings as those of the sound synthesis FM synthesizer unit 6, and are different from the sound signals generated by the sound generation FM synthesizer unit 6.
  • the same setting as that of the synthesizer unit 6 is generated by further setting when the adjustment knob 32 is operated by one position.
  • the adjustment operation unit 3 is in a state of operating the four input-side amplifiers 64A and 73A provided before the four oscillators 61 and 71.
  • the sound signal generation unit OP1 When the operator operates one adjustment knob 32, in addition to the operation, when one of the adjustment knobs 32 is operated to a predetermined position, the sound signal generation unit OP1 'switches the sound signal generation unit OP4 ′ generates a synthetic sound signal corresponding to the operation position of the adjustment knob 32.
  • the limit amount determination unit 754 analyzes the synthesized acoustic signal and determines whether or not the limit amount has been reached. The limit amount of the adjustment operation amount of each adjustment knob 32 determined by the limit amount determination unit 754 is output to the limit amount notification unit 76.
  • the limit amount notification unit 76 includes a control signal output unit 761 and a notification state storage unit 762.
  • the control signal output unit 761 generates a lighting control signal based on the limit amount of the adjustment operation amount output from the limit amount determination unit 754, and outputs the lighting control signal to the LED light emitting unit 327 of each adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3. Output. Specifically, when the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 is equal to or less than the limit amount, the control signal output unit 761 outputs a control signal for causing the LED light emitting unit 327 to emit green light.
  • the control signal output unit 761 outputs a control signal for causing the LED light emitting unit 327 to emit red light when the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 exceeds the limit amount.
  • the emission color of the LED light emitting unit 327 is not limited to two colors, such as green when the adjustment operation amount is sufficiently smaller than the limit amount, yellow when the operation amount is close to the limit amount, and red when the operation amount exceeds the limit amount. You may comprise so that it may display on multiple stages.
  • the notification state storage unit 762 is configured as a part of a storage area of a recording medium such as a memory.
  • the notification state storage unit 762 stores the limit amount of the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 determined by the limit amount determination unit 754.
  • the limit amount determination unit 754 rewrites the previous limit amount to a new limit amount of the adjustment operation amount.
  • the noise component analysis unit 8 analyzes a noise component included in the synthesized audio signal based on the synthesized audio signal output from the analysis FM synthesizer unit 7. As shown in FIG. 9, the noise component analysis unit 8 includes a test key note acquisition unit 81, a noise signal detection unit 82, a noise component storage unit 83, and a different scale setting unit 84.
  • the test key note obtaining section 81 obtains the test key note TNOTE output from the test key note output section 751 of the signal strength estimating section 75.
  • the noise signal detection unit 82 detects a distribution of signal strength corresponding to the frequency of the synthesized audio signal detected by the synthesized audio signal detection unit 752.
  • the noise signal detection unit 82 calculates the fundamental frequency and the overtone whose fundamental frequency is the frequency corresponding to the acquired test keynote TNOTE (if the frequency ratio is set to a value other than an integer, the frequency is changed to the frequency corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE.
  • the signal strength peaks occurring at frequencies other than the fundamental tone and the overtones whose fundamental frequency is the frequency multiplied by the ratio are detected as noise components. For example, as shown in FIG.
  • the noise signal detecting unit 82 uses the frequency f_in ′ corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE as a basic frequency and sets a peak from the peak N1 of the signal intensity other than the fundamental tone, the second harmonic, and the third harmonic. N4 is detected as a noise component.
  • the noise component storage unit 83 stores the noise component detected by the noise signal detection unit 82 as a noise component corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE in a storage area such as a memory.
  • the different scale setting unit 84 sets an acoustic signal having a frequency different from the fundamental frequency acoustic signal according to the operation of the operator.
  • the signal strength peaks of different frequencies set by the different scale setting unit 84 are not regarded as noise components to be detected by the noise signal detecting unit 82 described above, and are based on the frequency f_in ′ according to the test keynote TNOTE. It is treated in the same manner as the fundamental tone and the overtone as the frequency (in the case of setting a frequency ratio other than an integer, the fundamental tone and the overtone whose fundamental frequency is the frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency ratio by the frequency fin corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE).
  • the code “C” is set as a different scale by the different scale setting unit 84, similarly, when the operator taps “D” on the MIDI keyboard 4, “Mi” and “G” are similarly changed.
  • the noise signal is no longer regarded as a noise component, and is excluded from detection targets of the noise signal detection unit 82.
  • the output acoustic signal can be a chord, so that the chord can be played with good touch.
  • the noise reduction unit 9 attenuates or eliminates a noise component included in the synthetic sound signal output from the FM synthesizer unit 6 for outputting sound, and sets a frequency corresponding to the keynote KNOTE input from the MIDI keyboard 4 to a fundamental frequency.
  • a synthesized sound signal of a fundamental tone and an overtone (in the case of setting a frequency ratio other than an integer, a fundamental tone and an overtone whose fundamental frequency is a frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE by the frequency ratio) is output.
  • the noise reduction unit 9 includes an input key note determination unit 91 and a noise signal reduction unit 92.
  • the input key note determination unit 91 determines the key note KNOTE input by the operator operating the MIDI keyboard 4, compares the key note KNOTE with the test key note stored in the noise component storage unit 83, and determines the key note KNOTE as the test key note. With the corresponding frequency as a basic frequency, noise components of signal strengths other than the fundamental tone, the second overtone, and the third overtone from peak N1 to peak N4 are read. The input key note determination section 91 outputs the read noise component to the noise signal reduction section 92.
  • the noise signal reduction unit 92 attenuates or eliminates a noise component from the synthetic sound signal generated by the sound synthesizer unit 6. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the signal intensity peaks N1 to N4 in the noise band corresponding to the keynote KNOTE collated by the input keynote determination unit 91 are attenuated. To attenuate the peak of the signal strength in the noise band, for example, filter processing by a notch filter can be adopted.
  • the operation amount changing unit 753 of the signal strength estimation unit 75 reads the adjustment operation amount of each adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3 (step S1).
  • the test key note output unit 751 of the signal strength estimating unit 75 outputs the test key note TNOTE from the audio signal generation unit OP1 'to the audio signal generation unit OP4' (step S2), and generates a synthetic audio signal (step S2). S3).
  • the test key note obtaining unit 81 obtains the test key note TNOTE output from the test key note output unit 751 (step S4).
  • the synthetic sound signal detection unit 752 detects the signal strength of the synthetic sound signal using the synthetic sound signal added by the input side adder 73B as a basic frequency having a frequency corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE (step S5).
  • the noise signal detection unit 82 includes a fundamental sound having a frequency corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE and a frequency of a harmonic (a frequency ratio other than an integer) included in the synthesized sound signal detected by the synthesized sound signal detection unit 752.
  • the fundamental sound and the overtone whose basic frequency is the frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE by the frequency ratio
  • the synthetic sound other than the frequency of the scale set by the different scale setting unit 84 A noise signal in the signal is detected (step S6).
  • the noise signal detection unit 82 determines whether the detection of the noise signal has been completed for all the test keynotes TNOTE (step S7). If not finished, the test key note TNOTE is changed, and the procedure from step S2 is repeated. When the test is completed, the noise component accumulation unit 83 accumulates a noise component for each test keynote TNOTE in the storage area (step S8).
  • the input key note determination unit 91 collates the input key note KNOTE output by tapping the MIDI keyboard 4 by the operator with the test key note TNOTE stored by the noise component storage unit 83 (procedure). S9). Next, the input key note determination section 91 reads out the peaks N1 to N4 of the signal intensity of the noise component corresponding to the input key note KNOTE (step S10). The noise signal reduction unit 92 attenuates or eliminates the signal strength peaks N1 to N4 in the noise band of the synthesized sound signal output from the sound synthesizer unit 6 (step S11).
  • the FM synthesizer 1 has a fundamental frequency and a fundamental frequency based on the frequency according to the input keynote KNOTE (in the case of setting a frequency ratio other than an integer, the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE is multiplied by the frequency ratio).
  • a fundamental sound with a fundamental frequency as a fundamental frequency and a harmonic sound) and a synthetic sound signal of the scale set by the different scale setting unit 84 are output, and a sound is output (step S12).
  • the noise signal detection unit 82 is a base tone and a harmonic that have a frequency corresponding to the keynote KNOTE obtained by operating the MIDI keyboard 4 by the operator as a fundamental frequency.
  • the peaks N1 to N4 of the signal strength of the noise signal other than the fundamental tone and the overtone whose fundamental frequency is the frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency according to the keynote TNOTE by the frequency ratio are detected.
  • the noise signal reduction unit 92 attenuates or eliminates the peak N1 to the peak N4 of the signal strength of the detected noise signal.
