JP2012159575A - Singing guidance system by plurality of singers - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To effectively inform a plurality of singers of singing timing even if a song is assumed to be sung by a single singer, and to smoothly sing and continue without any discomfort. The singing part is divided in a well-balanced manner so that it can be sung.
When a plurality of singer modes are selected when a karaoke song is played, a plurality of lyric character groups are set based on lyric character display timing data for controlling the display timing of the lyric characters of the karaoke song. Singing part dividing means 39 for assigning the divided lyric character groups to a plurality of singing parts, and when the multi-singer mode is selected, the lyric character groups for each singing part are displayed in an identifiable manner. The singing part identification display means 40 is provided, and guidance is performed so that a plurality of singers can sing in order for a karaoke piece that is supposed to be sung by a single singer.
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Description

  The present invention can induce a plurality of singers to alternately sing a singing part even if it is a general solo song that is not premised on being sung by a plurality of singers like a duet song. It relates to a system that can.

  In the currently popular karaoke system, when playing a song classified as a duet song, a mark for distinguishing the male voice part from the female voice part is added to the lyrics text display, and the display color of the lyrics text is changed. By changing it, the singer can recognize each part (for example, refer to Patent Document 1). By singing while watching such a lyric character display, the singer can sing his / her part smoothly.

JP-A-10-282971.

  By the way, not only duet music but also music (solo music) on the premise that a single singer sings may be sung alternately by men and women as well as duet music. As mentioned above, in the duet music, the technology for making the singer recognize the singing part is established, but of course, in the case of a solo music, the singing part is divided into a plurality of singers. There is no mechanism to make them recognize. For this reason, in the case of a solo song, it is not possible to effectively inform the singers of the timing of each singing, and it is not possible to perform singing smoothly without a sense of incongruity between each singer. It was. Moreover, a plurality of singers could not sing by dividing the singing part in a well-balanced manner.

  The present invention has been proposed in view of the above-described circumstances, and even for a song that is premised on the singing of a single singer, each singer is effectively informed of each singing timing. Provide a singing guidance system that can perform singing smoothly between each singer without any discomfort, and that allows multiple singers to divide the singing part in a balanced manner. For the purpose.

  The singing guidance system by a plurality of singers of the present invention has the following features in order to achieve the above-described object. That is, the singing guidance system by a plurality of singers of the present invention is a system for guiding a karaoke piece that a single singer is supposed to sing so that a plurality of singers can sing in order. In this case, the singing part dividing means and the singing part identification display means are provided.

  The singing part dividing means is a series of lyric character groups based on the lyric character display timing data for controlling the lyric character display timing of the karaoke music piece when the multiple singer mode is selected when the karaoke music piece is played. Is divided into a plurality of parts, and the divided lyric character groups are assigned to a plurality of singing parts. The singing part identification display means displays a series of lyrics characters in a single display mode when the multiple singer mode is not selected, and for each singing part when the multiple singer mode is selected. Is a means for displaying the lyric character group of each of them in a distinguishable manner.

  In addition to the above-described configuration, the lyric character display timing data can be data that controls the display timing of the lyric character group displayed in units of phrases. Furthermore, the singing part dividing means can be configured to allocate the divided lyrics character groups to a plurality of singing parts in a predetermined order.

  In the singing guidance system with multiple singers having such a configuration, when the multiple singer mode is selected when playing a solo song that is not a duet song, the lyrics character of the karaoke song is displayed. The singing part is divided into a plurality of parts based on the lyrics character display timing data for controlling the timing. Here, the lyric character display timing data is, for example, a phrase mark (a lyric character wipe start mark) included in MIDI (registered trademark) performance data. Specifically, when an instruction signal for singing a solo song by two persons is input, the singing part dividing means identifies a lyric character group including the phrase mark as one singing part each time the phrase mark is identified. Divide the singing part for each phrase mark.

  And when multiple singer mode is selected by the function of a singing part identification display means, the lyric character group for every singing part is displayed so that identification is possible respectively. Thus, by displaying the lyric character group so as to be identifiable for each song part, even a solo song can be sung in the same manner as a duet song. For example, a mark for distinguishing one singing part (corresponding to a male voice part) from another part (corresponding to a female voice part), changing the display color of lyric characters, display font of lyric characters The singers can recognize each part by changing.

