JP2018101048A - Musical score display and performing program - Google Patents

Abstract

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a musical score display and performing program capable of quickly recognizing the mixer part corresponding to the score part displayed on the screen.SOLUTION: A computer executes a function of displaying a musical score including a plurality of musical score parts, a function of displaying a list of a plurality of mixer parts for changing a sound effect corresponding to each of the plurality of musical score parts on the screen, at least one of the functions of making the display mode of the mixer part corresponding to the selected musical score part different from other mixer parts when one of the mixer parts is selected among the score parts, or making the display mode of the musical score part corresponding to the selected mixer part different from the other musical score parts when one of the mixer parts is selected. The selection of the musical score part or the mixer part is executed by hovering an arbitrary musical score part or an arbitrary mixer part with a pointer by the input means.SELECTED DRAWING: Figure 1

Description

  The present invention relates to a score display / performance program, and more particularly to a score display / performance program having a function of displaying a part on a score and a mixer corresponding to the part on a screen.

  Conventionally, in a score display / performance program that displays a score on the screen and allows editing and performance of the corresponding performance data, a mixer that adjusts the tone and volume of each part of the score is displayed on the screen together with the score. It is known to display.

  In such a score display / performance program, parts on a score (hereinafter, “parts on a score” are referred to as “score parts”) are arranged in the vertical direction in the same manner as an actual score. On the other hand, the mixer displayed on the screen has a plurality of part control areas (hereinafter referred to as “part control areas on the mixer” as “mixer parts”) like the input channels of an actual audio mixer. Are generally arranged in a horizontal row and arranged in an area independent of the score display. As a result, when adjusting the tone color or volume of a specific part while viewing the score, it is necessary to search for the corresponding mixer part by the part name or part number. In particular, when the score is displayed in an enlarged manner, the part name or the like is often not displayed on the screen, and it becomes more difficult to quickly recognize the correspondence between the score part and the mixer part. As described above, when two types of data having different display modes are referred to at the same time, it is necessary to devise for clarifying the correspondence between them.

  In Patent Document 1, in a display program that simultaneously edits text data and a plurality of drawing data corresponding to the text data, a drawing corresponding to the text is determined based on a phrase included in the text on which the cursor is placed, A configuration that is displayed in front of other drawings is disclosed.

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  Here, it is preferable that the mixer display of the musical score display / performance program can overlook the adjustment states of a plurality of mixer parts as in an actual audio mixer. In this regard, when the technique of Patent Document 1 is applied to the mixer display, the correspondence between the selected musical score part and the mixer part is clarified, but the other mixer parts are hidden by the mixer part displayed in the foreground. There was a problem that I could not overlook the mixer part.

  An object of the present invention is to solve the above-described problems of the prior art and to provide a score display / performance program capable of quickly recognizing a mixer part corresponding to a score part displayed on a screen.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention has a function of displaying a score including a plurality of score parts in a score display / performance program for displaying score data on a screen and playing performance data corresponding to the score data. A list of a plurality of mixer parts that change sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of sheet music parts, and a function selected when one of the sheet music parts is selected. A function for making the display mode of the mixer part corresponding to the score part different from other mixer parts, or the display mode of the score part corresponding to the selected mixer part when one of the mixer parts is selected. A first feature is that the computer executes at least one of the functions different from the other musical score parts.

  A second feature is that the selection of the musical score part or the mixer part is executed by hovering an arbitrary musical score part or an arbitrary mixer part with a pointer by the input means.

  Further, when the arbitrary musical score part is selected, a function of causing at least a part of the mixer part corresponding to the musical score part to emit light in a different color, or when the arbitrary musical instrument part is selected, A third feature is that it has at least one of the functions of causing the corresponding music score part to emit light in different colors.

  A fourth feature is that the list of mixer parts is displayed by arranging the mixer parts in a horizontal row in an order corresponding to the order of the musical score parts.

  A fifth feature is that the list of mixer parts is displayed by arranging the mixer parts in a vertical row in an order corresponding to the order of the musical score parts.

  Furthermore, a sixth feature is that the input means is an external device of the computer or a touch panel type screen.

  According to the first feature, in a score display / performance program for displaying score data on a screen and playing performance data corresponding to the score data, a function for displaying a score including a plurality of score parts; A function that displays a list of a plurality of mixer parts that change the sound effect corresponding to each of the musical score parts on the screen, and corresponds to the selected musical score part when one of the musical score parts is selected The function of making the display mode of the mixer part different from other mixer parts, or the display mode of the music score part corresponding to the selected mixer part when one of the mixer parts is selected. Since at least one of the functions to be different from the computer is executed, even if the score includes many score parts, Correspondence between the notation part and a mixer part becomes obvious, it becomes possible to adjust the tone and volume, etc. you're looking for part quickly and accurately.

