Music apparatus with pitch shift of input voice dependently on timbre change

A music apparatus for receiving an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal and for processing said input signal in accordance with a timbre change command signal to generate at least one channel of an output signal, the music apparatus comprising:

• a select and set section that selects a desired mode of a harmony and sets a desired type of the harmony of the selected mode, and that provides the timbre change command signal in association with the select mode and the set type of the harmony;
• a pitch detection section that detects a pitch of said input signal;
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• an output signal generation section receptive of said input signal, said timbre change command signal and said pitch of said input signal that is detected by said pitch detection section for changing a timbre of said input signal based on said timbre change command signal and for increasing or decreasing said pitch of said input signal based on said timbre change command signal, thereby generating said output signal having the changed timbre and the changed pitch to provide the selected mode and the set type of the harmony.

A music apparatus for receiving an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal or for processing said input signal in accordance with a chord designation signal to generate at least one channel of an output signal, the music apparatus comprising:

• a plurality of pitch conversion tables corresponding to a plurality of harmony types, each pitch conversion table being stored for use in conversion of a pitch according to a chord;
• a select section that selects a desired harmony type so that a pitch conversion table corresponding to the selected harmony type is specified;
• a pitch determination section receptive of at least the chord designation signal which designates a chord for referring to said corresponding pitch conversion table to determine a pitch of said output signal based on the designated chord;
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• an output signal generation section receptive of said input signal for changing a pitch of said input signal to the pitch determined by said pitch determination section thereby generating said output signal having the determined pitch in the selected harmony type.

A music apparatus for receiving an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal and for processing said input signal in accordance with a kit designation signal to generate at least one channel of an output signal, the music apparatus comprising:

• a memory section that stores a plurality of parameter kits, each of which is constituted by a plurality of parameters used for characterizing said output signal and each of which includes at least a parameter used for controlling a pitch of said output signal;
• a parameter output section receptive of said kit designation signal that designates one of the parameter kits for referring to said designated parameter kit to output therefrom at least said parameter used for controlling the pitch of said output signal;
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• an output signal generation section receptive of said input signal for changing a pitch of said input signal based on at least said parameter that is output by said parameter output section, thereby generating said output signal having the changed pitch.

A music apparatus for receiving an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal and for processing said input signal to generate at least one channel of an output signal, the music apparatus comprising:

• an effect setting section that sets parameters related to one or more sound effects to be applied to said output signal;
• an effect instruction section that instructs application of at least one of said sound effects;
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• an effect applying section operative based on said parameters that are set by said effect setting section and that are related to said sound effect for processing said input signal to generate said output signal applied with said sound effect that is designated by said effect instruction section, said effect applying section generating said output signal in parallel to said input signal while applying said sound effect instructed by said effect instruction section to said output signal independently from said input signal.

A method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal based on a timbre change command signal to generate an output signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting a desired mode of a harmony and setting a desired type of the harmony of the selected mode;
• providing said timbre change command signal in association with the selected mode and the set type of the harmony;
• designating a reference pitch for an output signal;
• receiving said input signal and said timbre change command signal;
• changing a timbre of said input signal in accordance with said timbre change command signal;
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• changing a pitch of said input signal above or below said designated reference pitch in accordance with said timbre change command signal to thereby generate the output signal having the changed timbre and the changed pitch to provide the selected mode and the set type of the harmony.

A method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal in accordance with a timbre change command signal to generate an output signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• selecting a desired mode of a harmony and setting a desired type of the harmony of the selected mode;
• providing said timbre change command signal in association with the selected mode and the set type of the harmony;
• detecting a pitch of said input signal;
• receiving said input signal and said timbre change command signal;
• changing a timbre of said input signal based on said timbre change command signal;
• and
• increasing or decreasing said pitch of said input signal based on said timbre change command signal to thereby generate said output signal having the changed timbre and the changed pitch to provide the selected mode and the set type of the harmony.

A method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal in accordance with a chord designation signal to generate an output signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of pitch conversion tables corresponding to a plurality of harmony types, each pitch conversion table for use in conversion of a pitch according to a chord;
• selecting a desired harmony type so that a pitch conversion table corresponding to the selected harmony type is specified;
• referring to said corresponding pitch conversion table based on a chord designated by said chord designation signal to determine a pitch of said output signal;
• and
• changing a pitch of said input signal to the pitch determined by use of said pitch conversion table to thereby generate said output signal having the determined pitch in the selected harmony type.

