Patent ID: 6859530

Claim:
A communication apparatus comprising: a musical tone signal generating device that generates musical tone signals; an operation device that allows a user to perform setting operations; a communication device that communicates with other communication apparatuses in accordance with said setting operations performed through said operation device; a tone generating device that converts speech signals transmitted from said other communication apparatuses into speech and generates the speech, and converts said musical tone signals generated by said musical tone generating device into musical tones and generates the musical tones; a tempo signal generating device that generates a tempo signal having a cycle corresponding to a tempo set by the user through said operation device; a tone generation control device that controls said musical tone signal generating device to generate a musical tone signal equivalent to a metronome sound in accordance with said tempo signal generated by said tempo signal generating device, whereby said metronome sound is generated through said tone generating device, and a tempo signal transmitting device that transmits at least one of said tempo signal generated by said tempo signal generating device and a control signal indicative of start timing of generation of said tempo signal to said other communication apparatus, through said communication device.