  According to the second feature, since the selection of the musical score part or the mixer part is executed by hovering an arbitrary musical score part or an arbitrary mixer part with the pointer by the input means, the mouse pointer hover or touch panel by the mouse is used. The musical score part or the mixer part can be easily selected by the hover by the operation.

  According to the third feature, when the arbitrary musical score part is selected, the function of causing at least a part of the mixer part corresponding to the musical score part to emit light in a different color, or the arbitrary mixer part is selected. In this case, since the musical score part corresponding to the mixer part has at least one of the functions of causing the staff to emit light in different colors, the mixer part corresponding to the musical score part or the musical score part corresponding to the mixer part can be quickly identified. It becomes possible.

  According to the fourth feature, the list display of the mixer parts is performed by arranging the mixer parts in a horizontal row in an order corresponding to the order of the musical score parts. Therefore, the horizontal display is the same as the physical mixer arrangement. Due to the arrangement in one row, the mixer operation on the screen can be performed without a sense of incongruity. In this case, although the musical score parts are arranged in the vertical direction, the mixer parts are arranged in the horizontal direction. However, the display mode of the mixer part corresponding to the selected musical score part or the musical score part corresponding to the selected mixer part Therefore, it becomes possible to easily find an arbitrary score part or an arbitrary mixer part.

  According to the fifth feature, since the list of mixer parts is displayed by arranging the mixer parts in a vertical row in an order corresponding to the order of the musical score parts, the mixers arranged in a vertical row are displayed vertically on the screen. By displaying, the number of musical score parts that can be simultaneously displayed on the screen can be increased. In addition, by sharing the order in which the musical score parts are arranged in the vertical direction and the order in which the mixer parts are arranged in the vertical direction, it is possible to easily find an arbitrary musical score part or an arbitrary mixer part.

  According to the sixth feature, since the input means is an external device of the computer or a touch panel type screen, any score part or any mixer part can be easily selected by a mouse operation or a touch panel operation. It becomes possible.

It is a functional block diagram which shows the structure of the hardware which performs the score display and performance program which concerns on one Embodiment of this invention. It is an example of a score image and a mixer image simultaneously displayed on the display device 3 by a score display / performance program. It is an enlarged view of a mixer part. It is an example of a score image and a mixer image simultaneously displayed on a display device by a score display / performance program. It is a modification of the score image and the mixer image simultaneously displayed on the display device by the score display / performance program. It is a flowchart which shows the procedure in which the corresponding | compatible display process of a score image and a mixer image is performed by a score display program and a performance program. It is a display mode of a musical score and a mixer according to Conventional Example 1. It is a display mode of a musical score and a mixer according to Conventional Example 2.

  Hereinafter, preferred embodiments of the present invention will be described in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a functional block diagram showing a configuration of hardware 1 for executing a score display / performance program according to an embodiment of the present invention. The score display / performance program is installed in hardware 1 such as a personal computer or a tablet-type terminal, and displays a score image at an arbitrary enlargement ratio on the display device 3, and a score based on an input operation by the input device 2. Enables data editing and performance. The input device 2 and the display device 3 can be general mice and displays if the hardware 1 is a personal computer. When the hardware 1 is a tablet terminal or the like to which a touch panel display is applied, the touch panel display also serves as the input device 2 and the display device 3. The performance of the musical score data can be output from the sound output device 4 including a speaker and headphones.

  In this embodiment, a mixer for adjusting the tone and volume of each part composed of a plurality of musical instruments is displayed on the display device 3 at the same time as the score, and an adjustment knob for each mixer part of the plurality of mixer parts while viewing the score. Etc. can be operated.

  The hardware 1 includes an input operation detection unit 10 that detects a user's movement operation by the input device 2, and a mixer part operation that detects an operation on an arbitrary mixer part based on input information detected by the input operation detection unit 10. A mixer part information setting unit 13 that sets the adjustment state of the mixer part based on information from the detection unit 11 and the mixer part operation detection unit 11 is included.