  • the FM synthesizer 1 can output a sound signal of a scale corresponding to a key-pressing position of the MIDI keyboard 4 by the operator, so that the sound signal output from the FM synthesizer 1, which is difficult to set, does not break down. , Can output a sound corresponding to the keynote KNOTE.
  • the FM synthesizer 1 employs the noise signal detection unit 82, the noise component storage unit 83, the input key note determination unit 91, and the noise signal reduction unit 92.
  • the noise reduction unit 9 of the present embodiment is suitable for the FM synthesizer 1 because the noise component can be attenuated or eliminated even if the noise component is at an arbitrary frequency.
  • the present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes the following modifications.
  • the present invention is applied to the FM synthesizer 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the noise reduction unit 9 described above may be applied to an electronic musical instrument such as an electronic piano, an electronic organ, an electric guitar, and an electronic woodwind instrument to attenuate and eliminate noise components.
  • the audio signal generators OP1 to OP4 and the audio signal generators OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ are configured by the DSP, but the present invention is not limited to this. . All configurations may be configured as a computer-readable noise reduction program. In addition, the present invention may be applied to other structures and configurations as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.
  • Limit amount notification unit 81 Test key note acquisition section, 82: noise signal detection section, 83: noise component storage section, 84: different scale setting section, 91: input key note determination section, 92: noise signal reduction section, 321: main body, 322: adjustment Position display markers, 323: Base, 324: Rotating axis, 325: Circuit board, 326: Rotating resistor, 327: LED light emitting unit, 751: Test key note output unit, 752: Synthetic sound signal detecting unit, 753: Operation Amount change unit, 754: limit amount determination unit, 755: selection unit, 761: control signal output unit, 762: notification state storage unit, KNOTE: key note, N1: peak, N4: peak, OP1: acoustic signal generation unit OP2: sound signal generation unit, OP3: sound signal generation unit, OP4: sound signal generation unit, OP1 ': sound signal generation unit, OP2': sound signal generation unit, OP3 ': sound signal generation unit ,

Abstract

This musical performance device outputs an acoustic signal of a frequency which is in accordance with an operation performed by an operator, and the device comprises: a noise signal detection unit (82) that detects the signal strength of a noise signal of a frequency other than that of the acoustic signal which is in accordance with the operation performed by the operator; and a noise signal reducing unit (92) that attenuates or eliminates the signal strength of the noise signal detected by the noise signal detection unit (82).

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演奏装置およびノイズ削減プログラムPerformance equipment and noise reduction program
 本発明は、演奏装置およびノイズ削減プログラムに関する。 The present invention relates to a performance device and a noise reduction program.
 従来、電子楽器としてFMシンセサイザー等の演奏装置が知られている(たとえば、特許文献1参照)。
 FMシンセサイザーは、第1のオシレータから発振された搬送波を、第2のオシレータから発振された変調波により変調して様々な音響信号を生成する。そして、FMシンセサイザーに接続された電子鍵盤等により入力されたキーノートに基づいて、音階のある音響信号を出力することができる。
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, a performance device such as an FM synthesizer has been known as an electronic musical instrument (for example, see Patent Document 1).
The FM synthesizer modulates a carrier wave oscillated from the first oscillator with a modulated wave oscillated from the second oscillator to generate various acoustic signals. Then, an acoustic signal having a musical scale can be output based on a key note input from an electronic keyboard or the like connected to the FM synthesizer.
 しかしながら、FMシンセサイザーでは、搬送波および変調波の組み合わせが無限にあり、オシレータの調整の組み合わせによっては電子鍵盤の打鍵位置によらず、音高が定まらずノイズに埋もれてしまい、楽器としての機能を呈さない場合がある。
 従来、特許文献2では、スピーチ成分およびノイズ成分を含む音響信号から特定の周波数帯域について、フィルター処理を行うことによって、出力される音響信号のスピーチ成分の明瞭化を図る技術が開示されている。
However, in FM synthesizers, there are an infinite number of combinations of carrier waves and modulation waves, and depending on the combination of oscillator adjustments, the pitch is not fixed and buried in noise regardless of the keying position of the electronic keyboard, thus exhibiting a function as a musical instrument. May not be.
2. Description of the Related Art Conventionally, Patent Literature 2 discloses a technique for clarifying a speech component of an output audio signal by performing a filtering process on a specific frequency band from an audio signal including a speech component and a noise component.
特開平4-161994号公報JP-A-4-161994 特開2010-521704号公報JP 2010-521704 A
 しかしながら、前記特許文献2に開示の技術では、環境ノイズ等のある程度周波数帯域が判るノイズ成分を除去することしかできない。これに対して、FMシンセサイザーの場合、搬送波および変調波の周波数を自由に設定できるため、ノイズ成分の発生分布が一様ではなく、フィルター処理では対応できないという課題がある。 However, the technique disclosed in Patent Document 2 can only remove a noise component whose frequency band is known to some extent, such as environmental noise. On the other hand, in the case of the FM synthesizer, since the frequencies of the carrier wave and the modulation wave can be set freely, there is a problem in that the distribution of noise components generated is not uniform and cannot be dealt with by filter processing.
 本発明の目的は、ノイズ成分の発生分布によらずノイズを除去して、操作者の操作に応じた周波数の音響信号を出力することのできる演奏装置およびノイズ削減プログラムを提供することにある。 An object of the present invention is to provide a performance apparatus and a noise reduction program capable of removing a noise irrespective of the distribution of occurrence of a noise component and outputting an acoustic signal having a frequency corresponding to an operation of an operator.
 本発明の演奏装置は、操作者の操作に応じた周波数の音響信号を出力する演奏装置であって、前記操作者の操作に応じた音響信号の周波数以外のノイズ信号の信号強度を検出するノイズ信号検出部と、前記ノイズ信号検出部により検出されたノイズ信号の信号強度を、減衰または消去するノイズ信号削減部と、を備える。
 本発明のノイズ削減プログラムは、コンピュータを前述の演奏装置として機能させる。
A performance device according to the present invention is a performance device that outputs an audio signal having a frequency corresponding to an operation of an operator, and a noise detecting a signal intensity of a noise signal other than the frequency of the audio signal according to the operation of the operator. A signal detection unit; and a noise signal reduction unit that attenuates or eliminates the signal strength of the noise signal detected by the noise signal detection unit.
The noise reduction program of the present invention causes a computer to function as the above-described performance device.
本発明の実施の形態に係る音響装置を示すブロック図。FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an acoustic device according to an embodiment of the present invention. 前記実施の形態における調整つまみの構造を示す平面図。FIG. 4 is a plan view showing a structure of an adjustment knob according to the embodiment. 前記実施の形態における調整つまみの構造を示す断面図。Sectional drawing which shows the structure of the adjustment knob in the said embodiment. 前記実施の形態における音響信号生成部および音響信号合成部の構造を示すブロック図。FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a structure of an audio signal generation unit and an audio signal synthesis unit according to the embodiment. 前記実施の形態における変調波の波形に応じて生成される音響信号の信号強度を示すグラフ。5 is a graph showing the signal strength of an acoustic signal generated according to the waveform of a modulated wave in the embodiment. 前記実施の形態における合成音響信号の信号強度を示すグラフ。4 is a graph showing the signal strength of a synthetic acoustic signal according to the embodiment. 前記実施の形態における音響信号生成部、音響信号合成部、信号強度推定部、および限界量報知部を示すブロック図。FIG. 3 is a block diagram showing an audio signal generation unit, an audio signal synthesis unit, a signal strength estimation unit, and a limit amount notification unit in the embodiment. 前記実施の形態における信号強度推定部および限界量報知部を示すブロック図。FIG. 3 is a block diagram illustrating a signal strength estimating unit and a limit amount notifying unit according to the embodiment. 前記実施の形態におけるノイズリダクション部を示すブロック図。FIG. 2 is a block diagram showing a noise reduction unit according to the embodiment. 前記実施の形態におけるノイズ成分分析部による分析結果を示すグラフ。9 is a graph showing an analysis result by the noise component analyzer in the embodiment. 前記実施の形態におけるノイズリダクション部によるノイズの減衰を示すグラフ。4 is a graph illustrating noise attenuation by a noise reduction unit according to the embodiment. 前記実施の形態における作用を説明するためのフローチャート。4 is a flowchart for explaining the operation in the embodiment.
 以下、本発明の実施の一形態を図面に基づいて説明する。図1には、本発明の実施の形態に係るFM(Frequency Modulation)シンセサイザー1が示されている。
 演奏装置としてのFMシンセサイザー1は、シンセサイザー本体2および調整操作ユニット3を備え、MIDIキーボード4から出力されたキーノートに応じた音程の音響信号を生成して、外部に音声出力する。調整操作ユニット3は、シンセサイザー本体2が有する複数のオシレータのゲイン、周波数比を調整する調整つまみ32を複数備え、操作者がそれぞれの調整つまみ32を操作することにより、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6に異なる音色の音響信号を生成させる。
Hereinafter, an embodiment of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 shows an FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesizer 1 according to an embodiment of the present invention.
