Patent ID: 7058462

Claim:
An entertainment system comprising: an entertainment apparatus for executing various programs; at least one manual controller for entering control requests from the user into said entertainment apparatus; audio output means for selecting and outputting one of a plurality of sound sources based on a supplied sound output command; sampling means for selectively sampling audio data from audio output data during reproducing and registering said sampled audio data in a first file, wherein said sampling means comprises first effect applying means for applying an effect to said audio data being input from outside based on a request from said user; re-sampling means to be selectively activated based on a request from said user for selectively re-sampling audio data from audio data registered in said first file when reproducing said audio data registered in said first file, the re-sampling means registering said re-sampled audio data in a second file, wherein said re-sampling means comprises second effect applying means for applying an effect to said audio data registered in said first file when reproducing said audio data registered in said first file; audio data registering means for registering said audio data registered in said first file or said audio data registered in said second file based on a request from said user as one of said sound sources for said entertainment apparatus.