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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Apr. 04, 2000
Filed:
Aug. 24, 1999
Hiromu Miyamoto, Hamamatsu, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Hamamatsu, JP;
Abstract
The apparatus and method composes performance information which represents a musical performance on a stringed instrument having a plurality of strings, each string being capable of generating a tone having a pitch which is selectively assigned to each string from among plural pitches available on each string. Upon designation of a chord to be played, the pitches of tones to be respectively assigned to the plurality of strings are determined such that the tones of the determined pitches constitute the designated chord. Then the strings to be assigned for tone generation are designated from among the plurality of strings, and the timing at which the assigned tone is to be generated is designated for each of the designated strings. The data of the tones having the determined pitches are generated, in which the data of each tone represents the tone generation on the designated string and at the designated timing. The designation of the strings and the timings for tone generation may be done by means of individual designating keys or sample templates having predetermined designation parameters.