Editor for musical performance data

A musical performance data editing apparatus capable of setting a present position of performance data of music on a time axis and capable of editing the performance data of the music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• an operator capable of designating each section of the music on said display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• a present position change switch for changing the present position in the music;
• and
• a controller for, when said present position change switch is operated, setting the present position to an end position of a whole of the music if the section has not been designated, or if a section has been designated, setting the present position to an end position of the designated section.

A musical performance data editing apparatus capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• an operator capable of designating each section of the music on said display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• a reproduction start switch;
• and
• a controller for, when said reproduction start switch is operated, reproducing the performance data to an end of the music if the section is not designated, or if a section is designated, reproducing the performance data of the designated section to a back end of the section.

A musical performance data editing apparatus capable of setting a present position of performance data of music on a time axis and capable of editing the performance data of the music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• a first operator capable of designating each section of the music on said display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the section of the music designated by the first operator;
• a second operator capable of designating the present position in the music on said display unit;
• and
• a controller capable of displaying information of the present position as information of a position in a section including the present position.

A musical performance data editing apparatus capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• a first operator capable of designating each section of the music on said display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the section of the music designated by the first operator;
• a second operator capable of inputting new setting information;
• and
• a controller for, when the setting information is input after the section is designated, recording the setting information at a position before a first tone event in the designated section.

A musical performance data editing apparatus capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying display elements each having a configuration corresponding to a time length of each of a plurality of sections contiguous in a time domain, on a display window;
• an operator capable of designating each display element on said display unit and indicating to change the configuration of the designated display element;
• an editor for editing the time length of the performance data associated with the designated display element, in response to the indication of change by said operator;
• and
• a controller for displaying a partitioning position information at a position corresponding to a partitioning position of the display element before alteration of the configuration thereof.

A musical performance data editing method capable of setting a present position of performance data of music on a time axis and capable of editing the performance data of the music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, by using a musical performance data editing apparatus comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• an operator capable of designating each section of the music on the display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• an operator capable of designating the present position in the music on the display unit;
• and a present position change switch for changing the present position in the music, the method comprising the steps of:
• setting an editing process;
• and
• when the present position change switch is operated, setting the present position to a start of a whole of the music if the section has not been designated, or if a section has been designated, setting the present position to a position associated with the designated section.

A musical performance data editing method capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, by using a musical performance data editing apparatus comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• an operator capable of designating each section of the music on the display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• an operator capable of designating the present position in the music on the display unit;
• and a reproduction start switch, the method comprising the steps of;
• setting an editing process;
• and
• when the reproduction start switch is operated, reproducing the performance data to an end of the music if the section is not designated, or if a section is designated, reproducing the performance data of the designated section to a back end of the section.

A musical performance data editing method capable of setting a present position of performance data of music on a time axis and capable of editing the performance data of the music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, by using a musical performance data editing apparatus comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• a first operator capable of designating each section of the music on the display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the section of the music designated by the first operator;
• a second operator capable of designating the present position in the music on the display unit;
• and a reproduction start switch, the method comprising the steps of:
• setting an editing process;
• and
• displaying information of the present position as information of a position in a section including the present position.

A musical performance data editing method capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, by using a musical performance data editing apparatus comprising:

• a memory capable of storing the performance data;
• a display unit capable of displaying each section of the music;
• a first operator capable of designating each section of the music on the display unit;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the section of the music designated by the first operator;
• and a second operator capable of inputting new setting information, the method comprising the steps of:
• setting an editing process;
• and
• when the setting information is input after the section is designated, recording the setting information at a position before a first tone event in the designated section.

A musical performance data editing method capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, comprising the steps of:

• displaying display elements each having a configuration corresponding to a length of each of the plurality of sections contiguous in a time domain, on a display window, the display elements being sequentially coupled to each other on the display window;
• designating a display element and indicating to change the configuration of the designated display element;
• editing the time length of the performance data associated with the designated display element, in response to the indication of change;
• and
• displaying a partitioning position information at a position corresponding to a partitioning position of the display element before alteration of the configuration thereof.

A musical performance data editing program to be executed by a computer and being capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, the program comprising the procedures of:

• displaying display elements each having a configuration corresponding to a time length of each of a plurality of sections contiguous in a time domain, on a display window, the display elements being sequentially coupled to each other on the display window;
• changing the configuration of a selected display element and the configuration of an adjacent display element;
• and
• editing time lengths of a section and adjacent section of performance data of music, corresponding to said selected and adjacent display elements, in accordance with change amounts of the configurations of the display element.

A musical performance data editing program to be executed by a computer and being capable of setting a present position of performance data of music on a time axis and capable of editing the performance data of the music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, the program comprising the procedures of:

• displaying each section for designation by an operator;
• when a section has been designated, editing, editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• when a present position change switch is operated, setting the present position to a start of a whole of the music if the section has not been designated;
• and
• setting the present position to a position associated with a section if the section has been designated.

A musical performance data editing program to be executed by a computer and being capable of editing performace data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, the program comprising the procedures of:

• displaying each section for designation by an operator;
• when a section has been designated, editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• when a reproduction start switch is operated, reproducing the performance data to an end of the music if the section is not designated;
• and
• reproducing the performance data of a section to a back end of the section if the section is designated.

A musical performance data editing program to be executed by a computer and being capable of setting a present position of performance data of music on a time axis and capable of editing the performance data of the music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, the program defining a musical performance data editing system providing a display capable of displaying each section of the music;

• a first operator capable of designating each section of the music on the display;
• an editor capable of editing the performance data associated with the section of the music designated by the first operator;
• a second operator capable of designating the present position in the music on the display, the program comprising the procedures of:
• displaying each section for designation by an operator;
• when a section has been designated, editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• and
• displaying information of the present position as information of a position in a section including the present position.

A musical performance data editing program to be executed by a computer and being capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, the program comprising the procedures of:

• displaying each section for designation by an operator;
• when a section has been designated, editing the performance data associated with the designated section of the music;
• and
• when the selling information is input after the section is designated, recording the setting information at a position before a first tone event in the designated section.

A musical performance data editing program to be executed by a computer and being capable of editing performance data of music in each section among a plurality of sections of the music, the program comprising the procedures of:

• displaying display elements each having a configuration corresponding to a time length of each of the plurality of sections contiguous in a time domain, on a display window;
• designating a display element, and indicating to change the configuration of the designated display elements;
• editing the time length of the performance data associated with the designated display element, in response to the indication of change;
• and
• displaying a partitioning position information at a position corresponding to a partitioning position of the display element before alteration of the configuration thereof.

A musical performance data editing apparatus for editing performance data of music divided in a plurality of sections, in each section, comprising:

• a display for displaying display elements corresponding to sections of music contiguous on time domain, each of said display elements having a configuration corresponding to time length of an associated section, the display elements being connected contiguously;
• an operator capable of indicating change of the configuration of a selected display element on said display, thereby changing the configuration of the selected display element, and configuration of an adjacent display element;
• and
• an editor for editing time lengths of a section associated with the selected display element and of a section associated with said adjacent display element, in accordance with amount of change of the display elements.