Musical playing data processor

A musical playing data processor comprising:

• timing specifying means for specifying phrase timing data while previously recorded musical playing data is reproduced, the phrase timing data being specified in accordance with a number of clock pulses representing positions of the musical playing data;
• phrase timing storage means for storing the phrase timing data;
• phrase timing select means for selecting phrase timing data stored in the phrase timing storage means;
• and
• phrase reproducing means for repeatedly reading out and reproducing the previously recorded musical playing data in a period corresponding to the selected phrase timing data.

A musical playing data processor comprising:

• first storage means for storing a first time value,
• second storage means for storing a second time value,
• specifying means for specifying, in real time while previously recorded musical playing data is being reproduced, a predetermined musical playing period based on the first time value and the second time value,
• recording means for recording in real time new musical playing data, wherein the previously recorded musical playing data in the predetermined musical playing period is replaced with the new musical playing data.