Patent ID: 6255576
Filing Date: 2001-07-03
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A waveform generating device comprising:a storage section storing sets of waveform data of unit waveforms in such a way that any one of said unit waveforms can be selectively readout from said storage section, each of said unit waveforms including a first loop waveform segment to be read out in a repeated fashion, a non-loop waveform segment to be read out in a non-repeated fashion which follows said first loop waveform segment and a second loop waveform segment to be read out in a repeated fashion which follows said non-loop waveform segment; anda waveform formation section for selecting and reading out the waveform data of one of said unit waveforms, and connecting the read-out unit waveform with another waveform preceding or following the read-out unit waveform to thereby form a waveform of at least part of a sound, wherein said another waveform includes a loop waveform segment at at least one end thereof that is to be connected to said unit waveform, and wherein the loop waveform segment of said another waveform is connected to said first or second loop waveform segment in the read-out unit waveform.