Abstract: A connection setting apparatus having a connection information acquiring unit for acquiring first connection information from a plurality of apparatus connected to a network, each apparatus having at least one line, and a generating unit for generating second connection information in accordance with the acquired first connection information.

Abstract: A musical tone signal communications apparatus having: a timing adjusting unit for adjusting a timing of a digital musical tone signal at each channel; a level adjusting unit for adjusting a level of the digital musical tone signal at each channel; a receiving unit for receiving a digital musical tone signal from an external device; an adder unit for adding at each channel the digital musical signal adjusted by the timing adjusting unit and level adjusting unit to the digital musical tone signal received by the first receiving unit; and a transmitting unit for transmitting an added digital musical tone signal generated by the adder unit to another external device.

Abstract: The present invention includes an interface apparatus in a node of a communication network for synchronizing internal time data of the node to reference time data of the communication network during transfer of a data train having a time-sequential arrangement through the communication network. The interface includes a receiving device that receives the reference time data transmitted from another node such that the reference time data has a first time resolution to maintain the time-sequential arrangement of the data train. An internal oscillating circuit generates a clock signal to provide a second time resolution, and a counting device counts the clock signal having the second time resolution to successively produce count data having a higher order bit part, which corresponds to the reference time data, and a lower order bit part.

Abstract: A sound image localization device includes a delay circuit and a multiplier which cooperate to cause a time difference and an amplitude difference between left and right channel audio signals. One of the channel audio signals is inverted in phase. The channel audio signals thus having a time difference and an amplitude difference, with one of them being inverted in phase, are amplified by an amplifier and outputted through left and right loudspeakers as sound, whereby a sound image formed by the audio signals can be localized at a rearward position with respect to the listener.

Abstract: A communication system includes a data-transmitting unit, at least one data-receiving unit, and a network connecting the data-transmitting unit and the at least one data-receiving device with each other. The data-transmitting unit comprises a first network circuit that adds identification information for identifying attributes of data for transmission to the data for transmission and changes the identification information when there is a change in the attributes of the data for transmission. The at least one data-receiving unit each comprise a second network circuit that delivers a signal demanding attribute information indicative of the attributes of the data when there is a change in the identification information added to the data received from the data-transmitting unit.

Abstract: There is provided a data transfer system over a plurality of nodes each having an internal oscillating circuit to generate a clock signal. The plurality of the nodes are connected to one another through a communication network and operate asynchronously with one another according to the respective clock signals. One of the nodes supplies a synchronization signal indicative of a reference time to the communication network. The plurality of the nodes include a transmitting node that transmits a train of data having a time-sequential arrangement together with time data indicative of a time lag relative to the reference time, and a receiving node that receives the train of dada together with the time data by which synchronous communication of the train of data can be ensured between the transmitting node and the receiving node.

Abstract: A network system is logically established according to path information to circulate a data throughout a complex of electronic equipments which are communicably connected to one another. Each electronic equipment has at least either of a receiver port which receives a data and a transmitter port which transmits a data. The path information is effective to enable a primary electronic equipment having a receiver port to identify a secondary electronic equipment having a corresponding transmitter port. The primary electronic equipment opens a logical path of the data connecting between its own receiver port and the corresponding transmitter port of the secondary electronic equipment according to the provided path information to thereby enable circulation of the data throughout the complex of the electronic equipments.

Abstract: In a network system, a plurality of nodes are communicable with one another to exchange information and to transfer data, and a bus is provided for connection to the nodes and for configuration of logical paths to logically link one node to another node so as to secure transfer of the data. Each node has at least one port which is allocated for accessing the bus and which is classified into four types of an isochronous talker, an isochronous listener, a multicast talker and a multicast listener. The nodes are allocated to bind isochronous channel numbers or multicast channel numbers to respective isochronous or multicast talkers and listeners in a manner so as to maximize efficiency of the network.

Abstract: To obtain a sound-broadened image and a clear sound-image discrimination image when producing plural kinds of sounds, the electronic musical instrument and the like provides a sound-image position control apparatus. This apparatus at least provides a signal mixing portion (e.g., matrix controller) and a virtual-speaker position control portion. The signal mixing portion mixes plural audio signals supplied from a sound source and the like in accordance with a predetermined signal mixing procedure to output plural mixed signals. To control positions of virtual speakers which are emerged as sound-producing points as if each kind of sounds is produced from each of these points, the virtual-speaker position control portion applies different delay times to each of plural mixed signals to output delayed signals as right-side and left-side audio signals to be respectively supplied to right-side and left-side speakers.

Abstract: An electronic musical instrument comprises a sequencer which acts as an automatic performance apparatus, so the sequencer provides automatic performance data in a MIDI-standard form. Upon receipt of MIDI data from the sequencer, the electronic musical instrument generates musical tones automatically. In a normal tone-generation mode, the musical tones are sequentially and automatically generated at appropriate timings. A sync-tone-generation mode is further provided to perform sync tone-generation. The sync-tone-generation mode is activated by indicator data (or delimiter code) which are transmitted together with specific MIDI data corresponding to musical tones which should be subjected to sync tone-generation. Each MIDI data normally consists of one status byte and two data bytes, while a running status function is employed in the sync-tone-generation mode so that the specific MIDI data are transmitted with omitting a status byte (or status bytes).

