Способ и система для разложения акустического сигнала на звуковые объекты, а также звуковой объект и его использование

Producing an audible signal representative of the rotational speed and load of a vehicles internal combustion engine

A method of providing an audible signal, representative of rotational speed and load of an internal combustion engine in a vehicle, comprises the following steps. A first electrical signal indicative of engine speed, such as the ripple voltage of an alternator driven by the engine, is monitored and used to derive an engine speed value. Next, the engine load is monitored by measuring at least one of the acceleration and speed of the vehicle, for example by using an inertial measurement system or GPS device. An audible output signal that varies as a function of the engine speed and load is then synthesized or reproduced, preferably via a vehicle entertainment system or other loudspeaker. The audible output signal ideally mimics the engine, exhaust, tyre or wind sounds of certain types of cars. The method may be performed by running an application on a Smartphone electrically connected to the vehicle.

Audio generation system and method

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MUSICAL SOUND GENERATOR

A musical sound generator using a sound library of high extendibility is provided. Modules (100, 200, 300) perform processing in response to pointer structures (110, 210, 310) as arguments. The pointer structures include attribute data pointers (111, 211, 311), the input data pointers (112, 212, 312), and output data pointers (113, 213, 313).

SYNTHETIC SIMULATION OF A MEDIA RECORDING

A method and system for generating a synthetic simulation of a media recording is disclosed. One embodiment accesses a sound reference archive and heuristically creates a new sound that is matched against at least one sound in the sound reference archive. The media recording is analyzed and a synthetic sound based on the analyzing of the media recording is generated.

PROCEDE DE SYNTHESE SONORE PAR LECTURES SUCCESSIVES DE PAQUETS D'ECHANTILLONS NUMERIQUES ET INSTRUMENT DE MUSIQUE ELECTRONIQUE POUR LA MISE EN OEUVRE DUDIT PROCEDE

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN PROCEDE DE SYNTHESE SONORE PAR RESTITUTION DES ECHANTILLONS NUMERIQUES STOCKES DANS UNE MEMOIRE D'ECHANTILLONS. LES ECHANTILLONS SONT STOCKES DANS UNE MEMOIRE D'ECHANTILLONS EN PLUSIEURS PAQUETS D'ECHANTILLONS E1 E2 E3... CHAQUE PAQUET CORRESPONDANT A UN OBJET SONORE DISTINCT. LES PAQUETS D'ECHANTILLONS SONT LUS LES UNS APRES LES AUTRES SELON UN ENCHAINEMENT PREDETERMINE DE PAQUETS E. LE CHOIX ET L'ENCHAINEMENT DES OBJETS SONORES EST DETERMINE EN FONCTION DU SIGNAL SONORE A PRODUIRE. L'INVENTION EST DESTINEE PARTICULIEREMENT AUX INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE DE QUALITE.

Method of and system for automated musical arrangement and musical instrument performance style transformation supported within an automated music performance system

An automated music performance system that is driven by the music-theoretic state descriptors of any musical structure (e.g. a music composition or sound recording). The system can be used with next generation digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual studio technology (VST) plugins, virtual music instrument libraries, and automated music composition and generation engines, systems and platforms. The automated music performance system generates unique digital performances of pieces of music, using virtual musical instruments created from sampled notes or sounds and/or synthesized notes or sounds. Each virtual music instrument has its own set of music-theoretic state responsive performance rules that are automatically triggered by the music theoretic state descriptors of the music composition or performance to be digitally performed. An automated virtual music instrument (VMI) library selection and performance subsystem is provided for managing the virtual musical instruments during the ...

System and method for generating, distributing, storing and performing musical work files

A composition and playback system includes a sound bank containing at least one instrument sound, an input device for receiving music control signals, a sequencer coupled to the input device for storing the music control signals, and a work manager coupled to the sound bank and to the sequencer for generating a musical work file containing the music control signals and at least a portion of the sound bank. The system further includes a synthesizer engine coupled to the input device for processing the music control signals based on the instrument sounds contained in the sound bank, a mixer coupled to the synthesizer engine for mixing effects with the processed music control signals, and a speaker system coupled to the mixer for converting the mixed music control signals to sound.

Dynamic music authoring

In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to present a graphical user interface that enables the dynamic authoring of music by a user of the computing device. The computing device can present a grid of cells, where each cell represents a music segment. The cells can be configured to playback the music segment once or playback the music segment in a repeating loop. The user can select (e.g., touch) one or more cells in the grid to cause the corresponding music segment to play. While playing selected cells, the user can provide input selecting various musical effects to apply to the playing music. The user can record a dynamically selected sequence of cells and musical effects to create an original musical product.

METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR GENERATING SOUND EFFECTS INTERACTIVELY

The invention provides a method and system for generating sound effects interactively. The method provides a plurality of sound effect tags to a user, wherein each of the plurality of sound effects corresponds to a specific sound effect object. The sound effect object includes a seed sound representing a predefined audio file and a sound effect action representing an operation on sound. Then the user selects at least one of the sound effect tags for a whole source sound or at least a piece of the source sound. The method edits the source sound by using the selected sound effect tags to form a sound effect expression, interprets the sound effect expression to determine the operations corresponding to respective sound effect tags in the sound effect expression and the execution order of the operations, and executes the operations in said order to output a sound with the sound effects. The method of the invention enables a user to perform sound effect editing on sound in real time and dynamically ...

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

Generative composition with texture groups

A computer-implemented method of generating a musical composition containing a plurality of musical texture groups is disclosed. The method includes assembling musical texture groups from musical instrument components and associating therewith a tag expressing emotional textural connotation. The instrument components have musical textural classifiers selected from a set of pre-defined textural classifiers such that different instrument components may have a different subset of pre-defined textural classifiers. The textural classifiers within a texture group possess either no musical feature attribute or a single musical feature attribute and any number of musical accompaniment attributes. The method then generates at least one chord scheme to a narrative brief, to provide an emotional connotation to a series of events, the chord scheme generated by selecting and assembling Form Atoms. The final step includes applying a texture to the chord scheme to generate the musical composition reflecting ...

Music generation tool

A system and computer-implemented method for generating digital music content which aims to facilitate creation of new music. A music notation data store 12 has a collection of notation data files and an audio data store 18 has a collection of audio data files such as instrument samples. Each data file includes associated music characteristic metadata relating to characteristics such as: genre, style, emotion, instrument type and/or frequency, pitch, duration, bit rate, sample rate or number of channels. One or more computer processors receives user music preference inputs from a user interface 26 and searches the notation and audio data stores to identify a plurality of data files corresponding to one or more user preference inputs. The processor randomly selects at least one notation file and at least one audio file from the identified notation and audio files and generates a music instance file by combining the selected notation and audio files for playback to the user.

Audio system and method of using adaptive intelligence to distinguish information content of audio signals and control signal processing function

A method of and apparatus for producing an audible signal as a function of or representative of engine speed and load

PROCEDURE AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING WAVE SHAPE DATA FOR WIRELESS DEVICES

PLANT FOR COMPOSING

Interactive audio effect generating method and system

The present invention provides an interactive type sound effect production method. Said method includes the following steps: providing several sound effect identifications, in which every described sound effect identification is correspondent to a specific sound effect object, the described sound effect object includes seed sound representing previously-defined sound file and sound effection action representing operation for sound; for whole source sound or at lease one section of source sound user selects at least one described sound effect identification; utilizing selected sound effect identification to edit source sound and form sound effect expression; interpreting above-mentioned sound effect expression so as to define operation correspondent to every sound effect identification in above-mentioned sound effect expression and execution sequence of said operation; and according to the above-mentioned sequence executing above-mentioned operation so as to output the sound with sound effect ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR GENERATING AN IDENTIFIER FOR AN AUDIO SIGNAL, FOR CREATING AN INSTRUMENT DATABASE AND FOR DETERMINING THE T YPE OF INSTRUMENT

The invention relates to a method for generating an identifier for an audio signal (12) that contains a tone produced by the instrument, according to which a discrete amplitude-time representation of the audio signal is firstly produced (14), whereby the amplitude-time representation has a number of successive amplitude values for a number of successive points in time, and one point in time is assigned to each amplitude value. An identifier (18) for the audio signal is extracted (16) from the amplitude-time representation. An instrument database is created from a number of identifiers for a number of audio signals that contain tones of a number of instruments. The instrument database is utilized to determined the type of test instrument while using a test identifier for an audio signal that had been produced by an unknown instrument. As for identifying musical instruments, an instrument can be precisely identified by using the amplitude-time representation of a tone that is produced by an instrument.

Wavetable synthesizer and operating method using a variable sampling rate approximation

A variable sample rate approximation technique is used for coding and recreating musical signals in a wavetable synthesizer. Many sounds inherently include one large fast transfer of energy followed by vibrations that dampen over time so that the bandwidth requirement of a musical sound is reduced with passing time. Using the variable sample rate approximation technique, musical sounds are classified into two categories, sustaining sounds and percussive sounds. A sustaining instrument creates a noisy stimulus then sustains the sound created by the noisy stimulus. A percussive instrument is also a noisy source and generates a sound signal having high frequencies that decay rapidly while sustaining instruments sustain at all frequencies nearly equally. The sustaining and percussive instruments have substantially different waveform characteristics but present similar conditions with respect to memory reduction. Similarities between the acoustical characteristics of sustaining sounds and percussive ...

Dynamic music authoring

In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to present a graphical user interface that enables the dynamic authoring of music by a user of the computing device. The computing device can present a grid of cells, where each cell represents a music segment. The cells can be configured to playback the music segment once or playback the music segment in a repeating loop. The user can select (e.g., touch) one or more cells in the grid to cause the corresponding music segment to play. While playing selected cells, the user can provide input selecting various musical effects to apply to the playing music. The user can record a dynamically selected sequence of cells and musical effects to create an original musical product.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

A method for embedding algorithmic musical data into MIDI format using pitch is disclosed. Program instructions are executed and one or more music composition algorithms are applied to song data in accordance with a song data structure to generate music output for the song. User input is received for one or more musical components, and musical data in accordance with the song data structure corresponding to the musical components are modified in accordance with the user input. Musical rules are applied to the modified musical data, and the music output for the song is modified in accordance with the modified musical data. In response to the user input a modified song is created based on user modifications to the song, and a modified MIDI representation of music is employed in which musical rule information is embedded in MIDI pitch data. User input may be received, and the user input may be used to modify music output corresponding to one or a plurality of instruments, audio samples or ...

Music generation tool

Audio generation system and method

A system for generating audio content in dependence upon an input audio track 300 comprising audio corresponding to one or more sound sources, the system comprising an audio input unit operable to input the input audio track to one or more models, each representing one or more of the sound sources, and an audio generation unit operable to generate, 310 using the one or more models, one or more audio tracks each comprising a representation of the audio contribution of the corresponding sound sources of the input audio track, wherein the generated audio tracks comprise one or more variations relative to the corresponding portion of the input audio track. The generated audio tracks may simulate a live recording of a song and simulate a live audience.

A method of and apparatus for producing an audible signal as a function of or representative of engine speed and load

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Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on modeled sound field

Systems and methods for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player

A method for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player is described. A set of user defined instruments and a set of MIDI data is received. At least one multi-region instrument in the set of user defined instruments is identified. Each region in the multi-region instruments is mapped to a single region instrument with the same parameters as the region. A new instrument number isassigned to each single region instrument. The MIDI data is modified based on the mapping and assigning.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING VARIABLE ROOT NOTE SUPPORT IN AN AUDIO PLAYER

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

Electronic Musical Instrument and Electronic Musical Instrument System

Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electrical musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, control the volume of the internal acoustic signal such that the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the internal acoustic signal approaches the state relating to the volume of sound generation based on the external acoustic signal.

Joint sound model generation techniques

Joint sound model generation techniques are described. In one or more implementations, a plurality of models of sound data received from a plurality of different sound scenes are jointly generated. The joint generating includes learning information as part of generating a first said model of sound data from a first one of the sound scenes and sharing the learned information for use in generating a second one of the models of sound data from a second one of the sound scenes.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

A method of adjusting an externally supplied audio signal as part of internally generated music data using a computing system is disclosed. At least one music generation algorithm is provided, which consists of at least one music rule associated with a set of acceptable pitch values. The music generation algorithm generates music data. An audio signal is received with at least one pitch characteristic. One or more portions of the audio signal is analyzed to discern the pitch characteristic. A determination is made whether the pitch characteristic is musically compatible with the set of acceptable pitch values. In the event that the pitch characteristic is not musically compatible with the set of acceptable pitch values, the portion of the audio signal is pitch adjusted to generate a pitch-corrected audio signal. The music data and the pitch-corrected audio signal is provided to a digital signal processing resource. The digital signal processing resource may be a hardware digital signal processor. The audio signal may be received from a microphone. User input may be received, and the user input may modify the music data corresponding to one or a plurality of instruments, audio samples or microphone input.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

Musical content data processing apparatus

A storage portion stores musical contents in which a plurality of musical content material data sets each of which is given a piece of identification information and is encrypted are recorded, and location information for identifying respective locations at which the respective musical content material data sets are situated in the musical contents. The respective locations of the musical content material data sets are correlated with the respective identification information pieces of the musical content material data sets. For use of a desired musical content material data set, the location at which the musical content material data set having designated identification information is stored in the musical contents is identified on the basis of the location information. On the basis of the identified location, the desired musical content material data set is extracted and decrypted.

Audio Contribution Identification System and Method

A system for identifying the contribution of a given sound source to a composite audio track, the system comprising an audio input unit operable to receive an input composite audio track comprising two or more sound sources, including the given sound source, an audio generation unit operable to generate, using a model of a sound source, an approximation of the contribution of the given sound source to the composite audio track, an audio comparison unit operable to compare the generated audio to at least a portion of the composite audio track to determine whether the generated audio provides an approximation of the composite audio track that meets a threshold degree of similarity, and an audio identification unit operable to identify, when the threshold is met, the generated audio as a suitable representation of the contribution of the sound source to the composite audio track.

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR PORTABLE SOUND SYNTHESIS

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To enable a user to easily create and modify a musical piece. SOLUTION: A system is provided to create a musical product based on a received musical piece data file. The system includes: a transceiver which transmits/receives data including at least one musical piece data file to/from one or more second systems spaced from the system; a musical piece creation device for executing at least one musical piece creation algorithm, constructed to apply musical piece rules to musical score note data according to the musical piece creation algorithm for creating musical piece output of one or more musical products; and a memory in which at least one of the received musical piece data files is stored. The musical piece data is created based on the data from the received musical piece data files, and the musical piece creation device creates a musical product based on the received musical piece data files. COPYRIGHT: (C)2011,JPO&INPIT ...

PROCEDURE AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING AN IDENTIFICATION FOR AN AUDIO SIGNAL, FOR DEVELOPING AN INSTRUMENT DATA BASE AND FOR DETERMINING THE KIND OF A MUSIC INSTRUMENT

GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE FOR MUSIC SEQUENCE PROGRAMING

An example graphical programming interface system includes a processor. A grid matrix defined by a plurality of coordinate axes, having selectable matrix positions is displayed on a display device. Multiple movable object icons, each representing an object having a predefined output sound are also displayed on the display device. In one aspect, a single object data file is associated with each matrix position on said grid matrix. In this aspect, once a user places an object icon on a matrix position, the processor causes the predefined output sound associated with the object icon in accordance with the object data file associated with the matrix position at which the object icon is placed, and outputs the processed sound to an output device. This allows a user to program musical sequences by placing one or more object icons each on the selectable matrix positions.

MIDI ENCODING AND DECODING

Methods and units of composing or decomposing a multimedia signal according to e.g. the Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) protocol where the signal is composed to carry events of a first type which are arranged to carry instructions to a unit of which of predefined patches to use for playback and which of predefined notes to play; and events of a second type which are identifiable separately from events of the first type and which are arranged to carry additional content. The method of decomposing a multimedia signal comprises the step of parsing the signal to identify events of the second type and to read the additional content; loading coded samples of multimedia content at an address specified in the additional content; and decoding the coded samples to provide decoded samples for playback of the multimedia content. Thereby, it is possible to convey vocal song or vocals and other audio type signals in an efficient way by means of the widely used MIDI protocol.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

Tone generation processing apparatus and tone generation assignment method therefor

A plurality of tone generator devices include respective waveform data memories, and each of the waveform data memories is exclusively usable by the corresponding tone generator device, not sharable with the tone generator device. Once event information indicative of a tone to be generated is received, a selection is made, from among the plurality of tone generator devices, a particular tone generator device to be used for generating the tone corresponding to the event information. The selection can be made by determining, with reference to a table, in which of the memories of the tone generator waveform data to be used are stored. For example, first waveform data corresponding to a first pitch range and second waveform data, differing in waveform characteristic from the first waveform data and corresponding to a second pitch range, are stored in the waveform data memories corresponding to different ones of the tone generator devices. The event information is delivered to the selected tone ...

Tone data generation method and tone synthesis method, and apparatus therefor

PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR the AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC COMPOSITION Of a MULTI-MEDIA SEQUENCE.

AUTOMATIC PROCESS OF GENERATION OF MUSIC.

GENERATING TONES BY COMBINING SOUND MATERIALS

The apparatus displays, on a display screen, an icon placement region having a time axis defined therein, and displays, in accordance with an input instruction, an icon image with which feature amount information of material data indicative of a sound material is associated. The apparatus further sets a type of a feature amount database, where material data and feature amount information of the material data are associated with each other, along the time axis in accordance with an input instruction. Then, the apparatus references the feature amount database of a type having correspondence relationship in time axis with an icon image to identify material data similar to the feature amount information corresponding to the icon image, and audibly generates a sound at timing corresponding to a position, on the time axis, of the icon image and with content corresponding to the identified material data.

Drumstick controller

A percussion device includes a drumstick assembly. The drumstick assembly includes a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip including a sensor. The drumstick including the base thereof, and includes at least one control button, a communication element, and a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element. The output so generated includes a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.

Method and device for generating an identifier for an audio signal, method and device for building an instrument database and method and device for determining the type of an instrument

In a method for generating an identifier for an audio signal including a tone generated by an instrument, a discrete amplitude-time representation of the audio signal is generated at first, wherein the amplitude-time representation, for a plurality of subsequent points in time, comprises a plurality of subsequent amplitude values, wherein a point in time is associated to each amplitude value. Subsequently, an identifier for the audio signal is extracted from the amplitude-time representation. An instrument database is formed from several identifiers for several audio signals including tones of several instruments. By means of a test identifier for an audio signal having been produced by an unknown instrument, the type of the test instrument is determined using the instrument database. A precise instrument identification can be obtained by using the amplitude-time representation of a tone produced by an instrument for identifying a musical instrument.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

A method for playing a song employing a song data structure is disclosed. Program instructions are executed, and one or more music composition algorithms are applied to song data in accordance with a song data structure to generate music output for the song, and variables are defined during the execution of one or more of the program instructions. A song data structure is provided, and a plurality of parameter locations are provided in the song data structure, and data contained in the plurality of parameter locations are made available to the program instructions. At least a first one of the parameter locations is used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with one or more seed values, and the seed values are used to initialize one or more of the variables. At least a second one of the parameter locations may be used by one or more of the program instructions to store parameter data associated with a version identification of the song data structure ...

System and method for generating a rhythmic accompaniment for a musical performance

Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance.

Patent RU2018100128A3

7 ВУ“? 2018100128” АЗ Дата публикации: 27.11.2019 Форма № 18 ИЗ,ПМ-2011 Федеральная служба по интеллектуальной собственности Федеральное государственное бюджетное учреждение ж 5 «Федеральный институт промышленной собственности» (ФИПС) ОТЧЕТ О ПОИСКЕ 1. . ИДЕНТИФИКАЦИЯ ЗАЯВКИ Регистрационный номер Дата подачи 2018100128/08(000139) 22.07.2016 РСТ/ЕР2016/067534 22.07.2016 Приоритет установлен по дате: [ ] подачи заявки [ ] поступления дополнительных материалов от к ранее поданной заявке № [ ] приоритета по первоначальной заявке № из которой данная заявка выделена [ ] подачи первоначальной заявки № из которой данная заявка выделена [ ] подачи ранее поданной заявки № [Х] подачи первой(ых) заявки(ок) в государстве-участнике Парижской конвенции (31) Номер первой(ых) заявки(ок) (32) Дата подачи первой(ых) заявки(ок) (33) Код страны 1. 15002209.3 24.07.2015 ЕР* Название изобретения (полезной модели): [Х] - как заявлено; [ ] - уточненное (см. Примечания) Способ и система для разложения акустического сигнала на звуковые объекты, а также звуковой объект и его использование Заявитель: САУНД ОБДЖЕКТ ТЕКНОЛОДЖИЗ С.А., РГ 2. ЕДИНСТВО ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ [Х] соблюдено [ ] не соблюдено. Пояснения: см. Примечания 3. ФОРМУЛА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ: [ ] приняты во внимание все пункты .П [Х] приняты во внимание следующие пункты: 1-12, 14-15 (см. Примечания) [ ] принята во внимание измененная формула изобретения (см. Примечания) 4. КЛАССИФИКАЦИЯ ОБЪЕКТА ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ (ПОЛЕЗНОЙ МОДЕЛИ) (Указываются индексы МПК и индикатор текущей версии) СО. (2006.01) 5. ОБЛАСТЬ ПОИСКА 5.1 Проверенный минимум документации РСТ (указывается индексами МПК) СТОГ, 25/00 - С1ОГ, 25/90, СТОГ, 19/00 - С10Г 19/19, 6211. 21/00 - С10Г. 21/04 5.2 Другая проверенная документация в той мере, в какой она включена в поисковые подборки: 5.3 Электронные базы данных, использованные при поиске (название базы, и если, возможно, поисковые термины): СТРО, СМТРА, РУ/РТ, ЕАРАТГ, Езрасепе, ]-Р]1а{Раь К-РТОМ, КТРК5, РАТЕМТСОРЕ, Ра еагсй, КОРТО, ОРТО 6. ...

Audio contribution identification system and method

SOUND PROCESS OF SYNTHESIS BY SUCCESSIVE READINGS OF NUMERICAL PACKAGES Of SAMPLES AND ELECTRONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENT FOR the IMPLEMENTATION OF THE AFORESAID PROCEEDED

L'INVENTION CONCERNE UN PROCEDE DE SYNTHESE SONORE PAR RESTITUTION DES ECHANTILLONS NUMERIQUES STOCKES DANS UNE MEMOIRE D'ECHANTILLONS. LES ECHANTILLONS SONT STOCKES DANS UNE MEMOIRE D'ECHANTILLONS EN PLUSIEURS PAQUETS D'ECHANTILLONS E1 E2 E3... CHAQUE PAQUET CORRESPONDANT A UN OBJET SONORE DISTINCT. LES PAQUETS D'ECHANTILLONS SONT LUS LES UNS APRES LES AUTRES SELON UN ENCHAINEMENT PREDETERMINE DE PAQUETS E. LE CHOIX ET L'ENCHAINEMENT DES OBJETS SONORES EST DETERMINE EN FONCTION DU SIGNAL SONORE A PRODUIRE. L'INVENTION EST DESTINEE PARTICULIEREMENT AUX INSTRUMENTS DE MUSIQUE DE QUALITE.

PROCESS AND DEVICE FOR the AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC COMPOSITION Of a MULTI-MEDIA SEQUENCE.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-REGION INSTRUMENT SUPPORT IN AN AUDIO PLAYER

A method for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player is described. A set of user defined instruments and a set of MIDI data is received. At least one multi-region instrument in the set of user defined instruments is identified. Each region in the multi-region instruments is mapped to a single region instrument with the same parameters as the region. A new instrument number is assigned to each single region instrument. The MIDI data is modified based on the mapping and assigning.

Method and system for creating and performing music electronically via a communications network

A method and system for creating and/or performing music via the Internet. The music is created and/or performed at a client system using a software application and sound tone-banks/loops delivered via a server system. The server system responds to an authorized user's request to transmit the necessary application and tone-banks/loops to the client, thereby creating a complete environment where the user can actuate the tones in the tone-bank or loops and store the actuation events locally or on a remote system for later retrieval.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

A method of playing music using a computing system in which MIDI events are synchronized with samples is disclosed. A sequence of MIDI events is provided. At least one of the MIDI events includes delta time parameter data, and the MIDI events are provided to a digital signal processing resource. Audio stream events are processed, and one or more of the audio stream events has associated therewith audio sample data, and the audio sample data is provided to the digital signal processing resource; the audio sample data is not provided from a MIDI sound bank. A first MIDI event is provided that is configured to include delta time parameter data associated with the intended playback timing of at least one audio stream event. The audio stream event is rhythmically synchronized with the sequence of MIDI events using the first MIDI event. The first MIDI event may be an NRPN MIDI command. The audio sample data may be decoded before the audio sample data is provided to the digital signal processing ...

GENERATIVE COMPOSITION WITH DEFINED FORM ATOM HEURISTICS

A generative composition system reduces existing musical artefacts to constituent elements termed “Form Atoms”. These Form Atoms may each be of varying length and have musical properties and associations that link together through Markov chains. To provide myriad new composition, a set of heuristics ensures that musical textures between concatenated musical sections follow a supplied and defined briefing narrative for the new composition whilst contiguous concatenated Form Atoms are also automatically selected to see that similarities in respective and identified attributes of musical textures for those musical sections are maintained to support maintenance of musical form. Independent aspects of the disclosure further ensure that, within the composition work, such as a media product or a real-time audio stream, chord spacing determination and control are practiced to maintain musical sense in the new composition. Further, a structuring of primitive heuristics operates to maintain pitch ...

Generator of new sound sequence, dependent on outer sounds, or other outer effects, with one or more microphones coupled to analysis circuit for received sounds, with analysis circuit

Generator (10) of new sound sequences, dependent on outer sounds, or other effects, has one or more microphones (12) for outer sound reception, coupled to analysis circuit (14), linked to processing circuit (22), containing memory (24).Memory stores preset sounds and algorithms for their reproduction in dependence on result of analysis. Memory output is coupled to loudspeaker(s), or headsets (28). Preferably fast-Fourier transformation (16) takes place in analysis circuit.

System zur elektronischen Erzeugung eines individualisierten Klangs eines Tasteninstruments

Die Erfindung betrifft ein System (1) zur elektronischen Erzeugung eines individualisierten Klangs eines Tasteninstruments mit einer Eingabeeinheit (10), welche eine Klaviatur aufweist, mit einer Audio-Ausgabeeinheit (30) zur Ausgabe des individualisierten Klangs, mit Datenbanken (21 - 24) mit gespeicherten Klangbildern einer Mehrzahl von unterschiedlichen Tasteninstrumenten, unterschiedlichen Klangräumen, unterschiedlichen Orchestern und unterschiedlichen Störgeräuschen und mit einer elektronischen Steuer- und Verarbeitungseinheit (20). Die elektronische Steuer- und Verarbeitungseinheit (20) ist ausgebildet eine auf der Klaviatur betätigte Taste festzustellen, ein individualisiertes Audiosignal unter Zusammenführen mindestens zweier aus den Datenbanken (21 - 24) ausgewählten Klangbilder zu erzeugen und das individualisierte Audiosignal an die Audio-Ausgabeeinheit (30) zu übermitteln.

Graphical user interface for music sequence programming

Tone generation

Audio generation system and method

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING WAVETABLE INFORMATION FOR WIRELESS DEVICES

A method and system for providing wavetable information to a wireless device from a content server over a wireless network, the wavetable information including a plurality of samples corresponding to a plurality of notes, comprising: in response to a request from the wireless device, receiving at a proxy server the wavetable information from the content server; filtering the wavetable information in accordance with a selection of samples contained in the request; and transmitting the filtered wavetable information to the wireless device.

TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING THE EXPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Techniques for automatically controlling the expressive behavior of a virtual musical instrument by analyzing an audio recording of a live musician are provided. In some embodiments, an audio recording may be analyzed at various points along the timeline of the recording to derive corresponding values of a parameter that is in some way representative of the musical expression of the live musician. Values of control parameters that control one or more aspects of the audio playback of a virtual instrument may then be generated based on the determined values of the expression parameter. Values of control parameters may be provided to a sample library to control how a digital score selects and/or plays back samples from the library, and/or values of the control parameters may be stored with the digital score for subsequent playback.

Multimedia e.g. audio, sequence composing method, involves decomposing structure of reference multimedia sequence into tracks, where each track is decomposed into contents, and associating set of similar sub-components to contents

Le procédé selon l'invention comprend la création d'une structure de séquence multimédia de référence, la décomposition de cette structure en composants de base (pistes P1, P2, Pn) comportant chacun une suite de sous composants de base (briques B1l - Bn4), l'association à chacun de ces sous composants de base, d'une pluralité de sous composants homologues (briques homologues B1l Hi, B2l Hj, Bn1 Hl) à chacun desquels sont affectés des attributs et une phase de composition automatique d'une nouvelle séquence multimédia comportant le maintien des sous composants ou leur remplacement par des sous composants homologues choisis algorithmiquement selon un algorithme déterminant la probabilité des sous composants d'être choisis, compte tenu de ses attributs, puis en effectuant ensuite un choix aléatoire dans le respect desdites probabilités.

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR PROVIDING MULTI-REGION INSTRUMENT SUPPORT IN AN AUDIO PLAYER

Method of and system for automatically generating digital performances of music compositions using notes selected from virtual musical instruments based on the music-theoretic states of the music compositions

An automated music performance system that is driven by the music-theoretic state descriptors of any musical structure (e.g. a music composition or sound recording). The system can be used with next generation digital audio workstations (DAWs), virtual studio technology (VST) plugins, virtual music instrument libraries, and automated music composition and generation engines, systems and platforms. The automated music performance system generates unique digital performances of pieces of music, using virtual musical instruments created from sampled notes or sounds and/or synthesized notes or sounds. Each virtual music instrument has its own set of music-theoretic state responsive performance rules that are automatically triggered by the music theoretic state descriptors of the music composition or performance to be digitally performed. An automated virtual music instrument (VMI) library selection and performance subsystem is provided for managing the virtual musical instruments during the ...

SYSTEM AND METHOD FOR A NETWORKED VIRTUAL MUSICAL INSTRUMENT

A system and method for operating and performing a remotely networked virtual musical instrument. A client transmits musical control data to a remote server over the network, encompassing a digital music engine and digitally sampled virtual musical instruments. In return, the client consumes, synchronizes, and mixes the combined server playback stream from the network of the fully expressive and interactive musical performance with zero audible latency. 1. A virtual musical instrument system , comprising:a server; anda client;wherein said server and said client are linked via a network;wherein said server comprises a database;wherein said database comprises one or more virtual musical instrument samples;wherein said client comprises: a user interface; a musical control event input device; and a local audio device;wherein said musical control event input device is configured to allow a user to select a first virtual musical instrument sample from said one or more virtual musical instrument samples;wherein said first virtual musical instrument sample comprises one or more samples that are divided by said server into one or more start samples and one or more end samples;wherein said server sends said one or more start samples to said client in response to said user selecting said first virtual musical instrument sample;wherein said musical control event input is configured to allow said user to generate control event data that is processed by said client;wherein said client queues and sends said control event data over said network to said server and wherein said server processes said control event data and sends said one or more end samples, to said client; andwherein said client is configured to process said one or more start samples and said one or more end samples, such that they are synchronized and streamed to said local audio device, such that a zero-latency final interactive performance is delivered by said local audio device based on said control event data; ...

Systems and methods for generating music using data/music data file transmitted/received via a network

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

Music modeling

A computer implemented method is provided for generating a prediction of a next musical note by a computer having at least a processor and a memory. A computer processor system is also provided for generating a prediction of a next musical note. The method includes storing sequential musical notes in the memory. The method further includes generating, by the processor, the prediction of the next musical note based upon a music model and the sequential musical notes stored in the memory. The method also includes updating, by the processor, the music model based upon the prediction of the next musical note and an actual one of the next musical note. The method additionally includes resetting, by the processor, the memory at fixed time intervals.

Graphical user interface for music sequence programing

Musical sound generator

A METHOD AND SYSTEM FOR FILTERING WAVETABLE INFORMATION FOR WIRELESS DEVICES

A method and system for providing wavetable information to a wireless device from a content server over a wireless network, the wavetable information including a plurality of samples corresponding to a plurality of notes, comprising: in response to a request from the wireless device, receiving at a proxy server the wavetable information from the content server; filtering the wavetable information in accordance with a selection of samples contained in the request; and transmitting the filtered wavetable information to the wireless device.

A METHOD AND A SYSTEM FOR DECOMPOSITION OF ACOUSTIC SIGNAL INTO SOUND OBJECTS, A SOUND OBJECT AND ITS USE

The object of the invention is a method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of signals with slowly-varying amplitude and frequency, as well as sound objects and their use. The object is achieved by a method for decomposing an acoustic signal into digital sound objects, a digital sound object representing a component of the acoustic signal, the component having a waveform, comprising the steps of converting the analogue acoustic signal into a digital input signal (PIN); determining an instantaneous frequency component of the digital input signal, using a digital filter bank; determining an instantaneous amplitude of the instantaneous frequency component; determining an instantaneous phase of the digital input signal associated with the instantaneous frequency; creating at least one digital sound object, based on the determined instantaneous frequency, phase and amplitude; and storing the digital sound object in a sound object database.

By combining the material produces the musical sound

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on a modeled sound field

A sound system and method for modeling a sound field generated by a sound source and creating a sound event based on the modeled sound field is disclosed. The system and method captures a sound field over an enclosing surface, models the sound field and enables reproduction of the modeled sound field. Explosion type acoustical radiation may be used. Further, the reproduced sound field may be modeled and compared to the original sound field model.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC COMPOSITION OF MULTIMEDIA SEQUENCE

The method according to the invention includes the creation of a reference multimedia sequence structure, the breaking down of this structure into basic components (tracks P 1 , P 2 , P n ) each containing a series of basic subcomponents (bricks B 1 1 -B n 4 ), the association to each one of these basic subcomponents of a plurality of homologous subcomponents (homologous bricks B 1 1 H i , B 2 1 H j , B ″ 1 H k ) to each of which are assigned attributes and an automatic composition phase of a new multimedia sequence containing the maintaining of the subcomponents or their replacing with homologous subcomponents chosen algorithmically according to an algorithm determining the probability of the subcomponents of being chosen, considering its attributes, then by performing a random choice in respect of these probabilities.

Musical sound generator

Multimedia sequence i.e. musical sequence, automatic or semi-automatic composition method for musical space, involves associating sub-homologous components to each of sub-base components, and automatically composing new multimedia sequence

Le procédé selon l'invention comprend la création d'une structure de séquence multimédia de référence, la décomposition de cette structure en composants de base (pistes P1, P2, Pn) comportant chacun une suite de sous composants de base (briques B1l - Bn4), l'association à chacun de ces sous composants de base, d'une pluralité de sous composants homologues (briques homologues B1l Hi, B2lHj, BnlHk) à chacun desquels sont affectés des attributs et une phase de composition automatique d'une nouvelle séquence multimédia comportant le maintien des sous composants ou leur remplacement par des sous composants homologues choisis algorithmiquement selon un algorithme déterminant la probabilité des sous composants d'être choisis, compte tenu de ses attributs, puis en effectuant ensuite un choix aléatoire dans le respect desdites probabilités.

ARRAY OR EQUIPMENT FOR COMPOSING

The invention relates to a novel array or piece of equipment (100) for providing assistance while composing musical compositions at least by means of acoustic reproduction during and/or after composing musical compositions or the like which are played on virtual musical instruments, preferably in a light music ensemble. Said array or piece of equipment comprises a composing computer (100) having at least one processor unit (4), at least one sequencer (5) that is data-flow connected to the latter and at least one sound sample library storage unit (6b) that is data-flow and data-exchange connected to at least said units (4, 5). In order to manage the sound samples (61) stored in the above-mentioned storage unit (6b), a bidirectional sound parameter storage unit (6a) is provided, which is bidirectionally or multidirectionally data-flow and data-exchange connected at least to the processor unit (4) and to the sequencer (5). Each of the sound samples (61) stored in the sound sample storage unit ...

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user ...

System for Automatically Adjusting Sound Effects and Method Thereof

A system for automatically adjusting sound effects and a method thereof. The system includes a communication module, a playing module, an input module for receiving a choice among a plurality of songs made by a user, and a processing module configured to search a storage module for one of sets of sound effects parameters corresponding to the choice made by the user. If the set of sound effects parameters corresponding to the choice made by the user is not found, the processing module is then configured to obtain the set of sound effects parameters from a plurality of servers through a communication module. The playing module is configured to adjust a playing mode according to the set of sound effects parameters found or obtained by the processing module, and to play the song of choice in the playing mode.

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR PRODUCING MUSICAL SOUND DATA

PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To perform high quality control of musical sound elements such as amplitudes and pitches contained in waveform data sampled. SOLUTION: Directing the attention to it that time-variable characteristics such as amplitudes and pitches in the waveform data obtained by live performance of musical instruments contains a variable component which is intended by players or controllable and a variable component which is not intended by the players or uncontrollable, effective and high quality control is performed by separating both the components and adjusting/controlling them independently. Concerning a specific musical sound element in an original waveform data, a series of discrete variable values is obtained, and is separated into a series of "wave" values of a large time constant and a series of "fluctuation" values of a small time constant according to time constant elements. Variable control is carried out to these independently to perform musical sound waveform synthesis ...

Method of selection of audio samples

A method and apparatus for selecting an audio sample or a MIDI file from a plurality of audio samples and/or MIDI files. The samples and files are stored in a digitised format and indexed according to one or more fields. A user then selects one or more fields from the index and selects a sample from the selected field. The selected sample is then played back so that the user can listen to the selection.

Tone generation

Accompaniment data generation device

Musical content e.g. digital audio file, generating method, involves constructing list of mixing functions applied to content candidate to result in relevant ratio of candidate, and selecting candidate with maximum result of function

La présente invention concerne un procédé de génération automatique de musique à partir d'au moins une séquence musicale prédéfinie, caractérisé en ce qu'il comporte les étapes suivantes : - création à partir de ladite séquence musicale prédéfinie de briques musicales par application d'un filtre ou d'un traitement sur ladite séquence musicale, - création d'une base de briques musicales comprenant les briques ainsi créées ainsi que des briques préexistantes sélectionnées en fonction de leur cohérence avec les briques créées, - définition d'une nomenclature de descripteurs psycho-acoustiques, - construction d'une table définissant un score pour chaque couple (brique ; descripteur), - définition d'un sous-ensemble de descripteurs sur lesquelles un utilisateur peut interagir par l'intermédiaire d'une interface de mixage, via un poids d'interaction spécifique, - construction d'une liste de fonctions de mixage, chaque fonction étant liée à une piste, chaque fonction étant appliquée à une brique ...

METHOD AND DEVICE FOR THE AUTOMATIC OR SEMI-AUTOMATIC COMPOSITION OF A MULTIMEDIA SEQUENCE

The method according to the invention includes the creation of a reference multimedia sequence structure, the breaking down of this structure into basic components (tracks P1, P2, Pn) each containing a series of basic subcomponents (bricks B1 1 - B n 4 ), the association to each one of these basic subcomponents of a plurality of homologous subcomponents (homologous bricks B1 1 Hi, B2 1 Hj, B" 1 Hk) to each of which are assigned attributes and an automatic composition phase of a new multimedia sequence containing the maintaining of the subcomponents or their replacing with homologous subcomponents chosen algorithmically according to an algorithm determining the probability of the subcomponents of being chosen, considering its attributes, then by performing a random choice in respect of these probabilities.

Electronic music box

Music data memory includes pieces of music within a group and other pieces of music outside the group. The next piece to be played is automatically determined by random table among pieces within the group. Favorite or newest piece is weighted to be more frequently played in the group. Piece in music data memory is automatically included into the group by random table. Newly downloaded piece into music data memory is included into the group by priority. Most frequently played piece is excluded from the group in place of newly included piece. Favorite or newest piece may be an exception of exclusion. Next piece is capable of being played in tempo similar to that of preceding piece by means of tempo-adjusted or piece replacement or repetition of the same piece for the purpose of continued baby cradling in synchronism with the same tempo of succeeding pieces.

GENERATING MUSIC OUT OF A DATABASE OF SETS OF NOTES

A method of generating music contents from input music contents that includes development of models of music composition generation on the basis of business rules and composition rules. In parallel, sounds are prepared, which may be saved in the sound repository. Then, models in the form of source code are sent to a melody generator. Firstly, the generator is set with specific parameters using a controller conforming to MIDI standards and supplemented with composition characteristics read from the user preference database. Next, the contents are sent to automatic generation based on artificial intelligence algorithms and the digital score of the composition with the desired characteristics is generated. Sound tracks of individual instruments are rendered and the rendered tracks are mixed into the final music record. Next, the composition and its record are verified by the critic module using algorithms based on neural networks.

System and method for generating a rhythmic accompaniment for a musical performance

A method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects, a sound object and its use

The object of the invention is a method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of signals with slowly-varying amplitude and frequency, as well as sound objects and their use. The object is achieved by a method for decomposing an acoustic signal into digital sound objects, a digital sound object representing a component of the acoustic signal, the component having a waveform, comprising the steps of converting the analogue acoustic signal into a digital input signal (PIN); determining an instantaneous frequency component of the digital input signal, using a digital filter bank; determining an instantaneous amplitude of the instantaneous frequency component; determining an instantaneous phase of the digital input signal associated with the instantaneous frequency; creating at least one digital sound object, based on the determined instantaneous frequency, phase and amplitude; and storing the digital sound object in a sound object database.