  The score display / performance program according to the present embodiment is designed to clarify the correspondence between a plurality of score parts included in a score displayed on the display device 3 and a plurality of mixer parts displayed together with the score. By hovering (over) any score part by hovering over the pointer or touching the touch panel display, the display mode of the mixer part corresponding to the score part that is hovered changes, while any mixer part is hovered. The feature is that the display mode of the musical score part corresponding to the hovered mixer part changes.

  In order to realize this, the hardware 1 is provided with a score hover part detector 14 that detects a hovered score part and a mixer hover part detector 12 that detects a hovered mixer part. The mixer part information setting unit 13 sets mixer part information including not only adjustment information such as tone color and volume but also hover information from the score hover part detection unit 14 and the mixer hover part detection unit 12, and stores mixer part information. Transmitted to the unit 16.

  The mixer image generation unit 17 generates an image of the mixer part corresponding to each score part, and also updates an image of a movable part such as a volume adjustment bar based on the mixer part information stored in the mixer part information storage unit 16. A mixer image is generated that includes an image of a different aspect indicating that the corresponding score part has been hovered.

  The musical score image generation unit 19 generates a musical score image based on the musical score data stored in the musical score information storage unit 18, and also generates a musical score image including an image of a different aspect indicating that the corresponding mixer part has been hovered. To do.

  The reproduction information generation unit 15 generates reproduction information based on the mixer part information and the score information, and the generated reproduction information is stored in the reproduction information storage unit 25. The sound generation unit 26 generates a sound transmitted from the sound reproduction unit 27 to the sound output device 4 based on the reproduction information stored in the reproduction information storage unit 25.

  FIG. 2 is an example of a score image and a mixer image simultaneously displayed on the display device 3 by a score display / performance program. The display area 20 has an upper score display area 21 and a lower mixer display area 22. The musical score image 30 is configured by arranging a plurality of musical score parts in the vertical direction, and each part name 32 is displayed at the left end portion of the staff notation region 31 constituting a single part 33 (viola in this figure). Yes. The score image 30 is displayed in the score display area 21 at an arbitrary magnification, and the current display position is moved to another position by grabbing the score with a mouse or touch panel operation and moving it to another position ( The display position can be changed by a pan function to be scrolled. On the other hand, the mixer image is composed of a plurality of mixer parts corresponding to each score part. In this figure, mixer parts M1 to M18 corresponding to all 18 score parts are arranged in a horizontal row. Note that the mixer display area 22 can be arranged above the score display area 21 by a predetermined operation.

  As described above, since there is a desire to operate the mixer image while comparing the degree of adjustment of the volume and the like with other parts, a plurality of mixer parts must be arranged in a line like an actual audio mixer. Is preferred. On the other hand, when editing the symbols, notes, etc. of the score image 30, it is conceivable that a part of the score image 30 is enlarged and displayed. Then, the part name or the like may not be displayed in the score display area 21, and it becomes difficult to quickly recognize the correspondence between the parts on the score and the mixer.

  Here, a conventional example will be described with reference to FIGS. In Conventional Example 1 shown in FIG. 7, the display area 100 has an upper score display area 101 and a lower mixer display area 102, and the score image 110 is configured by arranging a plurality of score parts in the vertical direction. The part name 111 is displayed at the left end of the staff notation area constituting the single part 112 (violin 1 in this figure). On the other hand, the mixer image is composed of mixer parts M1 to M11 corresponding to eleven score parts. One mixer part is provided with a part number display 120, a reverb adjustment knob 121, a chorus adjustment knob 122, a pan pot adjustment knob 123, a part name display 124, and a volume knob 125 from the top. In FIG. 7, the mixer part corresponding to the violin I indicated by the part name 111 is M8 of part number 8, but it is difficult to quickly recognize the correspondence between both by the method of collating the part number and part name.

  Further, in the second conventional example shown in FIG. 8, corresponding mixer parts are respectively arranged on the left side of the score parts 151, 152, 153, and 154 constituting the score image 150. A master control 160 for adjusting the tempo and the like of the entire music is arranged at the top, and in the area below it, a retractable heading 161 is provided on the left side of each part name 155,156. When adjusting the mixer part, the pan pot adjustment knob 162 and the instrument selection bar 163 appear by pulling out the heading part 161 that also functions as a volume adjustment knob, and the instrument can be changed by the pull-down display 164 from the instrument selection bar 163. Become. According to this configuration, the correspondence between the score part and the mixer part becomes clear, but depending on the display position of the score, the score may be hidden by the mixer part, and the display magnification of the score is increased or there are many score parts. When it becomes, there is a problem that it becomes impossible to view a plurality of mixer parts at the same time.

