JPH02146595A - Display device for electronic musical instrument - Google Patents

Abstract

PURPOSE:To adjust breathing pressure while confirming breathing pressure data by confirming visually the breathing pressure from a player to a mouthpiece from the displayed breathing pressure data. CONSTITUTION:This display device is provided with a breathing pressure detecting means 202 which detects the breathing pressure data of the mouthpiece, display control means 222 and 412 which generate display outputs corresponding to the breathing pressure data detected by the breathing pressure detecting means 202, CPUs 224 and 414, and a display device 408 which is provided to a musical sound generating means 4 or musical sound main body and displays the breathing pressure data according to the display outputs of the display control means. Therefore, a holding force to the mouthpiece is confirmed visually from displayed lip data. Consequently, the player can adjust the breathing pressure to the mouthpiece while confirming visually the breathing pressure data.

Description

[Detailed Description of the Invention] [Industrial Application Field] This invention is used in electronic musical instruments such as box-type synthesizers, and displays the breath pressure against the mouthpiece, the amount of pitch bend, the pressing force of the lips against the mouthpiece, etc. The present invention relates to a display device for an electronic musical instrument that allows visual recognition.

[Prior Art] Conventionally, in a cylindrical electronic musical instrument, musical elements are controlled by the pressure of the breath blown through the mouthpiece, the pressure of the lips against the mouthpiece, etc., in addition to specifying the pitch using a key switch.

Controlling the volume using breath pressure] ``It is common to add subtle pitch fluctuations by applying pressure to the mouthpiece.In such electronic musical instruments, the performer can adjust the pressure of his breath and the pressure of his lips against the mouthpiece. Musical elements can be controlled arbitrarily by using the mouthpiece, and rich performance expression can be achieved by manipulating the pressure of the breath on the mouthpiece and the pressure of the lips.

In addition to clamping force control, cylindrical electronic musical instruments are equipped with an operator on the instrument body that controls the pinch bend of musical tones, allowing the performer to arbitrarily control the amount of pitch bend of musical tones, and use this control to express music. It can be performed. This pitch bend operator is used to roughly set the overall pitch displacement, whereas the clamping force operation adds subtle pitch fluctuations during performance.

[Problems to be Solved by the Invention] By the way, when controlling a desired musical element using breath pressure, pitch bend amount, or lip pressure, the adjustment operation of breath pressure, lip pressure, or pitch bend amount is as follows: It has to be confirmed by the musical sound being pronounced, and conventionally, the amount of manipulation of breath pressure, lip pressure, or pitch bend amount in response to changes in musical elements has been quantitatively determined. It was impossible to recognize that. Therefore, in terms of musical expression, these operations require some getting used to, which causes a decrease in the operability of the electronic musical instrument.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION Therefore, a first object of the present invention is to provide a display device for an electronic musical instrument that displays breath pressure data and allows adjustment of the breath pressure without checking the display, thereby improving the operability of the electronic musical instrument. shall be.

A second object of the present invention is to provide a display device for an electronic musical instrument that displays the pitch bend amount of a musical tone and allows the user to adjust the pitch bend amount while checking the display, thereby improving the operability of the electronic musical instrument. shall be.

The present invention also provides a display device for an electronic musical instrument that displays the lip clamping force against the mouthpiece and allows the user to adjust the clamping force of the mouthpiece while checking the display, thereby improving the operability of the electronic musical instrument. The third purpose is to provide

[Means to solve the problem]

In order to achieve the first object, the display device for an electronic musical instrument of the present invention includes a breath pressure detection means (breath pressure sensor 202) that detects breath pressure data in a mouthpiece (22), and a breath pressure detection means that detects breath pressure data by this breath pressure detection means. Display control means (ROM222.412) generates a breath pressure data display output according to the breath pressure data obtained.
and CPU 224.414), and a display means installed in the musical tone forming means (sound source unit 4) or the musical instrument body (21) and displaying the breath pressure data according to the breath pressure data display output generated by the display control means. (display device 408), so that the player can visually confirm the breath pressure blown into the mouthpiece from the displayed patient pressure data.

In addition, in order to achieve the second object, the display device for an electronic musical instrument of the present invention also provides an operator (
a display control means that generates a pitch bend data display output according to pitch bend data obtained by operating the pitch bend adjustment operator 29); and a display control means that is installed in the musical tone forming means or the musical instrument body and generates the pitch bend data display output that is generated by the display control means. and display means for displaying the pitch bend data according to the pitch bend data, so that the performer can visually recognize the pitch bend from the displayed pitch bend data.

