JPH0876776A - Accompaniment device for singing - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE: To easily select a desired piece of music out of many pieces of music without a booklet for indexes, etc. CONSTITUTION: When an operator turns a select knob, pulses corresponding its quantity of rotation are outputted from a music selection input part 15 and the pulse signal is supplied to a system control part 701. When an m-th piece of music is selected with the pulse signal, a KARAOKE musical performance control part 72 performs arithmetic of ((P.KFN)+(m-1)×24) by referring to a painter P.KFN in a ROM cartridge 50 and calculates the address of the title for television display of the m-th piece of music. And, a title information on the m-th piece of music and other five following pieces of music are read out and displayed on a television 60. Consequently, the titles of the six pieces of music are listed on the television 60.

Description

Detailed Description of the Invention

[0001]

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION 1. Field of the Invention The present invention relates to a singing accompaniment device suitable for so-called karaoke performance.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art When selecting a song in a karaoke device, generally, a booklet containing the recorded song names is selected to select a song to sing, and a song number (song code) corresponding to the song is input to the karaoke device. . When the tune number is input, the karaoke device outputs the signal (analog audio signal or MI
Read the DI signal) and play.

In a portable karaoke device,
There is a system in which a song title is displayed on the LCD of the main body one by one, and this is sequentially switched using an operator to select a desired song.

[0004]

By the way, in the former device, since the music number has to be inputted, there is an inconvenience that the music cannot be selected without the index booklet.

In the latter device, music can be selected without a booklet or the like, but since the music is displayed one by one, it is extremely inconvenient to select a desired music from many music. It was In addition, when the song selection is over and the performance begins, L
Since the lyrics of the song are displayed on the CD (liquid crystal display), there is a drawback that the song cannot be selected during the performance.

The present invention has been made in view of the above circumstances, and it is an object of the present invention to provide a singing accompaniment device which can easily select a desired song from a large number of songs without an index booklet or the like. Has an aim.

Another object of the present invention is to provide a singing accompaniment device which, in addition to the above objects, can select the next piece of music even during performance.

[0008]

In order to solve the above problems, in the invention described in claim 1, the performance information storage means for storing the performance information of a plurality of songs and the song name information of each of the songs are provided. A stored music title information storage means, and a music selection means for outputting a music selection signal for selecting a music according to an operation of an operator,
Recognizing a predetermined order for each song name in the song name information storage means, the song name information of the song corresponding to the song selection signal from the song selecting means, and the song name information of a predetermined number of songs in an order continuous with the song name information. A song name display signal output unit that reads out from the storage unit, creates a display signal based on these song name information and outputs the display signal to the display device, and an identification display process for identifying the song selected by the song selection unit, the song name display signal. The identification display instructing means for causing the output means to perform, the performance start instructing means for instructing the start of the performance, and the performance information of the music selected at that time when the start of the performance is instructed by the performance start instructing means. And a performance signal creating means for creating a performance signal by reading from the performance information storage means.

According to the second aspect of the invention,
Performance information storage means for storing performance information of a plurality of songs,
Song title information storage means storing song title information of each song,
Lyrics information storage means storing the lyrics information of each song,
A music selection unit that outputs a music selection signal for selecting a music according to an operation of an operator, and recognizes a predetermined order for each music name in the music name information storage unit, and supports the music selection signal from the music selection unit. And song title display signal output means for reading the song title information of a predetermined number of songs in consecutive order from the song title information storage means, creating a display signal based on these song title information and outputting it to a display device, The identification display instructing means for causing the song name display signal output means to perform the identification display processing for identifying the music selected by the music selection means, the performance start instructing means for instructing the start of the performance, and the performance start instructing means. A performance signal creating means for creating a performance signal by reading the performance information of the song selected at that time from the performance information storage means when the start of the performance is instructed; Lyrics information display control means for reading the lyrics information of the song from the lyrics information storage means in response to the reading of the performance information by the performance signal creation means, creating a display signal based on the lyrics information display control means, and outputting the display signal to the display device. The song name information of the song selected by the song selection means is read from the song name information storage means, a display signal based on this is created, and is displayed in a separate display window of the display device in parallel with the display operation of the lyrics information display control means. And a music selection window display means for displaying the music selection window.

