Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2008-02-04
2010-02-23
Warren, David S. (Department: 2832)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S600000, C084S625000, C084S659000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07667127
ABSTRACT:
In an automatic performance system, song and style data DAi and DCj (i:1 through n, j:1 through m) contains tempo and meter data TPa, TMa; TPc, TMc, respectively, so that the style data DCj whose tempo and meter data matches with those of the song data DAi is reproduced concurrently with the song data DAi. On the basis of user's settings, furthermore, style setting data SS (DBi) indicating style data DCk (k:1 through m) to be concurrently reproduced and tone color setting data VS (DBi) for setting a manual tone color are stored in association with the song data DAi. Based on the style setting data SS, the style data DCk associated with the song data DAi is reproduced concurrently with the song data DAi, or a manual performance is conducted, during the reproduction of the song data DAi, on the basis of tone color data derived from the tone color setting data VS. As described above, settings of a style and tone color for manual performance suitable for a song is achieved.
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Partial English translation of Office Action, dated Oct. 10, 2006, issued in Japanese patent application No. 2002-378419 which corresponds to the parent application.
Rossi Kimms & McDowell LLP
Warren David S.
Yamaha Corporation
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