The FM synthesizer 1 as a performance device includes a synthesizer main body 2 and an adjustment operation unit 3, generates an acoustic signal having a pitch corresponding to a key note output from the MIDI keyboard 4, and outputs the sound to the outside. The adjustment operation unit 3 includes a plurality of adjustment knobs 32 for adjusting gains and frequency ratios of a plurality of oscillators included in the synthesizer main body 2. When the operator operates each of the adjustment knobs 32, the sound output FM synthesizer unit 6 is provided. To generate acoustic signals of different timbres.
 調整操作ユニット3は、ボックス状のケース31と、複数の調整つまみ32とを備える。本実施の形態では、シンセサイザー本体2の調整可能な音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4に応じて、4×4=16個の調整つまみ32が設けられている。
 調整操作部としての調整つまみ32は、ケース31の上面に回転可能に設けられ、図2および図3に示すように、操作つまみ本体321、調整位置表示マーカー322、およびつまみ基部323を備える。
The adjustment operation unit 3 includes a box-shaped case 31 and a plurality of adjustment knobs 32. In the present embodiment, 4 × 4 = 16 adjustment knobs 32 are provided in accordance with the adjustable audio signal generation unit OP1 to the audio signal generation unit OP4 of the synthesizer body 2.
The adjustment knob 32 as an adjustment operation unit is rotatably provided on the upper surface of the case 31, and includes an operation knob main body 321, an adjustment position display marker 322, and a knob base 323, as shown in FIGS.
 操作つまみ本体321は、黒色のゴム等の不透光性材料から構成され、ケース31上に回転自在に保持される。
 調整位置表示マーカー322およびつまみ基部323は、レンズ材料等の導光性材料から構成される。つまり、調整位置表示マーカー322およびつまみ基部323は、後述するLED発光部327が発光することにより、発光色に応じて、操作つまみ本体321の周囲や、調整位置表示マーカー322を発光させる導光体として機能する。
The operation knob main body 321 is made of an opaque material such as black rubber and is rotatably held on the case 31.
The adjustment position display marker 322 and the knob base 323 are made of a light guide material such as a lens material. That is, the adjustment position display marker 322 and the knob base 323 emit light from the LED light emitting unit 327, which will be described later, so as to emit light around the operation knob main body 321 or the adjustment position display marker 322 according to the emission color. Function as
 調整位置表示マーカー322は、操作つまみ本体321に形成された切欠部に挿入され、操作つまみ本体321を回転させた際の調整量を操作者に視認させる。
 つまみ基部323は、操作つまみ本体321の底部に設けられ、操作つまみ本体321の回転に応じて回転するように支持されている。また、つまみ基部323は、径方向外周端部が操作つまみ本体321の外側に突出している。
The adjustment position display marker 322 is inserted into a notch formed in the operation knob main body 321 to allow the operator to visually recognize the adjustment amount when the operation knob main body 321 is rotated.
The knob base 323 is provided at the bottom of the operation knob main body 321 and is supported so as to rotate in accordance with the rotation of the operation knob main body 321. The knob base 323 has a radially outer end protruding outside the operation knob main body 321.
 つまみ基部323の回転中心には、回転軸324が設けられ、回転軸324の先端は、回路基板325上に設けられた回転抵抗器326に接続される。回転抵抗器326には、複数色に発光するLED発光部327が隣接して設けられている。
 視覚的手段としてのLED発光部327は、シンセサイザー本体2からの制御信号により駆動し、制御信号に応じて、赤色、緑色、青色を単独または組み合わせて発光することにより、さまざまな色に発光する。
A rotation shaft 324 is provided at the center of rotation of the knob base 323, and a tip of the rotation shaft 324 is connected to a rotation resistor 326 provided on the circuit board 325. An LED light emitting unit 327 that emits light of a plurality of colors is provided adjacent to the rotating resistor 326.
The LED light emitting unit 327 as a visual means is driven by a control signal from the synthesizer main body 2 and emits red, green, and blue light alone or in combination in accordance with the control signal, thereby emitting light of various colors.
 そして、調整つまみ32、回転軸324、回転抵抗器326、およびLED発光部327が本発明の特徴量調整部として機能する。
 なお、本実施の形態では、調整操作ユニット3をハードウェアとして構成しているが、これに限られない。たとえば、コンピュータの画面上に表示される画像として構成される特徴量調整部としてもよい。
Then, the adjustment knob 32, the rotating shaft 324, the rotating resistor 326, and the LED light emitting unit 327 function as a feature amount adjusting unit of the present invention.
In the present embodiment, the adjustment operation unit 3 is configured as hardware, but is not limited to this. For example, a feature amount adjustment unit configured as an image displayed on a screen of a computer may be used.
 シンセサイザー本体2は、図1に示すように、入力されたキーノートKNOTEに応じた音階の音響信号を生成して、音声出力する。シンセサイザー本体2は、パラメータ選択部5、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6、分析用FMシンセサイザー部7、ノイズ成分分析部8、およびノイズリダクション部9を備える。
 パラメータ選択部5は、シンセサイザー本体2により生成および出力する音響信号の波形を選択する部分であり、選択可能な波形としては、たとえば、サイン波W1、三角波W2、ノコギリ波W3、矩形波W4を例示できる(図5参照)。選択された波形、周波数比、入力側増幅器64Aの増幅率および出力側増幅器63Aの増幅率は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6および分析用FMシンセサイザー部7に出力される。
As shown in FIG. 1, the synthesizer body 2 generates a sound signal of a scale corresponding to the input keynote KNOTE, and outputs the sound signal. The synthesizer main body 2 includes a parameter selection unit 5, an FM synthesizer unit 6 for sound output, an FM synthesizer unit 7 for analysis, a noise component analysis unit 8, and a noise reduction unit 9.
The parameter selection section 5 is a section for selecting a waveform of an acoustic signal generated and output by the synthesizer body 2, and examples of selectable waveforms include a sine wave W1, a triangular wave W2, a sawtooth wave W3, and a rectangular wave W4. (See FIG. 5). The selected waveform, frequency ratio, amplification factor of the input-side amplifier 64A, and amplification factor of the output-side amplifier 63A are output to the FM synthesizer unit 6 for sound output and the FM synthesizer unit 7 for analysis.
 出音用FMシンセサイザー部6は、図4に示すように、DSP(Digital Signal Processor)から構成され、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4までを複数備える。
 音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6で使用する搬送波および変調波に基づいて出力する音響信号を生成する。
 音響信号生成部OP1は、オシレータ61、増幅器62、信号出力部63、出力側増幅器63A、および変調波入力部64を備える。音響信号生成部OP2から音響信号生成部OP4も同様の構成である。
As shown in FIG. 4, the FM synthesizer 6 for sound output includes a DSP (Digital Signal Processor), and includes a plurality of audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4.
The sound signal generation units OP1 to OP4 generate sound signals to be output based on the carrier wave and the modulated wave used in the FM synthesizer unit 6 for sound output.
The acoustic signal generation unit OP1 includes an oscillator 61, an amplifier 62, a signal output unit 63, an output amplifier 63A, and a modulated wave input unit 64. The sound signal generation units OP2 to OP4 have the same configuration.
 オシレータ61は、パラメータ選択部5で選択された波形から所定の周波数比の搬送波を生成し、入力された変調波により、搬送波を変調する。具体的には、オシレータ61は、MIDIキーボード4から入力されたキーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数の搬送波を生成して、変調波により変調する。
 たとえば、図5に示すように、変調波がサイン波W1である場合、キーノートKNOTEとして入力された周波数の搬送波に対して、オシレータ61は、調整操作ユニット3の調整つまみ32で設定された周波数比のサイン波W1で変調する。変調後に出力される音響信号の信号強度は、キーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数f_inをピークとするパターンPT1のようになる。
The oscillator 61 generates a carrier having a predetermined frequency ratio from the waveform selected by the parameter selection unit 5, and modulates the carrier with the input modulated wave. Specifically, the oscillator 61 generates a carrier having a frequency corresponding to the keynote KNOTE input from the MIDI keyboard 4, and modulates the carrier with a modulation wave.
For example, as shown in FIG. 5, when the modulated wave is a sine wave W1, the oscillator 61 adjusts the frequency set by the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3 with respect to the carrier of the frequency input as the keynote KNOTE. Modulation is performed with the ratio sine wave W1. The signal strength of the acoustic signal output after the modulation is like a pattern PT1 having a peak at a frequency f_in according to the keynote KNOTE.
 同様に、変調波が三角波W2である場合、変調後の出力される音響信号の信号強度は、パターンPT2のようになり、変調波がノコギリ波W3である場合、変調後に出力される音響信号の信号強度は、パターンPT3のようになり、変調波が矩形波W4である場合、変調後に出力される音響信号の信号強度は、パターンPT4のようになる。
 すなわち、搬送波が変調波により変調されると、変調波の波形によっては、キーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数f_in以外の周波数の信号強度のピークを有する音響信号が生成される。
Similarly, when the modulating wave is the triangular wave W2, the signal intensity of the output acoustic signal after the modulation is like the pattern PT2, and when the modulating wave is the sawtooth wave W3, the acoustic signal output after the modulation is The signal strength is as shown in a pattern PT3. When the modulated wave is a rectangular wave W4, the signal strength of the acoustic signal output after the modulation is as shown in a pattern PT4.
That is, when the carrier is modulated by the modulation wave, an acoustic signal having a signal strength peak at a frequency other than the frequency f_in according to the keynote KNOTE is generated depending on the waveform of the modulation wave.
 増幅器62は、オシレータ61から出力された音響信号を増幅する。増幅率は、キーノートKNOTEに含まれるMIDIキーボード4の打鍵の強さに応じて設定される。
 信号出力部63は、オシレータ61で生成された音響信号を音響信号合成部65に出力する。また、信号出力部63から出力された音響信号は、音響信号生成部OP1の変調波入力部64にフィードバックされるとともに、他の音響信号生成部OP2、音響信号生成部OP3、および音響信号生成部OP4の変調波入力部64に出力される。
The amplifier 62 amplifies the acoustic signal output from the oscillator 61. The amplification factor is set in accordance with the keystroke strength of the MIDI keyboard 4 included in the keynote KNOTE.
The signal output unit 63 outputs the audio signal generated by the oscillator 61 to the audio signal synthesis unit 65. The acoustic signal output from the signal output unit 63 is fed back to the modulated wave input unit 64 of the acoustic signal generation unit OP1, and the other acoustic signal generation units OP2, OP3, and the acoustic signal generation unit It is output to the modulated wave input unit 64 of OP4.
 同様に音響信号生成部OP2、音響信号生成部OP3、および音響信号生成部OP4のそれぞれの信号出力部63から出力された音響信号も、自己の変調波入力部64にフィードバックされるとともに、他の音響信号生成部の変調波入力部64に出力される。
 変調波入力部64は、複数の入力側増幅器64Aおよび入力側加算器64Bを備える。
 入力側増幅器64Aは、入力される音響信号に応じて複数設けられ、音響信号生成部OP1であれば、自己が出力したフィードバックされた音響信号、および他の音響信号生成部OP2から音響信号生成部OP4で生成され、入力された音響信号を増幅する。増幅率は、調整操作ユニット3の調整つまみ32を調整することにより調整することができる。
 入力側加算器64Bは、入力側増幅器64Aから入力された複数の音響信号を加算して、オシレータ61に変調波として出力する。
Similarly, the audio signals output from the respective signal output units 63 of the audio signal generation unit OP2, the audio signal generation unit OP3, and the audio signal generation unit OP4 are also fed back to the own modulation wave input unit 64, and other signals are output. The signal is output to the modulated wave input unit 64 of the acoustic signal generation unit.
The modulation wave input section 64 includes a plurality of input-side amplifiers 64A and an input-side adder 64B.
A plurality of input-side amplifiers 64A are provided in accordance with the input audio signal. If the input-side amplifier 64A is the audio signal generation unit OP1, the input-side amplifier 64A outputs the feedback-output audio signal and the audio signal generation unit OP2 from the other audio signal generation unit OP2. The audio signal generated and input in OP4 is amplified. The amplification factor can be adjusted by adjusting the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
The input-side adder 64B adds a plurality of audio signals input from the input-side amplifier 64A and outputs the result to the oscillator 61 as a modulated wave.
 本実施の形態では、4つの音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4を備えているので、それぞれの4つのオシレータ61の前段に設けられている4つの入力側増幅器64Aによって増幅される音響信号の強度を調整して、最終的な音響信号を出力する。つまり、本実施の形態では、16カ所の調整が可能となり、調整操作ユニット3の調整操作つまみ32の数に対応する。
 本実施の形態では、FMシンセサイザー1が多入力1出力の音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4を備えているため、音色が多岐に亘った音響信号を生成できる。しかし、その反面、調整操作ユニット3をどのように操作すれば、所望の音色の音響信号を生成することができるのか予測がつかず、操作者による調整操作が困難を極めるシンセサイザーとなっている。
In the present embodiment, since four sound signal generation units OP1 to OP4 are provided, the sound signals amplified by the four input-side amplifiers 64A provided before the four oscillators 61, respectively. Is adjusted to output a final acoustic signal. That is, in the present embodiment, 16 adjustments are possible, which corresponds to the number of adjustment operation knobs 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
In the present embodiment, since the FM synthesizer 1 includes the audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4 with multiple inputs and one output, it is possible to generate audio signals with a wide variety of timbres. On the other hand, however, it is difficult to predict how to operate the adjustment operation unit 3 to generate an audio signal of a desired timbre, and the synthesizer is extremely difficult for an operator to perform the adjustment operation.
 信号出力部63は、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4で生成された音響信号を出力する。
 出力側増幅器63Aは、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4で生成された音響信号を所定の増幅率で増幅する。増幅率は、調整操作ユニット3の調整つまみ32を調整することにより調整することができる。
The signal output unit 63 outputs the audio signal generated by the audio signal generation unit OP4 from the audio signal generation unit OP1.
The output-side amplifier 63A amplifies the audio signal generated by the audio signal generation unit OP1 to the audio signal generation unit OP4 at a predetermined amplification factor. The amplification factor can be adjusted by adjusting the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
 音響信号合成部65は、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4のそれぞれから出力された音響信号を加算または乗算し、FMシンセサイザー1の音響信号として出力する。音響信号合成部65は、加算器66、フィルター部67、および増幅器70を備える。
 加算器66は、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4のそれぞれから出力された音響信号を加算して、音声出力用の合成音響信号を生成する。
The sound signal synthesis unit 65 adds or multiplies the sound signals output from the sound signal generation unit OP1 to the sound signal generation unit OP4, and outputs the result as the sound signal of the FM synthesizer 1. The sound signal synthesizing unit 65 includes an adder 66, a filter unit 67, and an amplifier 70.
The adder 66 adds the audio signals output from each of the audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4 to generate a synthesized audio signal for audio output.
 フィルター部67は、第1加算器66で加算された合成音響信号に対してフィルター処理を行う。フィルター部67のフィルターは、所望の音色の音響信号に加工するために所望のフィルター特性に設定される。
 増幅器70は、出力する合成音響信号を増幅する。増幅された合成音響信号は、スピーカー等によって音声出力される。
The filter unit 67 performs a filtering process on the synthesized acoustic signal added by the first adder 66. The filter of the filter section 67 is set to have a desired filter characteristic in order to process the sound signal into a desired sound color.
The amplifier 70 amplifies the output synthetic acoustic signal. The amplified synthesized sound signal is output as a sound by a speaker or the like.
 出力される合成音響信号は、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4のオシレータ61の波形、周波数比、出力側増幅器63Aの増幅率、および入力側増幅器64Aの増幅率によって種々変化する。たとえば、合成音響信号としては、入力されたキーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数f_inに対して、異なる周波数の合成音響信号が出力される。たとえば、図6に示すように、サイン波W1で変調している場合であれば、出力強度パターンPO1のように、周波数f_inが最大値をとり、周波数の信号強度は、周波数が高くなるにしたがって減衰していく。したがって、聴取者は、出力された合成音響信号の音階を識別することができる。 (4) The output synthetic audio signal varies depending on the waveform of the oscillator 61 of the audio signal generation unit OP1 to the audio signal generation unit OP4, the frequency ratio, the amplification factor of the output amplifier 63A, and the amplification factor of the input amplifier 64A. For example, as the synthesized sound signal, a synthesized sound signal having a different frequency from the frequency f_in corresponding to the input keynote KNOTE is output. For example, as shown in FIG. 6, if the signal is modulated by the sine wave W1, the frequency f_in takes the maximum value as in the output intensity pattern PO1, and the signal intensity of the frequency increases as the frequency increases. Decays. Therefore, the listener can identify the scale of the output synthesized acoustic signal.
 しかし、三角波W2で変調した出力強度パターンPO2から矩形波W4で変調した出力強度パターンPO4のように、徐々にキーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数f_inの信号強度が他の周波数の信号強度に埋もれてしまい、キーノートKNOTEに応じた音程の出力ができない。つまり、操作者がMIDIキーボード4のどの鍵盤を打鍵しても、高周波ノイズ音しか出力されなくなり、楽器として破綻してしまう。
 そこで、本実施の形態のFMシンセサイザー1では、出力される合成音響信号が、高周波ノイズ音のみとなり、楽器として破綻する、ということがないように操作することができるナビゲーション機能を持たせている。
However, like the output intensity pattern PO2 modulated by the triangular wave W2 to the output intensity pattern PO4 modulated by the rectangular wave W4, the signal intensity of the frequency f_in corresponding to the keynote KNOTE is gradually buried in the signal intensity of another frequency. , Cannot output the pitch according to the keynote KNOTE. That is, no matter what key of the MIDI keyboard 4 is pressed by the operator, only high-frequency noise sound is output, and the instrument breaks down.
