Patent ID: 7572968

Claim:
An electronic musical instrument comprising: an automatic performance data storage portion for storing a plurality of automatic performance data strings each composed of a performance data string for controlling generation of a string of musical tone signals that form a song; a voice data storage portion for storing a plurality of voice data strings each composed of a data string representative of a voice signal; a plurality of performance operators playable by a user for causing the generation of musical tone signals; a plurality of setting operators, provided on an operating panel, for setting a plurality of control parameters that define a mode of musical tone signals generated by the user playing said performance operators; a registration data storage for storing a plurality of registration data sets that are each composed of the plurality of control parameters, automatic performance specifying data for specifing one of the plurality of automatic performance data strings, and voice specifying data for specifying one of the plurality of voice data strings; a plurality of registration operators for selecting the plurality of registration data sets; and a selection section for, when any one of the plurality of registration operators is operated, simultaneously selecting a plurality of control parameters, an automatic performance data string, and a voice data string, wherein the plurality of control parameters are included in a registration data set selected by an operated registration operator, wherein the automatic performance data string is specified by automatic performance specifying data that is included in the registration data set selected by the operated registration operator, and wherein the voice data string is specified by voice specifying data included in the registration data set selected by the operated registration operator.