Assigning device which assigns new musical tones to tone-generating channels based upon a successive strike relation among the channels

Claim 2

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel, that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected, at least from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to an assigning order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) order selecting means for preliminarily determining the order of selecting of a musical tone-generating channel to which a new musical tone is assigned according to the assigning order based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means.

Claim 3

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel, that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected at least from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to an assigning order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) channel selecting means for selecting a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means.

Claim 4

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel, that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected at least from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to an assigning order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) channel selecting means for selecting a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means.

Claim 5

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to the assignment order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: at first, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein there is no musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition and all musical tone-generating channels are in the sound generating condition, a musical tone-generating channel based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means is selected.

Claim 6

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to the assignment order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: at first, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein there is no musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition and all musical tone-generating channels are in the sound generating condition, a musical tone-generating channel based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means is selected.

Claim 7

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel, that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to an assigning order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on a preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on a preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is not in a sound-generation finished condition, a musical tone-generating channel based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means is selected.

Claim 8

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) altering means for altering a predetermined preferential order rule so that a musical tone-generating channel, that is detected by said detecting means to have a successive strike relation, is preferentially selected from among the musical tone-generating channels which are in the sound-generating condition, to be assigned a new musical tone according to an assigning order based on said predetermined preferential order rule; and (c) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on a preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on a preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is not in a sound-generation finished condition, a musical tone-generating channel based on said predetermined preferential order rule as altered by said altering means is selected.

Claim 9

The assigning device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said predetermined preferential order rule provides that priority is given to a musical tone-generating channel having a smaller sound generation volume.

Claim 10

The assigning device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said predetermined preferential order rule provides that priority is given to musical tone-generating channels that are at least in a note-off sound generating condition over those in a note-on sound generating condition.

Claim 11

The assigning device according to any one of claims 1, 2, 3 or 4, wherein said predetermined preferential order rule provides that priority is given to musical tone-generating channels that are at least in a note-off sound generating condition over those in a note-on sound generating condition, and among the musical tone-generating channels that are at least in the note-off sound generating condition, said subject of said predetermined preferential order provides that priority is given to a musical tone-generating channel having a smaller sound generation volume.

Claim 12

The assigning device according to claim 6, wherein said note-on and note-off sound-generating conditions refer to the sound-generating conditions relating to key depression and key release, respectively.

Claim 13

The assigning device according to claims 1 or 2, wherein said predetermined preferential order rule provides that priority is given to a musical tone-generating channel in a sound generation-finished condition over that in the sound-generating condition.

Claim 14

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone-generating channel that is detected by said detecting means to have the successive strike relation over channels which do not have the successive relation, and for selecting a musical tone-generating channel which is in a sound-generation finished condition from among those channels having the successive strike relation to assign a new musical tone.

Claim 15

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone-generating channel that is detected by said detecting means to have the successive strike relation over channels which do not have the successive relation, and for selecting a musical tone-generating channel which is in a sound-generation finished condition from among those channels having the successive strike relation to assign a new musical tone.

Claim 16

As assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) channel selecting means for selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: at first, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein there is no musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition and all the musical tone-generating channels are in the sound generating condition, a musical tone-generating channel detected by said successive strike detecting means is selected.

Claim 17

As assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) channel selecting means for selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: at first, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein there is no musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition and all the musical tone-generating channels are in the sound generating condition, a musical tone-generating channel detected by said successive strike detecting means is selected.

Claim 18

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on a preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on the preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is not in the sound-generation finished condition, a musical tone-generating channel detected by said successive strike detecting means is selected.

Claim 19

An assigning device for an electronic musical instrument which selects a musical tone-generating channel to assign a new musical tone, comprising: (a) successive-strike detecting means for detecting musical tone-generating channels having a successive strike relation from among channels which are in a sound-generating condition; (b) channel selecting means for preferentially selecting a musical tone generating channel for assignment of a new musical tone, whereby: in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on a preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is in a sound-generation finished condition, the musical tone-generating channel in the sound-generation finished condition is selected; and next, in a case wherein a musical tone-generating channel, which is to be assigned based on the preliminarily determined selecting order for musical tone-generating channels for assigning a new musical tone thereto, is not in the sound-generation finished condition, a musical tone-generating channel detected by said successive strike detecting means is selected.

Claim 20

The assigning device according to claim 7, wherein said note-on and note-off sound-generating conditions refer to the sound-generating conditions relating to key depression and key release, respectively.