Tone setting device, electronic musical instrument system, and tone setting method

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-10672372-B2
Application number	US-201816233850-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Dec 27, 2018
Priority date	Jun 28, 2016
Publication date	Jun 2, 2020
Grant date	Jun 2, 2020

Abstract

This tone setter comprises a memory for storing a program and a plurality of tone data; and at least one processor configured to utilize the plurality of tone data and set a sound source. In accordance with the program, the at least one processor executes accepting a selection of one or more tones made by an operation of a user; and setting, in at least an electronic musical instrument or a sound source of the tone setter, tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones such that sound having the selected one or more tones is generatable with the musical instrument.

First claim

The invention claimed is:

1. A tone setter that is connectable to an electronic musical instrument, the tone setter comprising:
a memory for storing a plurality of tone data and a program; and
at least one processor configured to utilize the plurality of tone data, to set a sound source, to execute, in accordance with the program:
accepting a selection of one or more tones by an operation of a user;
setting tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones, in at least one of the sound source and the electronic musical instrument so that a sound having the selected one or more tones is generatable with the electronic musical instrument;
accepting a selection of a plurality of tones, and
setting layered tone data corresponding to a layered tone or tone data corresponding to each tone in at least one of the sound source and the electronic musical instrument so that sound having a layered sound obtained by combining the selected plurality of tones, is generatable using the electronic musical instrument, wherein
when the layered tone data is settable in the sound source, the at least one processor sets the layered tone data in the sound source.

2. The tone setter according to claim 1 , wherein
the selection of the one or more tones includes selecting a previously set layered tone.

3. The tone setter according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one processor is configured to accept the selection of the previously set layered tone when the tone setter is connected to the electronic musical instrument of a specific equipment type.

4. The tone setter according to claim 3 , wherein
the at least one processor is configured to determine whether to accept the selection of the previously set layered tone in accordance with presence or absence of an internal sound source of the electronic musical instrument connected to the tone setter, or in accordance with tone data that is settable in the internal sound source.

5. The tone setter according to claim 2 , wherein
the at least one processor is configured to determine whether to accept the selection of the previously set layered tone in accordance with presence or absence of an internal sound source of the electronic musical instrument connected to the tone setter, or in accordance with tone data that is settable in the internal sound source.

6. The tone setter according to claim 1 , wherein
when tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones is settable in the sound source, the at least one processor sets the tone data in the sound source.

7. The tone setter according to claim 1 , wherein
the electronic musical instrument includes the internal sound source, and
when tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones is settable in the internal sound source of the electronic musical instrument, the at least one processor sets the tone data in the internal sound source of the electronic musical instrument.

8. A tone setter that is connectable to an electronic musical instrument, the tone setter comprising:
a memory for storing a plurality of tone data and a program; and
at least one processor configured to utilize the plurality of tone data, to set a sound source, and to execute, in accordance with the program:
accepting a selection of one or more tones by an operation of a user; and
setting tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones, in at least one of the sound source and the electronic musical instrument so that a sound having the selected one or more tones is generatable with the electronic musical instrument, wherein
the electronic musical instrument includes an internal sound source, and
when the at least one processor accepts the selection of a plurality of tones, and the plurality of tone data corresponding to the selected plurality of tones includes first tone data that is settable in the sound source and second tone data that is settable in the internal sound source of the electronic musical instrument, the at least one processor sets the first tone data in the sound source and sets the second tone data in the internal sound source of the electronic musical instrument.

9. An electronic musical instrument system comprising:
an electronic musical instrument; and
a tone setter that is connectable to the electronic musical instrument, wherein
the electronic musical instrument includes:
an operating unit that a user operates for making a sounding instruction, and
a sound generator that is configured so as to generate a sound based on the sounding instruction, and
the tone setter comprises:
a memory for storing a plurality of tone data and a program; and
at least one processor configured to set a sound source by using the plurality of tone data and to execute, in accordance with the program:
accepting a selection of one or more tones by an operation of a user;
setting tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones, in at least one of the sound source and the electronic musical instrument, so that a sound having the selected one or more tones is generated by the sound generator of the electronic musical instrument;
accepting a selection of a plurality of tones, and
setting layered tone data corresponding to a layered tone or tone data corresponding to each tone in at least one of the sound source and the electronic musical instrument so that sound having a layered sound obtained by combining the selected plurality of tones, is generatable using the electronic musical instrument, wherein
when the layered tone data is settable in the sound source, the at least one processor sets the layered tone data in the sound source.

10. A tone setting method performed with a tone setter that is connectable to an electronic musical instrument, the method comprising the acts of:
accepting a selection of one or more tones by an operation of a user;
setting tone data corresponding to the selected one or more tones, in at least one of a sound source of the tone setter and the electronic musical instrument so that a sound having the selected one or more tones is generatable with the electronic musical instrument;
accepting a selection of a plurality of tones; and
setting layered tone data corresponding to a layered tone or tone data corresponding to each tone in at least one of the sound source and the electronic musical instrument so that sound having a layered sound obtained by combining the selected plurality of tones, is generatable using the electronic musical instrument, wherein
when the layered tone data is settable in the sound source, the tone setter sets the layered tone data in the sound source.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Okano Tadashi

Classifications

• G10H1/0008

  Associated control or indicating means · CPC title

• G10H1/24 Primary

  for selecting plural preset register stops · CPC title

• G10H1/00

  Details of electrophonic musical instruments · CPC title

• G10H1/46

  Volume control · CPC title

• G10H1/32

  Constructional details · CPC title