Patent ID: 8933309
Filing Date: 2015-01-13
Classification: G10F

Abstract:
1. A drive control device for a striking member in a sound generation mechanism, the sound generation mechanism including a sounding member adapted to generate a vibration sound in response to being struck by the striking member, said drive control device comprising: a reception section adapted to receive performance data, the performance data including striking data for designating striking timing at which the sounding member should be struck by the striking member, velocity data indicative of an intensity of striking, by the striking member, of the sounding member, and muting data for controlling muting of a sound; and a controller adapted to determine drive start timing of the striking member in accordance with the velocity data in such a manner that the sounding member is struck by the striking member at the striking timing designated by the striking data, and perform control such that the drive start timing is advanced in accordance with the muting data.