Apparatus for playing auto-play data in synchronism with audio data stored in a compact disc

An apparatus for performing auto-play in synchronism with reproduction of audio data using a recording medium having a first subarea for recording audio data and a second subarea for recording auto-play data, comprising:

• storing means for storing auto-play data;
• auto-playing means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating corresponding musical tone signals;
• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said audio data therefrom;
• control means, coupled to said auto-playing means and to said reproducing means, for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce said auto-play data recorded in said subarea and to store said reproduced auto-play data into said storing means, for outputting a control signal to access to a starting point of audio data to be reproduced, to said reproducing means before outputting a start signal, and for controlling said auto-playing means and said reproducing means in response to said start signal to synchronize the start of reproduction of the audio data from said starting point which has already been accessed to, with the start of auto-playing of said auto-play data.

An apparatus for performing guide indication in synchronism with reproduction of audio data using a recording medium for recording the audio data, comprising:

• storing means for storing auto-play data;
• guide indicating means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating an indication signal for indicating a corresponding key position on a keyboard, thereby providing a guide indication;
• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said audio data therefrom;
• control means, coupled to said guide indicating means and to said reproducing means, for outputting a control signal to access to a starting point of audio data to be reproduced, to said reproducing means before outputting a start signal, and for controlling said guide indicating means and said reproducing means in response to said start signal to synchronize the start of reproduction of the audio data from said starting point which has already been accessed to, with the start of guide indication of said auto-play data.

An apparatus for performing auto-play in synchronism with reproduction of audio data using a recording medium for recording the audio data, comprising:

• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said audio data from said recording medium;
• storing means for storing auto-play data, which includes musical tone data and a play command, provided in association with predetermined musical tone data, for playing audio data to be recorded in said recording medium;
• auto-play means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating corresponding musical tone signals, thereby executing auto-playing;
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• control means, coupled to said auto-playing means and to said reproducing means, for controlling said auto-playing means to start auto-playing based on said auto-play data in response to a start signal and for sending a play control signal to said reproducing means upon detection of reading of said play command from said storing means to thereby start reproduction of said recording medium.

An apparatus for performing auto-play in synchronism with reproduction of audio data using a recording medium for recording the audio data, comprising:

• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing an audio signal corresponding to the audio data recorded on said recording medium;
• wave data storing means for storing wave data for determining a timbre;
• wave data converting means, coupled to said reproducing means and to said wave data storing means, for sampling the audio signal output from said reproducing means to be converted into wave data and for storing said wave data into said wave data storing means;
• storing means for storing auto-play data including musical tone data having at least data for designating a pitch of a musical tone and data for specifying a tone length of said musical tone, and including a sampling command located preceding to said series of musical tone data;
• auto-playing means, coupled to said storing means and to said wave data storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for reading wave data from said wave data storing means based on said read-out auto-play data to thereby sequentially generate corresponding musical tone signals for auto-playing;
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• control means, coupled to said auto-playing means, to said wave data converting means and to said reproducing means, for controlling said auto-playing means in response to a start signal to start reading said auto-playing data, for sending a play control signal to said reproducing means to reproduce data from said recording medium upon detection of reading said sampling command from said storing means, and for controlling said wave data converting means to sample and convert said audio data play signal from said reproducing means into wave data, and for storing said wave data into said wave data storing means.

An apparatus for performing auto-play in synchronism with reproduction of performance data using a recording medium for recording the performance data, comprising:

• storing means for storing auto-play data;
• auto-playing means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating corresponding musical tone signals;
• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said performance data therefrom;
• control means, coupled to said auto-playing means and to said reproducing means, for outputting a control signal to access to a starting point of audio data to be reproduced, to said reproducing means before outputting a start signal, and for controlling said auto-playing means and said reproducing means in response to said start signal to synchronize the start of reproduction of the performance data from said starting point which has already been accessed to, with the start of auto-playing of said auto-play data.

An apparatus for performing auto-play in synchronism with reproduction of performance data using a recording medium having a first subarea for recording performance data and a second subarea for recording auto-play data, comprising:

• storing means for storing auto-play data;
• auto-playing means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating corresponding musical tone signals;
• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said audio data therefrom;
• control means, coupled to said auto-playing means and to said reproducing means, for controlling said reproducing means to reproduce said auto-play data recorded in said subarea and to store said reproduced auto-play data into said storing means, for outputting a control signal to access to a starting point of performance data to be reproduced, to said reproducing means before outputting a start signal, and for controlling said auto-playing means and said reproducing means in response to said start signal to synchronize the start or reproduction of the performance data from said starting point which has already been accessed to, with the start of auto-playing of said auto-play data.

An apparatus for performing guide indication in synchronism with reproduction of performance data using a recording medium for recording the performance data, comprising:

• storing means for storing auto-play data;
• guide indicating means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating an indication signal for indicating a corresponding key position on a keyboard, thereby providing a guide indication;
• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said performance data therefrom;
• control means, coupled to said guide indicating means and to said reproducing means, for outputting a control signal to access to a starting point of audio data to be reproduced, to said reproducing means before outputting a start signal, and for controlling said guide indicating means and said reproducing means in response to said start signal to synchronize the start of reproduction of the performance data from said starting point which has already been accessed to, with the start of the guide indication of said auto-play data.

An apparatus for performing auto-play in synchronism with reproduction of performance data using a recording medium for recording the performance data, comprising:

• reproducing means, coupled to said recording medium, for reproducing said performance data from said recording medium;
• storing means for storing auto-play data, which includes musical tone data and a play command, provided in association with predetermined musical tone data, for playing performance data to be recorded in said recording medium;
• auto-playing means, coupled to said storing means, for reading said auto-play data therefrom and for sequentially generating corresponding musical tone signals, thereby executing auto-playing;
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• control means, coupled to said auto-playing means and to said reproducing means, for controlling said auto-playing means to start auto-playing based on said auto-play data in response to a start signal, and for sending a play control signal to said reproducing means upon detection of reading of said play command from said storing means to thereby start reproduction of said recording medium.