Device and method for generating a picture and/or tone on the basis of detection of a physical event from performance information

A method of generating picture information comprising:

• a first step of receiving musical performance information including information representative of musical tones;
• a second step of, on the basis of the musical performance information received by said first step, detecting a physical event of at least one of a player and a musical instrument during player's performance operation of the musical instrument;
• a third step of, in accordance with a result of detection by said second step, generating a picture parameter for controlling a picture;
• and
• a fourth step of executing an arithmetic operation on the basis of the picture parameter generated by said third step and generating picture information as a result of the arithmetic operation, said picture information representing at least one of the player and the musical instrument.

A machine-readable recording medium containing a group of instructions of a program to be executed by a computer to execute a method of generating picture information, said program comprising:

• a first step of receiving musical performance information including information representative of musical tones;
• a second step of, on the basis of the musical performance information received by said first step, detecting a physical event of at least one of a player and a musical instrument during player's performance operation of the musical instrument;
• a third step of, in accordance with a result of detection by said second step, generating a picture parameter for controlling a picture;
• and
• a fourth step of executing an arithmetic operation on the basis of the picture parameter generated by said third step and generating picture information as a result of the arithmetic operation, said picture information representing at least one of the player and the musical instrument.

A method of generating picture information varying in response to progression of a musical performance, said method comprising:

• a first step of receiving musical performance information including information representative of musical tones;
• a second step of, on the basis of analysis of the musical performance information received by said first step, detecting a physical event of at least one of a player and a musical instrument during player's performance operation of the musical instrument;
• a third step of, in accordance with a result of detection by said second step, generating a picture parameter for controlling a picture;
• and
• a fourth step of executing an arithmetic operation on the basis of the picture parameter generated by said third step and generating picture information as a result of the arithmetic operation, said picture information representing at least one of the player and the musical instrument.

A method of controlling a tone comprising:

• a first step of receiving musical performance information including information representative of musical tones;
• a second step of, on the basis of analysis of the musical performance information received by said first step, detecting a physical event of at least one of a player and a musical instrument during player's performance operation of the musical instrument;
• a third step of, in accordance with a result of detecting by said second step, generating a tone parameter for controlling a tone;
• and
• a fourth step of executing an arithmetic operation on the basis of the tone parameter generated by said third step and controlling a tone to be generated as a result of the arithmetic operation.

A picture generating device comprising:

• a musical performance information receiving section that receives musical performance information including information representative of musical tones;
• a parameter generating section that generates a picture parameter for controlling a picture on the basis of the musical performance information received via said musical performance information receiving section, said picture parameter being responsive to a physical event suitable for the received musical performance information;
• and
• a picture information generating section that executes an arithmetic operation on the basis of the picture parameter generated by said parameter generating section and generates picture information as a result of the arithmetic operation, said picture information representing at least one of the player and the musical instrument.