MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, CONCERT SYSTEM USING THE MUSICAL INSTRUMENT, AND TOOL FOR COMMUNICATION BETWEEN MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS

摘要

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To realize communication during a music concert with non-visual/non-auditory information when a plurality of players play musical instruments in concert by letting the players of the respective musical instrument bodily sense "swing", rhythm, etc., of a performance by other players.;SOLUTION: On a LAN, a piano 2, an electronic bass 3, and drums 4 are connected through a hub 5 respectively. Provided are a detecting means of detecting the playing operation of a local machine and a notification means (actuator) of giving notice of the player, and notification is carried out by generating operation information corresponding to the detected playing operation and sending operation information on the respective musical instruments to other musical instruments through the hub 5. Each musical instrument generates notification control information based upon at least one of operation information generated by the local machine and operation information obtained from other musical instruments and the notification means gives notice to the player based upon the notification control information.;COPYRIGHT: (C)2005,JPO&NCIPI