EP0720142A1
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Automatic performance device
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1995-12-20
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Granted: —
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Expires: 2015-12-20
Abstract
Abstract The device includes a memory (11, 12) for storing automatic performance data (including accompaniment-related data) for a plurality of performance parts and automatic accompaniment data, performance and accompaniment sections (10, 16, 17) for reading out the automatic performance data and automatic accompaniment data respectively to execute performance based on the respective read-out data, and a mute section (10) for muting a performance for at least one of the performance parts of the automatic performance data when the accompaniment section executes the performance based on the automatic accompaniment data. The memory (11) may stores automatic accompaniment pattern data for each of a plurality of performance styles. The automatic performance data stored in the memory (12) may contain pattern designation information for designating a performance style to be used. The pattern designation information read out from the memory (12) may be converted into other pattern designation information by a conversion section (10), and the accompaniment pattern data are read out from the memory (11) in accordance with the other pattern designation information.
Inventors
- 👤 Takuya Nakata
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
EP
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-11-03 23:34
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/36; G10H1/361
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 12
Claim 1
Independent Claim
144 words
An automatic performance device comprising: storage means (11, 12) for storing first automatic performance data for a plurality of performance parts and second automatic performance data for at least one performance part; first performance means (10, 16, 17, 21A, 21B, 25) for reading out said first automatic performance data from said storage means (12) to execute a performance based on the read-out first automatic performance data; and second performance means (10, 16, 17, 22) for reading out said second automatic performance data from said storage means (11) to execute a performance based on the read-out second automatic performance data, characterized in that said automatic performance device further comprises: mute means (10) for muting the performance for at least one of the performance parts of said first automatic performance data, when said second performance means executes the performance based on said second automatic performance data.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
30 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 wherein information designating the performance part to be muted by said mute means is contained in said first automatic performance data.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
29 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 which further comprises a part-selecting operating member (26) for selecting the performance part to be muted by said mute means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
34 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 which includes a member (22) for making a selection as to whether or not a performance by said second performance means is to be executed.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
55 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 which includes a member (23) for making a selection as to whether or not a performance for a predetermined performance part of said first automatic performance data is to be muted when said second performance means executes the performance based on said second automatic performance data.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 wherein when the performance part to be muted is changed from one performance part to another, said mute means mutes the performance part of said second automatic performance data that corresponds to said one performance part.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
37 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 wherein the performance part of said first automatic performance data to be muted by said mute means corresponds to the performance part of said second automatic performance data.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
92 words
An automatic performance device as defined in claim 1 wherein said second automatic performance data contains automatic accompaniment pattern data for each of a plurality of performance styles and said first automatic performance data contains pattern designation information that designates which of the performance styles are to be used, said second performance means reading out the automatic accompaniment pattern data from said storage means (11) in accordance with the pattern designation information read out by said first performance means so as to execute a performance based on said automatic accompaniment pattern data.
Claim 9
Independent Claim
146 words
A method of processing automatic performance data to execute an automatic performance by reading out data from a storage device which stores first automatic performance data for first and second performance parts, said method comprising the steps of: when the automatic performance data stored in said storage device is read out and processed by a first-type automatic performance device capable of processing only said first automatic performance data, performing said first and second performance parts on the basis of said first automatic performance data, and when the automatic performance data stored in said storage device is read out and processed by a second-type automatic performance device capable of processing said first and second automatic performance data, performing said first performance part on the basis of said first automatic performance data and also performing said second performance part on the basis of said second automatic performance data.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
47 words
A method as defined in claim 9 wherein said first automatic performance data is song data containing performance data of a music piece from beginning to end thereof, and said second automatic performance data is performance pattern data for one or more measures that is performed repeatedly.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
43 words
A method as defined in claim 9 wherein said storage device stores a plurality of sets of said second automatic performance data, and said first automatic performance data contains designation data to designating any of the sets of said second automatic performance data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
25 words
A method as defined in claim 11 wherein the set of said second automatic performance data to be designated by the designation data is variable.
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