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Electronic musical instrument with semi-automatic playing function

  • US 5,777,250 A
  • Filed: 09/27/1996
  • Issued: 07/07/1998
  • Est. Priority Date: 09/29/1995
  • Status: Expired due to Fees
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1. An electronic musical instrument comprising:

  • playing data generating means for production of playing data in response to an action on a playing controller;

    musical piece data memory means for storing musical piece data comprising a series of musical sound data units;

    separating means for dividing the playing data into a plurality of groups according to a predetermined reference; and

    at least one semi-automatic playing means responsive to each said production of playing data in at least one of the plurality of groups, for reading a sequence of sound data units of the musical piece data out of the musical piece data memory means, said sound data units which are read out being determined by the group that the playing data belongs to, and for generating musical tones on the basis of said sound data units which are read out in synchronism with the production of playing data.

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