Title:
KARAOKE PLAYER AND PROGRAM
Document Type and Number:
WIPO Patent Application WO/2008/018621
Kind Code:
A1
Abstract:
A technique of enabling the singer of a karaoke player to strongly hear a specific
part such as a guide melody even when the signer is moving while singing is provided.
The singer operates a part selection switch (123) provided to a microphone (121)
and selects a part of the song to sing. The part selection switch (123) outputs
an operation signal (part information) corresponding to the operated content
to a direction control unit (17). When the singer sings a song to the accompaniment,
the direction control unit (17) receives a sensor signal (direction information)
from a position sensor (122) provided to the microphone (121) and detects the
direction toward the microphone (121), i.e., toward the singer. According
to the direction information outputted from the direction control unit (17),
an output direction control unit (16) controls a loudspeaker array (18) to produce
the guide melody corresponding to the part toward the direction of the singer.
Inventors:
SATO, Toshikazu (10-1 Nakazawa-cho, Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-sh, Shizuoka 50, 4308650, JP)
Application Number:
JP2007/065888
Publication Date:
February 14, 2008
Filing Date:
August 08, 2007
Export Citation:
Assignee:
YAMAHA CORPORATION (10-1, Nakazawa-cho Naka-ku, Hamamatsu-sh, Shizuoka 50, 4308650, JP)
ヤマハ株式会社 (〒50 静岡県浜松市中区中沢町１０番１号 Shizuoka, 4308650, JP)
ヤマハ株式会社 (〒50 静岡県浜松市中区中沢町１０番１号 Shizuoka, 4308650, JP)
International Classes:
G10K15/04; H04R1/40; H04R3/00; H04R3/12
Attorney, Agent or Firm:
BECCHAKU, Shigehisa et al. (Matsuoka Tamuracho Bldg. 7th Floor, 22-10, Shinbashi 5-chome, Minato-k, Tokyo 04, 1050004, JP)