According to a third aspect of the present invention, the music selection means has a rotating knob and a rotary encoder linked to the knob, and outputs the output pulse of the rotary encoder as a music selection signal. And

In the invention according to claim 4, in the invention according to any one of claims 1 to 3, the music title display signal output means is such that the first and the last of the music title information are continuous. As described above, the order is recognized in a ring shape.

In the invention described in claim 5, in the invention described in any one of claims 1 to 4, the music title display signal output means corresponds to an address of the music title information stored in the music title storage means. Then, the order is recognized.

[0013]

According to the invention of claim 1, when the music selection means outputs a music selection signal, the music title display signal output means causes the display device to display the selected music and the music in the order consecutive to this music. . Therefore, the operator can recognize which song is selected by looking at the song name displayed on the display device, and refer to the other song name displayed and select another song again. can do. Then, when the performance start instructing means gives an instruction to start the performance after the operator's selection of music is confirmed, the performance signal generating means generates a performance signal.

In the invention according to claim 2, in parallel with the lyrics display of the lyrics information display control means, the song name of the song selected by the song selection means is displayed in a separate display window by the song selection window display means. , You can select songs even while playing.

According to the third aspect of the invention, the music selection signal is output at high speed by the knob and the rotary encoder.

According to the fourth aspect of the invention, since the order of the music pieces is recognized in a ring shape, the desired music piece can be accessed from either forward or reverse directions.

In the invention of claim 5, since the order of each song name is defined in the order of the addresses stored in the song name storage means, it is not necessary to store data for determining the order of songs. .

[0018]

【Example】

A: Configuration of Embodiment An embodiment of the present invention will be described below with reference to the drawings. In addition, this embodiment is an embodiment in which the present invention is applied to a portable karaoke device.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the appearance of an embodiment of the present invention. In the figure, reference numeral 1 is a main body of the apparatus, on the front surface of which are provided operating elements, a display section, and the like. First, a liquid crystal display section 2 for performing various displays is provided on the upper front surface of the main body 1, and below that, a select knob 3 for selecting a song and a start / stop button 4 for instructing playback / stop of an accompaniment for singing are provided. Is provided.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing the structure of the select knob 3 and the start / stop button 4. As shown in the figure, a gear 10 having a common axis is integrally formed on the lower portion of the select knob 3. Has been done. This gear 10
Engages with the gear 11 attached to the shaft of the rotary encoder 12. Therefore, when the select knob 3 is rotated, the rotary encoder 12 is rotated accordingly, and a pulse corresponding to the rotation amount is output. In this case, the relationship between the rotation amount of the select knob 3 and the number of pulses output from the rotary encoder 12 can be arbitrarily determined by the gear ratio of the gears 10 and 11. The select knob 4, gears 10, 11 and rotary encoder 12 described above
The music selection input unit 15 is configured.

Next, FIG. 4 is a sectional view of the portion shown in FIG. 3, and as shown, the select knob 3 is inserted into the inside of the main body through a hole formed in the front panel 1a. The start / stop button 4 has a thin disc-shaped upper portion, and a leg portion 4a extends downward from a central portion of a lower surface thereof.

A tubular guide member 20 is fitted in a through hole provided at the center of the lower portion of the select knob 3, and the leg portion 4 is fitted in the hole provided at the lower portion of the guide member 20.
a is inserted. As a result, the leg portion 4a is slidable in the vertical direction of the drawing while being guided by the hole of the guide member 20. On the other hand, a coil spring 21 is provided between the upper end of the guide member 20 and the upper part of the start / stop button 4.
And the leg portion 4a penetrates through the coil spring 21. Therefore, start / stop button 4
Are always biased upward in the drawing. When the operator presses the start / stop button 4, the leg 4a moves downward, and the tip of the leg 4a presses the switch 22. The output signal of the switch 22 gives an instruction to play or stop the accompaniment.

