Automatic performance data processing apparatus, automatic performance data processing method, and computer-readable medium containing program for implementing the method

An automatic performance data processing apparatus comprising:

• a reproduction device that sequentially reproduces a plurality of automatic performance data that respectively comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each automatic performance data by the reproduction device, and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• a recording device that digitally records audio signals generated by the tone generator;
• a retention device that retains audio signals digitally recorded by the recording device as a single digital audio data;
• and
• a cross-fade processing device that performs cross-fade processing for a joint between two audio data that correspond to two neighboring automatic performance data among the plurality of automatic performance data.

An automatic performance data processing method comprising:

• a reproduction step of reproducing in sequence each of a plurality of automatic performance data in an order designated by a playlist data stored in a storage device that stores a playlist data that designates a reproduction order of the plurality of automatic performance data that respectively comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a recording step of digitally recording audio signals generated by a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each automatic performance data by the reproduction step and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• and
• a storage step of storing audio signals digitally recorded by the recording step in a storage medium as digital audio data.

An automatic performance data processing method comprising:

• a reproduction step of reproducing in sequence a plurality of automatic performance data that respectively comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a recording step of digitally recording audio signals generated by a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each automatic performance data by the reproduction step and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• a storage step of storing audio signals digitally recorded by the recording step in a storage medium as a single digital audio data;
• and
• a cross-fade processing step of performing a cross-fade process for a joint between two audio data that correspond to two neighboring automatic performance data among the plurality of automatic performance data.

A computer-readable medium containing a program for causing a computer to execute an automatic performance data processing method, comprising:

• a reproduction module of reproducing in sequence each of a plurality of automatic performance data in an order designated by a playlist data stored in a storage device that stores a playlist data that designates a reproduction order of the plurality of automatic performance data that respectively comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a recording module of digitally recording audio signals generated by a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each automatic performance data by the reproduction module and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• and
• a storage module of storing audio signals digitally recorded by the recording module in a storage medium as digital audio data.

A computer-readable medium containing a program for causing a computer to execute an automatic performance data processing method, comprising:

• a reproduction module of reproducing in sequence a plurality of automatic performance data that respectively comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a recording module of digitally recording audio signals generated by a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each automatic performance data by the reproduction module and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• a storage module of storing audio signals digitally recorded by the recording module in a storage medium as a single digital audio data;
• and
• a cross-fade processing module of performing cross-fade processing for a joint between two audio data that correspond to two neighboring automatic performance data among the plurality of automatic performance data.