US 10,839,779 B2 · Performance assistance apparatus and method

Abstract

To assist a human player in performing a plurality of foot operators (pedal keys) operable with a human player's foot, a foot operator image indicative of the foot operators is displayed on a display screen. Model performance data including at least information indicative of a rhythm and a pitch of a foot performance part to be performed by use of the foot operators is acquired, and a particular foot operator corresponding to the pitch of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data is visually designated. At the same time, based on rhythm information for the foot performance part, a rhythm of a sound corresponding to the particular foot operator is presented. The presentation of the rhythm is performed by presenting a sound generation timing and a time length of the sound, and a suitable marker indicative of a performance progression may be additionally displayed.

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Dependent claims

A performance assistance apparatus for application to a performance apparatus provided with a foot operator group including a plurality of foot operators that are operable with a foot of a human player and that have different pitches assigned respectively thereto, the performance assistance apparatus comprising:

a storage medium storing a program;
and
a processor for executing the program, the processor, when executing the program, configured to:
cause a display device to display a foot operator image indicative of the foot operator group;
acquire model performance data including at least information indicative of a rhythm and a pitch of a foot performance part to be performed by use of the plurality of foot operators;
on the basis of the information indicative of the pitch of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data, visually designate, on the foot operator image displayed on the display device, a particular foot operator of the plurality of foot operators that corresponds to the pitch;
and
on the basis of the information indicative of the rhythm of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data, present a rhythm of a sound corresponding to the visually-designated particular foot operator.

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A computer-implemented performance assistance method for application to a performance apparatus provided with a foot operator group including a plurality of foot operators that are operable with a foot of a human player and that have different pitches assigned respectively thereto, the performance assistance method comprising:

causing a display device to display a foot operator image indicative of the foot operator group;
acquiring model performance data including at least information indicative of a rhythm and a pitch of a foot performance part to be performed by use of the plurality of foot operators;
on the basis of the information indicative of the pitch of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data, visually designating, on the foot operator image displayed on the display device, a particular foot operator of the plurality of foot operators that corresponds to the pitch;
and
on the basis of the information indicative of the rhythm of the foot performance part included in the acquired model performance data, presenting a rhythm of a sound corresponding to the visually-designated particular foot operator.

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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.

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