Abstract: A reproducing system is produced for reproducing music recorded on a digital disc, and a rotating dial is provided to be rotated by a user.

Abstract: An apparatus for sampling partial audio information from audio information and storing it in a memory device provided with: a sampling device for sampling the partial audio information from the audio information in the sampling time which is a integral multiple of a time interval between each beat and the next in the audio information, and a storing device for storing the sampled partial audio information in a memory device.

Abstract: The present invention provides an information processing unit with improved operability. A reading section (10) reads information recorded in an optical disk, and outputs a read signal. A DSP (20) detects the read signal and processes to a reproducible form. A quick return button selects at least one of the processing details for starting or stopping the information processing and for changing a reproducing position of the information. When a reproducing state changing section (120) recognizes a change instruction for changing a processing state for the information, a reproduction control section (52) changes the processing state by the DSP 20 based on the processing details selected with the quick return button.

Abstract: A reading section (10) reads information recorded in an optical disk and outputs a read signal. A DSP (20) detects the read signal, and make it reproducible. An operational instruction recognizing section (51) recognizes an instruction for a specified position of the information. Then a display control section (54) makes a cue point position display section of a display section (130) display an instructed position. Because of this feature, the specified instructed position can be recognized easily and accurately.

Abstract: An apparatus for sampling partial audio information from audio information and storing it in a memory device provided with: a sampling device for sampling the partial audio information from the audio information in the sampling time which is a integral multiple of a time interval between each beat and the next in the audio information, and a storing device for storing the sampled partial audio information in a memory device.

Abstract: A reproducing system is produced for reproducing music recorded on a digital disc, and a rotating dial is provided to be rotated by a user.

Abstract: An apparatus for sampling partial audio information from audio information and storing it in a memory device provided with: a sampling device for sampling the partial audio information from the audio information in the sampling time which is a integral multiple of a time interval between each beat and the next in the audio information, and a storing device for storing the sampled partial audio information in a memory device.

Abstract: Disclosed is an audio reproduction apparatus for reproducing music information recorded on a digital disk. This apparatus includes a rotatable body, a detection section for detecting a rotational state of the rotatable body, and a processing section for processing the music information to be reproduced in accordance with the rotational state detected by the detection section.

Abstract: An audio information reproducing apparatus reproduces one audio information and reproduces another audio information after said one audio information. The apparatus is provided with: a detecting device for detecting one time period required for one beat of said one audio information, and also detecting another time period for one beat of said another audio information; and a reproducing device for reproducing said another audio information continuously to said one audio information while controlling the detected another time period to be coincident with the detected one time period. Alternatively or additionally, the apparatus is provided with: a detecting device for detecting one beat timing which is a timing of a beat of said one audio information and also detecting another beat timing which is a timing of a beat of said another audio information, so that the reproducing device controls the detected another beat timing to be coincident with the detected one beat timing.

Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus capable of changing the tempo of an input audio signal, comprises magnification designator capable of designating a plurality of different magnifications; device capable of automatically detecting a BPM (Beats Per Minute) or a beat period of the input audio signal, changing said BPM or said beat period in accordance with a magnification designated by the magnification designator, changing the tempo of the audio signal in accordance with the changed BPM and the changed beat period.

Abstract: A reproducing system is produced for reproducing music recorded on a digital disc, and a rotating dial is provided to be rotated by a user. A rotating condition of the rotating dial is detected and reproduced music is processed in accordance with a detected rotating condition.

Abstract: Disclosed is a cleaning agent for cleaning paint piping without disassembling it in reduced number of steps and a process for cleaning the paint piping using the same. A cleaning agent based on N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone and containing an amine type solvent such as dimethylacetamide, ethanolamine, isopropanolamine and triethanolamine and a nonionic surfactant is circulated through the paint piping.

Abstract: Disclosed herein is fine acicular .alpha.-ferric oxide which has the crystallite diameter (D.sub.1014) in the direction perpendicular to the (1014) plane and the crystallite diameter (D.sub.1120) in the direction perpendicular to the (1120) plane such that their ratio D.sub.1014 /D.sub.1120 is in the range of 1-2, and also has a specific surface area of 40-50 m.sup.2 g. Disclosed also herein is fine acicular .alpha.-ferric oxide which has the crystallite diameter (D.sub.1014) in the direction perpendicular to the (1014) plane and the crystallite diameter (D.sub.1120) in the direction perpendicular to the (1120) plane such that their ratio D.sub.1014 /D.sub.1120 is the range of 1-2, and also has an average aspect ratio of 10-15 and a specific surface area of 20-40 m.sup.2 /g. They are produced by wet process including the step of hydrothermal reaction.

Abstract: Branch pipes are provided at a plurality of locations along a supply conduit of a lubrication oil circulation system comprising a storage tank, an oil supply pump and the supply conduit. The branch pipes are connected to oil supply tanks via shut-off control valves, thus constituting the oil supply systems. Oil supply devices for apparatuses to be lubricated are connected to the respective oil supply systems.

Abstract: In a speech recognition system which performs a frequency analysis of speech input and determines its spoken interval, a time-normalized pattern (matching pattern) is prepared for use in similarity calculations. In the time-normalization, the time axis is segmented in such a manner as to cancel the effects of differences in the length of syllables in the input speech. With such normalization, it is possible to achieve high performance in linear matching of the input speech pattern against reference patterns using simple processing and a small memory space even when there are variations in the speaking rate.

Abstract: In a speech recognition system using normalized spectrum matching, a second feature pattern is calculated and compared with reference patterns. The similarity obtained as a result of the comparison is used to determine overall similarity, from which the recognition is made. The second feature pattern can be a spectrum variation pattern, a level decrease pattern, or a spectrum relative value pattern.

Abstract: In a speech-recognition system in which time-series patterns of characteristic quantities are extracted from an input utterance within a voiced interval, the local-peak patterns, which are the results obtained by stably extracting the characteristics of the steady vowel portions, and the consonantal patterns, which are the results obtained by stably extracting the characteristics of the consonantal portions, are recognized and identified. This makes it possible to perform accurate and stable speech-recognition including also the characteristics of the consonants.