  When the multiple singer mode is not selected, a series of lyrics character groups are displayed in a single display mode. Moreover, about singing parts, such as a chorus section, the identification display which can perform two singers simultaneously can also be performed.

  According to the singing guidance system by a plurality of singers of the present invention, the lyrics that control the display timing of the lyrics characters of the karaoke music even if it is a karaoke music (solo music) that is supposed to be sung by a single singer. By dividing a series of lyric character groups into a plurality based on character display timing data, assigning each divided lyric character group to a plurality of singing parts, and displaying the lyric character groups of each singing part in an identifiable manner, When a plurality of singers sing a solo song, the singing timing of each singer can be informed effectively.

  Moreover, when it is set as the structure which displays the lyric character group of each singing part so that identification is possible in a phrase unit, it can synthesize | combine smoothly without a sense of incongruity between each singer like a duet music, for example.

  Moreover, when it is set as the structure which allocates each divided lyric character group to a some singing part in a predetermined order, a some singer can divide and sing a singing part with sufficient balance. For example, when a solo song is duet, an opportunity to sing alternately is assigned, so that it is possible to sing in a balanced manner. The same applies when singing by three or more people.

The block diagram which shows the structure of the karaoke system to which the singing guidance system which concerns on embodiment of this invention is applied. Explanatory drawing which shows the structural example of a lyric character display timing data. Explanatory drawing which shows the singing part division example (1) in the singing guidance system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the example (1) of a lyric character display in the song guidance system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. Explanatory drawing which shows the singing part division example (2) in the singing guidance system which concerns on embodiment of this invention. The schematic diagram which shows the example (2) of a lyric character display in the song guidance system which concerns on embodiment of this invention.

  Hereinafter, an embodiment of a singing guidance system (hereinafter referred to as a singing guidance system) by a plurality of singers of the present invention will be described with reference to the drawings. 1 to 3 show a singing guidance system stem according to an embodiment of the present invention, FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing a configuration of a karaoke system to which the singing guidance system is applied, and FIG. 2 is a configuration of lyrics character display timing data. FIG. 3 and FIG. 5 are explanatory diagrams showing examples of singing part division, and FIG. 4 and FIG. 6 are schematic diagrams showing examples of lyrics character display.

<Outline of singing guidance system>
As shown in FIG. 1, the singing guidance system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is similar to a duet song even in the case of a song (solo song) on the premise that a single singer sings. When singing alternately, etc., the lyric character display mode is changed for each singing part so that the singing part in charge of the singing part can be easily identified. That is, by providing the singing part dividing means 39 and the singing part identification display means 40 as constituent elements of the karaoke system, a series of data based on the lyric character display timing data for controlling the display timing of the lyric characters of the karaoke music piece. The lyric character group is divided into a plurality of parts, the divided lyric character groups are assigned to a plurality of singing parts, and the display form of the lyric characters is changed for each singing part, and each singing part is identified and displayed.

<Karaoke system>
The karaoke system to which the singing guidance system 10 according to the embodiment of the present invention is applied includes a karaoke main body 21, a karaoke remote control device 22, a speaker 23, a microphone 24, a display device 25, and a mixing amplifier 26, as shown in FIG. Yes.

<Karaoke remote control device>
The karaoke remote control device 22 has a user interface function, and transmits / receives data to / from the transmission / reception means 35 of the karaoke main body 21 by a wired method or a wireless method. The karaoke remote control device 22 includes a program functioning as a music search means 22a, a music index database 22b, a singer mode setting means 22c, an electronic circuit and program for transmitting and receiving data, a storage means (not shown). )). A music selection operation or the like is performed by operating switches attached to the karaoke remote controller 22 or various icons displayed on an input / output display unit (not shown).

<Music search means / music index database>
The music search means 22a includes a program for searching for music by referring to the music index database 22b based on a user instruction. The song index database 22b is a database in which attribute information is described for karaoke songs used for performance by the karaoke main body 21, and includes, for example, song number, song name, singer name, lyrics of the singing part, fashion season, music genre. This includes various attribute information such as whether or not it is a category / duet song.

