JP2005241847A - Editing and storage device for karaoke singing recording work - Google Patents

Abstract

<P>PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide an editing and storage device for a Karaoke singing recording work that connects sections of good scores of a plurality of singing recording works. <P>SOLUTION: The editing and storage device for a singing recording work is characterized in: individually communicating with many Karaoke recording devices through an information communication network; receiving and temporarily storing singing recording works with singing scoring data by sections sent from the Karaoke recording devices and musical piece IDs and creator IDs of works made to correspond thereto; contrasting the received singing scoring data by the sections of the singing recording works with registered singing scoring data by the sections of the singing recording work when the singing scoring data by the sections of the singing recording work with the same musical piece ID and creator ID; editing a new singing recording work by connecting sections of good scores of both the works; updating and registering the singing recording work after the editing in a storage means while making them correspond to the musical piece ID and creator ID; and taking the singing recording work corresponding to the musical piece ID and creator ID sent from the Karaoke recording device out of the storage means and transmitting it to the Karaoke recording device. <P>COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI

Description

  The present invention relates to an apparatus for editing and storing karaoke song recording works, and more particularly, to a technique for connecting and editing items having good singing results for each phrase.

  A service for synthesizing a singing voice of a karaoke singer with karaoke accompaniment music and recording it on a recording medium such as a CD-R is well known. For example, Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2000-382130 discloses a technique for recording karaoke accompaniment music and singing voices sung along with the music onto a recording medium in consideration of copyright.

Japanese Patent Laid-Open No. 2002-287777 discloses a karaoke karaoke accompaniment music and singing voice as a recording file of a predetermined format corresponding to a case where the singing has failed, and is temporarily stored. A karaoke recording apparatus that transfers information to a portable recording medium in accordance with the above instruction is disclosed.
JP 2000-382130 A JP 2002-287777 A

  Users of the karaoke recording service repeatedly practice before recording to try to record the best singing. Even when recording, it is repeated many times until it becomes a satisfactory song, just like a professional singer.

  However, for a user, there is not always one place that is worrisome or difficult for one piece of music. Rather, there are generally multiple locations. It is very unlikely that a single singing will produce a satisfactory result in all its parts. Even a professional singer is extremely difficult to get a satisfying result when singing on stage. Moreover, it is natural that it is difficult for an amateur user.

  By the way, when a professional singer records, it is often corrected by partially resing and synthesizing a slightly unsatisfactory performance. For this purpose, it is necessary to make use of high-performance and expensive recording equipment and the ears and skills of highly-skilled specialists to process a plurality of recorded data.

  The inventors investigated the actual use of a karaoke store that provides a recording service, and found that enthusiasts visited the store many times and repeatedly recorded their own tunes. In other words, maintaining interest in the subject song for a long time, repeating practice at karaoke, recording practice results, taking them home, studying them, finding new practice subjects, practicing, recording results Researching repeatedly.

  The purpose of the present invention is to realize a recording service that is pleasing to enthusiastic karaoke enthusiasts as described above, and to produce and provide a work with the best possible performance as a recorded work of the subject song sung by the user himself There is to be able to do it.

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention is an editing storage device for a song recording work comprising the following items (1) to (5).
(1) A song recording work editing and storage device that communicates with a number of karaoke recording devices individually via an information communication network, enabling work reception processing, work editing processing, and work transmission processing;
(2) The work reception process receives and temporarily stores the singing recording work with the singing score data by section transmitted from the karaoke recording device, the music ID of the work associated with this, and the author ID of the work. about,
(3) The work editing process checks whether or not a song recording work with the same song ID / author ID as the received song recording work is registered in the storage means. Compare the song singing data by section of the recorded work with the song singing data by section of the registered song recording work, edit the new song recording work that combines the good grading sections of both works, The song recording work is associated with the song ID / author ID and updated and registered in the storage means,
(4) The work transmission process is to take out the song recording work corresponding to the music ID / author ID delivered from the karaoke recording device from the storage means and deliver it to the karaoke recording device,

