A sound control apparatus is provided in a portable terminal for sounding a music
tone in association with operation of the portable terminal, which is controlled
by a main CPU. In the sound control apparatus, a memory memorizes music information
representing a music tone and configuration information associated to a timbre
of the music tone. An information acquiring section acquires the music information
and the configuration information from the memory. A tone generating section is
configured by the acquired configuration information to create a timbre specified
by the configuration information. The tone generating section operates according
to the acquired music information to generate the music tone being represented
by the music information and having the specified timbre. A dedicated CPU is provided
separately from the main CPU for controlling the memory, the information acquiring
section and the tone generating section.
