Auto-play musical instrument with a chain-play mode for a plurality of demonstration tones
First Claim
1. An auto-play apparatus having storage means for storing auto-play data of a plurality of music pieces, and play means for performing an auto-play based on the auto-play data stored in said storage means, comprising:
- mode set means for setting a demonstration mode for performing a continuous auto-play of a music piece;
music piece selection means for selecting a music piece to be continuously played back in the demonstration mode;
instruction means for, when said music piece selection means does not select a music piece for a predetermined period of time after the demonstration mode is set by said mode set means, instructing to start a chain-play for sequentially and continuously playing back a plurality of music pieces; and
play means for, when said instruction means instructs to start the chain-play, sequentially reading out auto-play data of a plurality of music pieces from said storage means, and performing a continuous auto-play of the plurality of music pieces.
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Abstract
An auto-play musical instrument which has external and internal data storages for auto-play data is disclosed. The auto-play data contain a plurality of music piece data for demonstration tones or background tones. A demonstration button is provided to set a mode for playing back one of music pieces with designating a play number of the auto-play data. A play controller is provided to automatically start a chain-play of the music pieces stored in the external and internal storages when a fixed time interval has passed without any designation of the play number after the set of the demonstration mode.
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1. An auto-play apparatus having storage means for storing auto-play data of a plurality of music pieces, and play means for performing an auto-play based on the auto-play data stored in said storage means, comprising:
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mode set means for setting a demonstration mode for performing a continuous auto-play of a music piece; music piece selection means for selecting a music piece to be continuously played back in the demonstration mode; instruction means for, when said music piece selection means does not select a music piece for a predetermined period of time after the demonstration mode is set by said mode set means, instructing to start a chain-play for sequentially and continuously playing back a plurality of music pieces; and play means for, when said instruction means instructs to start the chain-play, sequentially reading out auto-play data of a plurality of music pieces from said storage means, and performing a continuous auto-play of the plurality of music pieces. - View Dependent Claims (2)
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