In addition, the present invention provides an editing and storage device for singing recording works having the following items (11) to (15).
(11) A song recording work editing and storage device that communicates with a number of karaoke recording devices individually via an information communication network, and includes a work reception process, a work scoring process, a work editing process, and a work transmission process. Making it possible,
(12) The work receiving process receives and temporarily stores the song recording work transmitted from the karaoke recording device, the music ID of the work associated with this, and the creator ID of the work,
(13) The work scoring process is to score the received song recording work by section and give song marking data by section;
(14) The work editing process checks whether or not a song recording work with the same music ID / author ID as the received song recording work is registered in the storage means. Compare the song singing data by section of the recorded work with the song singing data by section of the registered song recording work, edit the new song recording work that combines the good grading sections of both works, The song recording work is associated with the song ID / author ID and updated and registered in the storage means,
(15) The work transmission process is to take out the song recording work corresponding to the music ID / author ID delivered from the karaoke recording device from the storage means and deliver it to the karaoke recording device,

  In the present invention, it is desirable that the work transmission processing takes out a song recording work set corresponding to the author ID delivered from the karaoke recording apparatus from the storage means and delivers it to the karaoke recording apparatus.

  Further, communication with the information processing apparatus of the user is possible, and the piece transmission processing is performed by taking out a song recording work corresponding to the music ID / author ID delivered from the information processing apparatus of the user from the storage means and processing the information processing apparatus. It is desirable to deliver it.

  In this case, in the work transmission process, it is desirable that the song recording work set corresponding to the author ID delivered from the user information processing apparatus is taken out from the storage means and delivered to the information processing apparatus.

  According to the karaoke song recording work editing and storage device of the present invention, the user can feel free to sing again and again anytime, partially edit and store the song recording work, can listen to, If you are satisfied with the work, you can record it on the media. Therefore, not only the use of karaoke for recording a song, but also the use of karaoke for practice and the number of times of using a recording service for the first time increase, and the effect of increasing the use of karaoke as a whole can be expected.

=== Network configuration ===
FIG. 1 is a diagram showing a system configuration example in which the present invention is applied to a karaoke collective system installed in a karaoke store having a large number of guest rooms. A karaoke apparatus 1 installed in each guest room 100 and a general-purpose computer (guest room computer) 2 equivalent to a personal computer, and a management computer 3 installed at the front of a store, etc., are connected by a LAN 8. Yes. The management computer 3 is connected to an external network 6 such as the Internet, and TCP / IP communication between each karaoke apparatus 1 and guest room computer 2 connected to the LAN 8 and an external server 7 operated on the external network 6. Relay.

The karaoke apparatus 1 in each guest room 100 has a function equivalent to a performance terminal of a known communication karaoke system. The karaoke apparatus 1 stores, in an appropriate external storage, karaoke data including music generation data described in MIDI format and lyric rendering data that is the origin of the generation of lyric images for a large number of karaoke songs identified by music IDs. It is managed as a karaoke database.
In addition, it communicates with the karaoke host device 5 connected via the communication line 4 such as a telephone line in a timely manner, obtains karaoke data about the new music piece, and updates the contents of the karaoke database as needed. The karaoke apparatus 1 records its operating state, performance history, and the like in a log, and transmits this log to the karaoke host apparatus 5 at an appropriate communication opportunity.

  The edit storage device 10 is one of the external servers 7 and is a computer operated and managed by a karaoke company. The edit storage device 10 includes a large number of karaoke devices 1 scattered in various places connected to the management computer 3 via the external network 6, a personal computer 20 as a user information processing device, and a mobile phone 20 possessed by the user. Data communication.

The karaoke recording apparatus is mainly composed of a guest room computer 2 installed in each guest room 100 of the karaoke store, a management computer 3, and a CD-R recorder 9 connected to the management computer 3. The management computer 3 and the CD-R recorder 9 are connected by a known communication interface such as SCSI standard. Further, the management computer 3 performs data communication with the editing / recording apparatus 10 via the external network 6.
In addition, the guest room computer 2 inputs the karaoke accompaniment music from the karaoke apparatus 1 installed in the same guest room 100 and the analog acoustic signal of the singing voice input from the microphone, respectively, through separate lines. An audio interface (not shown) for A / D conversion to audio data is provided.

  The user's personal computer 20 and mobile phone 20 are equipped with a browser and have a JAVA execution environment. The JAVA program for executing various processes related to the extraction of the song recording work of the present embodiment can be downloaded from the editing storage device 10 and used.

  The edit storage device 10 may be a hardware device integrated with the karaoke host device 5. In this case, the karaoke host device 5 is configured to be connected to the external network 6.

=== Basic functions of karaoke recorder ===
The guest room computer 2 includes a user interface that receives an input of a user ID for identifying a user. The user ID can be identified by a phone number or a number struck at a karaoke store, an identification mark such as a name, nickname or photo registered in advance by the user, a user's fingerprint or iris, etc. Anything is applicable.

