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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jun. 15, 2004
Filed:
May. 30, 2002
Applicant:
Inventors:
Yutaka Hagiwara, Shizuoka, JP;
Kenji Kamada, Shizuoka, JP;
Masahiko Iwase, Shizuoka, JP;
Hisamitsu Honda, Shizuoka, JP;
Shinji Niitsuma, Shizuoka, JP;
Toshinori Matsuda, Shizuoka, JP;
Assignee:
Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho, Hamamatsu, JP;
Primary Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/10 ; G10H 7/00 ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
G10H 1/10 ; G10H 7/00 ;
Abstract
When the performance by a piano part is automatically provided based on musical performance information so as to provide an ensemble performance with an automatic performance part by an electronic tone generator, a processing path for the automatic performance part on the side of the electronic tone generator includes a DSP to provided delayed output in the musical tone data so as to conform to a sound production timing of the piano part side.