Performance data processing apparatus, performance data processing method, and computer readable medium containing program for implementing the method

A performance data processing method comprising:

• a reproduction step of reproducing in sequence each of a plurality of files comprising performance data in an order designated by a playlist data stored in a storage device that stores a playlist data that designates a reproduction order of the plurality of files, each file comprising performance data that comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a recording step of digitally recording audio signals generated by a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each file comprising performance data by the reproduction step and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• a storage step of storing audio signals digitally recorded by the recording step in a storage medium as digital audio data;
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• a control step of controlling so as to generate a single digital audio data from the plurality of files comprising performance data by starting digital recording by the recording step in response to starting of reproduction of a first file comprising performance data by the reproduction step and stopping digital recording by the recording device in response to stopping of reproduction of a last file comprising performance data by the reproduction step, and to retain the generated single file comprising digital audio data through the storage step.

A computer-readable medium containing a program for causing a computer to execute a performance data processing method, comprising:

• reproduction module of reproducing in sequence each of a plurality of files comprising performance data in an order designated by a playlist data stored in a storage device that stores a playlist data that designates a reproduction order of the plurality of files, each file comprising performance data that comprise a tone generator driving event sequence;
• a recording module of digitally recording audio signals generated by a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each file comprising performance data by the reproduction module and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events;
• a storage module of storing audio signals digitally recorded by the recording module in a storage medium as digital audio data;
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• a control module that controls so as to generate a single file comprising digital audio data from the plurality of files comprising performance data by starting digital recording by the recording module in response to starting of reproduction of a first file comprising performance data by the reproduction module and stopping digital recording by the recording module in response to stopping of reproduction of a last file comprising performance data by the reproduction module, and to retain the generated single file comprising digital audio data through the storage module.