When the guest room computer 2 receives a predetermined user input and receives timing information of performance start of karaoke music from the karaoke apparatus 1 in the same guest room 100 through the LAN 8 after the input operation, the guest room computer 2 inputs the karaoke input to the audio interface. Accompanied music and singing voice analog signals are received and converted into digital data, and the data is stored in a RAM or the like. When the performance end information is transferred from the karaoke device 1, it is stored in a suitable format file such as a WAVE file and temporarily stored (temporary recording) in a built-in hard disk device or the like.
At this time, the karaoke accompaniment music and the singing voice are stored in a separate track with the time axis aligned.

  After that, when a predetermined instruction input from the user is accepted, or when digital data is taken in after the performance is finished, the song ID and the user ID (author ID) are automatically attached to the audio data, and the song recording work As shown in FIG.

=== Scoring work ===
The edit storage device 10 has a function of scoring a song recording work. This function is substantially the same as the singing scoring function of the well-known karaoke apparatus 1. For each karaoke piece of music, the main melody data that serves as a scoring standard is stored in an appropriate storage unit such as a hard disk device, and the music piece ID is managed as key information. When the editing storage device 10 receives a song recording work from the karaoke device 1 via the guest room computer 2, the singing voice track of the song recording work and the main melody data corresponding to the music ID are taken out and the work scoring process described below is performed. I do.

In the present invention, the work scoring is performed for each section. Each section is defined as a section whose starting point or ending point is an unnatural section such as a section of lyrics of a music piece or a breathing point. The main melody data managed by the editing / storing apparatus 10 is associated with section designation data for designating a section break.
The section designation data is data in which a section number is associated with each section (defined by a start point and an end point). The start point and end point of each section are displayed by the bar number and beat number of the music data.

Upon receiving the song recording work, the edit storage device 10 compares and contrasts the singing voice track with the main melody data for this song, and calculates the degree of coincidence of pitch and note length for each section designated by the section designation data. And the numerical value (single grading data classified by section) and the section designation data representing the degree of coincidence calculated in each section are associated with the song recording work and stored in an appropriate storage unit. FIG. 2 illustrates an image of a data logical configuration of a song recording work with section-specific song scoring data.
In addition, singing scoring shall be performed with a karaoke recording apparatus, and you may make it the edit storage apparatus 10 receive what attached | subjected the song scoring data according to a section to a song recording work.

=== Work editing process ===
When the scoring process of the song recording work is completed, the editing storage device 10 stores (registers) the song ID and the author ID in association with each other in an appropriate storage unit such as a hard disk device. At this time, first, it is searched whether or not the song recording work corresponding to the music ID and the author ID is already registered in the editing storage device 10. When the corresponding song recording work is already registered, it is taken out and the scoring data in each section is sequentially compared. FIG. 3 shows an image of the work editing process.

  As a result of the comparison, for a certain section (section 3 in FIG. 3), from the scoring data of the registered song recording work (78 points in FIG. 3), the received scoring data of the latest song recording work (85 points in FIG. 3) Shows better results (scoring result is larger), only for the section, the section of the singing voice track of the latest song recording work corresponds to the singing voice track of the registered song recording work Replace with a section (overwrite) and store temporarily. On the contrary, for the sections in which the scoring result of the registered song recording work is better or the result is unchanged (sections 1, 2, and 4 in FIG. 3), the section of the original work is left as it is without being replaced and temporarily stored.

  By repeating this operation for all sections of the music, a new song recording work is edited that leaves only the better scoring results for each section. The new song recording work after editing is associated with the song ID and the author ID, and is updated and registered in the editing storage device 10.

=== Work transmission processing ===
The user can download a song recording work registered in the editing storage device 10 to the karaoke device 1 via the two user interface of the guest room computer and listen to it. That is, when the user designates the author ID and the song ID via the guest room computer 2, if the corresponding song recording work is registered, the editing / storing apparatus 10 uses the guest computer 2 (karaoke) via the management computer 3. To the recording device. The guest room computer 2 reproduces the received song recording work and outputs the sound from the speaker of the karaoke apparatus 1 in accordance with a user instruction to audition.

  In the guest room computer 2, if there is an instruction from the user to further record, it is transmitted to the CD-R recorder 9 via the management computer 3 and recorded on the medium (CD-R).

  According to the editing and storage apparatus 10 described above, the user can feel free to sing again and again anytime, partially edit and store the song recording work, and listen to it. When it becomes a work, it can be recorded on a medium.

