Sound control device, sound control method and program

A sound control method, comprising:

• selecting, based on a user operation, one piece of setting information among a plurality of pieces of setting information including at least one timbre group for a manual sound signal and at least one effect setting group for a manual sound signal;
• generating one manual sound signal based on performance information, and based on the at least one timbre group for the manual sound signal and the at least one effect setting group for the manual sound signal included in the selected setting information;
• switching between a hold-enabled state and a hold-disabled state based on a user operation;
• and
• controlling generation of the manual sound signal such that
• in the hold-enabled state, even if the selection of the setting information is switched, at least an effect setting is maintained, whereas
• in the hold-disabled state, the effect setting is switched in response to a switch or change in the selection of the setting information.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium in which a program configured to execute a sound control method in a computer is stored, wherein

• the sound control method includes:
• selecting, based on a user operation, one piece of setting information among a plurality of pieces of setting information including at least one timbre group for a manual sound signal and at least one effect setting group for a manual sound signal;
• generating one manual sound signal based on performance information, and based on the at least one timbre group for the manual sound signal and the at least one effect setting group for the manual sound signal included in the selected setting information;
• switching between a hold-enabled state and a hold-disabled state based on a user operation;
• and
• controlling generation of the manual sound signal such that
• in the hold-enabled state, even if the selection of the setting information is switched, at least an effect setting is maintained, whereas
• in the hold-disabled state, the effect setting is switched in response to a switch or change in the selection of the setting information.