公开(公告)号：US20180174596A1

公开(公告)日：2018-06-21

申请号：US15664659

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: SMULE, INC.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10L21/013 ,  G10L13/033 ,  G10H1/36

CPC classification number: G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/366 ,  G10H2210/066 ,  G10H2210/331 ,  G10H2240/251 ,  G10L13/0335 ,  Y10S84/04

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.

公开(公告)号：US20150379974A9

公开(公告)日：2015-12-31

申请号：US14323667

申请日：2014-07-03

Applicant: Smule, Inc.

Inventor： Ge Wang ,  Jeannie Yang ,  Jieun Oh ,  Tom Lieber

IPC: G10H1/00 ,  G06F3/041

CPC classification number: G10H1/0016 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G10H1/0008 ,  G10H1/0033 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2220/106 ,  G10H2230/015 ,  G10H2230/075 ,  G10H2240/305

Abstract: Synthetic multi-string musical instruments have been developed for capturing and rendering musical performances on handheld or other portable devices in which a multi-touch sensitive display provides one of the input vectors for an expressive performance by a user or musician. Visual cues may be provided on the multi-touch sensitive display to guide the user in a performance based on a musical score. Alternatively, or in addition, uncued freestyle modes of operation may be provided. In either case, it is not the musical score that drives digital synthesis and audible rendering of the synthetic multi-string musical instrument. Rather, it is the stream of user gestures captured at least in part using the multi-touch sensitive display that drives the digital synthesis and audible rendering.

Abstract translation: 已经开发了合成多弦乐器，用于在手持或其他便携式设备上捕获和呈现音乐表演，其中多点触摸敏感显示器提供用户或音乐家表现性能的输入向量之一。 可以在多触点敏感显示器上提供视觉提示，以引导用户基于乐谱的表演。 或者，或另外，可以提供未经批准的自由式操作模式。 在这两种情况下，不是驱动合成多弦乐器的数字合成和可听渲染的乐谱。 相反，至少部分使用驱动数字合成和可听渲染的多点触摸敏感显示器捕获用户手势的流。

公开(公告)号：US12131746B2

公开(公告)日：2024-10-29

申请号：US17386387

申请日：2021-07-27

Applicant: SMULE, INC.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10H1/36 ,  G10L13/033 ,  G10L21/013

CPC classification number: G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/366 ,  G10L13/0335 ,  G10H2210/066 ,  G10H2210/331 ,  G10H2240/251 ,  Y10S84/04

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.

公开(公告)号：US20220084534A1

公开(公告)日：2022-03-17

申请号：US17386387

申请日：2021-07-27

Applicant: SMULE, INC.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/36 ,  G10L13/033

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.

公开(公告)号：US20200090674A1

公开(公告)日：2020-03-19

申请号：US16550769

申请日：2019-08-26

Applicant: SMULE, INC.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/36 ,  G10L13/033

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.

公开(公告)号：US10163428B2

公开(公告)日：2018-12-25

申请号：US15583632

申请日：2017-05-01

Applicant: SMULE, INC.

Inventor： Ge Wang ,  Jeannie Yang ,  Jieun Oh ,  Tom Lieber

IPC: G10H1/06 ,  G10H1/00 ,  G06F3/041

Abstract: Synthetic multi-string musical instruments have been developed for capturing and rendering musical performances on handheld or other portable devices in which a multi-touch sensitive display provides one of the input vectors for an expressive performance by a user or musician. Visual cues may be provided on the multi-touch sensitive display to guide the user in a performance based on a musical score. Alternatively, or in addition, uncued freestyle modes of operation may be provided. In either case, it is not the musical score that drives digital synthesis and audible rendering of the synthetic multi-string musical instrument. Rather, it is the stream of user gestures captured at least in part using the multi-touch sensitive display that drives the digital synthesis and audible rendering.

公开(公告)号：US10930296B2

公开(公告)日：2021-02-23

申请号：US15849194

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Smule, Inc.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10H1/36 ,  G10L21/013 ,  G10L13/033

Abstract: In some examples, a system includes a first portable computing device that audibly renders a backing track, captures and pitch corrects a vocal performance of a first user, and transmits the first user's pitch corrected vocal performance. The system may also include a second portable computing device including a data communications interface that receives the first user's pitch corrected vocal performance, an audio transducer that audibly renders a mix of the backing track and the first user's pitch corrected vocal performance, a display for concurrent presentation of lyrics temporally synchronized with a vocal score and the backing track, a microphone interface that captures a vocal performance of a second user, and pitch correction code executable on the second portable computing device to pitch correct the second user's vocal performance in accord with the vocal score to produce a composite multi-vocal performance.

公开(公告)号：US10395666B2

公开(公告)日：2019-08-27

申请号：US15664659

申请日：2017-07-31

Applicant: SMULE, INC.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10L21/00 ,  G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/36 ,  G10L13/033

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.

公开(公告)号：US20180204584A1

公开(公告)日：2018-07-19

申请号：US15849194

申请日：2017-12-20

Applicant: Smule, Inc.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10L21/013 ,  G10L13/033 ,  G10H1/36

CPC classification number: G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/366 ,  G10H2210/066 ,  G10H2210/331 ,  G10H2240/251 ,  G10L13/0335 ,  Y10S84/04

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. In some cases, the vocal performances of individual users are captured on mobile devices in the context of a karaoke-style presentation of lyrics in correspondence with audible renderings of a backing track. Such performances can be pitch-corrected in real-time at a portable computing device (such as a mobile phone, personal digital assistant, laptop computer, notebook computer, pad-type computer or netbook) in accord with pitch correction settings. In some cases, pitch correction settings include a score-coded melody and/or harmonies supplied with, or for association with, the lyrics and backing tracks. Harmonies notes or chords may be coded as explicit targets or relative to the score coded melody or even actual pitches sounded by a vocalist, if desired.

公开(公告)号：US09721579B2

公开(公告)日：2017-08-01

申请号：US14656344

申请日：2015-03-12

Applicant: Smule, Inc.

Inventor： Perry R. Cook ,  Ari Lazier ,  Tom Lieber ,  Turner Evan Kirk

IPC: G10L21/00 ,  G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/36 ,  G10L13/033

CPC classification number: G10L21/013 ,  G10H1/366 ,  G10H2210/066 ,  G10H2210/331 ,  G10H2240/251 ,  G10L13/0335 ,  Y10S84/04

Abstract: Despite many practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and application execution environments, vocal musical performances may be captured and continuously pitch-corrected for mixing and rendering with backing tracks in ways that create compelling user experiences. Based on the techniques described herein, even mere amateurs are encouraged to share with friends and family or to collaborate and contribute vocal performances as part of virtual “glee clubs.” In some implementations, these interactions are facilitated through social network- and/or eMail-mediated sharing of performances and invitations to join in a group performance. Using uploaded vocals captured at clients such as a mobile device, a content server (or service) can mediate such virtual glee clubs by manipulating and mixing the uploaded vocal performances of multiple contributing vocalists.