Musical sound information outputting apparatus, musical sound producing apparatus, method for generating musical sound information

A musical sound producing apparatus, comprising:

• a plurality of keys includes a first key, wherein the first key includes a first region and a second region different from the first region;
• a sound production information generator configured to generate sound production information to produce a musical sound, wherein the generation of the sound production information is based on a first key operation on the first region of the first key of the plurality of keys;
• a detection device configured to detect an amount of depressing force on the second region of the first key, wherein the depressing force is generated on the second region of the first key by a second key operation different from the first key operation;
• a control information generator configured to generate control information based on the detected amount of the depressing force on the second region of the first key;
• and
• a musical sound signal generator configured to generate a musical sound signal based on the sound production information and the control information.

A method for generating musical sound information, the method comprising:

• in a musical sound information outputting apparatus:
• generating sound production information regarding a musical sound based on a first key operation on a first region of a first key among a plurality of keys;
• and
• detecting an amount of depressing force on a second region of the first key, wherein
• the second region is different from the first region, and
• the depressing force is generated on the second region of the first key by a second key operation different from the first key operation;
• and
• generating control information based on the detected amount of the depressing force on the second region of the first key.