Abstract: A musical network system has a plurality of musical equipments interconnected to each other through a communication network which circulates a control message for producing a musical sound. One musical equipment has a transmitter for transmitting a control message to the communication network. Another musical equipment has a receiver for receiving the control message from the communication network. An internal tone generator operates according to the received control message for producing a musical sound. A detector detects whether the received control message is a right one which may not disturb operation of the generator means or a wrong one which may disturb operation of the generator means. A transmitter returns an error message to the one musical equipment through the communication network when the detector detects that the received control message is the wrong one.

Abstract: Processing systems corresponding to the right and left channels are provided for applying independent sound image localization control to each of plural input sound signals on the basis of at least individual amplitude coefficients and delay information for the right and left channels that are separately provided for each of the input sound signals. The same sound signals are distributively input to each of the processing systems.

Abstract: In order to obtain a sound-broadened image and a clear sound-image discrimination image when producing plural kinds of sounds, the electronic musical instrument and the like provides a sound-image position control apparatus. This apparatus at least provides a signal mixing portion (e.g., matrix controller) and a virtual-speaker position control portion. Herein, the signal mixing portion mixes plural audio signals supplied from a sound source and the like in accordance with a predetermined signal mixing procedure so as to output plural mixed signals. In order to control positions of virtual speakers which are emerged as sound-producing points as if each kind of sounds is produced from each of these points, the virtual-speaker position control portion applies different delay times to each of plural mixed signals so as to output delayed signals as right-side and left-side audio signals to be respectively supplied to right-side and left-side speakers.

Abstract: A data transmission system includes a main controlling unit for producing pieces of address information, each piece of address information being indicative of a first address for a data source and a second address for a destination. The data transmission system further includes a plurality of component units assigned individual addresses, respectively, and a timing controlling unit sequentially supplying the pieces of address information to the component units at predetermined timings. In operation, one of the component units with the individual address matched with the first address serves as the data source and another component unit with the individual address matched with the second address serves as the destination communicating with the data source.

Abstract: In order to use a plenty of waveform data, representing sampling waveforms of sounds produced from musical instruments, an electronic musical instrument provides a hard disk unit. Herein, musical tone information containing the waveform data is registered into the hard disk unit in the form of a file using a specific file name. When registering the file into the hard disk unit, a string of characters representing a musical property of the musical tone information are automatically created and are used as a part of the file name. Each file name incorporates an identifier made of one or more characters. When a new file name, which is automatically created and is assigned to a new file to be newly registered into the hard disk unit, coincides with the existing file name of the file which has been already registered in the hard disk unit, a new identifier is automatically created and is incorporated into the new file name.

Abstract: A sound localization control apparatus is used to localize the sounds, which can be produced from a synthesizer and the like, at a target sound-image location. The target sound-image location is intentionally located in a three-dimensional space which is formed around a listener who listens to the sounds. The sound localization control apparatus at least provides a controller, a plurality of sound-directing devices and an allocating unit. The controller produces a distance parameter and a direction parameter with respect to the target sound-image location. The allocating unit allocates acoustic data (e.g., two-channel binaural signals), representing the sounds to be localized, to the sound-directing devices in response to the distance parameter and the direction parameter. Each of the sound-directing devices is applied with each of predetermined sounding directions which are arranged in a horizontal plane with respect to the listener.

Abstract: A sound localization control apparatus controls localization of sound which is perceived by listeners by carrying out a signal processing on left and right channels binaural audio signals supplied thereto and supplying the resulting signals to left and right loudspeakers. In the apparatus, a matrix, determined based on a transfer function from the loudspeakers to left and right ears of the listener, is multiplied to the left and right channels audio signals. In order to determine the matrix, the matrix is determined for account of four paths including the two noncrossing main paths formed between the loudspeakers and the left and right ears of the listener and the remaining two "cross-talk" paths cross each other.

Abstract: An electronic musical tone generating apparatus includes a tone pitch designating unit for generating pitch signal representing tone pitch, a tone generation instruction unit for generating start signal instructing tone generation, a musical tone signal generating unit for generating a pair of musical tone signals representing a pair of direct sounds and a plurality of musical tone signals each representing a reflect sound in accordance with the start signal, wherein there can be difference of tone volume between respective musical tone signals of the pair of musical tone signals, and differences of tone volume and tone generation timing between respective musical tone signals of the plurality of musical tone signals, a controlling unit for controlling the difference of tone volume and the difference of tone generation timing in accordance with the pitch signal of the tone pitch designating unit, and a converting unit for converting the musical tone signals to musical sound.

Abstract: A light-sensitive composition is provided comprising (a) an aromatic diazo compound and (b) a cationic dye/borate anion complex.In a preferred embodiment, the cationic dye/anionic borate dye complex is represented by the general formula (I): ##STR1## wherein D.sup.+ represents a cationic dye; and R.sub.1, R.sub.2, R.sub.3 and R.sub.4, which may be the same or different, each represents an unsubstituted or substituted alkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aryl group, an unsubstituted or substituted aralkyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkenyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alkynyl group, an unsubstituted or substituted alicyclic group, or an unsubstituted or substituted heterocyclic group.The aromatic diazo compound can be a nonionic diazo compound.The light-sensitive compound can further comprise a radical-polymerizable unsaturated compound.

Abstract: A musical tone parameter generating method and a musical tone generating device of this invention feature that when data inputted by a player is inputted into a neural network as input pattern, the neural network infers the parameters necessary to specify a musical tone wave form to be formed. This makes it possible to get parameters other than those stored in a memory by inferring, which increases variation of the musical tone to be generated.