JP4493604B2 - Karaoke system with performance guide function - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to a karaoke system with a performance guide function, and in particular, a so-called “minus one performance” having a MIDI (Musical Instruments Digital Interface) sound source and capable of reproducing performance data without reproducing predetermined sound source data. It relates to a karaoke system that can

  In recent years, an increasing number of people are interested in playing musical instruments, and in particular, there is an increasing interest in musical performances by not only young people but also by young people. In the past, outdoor performances such as plazas and riverbeds were used to practice performances, but recently there is a growing tendency to practice using full-scale dedicated studios. However, because there are few dedicated studios nationwide and the usage fee is never cheap, recently there is a karaoke box that has the same soundproofing equipment as the studio and can play orchestra with other instruments. Has appeared.

  However, when practicing musical instruments (for example, guitar, piano, keyboard, violin, flute, trumpet, ocarina, etc.) using the karaoke system, a performance that includes the type of instrument that you want to learn is performed during the orchestra ensemble. If it is broken, it will be difficult to hear your own instrumental performance, which will hinder your practice.

  Conventionally, a technique related to so-called “minus one performance” in which MIDI sound source data is not reproduced for a predetermined performance part has been conceived as a technique related to musical instrument performance practice using the karaoke system. . For example, in Patent Document 1, when the performance means executes a karaoke performance of a plurality of parts each composed of different timbres, and the reception means receives an input of a timbre name (instrument name) from the user, A technique for searching for a part corresponding to a timbre name and muting the part is disclosed. Further, Patent Document 2 discloses a system that can automatically change a performance part to be subtracted according to a user's performance when performing a minus one performance in an automatic performance device or a karaoke device.

In addition to the conventional lyrics telop on the karaoke display screen, a technique for displaying a musical score telop has been conceived. For example, Patent Document 3 discloses a karaoke performance device that has a review mode in which a musical score with lyrics synchronized with the progress of an accompaniment sound is synthesized and displayed in the background as practice of singing, although it is not for practicing musical instruments. . That is, based on this technique, it is considered that the performance musical performance and the support (chord) code can be displayed in telop instead of the conventional lyrics telop to support efficient performance practice.
Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 08-30284 JP 09-258728 A Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 06-95681

  When individual users practice playing musical instruments, the type of musical instrument does not change each time they practice, and usually the musical instrument is determined for each user. However, in the technique using the minus one performance of the conventional karaoke system, the user has to designate a minus one-compatible instrument each time, which is very troublesome. Furthermore, conventionally, an efficient and effective performance practice support system specialized in the musical instrument desired by the user while following the normal procedure for using the karaoke system, that is, the flow of music performance by a series of music selection reservations, has been provided. It did not exist.

  Therefore, the present invention specializes in a desired musical instrument for each user, and according to the flow of music performance by a series of music selection reservations without taking time and effort to the user, a plurality of musical instruments corresponding to each musical instrument ID constituting the performance data. It is an object of the present invention to provide a karaoke system capable of supporting efficient and effective performance practice for music in which a plurality of channels each holding sound source data includes sound source data of the instrument.

  In view of the above problems, the present inventor is composed mainly of a karaoke performance device and a karaoke host device connected via a network communication line, and registers a musical instrument ID specified for each user ID. When making a music selection reservation, the reservation data including the user ID and the music ID designated for each user ID is registered in a predetermined performance queue, and the user ID is used when the music is played based on the reservation data. When the musical instrument ID is registered and the registered musical instrument ID is assigned to any one of a plurality of channels each holding a plurality of sound source data corresponding to each musical instrument ID constituting the performance data of the music The performance data is reproduced without reproducing the corresponding sound source data, and the performance music score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced. The performance guide telop, in synchronism with reproduction of the performance data, by displaying on a predetermined display unit, can solve the above problems, and conceived a performance guided karaoke system of the present invention.

That is, the karaoke system with a performance guide according to claim 1 of the present invention is mainly composed of a plurality of karaoke performance devices and a karaoke host device connected to these devices via a network communication line, and obtains a user ID. A karaoke system comprising means, user-specific designated instrument registration means, music selection reservation means, performance control means, and performance guide display control means,
(A) The user ID acquisition means identifies and acquires the user ID from the user ID recording medium when the user logs in to the karaoke system,
(B) The designated musical instrument registration means for each user registers the musical instrument ID designated for each user ID in a predetermined designated musical instrument registration unit for each user for which the user ID has been acquired,
(C) The music selection reservation means, when reserving the music selected by the user, registers reservation data including the user ID and the music ID specified for each user ID in a predetermined performance queue,
(D) When the music is played based on the reserved data, the performance control means registers the musical instrument ID in the user-specific designated musical instrument registration unit for the selected user ID, and constitutes the performance data of the music If the registered musical instrument ID is assigned to any of a plurality of channels respectively holding a plurality of sound source data corresponding to each musical instrument ID, the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the corresponding sound source data. ,
(E) When the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the sound source data, the performance guide display control means displays a performance guide telop composed of a performance score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced. The display is synchronized with the reproduction of the performance data and displayed on a predetermined display means.

