Musical accompaniment playing apparatus

Claim 2

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus as set forth in claim 1, wherein said singing ability includes an ability to keep a musical key of a voice sung by the singer in tune with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means or an ability to keep a singing timing of a voice sung by the singer in time with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means.

Claim 3

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising: musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded; said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means; an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information; sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the voice information in dependency upon a singing ability of the singer; mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information; and sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.

Claim 4

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus as set forth in claim 3, wherein said singing ability includes an ability to keep a musical key of a voice sung by the singer in tune with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means or an ability to keep a singing timing of a voice sung by the singer in time with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means.

Claim 5

A musical accompaniment apparatus comprising: musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information and second musical information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate first musical information in conformity with a MIDI standard and the second musical information to be mixed with the first musical information to form musical accompaniment information are recorded; said MIDI sound source means for generating the first musical information by MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means; an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information; sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the musical accompaniment information in dependency upon a singing ability of the singer; mixing means for mixing the generated first musical information, the reproduced second musical information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information; and sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.

Claim 6

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus as set forth in claim 5, wherein said singing ability includes an ability to keep a musical key of a voice sung by the singer in tune with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means or an ability to keep a singing timing of a voice sung by the singer in time with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means.

Claim 7

A musical accompaniment apparatus comprising: musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information and second musical information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate first musical information in conformity with a MIDI standard and the second musical information to be mixed with the first musical information to form musical accompaniment information are recorded; said MIDI sound source means for generating the first musical information by MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means; an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information; sound volume control means for controlling a sound volume level of the voice information in dependency upon a singing ability of the singer; mixing means for mixing the generated first musical information, the reproduced second musical information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information; and sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.

Claim 8

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus as set forth in claim 7, wherein said singing ability includes an ability to keep a musical key of a voice sung by the singer in tune with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means or an ability to keep a singing timing of a voice sung by the singer in time with a musical accompaniment outputted by said sound output means.

Claim 9

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising: musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded, said musical accompaniment information having a plurality of first note information, and said MIDI sound source control information having first MIDI note information for tuning a musical interval of each first note information; said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means; an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information, said voice information having a plurality of second note information; musical interval detection means for detecting a musical interval of the second note information to transform said detected musical interval to information according to the MIDI standard to output it as second MIDI note information; comparison means for comparing the first MIDI note information with the second MIDI note information and outputting a result signal, said result signal having a result value according to a difference between the first MIDI note information and the second MIDI note information; control means for controlling a sound volume level of the musical accompaniment information in dependency upon the result value of the outputted result signal; mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information; and sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.

Claim 10

A musical accompaniment playing apparatus comprising: musical accompaniment information reproducing means for reproducing MIDI sound source control information from a musical accompaniment information recording medium on which the MIDI sound source control information for controlling MIDI sound source means to generate musical accompaniment information in conformity with a MIDI standard is recorded, said musical accompaniment information having a plurality of first note information, and said MIDI sound source control information having first MIDI note information for tuning a musical interval of each first note information; said MIDI sound source means for generating the musical accompaniment information by the MIDI sound source control information reproduced by said musical accompaniment information reproducing means; an acoustoelectric transducer for transforming a voice sung by a singer to an electric signal to output it as voice information, said voice information having a plurality of second note information; musical interval detection means for detecting a musical interval of the second note information to transform said detected musical interval to information according to the MIDI standard to output it as second MIDI note information; comparison means for comparing the first MIDI note information with the second MIDI note information and outputting a result signal, said result signal having a result value according to a difference between the first MIDI note information and the second MIDI note information; control means for controlling a sound volume level of the voice information in dependency upon the result value of the outputted result signal; mixing means for mixing the musical accompaniment information and the voice information to output it as mixed sound information; and sound output means for transforming the mixed sound information to sound to output it.