Range control system

Abstract

A range control system includes an input section for inputting a singing voice, a fundamental frequency extracting section for extracting a fundamental frequency of the inputted voice, and a pitch control section for performing a pitch control of the inputted voice so as to match the extracted fundamental frequency with a given frequency. The system further includes a formant extracting section for extracting a formant of the inputted voice, and a formant filter section for performing a filter operation relative to the pitch-controlled voice so that the pitch-controlled voice has a characteristic of the extracted formant. The system further includes an input loudness detecting section for detecting a first loudness of the inputted voice, and a loudness control section for controlling a second loudness of the voice subjected to the filter operation to match with the first loudness. The system further includes a music information storing section storing musical information of songs to be sung, and an automatic reproducing section for reading musical information of a selected song and outputting melody information, accompaniment information and various acoustic effect information of the selected song included in the musical information.

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