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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Jul. 26, 2005
Filed:
Mar. 25, 2003
Shinya Koseki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Shinya Koseki, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Shizuoka-Ken, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a performance tone providing apparatus that enables the user to listen to musical tones sounded from a desired musical instrument according to his/her performing operation even if the desired musical instrument does not exist in the vicinity of the user. Musical tone data including data specifying pitches of musical tones is received from a communication terminal. A CPU causes a predetermined musical instrument to carry out automatic performance based on the received musical tone data. Performance tone data representative of musical tones sounded from the predetermined musical instrument by the automatic performance is transmitted to a communication terminal.