Patent ID: 6239347
Filing Date: 2001-05-29
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A musical sound editing apparatus comprising:pitch input means for inputting pitch data in response to an external operation;first tone storage means for storing tone data to control generation of a musical sound;a generation channel for controlling the generation of the musical sound based on the inputted pitch data and the tone data stored in said first tone storage means;a plurality of accompaniment channels;storage means having a plurality of storage areas each corresponding to one of said plurality of accompaniment channels, and each pre-storing a respective one of a plurality of tone data and accompaniment pattern data;mode selecting means for selecting one of a generation performance mode for general performance of a melody and a pattern create mode for creating a pattern of accompaniment;channel specifying means for specifying one of said plurality of accompaniment channels to be used for creating a pattern of accompaniment; andmusical sound controlling mean, responsive to said channel specifying means specifying one of the accompaniment channels in the pattern create mode, for changing the tone data stored in said first tone storage means into the tone data stored in the one of the plurality of storage areas of said storage means corresponding to the one of the accompaniment channels specified by said channel specifying means.