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Karaoke system having a playback source with pre-stored data and a music synthesizing source with rewriteable data

  • US 5,654,516 A
  • Filed: 09/09/1996
  • Issued: 08/05/1997
  • Est. Priority Date: 11/03/1993
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. A karaoke system for sounding a karaoke song according to a request command, the request command corresponding to a karaoke song desired by a singer, the karaoke system comprising:

  • music playback means for pre-storing music accompaniment data as a pre-stored data source, and for reading out the pre-stored music accompaniment data to reproduce an audio signal corresponding to the music accompaniment data;

    music synthesizing means for storing music performance designation data as a rewriteable data source, and for synthesizing an audio signal in accordance with the music performance designation data;

    control means for receiving the request command, and for selecting either of the music playback means and the music synthesizing means according to the request command, and for controlling a selected one of the music playback means and the music synthesizing means to output an audio signal; and

    sound means receptive of the audio signal outputted by the selected one of the music playback means and the music synthesizing means, and for sounding a desired karaoke song corresponding to the received audio signal.

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