US 5,684,262 A · Pitch-modified microphone and audio reproducing apparatus

Abstract

An apparatus for playing back a recording medium on which a plurality of accompaniment signals and identification information indicative of respective genres of the accompaniment signals are recorded includes a playback device, at least one tone converter, and first and second mixers. The playback device plays back a recording medium loaded in the apparatus. The tone converter converts an inputted voice signal from a microphone into a voice signal having a tone spaced a given pitch from the tone of the inputted voice signal. The first mixer mixes the voice signal converted by the tone converter with the inputted voice signal, and the second mixer mixes a voice signal outputted from the first mixer with an accompaniment signal outputted from the playback device.

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Dependent claims

An audio reproducing apparatus comprising:

at least one tone converting means for converting an inputted voice signal into a voice signal having a tone spaced a predetermined pitch difference from a tone of the inputted voice signal;
first mixing means for mixing the voice signal converted by said tone converting means with said inputted voice signal;
means for producing an accompaniment signal;
second mixing means for mixing a voice signal outputted from said first mixing means with the accompaniment signal;
sound level detecting means for detecting a sound level of the inputted voice signal;
and
control means for controlling said tone converting means based on a detected result from said sound level detecting means, whereby the predetermined pitch difference is larger at high sound levels and smaller at low sound levels.

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Pitch-modified microphone and audio reproducing apparatus

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Pitch-modified microphone and audio reproducing apparatus

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Abstract

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