Sound parameter editing device for an electronic musical instrument

Claim 2

A sound parameter editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: a display device; editing means for selecting an element from a plurality of elements for producing a sound, and for editing at least one sound parameter associated with the selected element, each said element including a plurality of independently editable function blocks each having at least one sound parameter associated therewith; and display control means for controlling said display device so that, when the at least one sound parameter of the selected element is being edited, an elements schematic display of all elements for producing the sound is displayed, a particular portion of the elements schematic display corresponding to the selected element being displayed in a manner emphasizing the selected element, wherein a detailed display of all the function blocks corresponding to the selected element are concurrently displayed on the display device.

Claim 3

A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said editing means further includes means for selecting one of said function blocks of said detailed display of all the function blocks corresponding to the selected element and for editing at least one parameter associated with the selected function block, and said display control means further includes means for controlling said display device so that, when the at least one parameter associated with the selected function block is being edited, a function blocks schematic display of the function blocks corresponding to the selected element is displayed and a particular portion of the function blocks schematic display corresponding to the selected function block is displayed in a manner emphasizing the selected function block.

Claim 4

A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said elements for producing a sound correspond to elements of a tone source circuit of the electronic musical instrument.

Claim 5

A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said elements for producing a sound comprise at least one of an input circuit, a tone generator, and a mixer circuit.

Claim 6

A device as defined in claim 1 wherein said elements for producing a sound comprise an input circuit, at least one tone generator, and a mixer circuit.

Claim 7

A device as defined in claim 2 wherein said display control means further includes means for displaying a detailed display of said at least one parameter associated with the selected function block concurrently with said elements schematic display and said function blocks schematic display.

Claim 8

A data editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: designation means for designating an object of to be edited; display means for displaying a plurality of editing operations corresponding to the designated object, wherein the plurality of displayed editing operations is less than a total number of editing operations performable by said data editing device; selection means for selecting one of the displayed editing operations; and execution means for executing the selected editing operation with respect to said designated object.

Claim 9

A data editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: designation means for designating an object of to be edited; display means for displaying a plurality of editing operations corresponding to the designated object, wherein the plurality of displayed editing operations is less than a total number of editing operations performable by said data editing device; selection means for selecting one of the displayed editing operations; and execution means for executing the selected editing operation with respect to said designated object.

Claim 10

A device as defined in claim 7 wherein said plurality of editing operations include an operation for copying parameter data from a first designated object to a second designated object and an operation for exchanging parameter data.

Claim 11

A device as defined in claim 7 further comprising a display screen for displaying a plurality of objects, said designation means designating at least one desired object from said plurality of objects displayed on said display screen, and said display means displaying editing operations associated with said at least one designated object in a pop-up display in the vicinity of the at least one designated object on said display screen.

Claim 12

A device as defined in claim 8 wherein said designation means further includes means for designating said first object as a source object, and wherein said display means further includes means for displaying said second object in a distinctive manner to indicate whether said parameter data can be copied from said first object to said second object.

Claim 13

A data editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: means for designating a source object to be edited; means for designating a destination object to be edited; means for listing a plurality of editing operations in accordance with combinations of the designated source and destination objects; selection means for selecting one of the the plurality of editing operations; and execution means for executing the selected editing operation with respect to the designated objects.

Claim 14

A data editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: means for designating a source object to be edited; means for designating a destination object to be edited; means for listing a plurality of editing operations in accordance with combinations of the designated source and destination objects; selection means for selecting one of the the plurality of editing operations; and execution means for executing the selected editing operation with respect to the designated objects.

Claim 15

A parameter editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: components displaying means for displaying a plurality of sound producing components of said electronic musical instrument; component selecting means for selecting one of said displayed components; elements displaying means, responsive to selection of one of said displayed components, for displaying elements composing said selected component; element selecting means for selecting one of said displayed elements; function blocks displaying means, responsive to selection of one of said displayed elements, for displaying function blocks composing said selected element and simultaneously displaying an elements schematic display of said elements composing said selected sound producing component with said selected element displayed in an emphasized manner; first editing means for editing at least one parameter associated with said selected element; function block selecting means for selecting one of said displayed function blocks; and parameter displaying means, responsive to selection of one of said displayed function blocks, for displaying at least one parameter associated with said selected function block, simultaneously displaying said elements schematic with said selected element displayed in an emphasized manner, and simultaneously displaying a function blocks schematic of said function blocks composing said selected element with said selected function block displayed in an emphasized manner.

Claim 16

A parameter editing device for an electronic musical instrument comprising: components displaying means for displaying a plurality of sound producing components of said electronic musical instrument; component selecting means for selecting one of said displayed components; elements displaying means, responsive to selection of one of said displayed components, for displaying elements composing said selected component; element selecting means for selecting one of said displayed elements; function blocks displaying means, responsive to selection of one of said displayed elements, for displaying function blocks composing said selected element and simultaneously displaying an elements schematic display of said elements composing said selected sound producing component with said selected element displayed in an emphasized manner; first editing means for editing at least one parameter associated with said selected element; function block selecting means for selecting one of said displayed function blocks; and parameter displaying means, responsive to selection of one of said displayed function blocks, for displaying at least one parameter associated with said selected function block, simultaneously displaying said elements schematic with said selected element displayed in an emphasized manner, and simultaneously displaying a function blocks schematic of said function blocks composing said selected element with said selected function block displayed in an emphasized manner.

Claim 17

A device as defined in claim 12 wherein said device further comprises: second editing means for editing said at least one parameter associated with said selected function block.

Claim 20

The method of claim 14 further comprising the step of: allowing said at least one parameter associated with said selected function block to be edited.

Claim 21

A media for use in an electronic musical instrument comprising a processing unit and a display device, said media containing program code executable by said processing unit for performing the steps of: displaying a plurality of sound producing components of said electronic musical instrument on said display device; selecting one of said displayed components; displaying elements composing said selected sound producing component on said display device; selecting one of said displayed elements; displaying on said display device function blocks composing said selected element and simultaneously displaying on said display device said elements representing said sound producing component with said selected component displayed in an emphasized manner; allowing at least one parameter associated with said selected element to be edited; receiving a selection of one of said displayed function blocks; and displaying on said display device at least one parameter associated with said selected function block, simultaneously displaying on said display device said elements representing said sound producing component with said selected element displayed in an emphasized manner, and simultaneously displaying on said display device said function blocks that compose said selected element with said selected function block displayed in an emphasized manner.

Claim 22

A media for use in an electronic musical instrument comprising a processing unit and a display device, said media containing program code executable by said processing unit for performing the steps of: displaying a plurality of sound producing components of said electronic musical instrument on said display device; selecting one of said displayed components; displaying elements composing said selected sound producing component on said display device; selecting one of said displayed elements; displaying on said display device function blocks composing said selected element and simultaneously displaying on said display device said elements representing said sound producing component with said selected component displayed in an emphasized manner; allowing at least one parameter associated with said selected element to be edited; receiving a selection of one of said displayed function blocks; and displaying on said display device at least one parameter associated with said selected function block, simultaneously displaying on said display device said elements representing said sound producing component with said selected element displayed in an emphasized manner, and simultaneously displaying on said display device said function blocks that compose said selected element with said selected function block displayed in an emphasized manner.

Claim 23

The media of claim 16, wherein said steps further comprise allowing said at least one parameter associated with said selected function block to be edited.