Sound production control apparatus, sound production control method, and storage medium

Patent metadata

Field	Value
Publication number	US-9966051-B2
Application number	US-201715448942-A
Country	US
Kind code	B2
Filing date	Mar 3, 2017
Priority date	Mar 11, 2016
Publication date	May 8, 2018
Grant date	May 8, 2018

Abstract

A sound production control apparatus by which a sound production mode is controlled on the basis of a player's motion even during a non-playing control operation period. An information obtaining unit 30 obtains detection information by detecting a player's motion. A sound processing unit 36 produces sound on the basis of the detection information obtained in response to operation for generating a sound trigger in the player's motion, and controls a sound production mode on the basis of the detection information obtained in response to operation for generating no sound trigger in the player's motion.

First claim

What is claimed is:

1. A sound production control apparatus comprising:
an information obtaining unit that obtains detection information by detecting a player's motion sensed by a sensor;
a sound production unit that produces sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation for generating a sound trigger according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor; and
a control unit that controls application of a sound effect by the sound production unit on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

2. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information obtaining unit obtains the detection information from a displacement of an operating element.

3. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 2 , wherein the information obtaining unit obtains the detection information from a motion stroke of the operating element using a first threshold value and a second threshold value lower than the first threshold value, and
the control unit uses first detection information obtained by the information obtaining unit on the basis of the first threshold value to generate the sound trigger and uses second detection information obtained by the information obtaining unit on the basis of the second threshold value to control the application of the sound effect by the sound production unit.

4. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information obtaining unit obtains the detection information on the basis of a movement of the player's body.

5. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit estimates a beat interval on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to the operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor and controls the application of the sound effect by the sound production unit on the basis of the estimated beat interval.

6. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the control unit estimates a playing tempo performed by the player on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to the operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

7. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information obtaining unit obtains the detection information by detecting a player's pushing motion of a pedal, and based on the detected player's pushing motion of the pedal, either the sound production unit produces the sound or the control unit controls application of the sound effect by the sound production unit according to an amount of depression of the pedal caused by the player's pushing motion of the pedal.

8. The sound production control apparatus according to claim 1 , wherein the information obtaining unit obtains the detection information by detecting a player's motion, and based on the detected player's motion, either the sound production unit produces the sound or the control unit controls application of the sound effect by the sound production unit according to an extent of the player's motion.

9. A sound production control apparatus comprising:
an information obtaining unit that obtains detection information by detecting a player's motion sensed by a sensor;
a sound production unit that produces sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation a sound trigger according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor; and
an estimation unit that estimates a playing tempo performed by the player on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

10. A sound production control method comprising:
obtaining detection information by detecting a player's motion sensed by a sensor;
producing sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation a sound trigger according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor; and
controlling application of a sound effect to produced sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

11. A sound production control method comprising:
obtaining detection information by detecting a player's motion sensed by a sensor;
producing sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation a sound trigger according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor; and
estimating a playing tempo performed by the player on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

12. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a sound production control method, the sound production control method comprising:
obtaining detection information by detecting a player's motion sensed by a sensor;
producing sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation a sound trigger according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor; and
controlling application of a sound effect to produced sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

13. A non-transitory computer readable storage medium that stores a program for causing a computer to execute a sound production control method, the sound production control method comprising:
obtaining detection information by detecting a player's motion sensed by a sensor;
producing sound on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation a sound trigger according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor; and
estimating a playing tempo performed by the player on the basis of the obtained detection information in response to an operation in which no sound trigger is generated according to the player's motion sensed by the sensor.

Assignees

• Yamaha Corp

Inventors

• Takehisa Hideaki

Classifications

• G10H3/146 Primary

  using a membrane, e.g. a drum; Pick-up means for vibrating surfaces, e.g. housing of an instrument · CPC title

• G10H2210/281

  Reverberation or echo · CPC title

• G10H1/0008

  Associated control or indicating means · CPC title

• G10H2210/391

  Automatic tempo adjustment, correction or control · CPC title

• G10H2220/201

  for movement interpretation, i.e. capturing and recognizing a gesture or a specific kind of movement, e.g. to control a musical instrument · CPC title