Patent ID: 7223911
Filing Date: 2007-05-29
Classification: G10H,H04M

Abstract:
1. A music reproduction apparatus provided in a portable terminal set having a plurality of controls manually operable for controlling the portable terminal set, comprising: a first storage that stores a plurality of performance patterns, each performance pattern comprising a sequence of music events and being one of two pattern types: a synchronous pattern that commences after a predetermined time following operation of at least one of said controls and an asynchronous pattern that commences immediately upon operation of at least one of said controls; an allocating section that allocates the plurality of the performance patterns to the plurality of the controls, a second storage that stores a user-defined composition made of a plurality of user-selected patterns selected using the allocating section; a first reproducing section responsive to operation of the controls for reproducing the performance patterns allocated to an operated controls; a composing section that operates based on the selecting of the performance patterns and the setting of timings for composing a sequence of the performance patterns, the sequence being effective to enable the portable terminal set to sequentially reproduce the selected performance patterns at the set timings; a storing section for storing the composed sequence of performance patterns in the second storage (as the user-defined composition); and a second reproducing section for reproducing the composed sequence of performance patterns in the second storage.