In order to achieve the third object, the display device for an electronic musical instrument of the present invention includes a lip sensor (214) that detects lip data representing the pressing force of the lips against the mouthpiece;
a display control means that generates a lip data display output according to the lip data detected by the lip sensor; and a display control means that is installed in the musical tone forming means or the musical instrument body and according to the lip data display output generated by the display control means. and display means for displaying the lip data, so that the performer can visually recognize the clamping force against the mouthpiece from the displayed lip data.

[For production]

The breath pressure detection means is installed, for example, in the mouthpiece and detects breath pressure data blown into the mouthpiece. The breath pressure data is applied to the display control means, and the display control means provides a breath pressure data display output representing the breath pressure data. and,
The display means is installed in the musical tone forming means or the instrument body to facilitate confirmation by the performer, and displays the breath pressure data in accordance with the breath pressure data display output. Therefore, the performer
Since the breath pressure against the mouthpiece can be adjusted while visually checking the breath pressure data displayed on the display means, the operability of the electronic musical instrument equipped with the mouthpiece is improved and desired performance expression can be achieved.

Further, in an electronic musical instrument that has an operator that can adjust the pitch bend, pitch bend data of a musical tone can be obtained in accordance with the operation of the operator. The display control means obtains a pitch bend data display output according to the pitch bend data. Then, the pitch bend data is displayed on the musical tone forming means or the display means installed in the musical instrument body in accordance with the pitch bend data display output. Therefore, the performer can adjust the amount of pitch bend of a musical tone while visually checking the pitch bend data displayed on the display means, so the operability of electronic musical instruments equipped with controls for pitch bend adjustment is improved, and a wide variety of The performance is realized.

Then, the lip sensor detects lip data representing the pressing force of the lips against the mouthpiece. The display control means obtains a lip data display output corresponding to the lip data,
The musical tone forming means or the display means installed on the instrument body includes:
The lip data is displayed according to the lip data display output. Therefore, the performer can adjust the pressure of his lips against the mouthpiece to a desired pitch while visually checking the lip data displayed on the display means, thereby improving the operability of the electronic musical instrument.

[Embodiment] FIGS. 1 and 2 show an embodiment of a display device for an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention, and this embodiment is shown for a box-type synthesizer.

This box-shaped synthesizer includes a box-shaped electronic musical instrument 2 that can control musical elements according to breath pressure or lip pressure against a mouthpiece, a sound source unit 4 as a musical tone forming means, and a sound system 6 as a sound generating means. It is equipped with

As shown in FIGS. 2A and 2B, the box-shaped electronic musical instrument 2 is equipped with a breath pressure detection means for detecting breath pressure data blown into the mouthpiece 22 attached to one end of the musical instrument body 21. A breath pressure sensor 202 is installed. This breath pressure sensor 202 is installed in the airway of the mouthpiece 22 and electrically detects the breath pressure that the player blows into the airway. A pressure sensor" or the like may be used to generate a breath pressure data signal having a level proportional to the magnitude of the breath pressure.

This breath pressure data signal is applied to an offset control unit 204 installed to set an arbitrary offset, and an arbitrary offset is set according to the operation of the operator 206 by the performer. That is, the offset setting is performed by adjusting the level of the breath pressure data signal by operating the operator 206. For example, the patient pressure data signal value when the breath pressure is zero is adjusted according to the player's preference. Can be set arbitrarily.

The breath pressure data signal set with an arbitrary offset is applied to an analog-to-digital converter (A/D) 208, where it is A/D converted and converted into a breath pressure data signal as a digital signal.

This breath pressure data signal is sent to a random access memory (RA) installed as a storage means for storing musical tone data representing note names etc. selected by the operator 206 and other data.
M) 210 through interface 212 and written to a predetermined location.

