Abstract: A liquid discharge head includes a liquid discharge substrate that has a discharge-orifice row, pressure generating elements, and pressure chambers. The liquid discharge head discharges a liquid in a block-by-block manner using sequential driving. The discharge-orifice row is disposed so as to incline at an angle ?=Arctan (d1/d2) relative to a direction extending orthogonal to the conveyance direction of the medium, in which d1 (?m) is a disposition spacing of the discharge orifices in the discharge-orifice row in the conveyance direction and d2 (?m) is a disposition spacing of the discharge orifices in the discharge-orifice row in the direction orthogonal to the conveyance direction. A partition wall is formed between adjacent pressure chambers so as to separate the adjacent pressure chambers from each other. The partition wall has a communicating portion that communicates the adjacent pressure chambers with each other.

Abstract: A music player has sequencers each including a reading and restoring function unit for reading music information including header information, a delta time, and a message and restoring running status of the message; a message analyzing and processing function unit for analyzing the header information, consuming a period of time according to the delta time, and processing the message to generate sound source drive information; a writing function unit for writing the sound source drive information into an output memory; and a sequencer controlling function unit for controlling the reading and restoring function unit to read and restore the music information, controlling the message analyzing and processing function unit to analyze the header information, and controlling the message analyzing and processing function unit and the writing function unit to consume the period of time, generate the sound source drive information, and write the sound source drive information.

Abstract: A play data editing device edits play data according to a characteristic of a speaker. The play data editing device includes a dividing unit (301) for dividing first play data into second play data per channel; a classifying unit (302) for classifying the second play data into a rhythm part, a melody part, and a base part; a chord processing unit (303) for converting a number of chords of the second play data corresponding to the melody part according to the characteristic of the speaker; a velocity processing unit (304) for converting a velocity of the second play data corresponding to the rhythm part according to the characteristic of the speaker; and a sound range processing unit (305) for shifting a sound range of the second play data corresponding to the base part according to the characteristic of the speaker.

Abstract: A music player has sequencers each including a reading and restoring function unit for reading music information including header information, a delta time, and a message and restoring running status of the message; a message analyzing and processing function unit for analyzing the header information, consuming a period of time according to the delta time, and processing the message to generate sound source drive information; a writing function unit for writing the sound source drive information into an output memory; and a sequencer controlling function unit for controlling the reading and restoring function unit to read and restore the music information, controlling the message analyzing and processing function unit to analyze the header information, and controlling the message analyzing and processing function unit and the writing function unit to consume the period of time, generate the sound source drive information, and write the sound source drive information.

Abstract: A music playback unit corrects the frequency characteristics of a speaker installed in a portable telephone, without using an equalizer. The musical score data is stored in a first memory, and data for correcting the velocity of musical score data for each velocity of each note is stored in a second memory. The sound generator driver reads the musical score data from the first memory, and reads the correction data from the second memory, and also corrects the velocity of the musical score data by substituting the musical score data and correction data in a predetermined calculation formula. The musical score data after the velocity is corrected is played by the MIDI sound generator, amplifier and speaker.

Abstract: A mobile telephone unit of the invention comprises a storage section for storing karaoke piece data, a controller for reading the karaoke piece data from the storage section, analyzing the karaoke piece data, and fetching melody information and singing voice synthesis information based on the karaoke piece data, a sound generator for analyzing the melody information received from the controller and producing multiple melody signals, a singing voice synthesizing section for analyzing the singing voice synthesis information received from the controller and producing multiple synthetic singing voice signals, and an audio reproducing section for receiving the multiple melody signals outputted from the sound generator and the multiple synthetic singing voice signals outputted from the singing voice synthesizing section in synchronization with timings when the multiple melody signals are outputted, thereby sounding a karaoke piece.

Abstract: A play data editing device edits play data according to a characteristic of a speaker. The play data editing device includes a dividing unit (301) for dividing first play data into second play data per channel; a classifying unit (302) for classifying the second play data into a rhythm part, a melody part, and a base part; a chord processing unit (303) for converting a number of chords of the second play data corresponding to the melody part according to the characteristic of the speaker; a velocity processing unit (304) for converting a velocity of the second play data corresponding to the rhythm part according to the characteristic of the speaker; and a sound range processing unit (305) for shifting a sound range of the second play data corresponding to the base part according to the characteristic of the speaker.

Abstract: This invention provides karaoke system that reduces declination between playing melody signaling an incoming call and displaying characters or pictures. To this end, the karaoke system of this invention plays karaoke song comprising contents with karaoke event data, and synchronization of karaoke events are achieved by executing the events described in time order in the contents of the karaoke by following a timing dictated by synchronization data.

Abstract: A music playback unit for correcting the frequency characteristics of a speaker installed in a portable telephone, without using an equalizer. The musical score data is stored in the SMF memory, and data for correcting the velocity of musical score data for each velocity of each note is stored in a DB memory. The sound generator driver reads the musical score data from the SMF memory, and reads the correction data from the DB memory, and also corrects the velocity of the musical score data by substituting the musical score data and correction data in a predetermined calculation formula. The musical score data after the velocity is corrected is played by the MIDI sound generator, amplifier and speaker.

Abstract: A cellular telephone has a function of reproducing image signals and/or sound signals, corresponding to execution of a karaoke function and/or a game function. The cellular phone has conversion means for converting the image signals and/or the sound signals into TV broadcasting signals, and transmission means for transmitting the TV broadcasting signals to a TV receiver.

Abstract: A mobile telephone unit of the invention comprises a storage section for storing karaoke piece data, a controller for reading the karaoke piece data from the storage section, analyzing the karaoke piece data, and fetching melody information and singing voice synthesis information based on the karaoke piece data, a sound generator for analyzing the melody information received from the controller and producing multiple melody signals, a singing voice synthesizing section for analyzing the singing voice synthesis information received from the controller and producing multiple synthetic singing voice signals, and an audio reproducing section for receiving the multiple melody signals outputted from the sound generator and the multiple synthetic singing voice signals outputted from the singing voice synthesizing section in synchronization with timings when the multiple melody signals are outputted, thereby sounding a karaoke piece.