Yamaha Corporation

Norihisa Aoki

Akira Suzuki

Horiyuki Torimura

Toshifumi Kunimoto

Hiroyuki Torimura

Kensuke Ide

Tadashi Okano

Fumitsugu Ohtaka

In the case where an automatic reading file composed of plural kinds of detailed parameters stored in a transportable storage device whose attachment is detected has been already read in an apparatus, it is determined whether update, to a currently-read automatic reading file, of an automatic reading file stored in a storage section is carried out or not in accordance with a user's instruction, and is controlled so as to carry out a process. Namely, in the case where an automatic reading file has not been read yet, the automatic reading file stored in the storage section is updated to the currently-read automatic reading file without any condition. On the other hand, if an automatic reading file has been already read, the automatic reading file stored in the storage section may be edited on the basis of it.

Tone signal creating apparatus and method

An electronic organand a personal computerare connected with a MIDI cable. The personal computeris connected to a servervia a communication network. The personal computerdownloads a controlling program from the server. The electronic organis set to be a listening trial mode by an operation of the personal computer. In the listening trial mode, an output of a data in a temporally storage area is prohibited. The serverprovides a first encoded performance data to the personal computer, and the personal computerdecodes the received first encoded performance data. The electronic organgenerates a key, and the personal computersecondary encodes the performance data with the key and transmits it to the electronic organ. The electronic organdeletes the data stored in the temporally storage area after the listening trial.

Performance data transmission controlling apparatus, and electronic musical instrument capable of acquiring performance data

An electronic organand a personal computerare connected with a MIDI cable. The personal computeris connected to a servervia a communication network. The personal computerdownloads a controlling program from the server. The electronic organis set to be a listening trial mode by an operation of the personal computer. In the listening trial mode, an output of a data in a temporary storage area is prohibited. The serverprovides a first encoded performance data to the personal computer, and the personal computerdecodes the received first encoded performance data. The electronic organgenerates a key, and the personal computersecondary encodes the performance data with the key and transmits it to the electronic organ. The electronic organdeletes the data stored in the temporary storage area after the listening trial.

An electronic musical instrument is composed of a main body portion and parts such as an upper keyboard, a lower keyboard, and so on that are selected from among parts of a high-grade and low-grade in accordance with the model thereof and placed in the main body portion, in which a ROM stores control programs necessary for control of the electronic musical instrument of the high-grade model and low-grade model so that a CPU selects any of these and executes it. The selection is performed in accordance with an ON/OFF state of a limit switch provided to correspond to one of the parts. A portion of the part is made to have a different shape depending on the grade, so that when the part is placed in the main body portion, the limit switch comes into an ON/OFF state in accordance with the grade of the part.

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Hamamatsu, Japan

Norihisa Aoki