Furthermore, the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 includes a mouthpiece 22 for the performer.
A lip sensor 214 is installed as a clamping force detection means for detecting clamping force data representing the pressure of biting with the lips. As shown in FIGS. 3A and 3B, for example, this lip sensor 214 has a reed 24 in a groove 23 formed on the lower surface side of the mouthpiece 22, and is rotatable about a support shaft 25. At the same time, a magnet 26 is attached to the other end of this lead 24, and a Hall element 27 is installed as a magnetic detection means for the magnet 26. Therefore, as shown in FIG. 3(C), when the player puts the mouthpiece 22 in his/her lips, the mouthpiece
The reed 24 is moved by the pressing force of the lips against the mouthpiece 22, and the distance between the magnet 26 at the other end of the reed 24 and the Hall element 27 is changed by the pressing force of the lips against the mouthpiece 22. As a result, the Hall element 27 has the mouthpiece 2
A lip data signal having a level corresponding to the magnitude of the pressing force of the lips with respect to 2 is obtained.

This lip data signal, like the breath pressure data signal, is applied to an offset control unit 216 installed to set an arbitrary offset, and is applied to the player's operator 206.
An arbitrary offset is set according to the operation. That is,
The offset setting is performed by adjusting the level of the lip data signal by operating the operator 206. For example, the clamping force data value when the clamping force is zero can be arbitrarily set according to the player's preference.

The lip data signal set with an arbitrary offset is applied to an analog-to-digital converter (A/D) 218, A/D converted, and converted into a lip data signal as a digital signal. and written to a predetermined location.

Read-only memory is used as a storage means for storing necessary musical tone processing programs, display data processing programs, etc.
A memory (ROM) 222 is installed, and a central processing unit (central processing unit) for executing necessary musical tone processing programs, display data processing programs, etc.
(CPU) 224 is installed.

In addition, the operator 206 includes various adjustment operators such as specifying a note name, adjusting the pitch bend amount of a musical tone, and specifying an octave of a musical tone. As shown in FIG. 4, there are a key switch 28 attached to the instrument body 21 for specifying a note name, and a pitch bend adjustment operator 29 for the performer to adjust the pitch bend of a musical tone. It is composed of offset adjustment operators 31, 32, etc. Thus, in the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 equipped with the pitch bend adjustment operator 29, a pitch bend data signal representing the amount of pitch bend of a musical tone is obtained in accordance with the operation of the two pitch bend adjustment operators.

The musical sound data and display data such as breath pressure data, lip data, or pitch bend data obtained by the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 are outputted through the interface 226 and read out from the RAM 210 and sent to the sound source unit 4 through the interface 226. The data is supplied to a RAM 402 installed as a storage means for storing musical tone data and other data on the sound source unit 4 side through an interface 404, and is stored in a predetermined location in the RAM 402.

The sound source unit 4 forms a musical sound waveform for generating musical sound data obtained by the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2, and is provided with a sound source 406 that generates a musical sound waveform corresponding to designated musical sound data. The sound source waveform output formed by the sound source 406 is supplied to the sound system 6 comprising an amplifier, a speaker, etc., and a designated musical tone is output as sound pollution.

A display 408 is installed in the sound source unit 4 as a display means for displaying breath pressure data, lip data, or pitch bend data.

The display 408 is installed at a position where it can be easily seen by the performer, for example, as shown in FIG. , is configured with a single display section and is configured to switch and display breath pressure data, lip data, or pitch bend data.

In order for the performer to display desired data in response to the display switching of the display 408, an operator 410 including a display switching operator is provided.

Further, the sound source unit 4 is equipped with a ROM 412 as a storage means for storing necessary musical tone processing programs, display data processing programs, etc., and a CPU 414 for executing necessary musical tone processing programs, display data processing programs, etc. is installed. In this embodiment, the ROM 412 and C, PU 414 are connected to the display 40.
This constitutes a display control means for performing the display necessary for 8.

In the above configuration, the data display operation will be explained with reference to FIG.

Adjustment of the offset of breath pressure data, lip data and pitch bend data and the data display order can be set arbitrarily, and when the power is turned on, for example, the offset of breath pressure data HJ
Priority is set for I adjustment and breath pressure data display mode. By repeatedly pressing and releasing the operator 410, (a) adjustment of the offset Am of breath pressure data and its display mode, (b) offset adjustment of lip data and its display mode, (C) pitch bend adjustment operator 29. The offset adjustment of pitch bend data using , and its display mode are sequentially switched. Each mode will be explained below.

(a) Offset setting of breath pressure data and its display mode The player uses the mouthpiece 2 of the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 shown in FIG.
2 and an appropriate breath pressure, a breath pressure data signal representing the breath pressure is obtained from the breath pressure sensor 202. This patient pressure data signal is applied to the A10208 through the offset control section 204, and after being A/D converted, is taken into the RAM 210 through the interface 212, and is also sent from the interface 226 to the RAM 203 through the interface 404 on the sound source unit 4 side.
be taken in.

