Ensemble system

• US 7,939,740 B2
• Filed: 07/24/2006
• Issued: 05/10/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/12/2005
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Usa, Satoshi, Urai, Tomomitsu
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren; David S.
• Application Number:
  US12/066,519
• Publication Number:
  US 20090044685A1
• Time in Patent Office: 1,751 Days
• Field of Search: 84600-602, 846/09, 846/49
• US Class Current: 84/600
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0008 Associated control or indicating means
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0066 using a MIDI interface
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/175 for jam sessions or musical collaboration through a network, e.g. for composition, ensemble playing or repeating; Compensation of network or internet delays therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/325 Synchronizing two or more audio tracks or files according to musical features or musical timings

Abstract

An electronic musical instrument is provided, which makes it possible to manage a state of attendance (presence/absence, etc.) of participants and perform easy management on the level of activity on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis. According to performance operations on performance terminals 2, a controller 1 records a performance history. Performance terminals 2 to which performance parts have been assigned by a Facilitator are determined as being present, whereas performance terminal 2 to which no performance parts have been assigned are determined as being absent. The number of times of key depression on each performance terminal 2, the average key depression intensity (average Velocity), etc. from start to end of a performance are recorded. The recorded values for respective items are output in the form of text data. Since values for the respective item are recorded at every performance, the frequency of attendance of respective users can easily be managed on a daily, weekly, or monthly basis.

Claims

1. An ensemble system comprising:

a plurality of performance terminals each having at least one performance operator unit used for performance operation;

at least one tone generator; and

a controller connected to the plurality of performance terminals and the at least one tone generator and adapted to control each of the performance terminals, wherein the controller includes;

storage means adapted to store music data for performance, the music data including a plurality of performance parts;

performance control means adapted to assign the plurality of performance parts to respective ones of the plurality of performance terminals prior to performance, read out a performance of the performance part assigned to each of the performance terminals in accordance with a way in which the performance operator unit of said each of said performance terminals is operated, and output data representing the read-out performance(s) to the tone generator(s); and

record means adapted to record whether each of the performance terminals participated in performance of the music data and record a performance history for each of the performance terminals from start to completion of the performance of the music data,

wherein the performance history includes information representing a number of times of and an average intensity of performance operation.

2. The ensemble system according to claim 1, wherein the performance history includes information representing an average deviation relative to the performance operation on a guide performance terminal among the performance terminal.

3. An ensemble system comprising:

a plurality of performance terminals each having at least one performance operator unit used for performance operation;

at least one tone generator; and

a controller connected to the plurality of performance terminals and the at least one tone generator and adapted to control each of the performance terminals, wherein the controller includes;

storage means adapted to store music data for performance, the music data including a plurality of performance parts;

performance control means adapted to assign the plurality of performance parts to respective ones of the plurality of performance terminals prior to performance, read out a performance of the performance part assigned to each of the performance terminals in accordance with a way in which the performance operator unit of said each of said performance terminals is operated, and output data representing the read-out performance(s) to the tone generator(s); and

record means adapted to record whether each of the performance terminals participated in performance of the music data and record a performance history for each of the performance terminals from start to completion of the performance of the music data,

wherein the ensemble system further comprises a plurality of the tone generators,

wherein one of the tone generators is built in each of the plurality of performance terminals,

wherein said performance control means of the controller is adapted to output information on the read-out performance part to the tone generator built in the performance terminal to which the performance part is assigned, and

wherein the performance history includes information representing a number of times of and an average intensity of performance operation.

4. An ensemble system comprising:

a plurality of performance terminals each having at least one performance operator unit used for performance operation;

at least one tone generator; and

a controller connected to the plurality of performance terminals and the at least one tone generator and adapted to control each of the performance terminals, wherein the controller includes;

a storage unit adapted to store music data for performance, the music data including a plurality of performance parts;

a performance control unit adapted to assign the plurality of performance parts to respective ones of the plurality of performance terminals prior to performance, read out a performance of the performance part assigned to each of the performance terminals in accordance with a way in which the performance operator unit of said each of said performance terminals is operated, and output data representing the read-out performance(s) to the tone generator(s); and

a record unit adapted to record whether each of the performance terminals participated in performance of the music data and record a performance history for each of the performance terminals from start to completion of the performance of the music data,

wherein the performance history includes information representing a number of times of and an average intensity of performance operation.

5. An ensemble system comprising:

a plurality of performance terminals each haying at least one performance operator unit used for performance operation;

at least one tone generator; and

a controller connected to the plurality of performance terminals and the at least one tone generator and adapted to control each of the performance terminals, wherein the controller includes;

a storage unit adapted to store music data for performance, the music data including a plurality of performance parts;

a performance control unit adapted to assign the plurality of performance parts to respective ones of the plurality of performance terminals prior to performance, read out a performance of the performance part assigned to each of the performance terminals in accordance with a way in which the performance operator unit of said each of said performance terminals is operated, and output data representing the read-out performance(s) to the tone generator(s); and

a record unit adapted to record whether each of the performance terminals participated in performance of the music data and record a performance history for each of the performance terminals from start to completion of the performance of the music data,

wherein the ensemble system further comprises a plurality of the tone generators,

wherein one of the tone generators is built in each of the plurality of performance terminals,

wherein said performance control unit of the controller is adapted to output information on the read-out performance part to the tone generator built in the performance terminal to which the performance part is assigned, and

wherein the performance history includes information representing a number of times of and an average intensity of performance operation.

6. An ensemble method implemented by a controller in an ensemble system, the ensemble system comprising a plurality of performance terminals each having at least one performance operator unit used for performance operation, the ensemble system further comprising at least one tone generator and the controller, wherein the controller is connected to the plurality of performance terminals and the at least one tone generator and is adapted to control each of the performance terminals, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:

storing music data for performance in a storage unit of the controller, the music data including a plurality of performance parts;

assigning, by a performance control unit of the controller, the plurality of performance parts to respective ones of the plurality of performance terminals prior to performance;

reading out, by the performance control unit, a performance of the performance part assigned to each of the performance terminals in accordance with a way in which the performance operator unit of said each of said performance terminals is operated;

outputting, by the performance control unit, data representing the read-out performance(s) to the tone generator(s);

recording, by a record unit of the controller, whether each of the performance terminals participated in performance of the music data; and

recording, by the record unit, a performance history for each of the performance terminals from start to completion of the performance of the music data,

wherein the performance history includes information representing a number of times of and an average intensity of performance operation.

7. The ensemble method according to claim 6, wherein the performance history includes information representing an average deviation relative to the performance operation on a guide performance terminal among the performance terminal.

8. An ensemble method implemented by a controller in an ensemble system, the ensemble system comprising a plurality of performance terminals each having at least one performance operator unit used for performance operation, the ensemble system further comprising at least one tone generator and the controller, wherein the controller is connected to the plurality of performance terminals and the at least one tone generator and is adapted to control each of the performance terminals, and wherein the method comprises the steps of:

storing music data for performance in a storage unit of the controller, the music data including a plurality of performance parts;

assigning, by a performance control unit of the controller, the plurality of performance parts to respective ones of the plurality of performance terminals prior to performance;

reading out, by the performance control unit, a performance of the performance part assigned to each of the performance terminals in accordance with a way in which the performance operator unit of said each of said performance terminals is operated;

outputting, by the performance control unit, data representing the read-out performance(s) to the tone generator(s);

recording, by a record unit of the controller, whether each of the performance terminals participated in performance of the music data; and

recording, by the record unit, a performance history for each of the performance terminals from start to completion of the performance of the music data,

wherein the ensemble system further comprises a plurality of the tone generators,

wherein one of the tone generators is built in each of the plurality of performance terminals,

wherein the method further comprises outputting, by the performance control unit, information on the read-out performance part to the tone generator built in the performance terminal to which the performance part is assigned, and

wherein the performance history includes information representing a number of times of and an average intensity of performance operation.