Apparatus and method for synthesizing a plurality of waveforms in synchronized manner

A plurality of blocks of waveform data are stored in a memory, which also stores, for each of the blocks, synchronizing information representative of a plurality of cycle synchronizing points that are indicative of periodic specific phase positions where the block of waveform data should be synchronized in phase with another block of waveform data. Two blocks of waveform data (e.g., harmonic and nonharmonic components) are read out from the memory, along with the synchronizing information. On the basis of the synchronizing information, the readout of two blocks of waveform data is controlled using the synchronizing information. There is stored, for each of the blocks, at least one piece of synchronizing position information indicative of a specific position where the block should be synchronized with another block, and the readout of the individual blocks of waveform data is controlled so that the blocks are synchronized with each other using the synchronizing position information.

Techniques for controlling the expressive behavior of virtual instruments and related systems and methods

Techniques for automatically controlling the expressive behavior of a virtual musical instrument by analyzing an audio recording of a live musician are provided. In some embodiments, an audio recording may be analyzed at various points along the timeline of the recording to derive corresponding values of a parameter that is in some way representative of the musical expression of the live musician. Values of control parameters that control one or more aspects of the audio playback of a virtual instrument may then be generated based on the determined values of the expression parameter. Values of control parameters may be provided to a sample library to control how a digital score selects and/or plays back samples from the library, and/or values of the control parameters may be stored with the digital score for subsequent playback.

Audio contribution identification system and method

The contribution of a sound source (eg. speech or a musical instrument) to a composite audio track is estimated by generating an approximation using a sound source model (eg. a machine learning algorithm) and determining if the resultant combination meets a threshold of similarity to the received composite target track. The modelled source contribution may then be subtracted from the composite track to output a diminished audio track, thus separating the voice or instrument before additional processing.

Tone generation

A tone generator for a musical synthesizer (101) is disclosed, having digital waveform generators, arranged such that a proportion of an output from a first waveform generator is supplied to a phase modulating input of a next waveform generator, wherein a proportion of the output from the last waveform generator in a chain of serially connected waveform generators is supplied to a phase modulating input of the first waveform generator in said chain, thereby providing a degree of recursion. Outputs from a plurality of waveform generators are supplied to means for generating harmonic sums and differences of frequencies produced by said recursion. A variable precision waveform look-up table may be used to select a particular harmonic characteristic of tone, and a frequency doubler may be included in the feedback loop to enable tones containing predominantly odd harmonics to be generated. <IMAGE>

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR CREATING, MODIFYING, INTERACTING WITH AND PLAYING MUSICAL COMPOSITIONS

System and method for implementing an intelligent automatic music jam session

According to a preferred aspect of the instant invention, there is provided a system and method that allows the user to implement an intelligent automatic music jam mode. The jam mode is adaptable to both novice and professional users, wherein the user is able to define in real-time a plurality of different settings which are instantly utilized and which provide instant results for the user. In an automatic mode the instant invention will pick settings autonomously, for example song part definition, tone pitch and instruments. In absence of constant user interaction the instant invention enters a creative mode wherein the initial user defined settings are varied to introduce variance into the jam session. The system and method also monitors data input by instruments connected and played by the user and intelligently adapts the setting selection accordingly.

Musical Score Generator

A method of generating a musical score file for one or more target musical instruments with a score generation component based on input audio data. The score generation component finds candidate musical notes within the input audio data using a frequency analysis to identify segments that share substantially the same audio frequency, and finds a best match for those candidate musical notes in audio data associated with target musical instruments in a sound database. A generated musical score file can be printed as sheet music or audibly played back over speakers. 1. A musical score generator device , comprising:a target instrument parameter for a target musical instrument based on a set of instructions to:receive an input audio data and a selection of one or more target musical instruments at a score generator component;identify candidate musical notes within the input audio data by performing a frequency analysis on the input audio data in an input audio interpretation parameter and identify segments of the input audio data that share substantially the same audio frequency within the input audio interpretation parameter;generate a musical score file with a page description header that identifies print settings and a musical instrument information section that identifies one or more target musical instruments; anda display component that displays the generated musical score file for the target musical instrument on a display screen.2. The musical score generator device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to perform frequency analysis on the input audio data and identify notes within frequencies present in the input audio data.3. The musical score generator device of claim 1 , further comprising instructions to identify candidate musical note information for the one or more target musical instruments from a sound database by performing frequency analysis on the input audio data and identify musical notes in the target musical instrument that share ...

System and method for modifying musical data

A computer-implemented method comprises receiving musical data including reference timing data, and a succession of musical notes arranged with respect to the reference timing data, receiving input corresponding to a selection of a groove template, and altering the arrangement of the notes (shifting in a positive or negative direction) with respect to the reference timing data based on the selected groove template. Altering the arrangement of notes can further include adding additional musical notes to the succession of musical notes to add stylistic embellishments particular to the selected groove template, where one of the selectable groove templates includes adding a shuffle dynamic to the succession of musical notes by determining a positive offset associated with each of the musical notes along the musical bar, and applying the positive offset to each of the musical notes, wherein the positive offset corresponds to the position of the musical note.

Devices and Methods for Sharing User Interaction

A method, such as a computer implemented method, of data management, wherein content utilized by a first user can be identified and information about such content can be shared to at least one additional user such that the at least one additional user can pull the identified content from the content source. 1. A method of sharing information between users on a network , the method comprising:receiving input at a headphone provided by a first user, the input comprising a command to transmit a disappearing voice message and metadata, wherein the metadata comprising a user setting specifying a condition for the disappearing voice message from the headphone;receiving audio input from the first user via the headphone to be included in the disappearing voice message;transmitting the disappearing voice message provided by the user and the metadata for the disappearing voice message to a network;providing an indication of the disappearing voice message to a second user of the network;enabling the disappearing voice message for listening by the second user of the network; anddisabling the disappearing voice message for listening by the second user of the network responsive to the condition for the disappearing voice message being met.2. The method of wherein the input comprises a voice command claim 1 , a gesture proximate to the headphone claim 1 , or a touch input to the headphone.3. The method of wherein the input further comprises information identifying the second user.4. The method of wherein the user setting comprises a number of times that the disappearing voice message is enabled for listening by the second user before being disabled for listening by the second user.5. The method of wherein the user setting comprises a time to enable disappearing voice message for listening by the second user.6. The method of wherein the user setting comprises a requirement that the second user provide an input to a device associated with the second user via which the disappearing ...

DRUMSTICK CONTROLLER

A percussion device includes a drumstick assembly. The drumstick assembly includes a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip including a sensor. The drumstick including the base thereof, and includes at least one control button, a communication element, and a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element. The output so generated includes a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button. 1. A percussion device comprising: i) a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and', 'ii) a sensor, and, 'a) a drumstick assembly comprising'} i) at least one switch,', 'ii) a communication element, and', 'iii) a processor in communication with the at least one switch, the sensor and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the sensor and to generate output signal to the communication element., 'b) a cavity, comprising'}2. The percussion device of claim 1 , wherein the output signal comprises a switch signal in response to the at least one switch.3. The percussion device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor coupled to the processor is responsive to proximity with a surface and generates the signal when in proximity with the surface.4. The percussion device of wherein the sensor coupled to the processor comprises a location determination device and generates the signal when a location of the sensor is determined to be with a specified area.5. The percussion device of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises a storage element encoded with an at least one sound file claim 1 , and wherein the output signal comprises encoding the at least one sound file.6. The percussion device of wherein the sensor is a microphone.7. The percussion device of ...

VOCAL IMPROVISATION

The present disclosure is directed at methods and systems for implementing and scoring a vocal improvisation feature in a music video game. This feature can allow players of music video games to sing improvised harmonies for a song using a microphone controller. The improvised harmonies can be musically consonant with a pre-authored melody track programmed into the music video game. The improvised harmonies can comprise pre-authored notes programmed into the pre-authored melody track, or can be generated by the music video game during run-time based on the pre-authored melody track. The music video game can also display guidelines visually showing permissible harmony tracks in relation to the pre-authored melody track. 1. A computer system for evaluating a player's vocal performance comprising at least some vocal improvisation that does not correspond to a melody of a musical track , the system comprising:a memory that stores the musical track, the musical track having a first set of notes corresponding to the melody; determine a second set of notes corresponding to potential harmonies that are musically consonant with the melody;', "receive vocal input corresponding to the player's vocal performance;", 'determine if a pitch of the vocal input falls within a pre-determined range of at least one note of the first set of notes or at least one note of the second set of notes; and', 'increase a score of the player when the pitch of the vocal input falls within the pre-determined range of at least one note of the first set of notes or at least one note of the second set of notes., 'at least one processor configured to2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the at least one processor is configured to decrease or leave unchanged the score of the player when the pitch of the vocal input does not fall within the pre-determined range of at least one note of the first set of notes and at least one note of the second set of notes.3. The system of claim 1 , further comprising a video ...

AUTOMATIC PREDICTION OF ACOUSTIC ATTRIBUTES FROM AN AUDIO SIGNAL

A system, method and computer product for predicting a content attribute are provided by collecting labeled media objects labeled with one or more attributes, constructing a feature vector of content-derived values for each of the labeled media objects, generating a model based on the feature vector and the one or more attributes, and applying the model to one or more unlabeled media objects to generate one or more attribute labels. 1. A method of predicting a content attribute , comprising the steps of:collecting one or more labeled media objects, wherein the one or more labeled media objects are labeled with one or more attributes;constructing a feature vector of one or more content-derived values for each of the one or more labeled media objects;generating a model based on the feature vector and the one or more attributes; andapplying the model to one or more unlabeled media objects to generate one or more attribute labels.2. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more labeled media objects are labeled based on a user input.3. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more labeled media objects are labeled based on a title of the one or more labeled media objects.4. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more labeled media objects are labeled based on a text description of the one or more labeled media objects.5. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the one or more attributes are a classification of the one or more media objects into one or more classes.6. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the attributes is a ranking of the one or more labeled media objects.7. The method according to claim 1 , wherein at least one of the content-derived values is normalized and scaled according to a distribution of the content-derived values in the one or more labeled media objects.8. The method according to claim 1 , wherein the step of constructing the feature vector further comprises steps of:sampling a ...

SYSTEMS, METHODS, AND APPARATUS TO SEARCH AUDIO SYNTHESIZERS USING VOCAL IMITATION

Systems, methods, and apparatus for equalization preference learning are provided. An example method includes receiving an audio input with respect to a target sound. The example method includes extracting one or more features from the audio input to provide one or more examples for rating based on the audio input. The example method includes generating a query based on the audio input and the one or more rated examples. The example method includes providing one or more synthesizer suggestion results identified in a search based on the query. The example method includes evaluating the one or more results with respect to the target sound. When one of the results matches the target sound, the example method includes outputting synthesizer parameters associated with the result. When none of the results matches the target sound, the example method includes refining the query for a second search based on feedback with respect to the one or more results. 1. A method comprising:receiving an audio input with respect to a target sound;extracting one or more features from the audio input to provide one or more examples for rating based on the audio input;generating a query based on the audio input and the one or more rated examples;providing one or more synthesizer suggestion results identified in a search based on the query;evaluating the one or more results with respect to the target sound;when one of the results matches the target sound, outputting synthesizer parameters associated with the result; andwhen none of the results matches the target sound, refining the query for a second search based on feedback with respect to the one or more results.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein the one or more examples are rated by moving graphical representations of each example with respect to a representation of the target sound via a graphical user interface.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein the audio input comprises a vocal imitation of the target sound.4. The method of claim 1 , ...

Music Generation Tool

A system and computer-implemented method for generating music content includes a music notation data store having a collection of notation data files and an audio data store having a collection of audio data files, each data file in the notation and audio data stores including associated music characteristic metadata. One or more computer processor is arranged to receive user music preference inputs from a user interface and to search the notation and audio data stores to identify a plurality of data files corresponding to one or more user preference input. The processor randomly selects at least one notation file and at least one audio file from the identified notation and audio files and generates a music instance file by combining the selected notation and audio files for playback to the user. 1. A system for generating music content comprising:a music notation data store comprising a collection of notation data files,an audio data store comprising a collection of audio data files, each data file in the notation and audio data stores comprising associated music characteristic metadata, andone or more processor arranged to receive user music preference inputs from a user interface and to search the notation and audio data stores to identify a plurality of data files corresponding to one or more user preference input,the processor randomly selecting at least one notation file and at least one audio file from the identified notation and audio files and generating a music instance file by combining of the selected notation and audio files for playback to the user.2. The system of claim 1 , wherein the processor outputs metadata with the music instance file claim 1 , the music instance metadata comprising at least one metadata element from the at least one selected notation file and at least one metadata element from the at least one selected audio file claim 1 , such that the music instance metadata provides an auditable record for the notation and audio files used ...

Accompaniment data generating apparatus

An accompaniment data generating apparatus has a storing portion 15 for storing sets of phrase waveform data each related to a chord identified on the basis of a combination of chord type and chord root, and a CPU 9. The CPU 9 carries out a chord information obtaining process for obtaining chord information by which a chord type and a chord root are identified, and a chord note waveform data generating process for generating phrase waveform data indicative of chord notes of the chord root and the chord type identified by the obtained chord information in accordance with the obtained chord information by use of the sets of phrase waveform data stored in the storing portion 15, and outputting the generated data as accompaniment data.

Stick Controller

A stick device that includes a base and a tip end, and a tip secured to the tip end of the stick, the stick tip including a sensor. The stick including the base thereof, and includes at least one control button, a communication element, and a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the stick tip and the communication element. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the stick tip and to generate output to the communication element. The output so generated includes a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button. 1. A stick device comprising;a stick having a base and a tip end, andat least one switch,a communication element, anda processor in communication with the at least one switch, the sensor and the communication element, the processor being configured to receive a signal from the sensor and to generate output to the communication element, wherein the output comprises a signal in response to the at least one switch.2. The stick device of claim 1 , wherein a sensor coupled to the processor is responsive to movement of the sensor and generates a signal in response to the movement.3. The stick device of claim 1 , wherein the sensor coupled to the processor comprises a location determination device and generates the signal when the location of the stick tip is determined to be with a specified area.4. The stick device of claim 1 , wherein the processor comprises a storage element encoded with at least one media file claim 1 , and wherein the output signal comprises a signal encoding the selected media file.5. The stick device of claim 1 , comprising a plurality of control buttons coupled to the processor.6. The stick device of claim 5 , comprising a first plurality of control buttons arranged on a first portion of the stick and a second plurality of control buttons arranged on a second portion of the stick.7. The percussion device of claim 6 , wherein the stick is configured to ...