  Further, the karaoke system with a performance guide according to claim 2 of the present invention is the system according to claim 1, further comprising performance guide print control means, wherein the control means performs performance data without reproducing the sound source data. Is played, a performance guide consisting of a performance score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been played back is printed from a predetermined printing means at an arbitrary timing after the end of the performance. And

  Furthermore, in the karaoke system with a performance guide according to claim 3 of the present invention, in the system according to claim 1 or 2, the user-specified music registration unit is incorporated in the karaoke host device. Features.

  According to the karaoke system with a performance guide function according to claim 1 of the present invention, for each user whose user ID has been acquired, the musical instrument ID specified for each user ID is registered, and the user ID If the musical instrument ID is registered and the musical instrument ID is assigned to the musical composition, the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the corresponding sound source data, and the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced is reproduced. Since the performance guide telop corresponding to is displayed on a predetermined display means, it is efficient to follow the flow of music performance by making a series of music selection reservations without specializing in the user's desired musical instruments It has the effect of being able to support effective performance practice.

  Furthermore, according to the karaoke system with a performance guide function according to claim 2 of the present invention, when the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the sound source data, the performance score corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced is reproduced. In addition, since a performance guide consisting of performance codes is printed after the end of the performance, the performance guide can be reviewed independently by reviewing the printed performance guide even after the end of the performance. Play.

  Furthermore, according to the karaoke system with a performance guide function according to claim 3 of the present invention, since the user-specific designated music registration unit is incorporated in the karaoke host device, any karaoke performance device connected to the karaoke host device can be used. In addition, it is possible to collect the specified musical instrument information of each user, reflect the information, and return the same service to any connected karaoke performance device. There is an effect that it is greatly improved.

Hereinafter, a karaoke system with a performance guide function according to the present invention will be described with reference to preferred embodiments. Specializing in a desired musical instrument for each user, and holding a plurality of sound source data corresponding to each musical instrument ID constituting the performance data according to the flow of music performance by a series of music selection reservations without taking time and effort to the user. In order to achieve the purpose of enabling efficient and effective performance practice support for music that includes sound source data of the instrument in multiple channels,
A karaoke system comprising a user ID acquisition means, a user-specific designated instrument registration means, a music selection reservation means, a performance control means, and a performance guide display control means, wherein the user logs into the karaoke system A user ID acquisition means for identifying and acquiring the user ID from the user ID recording medium, and an instrument designated for each user ID for any user for which the user ID has been acquired. User-designated instrument registration means for registering the ID in a predetermined user-designated instrument registration unit, and when reserving a song selected by the user, the user ID and a song ID designated for each user ID A music selection ID is registered in the specified musical instrument registration unit for each user ID at the time of performance of a music piece based on the reservation data. When the registered instrument ID is assigned to any one of a plurality of channels each holding a plurality of sound source data corresponding to each instrument ID constituting the performance data of the music, the corresponding sound source data From performance control means for reproducing performance data without performing reproduction, and when performance data is reproduced without reproduction of the sound source data, a performance score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced is used. This performance guide telop is realized by providing a karaoke system with a performance guide function provided with performance guide display control means for synchronizing the reproduction of the performance data and displaying it on a predetermined display means.

  FIG. 1 is a block diagram of a karaoke system. A karaoke performance device 10 has a central control unit 11 including a CPU, RAM, ROM, etc., and is connected to a network communication line 100 via a line terminator 12 such as a router or a modem. And connected to the karaoke host apparatus 200 via the network communication line 100. As will be described later, the user's music selection information is sent from the karaoke performance device 10 to the karaoke host device 200, and karaoke data is received from the karaoke host device 200 and stored in the hard disk device 13. Further, the user ID is acquired from the user and sent to the karaoke host device 200, and the user information of the user is received from the karaoke host device 200.

  The karaoke performance device 10 has a remote control device 50, and the remote control device 50 is provided with a performance reservation unit 51. When the user selects a desired piece of music by the performance reservation unit 51 and transmits a music selection information signal to the karaoke performance device 10, the music selection information signal is received by the remote control receiver 14 provided in the karaoke performance device 10. The received music selection information signal is sent to the central control unit 11 via the operation control unit 15. Alternatively, the music selection information signal is sent from the operation panel 16 to the central control unit 11 via the operation control unit 15 by directly inputting the music number on the operation panel 16 provided in the main body of the karaoke performance apparatus 10. .

