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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 28, 2006
Filed:
Oct. 04, 2002
Yoshiki Nishitani, Hamakita, JP;
Kenichi Miyazawa, Iwata-gun, JP;
Eiko Kobayashi, Hamakita, JP;
Katsuhiko Masuda, Fujieda, JP;
Yoshiki Nishitani, Hamakita, JP;
Kenichi Miyazawa, Iwata-gun, JP;
Eiko Kobayashi, Hamakita, JP;
Katsuhiko Masuda, Fujieda, JP;
Yamaha Corporation, Shizuoka-ken, JP;
Abstract
There is provided a tone generating apparatus and method that enables recording and reproduction of performance made by a performer without requiring any complicated operations. Musical tones generated from a musical instrument are detected, and tone data is stored in a storage device, and the tone data stored in the storage device is reproduced and at least one tone corresponding to the tone data is egenrated when no next musical tone is detected within a predetermined period of time after a musical tone is detected.