  Therefore, the score display / performance program according to the present invention is configured such that the display mode of the corresponding mixer part is changed by hovering the stave area 31 of the score image 30 with the pointer 40, as shown in FIG. . In the example of this figure, the color of the display window 50 of the 16th mixer part M16 is changed by hovering over the viola stave area 31 which is the 16th part. In this way, since the display mode of the corresponding mixer part changes by hovering the arbitrary staff notation area, even if the score includes a large number of parts, the correspondence between the arbitrary score part and the mixer part becomes obvious at a glance, It is possible to quickly and accurately adjust the tone and volume of the target part.

  FIG. 3 is an enlarged view of the mixer part M16. From the top, the mixer part according to the present embodiment includes a part number / part name display 50 as a display window, a solo switch “S”, a reverb adjustment knob 51, a chorus adjustment knob 52, a panpot adjustment knob 53, a second instrument. A timbre name display 54, a volume knob 55, and a level meter are provided. As shown in FIG. 2, the color of the part number / part name display 50 changes (for example, from black to light blue) by hovering the corresponding staff notation area, and the target mixer part can be quickly recognized. Become.

  FIG. 4 is an example of a score image and a mixer image that are simultaneously displayed on the display device 3 by a score display / performance program. The configuration of the mixer parts M1 to M18 in the mixer display area 22 is the same as that in FIG. FIG. 2 shows an example in which the display mode of the mixer part is changed by hovering the musical score part with the pointer, but this figure shows an example in which the display mode of the music part is changed by hovering the mixer part. By hovering the mixer part M13 (in this figure, Celesta), the color of the display window 50 changes and the background colors of the staff notation areas 61 and 62 constituting the part 64 of the score image 60 change (for example, white) → light blue). As a result, it is possible to quickly and accurately browse and edit the target musical score part without collating with the part name 63 of the musical score image 60 or the like.

  FIG. 5 shows a modified example of the score image and the mixer image that are simultaneously displayed on the display device 3 by the score display / performance program. In this example, a mixer display area 22 is arranged on the left side of the score display area 21 by arranging a plurality of mixer parts vertically. The components of the mixer part such as the display window 50 are the same as those of the mixer part shown in FIG. 3, and the instrument tone name display 54 is displayed to the right of the part number / part name display 50 as the display window in accordance with the horizontally long rectangle. Is arranged.

  Also in this display form, by hovering a predetermined mixer part M13 (in this figure, Celesta), the color of the part number / part name display 50 and the corresponding staff notation areas 71 and 72 change, while the predetermined part 74 is The color of the part number / part name display 50 of the corresponding mixer part is changed by hovering the composed musical score areas 71 and 72. As a result, it is possible to quickly recognize the correspondence between the two without performing collation of the part name 73 of the score.

  In the above example, the mixer display area 22 is arranged on the left side of the score display area 21, but the present invention is not limited to this, and the mixer display area 22 may be arranged on the right side of the score display area 21. Furthermore, the mixer display area 22 may be floated and overlapped with the score display area 21, or may be docked on the top, bottom, left and right of the screen. The size and position of the mixer display area 22 may be variable. If not all the mixer parts can be displayed in the mixer display area 22, the entire mixer part assembly can be scrolled in the mixer display area 22 so that the target mixer part can be displayed. May be.

  FIG. 6 is a flowchart showing the procedure for executing the corresponding display processing between the score image and the mixer image by the score display program / performance program according to the present invention. The following processing is realized by the operation of each component shown in the block diagram of FIG.

  In step S1, the input operation detection unit 10 detects an input operation from the input device 2. In step S2, the score hover part detection unit 14 determines which score part is hovered. If an affirmative determination is made in step S2, the process proceeds to step S3, where the mixer part information relating to the change of the display mode for identification is updated.

  On the other hand, if a negative determination is made in step S2, the process proceeds to step S8, and the mixer hover part detection unit 12 determines which mixer part is hovered. If an affirmative determination is made in step S8, the process proceeds to step S3, where the mixer part information relating to the change of the display mode for identification is updated.

  Further, if a negative determination is made in step S8, the process proceeds to step S9, in which it is determined whether or not the mixer part operation detecting unit 11 has operated an adjustment knob or the like of the mixer part. If an affirmative determination is made in step S9, the process proceeds to step S3, and the mixer part information related to the adjustment operation is updated. If a negative determination is made in step S9, the process returns to step S1.

