Automatic performance device for sounding percussion instruments

An automatic performance device comprising:

• sound signal generation means for generating a sound signal;
• a loudspeaker for sounding the sound signal generation means;
• percussion instruments constituting a scale;
• percussion instrument performance information output means for outputting percussion instrument performance information in synchronization with the sound signal;
• conversion means for converting the percussion instrument information to a corresponding drive signal of the percussion instrument drive means;
• wherein there are provided a plurality of percussion instruments, some of which have the same tone pitch and each of the percussion instruments having percussion instrument drive means, said percussion instrument drive means being capable of simultaneously driving the percussion instruments of the same tone pitch in accordance with said percussion instrument performance information.