Patent ID: 7547839

Claim:
A performance data processing apparatus comprising: a storage device that stores a playlist data that designates a reproduction order of a plurality of files, each file comprising performance data that comprise a tone generator driving event sequence; a reproduction device that sequentially reproduces each of the plurality of files comprising performance data in an order designated by the playlist data stored in the storage device; a tone generator that is supplied with tone generator driving events that occur in response to reproduction of each file comprising performance data by the reproduction device, and that generates audio signals based on the supplied tone generator driving events; a recording device that digitally records audio signals generated by the tone generator; a retention device that retains audio signals digitally recorded by the recording device as digital audio data; and a control device that controls so as to generate a single file comprising digital audio data from the plurality of files comprising performance data by starting digital recording by the recording device in response to starting of reproduction of a first file comprising performance data by the reproduction device and stopping digital recording by the recording device in response to stopping of reproduction of a last file comprising performance data by the reproduction device, and to retain the generated single file comprising digital audio data through the retention device.