  When the central control unit 11 receives the music selection information signal from the operation control unit 16, the central control unit 11 reserves the selected music piece by the music selection reservation unit, and reads the corresponding karaoke data from the hard disk device 13. When the karaoke data corresponding to the music selection information does not exist in the hard disk device 13, the hard disk device is connected to the network communication line 100 via the line terminating device 12 and downloads the corresponding karaoke data from the karaoke host device 200. 13.

  The karaoke data includes performance data for generating accompaniment music of karaoke music, and image data for generating lyrics telop output to display means such as a monitor or a musical score of an arbitrary musical instrument performance part. . The performance data is sound source control information encoded according to the MIDI standard and the like, and the image data includes information such as encoded lyric characters, singing time instructions, or a score.

  The central control unit 11 sequentially transfers music data from the corresponding karaoke data to the synthesizer 17, and the synthesizer 17 generates accompaniment music according to the music data. The accompaniment music generated by the synthesizer 17 is reproduced from the speaker 19 through the mixing amplifier 18. The central control unit 11 processes the lyric rendering data in synchronization with the generation of the accompaniment music, and sequentially develops the lyric character group into the video RAM 20 as a bitmap. The voice sung by the user is collected by the microphone 21, mixed with the accompaniment music by the mixing amplifier 18, and reproduced from the speaker 19. When the user plays a musical instrument, the performance sound of the musical instrument 22 is collected by the microphone 21, or in the case of an electronic musical instrument, the musical instrument is connected to the karaoke performance device 10 and the mixing amplifier 18 performs accompaniment music or ensemble music. Are reproduced from the speaker 19.

  Further, the central control unit 11 controls the DVD changer 23 to reproduce the background video recorded on the DVD (not shown). The central control unit 11 controls the video control unit 24 to superimpose the lyric character group on the background video, and displays the background video and the lyric character group on the screen of the monitor 25 which is a display means. The printer 60 as printing means is connected to the USB interface 26 provided in the karaoke performance device 10 and prints a performance guide composed of performance scores or performance codes corresponding to the musical instrument ID specified for each user.

  Here, in addition to the performance reservation unit 51, the remote controller 50 is provided with a card reader 53 for reading an IC card 52 which is an example of a user ID recording medium. When the user sets his / her IC card 52 in the card reader 53, the user ID acquisition means identifies and acquires the user ID, and the acquired user ID is sent to the central control unit 11. Then, it is transferred to the karaoke host device 200 via the network communication line 100, and the user can log in to the karaoke system.

  Furthermore, when the user practiced playing the musical instrument, if he / she selects and designates his / her desired musical instrument, the designated musical instrument ID is registered in the designated musical instrument registration unit for each user, and the karaoke host together with the user ID. Transferred to device 200. Once registered, the instrument ID is automatically recognized every time the user logs in, and the instrument specified for each user ID is selected unless the selection of the instrument is changed.

  As will be described later, when a user plays a musical piece with his / her instrument, it is registered from the performance data of the selected musical piece based on the user's musical instrument ID registered in the user-specific designated musical instrument registration unit. The performance data is reproduced without reproducing the sound source data corresponding to the musical instrument ID. That is, a so-called “minus one performance” in which the sound source data is not reproduced is performed for the performance part of the user. Then, a performance guide telop composed of a performance score or performance code corresponding to the performance part of the user that is not reproduced is displayed on the monitor 25 in synchronization with the reproduction of the performance data.

  The user ID recording medium is not limited to the above-described IC card 52. For example, a microchip for recording a user ID is built in a mobile phone, and the mobile phone is set in a remote control device. It can also be configured to read the ID. In such a configuration, it is not necessary to prepare a separate IC card, and the user can log in to the karaoke system with a mobile phone that the user normally has, and the selection of the instrument used by the user is also automatic. To be done. Further, the device for reading the user ID from the user ID recording medium may not be provided in the remote control device 50, and may be installed as another device or independently.

  FIG. 2 is a configuration diagram of karaoke data, and one karaoke data track is composed of a plurality of tracks such as a header, a performance data track, an image data track, and an audio data track. In the header, data such as the title, genre, and performance time of the song are recorded.

  As shown in FIG. 3, the performance data track is composed of a plurality of sound source data tracks for each instrument. For example, sound source data such as a piano, guitar, saxophone, and keyboard is encoded and recorded according to the MIDI standard or the like.

  As shown in FIG. 4, the image data track includes a lyrics telop displayed in synchronization with the music performance, a lyrics data track such as a singing time instruction, a performance score data track displayed in synchronization with the music performance, and a music performance. Image display data such as performance chord data tracks displayed in synchronism with each other is encoded and recorded. The performance score or performance code is displayed during the minus one performance.

  As shown in FIG. 5, data for generating a human voice such as a back chorus or a harmony melody that is difficult to synthesize by the synthesizer 17 is recorded in the audio data track.