Of the members shown in FIG. 4, the rotary encoder 12 and the switch 22 are mounted on the substrate 23, but the other members are all mounted on the front panel 1a side.

Next, the ROM cartridge 50 shown in FIG.
Has a built-in ROM in which music performance information (50 pieces of MIDI information), music title information, etc. are stored, and is configured to be detachable from the main body 1. In addition, ROM
The storage contents of the cartridge 50 will be described later in detail.

Next button 30 is a button operated when skipping a reserved song and calling the next reserved song. The entry button 31 is a button to be pressed when deciding a song reservation, and the title button 32 is a RO
This button is pressed when displaying the title of the M cartridge 50. Information indicating a unique title is stored in the ROM cartridge 50 and can be displayed. The random button 33 is a button for instructing a mode for performing random song selection. In this mode, the songs in the ROM cartridge 50 are randomly instructed. The game button 34 is a button for instructing a game mode, and in this mode, a game in which a high-speed performance or a low-speed performance or the like is performed to hit a song is set.

The melody switch 35 is a switch for instructing on / off of the melody part of the music to be played,
When the singer does not remember the melody of the song well, the melody switch 35 is turned on to output the melody part to assist the melody. On the other hand, if the singer is familiar with the melody, the melody switch 35 may be turned off.

The sound switch 36 is a switch for switching the sound quality such as reverberation and filter characteristics. In this embodiment, the sound quality corresponding to two situations inside and outside the vehicle is set. select.

The power switch 37 is a three-contact switch, and has three positions: "power off", "power on", and "power on + back lighting of liquid crystal display section on".

Reference numerals 40u and 40d denote key switches for changing the keys of the music pieces. When the key switch 40u is pressed, the key goes up, and when the key switch 40d is pressed, the key goes down. Reference numerals 41u and 41d are tempo switches for changing the tempo of the music. When the tempo switch 41u is pressed, the tempo becomes faster, and when the tempo switch 41d is pressed, the tempo becomes slower. Reference numeral 45 is a microphone volume for adjusting the volume of the microphone, and 46 is an echo volume for adjusting the degree of the echo effect given to the microphone signal.

Next, PP1, PP2 and PP3 shown in FIG.
Are external output terminals, PP1 is a video output terminal, and PP2 and PP3 are audio output terminals (left and right audio output terminals). These terminals PP1,
PP2 and PP3 are connected to the television 60 with a video input terminal by a connection cord.

Next, the electrical construction of this embodiment will be described. FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing the electrical configuration of this embodiment. In the figure, 70 is a system control unit for controlling each unit of the apparatus. The system control unit 70 controls the karaoke performance control unit 72 and the video signal processing circuit 73 based on the pulse signal output from the music selection input unit 15 and the signals of various buttons and switches shown in FIG.

The karaoke performance control section 72 reads the data from the ROM cartridge 50 inserted in the main body 1, outputs image information indicating the title and lyrics of the song to the video signal processing circuit 73, and plays the selected song. The information is output to the audio signal processing circuit 75. The audio signal processing circuit 75 mixes and amplifies the audio signal input from the microphone 80 and the performance information supplied from the karaoke performance controller 72, and outputs the audio signal obtained as a result. The output signals of the video signal processing circuit 73 and the audio signal processing circuit 75 are supplied to the television 60 (see FIG. 5). The output signal of the audio signal processing circuit 75 is output separately from the audio device 8.
1 may be supplied.

Next, the contents stored in the ROM cartridge 50 will be described. FIG. 6 is a memory map of the ROM cartridge 50, which has a 4-byte area in the width direction. In this case, each row shown corresponds to four areas (that is, four addresses).

