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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 26, 1991
Filed:
Dec. 28, 1988
Mamoru Kimpara, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
An electronic musical instrument includes a performance operating member, a sound source unit, an assignment information memory, a control information register and a determining unit. The sound source unit generates a plurality of rhythm tones. The assignment information memory stores assignment information representing a type of rhythm tone assigned to the performance operating member. The control information register registers the assignment information in the assignment information memory in response to a manual operation of a performer. The determining unit determines a rhythm tone to be assigned to the performance operating member in accordance with a number of operation times of the performance operating member in relation to an operation of the control information register.