Automatic music playing apparatus
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1. An automatic music playing apparatus, comprising:
- first and second memory means;
storing means for storing tone information determinative of notes, durations and rests of a musical piece, in said first memory means;
reading means for automatically and continuously reading out said tone information stored in said first memory means;
automatic playing means for reproducing the notes, durations and rests of the musical piece automatically in accordance with said tone information read out by said reading means;
setting means for setting performance information determinative of tone colors and tone effects for the notes of the musical piece, together with time information, in said second memory means while notes stored in said first memory means are played selectively by said automatic playing means, wherein the performance information can be set as desired for the selected notes;
sound producing means coupled to said first and said second memory means for producing sounds automatically and continuously according to the tone information and the performance information read out from said first and said second memory means; and
changing means for changing at least one of the tone colors and tone effects of the sound to be produced by said sound producing means at a timing designated by said time information set in said second memory means.
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Abstract
Melody information representing pitches and durations of tones is stored in a first area of a RAM whose addresses are designated by a first address counter of an address register. Performance information representing tone colors, vibrato, etc. is stored in a second area of the RAM whose addresses are designated by a second address counter of the address register, while the stored melody information is read out and reproduced. The melody information and performance information stored in the respective areas of the RAM are read out in associated relation with respect to one another, to be sounded from loudspeakers.
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1. An automatic music playing apparatus, comprising:
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first and second memory means; storing means for storing tone information determinative of notes, durations and rests of a musical piece, in said first memory means; reading means for automatically and continuously reading out said tone information stored in said first memory means; automatic playing means for reproducing the notes, durations and rests of the musical piece automatically in accordance with said tone information read out by said reading means; setting means for setting performance information determinative of tone colors and tone effects for the notes of the musical piece, together with time information, in said second memory means while notes stored in said first memory means are played selectively by said automatic playing means, wherein the performance information can be set as desired for the selected notes; sound producing means coupled to said first and said second memory means for producing sounds automatically and continuously according to the tone information and the performance information read out from said first and said second memory means; and changing means for changing at least one of the tone colors and tone effects of the sound to be produced by said sound producing means at a timing designated by said time information set in said second memory means. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. An automatic music playing apparatus, comprising:
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a central processing unit; an address register connected to be controlled by said central processing unit; memory means for storing tone information determinative of notes, durations and rests of a musical piece, and performance information determinative of tone colors and tone effects for the notes of the musical piece, from said central processing unit, the addresses of the memory means being designated by said address register; a keyboard for supplying said tone information to said memory means under the control of said central processing unit; input means for supplying said performance information together with time information to said memory means under the control of said central processing unit; recording means for storing said tone information in said memory means in co-operation with said central processing unit; reproducing means for reproducing tone signals according to the tone information stored in said memory means, said tone signals having the tone colors and tone effects determined by the performance information stored in said memory means; and changing means for changing at least one of the tone colors and tone effects of the tone signals to be reproduced by said reproducing means, at a timing designated by said time information. - View Dependent Claims (8, 9, 10)
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