A method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal in accordance with a kit designation signal to generate an output signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• providing a plurality of parameter kits, each of which is constituted by a plurality of parameters used for characterizing said output signal, and each of which includes at least a parameter used for controlling a pitch of said output signal;
• referring to one of said parameter kits designated by said kit designation signal to retrieve said parameter from said designated parameter kit;
• and
• processing said input signal to change a pitch of said input signal based on said parameter retrieved from said designated parameter kit, thereby generating said output signal having the changed pitch.

A method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal to generate an output signal, the method comprising the steps of:

• setting parameters that are related to one or more sound effects to be applied to said output signal;
• instructing application of at least one of said sound effects;
• and
• processing said input signal based on said parameters that are set and that are related to said sound effect to generate said output signal which is applied with said sound effect upon instructing of the application of said sound effect and which is generated in parallel to said input signal while said sound effect is applied to said output signal independently from said input signal.

A medium for use in a music apparatus having a CPU, said medium containing a computer program executable by said CPU for causing said music apparatus to perform a method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal based on a timbre change command signal to generate an output signal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• selecting a desired mode of a harmony and setting a desired type of the harmony of the selected mode;
• providing said timbre change command signal in association with the selected mode and the set type of the harmony;
• designating a reference pitch for an output signal;
• receiving said input signal and said timbre change command signal;
• changing a timbre of said input signal in accordance with said timbre change command signal;
• and
• changing a pitch of said input signal above or below said designated reference pitch in accordance with said timbre change command signal to thereby generate the output signal having the changed timbre and the changed pitch to provide the selected mode and the set type of the harmony.

A medium for use in a music apparatus having a CPU, said medium containing a computer program executable by said CPU for causing said music apparatus to perform a method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal in accordance with a timbre change command signal to generate an output signal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• selecting a desired mode of a harmony and setting a desired type of the harmony of the selected mode;
• providing said timbre change command signal in association with the selected mode and the set type of the harmony;
• detecting a pitch of said input signal;
• receiving said input signal and said timbre change command signal;
• changing a timbre of said input signal based on said timbre change command signal;
• and
• increasing or decreasing said pitch of said input signal based on said timbre change command signal to thereby generate said output signal having the changed timbre and the changed pitch to provide the selected mode and the set type of the harmony.

A medium for use in a music apparatus having a CPU, said medium containing a computer program executable by said CPU for causing said music apparatus to perform a method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice or a tone signal in accordance with a chord designation signal to generate an output signal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• providing a plurality of pitch conversion tables corresponding to a plurality of harmony types, each pitch conversion table for use in conversion of a pitch according to a chord;
• selecting a desired harmony type so that a pitch conversion table corresponding to the selected harmony type is specified;
• referring to said corresponding pitch conversion table based on a chord designated by said chord designation signal to determine a pitch of said output signal;
• and
• changing a pitch of said input signal to the pitch determined by use of said pitch conversion table to thereby generate said output signal having the determined pitch in the selected harmony type.

A medium for use in a music apparatus having a CPU, said medium containing a computer program executable by said CPU for causing said music apparatus to perform a method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal in accordance with a kit designation signal to generate an output signal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• providing a plurality of parameter kits, each of which is constituted by a plurality of parameters used for characterizing said output signal, and each of which includes at least a parameter used for controlling a pitch of said output signal;
• referring to one of said parameter kits designated by said kit designation signal to retrieve said parameter from said designated parameter kit;
• and
• processing said input signal to change a pitch of said input signal based on said parameter retrieved from said designated parameter kit, thereby generating said output signal having the changed pitch.

A medium for use in a music apparatus having a CPU, said medium containing a computer program executable by said CPU for causing said music apparatus to perform a method of processing an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal to generate an output signal, wherein the method comprises the steps of:

• setting parameters that are related to one or more sound effects to be applied to said output signal;
• instructing application of at least one of said sound effects;
• and
• processing said input signal based on said parameters that are set and that are related to said sound effect to generate said output signal which is applied with said sound effect upon instructing of the application of said sound effect and which is generated in parallel to said input signal while said sound effect is applied to said output signal independently from said input signal.