Audio device, control method for audio device, and program

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-2023418551-A1
Application number	US-202018252109-A
Country	US
Kind code	A1
Filing date	Nov 10, 2020
Priority date	Nov 10, 2020
Publication date	Dec 28, 2023
Grant date	—

Abstract

Provided is an audio device that plays back music data. The audio device includes a first playback controller that performs, when a user performs an ON operation during playback of first music, application of a first effect to the first music, the first effect being set in association with the first music, and performs, when the user performs an OFF operation after the application of the first effect, application of a second effect to the first music or playback of a sampling sound, the second effect being different from the first effect.

First claim

1 . An audio device configured to play back music data, the audio device comprising a first playback controller configured to perform, in a case where a user performs an ON operation during playback of first music, application of a first effect to the first music, the first effect being set in association with the first music; and configured to perform, in a case where the user performs an OFF operation after the application of the first effect, application of a second effect to the first music or playback of a sampling sound, the second effect being different from the first effect.

2 . The audio device according to claim 1 , wherein the first playback controller is configured to play back an effect sound related to the first effect or the second effect in synchronization with a beat position of the first music.

3 . The audio device according to claim 1 , wherein, in a case where the OFF operation is performed, the first playback controller is configured to perform the playback of the sampling sound after the application of the second effect to the first music, or to perform the application of the second effect to the first music after the playback of the sampling sound.

4 . The audio device according to claim 1 , further comprising a storage unit in which setting information is stored, the setting information comprising a combination of the first effect, and the second effect or the sampling sound.

5 . The audio device according to claim 1 , wherein the first effect or the second effect comprises multiple effects.

6 . The audio device according to claim 1 , further comprising a second playback controller configured to perform playback of second music after the application of the second effect or after the playback of the sampling sound, the second music being different from the first music.

7 . The audio device according to claim 1 , further comprising:
one operation element configured to receive a rotating operation and a switching operation; and a parameter setting unit configured to set a parameter related to the first effect in response to the rotating operation, wherein the ON operation comprises the switching operation.

8 . A method of controlling an audio device configured to play back music data, the method comprising:
performing, in a case where a user performs an ON operation during playback of first music, application of a first effect to the first music, the first effect being set in association with the first music; and performing, in a case where the user performs an OFF operation after the application of the first effect, application of a second effect to the first music or playback of a sampling sound, the second effect being different from the first effect.

9 . A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium storing a program causing a computer to operate as an audio device, the audio device comprising a first playback controller configured to perform, in a case where a user performs an ON operation during playback of first music, application of a first effect to the first music, the first effect being set in association with the first music; and configured to perform, in a case where the user performs an OFF operation after the application of the first effect, application of a second effect to the first music or playback of a sampling sound, the second effect being different from the first effect.

Assignees

• Alphatheta Corp

Inventors

• OHKUMA Takahisa
• Takagi Nao
• Satoh Ayumi

Classifications

• G06F3/165 Primary

  Management of the audio stream, e.g. setting of volume, audio stream path · CPC title

• G10H1/0008

  Associated control or indicating means · CPC title

• G10H1/0091

  Means for obtaining special acoustic effects (combined with modulation G10H1/043) · CPC title

• G10H2210/076

  for extraction of timing, tempo; Beat detection · CPC title

• H04R3/00

  Circuits for transducers (arrangements for producing a reverberation or echo sound G10K15/08; amplifiers H03F) · CPC title