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Performance data generating apparatus and method and storage medium

US6703549B1 · kind B1 · utility

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Filing dateAug 8, 2000
Grant dateMar 9, 2004
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Expiry dateNov 10, 2020

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  • Technology area (CPC G)Physics
  • CPC primaryG10H2240/311
  • WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
  • WIPO sectorOther fields

Abstract

There are provided a performance data generating apparatus and method which is capable of automatically converting original performance data providing an expressionless performance into performance data that enable a variety of musically excellent performances, by means of a novel expression adding converter using various modularized rules and procedures to add expressions based on temporal changes such as tempo and timing, as well as a storage medium that stores a program for executing the method. Performance data are supplied, characteristic information is obtained from the supplied performance data, generating method information is stored which corresponds to predetermined characteristic information and representative of at least one method of generating musical tone control information, generating method information corresponding to the obtained characteristic information is obtained from the stored generating method information, the musical tone control information from the obtained characteristic information and generating method information corresponding to the obtained characteristic information is obtained, and the generated musical tone control information is added to the…

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