Abstract: To provide a photoelectric conversion element capable of further improving performance in a photoelectric conversion element using an organic semiconductor material. The photoelectric conversion element includes a first electrode and a second electrode arranged to face each other, and a photoelectric conversion layer 17 provided between the first electrode and the second electrode, in which the photoelectric conversion layer 17 includes a first organic semiconductor material and a second organic semiconductor material, and at least one of the first organic semiconductor material or the second organic semiconductor material is an organic molecule having a HOMO volume fraction of 0.15 or less or a LUMO volume fraction of 0.15 or less.

Abstract: An electronic-component-attached resin housing is provided that comprises a housing and an electronic component mounting film. The housing is made of resin. The electronic component mounting film includes a base film, a circuit pattern layer, an electronic component, and a reinforcing layer. The base film is disposed along an inner surface of the housing. The circuit pattern layer is formed on at least a surface of the base film opposite to a housing side of the base film. The electronic component is connected to the circuit pattern layer and mounted on the surface of the base film opposite to the housing side of the base film. The reinforcing layer is formed on the housing side of the base film facing the electronic component. The electronic component is integrated with the housing without the electronic component being buried in the housing.

Abstract: An actinic ray-sensitive or radiation-sensitive resin composition includes a resin having a repeating unit having a group in which a phenolic hydroxyl group is protected with an acid-leaving group; a first photoacid generator that generates an acid having a pKa of ?2.00 to 2.00, in which in a case where the acid thus generated is a carboxylic acid, a pKa of the carboxylic acid is ?2.00 or more and less than 1.00; and a second photoacid generator that generates a carboxylic acid having a pKa of 1.00 or more.

Abstract: An information processing device includes at least one processor that executes a program stored in a memory. The processor executes processing of acquiring first information corresponding to a first musical sound and second information corresponding to a second musical sound generated after the first musical sound, acquiring a first occurrence probability, which is an occurrence probability of a special playing style with respect to an elapsed time since an end of a predetermined operation, and a second occurrence probability, which is an occurrence probability of the special playing style with respect to an elapsed time after the first musical sound is generated until the second musical sound is generated, according to the first and second information, and determining whether to generate the second musical sound with any one of a normal playing style and the special playing style, according to the first and second occurrence probability.

Abstract: An information processing device includes: an input interface; and at least one processor, configured to perform the following: selecting an instrument, a musical tone of which is to be digitally synthesized based on corresponding musical tone data, via the input interface; acquiring a parameter value that has been set for the selected instrument; generating a random number based on a random function; and changing a pitch of the musical tone of the selected instrument based on the generated random number and the acquired parameter values.

Abstract: An electronic instrument includes a plurality of music-playing operators which designates pitch data in accordance with a music-playing operation and at least one processor which instructs a sound source which generates music sounds to emit sounds, in which the at least one processor, in a case where the music-playing operation meets a first instruction condition, instructs the sound source to emit the sound in a first sound emission form which corresponds to pitch data which meets the first instruction condition which is designated in accordance with the music-playing operation, and in a case where the music-playing operation meets a second instruction condition which is different from the first instruction condition, instructs the sound source to emit a sound which is different from the sound which is emitted in the first sound-emission form, that is, in a second sound-emission form which corresponds to pitch data which meets the second instruction condition which is designated in accordance with the music-

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises: a performance controller; and at least one processor, configured to perform the following: instructing sound generation of a first musical tone in response to a first operation on the performance controller; in response to a second operation on the performance controller during the sound generation of the first musical tone, obtaining a first amplitude value of the first musical tone at a time of the second operation, and obtaining a second amplitude value at which a second musical tone is to be sound-produced in response to the second operation on the performance controller; determining a parameter value for adjusting a decay rate of the first musical tone based on a ratio of the first amplitude value to the second amplitude value; and causing the first musical tone to decay based on the determined parameter value.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes: a performance controller; and at least one processor, configured to perform the following: instructing sound generation of a first musical tone in response to a first operation on the performance controller; in response to a second operation on the performance controller during the sound generation of the first musical tone, obtaining a first amplitude value of the first musical tone at a time of the second operation, and obtaining a second amplitude value at which a second musical tone is to be sound-produced in response to the second operation on the performance controller; acquiring a parameter value for determining at least one of pitch, timbre, and volume of the second musical tone based on a ratio of the first amplitude value to the second amplitude value; and instructing sound generation of the second musical tone in accordance with the acquired parameter value.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes: a plurality of performance elements that specify pitch data; a sound source that produces musical sounds; and a processor configured to perform the following: when a user performance of the plurality of performance elements satisfies a prescribed condition, instructing the sound source to produce a sound of a first timbre and a sound of a second timbre, both corresponding to a pitch data specified by the user performance; and when the user performance of the plurality of performance elements does not satisfy the prescribed condition, instructing the sound source to produce the sound of the first timbre corresponding to the pitch data specified by the user performance and not instructing the sound source to produce the sound of the second timbre.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes a plurality of performance elements that specify pitch data; a sound source that produces musical sounds; and a processor configured to perform the following: when a user performance of the plurality of performance elements satisfies a prescribed condition, instructing the sound source to produce automatic arpeggio playing sounds corresponding to pitch data specified by the user performance; and when the user performance of the plurality of performance elements does not satisfy the prescribed condition, instructing the sound source to produce a sound of a pitch data specified by the user performance without producing the automatic arpeggio playing sound.

