JPH0413191A - karaoke player - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Summary] This bulletin contains application data before electronic filing, so abstract data is not recorded.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION [Industrial Application Field] The present invention relates to a musical tone reproducing apparatus equipped with a storage medium storing musical tone information, and particularly to a musical tone reproducing apparatus that is improved in musical tone reproduction for each piece of music.

[Prior Art] In recent years, musical tone information of a large number of songs has been stored in advance as digital data in a musical tone information storage medium (such as a hard disk) provided within the main body of the device, and this stored musical tone information is selectively read out. Musical sound reproducing devices have been developed that reproduce this read information using a musical sound reproducing mechanism. Such musical sound reproduction devices are being applied to the field of karaoke devices, and their use is increasing.

MID (Musical Instrument) is data stored in the musical sound information storage medium as described above.
mentDigitat Interface)
(rM I D I J is a registered trademark) An application using information has also been filed. This is internationally standardized information that indicates timbre, pitch, volume, etc. That is, this MIDI information is read out, and predetermined accompaniment music is reproduced by musical tone reproduction means such as a synthesizer via a MIDI interface.

In a karaoke device using such a musical sound information storage medium, for example, when a singer selects a desired song, the accompaniment sound is usually played back so that the singer can sing the full chorus (generally from the first to third verses) of the song. This is how it works.

In addition, recent karaoke devices are equipped with a mechanism for displaying background images in addition to karaoke accompaniment. is converted into an image signal and displayed on the display screen together with the background image.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] However, with musical sound reproduction devices such as the above-mentioned karaoke devices, a user such as a singer can only select a desired song, and the accompaniment sound to be played or the image displayed cannot be displayed. The lyrics are played back in the order in which they are stored as musical tone information, that is, starting with the prelude, each chorus (song number 6), the interlude for each chorus, and then the afterlude.

Therefore, it is difficult for a singer to arbitrarily change the order of the chorus to be sung, since the displayed lyrics will no longer match.

However, at karaoke, popular songs are played over and over again in a short period of time, which often causes listeners to get bored, and singers may also wish to change the order of singing. be.

Under such circumstances, a problem has arisen in which it is desired to reproduce the accompaniment and interlude music for each chorus section according to the choruses desired by the singer, and also to display lyrics in accordance with the order.

The present invention has been made to solve the above-mentioned problems, and its purpose is to - partially change the playback order in the playback of a song, and - provide accompaniment without deteriorating the flow of playback of the song. An object of the present invention is to provide a musical tone reproducing device capable of reproducing music.

[Means for Solving the Problems] In order to achieve the above object, the musical sound reproduction device according to the present invention divides the musical sound information of a song into predetermined ranges, and
Musical tone information including start instruction data indicating the beginning of each piece of musical tone information, end instruction data indicating the end, and control data stored for each musical tone information of each song and indicating the storage address of each of the instruction data. A musical sound reproducing device includes a musical sound reproducing mechanism that reads musical sound information from a musical sound information storage medium storing a musical sound information and reproduces the musical sound based on the read information, the musical sound reproducing mechanism being configured to read out musical sound information from a musical sound information storage medium storing musical sound information, and the musical sound reproducing mechanism is configured to read out musical sound information from a musical sound information storage medium storing musical sound information, and to perform musical sound reproduction based on the read information. In-music playback order input means for specifying the playback order of the section information; receiving a song and playback order designation signal from the in-song playback order input means; and receiving start instruction data and end instruction of the section information of the specified song. a central processing unit that reads out the control data corresponding to the data and temporarily stores it in the memory in the specified order; and a central processing unit that sequentially and continuously reads and reproduces the classification information indicated by each instruction data at the address indicated by the control data temporarily stored in the memory. The invention is characterized in that it includes a control section that controls the following.

[Function] According to the musical sound reproducing device configured as described above, the musical sound information of each piece of music divided into predetermined ranges can be identified by the start instruction data and the end instruction data for each section information, and each It is possible to recognize the storage address in the storage medium of each instruction data based on the control data stored for each piece of musical tone information of a song.

Further, when the playback order of the section information in one song is specified by the intra-music playback order manual means, the central processing section outputs control data indicating the addresses of the start instruction data and end instruction data of the specified section information. Temporarily store in memory in the above specified order.

