Patent ID: 7472426

Claim:
An automatic performance data editing and reproducing apparatus comprising: a storage device that stores automatic performance data comprising a plurality of original pieces of part performance data, wherein at least one of the original pieces thereof includes an identifier that indicates that reproduction of performance based thereon is to be limited; a readout device that reads out at least one of the original pieces of the part performance data stored in said storage device; an editing device that edits the original one piece of the part performance data read out by said readout device; and a reproducing device that reproduces performance based on the automatic performance data, including the edited one piece of the part performance data edited by said editing device, wherein said editing device generates a condition for removing the limitation on reproduction of performance based on the edited one piece and attaches the generated condition to the edited one piece when the original one piece of the part performance data read out by the readout device includes the identifier, wherein said reproducing device removes the limitation on the reproduction of performance based on the edited one piece when the condition is satisfied, and wherein the condition is satisfied when the original one piece of the part performance data read out by the readout device is stored in the storage device.