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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 16, 1993
Filed:
Jun. 15, 1992
Masaharu Tanaka, Osaka, JP;
Shunsuke Ishida, Osaka, JP;
Roland Corporation, Osaka, JP;
Abstract
A musical information digital interface processing unit is interposed between a host processor, such as a personal computer, and an electronic musical instrument for interfacing the host processor and the electronic musical instrument by converting the data format of musical information. The musical information digital interface processing unit is composed of: an input device for receiving musical information and time information linked to the musical information from the host processor; a storage device for storing the musical information and the time information received through the first input device; a first output device for sequentially sending out the musical information at a timing determined on the basis of the time information to the musical instrument and a second output device for sending out in the first data format the musical information at the timing to the host processor.