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US 5,194,682 AGranted
Musical accompaniment playing apparatus
AssigneePioneer Electronic Corporation
InventorsMashiro Okamura, Masuhiro Sato, Naoto Inaba, Yoshiyuki Akiba, Toshiki Nakai
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Abstract
In a musical accompaniment playing apparatus, a reproducing unit reproduces control information from a recording medium on which control information is recorded according to a MIDI standard, a sound source unit generates musical accompaniment information by the control information, a transducer transforms a singer's voice to voice information, a control unit controls a volume level of the musical accompaniment information according to the singer's ability, mixing unit mixes the musical accompaniment information with the voice information, and an output unit outputs the mixed information as sound.
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A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information;
- sound interval comparing means for comparing a sound interval of the voice information with a sound interval of the musical accompaniment information to output a comparison result signal;
- sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the musical accompaniment information in accordance with said comparison result signal;
- mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information, and
- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information;
- sound interval comparing means for comparing a sound interval of the voice information with a sound interval of the musical accompaniment information to output a comparison result signal;
- sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the voice information in accordance with said comparison result signal;
- mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information, and
- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information and second musical information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate first musical information in conformity with a MIDI standard and the second musical information to be mixed with the first musical information to form musical accompaniment information are recorded;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the first musical information by MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information;
- sound interval comparing means for comparing a sound interval of the voice information with a sound interval of the musical accompaniment information to output a comparison result signal;
- sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the musical accompaniment information in accordance with said comparison result signal;
- mixing means for mixing the generated first musical information, the reproduced second musical information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information;
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- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information and second musical information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate first musical information in conformity with a MIDI standard and the second musical information to be mixed with the first musical information to form musical accompaniment information are recorded;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the first musical information by MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information;
- sound interval comparing means for comparing a sound interval of the voice information with a sound interval of the musical accompaniment information to output a comparison result signal;
- sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the voice information in accordance with said comparison result signal;
- mixing means for mixing the generated first musical information, the reproduced second musical information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information;
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- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded, said musical accompaniment information having a plurality of first note information, and said MIDI sound source control information having first MIDI note information for tuning a musical interval of each first note information;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information having a plurality of second note information;
- musical interval detection means for detecting a musical interval of the second note information to transform said detected musical interval to information according to the MIDI standard to output it as second MIDI note information;
- comparison means for comparing the first MIDI note information with the second MIDI note information and outputting a result signal, said result signal having a result value according to a difference between the first MIDI note information and the second MIDI note information;
- control means for controlling a sound volume level of the musical accompaniment information in accordance with the outputted result signal;
- mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information;
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- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded, said musical accompaniment information having a plurality of first note information, and said MIDI sound source control information having first MIDI note information for tuning a musical interval of each first note information;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information having a plurality of second note information;
- musical interval detection means for detecting a musical interval of the second note information to transform said detected musical interval to information according to the MIDI standard to output it as second MIDI note information;
- comparison means for comparing the first MIDI note information with the second MIDI note information and outputting a result signal, said result signal having a result value according to a difference between the first MIDI note information and the second MIDI note information;
- control means for controlling a sound volume level of the voice information in accordance with the outputted result signal;
- mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information;
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- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded, said musical accompaniment information having a plurality of first note information, and said MIDI sound source control information having first MIDI note information for tuning a musical interval of each first note information;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information having a plurality of second note information;
- musical interval detection means for detecting a musical interval of the second note information to transform said detected musical interval to information according to the MIDI standard to output it as second MIDI note information;
- comparison means for comparing the first MIDI note information with the second MIDI note information and outputting a result signal, said result signal having a result value according to a difference between the first MIDI note information and the second MIDI note information;
- control means for controlling MIDI velocity information of the musical accompaniment information in accordance with the result signal, said MIDI velocity information indicating sound volume level of the musical accompaniment information;
- mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information;
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- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising:
- musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded, said musical accompaniment information having a plurality of first note information, and said MIDI sound source control information having first MIDI note information for tuning a musical interval of each first note information;
- said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing mean;
- an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information having a plurality of second note information;
- musical interval detection means of detecting a musical interval of the second note information to transform said detected musical interval to information according to the MIDI standard to output it as second MIDI note information;
- comparison means for comparing the first MIDI note information with the second MIDI note information and outputting a result signal, said result signal having a result value according to a difference between the first MIDI note information and the second MIDI note information;
- control means for controlling MIDI velocity information of the voice information in accordance with the result signal, said MIDI velocity information indicating sound volume level of the voice information;
- mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information;
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- sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.