System and method for a networked virtual musical instrument

A system and method for operating and performing a remotely networked virtual musical instrument. A client transmits musical control data to a remote server over the network, encompassing a digital music engine and digitally sampled virtual musical instruments. In return, the client consumes, synchronizes, and mixes the combined server playback stream from the network of the fully expressive and interactive musical performance with zero audible latency.

CONTEXT-DEPENDENT PIANO MUSIC TRANSCRIPTION WITH CONVOLUTIONAL SPARSE CODING

The present disclosure presents a novel approach to automatic transcription of piano music in a context-dependent setting. Embodiments described herein may employ an efficient algorithm for convolutional sparse coding to approximate a music waveform as a summation of piano note waveforms convolved with associated temporal activations. The piano note waveforms may be pre-recorded for a particular piano that is to be transcribed and may optionally be pre-recorded in the specific environment where the piano performance is to be performed. During transcription, the note waveforms may be fixed and associated temporal activations may be estimated and post-processed to obtain the pitch and onset transcription. Experiments have shown that embodiments of the disclosure significantly outperform state-of-the-art music transcription methods trained in the same context-dependent setting, in both transcription accuracy and time precision, in various scenarios including synthetic, anechoic, noisy, and reverberant environments. 1. A method of transcribing a musical performance played on a piano , the method comprising:generating a waveform dictionary for use with the piano playing the musical performance, the waveform dictionary being generated in a supervised manner by recording a plurality of waveforms in a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium, each of the plurality of waveforms being associated with a key of the piano;recording the musical performance played on the piano;determining a plurality of activation vectors associated with the recorded performance using the plurality of recorded waveforms, each of the plurality of activation vectors corresponding to a key of the piano and comprising one or more activations of the corresponding key over time;detecting local maxima from the plurality of activation vectors;inferring note onsets from the detected local maxima;outputting the inferred note onsets and the determined plurality of activation vectors.2. The method of ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL IMAGE AUDIO COMPOSITION BASED ON USER INPUT

The present invention relates to systems and methods for visual image audio composition. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for audio composition from a diversity of visual images and user determined sound data-base sources. 1. A method for audio composition generation using at least one computer system , said computer system comprising a processor , a user interface , a visual image display screen , a sound database , an audio composition computer program on a computer readable medium configured to receive input from said visual image display screen and from said sound database to generate an audio composition , and an audio system , said method comprising:a) displaying a visual image on said visual image display screen;b) receiving a user's input relating to one or more audio parameters;c) scanning said visual image to identify a plurality of visual image regions;d) selecting and assembling a plurality of blocks in said sound database based on said visual image regions and said user's input of said one or more audio parameters; ande) generating said audio composition based on said selecting and assembling said plurality of blocks in said sound database using said audio system.2. The method of claim 1 , wherein said generating said audio composition based on said selecting and assembling said plurality of blocks in said sound database using said audio system is in real time.3. The method of claim 1 , wherein said visual image on said visual image display screen comprises a digital photograph claim 1 , a digital photograph selected from a digital photograph database claim 1 , a digital photograph selected from a web-based database claim 1 , a captured digital image claim 1 , a digital video image claim 1 , a film image claim 1 , a visual hologram or a user-edited visual image.4. The method of claim 1 , wherein said plurality of blocks in said sound database comprise a note comprising a duration claim 1 , pitch claim 1 , volume or tonal ...

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user modifying the auto-composed (or previously created) musical composition, either for a real time performance and/or for storing and subsequent playback. The graphic information preferably is customizable by a user, such as by way of a companion software program, which preferably runs on a PC and is coupled to the system via an interface such as a USB port. A modified MIDI representation of music is employed, preferably, for example, in which musical rule information is embedded in MIDI pitch data, and in which sound samples may be synchronized with MIDI events in a desirable and more optimum manner. The system architecture preferably includes a microprocessor for controlling the overall system operation. A synthesizer/DSP preferably is provided in order to generate audio streams. Non-volatile memory preferably is provided for storing sound banks. Preferably removable non-volatile storage/memory is provided to store configuration files, song lists and samples, and optionally sound ...

RESONANCE TONE GENERATING APPARATUS, METHOD OF GENERATING RESONANCE TONES, RECORDING MEDIUM AND ELECTRONIC INSTRUMENT

A resonance strength table is prepared, which stores a relation between a pitch difference and a resonance strength, wherein the pitch difference is a difference between a pitch assigned to the key number of a pressed key and a pitch assigned to each of key numbers of a resonance tone. When a key is pressed, the resonance strength table is referred to, and resonance strengths concerning the key numbers of a resonance tone are determined. Then, note-on events of a resonance tone are produced based on the key numbers and the decided resonance strengths and the produced note-on events are sent to a sound source. 1. A resonance tone generating apparatus provided with plural performance operators , wherein the plural performance operators are previously assigned with different pitches respectively , the apparatus comprising:a processing unit which performsa pitch changing process for changing the pitch assigned to one of the plural performance operators;a judging process for judging whether any one of the plural performance operators has been operated;an obtaining process for obtaining a non-operated performance operator from among the performance operators which are determined not operated in the judging process, the non-operated performance operator having a prescribed relation with the performance operator which is determined operated in the judging process; anda tone generation instructing process for giving an instruction of generating a resonance tone on the basis of a resonance strength and a resonance pitch assigned to the non-operated performance operator, andwherein in the tone generation instructing process, when the pitch of the operated performance operator is not changed in the pitch changing process, the resonance strength is determined based on the pitch assigned to the operated performance operator and the resonance pitch assigned to the non-operated performance operator,and meanwhile, when the pitch of the operated performance operator is changed to a ...

SYSTEMS AND METHODS FOR VISUAL IMAGE AUDIO COMPOSITION BASED ON USER INPUT

The present invention relates to systems and methods for visual image audio composition. In particular, the present invention provides systems and methods for audio composition from a diversity of visual images and user determined sound database sources. 126-. (canceled)27. A system for generating an audio composition , the system comprising: access a visual image;', 'receive input from a user including at least one audio parameter;', 'assign a plurality of tracks to the visual image, wherein each of the plurality of tracks is associated with one of a plurality of regions in the visual image;', 'select and assemble, for each of the plurality of tracks, a plurality of blocks from a sound database based on the one of the plurality of regions in the visual image associated with each track and the input from the user; and', 'generate the audio composition by mixing the plurality of blocks selected and assembled for each of the plurality of tracks., 'a processor configured to28. The system of claim 27 , wherein the processor is further configured to add an additional track to the plurality of tracks or remove one of the plurality of tracks in response to user input.29. The system of claim 27 , wherein the processor is further configured to generate the plurality of regions in the visual image based on user input.30. The system of claim 27 , wherein the processor is further configured to apply at least one user-defined filter to at least one of the plurality of blocks.31. The system of claim 27 , wherein each of the plurality of blocks in the sound database is assigned a tag.32. the system of claim 27 , wherein the plurality of blocks is selected from the sound database based on the tag assigned to each of the plurality of blocks and the at least one audio parameter.33. The system of claim 32 , wherein the at least one audio parameter includes at least one selected from a group consisting of a genre claim 32 , an instrument claim 32 , and a collection of instruments claim ...

Electronic Music Box

Music data memory includes pieces of music within a group and other pieces of music outside the group. The next piece to be played is automatically determined by random table among pieces within the group. Favorite or newest piece is weighted to be more frequently played in the group. Piece in music data memory is automatically included into the group by random table. Newly downloaded piece into music data memory is included into the group by priority. Most frequently played piece is excluded from the group in place of newly included piece. Favorite or newest piece may be an exception of exclusion. Next piece is capable of being played in tempo similar to that of preceding piece by means of tempo-adjusted or piece replacement or repetition of the same piece for the purpose of continued baby cradling in synchronism with the same tempo of succeeding pieces. 1. An electronic device for playing a plurality of pieces of music comprising:a music data memory arranged to store data of a plurality of pieces of music, the stored pieces of music including pieces of music within a first group including original pieces of music and pieces of music within a second group including a new piece of music in place of one of the original pieces of music in the first group as well as a piece of music same as another of the original pieces of music in the first group;a group former arranged to determine the new piece of music to be included within the second group;a controller arranged to automatically determine the next piece of music to be played among the pieces of music within the first group or the second group;an operation portion arranged to be manually operated to set a playing mode according to the second group; anda playing mode selector arranged to normally select the first group for the controller determine the next piece of music within the first group, to select the second group for the controller determine the next piece of music within the second group in response to the ...

TECHNIQUES FOR CONTROLLING THE EXPRESSIVE BEHAVIOR OF VIRTUAL INSTRUMENTS AND RELATED SYSTEMS AND METHODS

Techniques for automatically controlling the expressive behavior of a virtual musical instrument by analyzing an audio recording of a live musician are provided. In some embodiments, an audio recording may be analyzed at various points along the timeline of the recording to derive corresponding values of a parameter that is in some way representative of the musical expression of the live musician. Values of control parameters that control one or more aspects of the audio playback of a virtual instrument may then be generated based on the determined values of the expression parameter. Values of control parameters may be provided to a sample library to control how a digital score selects and/or plays back samples from the library, and/or values of the control parameters may be stored with the digital score for subsequent playback.

Electronic Music Box

Music data memory includes pieces of music within a group and other pieces of music outside the group. The next piece to be played is automatically determined by random table among pieces within the group. Favorite or newest piece is weighted to be more frequently played in the group. Piece in music data memory is automatically included into the group by random table. Newly downloaded piece into music data memory is included into the group by priority. Most frequently played piece is excluded from the group in place of newly included piece. Favorite or newest piece may be an exception of exclusion. Next piece is capable of being played in tempo similar to that of preceding piece by means of tempo-adjusted or piece replacement or repetition of the same piece for the purpose of continued baby cradling in synchronism with the same tempo of succeeding pieces. 1. An electronic device for electronically generating timing signals comprising:a basic sequencer arranged to specify a plurality of correct timings within a repeated interval, the plurality of correct timings being repeatedly specified in a pattern-like manner in every repetitions of the repeated interval;a source of fluctuation data differently determined in the every repetitions of the repeated interval at random; anda controller arranged to differently modify the plurality of correct timings specified by the basic sequencer in accordance with the fluctuation data in the every repetitions of the repeated interval to ease artificiality of electronically generated repetition of the plurality of correct timings in the pattern-like manner in every repetitions of the repeated interval.2. The electronic device according to claim 1 , further comprising a timing data memory arranged to store data for the plurality of correct timings claim 1 , wherein the basic sequencer specifies the plurality of correct timing in accordance with the data in the timing data memory.3. The electronic device according to claim 1 , wherein ...

Electronic Musical Instrument and Electronic Musical Instrument System

Provided is an electronic musical instrument. The electronic musical instrument is configured to generate an internal acoustic signal; generate a sound generation instruction signal; output the sound generation instruction signal to an external sound source configured to generate an external acoustic signal; switch a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated by the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal, to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated in response to the sound generation instruction signal; and, when the first state is switched to the second state, set a mode of the internal acoustic signal such that the internal acoustic signal is generated with a mode having a predetermined degree of similarity to a mode of the external acoustic signal generated in the first state.

Devices and Methods for Sharing User Interaction

A method, such as a computer implemented method, of data management, wherein content utilized by a first user can be identified and information about such content can be shared to at least one additional user such that the at least one additional user can pull the identified content from the content source.

Information processing apparatus, information processing method, and information processing program

An information processing apparatus according to the present disclosure includes: a storage unit that stores a plurality of pieces of music feature information in which a plurality of types of feature amounts extracted from music information is associated with predetermined identification information, the music feature information being used as learning data in composition processing using machine learning; a reception unit that receives instruction information transmitted from a terminal apparatus; an extraction unit that extracts the music feature information from the storage unit according to the instruction information; and an output unit that outputs presentation information of the music feature information extracted by the extraction unit.

音楽作品ファイルを作成、配布、記憶、及び、実行するシステム並びに方法

(57)【要約】 【課題】 本発明は、音楽情報の作成、配布、記憶及び 実行が容易に行える音楽ツールの提供を目的とする。 【解決手段】 本発明の作曲及び再生システムは、少な くとも一つの楽器サウンドを含むサウンドバンクと、音 楽制御信号を受信する入力装置と、入力装置に接続され 音楽制御信号を記憶するシーケンサと、サウンドバンク 及びシーケンサに接続され、音楽制御信号及びサウンド バンクの少なくとも一部分を含む音楽作品ファイルを作 成する作品管理部と、入力装置に接続され、サウンドバ ンクに格納された楽器サウンドに基づいて音楽制御信号 を処理するシンセサイザエンジンと、シンセサイザエン ジンに接続され、エフェクトを処理された音楽制御信号 とミキシングするミキサと、ミキサに接続され、ミキシ ングされた音楽制御信号をサウンドに変換するスピーカ システムとを有する。

Timbre creation system

A timbre creation method, system, and computer program product include performing a timbre analysis of a sound from an input source to generate a digital fingerprint of the sound, performing deep learning to create a patch that matches the digital fingerprint, and generating a second patch for a synthesizer which reproduces a timbre that complements the digital fingerprint based on the patch.

