Patent ID: 7626112
Filing Date: 2009-12-01
Classification: G10H,G10L,G11B

Abstract:
1. A music editing apparatus for remix reproducing a plurality of sound materials, each formed from part or the entirety of a music piece, in combination, comprising: a reproduction pattern control section configured to control, based on remix pattern data including the combination of the sound materials and information relating to the sound materials, the position and the timing at which music data of the original music pieces of the sound materials are reproduced such that the sound materials are reproduced in the combination indicated by the remix pattern data; a reproduction speed control section configured to control, based on the value of original tempos which are tempos in the original music pieces of the sound materials indicated by the remix pattern data, the reproduction speed of the sound materials so that the tempos of the sound materials are adjusted to a predetermined master tempo; and a pitch control section configured to control, based on the difference between original keys which are keys in the original music pieces of the sound materials indicated by the remix pattern data and a predetermined master key and the control amount for the reproduction speed, the pitch of sound of the sound materials so that the keys of the sound materials are adjusted to the master key.