  In step S3, the mixer part information based on the musical score part / mixer part hover information or the mixer part operation information is updated by the mixer part information setting unit 13, and the updated mixer part information is stored in the mixer part information storage unit 16. Remembered. In the subsequent step S4, the score image is updated by the score image generator 19 based on this update information. At this time, if the updated mixer part information includes the hover information of the mixer part, an update such as coloring the staff part of the score part is performed.

  In subsequent step S5, the mixer image generation unit 17 updates the mixer image based on the mixer part information updated in step S3. At this time, if the updated mixer part information includes the musical score part / mixer part hover information, the mixer part display window 50 is updated. When the updated mixer part information includes mixer part information related to an adjustment operation such as an adjustment knob, the mixer part adjustment knob image is updated in accordance with the adjustment operation.

  In step S6, the screen display for display on the display device 3 is updated, and the process proceeds to step S7. In step S7, it is determined whether or not the score display / performance program has been completed. If a negative determination is made, the process returns to step S1, and if an affirmative determination is made, the series of control is terminated.

  With the above configuration, according to the score display / performance program according to the present embodiment, a function for displaying a score including a plurality of score parts and a plurality of sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of score parts. A function for displaying a list of mixer parts in the screen, a function for differentiating the display mode of the mixer part corresponding to the selected score part from the other mixer parts when one of the score parts is selected, When one of the mixer parts is selected, the computer executes a function of making the display mode of the score part corresponding to the selected mixer part different from other score parts. Even if it is included, the correspondence between any score part and the mixer part becomes clear at a glance, and you can adjust the tone, volume, sound quality, etc. of the target part. Bake it becomes possible to accurately perform.

  The configuration of the hardware, the display device and the input device, the mode of the screen displayed on the display device, the display area rectangle, the stave area or the display mode that changes when the mixer part is hovered, the score data mode, etc. The present invention is not limited to the embodiment, and various modifications are possible. For example, changes in the display mode when hovering the staff area or mixer part changes the frame and overall color of the mixer part, changes the lightness of the light emission, blinks, and marks the part name and mixer part of the score Alternatively, it may be executed by attaching a surrounding frame or changing the thickness of the surrounding frame. The point is not limited to the above as long as the selected musical score part or mixer part can be easily distinguished from the non-selected musical score part or mixer part by the hover.

  DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Hardware, 2 ... Input device, 3 ... Display apparatus, 4 ... Sound output device, 10 ... Input operation detection part, 11 ... Mixer part operation detection part, 12 ... Mixer hover part detection part, 13 ... Mixer part information setting , 14 ... Musical score hover part detection unit, 15 ... Playback information generation unit, 16 ... Mixer part information storage unit, 17 ... Mixer image generation unit, 18 ... Musical score information storage unit, 19 ... Musical score image generation unit, 20 ... Display area , 21 ... Musical score display area, 22 ... Mixer part display area, 30, 60, 70 ... Musical score image, 50 ... Display window, M1 to M18 ... Mixer part, 31, 61, 62, 71, 72 ... Stave area

Claims (6)

In a score display / performance program for displaying score data on a screen and playing performance data corresponding to the score data,
A function to display a score including a plurality of score parts;
A function of displaying a list of a plurality of mixer parts that change sound effects corresponding to each of the plurality of score parts on the screen;
When one of the score parts is selected, the function of changing the display mode of the mixer part corresponding to the selected score part from the other mixer parts, or one of the mixer parts is selected At least one of the functions of differentiating the display mode of the score part corresponding to the selected mixer part from other score parts,
A musical score display / performance program characterized by causing a computer to execute.   2. The musical score display / performance program according to claim 1, wherein selection of the musical score part or the mixer part is executed by hovering an arbitrary part or an arbitrary mixer with a pointer by an input means.   A function of causing at least a part of a mixer part corresponding to the musical score part to emit light in a different color when the arbitrary musical score part is selected, or corresponding to the mixer part when the arbitrary musical instrument part is selected 3. The musical score display / performance program according to claim 1 or 2, wherein the musical score part has at least one of the functions of causing the staff part to emit light in different colors.   The list display of the mixer parts is performed by arranging the mixer parts in a horizontal row in an order corresponding to the order of the musical score parts. Music score display and performance program.   4. The list display of the mixer parts is performed by arranging the mixer parts in a vertical line in an order corresponding to the order of the musical score parts. Music score display and performance program.   The musical score display / performance program according to claim 2, wherein the input means is an external device of the computer or a touch panel screen.