Method and system for decomposing an acoustic signal into sound objects, as well as a sound object and use thereof

FIELD: processing of audio signals. SUBSTANCE: method of decomposing an acoustic signal into digital audio objects which represent components of an acoustic signal. Method includes steps of converting an analogue acoustic signal into a digital input signal (P IN ); determining instantaneous frequency component of digital input signal using digital filters bank; determining instantaneous amplitude of instantaneous frequency component; determining instantaneous phase of digital input signal associated with instantaneous frequency; creating at least one digital audio object based on a defined instantaneous frequency, phase and amplitude, storage of a digital audio object in a database of audio objects. Frequency of said component is determined based on maximum values of function (FG), which for each filter reflects number of adjacent filters outputting value of angular frequency. EFFECT: technical result of the invention is the possibility of decomposing the acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of signals with slowly varying amplitude and frequency. 10 cl, 51 dwg РОССИЙСКАЯ ФЕДЕРАЦИЯ (19) RU (11) (13) 2 731 372 C2 (51) МПК G10L 25/90 (2013.01) ФЕДЕРАЛЬНАЯ СЛУЖБА ПО ИНТЕЛЛЕКТУАЛЬНОЙ СОБСТВЕННОСТИ (12) ОПИСАНИЕ ИЗОБРЕТЕНИЯ К ПАТЕНТУ (52) СПК G10L 25/90 (2019.08); G10L 2025/906 (2019.08); G10H 1/06 (2019.08) (21)(22) Заявка: 2018100128, 22.07.2016 (24) Дата начала отсчета срока действия патента: (73) Патентообладатель(и): САУНД ОБДЖЕКТ ТЕКНОЛОДЖИЗ С.А. (PL) Дата регистрации: 02.09.2020 24.07.2015 EP 15002209.3 (43) Дата публикации заявки: 27.08.2019 Бюл. № 24 (56) Список документов, цитированных в отчете о поиске: JP 2007/249009 A, 27.09.2007. US 2009/ 083045 A1, 26.03.2009. US 2013/138398 A1, 30.05.2013. RU 2512090 C2, 10.04.2014. US 7603270 B2, 13.10.2009. (45) Опубликовано: 02.09.2020 Бюл. № 25 (85) Дата начала рассмотрения заявки PCT на национальной фазе: 26.02.2018 2 7 3 1 3 7 2 Приоритет(ы): (30) Конвенционный приоритет: R U 22.07.2016 (72) Автор(ы): ...

Music generator

Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.

Music generator

본 발명은, 자동으로 새로운 음악 콘텐츠를 생성하기 위하여, 존재하는 음악 콘텐츠에 기초하여, 작곡 규칙들을 결정하는 기술에 관한 것이다. 일 실시형태에서, 컴퓨터 시스템이 음악 콘텐츠 세트에 액세스하고, 음악 콘텐츠 세트 내의 복수의 루프들의 조합을 분석한 결과에 기초하여 작곡 규칙 세트를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 시스템은, 루프 세트로부터 루프들을 선택하고 다수의 루프들이 시간적으로 중첩되도록 상기 선택된 루프들을 결합함으로써 새로운 출력 음악 콘텐츠를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 상기 선택 및 결합은 상기 작곡 규칙 세트 및 루프 세트 내의 루프들의 속성에 기초하여 수행된다.

Driving sound library, apparatus for generating driving sound library and vehicle comprising driving sound library

사용자에게 다양한 테마로 분류되는 주행음을 제공함으로써 사용자의 요구를 만족시킬 수 있는 주행음 라이브러리는, 복수의 카테고리로 분류된 복수의 소스 음원 각각의 주파수 특성과 시간 특성을 분석하는 단계; 상기 주파수 특성 및 시간 특성에 기초하여 상기 복수의 소스 음원 각각에 대응되는 화음을 결정하는 단계; 상기 복수의 소스 음원 각각에 대응되는 화음을 적용하여 상기 복수의 소스 음원 각각을 변조시킨 복수의 변조 음원을 생성하는 단계; 상기 복수의 소스 음원과 상기 복수의 변조 음원을 입력 데이터로 이용하여 복수의 주행음 음원을 생성하는 단계; 상기 복수의 주행음 음원과 미리 설정된 범위의 엔진 RPM에 대응되는 복수의 엔진음 차수에 기초하여 상기 복수의 주행음 음원의 피치를 변경하고 복수의 주행음을 생성하는 단계; 상기 복수의 주행음에 대한 테마별 스코어를 입력 받는 단계; 및 상기 복수의 주행음과 상기 복수의 주행음 각각의 테마를 연동하여 저장하는 단계;를 포함하는 방법으로 생성된다.

An apparatus for composing and reproducing a sound or a sequence of sounds or a musical composition that can be played by a virtual musical instrument and that can be reproduced by the virtual musical instrument with computer assistance

Waveform writing station, method, electronic musical instrument and storage medium

一种波形写入装置，包含处理器，处理器进行以下的处理：区段组信息取得处理，按具有存储在一级存储装置中的多个波形数据的音色波形数据中的多个波形数据的每个波形数据，分别取得与多个波形数据分别建立对应地存储在一级存储装置中的多个区段组信息；组波形数据取得处理，取得与通过区段组信息取得处理取得的区段组信息相对应的组波形数据，其中，所取得的组波形数据是(1)共用区段组信息的2个以上的波形数据、以及(2)不共用区段组信息的1个波形数据中的至少一方；以及写入处理，将通过组波形数据取得处理取得的组波形数据作为1个组，向二级存储装置中的多个区段中的某一区段写入，该多个区段分别是尺寸被预先确定的存储区域。

Sounding allocating device

【課題】 波形メモリ共有機能を持たない安価な音源を複数使って、チャンネル数や使用できる波形データは減らすことなく、波形メモリ共有機能を持つ複数の音源を使用した場合と同様の楽音発生装置を構成できるような発音割当装置を提供することを目的とする。 【解決手段】 楽音発生処理を行う複数の音源と、それら複数の音源毎に設けられた複数の波形データメモリとを備える。キーオンイベントを受け付けたときには、そのキーオンイベントを処理するのに使用すべき音源を判定し、その音源に発音処理を割り当てる。例えば、複数のキーバンクに分けた波形データをそれぞれ複数の波形データメモリに分散して記憶しておき、キーオンイベントを受け付けたときに、そのキーオンイベントで使用すべきキーバンクを特定し、そのキーバンクの波形データを記憶した波形データメモリに対応する音源に発音指示を出す。 【選択図】 図１

Dynamic music authoring

A method to author music. The method includes presenting, on a display by a computing device, an audio effect menu, receiving, by the computing device, a first user input selecting a first audio effect from the audio effect menu, generating, in response to receiving the first user input, a first modified audio stream based on a particular audio stream and the first audio effect, receiving, by the computing device while receiving the first user input, a second user input selecting a second audio effect from the audio effect menu, generating, in response to receiving the second user input, a second modified audio stream based on the first modified audio stream and the second audio effect, detecting cessation of the first user input, and continuing, in response to detecting the cessation, generating the second modified audio stream based on the first modified audio stream and the second audio effect.

System and computer program for virtual musical instruments

A system and computer program for virtual musical instruments includes a touch-sensitive screen; a selection interface that presents a list of virtual instruments on the screen for the user to select a virtual instrument; and a performance interface that presents a plurality of virtual instrument input elements on the screen for the user to play the virtual instrument by touching the screen. The system utilizes the location and speed of the user's touches to produce the sound, which may be a note produced with a sound effects library.

Systems and methods for portable audio synthesis

A method of performing audio synthesis has a first audio event input to an audio algorithm along with associated parameters. A synthesis algorithm accesses a soundbank to generate audio output. The soundbank has two or more levels for a first desired sound. A first level is associated with a first sample of a relatively chaotic waveform, and a second level is associated with a second sample of a relatively stable waveform. Parameter data is associated with one or more of the levels. The first sample and the second sample begin to sound at the same point in time in response to the first audio event. The audio output is based in part on the parameter data, and the second sample is continuously looped until a second audio event is detected.

Nonvolatile storage module, access module, musical sound data file generation module and musical sound generation system

不揮発性メモリバンクに楽音データ群を圧縮せずに多重化して記録しておく。データ読み出し部は、アクセスモジュールからの読み出し指示に従って前記複数の不揮発性メモリバンクから並列的に楽音データを読み出す。どの音高の楽音データの読み出し指示がなされるか予想のつかない楽音生成システムにおいて、複数のデータの読み出しの際に複数の不揮発性メモリバンクから並列的に読み出すことができるため、発音遅延時間を許容時間内にすることができる。そのため、現在主流である大容量の多値ＮＡＮＤフラッシュメモリを楽音データ用のメモリとして使用して高音質かつ小型の楽音生成システムを実現することができる。 A musical sound data group is multiplexed and recorded in a non-volatile memory bank without being compressed. The data reading unit reads musical tone data in parallel from the plurality of nonvolatile memory banks in accordance with a read instruction from the access module. In a musical sound generation system in which it is not possible to predict which musical tone data is to be read out, it is possible to read from multiple non-volatile memory banks in parallel when reading multiple data. It can be within an acceptable time. Therefore, it is possible to realize a high-quality and small-sized musical tone generation system by using a large-capacity multi-level NAND flash memory which is currently mainstream as a musical tone data memory.

Array of equipment for composing

The invention relates to a novel array or piece of equipment ( 100 ) for providing assistance while composing musical compositions at least by means of acoustic reproduction during and/or after composing musical compositions or the like which are played on virtual musical instruments, preferably in a light music ensemble. Said array or piece of equipment comprises a composing computer ( 100 ) having at least one processor unit ( 4 ), at least one sequencer ( 5 ) that is data-flow connected to the latter and at least one sound sample library storage unit ( 6 b ) that is data-flow and data-exchange connected to at least said units ( 4,5 ). In order to manage the sound samples ( 61 ) stored in the above-mentioned storage unit ( 6 b ), a bidirectional sound parameter storage unit ( 6 a ) is provided, which is bidirectional or multitdirectional data-flow and data-exchange connected at least to the processor unit ( 4 ) and to the sequencer ( 5 ). Each of the sound samples ( 61 ) stored in the sound sample storage unit are assigned to said bidirectional sound parameter storage unit, which contains sound definition parameters enabling access to sound samples ( 61 ).

Driving sound library, apparatus for generating driving sound library and vehicle comprising driving sound library

A driving sound library provides driving sounds classified in various themes to a user by analyzing frequency characteristics and temporal characteristics of sound sources classified into categories and determining a chord corresponding to each sound source based on the frequency characteristics and the time characteristics. Modulated sound sources in which each sound source is modulated are generated by applying a chord corresponding to each sound source. The driving sound sources are generated using the sound sources and the modulated sound sources as input data. Pitches of the driving sound sources are then changed based on the driving sound sources and engine sound orders corresponding to an engine RPM of a preset range. Scores for each theme for the driving sounds are generated.

Drumstick controller

A percussion device includes a drumstick assembly and a sleeve. The drumstick assembly includes a drumstick having a base and a tip end, and a drumstick tip secured to the tip end of the drumstick, the drumstick tip including a sensor. The sleeve is disposed about at least a portion of the drumstick including the base thereof, and includes at least one control button, a communication element, and a processor in communication with the at least one control button, the drumstick tip and the communication element. The processor is configured to receive a signal from the drumstick tip and to generate output to the communication element. The output so generated includes a signal that specifies a sound file selected by operation of the at least one control button.

music generator

본 발명은, 자동으로 새로운 음악 콘텐츠를 생성하기 위하여, 존재하는 음악 콘텐츠에 기초하여, 작곡 규칙들을 결정하는 기술에 관한 것이다. 일 실시형태에서, 컴퓨터 시스템이 음악 콘텐츠 세트에 액세스하고, 음악 콘텐츠 세트 내의 복수의 루프들의 조합을 분석한 결과에 기초하여 작곡 규칙 세트를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 시스템은, 루프 세트로부터 루프들을 선택하고 다수의 루프들이 시간적으로 중첩되도록 상기 선택된 루프들을 결합함으로써 새로운 출력 음악 콘텐츠를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 상기 선택 및 결합은 상기 작곡 규칙 세트 및 루프 세트 내의 루프들의 속성에 기초하여 수행된다. The present invention relates to a technique for determining composition rules, based on existing music content, in order to automatically create new music content. In one embodiment, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on a result of analyzing a combination of a plurality of loops in the set of music content. In one embodiment, the system creates new output music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining the selected loops such that multiple loops overlap in time. In one embodiment, the selection and combining is performed based on the composition rule set and the properties of loops in the loop set.

System and methods for automatically generating a muscial composition having audibly correct form

A generative composition system reduces existing musical artefacts to constituent elements termed “Form Atoms”. These Form Atoms may each be of varying length and have musical properties and associations that link together through Markov chains. To provide myriad new composition, a set of heuristics ensures that musical textures between concatenated musical sections follow a supplied and defined briefing narrative for the new composition whilst contiguous concatenated Form Atoms are also automatically selected to see that similarities in respective and identified attributes of musical textures for those musical sections are maintained to support maintenance of musical form. Independent aspects of the disclosure further ensure that, within the composition work, such as a media product or a real-time audio stream, chord spacing determination and control are practiced to maintain musical sense in the new composition. Further, a structuring of primitive heuristics operates to maintain pitch and permit key transformation. The system and its functionality provides signal analysis and music generation through allowing emotional connotations to be specified and reproduced from cross-referenced Form-Atoms.

Generative composition using form atom heuristics

A processor-based method of producing a generative musical composition is disclosed herein. The method includes the step of receiving a briefing narrative which describes a musical journey by referencing a plurality of emotional descriptions related to a plurality of musical sections. The generative musical composition is assembled with regard to the briefing narrative through the selection and concatenation of Form Atoms with tags that align with the emotional descriptions related to the musical sections. The Form Atoms, which have compositional nature aligned with the emotional descriptions and self-contained constructional properties representative of the historical corpus of music, are then selected and substituted into the generative composition. The method further involves the step of generating the musical composition by mapping musical transition between selectively chosen Form Atoms to reflect pre-established transitions between Form Atoms and groups Form Atoms that have been identified to have similar tags but different constructional properties.

Method and device for the automatic or semi-automatic composition of a multimedia sequence

The method according to the invention includes the creation of a reference multimedia sequence structure, the breaking down of this structure into basic components (tracks P1, P2, Pn) each containing a series of basic subcomponents (bricks B11 - B n 4 ), the association to each one of these basic subcomponents of a plurality of homologous subcomponents (homologous bricks B11 Hi, B21 Hj, B'1 Hk) to each of which are assigned attributes and an automatic composition phase of a new multimedia sequence containing the maintaining of the subcomponents or their replacing with homologous subcomponents chosen algorithmically according to an algorithm determining the probability of the subcomponents of being chosen, considering its attributes, then by performing a random choice in respect of these probabilities.

