Abstract: A server/client system provides packet communications between a server and a client by way of a network such as the Internet. The server inputs data such as MIDI data in a sporadic manner while storing timing data representing their input timings. Then, the server performs packetizing of the sporadically input data, which accompany the timing data and are subjected to transmission to the client. The client receives the packetized input data and then outputs them at timings based on the timing data. Thus, it is possible to completely secure the same time relationship of data during transmission and reception of the sporadically input data even though the client differs from the server on a time-axis basis.

Abstract: A server/client system provides packet communications between a server and a client by way of a network such as the Internet. The server inputs data such as MIDI data in a sporadic manner while storing timing data representing their input timings. Then, the server performs packetizing of the sporadically input data, which accompany the timing data and are subjected to transmission to the client. The client receives the packetized input data and then outputs them at timings based on the timing data. Thus, it is possible to completely secure the same time relationship of data during transmission and reception of the sporadically input data even though the client differs from the server on a time-axis basis.

Abstract: An EFM-signal comparator which superposes a direct voltage on an input EFM signal, and produces a square wave of a predetermined duty cycle (50% typically) by comparing the superposed signal of the direct voltage and the input EFM signal with a predetermined threshold voltage. The signal comparator having a primary direct-voltage-output circuit which produces a direct voltage corresponding to the "1" level duration of the square wave, a secondary direct-voltage-output circuit which produces a direct voltage corresponding to the "0" level duration of the square wave, a switching circuit which outputs either the direct voltage from the primary direct-voltage-output circuit or the direct voltage from the secondary direct-voltage-output circuit, a voltage-output circuit which outputs a voltage corresponding to the direct voltage outputted from the switching circuit, and a smoothing circuit which smoothes and superposes the voltage outputted from the voltage-output circuit on the input EFM signal.

Abstract: In an electronic musical instrument, there are provided a main musical tone generator for producing a main musical tone and a submusical tone generator for producing a submusical tone different from the main musical tone. The main musical tone generator has a plurality of tone production channels smaller than a total number of keys, the assignment of key information data corresponding to a depressed key to the tone production channel is changed according to a performance mode. The tone production channels and the key information data corresponding to depressed keys are divided into at least two groups respectively in the case of performance mode. One group of the tone production channels is assigned to one group of the tone production channels to produce the main musical tone for an automatic accompaniment, whereas another group of the key information data is assigned to the remaining group to produce the main musical tone for melody.