<Singer mode setting means>
The singer mode setting means 22c consists of a program for setting a multiple singer mode for singing a solo song by a plurality of singers. When the user operates the input / output display unit (not shown) and selects the multiple singer mode, the singer mode setting means 22c receives the mode selection signal and sets the multiple singer mode. When the multiple singer mode is set, as will be described in detail later, the singing part dividing means 39 divides a series of lyric character groups into a plurality of singing character groups into a plurality of singing parts. The lyric character group for each singing part is displayed in an identifiable manner by the function of the allocation and singing part identification display means 40. In addition, in the singer mode setting means 22c of this embodiment, although the duet mode is set as a default multiple singer mode, the number of singers who sing a solo song can be set as desired by the user. It is good also as a structure.

<Microphone>
The microphone 24 is a device for inputting singing voice. The singing voice signal input from the microphone 24 is mixed and amplified by the mixing amplifier 26 with the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 37 and output to the speaker 23. Note that the audio input signal from the microphone 24 may be digitally converted by an A / D converter (not shown) and used for scoring in the singing scoring means.

<Display device>
The display device 25 is a device for displaying a background video, lyrics telop, and the like related to karaoke music, and is configured by, for example, a liquid crystal display.

<Karaoke body>
As shown in FIG. 1, the karaoke main body 21 includes a central control means 31, ROM 32, RAM 33, HDD 34, transmission / reception means 35, reservation management means 36, music reproduction control means 37, video reproduction control means 38, singing part division means 39, Singing part identification display means 40 is provided.

<Central control means>
The central control means 31 is a means for comprehensively controlling the karaoke main body 21 and is constituted by, for example, a CPU and its peripheral devices, and is controlled by the CPU or the like operating according to a program stored in the ROM 32 or the like. The function can be demonstrated.

<ROM / RAM>
The ROM 32 is a device for storing program data and numerical data for controlling each device constituting the karaoke main body 21, and is constituted by a semiconductor memory, for example. The RAM 33 functions as a temporary storage area for temporarily storing programs and various data, and is composed of, for example, a semiconductor memory. Note that the virtual RAM 33 may be configured using a hard disk storage device or the like instead of configuring the RAM 33 with a physical semiconductor memory.

  In the present embodiment, the RAM 33 stores a reservation queue 33a, lyrics character display timing data 33b, and singing part division data 33c. The reservation queue 33a is a data table configured by arranging music IDs in order of performance for karaoke music reserved for music selection, and may be associated with other identification data such as a user ID of a music selector. The lyric character display timing data 33b is data relating to the display timing of the lyric characters extracted from the music database 34a. The singing part division data 33c is data generated by the singing part identification display means 40, and different lyric characters are displayed for each part based on the singing part division data 33c.

<HDD>
The HDD 34 functions as a large-capacity storage device, and stores a music database 34a and a video database 34b. Note that a mass storage device such as a DVD capable of rewriting data may be used instead of the HDD 34 or together with the HDD 34.

<Music database / video database>
The music database 34a is a database configured in association with music IDs for music data configured by synchronizing performance data (MIDI (registered trademark) data) and lyrics rendering data. The performance data is digital data for controlling the performance of each music piece, and the lyric rendering data includes display timing data and color change data of lyric characters synchronized with the performance. The video database 34b is a database that stores a predetermined number of background videos displayed corresponding to the karaoke music piece to be played as video files corresponding to the music ID of the karaoke music piece.

<Transmitting / receiving means>
The transmission / reception means 35 includes an electronic circuit and a program for transmitting / receiving data between the karaoke main body 21 and the karaoke remote control device 22. In the present embodiment, data is transmitted and received between the karaoke main body 21 and the karaoke remote control device 22 by infrared communication.

<Reservation management means>
The reservation management means 36 generates a reservation queue 33a by arranging the song IDs of the songs selected by the user using the function of the music search means 22a in the order of performance, and stores and manages this reservation queue 33a in the RAM 33. For the program. The karaoke performance is performed in the order of the music IDs registered in the reservation queue 33a, and the music IDs are deleted from the reservation queue for the music for which the performance has been completed and the music for which the reservation has been canceled.

<Singing part dividing means>
The singing part dividing means 39 is a series of lyrics based on the lyric character display timing data 33b for controlling the display timing of the lyric characters of the karaoke song when the multiple singer mode is selected when the karaoke song is played. It consists of a program for dividing a character group into a plurality of pieces and assigning the divided lyrics character groups to a plurality of singing parts.

