Patent ID: 8969699
Filing Date: 2015-03-03
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A musical instrument, comprising: a musical performance member that is operated by a performer; an operation detection unit that detects a predetermined operation performed by the musical performance member; an image capturing unit that captures an image including the musical performance member; a position detection unit that detects a position of the musical performance member on a plane of the image captured; a storage unit that stores layout information including a representing position and a size of a virtual musical instrument, for each of a plurality of virtual musical instruments provided on the plane of the image captured; a distance calculation unit that calculates distances between a position detected by the position detection unit and respective representing positions of the virtual musical instruments, based on corresponding sizes of the virtual musical instruments, when the operation detection unit detects the predetermined operation; a musical instrument identification unit that identifies a virtual musical instrument corresponding to the shortest distance among the distances calculated by the distance calculation unit; and a sound generation instruction unit that instructs generation of musical sound corresponding to the virtual musical instrument identified by the musical instrument identification unit.