Therefore, the FM synthesizer 1 of the present embodiment has a navigation function that can be operated so that the output synthetic audio signal is only a high-frequency noise sound and does not break down as a musical instrument.
 分析用FMシンセサイザー部7は、図7に示すように、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6と同様にDSPから構成された複数の音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’と、出力側増幅器72Aと、加算器74と、信号強度推定部75と、限界量報知部76とを備える。
 音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’のそれぞれは、オシレータ71、信号出力部72、および搬送信号入力部73を備える。搬送信号入力部73は、入力側増幅器73Aおよび入力側加算器73Bを備える。
As shown in FIG. 7, the analysis FM synthesizer unit 7 includes a plurality of sound signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ each including a DSP and an output-side amplifier, similarly to the sound output FM synthesizer unit 6. 72A, an adder 74, a signal strength estimating unit 75, and a limit amount notifying unit 76.
Each of the acoustic signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ includes an oscillator 71, a signal output unit 72, and a carrier signal input unit 73. The carrier signal input unit 73 includes an input-side amplifier 73A and an input-side adder 73B.
 これらの構成は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6の音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4と同様の構成である。なお、それぞれのオシレータ71には、シンセサイザー本体2内で生成されるテスト用キーノートTNOTEが入力され、オシレータ71は、テスト用キーノートTNOTEの周波数に応じた搬送波を、複数の調整つまみ32の調整状態に応じて生成した変調波により変調する。
 加算器74は、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’のそれぞれで生成された音響信号を加算または乗算し、合成音響信号として信号強度推定部75に出力する。
These configurations are the same as those of the audio signal generation units OP1 to OP4 of the sound output FM synthesizer unit 6. Note that each of the oscillators 71 receives a test keynote TNOTE generated in the synthesizer body 2, and the oscillator 71 adjusts a carrier corresponding to the frequency of the test keynote TNOTE by adjusting a plurality of adjustment knobs 32. Modulation is performed by the modulation wave generated according to the state.
The adder 74 adds or multiplies the sound signals generated by the sound signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′, and outputs the result to the signal strength estimation unit 75 as a synthesized sound signal.
 信号強度推定部75および限界量報知部76は、図示しないコンピュータの演算処理装置上で実行されるプログラムまたは記憶装置上確保された記憶領域として構成される。
 信号強度推定部75は、図8に示すように、テスト用キーノート出力部751、合成音響信号検出部752、操作量変更部753、限界量判定部754、および調整つまみ選択部755を備える。また、信号強度推定部75には、調整操作ユニット3のそれぞれの調整つまみ32の番号と、その調整つまみ32の調整操作量が出力され、後述する限界量判定部754による限界量判定に供される。
The signal strength estimating unit 75 and the limit amount notifying unit 76 are configured as a program executed on an arithmetic processing unit of a computer (not shown) or a storage area secured on a storage device.
As shown in FIG. 8, the signal strength estimating section 75 includes a test key note output section 751, a synthetic sound signal detecting section 752, an operation amount changing section 753, a limit amount determining section 754, and an adjustment knob selecting section 755. Further, the number of each adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3 and the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 are output to the signal strength estimating unit 75, and are used for limit amount determination by a limit amount determination unit 754 described later. You.
 テスト用キーノート出力部751は、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’に対して、テスト用キーノートTNOTEを出力する。音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’は、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに基づいて、音響信号を生成する。
 また、テスト用キーノート出力部751は、出力したテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数を限界量判定部754に出力する。
The test key note output unit 751 outputs the test key note TNOTE from the audio signal generation unit OP1 'to the audio signal generation unit OP4'. The sound signal generation units OP1 'to OP4' generate sound signals based on the test keynote TNOTE.
Further, the test key note output unit 751 outputs a frequency corresponding to the output test key note TNOTE to the limit amount determination unit 754.
 調整つまみ選択部755は、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’のうち、オシレータ71の調整を行う調整つまみ32を選択する。具体的には、調整つまみ選択部755は、調整対象となるオシレータ71、そのオシレータ71の変調波形、出力される音響信号の強度、周波数比、およびそのオシレータ71あるいは他のオシレータ71に入力される音響信号の強度を調整する調整つまみ32を選択する。調整つまみ選択部755は、選択された調整つまみ32を限界量判定部754に出力する。 The adjustment knob selection unit 755 selects the adjustment knob 32 for adjusting the oscillator 71 from the audio signal generation units OP1 'to OP4'. Specifically, the adjustment knob selection unit 755 inputs the oscillator 71 to be adjusted, the modulation waveform of the oscillator 71, the intensity and frequency ratio of the output acoustic signal, and the oscillator 71 or another oscillator 71. An adjustment knob 32 for adjusting the intensity of the sound signal is selected. The adjustment knob selection unit 755 outputs the selected adjustment knob 32 to the limit amount determination unit 754.
 合成音響信号検出部752は、加算器74により加算された音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’で生成された音響信号を合成した合成音響信号を検出する。
 合成音響信号検出部752は、検出した合成音響信号を、FFT(Fast Fourier Transform)等により、周波数に応じた信号強度に変換して信号強度の分布を取得し、限界量判定部754に出力する。
The synthesized sound signal detection unit 752 detects a synthesized sound signal obtained by synthesizing the sound signals generated by the sound signal generation unit OP4 ′ and the sound signal generation unit OP4 ′ added by the adder 74.
The synthesized acoustic signal detection unit 752 converts the detected synthesized audio signal into a signal intensity corresponding to a frequency by FFT (Fast Fourier Transform) or the like, acquires a distribution of the signal intensity, and outputs the distribution to the limit amount determination unit 754. .
 操作量変更部753は、調整操作ユニット3の調整つまみ32の調整操作と同様に、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’にそれぞれのオシレータ71の変調波の波形、周波数比、増幅率、および入力側増幅器73Aの増幅率の調整操作量を出力する。具体的には、操作量変更部753は、調整操作ユニット3のそれぞれの調整つまみ32の調整量に応じて、すべての調整つまみ32の調整操作量の組み合わせを調整操作量として出力する。
 また、操作量変更部753は、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’に出力した調整操作量を限界量判定部754に出力する。
Like the adjustment operation of the adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3, the operation amount changing unit 753 causes the audio signal generation unit OP1 'to send the audio signal generation unit OP4' the waveform, frequency ratio, and amplification of the modulated wave of each oscillator 71. It outputs the rate and the amount of adjustment operation of the amplification factor of the input side amplifier 73A. Specifically, the operation amount changing unit 753 outputs a combination of the adjustment operation amounts of all the adjustment knobs 32 as the adjustment operation amounts according to the adjustment amounts of the respective adjustment knobs 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
Further, the operation amount changing unit 753 outputs the adjustment operation amount output from the audio signal generation unit OP1 ′ to the audio signal generation unit OP4 ′ to the limit amount determination unit 754.
 限界量判定部754は、操作量変更部753から出力された調整操作量に基づいて設定された、変調波の波形、周波数比、出力側増幅器72Aの増幅率、および入力側増幅器73Aの増幅率により変調された合成音響信号が、音声出力したときに破綻しているか否かを判定する。具体的には、限界量判定部754は、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数として、基音、第2倍音、および第3倍音の信号強度と、合成音響信号中に含まれる他の周波数成分の信号強度とのS/N比により、出力される合成音響信号の破綻の有無を判定する。テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数として、基音と倍音の信号強度と、合成音響信号中に含まれる他の周波数成分の信号強度とのS/N比が所定の閾値よりも小さい場合には、調整操作量が限界量を超え、破綻していると判定する。 The limit amount determination unit 754 determines the waveform of the modulated wave, the frequency ratio, the amplification factor of the output-side amplifier 72A, and the amplification factor of the input-side amplifier 73A, which are set based on the adjustment operation amount output from the operation amount changing unit 753. It is determined whether or not the synthesized acoustic signal modulated according to the above is broken when sound is output. Specifically, the limit amount determination unit 754 uses the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE as the fundamental frequency, and sets the signal intensity of the fundamental tone, the second overtone, and the third overtone, and other signals included in the synthesized acoustic signal. Based on the S / N ratio with the signal strength of the frequency component, it is determined whether or not the output synthesized acoustic signal is broken. When the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE is used as the basic frequency, and the S / N ratio between the signal strength of the fundamental tone and the overtone and the signal strength of the other frequency components included in the synthesized sound signal is smaller than a predetermined threshold. In this case, it is determined that the adjustment operation amount exceeds the limit amount and the bank is broken.
