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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Sep. 01, 1992
Filed:
Jan. 08, 1991
Masaharu Sakamoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shigeru Yamaguchi, Tokyo, JP;
Kazuhiko Mukai, Tokyo, JP;
Yukio Matsumoto, Tokyo, JP;
Shinji Suzuki, Tokyo, JP;
Toshiyuki Katsu, Tokyo, JP;
Tatsushi Iizuka, Tokyo, JP;
Kiyomi Yatsuhashi, Tokyo, JP;
Hidenori Hidaka, Tokyo, JP;
Pioneer Electronic Corporation, Tokyo, JP;
Abstract
A MIDI apparatus and a MIDI system wherein an operation ON signal for starting operation to a MIDI instrument and an operation OFF signal for stopping the operation are obtained and supplied to the MIDI instrument in response to a MIDI format signal included in a subcode signal generated during play of a record medium play apparatus. If the play state of the record medium play apparatus becomes discontinuous, such as a pause after the operation ON signal is supplied to the MIDI instrument and before the operation OFF signal corresponding to the operation ON signal is obtained, the operation OFF signal is forcedly supplied to the MIDI instrument. Thereby such the sound of the MIDI instrument is stopped when there is a discontinuous play state after the operation ON signal is supplied to the MIDI instrument and before the operation OFF signal corresponding to the operation ON signal would ordinarily be supplied.