Then, the control section can perform control to sequentially read the designated classification information from the storage address of each instruction data indicated by the control data temporarily stored in the memory and send it to the reproduction section. Therefore, it is possible to reproduce the musical tone information within one divided song in any order.

As a result, if the above-mentioned classification information is divided into a prelude section, each chorus section, each interlude section, and a back end section in a karaoke device etc., the user can arbitrarily change the playback section of the chorus section and play the music. becomes possible.

Furthermore, if lyrics information is stored together with information about each chorus section, images of the lyrics of the corresponding choruses can be displayed in the order in which the user wants to sing them.

[Example] Hereinafter, an example of the musical sound reproduction device according to the present invention will be specifically described based on the drawings.

FIG. 1 shows an example of the data structure of musical tone information for one song stored in the musical tone information storage medium of the present invention.

This stored information consists of a tone information section 10 and a control data section 12. In this embodiment, the musical tone information section 10 includes a prelude section 14, a first chorus section 16, and a first interlude section 1.
8, a second chorus section 20, a second interlude section, a third chorus section (not shown), and a back end section 22.

The control data section 12 also includes data D01 indicating the song number, DO2 indicating the address of the start instruction data of the prelude section 14 of the song, and DO indicating the address of the end instruction data.
3. Data DO4 indicating the address of the start instruction data of the first chorus 16, DO5 indicating the address of the end instruction data thereof, data DO6 indicating the address of the start instruction data of the first interlude section 18, and the address of the end instruction data thereof. The data indicating the address of the instruction data for each classification information is sequentially stored, such as data DO7 indicating the address of the start instruction data of the second chorus 20, data DO8 indicating the address of the end instruction data of the second chorus 20, and DO9 indicating the address of the end instruction data. Data up to D14 indicating the address of the beginning instruction data of the section 22 and D15 indicating the address of the music end instruction data are stored.

It should be noted that the data D20 stored in each section information of the musical tone information section 10 includes head instruction data of each information,
Data D30 is end instruction data for each piece of information, data D40 is note data, and data D50 is information about lyrics data.

In this way, the musical tone information of all songs is stored in the song number data D.
Starting with OI, when selecting a song, the central processing unit performs a search based on this data. Each piece of classification information is identified by its respective start instruction data D20 and end instruction data D30.

FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a karaoke device to which the device of the present invention is applied.
The music information is stored in the music storage means 26 as a music information storage medium. This music storage means 26 is constituted by, for example, a hard disk built into the main body of the karaoke apparatus.

The musical tone information of each song stored is musical tone information data as shown in FIG. 1 above.

A central control section 28 is connected to the music storage means 26, and an input means 30 is further connected to this central control section 28. The human power means 30 functions as a playback order input means within a song, and has operation keys for specifying a desired song number, keys for specifying a chorus order desired by the singer, and the like.

The song number and chorus playback order selected and designated by the input means 30 are sent to the central control section 28. This central control section 28 has functions as a central processing section and a control section.

The central control unit 28 is composed of a RAM or the like, is connected to a position storage means 32, and stores control data (D01 to D15) sent from the central control unit 28.

Further, a musical tone reproduction means 34 and a video circuit 36 are connected to the central control section 28. The musical sound reproduction means 34 receives musical sound information and converts it into an analog audio signal 34a, and the video circuit 36 converts lyrics information etc. into the video signal 36.
This is to convert it into a. The musical sound reproduction means 34 is connected to a speaker 40 via an audio amplifier 38. Further, the video circuit 36 is connected to a display means 42. A microphone 44 for inputting the singer's voice is connected to the audio amplifier 38, and a background image generating means (for displaying a background image) is connected to the display means 42.
(not shown) are connected.

The characteristic operation of the present invention by the karaoke apparatus having the above configuration will be explained based on the flowchart shown in FIG.

First, the number of the song that the user wants to sing is specified using the input means 30 (Sl).

Then, it is determined whether or not to change the chorus of the song being sung at this time (Sl). That is, it is determined whether or not the chorus order change instruction key of the human power means has been operated, and if it has been operated (Sl is Yes), the playback order is registered based on subsequent key operations (S3). That is, when the change order is specified by a key operation and the registration key is further pressed, a manual buffer (
(not shown).

