Patent ID: 6417439
Filing Date: 2002-07-09
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A synchronizer for synchronizing a kind of instrument used for a purpose different from music with another kind of instrument used for producing a series of tones, comprising:a first data source storing a first piece of sequence data including pieces of synchronous data at intervals in a first data group and a second piece of sequence data including pieces of music data in a second data group and available for said another kind of instrument in order to produce another series of tones, and synchronously outputting said first piece of sequence data and said second piece of sequence data; a second data source successively outputting pieces of reference data representative of an actual performance; a converter for converting said pieces of music data to instructions for tasks to be achieved by said kind of instrument; a first controller connected to said first data source, said second data source and said converter, and comparing said pieces of synchronous data with certain pieces of reference data corresponding thereto for transferring said pieces of music data to said converter in synchronism with said certain pieces of reference data; and a second controller connected to said converter and said kind of instrument, and driving said kind of instrument in response to said instructions.