 ここで、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’で生成する合成音響信号は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6の設定と同じ設定により生成される音響信号とは異なり、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6の設定と同じ設定に、さらに調整つまみ32を1箇所操作したときの設定により生成される。
 このとき、調整操作ユニット3は、4つのオシレータ61およびオシレータ71の前段に設けられている4つの入力側増幅器64Aおよび入力側増幅器73Aを操作する状態になっている。これらの16箇所のパラメータを、調整操作ユニット3の16個の調整操作つまみ32により調整することができる。
Here, the synthesized sound signals generated by the sound signal generation units OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ are different from the sound signals generated by the same settings as those of the sound synthesis FM synthesizer unit 6, and are different from the sound signals generated by the sound generation FM synthesizer unit 6. The same setting as that of the synthesizer unit 6 is generated by further setting when the adjustment knob 32 is operated by one position.
At this time, the adjustment operation unit 3 is in a state of operating the four input- side amplifiers 64A and 73A provided before the four oscillators 61 and 71. These 16 parameters can be adjusted by the 16 adjustment operation knobs 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3.
 操作者がある1つの調整つまみ32を操作すると、その操作に加えて、さらに、調整つまみ32のうちの1つを所定の位置に操作したときに、音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’は、調整つまみ32の操作位置に応じた合成音響信号を生成する。
 限界量判定部754は、この合成音響信号を分析し、限界量に達しているか否かを判定する。
 限界量判定部754により判定されたそれぞれの調整つまみ32の調整操作量の限界量は、限界量報知部76に出力される。
When the operator operates one adjustment knob 32, in addition to the operation, when one of the adjustment knobs 32 is operated to a predetermined position, the sound signal generation unit OP1 'switches the sound signal generation unit OP4 ′ generates a synthetic sound signal corresponding to the operation position of the adjustment knob 32.
The limit amount determination unit 754 analyzes the synthesized acoustic signal and determines whether or not the limit amount has been reached.
The limit amount of the adjustment operation amount of each adjustment knob 32 determined by the limit amount determination unit 754 is output to the limit amount notification unit 76.
 限界量報知部76は、制御信号出力部761および報知状態記憶部762を備える。
 制御信号出力部761は、限界量判定部754から出力された調整操作量の限界量に基づいて、点灯制御信号を生成して、調整操作ユニット3のそれぞれの調整つまみ32のLED発光部327に出力する。具体的には、制御信号出力部761は、調整つまみ32の調整操作量が、限界量以下である場合には、LED発光部327に緑色で発光させる制御信号を出力する。
The limit amount notification unit 76 includes a control signal output unit 761 and a notification state storage unit 762.
The control signal output unit 761 generates a lighting control signal based on the limit amount of the adjustment operation amount output from the limit amount determination unit 754, and outputs the lighting control signal to the LED light emitting unit 327 of each adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3. Output. Specifically, when the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 is equal to or less than the limit amount, the control signal output unit 761 outputs a control signal for causing the LED light emitting unit 327 to emit green light.
 また、制御信号出力部761は、調整つまみ32の調整操作量が、限界量を超えている場合には、LED発光部327に赤色で発光させる制御信号を出力する。
 なお、LED発光部327の発光色は2色に限られず、限界量よりも十分に調整操作量が少ない場合は緑色、限界量に近くなった場合は黄色、限界量を超えたら赤色のように多段階で表示するように構成してもよい。
The control signal output unit 761 outputs a control signal for causing the LED light emitting unit 327 to emit red light when the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 exceeds the limit amount.
The emission color of the LED light emitting unit 327 is not limited to two colors, such as green when the adjustment operation amount is sufficiently smaller than the limit amount, yellow when the operation amount is close to the limit amount, and red when the operation amount exceeds the limit amount. You may comprise so that it may display on multiple stages.
 報知状態記憶部762は、メモリ等の記録媒体の記憶領域の一部として構成される。報知状態記憶部762には、限界量判定部754によって判定された調整つまみ32の調整操作量の限界量が記憶される。限界量判定部754は、それぞれの調整つまみ32の調整操作量の限界量が演算されたら、前回の限界量を新たな調整操作量の限界量に書き換える。 The notification state storage unit 762 is configured as a part of a storage area of a recording medium such as a memory. The notification state storage unit 762 stores the limit amount of the adjustment operation amount of the adjustment knob 32 determined by the limit amount determination unit 754. When the limit amount of the adjustment operation amount of each adjustment knob 32 is calculated, the limit amount determination unit 754 rewrites the previous limit amount to a new limit amount of the adjustment operation amount.
 ノイズ成分分析部8は、分析用FMシンセサイザー部7から出力された合成音響信号に基づいて、合成音響信号に含まれるノイズ成分を分析する。ノイズ成分分析部8は、図9に示すように、テスト用キーノート取得部81、ノイズ信号検出部82、ノイズ成分蓄積部83、および異種音階設定部84を備える。
 テスト用キーノート取得部81は、信号強度推定部75のテスト用キーノート出力部751から出力されたテスト用キーノートTNOTEを取得する。
The noise component analysis unit 8 analyzes a noise component included in the synthesized audio signal based on the synthesized audio signal output from the analysis FM synthesizer unit 7. As shown in FIG. 9, the noise component analysis unit 8 includes a test key note acquisition unit 81, a noise signal detection unit 82, a noise component storage unit 83, and a different scale setting unit 84.
The test key note obtaining section 81 obtains the test key note TNOTE output from the test key note output section 751 of the signal strength estimating section 75.
 ノイズ信号検出部82は、合成音響信号検出部752から検出された合成音響信号の周波数に応じた信号強度の分布を検出する。ノイズ信号検出部82は、取得されたテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音(整数以外の周波数比の設定の場合にはテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数に周波数比を乗じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音)以外の周波数に生じた信号強度のピークをノイズ成分として検出する。たとえば、図10に示すように、ノイズ信号検出部82は、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数f_in’を基本周波数として、基音、第2倍音、第3倍音以外の信号強度のピークN1からピークN4をノイズ成分として検出する。
 ノイズ成分蓄積部83は、ノイズ信号検出部82により検出されたノイズ成分を、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じたノイズ成分としてメモリ等の記憶領域に蓄積する。
The noise signal detection unit 82 detects a distribution of signal strength corresponding to the frequency of the synthesized audio signal detected by the synthesized audio signal detection unit 752. The noise signal detection unit 82 calculates the fundamental frequency and the overtone whose fundamental frequency is the frequency corresponding to the acquired test keynote TNOTE (if the frequency ratio is set to a value other than an integer, the frequency is changed to the frequency corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE. The signal strength peaks occurring at frequencies other than the fundamental tone and the overtones whose fundamental frequency is the frequency multiplied by the ratio are detected as noise components. For example, as shown in FIG. 10, the noise signal detecting unit 82 uses the frequency f_in ′ corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE as a basic frequency and sets a peak from the peak N1 of the signal intensity other than the fundamental tone, the second harmonic, and the third harmonic. N4 is detected as a noise component.
The noise component storage unit 83 stores the noise component detected by the noise signal detection unit 82 as a noise component corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE in a storage area such as a memory.
 異種音階設定部84は、操作者の操作に応じた基本周波数の音響信号とは異なる周波数の音響信号を設定する。異種音階設定部84により設定された異なる周波数の信号強度のピークは、前述したノイズ信号検出部82における検出対象となるノイズ成分とは見なされず、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数f_in’を基本周波数とした基音と倍音(整数以外の周波数比の設定の場合にはテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数finに周波数比を乗じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音)と同様に扱われる。具体的には、異種音階設定部84により異種音階としてコード”C”が設定された場合、操作者がMIDIキーボード4の”ド”を打鍵したときに、同様に”ミ”、”ソ”がノイズ成分として見なされなくなり、ノイズ信号検出部82の検出対象から除外される。
 これにより、操作者がMIDIキーボード4の1音を打鍵しても、出力される音響信号は和音とすることができるため、聴き触りがよい和音を演奏できる。
The different scale setting unit 84 sets an acoustic signal having a frequency different from the fundamental frequency acoustic signal according to the operation of the operator. The signal strength peaks of different frequencies set by the different scale setting unit 84 are not regarded as noise components to be detected by the noise signal detecting unit 82 described above, and are based on the frequency f_in ′ according to the test keynote TNOTE. It is treated in the same manner as the fundamental tone and the overtone as the frequency (in the case of setting a frequency ratio other than an integer, the fundamental tone and the overtone whose fundamental frequency is the frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency ratio by the frequency fin corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE). Specifically, when the code “C” is set as a different scale by the different scale setting unit 84, similarly, when the operator taps “D” on the MIDI keyboard 4, “Mi” and “G” are similarly changed. The noise signal is no longer regarded as a noise component, and is excluded from detection targets of the noise signal detection unit 82.
Thus, even if the operator taps one sound of the MIDI keyboard 4, the output acoustic signal can be a chord, so that the chord can be played with good touch.
