Performance apparatus and performance apparatus control program

A method of controlling a performance apparatus having an input device with a plurality of matrix switches arranged in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each of the switches being designatable as a coordinate in a two-dimensional area, the method comprising:

• a coordinate designating step of designating at least two of the matrix switches as individual coordinates in the two-dimensional area;
• a sounding data generating step of generating sounding data corresponding to the switches of the designated coordinates in the two-dimensional area;
• a musical tone generation instructing step of instructing sounding of musical tones based on the sounding data generated in said sounding data generating step;
• and
• a moving coordinate generating step of setting a moving route based on the coordinates designated in said coordinate designating step, and generating moving coordinates indicating corresponding present position coordinates on the set moving route among the coordinates in the two-dimensional area,
• wherein at least when the moving coordinates reach predetermined coordinates on the moving route, the musical tone data generating step generates sounding data corresponding to the predetermined coordinates, and the musical tone generation instruction step instructs sounding of a musical tone based on the sounding data generated in association with the predetermined coordinates.

A performance apparatus comprising:

• an input device having a plurality of matrix switches arranged in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each of the matrix switches being designatable as two-dimensional coordinate;
• a coordinate moving device that moves designated coordinates in a predetermined direction;
• and
• a musical tone generation instructing device that, when the designated coordinates moved by said coordinate moving device reach predetermined coordinates, instructs sounding of a musical tone corresponding to the predetermined coordinates.

A computer-readable medium storing a computer program for controlling a performance apparatus having an input device with a plurality of matrix switches arranged in a two-dimensional matrix pattern, each of the switches being designatable as a two-dimensional coordinate, the computer program comprising:

• a coordinate designating instruction for designating two-dimensional coordinates;
• a coordinate moving instruction for moving the coordinates designated in said coordinate designating step in a predetermined direction;
• and
• a musical tone generation instruction for instructing sounding of a musical tone corresponding to predetermined coordinates when the designated coordinates moved in said coordinate moving instruction reach the predetermined coordinates.