Abstract: An electronic keyboard instrument includes: a keyboard including a plurality of keys; a plurality of switches that are provided for each key and include a first switch and a second switch that are sequentially turned on by pressing of the key; and a processor. The processor instructs that a noise sound corresponding to a selected musical instrument sound be produced in accordance with a prescribed first envelope upon detecting turning on of the first switch by pressing of the key, and instructs that a main musical sound corresponding to the selected musical instrument sound be produced after detecting turning on of the second switch.

Abstract: An electronic keyboard instrument includes: a keyboard including a plurality of keys; a plurality of switches that are provided for each key and include a first switch and a second switch that are sequentially turned on by pressing of the key; and a processor. The processor instructs that a noise sound corresponding to a selected musical instrument sound be produced in accordance with a prescribed first envelope upon detecting turning on of the first switch by pressing of the key, and instructs that a main musical sound corresponding to the selected musical instrument sound be produced after detecting turning on of the second switch.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes a sound source LSI to generate a musical sound using a RAM that retains waveform data that has been selectively read from a plurality of waveforms stored in a large-capacity flash memory, and smoothly executes transfer of additional waveform data from the flash memory to the RAM when the requisite waveform data is not retained in the RAM during the performance. Performance data is generated by a sequencer, a prescribed delay time is applied to the performance data by an event time generator and an event delay buffer so as to provide for sufficient time for the transfer of the additional waveform if such transfer is needed. A musical sound is generated by an event buffer and a sound source driver on the basis of the delayed performance data.

Abstract: When transferring waveform data from a waveform region in a high-capacity flash memory to a waveform buffer in a RAM, first, whether a non-ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the allocated non-ring buffer region. If such a non-ring buffer region cannot be allocated, then whether a ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the ring-buffer region in a ring buffer operational manner.

Abstract: A musical sound generation device including a first memory having a plurality of storage areas where waveform data is read out and stored, a waveform generator which functions as a plurality of waveform generating sections each of which generates a waveform for emitting a sound by reading out waveform data from a selected storage area of the first memory; and a control processor which determines, when an instruction for sound emission is provided, a combination of a waveform generating section and a storage area to be used for the instructed sound emission, based on a status of reading waveform data from each storage area by each waveform generating section.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes a sound source LSI to generate a musical sound using a RAM that retains waveform data that has been selectively read from a plurality of waveforms stored in a large-capacity flash memory, and smoothly executes transfer of additional waveform data from the flash memory to the RAM when the requisite waveform data is not retained in the RAM during the performance. Performance data is generated by a sequencer, a prescribed delay time is applied to the performance data by an event time generator and an event delay buffer so as to provide for sufficient time for the transfer of the additional waveform if such transfer is needed. A musical sound is generated by an event buffer and a sound source driver on the basis of the delayed performance data.

Abstract: A musical sound generation device including a first memory having a plurality of waveform data, a second memory which stores waveform data read out from the first memory, and a control processor which controls such that, when a sound emission instruction is provided and specified waveform data is in the second memory, the waveform data is read out by the sound source processor, or controls such that, when a sound emission instruction is provided and specified waveform data is not in the second memory, the specified waveform data is transferred from the first memory to the second memory and read out by the sound source processor, in which the control processor controls such that waveform data satisfying a set condition is not subjected to a waveform data change by the transfer and waveform data not satisfying the set condition is subjected to the waveform data change by the transfer.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes a first memory storing a plurality of waveform data; and a second memory having a plurality of waveform buffer regions that respectively function as ring buffers, wherein one of a processor or a sound source executes the following: setting a plurality of threshold margin values respectively for the plurality of waveform buffer regions, at least some of the threshold margin values are different from each other; identifying, at a prescribed timing, among the plurality of waveform buffer regions, a waveform buffer region in which a waveform read margin calculated for said waveform buffer region reaches the threshold margin value set and assigned to said waveform buffer region; and stopping a sound that has been generated from the waveform data read from the waveform buffer region that is identified by the identified process.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument includes a first memory storing a plurality of waveform data; and a second memory having a plurality of waveform buffer regions that respectively function as ring buffers, wherein one of a processor or a sound source executes the following: setting a plurality of threshold margin values respectively for the plurality of waveform buffer regions, at least some of the threshold margin values are different from each other; identifying, at a prescribed timing, among the plurality of waveform buffer regions, a waveform buffer region in which a waveform read margin calculated for said waveform buffer region reaches the threshold margin value set and assigned to said waveform buffer region; and stopping a sound that has been generated from the waveform data read from the waveform buffer region that is identified by the identified process.

Abstract: When transferring waveform data from a waveform region in a high-capacity flash memory to a waveform buffer in a RAM, first, whether a non-ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the allocated non-ring buffer region. If such a non-ring buffer region cannot be allocated, then whether a ring buffer region that can receive the waveform data can be allocated in the RAM is determined, and if so, the waveform data is transferred to the ring-buffer region in a ring buffer operational manner.