Instrument for recording and playing back musical playing data
AssigneeYamaha Corporation
InventorTomoyuki Kumagai
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Abstract
An instrument for recording and playing musical playing data comprises a pattern memory, a timing designation key for designating playing back timing of the pattern data, a sequence track for recording sequence data, and a writing device for writing the pattern data into the sequence track at the playing back timing designated with the timing designation key. The pattern data is read from the pattern memory and transferred to the place, in the sequence track, corresponding to the designated timing. The transferred note data is modified with the designated chord. The instrument further comprises a backing track storing backing data, any part of which can be also transferred to the sequence track.
Claims12
An instrument for recording and playing back musical playing data, comprising:
- pattern storage means for storing pattern data of plural notes;
- sequence storage means for storing sequence data of plural notes;
- chord designation means for designating a chord;
- transferring means for reading the pattern data from the pattern storage means, modifying the pattern data according to the chord designated by the chord designation means, and writing the modified pattern data as sequence data into the sequence storage means;
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- playback means for reading the sequence data from the sequence storage means and using the read sequence data to generate a musical tone.
An instrument for recording and playing back musical playing data, comprising:
- pattern storage means for storing a plurality of pattern data of plural notes;
- sequence storage means for storing sequence data of plural notes;
- order storage means for storing order data to specify the order of different portions of the pattern data to be played;
- chord designation means for designating a chord;
- transferring means for reading the pattern data from the pattern storage means in order of the order data stored in the order storage means, modifying the read pattern data according to the chord designated by the chord designation means, and writing the modified pattern data as sequence data into the sequence storage means;
- sequence playback means for reading the sequence data from the sequence storage means and playing back the read sequence data;
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- pattern playback means for reading the pattern data in the order of the order data stored in the order storage means and playing back the read pattern data.
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