A large number of ROM cartridges 50 are created according to the songs to be stored, but the memory formats are all common. Here, a total of 84 bytes of addresses 0 to 83 is a fixed area, and the same kind of data is stored in the same address in all the ROM cartridges. For example, at address 1, a text code indicating the memory size is stored. In addition, 4 of address 80, 81, 82, 83
The byte functions as a pointer P · FSA and indicates an address where the start address of the performance data (MIDI data) of the first music piece is stored. In this case, this pointer P · FS
In the 32-bit area starting from the address indicated by A, the start address of the performance data of the first music is stored. Then, the end address of the performance data of the first music is stored in the area after the address indicated by the pointer P · FSA, and the start address and the end address of the performance information of the second music are stored at every fourth address. The performance information of the third song is stored in the order of start address ....

Next, the addresses 68, 69, 70, 71 function as pointers P · KFN and indicate the addresses where the title of the first music piece is stored. In this case, the pointer P · KF
A maximum of 11 in a 24-byte area starting from the address indicated by N
Title information of characters (11 double-byte characters) is stored. Further, the titles of the second and subsequent music pieces are similarly stored for every four addresses starting from the address indicated by the pointer P · KFN. The title information is information for television display and is a code for designating alphanumeric characters and kana / kanji.

Addresses 72, 73, 74 and 75 function as pointers P · KFNK and indicate the leading addresses of the areas in which title information for liquid crystal display is stored. That is,
In a 24-byte area starting from the address indicated by the pointer P.KFNK, 11 alphanumeric characters and katakana character information indicating the title of the first tune are stored at maximum. Then, the titles of the second and subsequent songs are similarly stored for every four addresses from the address indicated by the pointer P · KFNK.

Addresses 76, 77, 78, 79 function as pointers P.BMF, and indicate the head address of the area where the font data of the bitmap is stored. In the area after the address indicated by the pointer P · BMF, the special character among the above-mentioned title characters, that is, the font data relating to the character which does not exist in the font data in the karaoke performance control section 72 is stored. In FIG. 6, the areas in which the performance data and the lyrics information are stored are not shown.

B: Operation of the Embodiment (1) Initial Display Next, the operation of this embodiment having the above-mentioned configuration will be described. First, when the power switch 37 is turned on, the karaoke performance control circuit 72 refers to the pointer P · KFN in the ROM cartridge 50 and reads out the title information for television display for six songs from the first song. And
Convert the title information of these songs to text code,
Further, the font data corresponding to these text codes is transferred to the video signal processing circuit 73. As a result, the video signal processing circuit 73 is displayed on the television 60.
The display as shown in FIG. That is, the title of the song is displayed along with the song number over the six lines from the top of the screen. In this case, "listening to Olivia" of the song number "001" is selected in the initial state, and this portion is highlighted (displayed brighter than other portions: identification display processing).

At the bottom of the screen, there is a window for displaying the title of one music piece, and the same contents as the highlighted line are displayed in this window. That is, in the illustrated example, "Listening to Olivia" of the song number "001" is displayed.

On the other hand, the karaoke performance control section 72
Refers to the pointer P · KFNK to read the title information for liquid crystal display of the first music piece, and reads this title information on the liquid crystal display unit 2
Supply to. As a result, the liquid crystal display unit 2 displays the song number and title (katakana) of the first song, as shown in FIG.

(2) Music Selection Next, when the operator turns the select knob 3, a pulse corresponding to the rotation amount is output from the music selection input section 15, and this pulse signal is supplied to the system control section 70.
Now, if the operator turns the select knob 3 rightward by one pulse, the system control unit 70 instructs the karaoke performance control 72 to select the next song based on the supplied pulse.

As a result, the karaoke performance control section 7
2 is the second song, "002", "You're My On
The video signal processing circuit 73 is instructed to perform highlight display instead of the line displaying "ly Shinin '". As a result, on the screen of the television 60 (see FIG.
(See (a)), the line displaying the second title is highlighted. At the same time, the title of the second song, which has the same content as the highlighted line, is displayed in the lower window of the screen.

Further, the karaoke performance control section 72
Reads the title information for liquid crystal display of the second song from the ROM cartridge 50 and supplies it to the liquid crystal display unit 2. As a result, the title of the second song is displayed in katakana on the liquid crystal display unit 2.

