Karaoke reproducing apparatus
US5473106A · kind A · utility
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Key dates
| Filing date | May 24, 1994 |
| Grant date | Dec 5, 1995 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | May 24, 2014 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B2220/65
- WIPO fieldAudio-visual technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A karaoke reproducing apparatus for recording singing sound together with karaoke play sound, has a facility of printing information on the recorded musical program. The karaoke reproducing apparatus has a memory which contains previously stored recorded music information including at least the title, songwriter's name, and composer's name for each of musical programs recorded on the recording medium. In response to a recording start command, the recorded music information corresponding to a musical program selected by an operation is read from the memory, and output to a printer. Since recorded music information can be printed on a printed member such as a label and preserved as a record when singing sound is recorded together with karaoke play sound, the label, if adhered to a recording medium on which the sound is recorded, allows the user to readily know the recorded contents afterward. According to another aspect of the invention, a karaoke reproducing apparatus has a memory which contains copy right information on each of musical programs recorded on a recording medium. For a recording prohibited musical program, its karaoke play music can be prevented from being recorded so …
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