AUTOMATIC MUSIC PLAYER, AUTOMATIC MUSIC PLAYING PROGRAM, AUTOMATIC MUSIC PLAYING DATA AND RECORDING MEDIUM HAVING THE DATA RECORDED THEREON

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To properly reproduce a musical performance which requires delicate time management such as trill rendition regardless of a set playing tempo.;SOLUTION: Playing data supplied from a playing data supplying means includes event data which instructs a playing event and time management information which manages time when the playing event is to be performed. The time management information corresponding to part of the event data consists of time management information of a first kind which is described in an absolute time unit which does not follow the playing tempo, and the time management information corresponding to other event data than the above event data consists of time management information of a second kind which is described in a relative time management information which follows the playing tempo. In a reproduction time deciding means, the reproduction time of the event data which corresponds to the time management information of the second kind is decided on the basis of the corresponding time management information and the playing tempo. On the other hand, the reproduction time of the event data corresponding to the time management information of the first kind is decided according to the corresponding time management information without following the playing tempo.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI