Electronic musical instrument with any key play mode
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1. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
- a plurality of pitch designation means divided into a plurality of group designation means, said pitch designation means being operable to designate pitches;
pitch data storage means for storing pitch data indicating pitches of melody tones constituting a melody;
readout means for sequentially reading out the pitch data from said pitch data storage means;
tone generation processing means for executing tone generation processing on the basis of the pitch data read out by said readout means; and
control means for enabling said tone generation processing means to execute tone generation processing responsive to both of;
operation of at least one of said pitch designation means; and
when none of said pitch generation means in a group designation means including previously operation pitch designation means is subsequently operated; and
said control means disabling said tone generation processing means from executing the tone generation processing when at least one pitch designation means in a group designation means including any previously operation pitch designation means is subsequently operated.
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Abstract
In an electronic musical instrument with an ANY KEY mode which regards keys as a single one-key, an ON event in a non-operation state is valid, and a one-key play operation is advanced by one tone.
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1. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a plurality of pitch designation means divided into a plurality of group designation means, said pitch designation means being operable to designate pitches; pitch data storage means for storing pitch data indicating pitches of melody tones constituting a melody; readout means for sequentially reading out the pitch data from said pitch data storage means; tone generation processing means for executing tone generation processing on the basis of the pitch data read out by said readout means; and control means for enabling said tone generation processing means to execute tone generation processing responsive to both of; operation of at least one of said pitch designation means; and when none of said pitch generation means in a group designation means including previously operation pitch designation means is subsequently operated; and said control means disabling said tone generation processing means from executing the tone generation processing when at least one pitch designation means in a group designation means including any previously operation pitch designation means is subsequently operated. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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3. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a plurality of pitch designation means respectively operable to designate pitches; pitch data storage means for storing pitch data indicating pitches of melody tones constituting a melody; readout means for sequentially reading out the pitch data from said pitch data storage means; and tone generation processing means for executing tone generation processing on the basis of the pitch data read out by said readout means; and control means for enabling said tone generation processing means to execute tone generation processing responsive to at least one of; operation of at least one of said pitch designation means when none of the pitch designation means was previously operated; and the operated pitch designation means changing from a number in a first range to a number in a second range, a lowest value number in the second range being greater than a highest value number in the first range; and said control means disabling said tone generation processing means from executing the tone generation except when enabled. - View Dependent Claims (4, 5, 6)
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7. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a plurality of pitch designation means, each of which is assigned to a pitch, for designating pitches; pitch data storage means for storing pitch data indicating pitches of melody tones constituting a melody; readout means for sequentially reading out the pitch data from said pitch data storage means; and tone generation processing means for executing tone generation processing on the basis of the pitch data read out by said readout means; and control means for enabling said tone generation processing means to execute tone generation processing responsive to at least one of; at least one of said pitch designation means being operated at a time when no pitch designation means has been previously operated; and one of said pitch designation means being operated whose pitch differs from that of a pitch designation means which has previously been operated by not less than a predetermined value; and said control means disabling said tone-generation processing means from executing tone generation processing except when enabled. - View Dependent Claims (8)
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9. An electronic musical instrument comprising:
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a plurality of pitch designation means operable to designate pitches; pitch data storage means for storing pitch data indicating pitches of melody tones constituting a melody; readout means for sequentially reading out the pitch data from said pitch data storage means; tone generation processing means for executing tone generation processing on the basis of the pitch data read out by said readout means; and control means for enabling said tone generation processing means to execute tone generation processing only when at least one of said pitch generation means is operated when none of the other pitch designation means is presently operated, and for disabling said tone generation processing means from executing the tone generation processing when at least one of said pitch designation means is operated when at least one pitch designation means is presently operated.
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