  The lyrics character display timing data 33b is configured according to the MIDI (registered trademark) standard. For example, a chorus mark indicating the wipe start time of the first lyrics, an ending mark indicating the wipe end time of the last lyrics, and immediately before the interlude section. There are an interlude mark indicating the wipe end time, a phrase mark indicating the wipe start timing of the first phrase of each page in the lyric character display, and the like. In the present embodiment, among these lyrics character display timing data 33b, as shown in FIG. 2, a series of lyrics character groups are divided into a plurality of parts using phrase marks and chorus marks, and the divided lyrics character groups are divided. Assign to multiple singing parts and divide the singing part.

  That is, when the user operates the input / output display unit (not shown) of the karaoke remote control device to give an instruction to perform a duet singing, the multiple singer mode is set by the function of the singer mode setting means 22c. . When the multiple singer mode is set, the singing part dividing means 39 uses the lyric character group starting from this phrase mark as one singing part every time the phrase mark is identified, and singing a singing part for each phrase mark. To divide. That is, when two people sing a solo song, each phrase mark is alternately divided into an A part and a B part.

  In addition, the singing part dividing means 39 of the present embodiment is provided with lyric character display timing data 33b (for example, rust mark) for identifying a specific singing section (for example, a climax section that is most prominent in the singing section). The singing section can be divided as a specific singing part. In this case, the chorus section is divided as a specific singing part based on the chorus mark. As will be described in detail later, lyrics characters are identified and displayed for the specific singing part so that a plurality of singers can sing simultaneously. That is, since the climax section that is most exciting in the singing section is a singing section in which everyone wants to sing, lyrics characters are displayed so that a plurality of singers can sing at the same time.

  Thus, by dividing a specific singing section (for example, a chorus section) as a specific singing part and identifying and displaying lyrics characters so that a plurality of singers can sing at the same time, the sense of solidarity of the singers who sing at the same time As a result, the joy of singing can be further increased.

  In addition, the singing part divided | segmented by the singing part division | segmentation means 39 is not restricted to the aspect mentioned above, It divides a singing part into three like A part, B part, and C part, and sings by three persons. Alternatively, the singing may be performed by four or more people.

<Singing part identification display means>
The singing part identification display means 40 displays a series of lyrics characters in a single display mode when the multiple singer mode is not selected, and when the multiple singer mode is selected, the singing part It consists of a program for displaying each lyric character group in an identifiable manner. That is, the singing section starting from the phrase mark is regarded as one singing part, and the lyric character display mode is changed and displayed so that each singing part can be identified in order. For example, when the singing part is divided into an A part and a B part, an identification mark (for example, a club mark) is displayed at the beginning of the lyric characters that become the A part, and the lyric characters are displayed in blue. An identification mark (for example, a heart mark) is displayed at the beginning of the lyric characters, and the lyric characters are displayed in pink. Thereby, the singer can distinguish the A part and B part clearly, and can recognize the singing part which he sings.

  Moreover, the singing part identification display means 40 of this embodiment can identify and display lyrics characters so that a plurality of singers can sing at the same time for the specific singing part (rust section). In this case, with the function of the singing part identification display means 40, for a normal singing part, an identification display that allows two singers to sing alternately is performed, and for a specific singing part (rust section), An identification display is provided so that two singers can sing at the same time. That is, for the A part and the B part, as described above, a different identification mark is attached to the head of the lyric character, and the lyric character is displayed in blue or pink. On the other hand, in the specific singing part (rust section), identification marks (for example, a club mark and a heart mark) of both the A part and the B part are simultaneously displayed at the beginning of the lyric characters, and the lyric characters are displayed in black.

  In addition, the method for identifying and displaying each singing part is not limited to those described above, changing the display font of the lyric characters, changing the size of the lyric characters, changing the display position of the lyric characters, etc. Various methods can be employed.

<Music playback control means>
The music reproduction control means 37 is an electronic circuit for digitally reproducing the sound source data based on the performance data extracted from the music database 34 a based on the music ID and converting it to analog and outputting it to the mixing amplifier 26. As described above, the mixing amplifier 26 mixes the singer's singing voice signal input from the microphone 24 and the performance voice signal sent from the music reproduction control means 37, and amplifies the signal by the amplifier function to produce the speaker 23. It is a device for outputting more.

<Video playback control means>
When playing the karaoke music, the video playback control means 38 uses the background video data of the karaoke music extracted from the video database 34b and the lyric characters generated based on the lyric rendering data included in the performance data. It consists of a program for outputting to the display device 25 in synchronization with performance data of karaoke music.

