Patent ID: 6479739
Filing Date: 2002-11-12
Classification: G10H

Abstract:
A method of controlling a plurality of tone generator modules by an integrator module for generating music tones according to performance data being created by a music application software and being composed of a plurality of music parts having various timbres, the method comprising the steps of:registering a plurality of tone generator modules for control by the integrator module such that each registered tone generator module is operable under control by the integrator module to generate waveform data of a music tone in accordance with the performance data; determining a registered tone generator module for a music part in response to timbre switching data, which is contained in the performance data and which instructs a change of the timbre of the music part; allocating the music part to the determined tone generator module to establish correspondence between the music part and the determined tone generator module; distributing the music part of the performance data from the integrator module to the allocated tone generator module in accordance with the established correspondence so as to operate the tone generator module concurrently with other tone generator modules to generate a plurality of waveform data representing a plurality of music tones corresponding to the plurality of the music parts; and mixing the plurality of the waveform data with each other to output the music tones in accordance with the performance data.