Apparatus for and method of adding sound signal in system having limited number of sound generators
AssigneeMitsubishi Denki Kabushiki Kaisha
InventorMasako Arizumi
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Abstract
In the sound signal adding apparatus in which there is a limitation on the number of reproducible sound sources, a remaining reproduction time determining section and a sound data attenuation controlling section are provided. The remaining reproduction time determining section checks, when sound data is to be added and reproduced, the remaining reproduction time of the sound data current being reproduced and detects a sound data having least reproduction time remaining. While the sound data attenuation controlling section reduces the output level of the sound signal corresponding to the sound data detected by the remaining reproduction time determining section.
Claims4
A sound signal adding apparatus in which there is a limitation on the number of reproducible sound generators and which reproduces an additional sound data within these limited number of sound generator;
- said apparatus comprising:
- a sound data searching unit for checking, the remaining reproduction time of each of the sound data currently being reproduced when the additional sound data is to be reproduced, and searching a sound data having the least reproduction time remaining;
- and
- an output level control unit for controlling the output level of the sound signal corresponding to the sound data having the least reproduction time remaining in such a way that the output level is reduced step by step based on the result of checking by said sound data searching unit.
A sound reproduction method in which there is a limitation on the number of reproducible sound generators and which reproduces an additional sound data within these limited number of sound generator;
- said method comprising:
- a sound data searching step of checking, the remaining reproduction time of each of the sound data currently being reproduced when the additional sound data is to be reproduced, and searching a sound data having the least reproduction time remaining;
- and
- an output level controlling step of controlling the output level of the sound signal corresponding to the sound data having the least reproduction time remaining in such a way that the output level is reduced step by step based on the result of checking in said sound data searching step.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.