Patent ID: 6583347
Filing Date: 2003-06-24
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A method of synthesizing a musical tone signal by causing a processor to execute a control program and a plurality of music programs,wherein the plurality of music programs are selectively registered by an operation of a user for use in the synthesizing of the musical tone signal, wherein the control program is executed to perform the steps of: periodically preparing buffer memories, each of which has a capacity of storing plural samples of the musical tone signal; periodically commanding the processor to start execution of the registered music programs in a predetermined sequence; and after the execution of the music programs, outputting the musical tone signal stored in at least one of the buffer memories, and wherein the registered music programs are executed to perform the steps of: processing the plural samples of the musical tone signal in response to the commanding step; controlling a volume of the plural samples of the musical tone signal which is outputted by the processing step; and accumulating the plural samples of the musical tone signal having the controlled volume into at least one of the buffer memories.