Patent ID: 7358433
Filing Date: 2008-04-15
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
1. An automatic accompaniment apparatus comprising: a storage unit that stores a plurality of accompaniment style data files each including at least basic accompaniment data for automatic accompaniment, which includes a series of performance event data each having time information and instruction for generating a musical tone at a timing represented by the time information; and a reproducing unit for reproducing any one of the plurality of accompaniment data files, wherein at least one of the plurality of accompaniment style data files further includes replacement accompaniment data to be reproduced in place of the basic accompaniment data, wherein the replacement accompaniment data is a series of performance event data each having time information and instruction for generating a musical tone at a timing represented by the time information, to be reproduced in place of the basic accompaniment data included in the accompaniment style data file that includes the replacement accompaniment data, wherein when an accompaniment style data file that includes the basic accompaniment data with no replacement accompaniment data is selected from among the plurality of accompaniment style data files for reproduction, the reproduction unit reproduces the basic accompaniment data included in the selected accompaniment style data file, and wherein when an accompaniment style data file that includes the basic accompaniment data with the replacement accompaniment data is selected from among the plurality of accompaniment style data files for reproduction, the reproducing unit reproduces the selected accompaniment style data file by replacing a portion of the basic accompaniment data included in the selected accompaniment style data file that includes the replacement accompaniment data.