Then, the central control unit 28 reads out the information on the playback order of the song numbers and classification information once stored in this manual buffer (S4), and the central control unit 28 selects the playback order for each song in accordance with the playback order. D02~ which is the address data of the start instruction data D20 and end instruction data D30 of the classification information
D15, are recorded in the position storage means 32 in the specified order (S5).

For example, if one song is registered to be played in the order of the second chorus, third chorus, and first chorus, the position storage means 32 contains control data indicating the song number.
Starting from OI, control data D02, DO3 indicating the address of the instruction data of the prelude part 14→3rd→-control data DO8, DO9- indicating the address of the instruction data of the last 2o.
The control data DO6, D07, etc. indicating the address of the instruction data of the first interlude section 18 are recorded in the order.

As a result, control data is input so that one song of the specified chorus type is played continuously from the prelude to the second part.

Then, in response to a user's instruction to start reproduction, etc., the central control unit 28 uses the indicated address as an index in the order of the control data once stored in the position storage means 32, and stores each segment information (prelude part 14, first chorus part, etc.). 16, etc.) are sequentially and continuously read out from the music storage means 26 and sent to the musical sound reproduction means 34 (S6).

Also, at this time, regarding the lyrics data D50, the video circuit 3
6 in the designated chorus order (S6). The audio signal 34a converted by the musical sound reproduction means 34 is sent to the audio amplifier 34, and further to the speaker 4.
0, and is emitted as a reproduced sound along with the singer's song from the microphone 44 (S7). Further, lyrics are displayed on the display means 42 in synchronization with the accompaniment of each chorus being played.

In addition, if there is no change in the chorus in Sl (Sl
If the answer is No), the central control unit 28 reads each control data from the control data section 12 in the normal order (S8), and sequentially records it in the position storage means 32 (S9). And the above S
Reproduction is performed by the same operations as 6 and S7.

As described above, according to the karaoke apparatus according to the present embodiment, a user such as a singer can sing one song not with a normal chorus but with a chorus that is changed as desired. Since the prelude, interlude, and even back end can be reproduced as specified without any difficulty in changing the choruses, desired changes can be made without deteriorating the reproduced music.

Furthermore, the range in which the musical tone information of a song is divided is further subdivided.
It is also possible to subdivide each chorus, and in such a case, instruction data will be recorded before and after each piece of divided information.

[Effects of the Invention] As explained above, according to the musical sound reproduction device according to the present invention, the musical sound information of each song can be divided into predetermined ranges, and the divided classification information can be reproduced in any order. .

Therefore, it is possible to obtain variations in the reproduction of songs, and the user can obtain different sensations for the same song, thereby increasing the entertainment value of the musical sound reproduction device.

[Brief explanation of drawings]

FIG. 1 is an explanatory diagram showing an example of the data structure of musical tone information for one song stored in a storage medium, FIG. 2 is a schematic block diagram showing an example of a karaoke device to which the device of the present invention is applied, and FIG. This figure is a flowchart diagram showing the operation of the karaoke apparatus of FIG. 2. 10... Musical tone information section, 12... Control data section, 1
4...Prelude, 16...1st chorus, 1
8...First interlude part, 20...Second chorus, 22
... Back gable part, D01-DO5... Control data, 26... Music storage means, 28... Central control unit, 30
... input means, 32 ... position storage means, 34.
... Musical sound reproduction means, 36... Video circuit.

Claims (1)

[Claims] (1) The musical tone information of a song is divided into predetermined ranges, and the beginning instruction data indicating the beginning of each sectioned musical tone information, the end instruction data indicating the end, and the musical tone information of each song are stored. A musical sound reproducing device comprising a musical sound reproducing mechanism that reads musical sound information from a musical sound information storage medium storing musical sound information including control data indicating a storage address of each instruction data, and reproduces musical sound based on the read information. , the musical sound reproduction mechanism includes: an intra-song playback order input means for specifying the playback order of the music to be played and the classification information in the music; and a music and playback order designation signal from the intra-song playback order input means. a central processing unit that reads out the control data corresponding to the start instruction data and the end instruction data of the specified song division information and temporarily stores them in the memory in the specified order; A musical tone reproducing device comprising: a control unit configured to sequentially and continuously read and reproduce the classification information indicated by each instruction data.