Similarly, when the select knob 3 is turned to the right in the same manner, the selected tunes are switched in the order of the third tune and the fourth tune. Then, correspondingly, the highlighted portion, the content displayed in the window, and the content displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2 are switched.

Further, when the select knob 3 is turned to select the sixth piece, the karaoke performance control section 7
2 reads out the title information for television display for the second to seventh songs from the ROM cartridge 50. Therefore, the second to seventh songs are displayed on the screen of the television 60, and the seventh song is highlighted. That is, the screen of the television 60 scrolls upward by one line. In this case, when the select knob 3 is turned quickly, the screen of the television 60 scrolls at high speed. Therefore, even if the number of the music piece to be selected is large, the desired music piece can be instantly found by turning the select knob 3 quickly. On the other hand, when the select knob 60 is turned counterclockwise, the
The highlighted lines on the screen of 0 move upward in sequence, and then the screen is scrolled downward.

In general, when the select knob 3 is turned to select the mth song, the karaoke performance control section 72 refers to the pointer P.KFN to display the title of the mth song for TV display. The address is calculated as follows.

[0047]

[Equation 1] Then, 32 bytes of data are read from the obtained address. Similarly, the title address for liquid crystal display is obtained as follows.

[0048]

[Equation 2] Then, 32 bytes of data are read from the obtained address.

Further, the karaoke performance control section 72
Is the song number 1 when the next song after the last song number (50) is specified
Is selected, and the music before the first music number (music number 1) is designated, the music number 50 is selected. That is, song numbers 1 to 50 are
It has a ring structure for data processing. Therefore, by turning the select knob 3 to the left or right, it is possible to quickly find a desired song.

(3) Start of Performance Next, when the start / stop button 4 is pressed in the state where any one of the songs is selected, the switch 22 shown in FIG. 4 outputs an ON signal. As a result, the system control unit 70 instructs the karaoke performance control unit 72 to start playing. As a result, the karaoke performance control section 72 refers to the pointer P • FSA in the ROM cartridge 50 to read the start and end addresses of the performance data of the selected song, and sequentially reads the performance data in that area, The accompaniment information is formed and transferred to the audio signal processing circuit 75. Further, in synchronization with the reading of the performance data, the lyrics information of the song is read and transferred to the video signal processing circuit 73. As a result,
The video signal processing circuit 73 displays the lyrics of the song on the screen of the television 60. In this case, the lyrics are colored according to the progression of the song.

Further, the karaoke performance control section 72
From the corresponding area in the ROM cartridge 50,
The lyrics information in katakana is read and supplied to the liquid crystal display unit 2. As a result, the lyrics of katakana of the song are displayed on the liquid crystal display unit 2. In this case, a cursor is shown at the bottom of the Katakana lyrics, and the cursor moves according to the progress of the song.

Now, as shown in FIG. 7, when the start / stop button 4 is pressed in a state in which the first song "while listening to Olivia" is selected, the screen of the television 60 shown in FIG. The lyrics are displayed as shown in a). Further, keys and tempos are displayed at the portions where "K" and "T" are displayed at the bottom of the drawing.

On the liquid crystal display section 2, lyrics are displayed in katakana as shown in FIG. 8 (b). In the illustrated example, the cursor is displayed at the "a" portion of "okiniiri".

(4) Reservation of music In this embodiment, not only can the selected music be played immediately, but a plurality of music can be reserved in sequence. In this case, after selecting a desired music piece using the select knob 3, the entry button 31 is pressed. When the entry button 31 is pressed, the system control unit 70 outputs a reservation command to the karaoke performance control unit 72.
As a result, the karaoke performance control section 72 stores the currently selected song in a predetermined storage section. After that, similarly, the songs registered for reservation are stored, and the start /
When the stop button 4 is pressed to instruct the start of the performance, the performance is started from the song reserved first.

