Method and device for setting or selecting a tonal characteristic using segments of excitation mechanisms and structures
First Claim
1. A tone setting device for a tone generator which generates a musical tone signal based on tone setting data in accordance with a predetermined algorithm comprising a combination of a plurality of modelling sections, said tone setting device comprising:
- memory means for storing a plurality of tone setting data;
operating means for selecting segments in combination from among various segments of exciting mechanisms and structures in plural types of musical instruments or sound generating objects for each of said plurality of modelling sections; and
data supply means for reading out from said memory means tone setting data corresponding to the combination of the segments selected by said operating means, as parameter data for setting a characteristic of a tone to be generated in accordance with said predetermined algorithm, and for supplying the read-out tone setting data to the tone generator,whereby said characteristic of the generated tone is set by combining the segments of any of the musical instruments or tone generating structures.
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Abstract
A tone setting device includes an operating section for selecting segments in combination from among various segments of exciting mechanisms and structures employed in plural types of musical instruments, and a data supply section supplies tone setting data, corresponding to the combination of the selected segments, as data for setting a characteristic of a tone. By thus combining segments of desired musical instruments, a free tone selection can be conducted easily in such a form where the selected tone color can be readily recognized by a human operator. Also, a plurality of parameters are allocated to a single operator so that the parameters can be simultaneously adjusted by respective unique amounts of change based on operation of the same operator.
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14 Claims
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1. A tone setting device for a tone generator which generates a musical tone signal based on tone setting data in accordance with a predetermined algorithm comprising a combination of a plurality of modelling sections, said tone setting device comprising:
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memory means for storing a plurality of tone setting data; operating means for selecting segments in combination from among various segments of exciting mechanisms and structures in plural types of musical instruments or sound generating objects for each of said plurality of modelling sections; and data supply means for reading out from said memory means tone setting data corresponding to the combination of the segments selected by said operating means, as parameter data for setting a characteristic of a tone to be generated in accordance with said predetermined algorithm, and for supplying the read-out tone setting data to the tone generator, whereby said characteristic of the generated tone is set by combining the segments of any of the musical instruments or tone generating structures. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6)
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7. A tone setting device for a tone generator which generates a musical tone signal based on tone setting data in accordance with a predetermined algorithm, comprising:
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memory means for storing a plurality of tone setting data; operating means for selecting segments in combination from among various segments of exciting mechanisms and structures in plural types of musical instruments or sound generating objects, wherein said operating means includes first means for selecting desired ones of the segments in combination, and second means for, if the combination of the segments selected by said first means has a plurality of variations, selecting a desired one of the variations; and data supply means for reading out from said memory means tone setting data corresponding to the combination of the segments selected by said operating means, as data for setting a characteristic of a tone, and for supplying the read-out tone setting data to the tone generator, whereby a characteristic of a tone to be generated is set by combining the segments of any of the musical instruments or tone generating structures.
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8. A method of selecting tone setting data for a tone generator which generates a musical tone based on tone setting data in accordance with a predetermined algorithm comprising a combination of a plurality of modelling sections, said method comprising the steps of:
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dividing exciting mechanisms and structures of a plurality of musical instruments or sound generating objects into a plurality of segments corresponding to each of said plurality of modelling sections and displaying the segments on a display; selecting desired segments displayed on the display for each of said plurality of modelling sections; providing on the display a representation of a combination of the segments selected by said step of selecting; and supplying tone setting data corresponding to the combination of the selected segments, as parameter data for setting a characteristic of a tone in accordance with said predetermined algorithm.
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9. A tone setting device comprising:
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at least one data editing operator, said operator being of a type that can be operated to move within respective predetermined ranges in positive and negative regions; allocating means for allocating at least two parameters for setting or controlling a characteristic of a tone, as parameters to be edited in value via said operator; and control means for, in response to operation of same said operator, variably adjusting values of the parameters to be edited via said operator, by different amounts corresponding to a predetermined operation amount of said operator, each of said different amounts being set separately for each of the positive and negative regions of said operator. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13)
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14. A computer-readable memory containing computer-readable instructions to cause a computer to implement a method for selecting tone setting data for a tone generator which generates a musical tone signal based on tone setting data in accordance with a predetermined algorithm comprising a combination of a plurality of modelling sections, said method comprising the steps of:
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dividing exciting mechanisms and structures of a plurality of musical instruments or sound generating objects into a plurality of segments corresponding to each of said plurality of modelling sections and displaying the segments on a display; selecting desired the segments displayed on the display for each of said plurality of modelling sections; providing on the display a representation of a combination of the segments selected by said step of selecting; and supplying tone setting data corresponding to the combination of the selected segments, as parameter data for setting a characteristic of a tone to be generated in accordance with said predetermined algorithm.
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