  It is also possible for the user to specify only the author ID. In this case, if there are a plurality of song recording works having different music IDs corresponding to the designated author ID, all of them are taken out. And according to a user's instruction | indication, it reproduces and outputs in an appropriate order, or records on a medium. According to this, it is possible to make a best album that collects songs that the user likes and sings well, and a new way of enjoying karaoke is created.

The user can also instruct the download of the song recording work using the personal computer 20 at home or the mobile phone 20 possessed by the user. By accessing the editing storage device 10 via the external network 6, the author ID and music ID are designated and downloaded to the personal computer 20 or the mobile phone 20 that is being operated. In this case, a necessary program is downloaded from the editing storage device and installed in advance. When downloading to the mobile phone 20, the editing storage device 10 transmits the song recording work converted into an appropriate format such as MP3 format to the mobile phone 20.
Of course, it is also possible to download only a plurality of song recordings of the author by designating only the author ID.

  According to this, you can easily enjoy your singing recording work anywhere, not just at a karaoke store. .

In the above embodiment, the song recording work includes the singing voice track and the accompaniment music track. However, only the singing voice track can be recorded in the song recording work. In this case, when the karaoke recording device performs trial listening (reproduction) or recording on a medium, the karaoke device 1 reproduces and outputs karaoke accompaniment music in synchronization with the karaoke device 1. If it does in this way, the quality can be maintained about the karaoke accompaniment music at the time of audition of a song recording work or a recording medium.
Also, the singing audio track includes information on the tempo and key set at the time of singing. According to this, a song recording work and the reproduction | regeneration of karaoke accompaniment music can be synthesize | combined smoothly.

It is a network block diagram including the edit storage apparatus which employ | adopted the karaoke recording edit system which concerns on this invention. It is a data logic block diagram of the song recording work edited with the said edit storage apparatus. It is a process image figure of the work edit process in the said edit storage apparatus.

Explanation of symbols

1 Karaoke device 2 Guest room computer 3 Management computer 6 External network (Internet)
10 Editing and Storage Device 20 Information Processing Device

Claims (5)

A song recording and editing device that communicates individually with a number of karaoke recording devices via an information communication network, enabling work reception processing, work editing processing, and work transmission processing,
The work reception process receives and temporarily stores the song recording work with the singing score data by section transmitted from the karaoke recording device, the music ID of the work associated with this, and the author ID of the work,
The work editing process checks whether or not a song recording work with the same music ID and author ID as the received song recording work is registered in the storage means. Compare the song grading data by section and the singing score data by section of the registered song recording work, edit the new song recording work that combines the good grading sections of both works, and edit the song recording work after editing Is associated with the song ID / author ID and updated in the storage means,
The work transmission process is an editing storage apparatus for singing sound recording works that takes out the singing sound recording work corresponding to the music ID / author ID delivered from the karaoke recording apparatus and delivers it to the karaoke recording apparatus. It is an editing and storage device for singing recording works that communicates individually with a number of karaoke recording devices via an information communication network, enabling work reception processing, work scoring processing, work editing processing, and work transmission processing,
The work reception process receives and temporarily stores the song recording work transmitted from the karaoke recording device, the music ID of the work associated with this, and the author ID of the work,
In the work scoring process, the received song recording work is scored by section, and the singing score data by section is given,
The work editing process checks whether a song recording work with the same music ID / author ID as the received song recording work is registered in the storage means, and if it is registered, Compare the given singing score data by section and the singing score data by section of the registered song recording work, edit the new singing recording work that combines the good grading sections of both works, The song recording work is associated with the song ID / author ID and updated and stored in the storage means.
The work transmission process is an editing storage apparatus for a song recording work, in which the song recording work corresponding to the music ID / author ID delivered from the karaoke recording apparatus is extracted from the storage means and delivered to the karaoke recording apparatus. The work transmission process takes out a song recording work set corresponding to the author ID delivered from the karaoke recording device from the storage means and delivers it to the karaoke recording device. Edited storage of the song recording work according to claim 1 or claim 2 apparatus. Communication with the user's information processing device is possible, and the work transmission processing takes out the song recording work corresponding to the song ID / author ID delivered from the user's information processing device from the storage means and delivers it to the information processing device The editing storage device for a song recording work according to any one of claims 1 to 3. 5. The song recording work editing / storage device according to claim 4, wherein the work transmission processing takes out the song recording work set corresponding to the author ID delivered from the information processing apparatus of the user from the storage means and delivers it to the information processing apparatus. .

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