Music – Accessories – Teaching devices
Reexamination Certificate
2000-09-20
2001-08-28
Nappi, Robert E. (Department: 2837)
Music
Accessories
Teaching devices
C084S600000, C084S626000, C084S662000, C084SDIG006
Reexamination Certificate
active
06281420
ABSTRACT:
BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION
1. Field of the Invention
This invention relates to methods and apparatuses for editing performance data, and particularly to methods and apparatuses that convert original performance data to execution-related performance data using execution icons (or articulation icons). In addition, this invention also relates to recording media storing performance data editing programs and data.
This application is based on Patent Application No. Hei 11-269581 filed in Japan, the content of which is incorporated herein by reference.
2. Description of the Related Art
Conventionally, there are provided sound source devices named “execution-related sound sources” in connection with a variety of executions (or articulations, i.e., symbols, techniques or styles of music performance) such as glissando and tremolo. For example, Japanese Unexamined Patent Publication No. Hei 10-214083 discloses a musical tone generation technique in which execution codes are imparted to tune data such as standard MIDI files (SMF, where “MIDI” designates the known standard for “Musical Instrument Digital Interface”) in response to manual operations. Concretely speaking, SMF data are displayed in musical notation as a musical score which a user watches to designate a part being related to an execution code. Hence, the user operates an execution designating operator (e.g., switch or button) to impart the execution code to the designated part of music.
Until now, however, no proposal nor development is made for improvement in performability for imparting execution codes to designated parts in SMF data in the conventional arts.
SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION
It is an object of the invention to provide a performance data editing system that is improved in efficiency and performability for converting normal performance data to execution-related performance data on a screen of a display with simple operations and without errors.
A performance data editing system of this invention is actualized by a computer system (or electronic musical instrument) which is equipped with a display and a mouse. The system initially provides a score window containing various types of execution icon layers onto which execution icons (representing musical symbols such as bend-up/down, grace-up/down, dynamics, glissando, tremolo) are attached and arranged in conformity with a progression of a musical tune on a screen of the display. For example, the layers are provided for a tempo, dynamics, joint, modulation, accent & duration, staff notation, attack, release, etc.
The system allows the user to modify parameters of a specific icon which is selected from among the execution icons attached onto the score window by double clicks of the mouse, for example. That is, the user opens an icon modify window to edit execution-related data corresponding to the selected execution icon. Herein, the score window shows a part of a musical score (or a staff notation with notes), while the icon modify window shows an edited portion of the musical score by magnification. That is, a range of the execution-related data being edited on the icon modify window is automatically indicated on the musical score of the score window. This allows the user to visually recognize the edited portion of the musical score corresponding to the execution-related data which is placed under edit or modification. In addition, modification being effected on a note in the edited portion of the musical score is automatically reflected on note data and/or execution-related data in the performance data.
In addition, the system provides an icon select palette that shows latest selections of execution icons which are arranged in an up-to-date manner. The icon select palette shows a number of execution icons which the user frequently or lastly use. On the icon select palette, an icon that is selected by the user is automatically moved to a highest place in display order and is highlighted in gray. This allows the user to attach frequently-used icons onto the score window with ease.
Thus, it is possible to improve performability and efficiency in editing performance data by using icons with simple operations and without errors.
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Akazawa Eiji
Sakama Masao
Suzuki Hideo
Fletcher Marlon
Morrison & Foerster
Nappi Robert E.
Yamaha Corporation
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