Performance information analyzer and chord detection device associated therewith

Claim 2

A performance information analyzer, comprising: input means provided to be applied with a plurality of tone pitch information data in response to progress of performance of a musical tune; detection means for detecting the number of the tone pitch information data simultaneously applied to said input means; analysis means for analyzing the tone pitch information data into a plurality of performance parts in accordance with the detected number of the tone pitch information data, wherein the plurality of performance parts comprise at least one of a bass part, a bass chord part, a melody chord part and a melody part, said analysis means being adapted to analyze one of the tone pitch formation data into one of the performance parts based on a difference in tone pitch between the one of the tone pitch information data and reference tone pitch information data previously assigned to a predetermined part of the performance parts during prior analysis of the tone pitch information data and to analyze the other tone pitch information data into the other performance parts based on a difference in tone pitch between the analyzed tone pitch information data and each of the other tone pitch information data.

Claim 3

A performance information analyzer as recited in claim 1, wherein said analysis means includes means for substituting the analyzed tone pitch information data for the reference tone pitch information data in response to progress of performance of the musical tune.

Claim 4

A performance information analyzer as recited in claim 1, wherein said analysis means includes first means for analyzing one of the tone pitch information data into one of plural performance parts based on a predetermined tone pitch and a difference in tone pitch between the one of the tone pitch information data and reference tone pitch information data previously assigned to a predetermined part of the plural performance parts if a timing of the tone pitch information data is a measure head and second means for analyzing one of the tone pitch information data into one of the plural performance parts based on the difference in tone pitch if the timing of the tone pitch information is not the measure head.

Claim 5

A performance information analyzer as recited in claim 1, wherein said analysis means is adapted for use in combination with a chord detection device for detecting a chord based on the analyzed performance parts.

Claim 6

A performance information analyzer, comprising: input means provided to be applied with first tone pitch information data produced by depression of a single key on a keyboard or second tone pitch information data produced by simultaneous depression of plural keys on the keyboard in response to progress of performance of a musical tune; first analysis means for analyzing the first tone pitch information data into one of plural performance parts, wherein the plurality of performance parts comprise at least one of a bass part, a bass chord part, a melody chord part and a melody part, based on a difference in tone pitch between the first tone pitch information and a reference tone pitch information data previously assigned to a predetermined part of the plural performance parts during prior analysis of the first or second tone pitch information data; and second analysis means for analyzing one of the second tone pitch information data into one of the plural performance parts, wherein the plurality of performance parts comprise at least one of a bass part, a bass chord part, a melody chord part and a melody part, based on a difference in tone pitch between the one of the second tone pitch information data and the reference tone pitch information data and for analyzing the other second tone pitch information data into the other performance parts based on a difference in tone pitch between the analyzed tone pitch information data and each of the other second tone pitch information data.

Claim 7

A performance information analyzer, comprising: input means provided to be applied with first tone pitch information data produced by depression of a single key on a keyboard or second tone pitch information data produced by simultaneous depression of plural keys on the keyboard in response to progress of performance of a musical tune; first analysis means for analyzing the first tone pitch information data into one of plural performance parts, wherein the plurality of performance parts comprise at least one of a bass part, a bass chord part, a melody chord part and a melody part, based on a difference in tone pitch between the first tone pitch information and a reference tone pitch information data previously assigned to a predetermined part of the plural performance parts during prior analysis of the first or second tone pitch information data; and second analysis means for analyzing one of the second tone pitch information data into one of the plural performance parts, wherein the plurality of performance parts comprise at least one of a bass part, a bass chord part, a melody chord part and a melody part, based on a difference in tone pitch between the one of the second tone pitch information data and the reference tone pitch information data and for analyzing the other second tone pitch information data into the other performance parts based on a difference in tone pitch between the analyzed tone pitch information data and each of the other second tone pitch information data.

Claim 8

A performance information analyzer as recited in claim 1, wherein the reference tone pitch information data is successively assigned to the bass part in response to progress of performance of the musical tune.

Claim 9

A performance information analyzer as recited in claim 6, wherein said analysis means includes means for assigning the first tone pitch information data or one of the second tone pitch information data to the bass part or the melody part if there is not any reference tone pitch information data at an initial stage of performance of the musical tune.