Patent ID: 6809248
Filing Date: 2004-10-26
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
An electronic musical apparatus having a musical tone signal generator for generating a musical tone signal whose generating conditions are controlled in accordance with input musical tone control information, an internal storage device for storing plural types of musical tone control information for which said musical tone signal generator is prepared, and a display unit for displaying a name of musical tone control information stored outside for selective use by a user, said electronic musical apparatus comprising:a display controller for automatically selecting, in accordance with predetermined conditions, one type of musical tone control information as substituted musical tone control information from among plural types of musical tone control information stored in said internal storage device when musical tone control information which is stored outside and for which said musical tone signal generator is not prepared is intended to be input on the occasion of input of musical tone control information stored outside, and displaying on said display unit a name of said substitute musical tone control information in a manner which allows a user to recognize that the displayed musical tone control information is substituted; an information selector for selecting musical tone control information corresponding to said name displayed on said display unit; and an information provider for retrieving musical tone control information selected by said information selector from outside and providing said retrieved musical tone control information to said musical tone signal generator when the selected musical tone control information is not said substitute musical tone control information, and for providing said substitute musical tone control information stored in said internal storage device to said musical tone signal generator when musical tone control information selected by said information selector is said substitute musical tone control information.