Patent ID: 8664508
Filing Date: 2014-03-04
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. A musical performance device comprising: a musical performance component which is operable by a player; a position detecting section which detects a position of the musical performance component on a virtual plane where the musical performance component is operated; a storage section which stores layout information including positions of a plurality of areas arranged on the virtual plane and musical tones respectively associated with the plurality of areas; a predetermined operation judging section which judges whether a predetermined operation is performed with the musical performance component; a changing section which changes the respective positions of the plurality of areas in the layout information stored in the storage section based on the position of the musical performance component at a time when the predetermined operation judging section judges that the predetermined operation is performed, such that respective positional relationships between each of the plurality of areas are maintained; a judging section which judges whether the position of the musical performance component is within any one of the plurality of areas arranged based on the layout information stored in the storage section, when a certain music-playing operation is performed by the musical performance component; and a sound generation instructing section which, when the judging section judges that the position of the musical performance component is within one area of the plurality of areas, gives an instruction to emit a musical sound of a musical tone associated with the one area.