  Thus, a procedure for the user to perform “minus one performance” with a desired musical instrument in the karaoke system of the present invention will be described with reference to FIGS. As described above, first, the user's IC card 52 is set in the card reader 53 of the remote controller 50 to log in to the karaoke system. At this time, a user ID is acquired by the user ID acquisition means, the user ID is sent from the central control unit 11 to the karaoke host device 200 via the network communication line 100, and the user is sent from the karaoke host device 200 to the user. Receive user information. This user information includes the user's own musical instrument ID registered in advance in addition to the user's My List, ranking history, and the like. This musical instrument ID is registered in the designated musical instrument registration unit by the user by the designated musical instrument registration means. The user-specific designated musical instrument registration unit is incorporated in the karaoke host device 200.

  After the user logs in to the karaoke system, if the music selection information signal is transmitted to the karaoke performance device 10 to select and reserve the desired music by the performance reservation unit 51 of the remote control device 50, the remote control of the karaoke performance device 10 The music selection information signal received by the receiving unit 14 is sent to the central control unit 11. When the music selection information signal is received, the central control unit 11 registers in the predetermined performance queue as reservation data including the user ID and the music ID designated for each user ID by the music selection reservation means.

  Then, the corresponding karaoke data is read from the hard disk device 13 based on the reservation data and the music is played. The central control unit 11 includes a plurality of sound source data included in the performance data of the music selected by the user. The performance data is reproduced without reproducing the sound source data corresponding to the musical instrument ID specified for each user ID registered in the user-specific designated musical instrument registration unit. That is, for the performance part corresponding to the musical instrument ID performance registered by the user, the “minus one performance” without reproducing the sound source data is automatically performed.

  When the performance data is reproduced without the reproduction of the sound source data by the performance guide display control means, a performance guide telop composed of a performance score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced, As shown in FIG. 6, it is displayed on the monitor 25 in synchronization with the reproduction of the performance data.

  Although illustration is omitted, if the user desires after the “minus one performance” is performed, a performance guide composed of a performance score or performance code corresponding to the user's musical instrument ID is performed by the performance guide print control means. Can be printed by the printer 60.

  In this way, the user can experience the realistic sound and video that the user has participated in the music performance by “minus one performance”, and by watching the performance guide telop displayed on the monitor 25, Since it is possible to know the timing of the performance with certainty, and to check the pitch and performance chords of the instrument, it is very effective in supporting performance practice. Further, when the user logs in, the musical instrument desired by the user is automatically registered, so that it is possible to save the trouble of designating the musical instrument every time, and the convenience can be remarkably improved.

  It should be noted that the present invention can be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the present invention, and the present invention naturally extends to the modified ones.

The block diagram of the karaoke system which concerns on this invention. The block diagram of karaoke data. The block diagram of a performance data track. The block diagram of an image data track. The block diagram of an audio | voice data track. Explanatory drawing of the monitor screen on which the score was displayed.

Explanation of symbols

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Karaoke performance apparatus 11 Central control part 13 Hard disk apparatus 18 Mixing amplifier 19 Speaker 22 Musical instrument 25 Monitor 50 Remote control apparatus 51 Performance reservation part 52 IC card 53 Card reader 60 Printer 100 Network communication line 200 Karaoke host apparatus

Claims (3)

It is composed mainly of a plurality of karaoke performance devices and a karaoke host device connected to these devices via a network communication line, a user ID acquisition means, a user-specific designated instrument registration means, a music selection reservation means, A karaoke system comprising performance control means and performance guide display control means,
(A) The user ID acquisition means identifies and acquires the user ID from the user ID recording medium when the user logs in to the karaoke system,
(B) The designated musical instrument registration means for each user registers the musical instrument ID designated for each user ID in a predetermined designated musical instrument registration unit for each user for which the user ID has been acquired,
(C) The music selection reservation means, when reserving the music selected by the user, registers reservation data including the user ID and the music ID specified for each user ID in a predetermined performance queue,
(D) The performance control means is configured to register a musical instrument ID in the user-specific designated musical instrument registration unit for the user ID when the musical composition is played based on the reservation data, and to configure the musical performance data of the musical composition. When the registered musical instrument ID is assigned to any of a plurality of channels each holding a plurality of sound source data corresponding to each ID, the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the corresponding sound source data,
(E) When the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the sound source data, the performance guide display control means displays a performance guide telop composed of a performance score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced. , Synchronized with the reproduction of the performance data, and displayed on a predetermined display means,
A karaoke system with a performance guide function. Further, performance guide printing control means is provided, and when the performance data is reproduced without reproducing the sound source data, the control means comprises a performance score or performance code corresponding to the musical instrument ID that has not been reproduced. The performance guide is printed from a predetermined printing means at an arbitrary timing after the end of the performance.
The karaoke system with a performance guide function according to claim 1.   The karaoke system with a performance guide function according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the user-specified music registration unit is incorporated in the karaoke host device.

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