Patent ID: 6307140
Filing Date: 2001-10-23
Classification: G10H,G10L,Y10S

Abstract:
A music apparatus for receiving an input signal composed of either of a voice signal or a tone signal and for processing said input signal based on a timbre change command signal to signal to generate at least one least one channel of an output signal, the music apparatus comprising:a select and set section that selects a desired mode of a harmony and sets a desired type of the harmony of the selected mode, and that provides the timbre change command signal in association with the selected mode and the set type of the harmony;a reference pitch designation section that designates a reference pitch; andan output signal generation section receptive of said input signal, said timbre change command signal and said reference pitch designated by said reference pitch designation section for changing a timbre of said input signal in accordance with said timbre change command signal, and for changing a pitch of said input signal above or below said reference pitch in accordance with said timbre change command signal, thereby generating the output signal having the changed timbre and the changed pitch to provide the selected mode and the set type of the harmony.