<Lyric character display control processing>
With reference to FIGS. 3-6, the lyric character display control processing of this embodiment is demonstrated. 3 and 4 show an example of two people singing alternately in the duet mode. FIGS. 5 and 6 show two people singing alternately in the duet mode and two people singing simultaneously in the chorus section. An example is shown.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 3 and 4, when the multiple singer mode is set for the solo song (the duet mode is turned on), the division of the singing part and the identification display of the lyrics characters are started from the next phrase mark. That is, when the multi-singer mode is not set (when the duet mode is off), the lyrics characters are displayed in the same display manner as that of a normal solo song, as shown in FIG. On the other hand, when the multiple singer mode is set (the duet mode is turned on), as shown in FIG. 4 (b), a club mark is placed at the beginning of the lyric character that becomes the A part for each divided singing part. At the same time, the lyric characters are displayed in blue, the heart mark is displayed at the beginning of the lyric characters that are part B, and the lyric characters are displayed in pink. Further, the lyrics characters are displayed in different display fonts for the A part and the B part. Then, when the multiple singer mode is canceled (the duet mode is turned off), the division of the singing part and the identification display of the lyric characters are completed from the next phrase mark.

  In the example shown in FIG. 3, the singing parts are switched alternately for each phrase mark, but a plurality of phrase marks are grouped together, for example, two phrase marks are grouped together and singing parts are switched alternately every two phrases. The singing parts may be switched alternately, or the singing parts may be divided into three or more types. When the singing part is not divided, a default lyric character font may be prepared and displayed, or displayed using either the A part or the B part lyric character font. Also good.

  In the example shown in FIGS. 5 and 6, when the duet mode is turned on for a solo song, the division of the singing part and the identification display of the lyrics characters are started from the next phrase mark. Here, when there is a singing section (rust section) including a chorus mark, as shown in FIG. 6, for the chorus section, both the club mark and the heart mark are simultaneously displayed at the beginning of the lyric letter, and the lyric letter is displayed in black. Is displayed. When the duet mode is turned off, the division of the singing part and the identification display of the lyric characters are completed from the next phrase mark. For the A part and the B part, the lyric characters are identified and displayed in the same manner as in the above-described example. When the multiple singer mode is not set (when the duet mode is off), lyrics characters are displayed in a display manner similar to that of a normal solo song, as in FIG. 4A.

<Other embodiments>
The devices and means constituting the system of the present invention and its peripheral devices are not limited to those described above, and only the necessary devices and means are configured according to the purpose of use, or other devices and means are appropriately added. Can be. Further, each unit may be configured as a unit in which a plurality of functions are integrated, instead of being configured separately. Furthermore, user information etc. can be managed centrally by connecting the karaoke main body 21 with a karaoke server via a network.

DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 10 Singing guidance system 21 Karaoke main body 22 Karaoke remote controller 22a Music search means 22b Music index database 22c Singer mode setting means 23 Speaker 24 Microphone 25 Display apparatus 26 Mixing amplifier 31 Central control means 32 ROM
33 RAM
33a Reservation queue 33b Lyric character display timing data 33c Singing part division data 34 HDD
34a Music database 34b Video database 35 Transmission / reception means 36 Reservation management means 37 Music reproduction control means 38 Video reproduction control means 39 Singing part division means 40 Singing part identification display means

Claims (3)

A singing guidance system for guiding a singing song so that a plurality of singers can sing in order for a karaoke piece that is supposed to be sung by a single singer. An identification display means,
The singing part dividing means is a series of lyrics based on lyric character display timing data for controlling the display timing of lyric characters of the karaoke song when a plurality of singer modes are selected when the karaoke song is played. Divide the character group into multiple parts, assign each divided lyrics character group to multiple singing parts,
The singing part identification display means displays the series of lyrics character groups in a single display mode when the multiple singer mode is not selected, and when the multiple singer mode is selected. , The lyric character group for each singing part is displayed in an identifiable manner,
A singing guidance system by multiple singers characterized by the above.   The singing guidance system according to claim 1, wherein the lyric character display timing data is data for controlling a display timing of a lyric character group displayed in units of phrases.   The singing part system according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the singing part dividing means assigns the divided lyric character groups to a plurality of singing parts in a predetermined order.

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