Patent ID: 6069311
Filing Date: 2000-05-30
Classification: G10H,Y10S

Abstract:
A music apparatus constructed on a mother board and responsive to performance information for generating a music tone having a desired timbre according to timbre setting information, the music apparatus comprising:an input terminal that is provided for inputting performance information;a control circuit disposed on the mother board and being operative when the timbre setting information is provided for setting a music tone parameter based on the timbre setting information;a first sound source disposed on the mother board and being operative based on the music tone parameter which is set by the control circuit for generating a first music tone when the performance information is inputted through the input terminal;a connector provided on the mother board for optionally receiving an extension board having a second sound source for generating a second music tone; anda detector provided on the mother board for detecting the presence of an extension board received by the connector, the extension board having addresses of music tone parameters,wherein the control circuit can operate in case that the extension board is inserted into the connector for providing the timbre setting information to the detected extension board through the connector while specifying an address of a particular music tone parameter for remotely setting the particular music tone parameter in the specified address of the second sound source according to the timbre setting information so that the second sound source can generate the second music tone.