Then, the CPU 414 uses the display system stored in the ROM 412? By executing the ff1l processing program, a breath pressure data display control signal is obtained. On the display 408,
In response to the breath pressure data display control signal, data obtained by adding an offset value to the breath pressure data for the mouthpiece 22 is displayed.

In this breath pressure data display mode, when the breath pressure is released, a breath pressure data display mark rl)J is displayed on the display 40B, as shown in FIG. 5A. Therefore, when the offset adjustment operator 31 installed on the musical instrument main body 21 is pressed, an offset increase signal is generated. This offset increase signal is set by a frequency-divided signal of a clock pulse generated from a clock pulse generator installed in the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2, and represents the pressing time of the offset adjustment operator 31. By this offset increase signal, an offset corresponding to the pressing time is set in the offset control unit 204, an offset corresponding to the pressing time is set in the breath pressure data signal, and a fifth
As shown in B of the figure, a breath pressure data display mark 33 representing offset adjustment controller 31 corresponding to the pressing time of offset adjustment operator 31 is displayed. This breath pressure data display mark 33 is a stepwise display according to the offset amount, and the number and the width of one mark 33 represent the offset amount to be set.

Furthermore, when the offset adjustment operator 31 is released from being pressed and the offset adjustment operator 32 is pressed, an offset reduction signal that decreases the set offset amount is output.

This offset reduction signal also applies to the offset adjustment operator 32.
represents the amount of decrease according to the pressing time, and is formed by a frequency-divided signal of the clock pulse. Therefore, offset adjustment operator 3
If you keep pressing 2, the set offset will decrease, and the display 408 will show a breath pressure data display mark indicating the offset amount according to the pressing time of the offset adjustment operator 32, as shown in C in FIG. 33 will be displayed.

In this case, since the set offset it is small, the display width of one mark 33 is small.

Therefore, the player selects and presses the offset adjustment operators 31 and 32 to adjust the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2.
A desired offset can be adjusted while checking the breath pressure data display, and a key-on indicating the start of sound generation can be generated and the volume can be controlled.

Furthermore, since the display 408 displays the amount of offset relative to the breath pressure data set in the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 before offset adjustment, it is possible to confirm the amount of offset set before performing the performance. Note that if you perform the performance while keeping the display 408 in this mode, it becomes possible to perform the performance while visually checking the breath pressure data value.

(b) Offset adjustment of lip data and its display mode The performer holds the mouthpiece 22 of the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 shown in FIG. When a force is applied, a lip data signal representing the clamping force is obtained from the lip sensor 214, as well as a key-on signal representing the selected key switch 28.

The lip data signal is transmitted to the offset control section 216.
is applied to the A/D 2 L 8 through the interface 220 after being A/D converted.
At the same time, from the interface 226 through the interface 404 on the sound source unit 4 side,
It is taken into AM402. Further, a data signal representing a basic tone read out from the ROM 222 in response to the key-on signal is taken into the RAM 402 from the interface 226 through the interface 404 on the sound source unit 4 side.

Then, the CPU 414 obtains a lip data display control signal by executing the display control processing program stored in the ROM 412. In response to this lip data display control signal, the pitch bend data display mark "P" and zero point position display "I" are displayed on the display 408 as the lip data display, and in D-F in FIG.
44Q, OHz'' indicates the frequency of the fundamental sound.

In this lip data display mode, when the pressing force on the lips is released, the zero point position display rlj is displayed on the display 408, as shown in D in FIG.

Therefore, when the player presses the offset adjustment operator 31 while keeping the pressure of the lips against the mouthpiece 22 stable, an offset increase signal is generated. This offset increase signal represents the pressing time of the offset adjustment operator 31, and an offset corresponding to the pressing time is set in the offset control section 216 by this offset increasing signal, and an offset corresponding to the pressing time is set in the lip data signal. As well as being set, the display 408
As shown in Fig. 5E, the offset adjustment operator 3
A clamping force data display mark 34 representing off-seller l corresponding to the pressing time of 1 is displayed.

This clamping force data display mark 34 is a stage display according to the clamping force, and the number and width thereof represent the clamping force data.

