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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 21, 1995
Filed:
Dec. 30, 1992
Shigehiro Morita, Hamamatsu, JP;
Tsutomu Saito, Hamamatsu, JP;
Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho, Shizuoka, JP;
Abstract
An electronic musical instrument, including a tone generator for forming play tones and accompaniment tones according to tone source data read out from a waveform memory based on keyboard operations or auto-accompaniment data stored in a memory. The electronic musical instrument further includes a large number of operation switches on a panel for inputting tone parameters such as rhythm, tone color (type of instrument), tempo, and a display for displaying set tone parameters. Voice and character data representing the functions or specifications of the musical instrument, the operation guidelines of the operation switches, or the current setting state of the musical instrument, are stored in a memory. When a user performs a specific operation and requires assistance, voice data and character data are supplied to the tone generator and the display, and the user can visually and aurally recognize the functions or operation guidelines of the musical instrument.