Yamaha Corporation

Keizo Hamano

Kazuki Kashiwase

Yoshitomo Ota

A sound control device includes: a detection unit that detects a first operation on an operator and a second operation on the operator, the second operation being performed after the first operation; and a control unit that causes output of a second sound to be started, in response to the second operation being detected. The control unit causes output of a first sound to be started before causing the output of the second sound to be started, in response to the first operation being detected.

Sound control device, sound control method, and sound control program

A sound control device includes: a reception unit that receives a start instruction indicating a start of output of a sound; a reading unit that reads a control parameter that determines an output mode of the sound, in response to the start instruction being received; and a control unit that causes the sound to be output in a mode according to the read control parameter.

A voice generation device () is configured to generate a voice corresponding to one or a plurality of characters designated in a pre-defined character string. A controller () for the voice generation device is provided with a character selector () configured to be operable by a user to designate the one or a plurality of characters in the character string, and a voice control operator () configured to be operable by the user to control the state of the voice to be generated by the voice generation device. The controller () is provided with a grip (G) suitable for being held with a hand of the user, and the character selector and the voice control operator are provided on the grip. The character selector and the voice control operator are provided on the grip at such positions as to be operable with different fingers of the user holding the grip.

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Hamamatsu, Japan

Keizo Hamano