System and method for portable speech synthesis

Dynamic music authoring

In some implementations, a computing device can be configured to present a graphical user interface that enables the dynamic authoring of music by a user of the computing device. The computing device can present a grid of cells, where each cell represents a music segment. The cells can be configured to playback the music segment once or playback the music segment in a repeating loop. The user can select (e.g., touch) one or more cells in the grid to cause the corresponding music segment to play. While playing selected cells, the user can provide input selecting various musical effects to apply to the playing music. The user can record a dynamically selected sequence of cells and musical effects to create an original musical product.

Accompaniment data generating apparatus

An accompaniment data generating apparatus has a storing portion 15 for storing sets of phrase waveform data each related to a chord identified on the basis of a combination of chord type and chord root, and a CPU 9 . The CPU 9 carries out a chord information obtaining process for obtaining chord information by which a chord type and a chord root are identified, and a chord note waveform data generating process for generating phrase waveform data indicative of chord notes of the chord root and the chord type identified by the obtained chord information in accordance with the obtained chord information by use of the sets of phrase waveform data stored in the storing portion 15 , and outputting the generated data as accompaniment data.

Musical sound generator

A musical sound generator using a sound library of high extendibility is provided. Modules (100, 200, 300) perform processing in response to pointer structures (110, 210, 310) as arguments. The pointer structures include attribute data pointers (111, 211, 311), the input data pointers (112, 212, 312), and output data pointers (113, 213, 313).

Graphical user interface for music sequence programming

An example graphical programming interface system includes a processor. A grid matrix defined by a plurality of coordinate axes, having selectable matrix positions is displayed on a display device. Multiple movable object icons, each representing an object having a predefined output sound are also displayed on the display device. In one aspect, a single object data file is associated with each matrix position on said grid matrix. In this aspect, once a user places an object icon on a matrix position, the processor causes the predefined output sound associated with the object icon in accordance with the object data file associated with the matrix position at which the object icon is placed, and outputs the processed sound to an output device. This allows a user to program musical sequences by placing one or more object icons each on the selectable matrix positions.

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing musical compositions

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play), and particularly in a form that may be employed in one or a plurality of music generation music that provide on-hold music to callers that are put on-hold in a telephony environment. The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user modifying the auto-composed (or previously created) musical composition, either for a real time performance and/or for storing and subsequent playback. The graphic information preferably is customizable by a user, such as by way of a companion software program, which preferably runs on a PC and is coupled to the system via an interface such as a USB port. A modified MIDI representation of music is employed, preferably, for example, in which musical rule information is embedded in MIDI pitch data, and in which sound samples may be synchronized with MIDI events in a desirable and more optimum manner. The system architecture preferably includes a microprocessor for controlling the overall system operation. A synthesizer/DSP preferably is provided in order to generate audio streams. Non-volatile memory ...

A method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects, a sound object and its use.

El objeto de la invención es un método y un sistema para la descomposición de una señal acústica en objetos de sonido que tengan la forma de señales con amplitud de variación lenta y frecuencia, así como objetos de sonido y su uso. El objeto se logra por un método para descomponer una señal acústica en objetos de sonido digitales, un objeto de sonido digital que representa un componente de la señal acústica, el componente que tiene una forma de onda, comprende las etapas de convertir la señal acústica analógica en un (PIN) de señal de entrada digital; determinar un componente de frecuencia instantánea de la señal de entrada digital, utilizar un banco de filtros digitales; determinar una amplitud instantánea del componente de frecuencia instantánea; determinar una fase instantánea de la señal de entrada digital asociada con la frecuencia instantánea; crear al menos un objeto de sonido digital, con base en la frecuencia instantánea determinada, fase y amplitud; y almacenar el objeto de sonido digital en una base de datos de objetos de sonido.

Devices for sharing user interactions

A method, such as a computer implemented method, of data management, wherein content utilized by a first user can be identified and information about such content can be shared to at least one additional user such that the at least one additional user can pull the identified content from the content source.

A method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects, a sound object and its use

The object of the invention is a method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of signals with slowly-varying amplitude and frequency, as well as sound objects and their use. The system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of sinusoidal waveforms with slowly varying amplitude and frequency, comprising an A/D conversion system, connected to a filter bank with central frequencies of filters distributed according to geometrical distribution is characterised in that each filter (20) is adapted to determine the real value FC (n) and the imaginary value FS (n) of the filtered signal, the filter bank (2) is connected to a system for tracking objects (3), wherein the system for tracking objects (3) comprises a spectrum analysing system (31), a voting system (32) adapted to calculate the value of angular frequency weighted by amplitude, a resolution improvement system (36) adapted to adjust the filter's (20) window and/or to determine the difference between the spectrum of the input signal and the spectrum at the filter bank's (2) output, and/or to determine the difference between the input signal and the signal at the filter bank's (2) output, a system for associating objects (33), a shape forming system (37) adapted to determine characteristic points describing slowly-varying sinusoidal waveforms, a database of active objects (34) and a database of sound objects (35).

Tone generation apparatus

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Nonvolatile storage module, access module, musical sound data file generation module and musical sound generation system

Musical sound data groups are recorded in nonvolatile memory banks by multiplexing the data without being compressed. A data reader reads the musical sound data in parallel from the plurality of nonvolatile memory banks according to reading instructions from an access module. In a musical sound generation system that cannot expect which pitch of the musical sound data is instructed to be read, since a plurality of pieces of data can be read in parallel from the plurality of nonvolatile memory banks, a sound production delay time can fall within an allowable time. Thus, by using a currently dominant large-capacity multi level NAND flash memory as a memory for the musical sound data, a high sound quality and compact musical sound generation system can be realized.

Resonance tone generating apparatus, method of generating resonance tones, recording medium and electronic instrument

A resonance strength table is prepared, which stores a relation between a pitch difference and a resonance strength, wherein the pitch difference is a difference between a pitch assigned to the key number of a pressed key and a pitch assigned to each of key numbers of a resonance tone. When a key is pressed, the resonance strength table is referred to, and resonance strengths concerning the key numbers of a resonance tone are determined. Then, note-on events of a resonance tone are produced based on the key numbers and the decided resonance strengths and the produced note-on events are sent to a sound source.

Tone generation apparatus

本发明提供了一种乐音产生设备。响应于音符打开指令的检测，CPU(10)分配了包括两个乐音产生通道的乐音产生单元并且将所分配的乐音产生单元的音色控制数据设置到乐音产生器寄存器(23)中。音色控制数据包括两个通道共同的参数。一旦CPU对乐音产生器(20)给出乐音产生开始指令，乐音产生器就累积两个通道共同的频率数以便产生两个通道共同的渐进相位。波形读出部件(112)基于左通道和右通道的相位和波形选择信息从波形存储器(21)读出左通道和右通道波形数据。由特性控制部件基于两个通道共同的特性控制参数来控制读出的左通道和右通道波形数据的乐音特性。

Apparatus and method for synthesizing a plurality of waveforms in synchronized manner

A plurality of blocks of waveform data are stored in a memory, which also stores, for each of the blocks, synchronizing information representative of a plurality of cycle synchronizing points that are indicative of periodic specific phase positions where the block of waveform data should be synchronized in phase with another block of waveform data. Two blocks of waveform data (e.g., harmonic and nonharmonic components) are read out from the memory, along with the synchronizing information. On the basis of the synchronizing information, the readout of two blocks of waveform data is controlled using the synchronizing information. There is stored, for each of the blocks, at least one piece of synchronizing position information indicative of a specific position where the block should be synchronized with another block, and the readout of the individual blocks of waveform data is controlled so that the blocks are synchronized with each other using the synchronizing position information.

A method and apparatus for generating an identifier for an audio signal, method and apparatus for building an instrument database, and method and apparatus for determining the type of instrument

Verfahren zum Erzeugen einer Kennung für ein Audiosignal, das als eine Folge von Abtastwerten vorliegt und einen von einem Instrument erzeugten Ton umfaßt, mit folgenden Schritten: Erzeugen (14) einer diskreten Amplituden-Zeit-Darstellung des Audiosignals durch Detektieren von Signalflanken in der Folge von Abtastwerten, wobei jeder detektierten Signalflanke ein Amplitudenwert, der eine Amplitude der detektierten Signalflanke anzeigt, und ein Zeitwert, der einen Zeitpunkt eines Auftretens der Signalflanke in dem Audiosignal anzeigt, zugeordnet sind, und wobei die Amplituden-Zeit-Darstellung eine Folge von aufeinanderfolgenden detektierten Signalflanken aufweist; und Extrahieren (16) der Kennung für das Audiosignal aus der Amplituden-Zeit-Darstellung. A method for generating an identifier for an audio signal that is present as a sequence of samples and comprises a tone generated by an instrument, comprising the following steps: Generating (14) a discrete amplitude-time representation of the audio signal by detecting signal edges in the sequence of samples, wherein each detected signal edge is associated with an amplitude value indicative of an amplitude of the detected signal edge and a time value indicative of a time of occurrence of the signal edge in the audio signal, and wherein the amplitude-time representation comprises a sequence of successive detected signal edges; and Extracting (16) the identifier for the audio signal from the amplitude-time representation.

A method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects, a sound object and its use

The object of the invention is a method and a system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of signals with slowly-varying amplitude and frequency, as well as sound objects and their use. The system for decomposition of acoustic signal into sound objects having the form of sinusoidal waveforms with slowly varying amplitude and frequency, comprising a sub-system for determining parameters of a short term signal model and a sub-system for determining parameters of a long term signal model based on said parameters, wherein said subsystem for determining short term parameters comprises a converter system for conversion of the analogue acoustic signal into a digital input signal P IN characterized in that said subsystem for determining short term parameters further comprises a filter bank (20) with filter central frequencies distributed according to logarithmic distribution, each digital filter having a window length proportionally to the central frequency wherein each filter (20) is adapted to determine a real value FC (n) and an imaginary value FS (n) of said filtered signal, said filter bank (2) being connected to a system for tracking objects (3), wherein said system for tracking objects (3) comprises a spectrum analysing system (31) adapted to detect all constituent elements of the input signal P IN , a voting system (32) adapted to determine the frequency of all detected constituent elements based on maximum values of the function FG(n) resulting from a mathematical operation reflecting the number of neighbouring filters (20) which output an angular frequency value substantially similar to an angular frequency value of each consecutive filter (20), and in that said subsystem for determining long term parameters comprises a system for associating objects (33), a shape forming system (37) adapted to determine characteristic points describing slowly-varying sinusoidal waveforms, an active objects database (34) and a sound objects ...

Automatic prediction of acoustic attributes from an audio signal

A system, method and computer product for predicting a content attribute are provided by collecting labeled media objects labeled with one or more attributes, constructing a feature vector of content-derived values for each of the labeled media objects, generating a model based on the feature vector and the one or more attributes, and applying the model to one or more unlabeled media objects to generate one or more attribute labels.

Sound system and method for creating a sound event based on a modeled sound field

A sound system and method for modeling a sound field generated by a sound source and creating a sound event based on the modeled sound field is disclosed. The system and method captures a sound field over an enclosing surface, models the sound field and enables reproduction of the modeled sound field. Explosion type acoustical radiation may be used. Further, the reproduced sound field may be modeled and compared to the original sound field model.

Graphical user interface for music sequence programming

An example graphical programming interface system includes a processor. A grid matrix defined by a plurality of coordinate axes, having selectable matrix positions is displayed on a display device. Multiple movable object icons, each representing an object having a predefined output sound are also displayed on the display device. In one aspect, a single object data file is associated with each matrix position on said grid matrix. In this aspect, once a user places an object icon on a matrix position, the processor causes the predefined output sound associated with the object icon in accordance with the object data file associated with the matrix position at which the object icon is placed, and outputs the processed sound to an output device. This allows a user to program musical sequences by placing one or more object icons each on the selectable matrix positions.

Music generator

Techniques are disclosed relating to determining composition rules, based on existing music content, to automatically generate new music content. In some embodiments, a computer system accesses a set of music content and generates a set of composition rules based on analyzing combinations of multiple loops in the set of music content. In some embodiments, the system generates new music content by selecting loops from a set of loops and combining selected ones of the loops such that multiple ones of the loops overlap in time. In some embodiments, the selecting and combining loops is performed based on the set of composition rules and attributes of loops in the set of loops.

Modular automated music production server

A music production system comprises: a computer interface comprising at least one input for receiving an external request for a piece of music and at least one output for transmitting a response to the external request which comprises or indicates a piece of music incorporating first music data; a first music production component configured to process second music data according to at least a first input setting so as to generate the first music data; a second music production component configured to receive via the computer interface an internal request, and provide the second music data based on at least a second input setting denoted by the internal request; and a controller configured to determine in response to the external request the first and second input settings, and instigate the internal request via the computer interface.

Method for generating music with a website or software plug-in using seed parameter values

Systems and methods for creating, modifying, interacting with and playing music are provided, particularly systems and methods employing a top-down process, where the user is provided with a musical composition that may be modified and interacted with and played and/or stored (for later play). The system preferably is provided in a handheld form factor, and a graphical display is provided to display status information, graphical representations of musical lanes or components which preferably vary in shape as musical parameters and the like are changed for particular instruments or musical components such as a microphone input or audio samples. An interactive auto-composition process preferably is utilized that employs musical rules and preferably a pseudo random number generator, which may also incorporate randomness introduced by timing of user input or the like, the user may then quickly begin creating desirable music in accordance with one or a variety of musical styles, with the user modifying the auto-composed (or previously created) musical composition, either for a real time performance and/or for storing and subsequent playback. The graphic information preferably is customizable by a user, such as by way of a companion software program, which preferably runs on a PC and is coupled to the system via an interface such as a USB port. A modified MIDI representation of music is employed, preferably, for example, in which musical rule information is embedded in MIDI pitch data, and in which sound samples may be synchronized with MIDI events in a desirable and more optimum manner. The system architecture preferably includes a microprocessor for controlling the overall system operation. A synthesizer/DSP preferably is provided in order to generate audio streams. Non-volatile memory preferably is provided for storing sound banks. Preferably removable non-volatile storage/memory is provided to store configuration files, song lists and samples, and optionally sound ...

Systems and methods for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player

A method for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player is described. A set of user defined instruments and a set of MIDI data is received. At least one multi-region instrument in the set of user defined instruments is identified. Each region in the multi-region instruments is mapped to a single region instrument with the same parameters as the region. A new instrument number is assigned to each single region instrument. The MIDI data is modified based on the mapping and assigning.

System and method for generating a rhythmic accompaniment for a musical performance

Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance.

Accompaniment data generation device

An accompaniment data generating apparatus has storing means 15 for storing sets of phrase waveform data each related to a chord identified on the basis of a combination of chord type and chord root, and a CPU 9. The CPU 9 carries out a chord information obtaining process for obtaining chord information by which a chord type and a chord root are identified, and a chord note waveform data generating process for generating phrase waveform data indicative of chord notes of the chord root and the chord type identified by the obtained chord information in accordance with the obtained chord information by use of the sets of phrase waveform data stored in the storing means 15, and outputting the generated data as accompaniment data.

Music mash up collectable card game

An intuitive music composition game platform with various modes of operation in a single reader system and a music mash up collectable card game and method using cards with tags and unique identifications. A single reading platform includes a cover for card storage and for supporting a smart device platform for reading many Near Field communication (NFC) embedded cards, with stacking features and colored light indicated input lanes selection for user identification and selection. Various game modes include individual, studio mix, party modes game play features in music mash up collectable card games, which may be used together with or independent of accessory devices as controllers, or smart device user interfaces with Bluetooth™ or Wi-Fi for communicating user selection and operation.

System and method for generating a rhythmic accompaniment for a musical performance

Embodiments of the invention include storing musical elements in a database and processing performance data, where the musical elements including a plurality of reference accent pattern data and a plurality of reference system pattern data. Processing performance data can include receiving input data corresponding to a musical performance, determining an accent pattern for the musical performance, matching the accent pattern data to one or more reference accent pattern data in the database, and selecting one of the matching reference accent patterns. Processing performance data further includes receiving input corresponding to a selection of a musical style, one or more musical performance parameters, and generating a musical accompaniment based on the processed performance data, the selected musical style, and the selected one or more musical performance.

Apparatus and method for synthesizing a plurality of waveforms in synchronized manner

A plurality of blocks of waveform data are stored in a memory, which also stores, for each of the blocks, synchronizing information representative of a plurality of cycle synchronizing points that are indicative of periodic specific phase positions where the block of waveform data should be synchronized in phase with another block of waveform data. Two blocks of waveform data (e.g., harmonic and nonharmonic components) are read out from the memory, along with the synchronizing information. On the basis of the synchronizing information, the readout of two blocks of waveform data is controlled using the synchronizing information. There is stored, for each of the blocks, at least one piece of synchronizing position information indicative of a specific position where the block should be synchronized with another block, and the readout of the individual blocks of waveform data is controlled so that the blocks are synchronized with each other using the synchronizing position information.

Tone generation processing apparatus and tone generation assignment method therefor

A plurality of tone generator devices include respective waveform data memories, and each of the waveform data memories is exclusively usable by the corresponding tone generator device, not sharable with the tone generator device. Once event information indicative of a tone to be generated is received, a selection is made, from among the plurality of tone generator devices, a particular tone generator device to be used for generating the tone corresponding to the event information. The selection can be made by determining, with reference to a table, in which of the memories of the tone generator waveform data to be used are stored. For example, first waveform data corresponding to a first pitch range and second waveform data, differing in waveform characteristic from the first waveform data and corresponding to a second pitch range, are stored in the waveform data memories corresponding to different ones of the tone generator devices. The event information is delivered to the selected tone generator device so that a waveform signal of a tone indicated by the received event information is generated by the selected tone generator device.

Process of and apparatus for music arrangements adapted from animal noises to form species-specific music

Exemplary embodiments include an apparatus and process of forming species-specific music. The means and method for carrying out the process include: (1) recording sounds created by a specific species in environmental states; (2) identifying elemental sounds of the specific species; (3) associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of the specific species; (4) identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with the specific species; and (5) selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species, but the generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of the specific species. If the actual calls of a species were to be used in the music for that species the clear identification by the listening members would make the emotional response to the music subject to habituation.

Method and device for generating an identifier for an audio signal, for creating an instrument database and for determining the t ype of instrument

Bei einem Verfahren zum Erzeugen einer Kennung für ein Audiosignal (12), das einen von einem Instrument erzeugten Ton umfasst, wird zunächst eine diskrete Amplituden-Zeit-Dar-stellung des Audiosignals erzeugt (14), wobei die Amplituden-Zeit-Darstellung für eine Mehrzahl von aufeinanderfolgenden Zeitpunkten eine Mehrzahl von aufeinanderfolgenden Amplitudenwerten aufweist, wobei jedem Amplitudenwert ein Zeitpunkt zugeordnet ist. Hierauf wird aus der Amplituden-Zeit-Darstellung eine Kennung (18) für das Audiosignal extrahiert (16). Ausmehreren Kennungen für mehrere Audiosignale, die Töne mehrerer Instrumente umfassen, wird eine Instrumenten-Datenbank aufgebaut. Mittels einer Test-Kennung für ein Audiosignal, das von einem unbekannten Instrument erzeugt worden ist, wird unter Verwendung der Instrumenten-Datenbank die Art des Test-Instruments bestimmt. Indem zur Musikinstrumenten-erkennung die Amplituden-Zeit-Darstellung eines Tons, der von einem Instrument erzeugt wird, verwendet wird, kann eine präzise Instrumentenidentifikation erreicht werden.

Music generator

본 발명은, 자동으로 새로운 음악 콘텐츠를 생성하기 위하여, 존재하는 음악 콘텐츠에 기초하여, 작곡 규칙들을 결정하는 기술에 관한 것이다. 일 실시형태에서, 컴퓨터 시스템이 음악 콘텐츠 세트에 액세스하고, 음악 콘텐츠 세트 내의 복수의 루프들의 조합을 분석한 결과에 기초하여 작곡 규칙 세트를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 시스템은, 루프 세트로부터 루프들을 선택하고 다수의 루프들이 시간적으로 중첩되도록 상기 선택된 루프들을 결합함으로써 새로운 출력 음악 콘텐츠를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 상기 선택 및 결합은 상기 작곡 규칙 세트 및 루프 세트 내의 루프들의 속성에 기초하여 수행된다.

Systems and methods for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player

A method for providing multi-region instrument support in an audio player is described. A set of user defined instruments and a set of MIDI data is received. At least one multi-region instrument in the set of user defined instruments is identified. Each region in the multi-region instruments is mapped to a single region instrument with the same parameters as the region. A new instrument number is assigned to each single region instrument. The MIDI data is modified based on the mapping and assigning.

Method and system for creating and performing music

A method and system for creating and/or performing music via the Internet. The music is created and/or performed at a client system (160) using a software application (157) and sound tone-banks/loops delivered via a server system (150). The server system (150) responds to an authorized user's request to transmit the necessary application and tone-banks/loops to the client, thereby creating a complete environment where the user can actuate the tones in the tone-bank or loops and store the actuation events locally or on a remote system for later retrieval.

Electronic musical instrument, electronic musical instrument system, method and program

Elektronisches Musikinstrument, aufweisend:eine interne Klangquelle, die dazu eingerichtet ist, ein internes akustisches Signal zu erzeugen;ein Erzeugungsmittel, das dazu eingerichtet ist, ein Klangerzeugungsanweisungssignal zu erzeugen;ein Ausgabemittel, das mit einer externen Klangquelle verbunden ist, die dazu eingerichtet ist, ein externes akustisches Signal zu erzeugen, und das dazu eingerichtet ist, das Klangerzeugungsanweisungssignal an die externe Klangquelle auszugeben;ein Umschaltmittel, das dazu eingerichtet ist, aus einem ersten Zustand, in dem als Reaktion auf das Klangerzeugungsanweisungssignal das externe akustische Signal von der externen Klangquelle erzeugt wird, in einen zweiten Zustand umzuschalten, in dem als Reaktion auf das Klangerzeugungsanweisungssignal das interne akustische Signal von der internen Klangquelle erzeugt wird; undein Mittel zur Steuerung der Lautstärke, das dafür eingerichtet ist, dann, wenn aus dem ersten Zustand in den zweiten Zustand umgeschaltet wird, eine Lautstärke des internen akustischen Signals derart zu steuern, dass ein Zustand bezüglich einer Lautstärke der Klangerzeugung basierend auf dem internen akustischen Signal sich einem Zustand bezüglich einer Lautstärke der Klangerzeugung basierend auf dem externen akustischen Signal annähert. An electronic musical instrument, comprising:an internal sound source arranged to generate an internal acoustic signal;a generating means arranged to generate a tone generation instruction signal;an output means connected to an external sound source arranged to generate an external acoustic signal and which is arranged to output the sound generation instruction signal to the external sound source;a switching means arranged to switch from a first state in which the external acoustic signal is generated from the external sound source in response to the sound generation instruction signal is to switch to a second state in which the internal acoustic signal is generated from the internal ...

음악 생성기

본 발명은, 자동으로 새로운 음악 콘텐츠를 생성하기 위하여, 존재하는 음악 콘텐츠에 기초하여, 작곡 규칙들을 결정하는 기술에 관한 것이다. 일 실시형태에서, 컴퓨터 시스템이 음악 콘텐츠 세트에 액세스하고, 음악 콘텐츠 세트 내의 복수의 루프들의 조합을 분석한 결과에 기초하여 작곡 규칙 세트를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 시스템은, 루프 세트로부터 루프들을 선택하고 다수의 루프들이 시간적으로 중첩되도록 상기 선택된 루프들을 결합함으로써 새로운 출력 음악 콘텐츠를 생성한다. 일 실시형태에서, 상기 선택 및 결합은 상기 작곡 규칙 세트 및 루프 세트 내의 루프들의 속성에 기초하여 수행된다.

信息处理装置、信息处理方法和信息处理程序

根据本公开的信息处理装置具有：存储单元，用于在其中存储多条乐曲作品特征信息项，该乐曲作品特征信息项在使用机器学习的乐曲作曲过程中被用作学习数据，并且在乐曲作品特征信息项中预定标识信息项与从乐曲作品信息中提取的多种类型的特征量相关联；接收单元，用于接收从终端装置发送的指令信息；提取单元，用于根据指令信息从存储单元中提取乐曲作品特征信息项；以及输出单元，用于输出关于由提取单元提取的乐曲作品特征信息项的演示信息。

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System and method for AI controlled song construction

According to an embodiment, there is provided a system and method for automatically generating a complete music work from a partially completed work provided by a user. One approach uses an artificial intelligence (AI) engine that is trained by creating incomplete works from a database of complete works and then instructing the AI to complete the incomplete works. A comparison is made between the completed works and the originals to determine the effectiveness of the training process. After the AI is trained, it is applied to the user's incomplete work to produce a final music item.

Electronic music apparatus with data loading assist

An electronic music apparatus has a sound generator for generating a music sound signal according to music data and a display device for displaying information associated with music data. In the electronic music apparatus, a storage medium stores a plurality of music data files, each being written with music data for use in generating the music sound signal. An information retention section retains file information for use in displaying a name or an icon of the respective music data. A reading command section issues a command of reading out a target music data file from the storage medium. A display control section controls the display device when the target music data file is successfully read out, for displaying the name and the icon of the music data written in the read target music data file based on the file information, and controls the display device when the target music data file is failed to be read, for displaying the name and the icon of the music data in a state different from the name and the icon displayed when the target music data file is successfully read out.

Elektronisches Musikinstrument und elektronisches Musikinstrumentensystem

Es wird ein elektronisches Musikinstrument bereitgestellt. Das elektronische Musikinstrument umfasst: eine interne Tonquelle, die dazu eingerichtet ist, ein internes akustisches Signal zu erzeugen; ein Erzeugungsmittel zum Erzeugen eines Tonerzeugungsanweisungssignals; ein Ausgabemittel, das mit einer externen Tonquelle verbunden ist, die dazu eingerichtet ist, ein externes akustisches Signal zu erzeugen, und zum Ausgeben des Tonerzeugungsanweisungssignals an die externe Tonquelle dient; ein Umschaltmittel zum Umschalten aus einem ersten Zustand, in dem als Reaktion auf das Tonerzeugungsanweisungssignal das externe akustische Signal von der externen Tonquelle erzeugt wird, in einen zweiten Zustand, in dem als Reaktion auf das Tonerzeugungsanweisungssignal das interne akustische Signal von der internen Tonquelle erzeugt wird; und ein Einstellmittel zum Einstellen, wenn aus dem ersten Zustand in den zweiten Zustand umgeschaltet wird, eines Modus des internen akustisches Signals derart, dass das interne akustische Signal mit einem Modus erzeugt wird, der einen vorgegebenen Grad der Ähnlichkeit mit einem Modus des im ersten Zustand erzeugten externen akustischen Signals aufweist.

電子楽器および電子楽器システム

【課題】外部音源から供給される音響信号に不調が生じた場合に使用者の違和感を抑制しつつ発音を継続することが可能な電子楽器および電子楽器システムを提供する。 【解決手段】指示信号出力部８３が外部音響信号を生成する外部音源２０に接続され、指示信号発生部８１により発生された発音指示信号が指示信号出力部８３により外部音源２０に出力される。発音指示信号に応答して外部音源２０により外部音響信号が生成される第１の状態が、音源切替部８２により発音指示信号に応答して内部音源１６により内部音響信号が生成される第２の状態に切り替えられる。この場合に、第１の状態において生成される外部音響信号の態様と所定の類似度を有する態様で内部音響信号が生成されるように内部音響信号の態様が音色設定部９３により設定される。 【選択図】図４