Yamaha Corporation

Shinichi Ohta

Kenichi Nishida

Shinichi Ito

Masahiro Kakishita

Masahiko Hasebe

Taku Ohno

Masashi Hirano

Kenichi Yamauchi

Kevin Macmanus

A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys, a sound production information generator that generates sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys, a control information generator that generates control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation, and a musical sound signal generator that generates a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.

Musical sound information outputting apparatus, musical sound producing apparatus, method for generating musical sound information

According to an exemplary embodiment, a content control device for a content divided into multiple playback sections includes at least one memory storing executable instructions and a processor that implements the executable instructions to execute a plurality of tasks. The plurality of tasks include a selecting task, a first acquiring task and an outputting task. The selecting task selects a playback section among the multiple playback sections. The first acquiring task acquires a first operation value in response to an operation of a first operation unit. The outputting task that outputs a plurality of parameter values. The plurality of parameter values are used for varying the content in the selected playback section, corresponding to the acquired first operation value based on control data that defines a relationship between the first operation value and the plurality of parameter values.

Content control device, method of controlling content and non-transitory computer-readable storage medium

A musical sound producing apparatus includes a plurality of keys; a sound production information generator configured to generate sound production information for producing a musical sound based on a first key operation on any key among the plurality of keys; a control information generator configured to generate control information for controlling, on the basis of a second key operation different from the first key operation, a mode of the musical sound produced on the basis of the first key operation; and a musical sound signal generator configured to generate a musical sound signal on the basis of the sound production information and the control information.

Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electronic musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, set a mode of the internal acoustic signal such that the internal acoustic signal is generated with a mode having a predetermined degree of similarity to a mode of the external acoustic signal generated in the first state.

Electronic musical instrument and electronic musical instrument system

Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electrical musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, control the volume of the internal acoustic signal such that the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the internal acoustic signal approaches the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the external acoustic signal.

A content control device includes: a plurality of controls to which a plurality of parameters for controlling properties of a content containing at least one of sound and video are respectively assigned, each of the plurality of controls outputting a first indicated value in accordance with an operation amount of the control; and a processor configured to previously create setting information used to determine respective values of the plurality of parameters in accordance with the second indicated value; determine the values of the plurality of parameters corresponding to the second indicated value respectively in accordance with the second indicated value and the setting information; and revise each of the values of the parameters to be determined in accordance with the first indicated value outputted for the control assigned to the parameter.

Content control device and storage medium

An electric acoustic apparatus includes a supply unit that supplies sound-generation information including timing information representing a start of a sound-generation, a storage storing sound control pattern data representing a pattern of over-time change of a parameter defining a behavior of a sound, a reproducer that reproduces the sound control pattern data, and a sound signal generator that generates a sound signal representing a sound according to the sound-generation information and changes the behavior of the sound based on the reproduced sound control pattern data. The reproducer controls a reproduction behavior of the sound control pattern data according to the sound-generation information.

Electric acoustic apparatus

A musical sound synthesizer generates a predetermined singing sound based on performance data. A compression device determines whether each of a plurality of phonemes forming the predetermined singing sound is a first phoneme to be sounded in accordance with a note-on signal indicative of a note-on of the performance data, and compresses a rise time of the first phoneme when the first phoneme is sounded in accordance with occurrence of the note-on signal of the performance data.

Musical sound synthesizer and storage medium therefor

An electronic musical apparatus employs a tone-generator section containing a plurality of tone-generator channels, each consisting of a vowel generation unit and a consonant generation unit which operate based on formant sound synthesis, so that a song is automatically swung based on lyric data and performance data. If a syllable within words of a lyric designated by the lyric data consists of a consonant and a vowel, the consonant generation unit generates the consonant with respect to a consonant sounding time which is set in advance whilst the vowel generation unit generates the vowel to follow the consonant. If generation of multiple syllables is allocated to a desired single note within notes corresponding to a melody designated by the performance data, the multiple syllables are sequentially generated during a sounding time of the desired single note. A human operator is capable of inputting words of a lyric to form the lyric data by using a computer keyboard. Or, the human operator is capable of editing the contents of the lyric data by using the computer keyboard. Incidentally, programs and/or the lyric data and performance data can be stored in an internal memory of the electronic musical apparatus; or they can be transferred to the electronic musical apparatus from an external storage device or an external system.

Electronic musical apparatus using vocalized sounds to sing a song

An electronic musical apparatus is designed to sing a song based on performance data which indicate a melody originally played by a musical instrument. Herein, the apparatus contains a formant tone generator and a data memory which stores a plurality of formant data, lyric data and melody data. Formant synthesis method is employed for voice synthesis to generate voices based on the plurality of formant data selectively designated by the lyric data so that the voices are sequentially generated in accordance with words of a song. Thus, the song is automatically swung by sequentially generating the voices in accordance with a melody which is designated by. the melody data; and the voice synthesis is controlled such that generation of the voices temporarily stopped at timings of pausing for breath. Moreover, the data memory can store formant parameters with respect to each phoneme, so that the formant tone generator can gradually shift sounding thereof from a first phoneme (e.g., a consonant) to a second phoneme (e.g., a vowel). Herein, formant parameters, regarding the first phoneme, are supplied to the formant tone generator in a pre-interpolation time between a first phoneme sounding-start-time and an interpolation start time. Then, Interpolation is effected on the formant parameters to achieve gradual shifting of the sounding. A pace for the shifting of the sounding from the first phoneme to the second phoneme can be changed on demand.

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