 ノイズリダクション部9は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6から出力された合成音響信号中に含まれるノイズ成分を減衰または消去して、MIDIキーボード4から入力されたキーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音(整数以外の周波数比の設定の場合にはテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数に周波数比を乗じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音)の合成音響信号を出力する。ノイズリダクション部9は、入力キーノート判定部91およびノイズ信号削減部92を備える。
 入力キーノート判定部91は、操作者がMIDIキーボード4を操作して入力されたキーノートKNOTEを判定し、ノイズ成分蓄積部83に蓄積されたテスト用キーノートと照合し、テスト用キーノートに応じた周波数を基本周波数として、基音、第2倍音、および第3倍音以外の信号強度のピークN1からピークN4のノイズ成分を読み出す。入力キーノート判定部91は、読み出されたノイズ成分をノイズ信号削減部92に出力する。
The noise reduction unit 9 attenuates or eliminates a noise component included in the synthetic sound signal output from the FM synthesizer unit 6 for outputting sound, and sets a frequency corresponding to the keynote KNOTE input from the MIDI keyboard 4 to a fundamental frequency. A synthesized sound signal of a fundamental tone and an overtone (in the case of setting a frequency ratio other than an integer, a fundamental tone and an overtone whose fundamental frequency is a frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE by the frequency ratio) is output. The noise reduction unit 9 includes an input key note determination unit 91 and a noise signal reduction unit 92.
The input key note determination unit 91 determines the key note KNOTE input by the operator operating the MIDI keyboard 4, compares the key note KNOTE with the test key note stored in the noise component storage unit 83, and determines the key note KNOTE as the test key note. With the corresponding frequency as a basic frequency, noise components of signal strengths other than the fundamental tone, the second overtone, and the third overtone from peak N1 to peak N4 are read. The input key note determination section 91 outputs the read noise component to the noise signal reduction section 92.
 ノイズ信号削減部92は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6で生成された合成音響信号からノイズ成分を減衰または消去する。具体的には、図11に示すように、入力キーノート判定部91で照合されたキーノートKNOTEに応じたノイズ帯域における信号強度のピークN1からピークN4を減衰する。ノイズ帯域の信号強度のピークの減衰には、たとえば、ノッチフィルタによるフィルター処理を採用することができる。 The noise signal reduction unit 92 attenuates or eliminates a noise component from the synthetic sound signal generated by the sound synthesizer unit 6. Specifically, as shown in FIG. 11, the signal intensity peaks N1 to N4 in the noise band corresponding to the keynote KNOTE collated by the input keynote determination unit 91 are attenuated. To attenuate the peak of the signal strength in the noise band, for example, filter processing by a notch filter can be adopted.
 次に、本実施の形態の作用を図12に示すフローチャートに基づいて説明する。
 信号強度推定部75の操作量変更部753は、調整操作ユニット3のそれぞれの調整つまみ32の調整操作量を読み込む(手順S1)。
 信号強度推定部75のテスト用キーノート出力部751は、テスト用キーノートTNOTEを音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’に出力し(手順S2)、合成音響信号を生成する(手順S3)。
 テスト用キーノート取得部81は、テスト用キーノート出力部751から出力されたテスト用キーノートTNOTEを取得する(手順S4)。
Next, the operation of the present embodiment will be described based on the flowchart shown in FIG.
The operation amount changing unit 753 of the signal strength estimation unit 75 reads the adjustment operation amount of each adjustment knob 32 of the adjustment operation unit 3 (step S1).
The test key note output unit 751 of the signal strength estimating unit 75 outputs the test key note TNOTE from the audio signal generation unit OP1 'to the audio signal generation unit OP4' (step S2), and generates a synthetic audio signal (step S2). S3).
The test key note obtaining unit 81 obtains the test key note TNOTE output from the test key note output unit 751 (step S4).
 合成音響信号検出部752は、入力側加算器73Bによって加算された合成音響信号を、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数として、合成音響信号の信号強度を検出する(手順S5)。
 ノイズ信号検出部82は、合成音響信号検出部752により検出された合成音響信号に含まれる、テスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音の周波数(整数以外の周波数比の設定の場合にはテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数に周波数比を乗じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音の周波数)、および異種音階設定部84により設定された音階の周波数以外の合成音響信号中のノイズ信号を検出する(手順S6)。
The synthetic sound signal detection unit 752 detects the signal strength of the synthetic sound signal using the synthetic sound signal added by the input side adder 73B as a basic frequency having a frequency corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE (step S5).
The noise signal detection unit 82 includes a fundamental sound having a frequency corresponding to the test keynote TNOTE and a frequency of a harmonic (a frequency ratio other than an integer) included in the synthesized sound signal detected by the synthesized sound signal detection unit 752. In the case of the setting, the fundamental sound and the overtone whose basic frequency is the frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE by the frequency ratio) and the synthetic sound other than the frequency of the scale set by the different scale setting unit 84 A noise signal in the signal is detected (step S6).
 ノイズ信号検出部82は、すべてのテスト用キーノートTNOTEについてノイズ信号の検出が終了したか否かを判定する(手順S7)。
 終了していない場合、テスト用キーノートTNOTEを変更して、手順S2以下を繰り返す。
 終了した場合、ノイズ成分蓄積部83は、それぞれのテスト用キーノートTNOTEについてノイズ成分を記憶領域に蓄積する(手順S8)。
The noise signal detection unit 82 determines whether the detection of the noise signal has been completed for all the test keynotes TNOTE (step S7).
If not finished, the test key note TNOTE is changed, and the procedure from step S2 is repeated.
When the test is completed, the noise component accumulation unit 83 accumulates a noise component for each test keynote TNOTE in the storage area (step S8).
 入力キーノート判定部91は、操作者がMIDIキーボード4を打鍵して出力された入力されたキーノートKNOTEと、ノイズ成分蓄積部83により蓄積されたテスト用キーノートTNOTEとの照合を行う(手順S9)。次に、入力キーノート判定部91は、入力されたキーノートKNOTEに応じたノイズ成分の信号強度のピークN1からピークN4を読み出す(手順S10)。
 ノイズ信号削減部92は、出音用FMシンセサイザー部6から出力された合成音響信号のノイズ帯域における信号強度のピークN1からピークN4を減衰または消去する(手順S11)。
 FMシンセサイザー1は、入力されたキーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音(整数以外の周波数比の設定の場合にはテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数に周波数比を乗じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音)、および異種音階設定部84で設定された音階の合成音響信号を出力して、音声を出力する(手順S12)。
The input key note determination unit 91 collates the input key note KNOTE output by tapping the MIDI keyboard 4 by the operator with the test key note TNOTE stored by the noise component storage unit 83 (procedure). S9). Next, the input key note determination section 91 reads out the peaks N1 to N4 of the signal intensity of the noise component corresponding to the input key note KNOTE (step S10).
The noise signal reduction unit 92 attenuates or eliminates the signal strength peaks N1 to N4 in the noise band of the synthesized sound signal output from the sound synthesizer unit 6 (step S11).
The FM synthesizer 1 has a fundamental frequency and a fundamental frequency based on the frequency according to the input keynote KNOTE (in the case of setting a frequency ratio other than an integer, the frequency according to the test keynote TNOTE is multiplied by the frequency ratio). A fundamental sound with a fundamental frequency as a fundamental frequency and a harmonic sound) and a synthetic sound signal of the scale set by the different scale setting unit 84 are output, and a sound is output (step S12).
 このような本実施の形態によれば、以下のような効果がある。
 本実施の形態では、ノイズ信号検出部82は操作者のMIDIキーボード4の操作によるキーノートKNOTEに応じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音(整数以外の周波数比の設定の場合にはテスト用キーノートTNOTEに応じた周波数に周波数比を乗じた周波数を基本周波数とした基音と倍音)以外のノイズ信号の信号強度のピークN1からピークN4を検出している。そして、ノイズ信号削減部92は、検出されたノイズ信号の信号強度のピークN1からピークN4を減衰または消去している。したがって、FMシンセサイザー1は、操作者によるMIDIキーボード4の打鍵位置に応じた音階の音響信号を出力することができるため、設定の難しいFMシンセサイザー1から出力される音響信号に破綻を生じさせることなく、打鍵したキーノートKNOTEに応じた音声を出力することができる。
According to the present embodiment, the following effects can be obtained.
In the present embodiment, the noise signal detection unit 82 is a base tone and a harmonic that have a frequency corresponding to the keynote KNOTE obtained by operating the MIDI keyboard 4 by the operator as a fundamental frequency. The peaks N1 to N4 of the signal strength of the noise signal other than the fundamental tone and the overtone whose fundamental frequency is the frequency obtained by multiplying the frequency according to the keynote TNOTE by the frequency ratio are detected. Then, the noise signal reduction unit 92 attenuates or eliminates the peak N1 to the peak N4 of the signal strength of the detected noise signal. Therefore, the FM synthesizer 1 can output a sound signal of a scale corresponding to a key-pressing position of the MIDI keyboard 4 by the operator, so that the sound signal output from the FM synthesizer 1, which is difficult to set, does not break down. , Can output a sound corresponding to the keynote KNOTE.
