Singing apparatus capable of synthesizing vocal sounds for given text data and a related recording medium
US6424944B1 · kind B1 · utility
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| Filing date | Aug 16, 1999 |
| Grant date | Jul 23, 2002 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Aug 16, 2019 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2250/455
- WIPO fieldComputer technology
- WIPO sectorElectrical engineering
Abstract
A text analyzing section converts given text data into syllable data. A melody producing section receives the converted syllable data together with the text data and a standard MIDI file. The syllable data are assigned to a melody of the standard MIDI file and sent to a sequencer section. A software synthesizer converts the syllable data into vocal sounds with the interval variable in accordance the melody.
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