Furthermore, when the offset adjustment operator 31 is released from the press and the offset lil adjustment operator 32 is pressed, an offset reduction signal that decreases the set offset t is output. This offset reduction signal also represents the amount of reduction according to the pressing time of the offset adjustment operator 32. Therefore, if the offset adjustment operator 32 is kept pressed, the set offset will decrease, and the display 408 will display an offset value corresponding to the pressing time of the offset adjustment operator 32, as shown in F in FIG. A clamping force data display mark 34 representing the following will be displayed.

Therefore, the player selects and presses the offset adjustment operators 31 and 32 to adjust the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2.
A desired offset can be set for the lip data while checking the lip data display, and by setting this offset, the amount of pitch bend and the depth of vibrato due to the pressure force of the lips against the mouthpiece 22 can be controlled. can.

Depending on the performance style, the zero point position of the lip data may be changed during the performance, and in some cases, the lip data may be set to zero when the player does not bite the mouthpiece 22. , the offset can be freely set in response to such performances. and,
If you play while the display 408 is in this mode, you can play while visually checking the clamping force data value.

(c) Offset adjustment of pitch bend data using pitch bend adjustment operator 29 and its display mode A key switch 28 is selected and pressed, and a key-on signal is obtained by the selected key switch 28. For example, when a key-on signal representing a fundamental tone is input manually, a musical tone data signal representing a specified note name is read from the ROM 222. It is added to the interface 404 of the four sound source units through the interface 226 of the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2, written to the RAM 402, and written to the ROM 412.
A musical tone signal representing the fundamental tone is obtained from. The CPU 414 obtains a pitch bend data control signal representing the fundamental tone frequency corresponding to this musical tone signal, and applies it to the display 408. On the display 408, as shown in DG of FIG.
Pitch bend frequency and pitch bend data display marks 34 are displayed together with the pitch bend data display mark "P" indicating the pitch bend data display mode. In this case, r 440.0 HzJ indicates the frequency of the fundamental tone.

In this display mode, when the pitch bend adjustment operator 29 installed on the musical instrument main body 21 is operated in a direction to increase the pitch bend, an offset increase signal is generated. This offset increase signal represents a level according to the amount of movement of the pitch bend adjustment operator 29, and the offset increase signal causes the offset control unit 21 to
6, an offset corresponding to the level is set, and at the same time the offset for the pinch bend data is set, the display 408 displays a bar display 35 indicating that the offset is being adjusted, as well as the pitch bend data, as shown in G in FIG. Pitch bend data corresponding to the operation of the adjustment operator 29 is displayed. In this case, the fundamental sound frequency 440 ,0 )(z
1°21 is added as an offset frequency, and a frequency of 441.2 Hz is displayed as pitch bend data.

Further, when the pitch bend adjustment operator 29 is operated in a direction in which the pitch bend decreases, an offset decrease signal is generated. This Off-Sera)K received signal represents a level corresponding to the amount of movement of the pitch bend adjustment operator 29, and pitch bend data corresponding to the operation of the pitch bend adjustment operator 29 is displayed.

Therefore, the performer can set a desired offset to the pitch bend data by operating the pitch bend adjustment operator 29 while checking the display of the pitch bend data, thereby changing the fundamental sound frequency corresponding to the performance form, etc.

As described above, the performer can set the desired offset and frequency while checking the breath pressure data, lip data, or pitch bend data according to the performance style, etc., and can also visually check it during the performance. , the operability of the cylindrical electronic musical instrument 2 is improved.

The display on the display 408 was configured so that breath pressure data, lip data, and pitch bend data were switched and displayed on a single display section, but as shown in FIG. 6, breath pressure data (BREATH) and lip The data (LIP) may be simultaneously displayed on the left and right sides, and the display on the lip data side may be switched to the pitch bend data display. In addition, each display is displayed using marks 36 and 37 representing the offset amount in stages, and the brightness of the mark 36 and 37 representing the offset amount is changed, and at the same time, a mark 38 representing the degree is displayed. The offset amount being adjusted may be indicated by the display position.

Further, the breath pressure data display, lip data display, or pitch bend data display may be displayed using numerical values according to the offset amount, as shown in FIG. In this case, the patient pressure data display will be a numerical value from 0 to 9.9, and the lip data display or pitch bend data display will be from -9 to 9.9 depending on the set lip data or pitch bend data.
It may be set to a value of +9.

