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Tempo control apparatus

US5629491A · kind A · utility

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Filing dateMar 28, 1996
Grant dateMay 13, 1997
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Expiry dateMar 28, 2016

Classification

  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2220/525
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

A tempo control signal is generated in response to operation of an operator. A plurality of kinds of tempo control data are stored for controlling tempo of automatic performance of a musical piece as the automatic performance of the musical piece proceeds when automatic performance data is reproduced. The tempo of the automatic performance of the musical piece is controlled based on a selected one of the plurality of kinds of tempo control data and the tempo control signal generated in response to the operation of the operator.

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