 本実施の形態では、FMシンセサイザー1にノイズ信号検出部82、ノイズ成分蓄積部83、入力キーノート判定部91、およびノイズ信号削減部92を採用している。FMシンセサイザー1の場合、オシレータ61で生成した搬送波を入力される変調波で変調しているため、ノイズ成分がある特定の周波数帯域に生じるものではなく、任意の周波数でノイズ信号の信号強度のピークが生じ得る。したがって、本実施の形態のノイズリダクション部9であれば、任意の周波数におけるノイズ成分であってもノイズ成分の減衰または消去を行うことができるため、FMシンセサイザー1に好適である。 In the present embodiment, the FM synthesizer 1 employs the noise signal detection unit 82, the noise component storage unit 83, the input key note determination unit 91, and the noise signal reduction unit 92. In the case of the FM synthesizer 1, since the carrier generated by the oscillator 61 is modulated by the input modulation wave, the noise component does not occur in a specific frequency band, and the peak of the signal intensity of the noise signal at an arbitrary frequency is not generated. Can occur. Therefore, the noise reduction unit 9 of the present embodiment is suitable for the FM synthesizer 1 because the noise component can be attenuated or eliminated even if the noise component is at an arbitrary frequency.
 本発明は、前述した実施の形態に限定されるものではなく、以下に示すような変形をも含む。
 前述した実施の形態では、FMシンセサイザー1に本発明を適用していたが、本発明はこれに限られない。すなわち、電子ピアノや電子オルガン、エレキギター、電子木管楽器等の電子楽器に前述したノイズリダクション部9を適用して、ノイズ成分の減衰、消去を行ってもよい。
The present invention is not limited to the above-described embodiment, but includes the following modifications.
In the above-described embodiment, the present invention is applied to the FM synthesizer 1, but the present invention is not limited to this. That is, the noise reduction unit 9 described above may be applied to an electronic musical instrument such as an electronic piano, an electronic organ, an electric guitar, and an electronic woodwind instrument to attenuate and eliminate noise components.
 前述の実施の形態では、音響信号生成部OP1から音響信号生成部OP4、および音響信号生成部OP1’から音響信号生成部OP4’をDSPで構成していたが、本発明はこれに限られない。すべての構成をコンピュータ読み取り可能なノイズ削減プログラムとして構成してもよい。
 その他、本発明は、本発明の目的を達成できる範囲で他の構造および構成に適用してもよい。
In the above-described embodiment, the audio signal generators OP1 to OP4 and the audio signal generators OP1 ′ to OP4 ′ are configured by the DSP, but the present invention is not limited to this. . All configurations may be configured as a computer-readable noise reduction program.
In addition, the present invention may be applied to other structures and configurations as long as the object of the present invention can be achieved.
 1…多入力、1…FMシンセサイザー、2…シンセサイザー本体、3…調整操作ユニット、4…MIDIキーボード、5…パラメータ選択部、6…出音用FMシンセサイザー部、7…分析用FMシンセサイザー部、8…ノイズ成分分析部、9…ノイズリダクション部、31…ケース、61…オシレータ、62…増幅器、62A…出力側増幅器、63…信号出力部、63A…出力側増幅器、64…変調波入力部、64A…入力側増幅器、64B…入力側加算器、65…音響信号合成部、66…加算器、67…フィルター部、70…増幅器、71…オシレータ、72…信号出力部、72A…出力側増幅器、73…搬送信号入力部、73A…入力側増幅器、73B…入力側加算器、74…加算器、75…信号強度推定部、76…限界量報知部、81…テスト用キーノート取得部、82…ノイズ信号検出部、83…ノイズ成分蓄積部、84…異種音階設定部、91…入力キーノート判定部、92…ノイズ信号削減部、321…本体、322…調整位置表示マーカー、323…基部、324…回転軸、325…回路基板、326…回転抵抗器、327…LED発光部、751…テスト用キーノート出力部、752…合成音響信号検出部、753…操作量変更部、754…限界量判定部、755…選択部、761…制御信号出力部、762…報知状態記憶部、KNOTE…キーノート、N1…ピーク、N4…ピーク、OP1…音響信号生成部、OP2…音響信号生成部、OP3…音響信号生成部、OP4…音響信号生成部、OP1’…音響信号生成部、OP2’…音響信号生成部、OP3’…音響信号生成部、OP4’…音響信号生成部、PO1…出力強度パターン、PO2…出力強度パターン、PO4…出力強度パターン、PT1…パターン、PT2…パターン、PT3…パターン、PT4…パターン、TNOTE…テスト用キーノート、W1…サイン波、W2…三角波、W3…ノコギリ波、W4…矩形波、f_in…基本周波数、f_in’…基本周波数。
 
DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Multi-input, 1 ... FM synthesizer, 2 ... Synthesizer main body, 3 ... Adjustment operation unit, 4 ... MIDI keyboard, 5 ... Parameter selection part, 6 ... Sound synthesis FM synthesizer part, 7 ... Analysis FM synthesizer part, 8 ... Noise component analyzer, 9 noise reduction unit, 31 case, 61 oscillator, 62 amplifier, 62A output amplifier, 63 signal output unit, 63A output amplifier, 64 modulated wave input unit, 64A ... input side amplifier, 64B ... input side adder, 65 ... acoustic signal synthesis section, 66 ... adder, 67 ... filter section, 70 ... amplifier, 71 ... oscillator, 72 ... signal output section, 72A ... output side amplifier, 73 ... Carrier signal input unit, 73A ... Input side amplifier, 73B ... Input side adder, 74 ... Adder, 75 ... Signal strength estimation unit, 76 ... Limit amount notification unit, 81 Test key note acquisition section, 82: noise signal detection section, 83: noise component storage section, 84: different scale setting section, 91: input key note determination section, 92: noise signal reduction section, 321: main body, 322: adjustment Position display markers, 323: Base, 324: Rotating axis, 325: Circuit board, 326: Rotating resistor, 327: LED light emitting unit, 751: Test key note output unit, 752: Synthetic sound signal detecting unit, 753: Operation Amount change unit, 754: limit amount determination unit, 755: selection unit, 761: control signal output unit, 762: notification state storage unit, KNOTE: key note, N1: peak, N4: peak, OP1: acoustic signal generation unit OP2: sound signal generation unit, OP3: sound signal generation unit, OP4: sound signal generation unit, OP1 ': sound signal generation unit, OP2': sound signal generation unit, OP3 ': sound signal generation unit , OP4 ': sound signal generation unit, PO1: output intensity pattern, PO2: output intensity pattern, PO4: output intensity pattern, PT1: pattern, PT2: pattern, PT3: pattern, PT4: pattern, TNOTE: test keynote, W1: sine wave, W2: triangular wave, W3: sawtooth wave, W4: rectangular wave, f_in: fundamental frequency, f_in ': fundamental frequency.

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  1.  操作者の操作に応じた周波数の音響信号を出力する演奏装置であって、
     前記操作者の操作に応じた音響信号の周波数以外のノイズ信号の信号強度を検出するノイズ信号検出部と、
     前記ノイズ信号検出部により検出されたノイズ信号の信号強度を、減衰または消去するノイズ信号削減部と、を備える演奏装置。
    A performance device that outputs an acoustic signal having a frequency according to an operation of an operator,
    A noise signal detection unit that detects the signal strength of a noise signal other than the frequency of the acoustic signal according to the operation of the operator,
    A performance device comprising: a noise signal reduction unit that attenuates or eliminates the signal strength of the noise signal detected by the noise signal detection unit.
  2.  請求項1に記載の演奏装置において、
     前記操作者の操作に応じた周波数の音響信号とは異なる周波数の音響信号を設定する異種音階設定部を備え、
     前記ノイズ信号検出部は、前記異種音階設定部により設定された異なる周波数の音響信号を検出対象から除外する演奏装置。
    The performance device according to claim 1,
    A different tone scale setting unit that sets an acoustic signal of a different frequency from an acoustic signal of a frequency according to the operation of the operator,
    The performance device, wherein the noise signal detection unit excludes acoustic signals of different frequencies set by the different scale setting unit from detection targets.
  3.  請求項1または請求項2に記載の演奏装置において、
     FM(Frequency Modulation)シンセサイザーである演奏装置。
    The performance device according to claim 1 or 2,
    A performance device that is an FM (Frequency Modulation) synthesizer.
  4.  コンピュータを請求項1または請求項2に記載の演奏装置として機能させるコンピュータ読み取り可能なノイズ削減プログラム。
     
    A computer-readable noise reduction program that causes a computer to function as the performance device according to claim 1.
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