Audio equipment configured to perform a special operation or an effecting on music data being played by an external device includes: an operation control signal group storage configured to store an operation control signal group for commanding the special operation or the effecting for the music data; an operation control signal group calling section configured to call up the operation control signal group stored in the operation control signal group storage at a timing in accordance with an operation by an operator; and an operation control signal group outputting section configured to output the operation control signal group called by the operation control signal group calling section to the external device.