Automatic data-prereading playing apparatus and sound generating

Details Automatic data-prereading playing apparatus and sound generating Automatic data-prereading playing apparatus and sound generating

1991-10-02

1993-03-30

Shoop, Jr., William M.

Music

Instruments

Electrical musical tone generation

84609, G10H 700, G11C 0000, H03M 0000

Patent

active

051986035

ABSTRACT:
An automatic musical playing playing system including an automatic playing apparatus and a sound generating unit incorporated in combination therewith, the apparatus comprising: a first memory for storing musical playing data arranged to be sequentially preread; a calculator for calculating an actual length of time required to play music based on the preread musical data and/or for calculating an actual quantity of playing information in said data; a comparator for deciding whether or not the actual length of time is less than a predetermined length, and/or whether or not the actual quantity is less than a predetermined quantity; a first reading device for sequentially prereading from the first memory the musical data prior to an actual timing for playing, in a case where the above decisions are affirmative; and an output for outputting the preread musical data wherein the above unit comprises: an input for receiving the preread musical data; a second memory for temporarily storing said data from the input; a second reading device for sequentially reading from the second memory means said data at a predetermined timing; and a musical tone-generator which generates and/or mutes musical tones for playing music according to said preread musical data.

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