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.