Furthermore, in the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 and 2, the display device 408 is installed on the sound source unit 4 side, but as shown in FIGS. 8A and 8B, , instrument body 2
In the box-shaped electronic musical instrument 2 in which the sound source unit is installed inside the box-shaped electronic musical instrument 1,
A display 408 for displaying breath pressure data and lip data may be installed in a portion of the musical instrument body 21 near the mouthpiece 22.

In the box-shaped electronic musical instrument 2 shown in FIG. 8, the speaker of the sound system is installed at the end, and the protrusion 39 is formed at the end, so the display is displayed on the protrusion 39 as shown in FIG. A container 408 may be installed.

In this way, the player can check the display while playing, and the operability can be further improved.

In each embodiment, the case where the mouthpiece 22 is used has been described, but the present invention can also be applied to the case where the box-shaped electronic musical instrument 2 is equipped with a Funtos inch as a means for adjusting the pitch bend of musical tones. It can also be displayed for the pitch bend that is set, and in addition to the pitch bend, the data display can also be used to display the change in frequency (glide) where the pitch returns to the normal state over time from immediately after key-on. Can be done.

Further, the display 408 can be used for offset adjustment and display of breath pressure data, lip data, or pitch bend data, as well as frequency data display during control of tone settings, effect settings, etc. of an electronic musical instrument.

〔Effect of the invention〕

As explained above, according to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the breath pressure against the mouthpiece while visually checking the breath pressure data displayed on the display means, so that the operability of the electronic musical instrument can be improved and the desired performance expression can be achieved. It can be performed.

Further, according to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the amount of pitch bend of a musical tone while visually checking the pitch bend data displayed on the display means, thereby improving the operability of an electronic musical instrument equipped with an operator for pitch bend adjustment. can.

According to the present invention, it is possible to adjust the pressing force on the mouthpiece to a desired pitch while visually checking the lip data displayed on the display means, thereby improving the operability of the electronic musical instrument.

[Brief explanation of the drawing]

FIG. 1 is a block diagram showing an embodiment of a display device for an electronic musical instrument according to the present invention, and FIG. 2 shows a specific configuration example of a box-shaped electronic musical instrument and a sound source unit in the display device for an electronic musical instrument shown in FIG. FIG. 3 is a diagram showing a lip sensor in the box-shaped electronic musical instrument shown in FIG. 5 is a diagram showing a display format of the display in the sound source unit shown in FIG. 2, FIGS. 6 and 7 are diagrams showing modified examples of the display format of the display, and FIGS. The figure is a diagram showing a modification of the installation position of the display in a box-shaped electronic musical instrument. 2... Box-shaped electronic musical instrument 4... Sound source unit (musical tone forming means) 21 ・ ・ 22 ・ ・ 29 ・ ・ 202 ・ 206 ・ 214 ・ 222 ・ 224 ・ 408 ・ 410 ・ 412 ・ 414 ・ Musical tone main body mouthpiece Pitch bend adjustment operator/breath pressure sensor (breath pressure detection means) - operator/lip sensor/ROM (display control means) - CPU (display control means) - Display (display means) - Operator/ROM (display control means) ) ・CPU (Display control means) (Lip sensor) Fig. (Off-cerat adjustment operator) Fig. Fig. Fig. Fig.

Claims (1)

[Claims] 1. A breath pressure detection means for detecting breath pressure data in a mouthpiece; and a display control means for generating a breath pressure data display output according to the breath pressure data detected by the breath pressure detection means. , a display means installed in the musical tone forming means or the musical instrument body and displaying the breath pressure data in accordance with the breath pressure data display output generated by the display control means, and a performer can read the displayed breath pressure data. A display device for an electronic musical instrument, characterized in that the pressure of breath blown into a mouthpiece is made visible. 2. Display control means for generating a pitch bend data display output according to pitch bend data obtained by operating an operator that controls pitch bend of a musical tone; 1. A display device for an electronic musical instrument, comprising: display means for displaying the pitch bend data in accordance with a pitch bend data display output, and allowing a player to visually recognize pitch bend from the displayed pitch bend data. 3. A lip sensor that detects lip data representing the compression force of the lips against the mouthpiece; a display control means that generates a lip data display output according to the lip data detected by the lip sensor; and a musical tone forming means; a display means installed in a musical instrument body and displaying the lip data according to the lip data display output generated by the display control means, so that the performer can visually confirm the clamping force on the mouthpiece from the displayed lip data. A display device for an electronic musical instrument characterized by the following features: