PERFORMANCE APPARATUS AND TONE GENERATION METHOD
First Claim
1. A performance apparatus comprising:
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of said key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of said key switches being associated with a tone pitch;
a storage section that stores a music piece data set comprising tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with said key switches;
a repeat-section setting section that, in a repeat-section setting mode, causes the plurality of key switches to function as setting operators and sets a repeat section of the music piece data set on the basis of the X-coordinate position of any operated one of said key switches; and
a reproduction section that reproduces the music piece data set stored in said storage section, said reproduction section repetitively reproducing the tone generating data of the music piece data set included in the repeat section set by said repeat-section setting section.
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Abstract
Plural key switches are arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, and an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches is associated with tone generation timing while a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches is associated with a tone pitch. Storage section stores a music piece data set that includes tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with the key switches. In a repeat-section setting mode, a repeat-section setting section causes the plural key switches to function as setting operators and sets a repeat section of the music piece data set on the basis of the X-coordinate position of any operated one of the key switches. In reproduction of the stored music piece data set, a reproduction section repetitively reproduces the tone generating data of the music piece data set which are included in the set repeat section.
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28 Claims
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1. A performance apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of said key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of said key switches being associated with a tone pitch; a storage section that stores a music piece data set comprising tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with said key switches; a repeat-section setting section that, in a repeat-section setting mode, causes the plurality of key switches to function as setting operators and sets a repeat section of the music piece data set on the basis of the X-coordinate position of any operated one of said key switches; and a reproduction section that reproduces the music piece data set stored in said storage section, said reproduction section repetitively reproducing the tone generating data of the music piece data set included in the repeat section set by said repeat-section setting section. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. A method for generating a tone under control of a computer in a performance apparatus which includes:
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with a tone pitch;
a storage section that stores a music piece data set comprising tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with said key switches; and
the computer, said method comprising;a repeat-section setting step of, in a repeat-section setting mode, causing the plurality of key switches to function as setting operators and setting a repeat section of the music piece data set on the basis of the X-coordinate position of any operated one of the key switches; and a reproduction step of reproducing the music piece data set stored in the storage section, said reproduction step repetitively reproducing the tone generating data of the music piece data set included in the repeat section set by said repeat-section setting step. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22)
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with a tone pitch;
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23. A computer-readable storage medium containing a group of instructions for causing a computer of a performance apparatus to perform a tone generation procedure, the performance apparatus including:
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with a tone pitch; and
a storage section that stores a music piece data set comprising tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with the key switches, said tone generation procedure comprising;a repeat-section setting step of, in a repeat-section setting mode, causing the plurality of key switches to function as setting operators and setting a repeat section of the music piece data set on the basis of the X-coordinate position of any operated one of the key switches; and a reproduction step of reproducing the music piece data set stored in the storage section, said reproduction step repetitively reproducing the tone generating data of the music piece data set included in the repeat section set by said repeat-section setting step. - View Dependent Claims (24, 25)
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with a tone pitch; and
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26. A performance apparatus comprising:
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a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of said key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of said key switches being associated with a tone pitch; a storage section that stores a music piece data set comprising tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with said key switches; a tone-pitch-range setting section that, in a tone-pitch-range setting mode, causes the plurality of key switches to function as setting operators and sets a reproducible tone pitch range on the basis of the Y-coordinate position of any operated one of said key switches; and a reproduction section that reproduces the music piece data set stored in said storage section, said reproduction section generating only the tone generating data, included in the music piece data set, having tone pitches within the reproducible tone pitch range set by said tone-pitch-range setting section. - View Dependent Claims (27)
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28. A method for generating a tone under control of a computer in a performance apparatus which includes:
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with a tone pitch;
a storage section that stores a music piece data set comprising tone generating data having data of tone pitches and tone generation timing associated with the key switches; and
the computer, said method comprising;a tone-pitch-range setting step of, in a tone-pitch-range setting mode, causing the plurality of key switches to function as setting operators and setting a reproducible tone pitch range on the basis of the Y-coordinate position of any operated one of the key switches; and a reproduction step of reproducing the music piece data set stored in the storage section, said reproduction step generating only the tone generating data, included in the music piece data set, having tone pitches within the reproducible tone pitch range set by said tone-pitch-range setting step.
- a plurality of key switches arranged in two dimensions along X- and Y-coordinate axes, an X-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with tone generation timing, a Y-coordinate position of each of the key switches being associated with a tone pitch;
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