Further, in this embodiment, it is possible to make a reservation during the performance. 8A is displayed on the screen of the television 60 during the performance, the title of the song selected at that time is displayed in the lower window of this screen. Here, when the select knob 3 is turned, the pieces of music displayed on the window are sequentially switched according to the amount of rotation. Then, when the desired song is displayed, the entry button 31 is pressed to pre-register the song.

FIG. 9A shows a state in which the third piece of music is selected during the performance. Also, the triangular symbol displayed under the window indicates the number of reserved songs. Therefore, in the case shown in the figure, 10 songs are reserved.

Further, FIG. 9 (b) shows the display contents of the liquid crystal display section 2 when the music selection is performed during the performance. The liquid crystal display unit 2 displays lyrics in katakana during the performance, but when a pulse signal is output from the music selection input unit 15 and a music selection command is output from the system control unit 70,
The karaoke performance control unit 72 switches from the lyrics display to the selected song display. Moreover, after the title of the selected song is displayed for a certain period of time, the lyrics of the song being played at that time are again displayed.

(5) Others Display of Cartridge Title When the title button 32 shown in FIG. 2 is pressed, the system control unit 70 causes the karaoke performance control unit 7 to operate.
Instruct 2 to display the title. As a result, the karaoke performance control unit 72 causes the ROM cartridge 50 to
The title information stored at addresses 4 to 27 is read out and transferred to the video signal processing circuit 73. As a result, the title of the ROM cartridge 50 is displayed on the television 60. In this way, the title is displayed
This is because it is convenient to confirm what kind of ROM cartridge is currently inserted in the main body 1.

Random music selection The karaoke performance control section 72 has a random music selection function for performing random music selection, and the random button 3
When 3 is pressed and the random mode is instructed from the system control unit 70, the songs in the ROM cartridge 50 are randomly selected. In this case, the performance operation after selecting the music is the same as when selecting the music by the select knob 3.

C: Advantages of Embodiment (1) In this embodiment, since the music is selected by the rotating select knob and the rotary encoder which is linked to this, there is an advantage that the operability is extremely high. Therefore, even if the number of stored music pieces is large, it is possible to easily select by rotating the select knob quickly.

(2) In the present embodiment, since the first and last stored music titles are continuously recognized as a ring, the desired music can be searched from both forward and reverse directions. You can In addition, since the order of the songs is annularly similar to the rotating operation of the select knob, the operation can be performed with an extremely natural feeling.

(3) Since the order of the music titles is recognized in the order of the addresses where the music titles are stored, it is not necessary to store the information regarding the ranking together. If necessary, the ranking information may be stored together with the song titles, and the song order may be determined irrespective of the address ranking.

D: Modified Example (1) Melody Index In this embodiment, titles of a plurality of songs are displayed directly on the screen, and an arbitrary song can be selected by turning the select knob 3. However, there are cases in which the song title cannot be remembered only by the title of the song. Therefore, for example, along with the title information, the reproduction information of the most well-known part of the song, for example, the chorus part, or the intro part of the song, the refrain part, etc. The amount of the melody may be small, and the amount can be further reduced by limiting only the melody), and the melody information may be read out and reproduced when a predetermined switch is pressed. In this way, in addition to the title display, by playing the melody of the part that represents the characteristics of the song, it is easy to remember the song and the function as an index is improved.

(2) Music Selection Structure Other Than Rotary Encoder In the above-described embodiment, the rotary encoder 12 outputs a pulse corresponding to the rotation amount of the select knob 3, and music selection is performed based on this pulse. However, the music selection signal may be obtained from, for example, an up / down switch, a touch panel, or a slide volume.

(3) Generally, the karaoke performance control section 72 and the system control section 70 are constituted by using a microcomputer or the like. In that case, the two are integrated without being divided in the circuit.

(4) Performance information and song title information
It may be stored in the same ROM in the ROM cartridge 50, or may be stored in a separate ROM. Further, it may be stored in a CD-ROM or MD, or may be stored in a RAM or the like backed up by a battery.

