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Electronic musical instrument having composing function
Assignee: Yamaha Corp
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Filing: 1993-02-25
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Granted: 1994-11-29
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Expires: 2013-02-25
Abstract
Abstract An electronic musical instrument includes a first memory for storing a plurality of performance data, each containing at least one measure, performance data designation apparatus for designating selected ones of the plurality of performance data stored in the first memory, and a for reading out the performance data designated by the designation apparatus from the first memory. A second memory stores the read-out performance data or a code data representing the read-out performance data, a tone generator generates musical tones on the basis of performance data, and control apparatus controls the tone generator to generate a performance sound based on the read-out performance data under the condition that the read-out performance data is enabled to be written into the second memory, in order to grasp a real tune of performance data by listening to it during song composition.
Inventors
- 👤 Hiromu Miyamoto
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-25 17:32
CPC Classifications
G; G10; G10H; G10H1/00; G10H1/0008; G10H1/0025
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 13
Claim 1
Independent Claim
286 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: tone generator means for generating musical tones on the basis of performance pattern data; first memory means for storing a plurality of performance pattern data, each containing at least one measure and associated with a code; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of performance pattern data stored in the first memory means by an associated code; reader means, responsive to said selecting means, for reading out the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means from the first memory means; control means, responsive to said selecting means, for controlling said reader means and said tone generator means to supply performance pattern data read out by said reader means to said tone generator means to generate musical tones; second memory means for storing a plurality of said codes representing performance pattern data to be read out in an order of performance; write designating means for designating to write a code associated with a performance pattern data selected by said selecting means and generated in said tone generator means into said second memory means; writing means for writing the code associated with the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means when said write designating means designates to write; and means responsive to writing the code associated with the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means for supplying the performance pattern data to said tone generator means to generate musical tones represented by the performance data, so that selection of the code by a composer can be verified; whereby the electronic musical instrument is capable of composing a song by successively selecting performance pattern data from among the plurality of performance pattern data preliminarily stored in the first memory means.
Claim 2
Dependent Claim
286 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: tone generator means for generating musical tones on the basis of performance pattern data; first memory means for storing a plurality of performance pattern data, each containing at least one measure and associated with a code; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of performance pattern data stored in the first memory means by an associated code; reader means, responsive to said selecting means, for reading out the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means from the first memory means; control means, responsive to said selecting means, for controlling said reader means and said tone generator means to supply performance pattern data read out by said reader means to said tone generator means to generate musical tones; second memory means for storing a plurality of said codes representing performance pattern data to be read out in an order of performance; write designating means for designating to write a code associated with a performance pattern data selected by said selecting means and generated in said tone generator means into said second memory means; writing means for writing the code associated with the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means when said write designating means designates to write; and means responsive to writing the code associated with the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means for supplying the performance pattern data to said tone generator means to generate musical tones represented by the performance data, so that selection of the code by a composer can be verified; whereby the electronic musical instrument is capable of composing a song by successively selecting performance pattern data from among the plurality of performance pattern data preliminarily stored in the first memory means.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
48 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 1, further comprising mode designation means for designating one of a store mode for storing at least one code into said second memory means and a performance mode for reading out at least one code stored in said second memory means.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
30 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 2, further comprising tone designation means for designating one of a plurality of musical tones which respectively simulate various kinds of musical instruments.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
23 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 2, further comprising object designation means for designating one of said first and second memory means.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 4, wherein, when said memory mode and said first memory means are designated by said mode designation means and said object designation means respectively, said control means controls said first memory means to store performance pattern data therein.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
64 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 4, wherein, when said memory mode and said second memory means are designated by said mode designation means and said object designation means respectively, said control means controls said tone generator means to generate performance sound based on the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means before selected code is stored in said second memory means.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
59 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 2, further comprising second reader means for successively reading, when the performance mode is selected, a plurality of codes stored in said second memory means, wherein the first reader means reads out performance pattern data corresponding to the codes successively read out from the second memory means, from the first memory means.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
57 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 7, wherein said second memory means stores a plurality of songs, each song including a group of codes, and further comprising: song designating means for designating one of the plurality of songs; said second reader means reading out successively codes belonging to a designated song in the second memory means.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 7, wherein the writing means writes a plurality of codes in a predetermined order of playing performance pattern data, and the second memory means stores the plurality of codes in the predetermined order of playing performance pattern data.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
45 words
An electronic musical instrument according to claim 1 wherein, the writing means writes a plurality of codes in a predetermined order of playing performance pattern data, and the second memory means stores the plurality of codes in the predetermined order of playing performance pattern data.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
262 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: tone generator means for generating musical tones on the basis of performance pattern data; first memory means for storing a plurality of performance pattern data, each containing at least one measure; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of performance pattern data stored in the first memory means; reader means, responsive to said selecting means, for reading out the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means from the first memory means; control means, responsive to said selecting means, for controlling said reader means and said tone generator means to supply performance pattern data read out by said reader means to said tone generator means to generate musical tones; second memory means for storing performance pattern data corresponding to a song; write designating means for designating to write the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means and generated in said tone generator means, into said second memory means; writing means for successively writing performance pattern data selected by said selecting means, in said second memory means each time said write designation means designates to write; and means responsive to writing performance pattern data selected by said selecting means for supplying the performance pattern data to said tone generator means to generate musical tones represented by the performance pattern data, so that selection of the performance pattern data by a composer can be verified; whereby the electronic musical instrument is capable of composing a song by successively selecting performance pattern data from among the plurality of performance pattern data preliminarily stored in the first memory means.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
262 words
An electronic musical instrument comprising: tone generator means for generating musical tones on the basis of performance pattern data; first memory means for storing a plurality of performance pattern data, each containing at least one measure; selecting means for selecting one of the plurality of performance pattern data stored in the first memory means; reader means, responsive to said selecting means, for reading out the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means from the first memory means; control means, responsive to said selecting means, for controlling said reader means and said tone generator means to supply performance pattern data read out by said reader means to said tone generator means to generate musical tones; second memory means for storing performance pattern data corresponding to a song; write designating means for designating to write the performance pattern data selected by said selecting means and generated in said tone generator means, into said second memory means; writing means for successively writing performance pattern data selected by said selecting means, in said second memory means each time said write designation means designates to write; and means responsive to writing performance pattern data selected by said selecting means for supplying the performance pattern data to said tone generator means to generate musical tones represented by the performance pattern data, so that selection of the performance pattern data by a composer can be verified; whereby the electronic musical instrument is capable of composing a song by successively selecting performance pattern data from among the plurality of performance pattern data preliminarily stored in the first memory means.
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