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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jan. 12, 1999
Filed:
Mar. 12, 1997
Makoto Takahashi, Hamamatu, JP;
Yoshihisa Ito, Hamamatu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, , JP;
Abstract
It is determined which one of a plurality of predetermined attributes each component note of accompaniment pattern data belongs to, and there is generated information to control at least one tonal factor of the component note in accordance with the determined attribute. Thus, the accompaniment pattern data is controlled or modified for each of the component notes with the determined attributes. Also, for any of the component notes, of the accompaniment pattern data, corresponding to at least one given place in a relative tone pitch order, control information is set which controls at least one tonal factor such as tone pitch. Thus, the component note corresponding to the given place in the relative tone pitch order is controlled in accordance with the control information.