[0067]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to easily select a desired song from a large number of songs without the need of an index booklet or the like, and the next song can be played even during a performance. Can be selected (claims 1 to 5).
Further, in parallel with the lyrics display of the lyrics information display control means, the song name of the song selected by the song selection means is configured to be displayed in a separate display window by the song selection window display means. Music can be selected (claim 2)
5).

[Brief description of drawings]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an electrical configuration of an embodiment of the present invention.

FIG. 2 is a front view showing the outer appearance of the embodiment.

FIG. 3 is a perspective view showing a structure of a music selection input unit 15 in the embodiment.

4 is a cross-sectional view of the mechanism shown in FIG.

FIG. 5 is a connection diagram when a television is connected in the embodiment.

FIG. 6 is a memory map of the ROM cartridge 50 in the embodiment.

FIG. 7 is a diagram showing a display example of a television and a liquid crystal display unit at the time of selecting music.

FIG. 8 is a diagram showing a display example of a television and a liquid crystal display unit during a performance.

FIG. 9 is a diagram showing a display example of a television and a liquid crystal display unit when selecting music during a performance.

[Explanation of symbols]

4 ... Start / Stop button (performance start instruction means), 15 ... Song selection input section (music selection means), 22 ... Switch (performance start instruction means), 50 ... ROM cartridge (performance information storage means: song name information storage) Means), 70 ...
System control section (song name display signal output means), 7
2 ... Karaoke performance control section (song name display signal output means: identification display instruction means: performance signal creation means: lyrics information display control hand: stage selection window display means), 73 ... video signal processing circuit (song name display signal output means) ).

Claims (5)

[Claims] 1. Performance information storage means for storing performance information of a plurality of songs, music name information storage means for storing music title information of each music, and music selection for selecting music according to an operation of an operator. A music selecting means for outputting a signal, and recognizing a predetermined order for each music name in the music name information storing means, a music corresponding to the music selecting signal from the music selecting means, and a predetermined number of consecutive music pieces. Song name display signal output means for reading the song name information of a song from the song name information storage means, creating a display signal based on these song name information and outputting it to a display device, and for identifying the song selected by the song selecting means. Identification display instructing means for causing the music title display signal output means to perform identification display processing, performance start instructing means for instructing start of performance, and start of performance instructed by the performance start instructing means Then, the singing accompaniment device is provided with a performance signal creating means for creating performance signals by reading the performance information of the music selected at that time from the performance information storage means. 2. Performance information storage means for storing performance information of a plurality of songs, song name information storage means for storing song name information of each song, and lyrics information storage for storing lyrics information of each song. Means, a music selection means for outputting a music selection signal for selecting music in accordance with the operation of the operator, and recognizing a predetermined order for each music name in the music name information storage means, and selecting music from the music selection means. A song name display signal output for reading out song name information of a song corresponding to a signal and a predetermined number of songs in a consecutive order from the song name information storage means, creating a display signal based on these song name information and outputting the display signal to a display device. Means, identification display instructing means for causing the music title display signal output means to perform an identification display processing for identifying the music selected by the music selecting means, and performance start instructing means for instructing the start of performance. A performance signal creating means for creating a performance signal by reading performance information of a song selected at that time from the performance information storage means when the performance start instruction means gives an instruction to start the performance; The lyrics information display control means for reading the lyrics information of the song from the lyrics information storage means corresponding to the reading of the performance information by the means, creating a display signal based on the lyrics information display control means, and the song selection means. A song selection window for reading the song name information of the selected song from the song name information storage means, creating a display signal based on the song name information, and displaying it in a separate display window of the display device in parallel with the display operation of the lyrics information display control means. A singing accompaniment device comprising: a display unit. 3. The singing song according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the music selection means has a rotating knob and a rotary encoder linked to the knob, and outputs an output pulse of the rotary encoder as a music selection signal. Accompaniment device. 4. The song title display signal output means recognizes the order in a ring so that the first and last songs of the song title information are continuous. The sung accompaniment device described. 5. The song according to claim 1, wherein the music title display signal output means recognizes the order corresponding to an address of music title information stored in the music title storage means. Accompaniment device.