公开(公告)号：US06696631B2

公开(公告)日：2004-02-24

申请号：US10137392

申请日：2002-05-03

申请人： David Smith ,  Fred Bianchi ,  Kojiro Umezaki

发明人： David Smith ,  Fred Bianchi ,  Kojiro Umezaki

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H1/0058 ,  G10H2210/385 ,  G10H2210/391 ,  G10H2240/031 ,  G10H2240/056

摘要： A method and apparatus for producing a musical output is disclosed. The method and apparatus permit the creation, storage and retrieval of a first data structure representing a musical piece. The first data structure includes digital music information that represent musical notes of the musical piece. A second data structure can be created, stored and retrieved as well. The second data structure can include information different from the first data structure and the second data structure can be used to modify the first data structure and to produce a modified musical output. The apparatus and method also permit repeated use of the first data structure.

摘要翻译： 公开了一种用于产生音乐输出的方法和装置。 该方法和装置允许创建，存储和检索表示乐曲的第一数据结构。 第一数据结构包括代表乐曲的音符的数字音乐信息。 也可以创建，存储和检索第二个数据结构。 第二数据结构可以包括与第一数据结构不同的信息，并且第二数据结构可以用于修改第一数据结构并产生修改的音乐输出。 该装置和方法还允许重复使用第一数据结构。

公开(公告)号：US06630621B1

公开(公告)日：2003-10-07

申请号：US09626116

申请日：2000-07-26

申请人： Youichi Yamada ,  Takeaki Funada ,  Kazuo Kamei ,  Gen Inoshita ,  Kou Atsumi ,  Junichi Takagaki ,  Akiharu Yagi

发明人： Youichi Yamada ,  Takeaki Funada ,  Kazuo Kamei ,  Gen Inoshita ,  Kou Atsumi ,  Junichi Takagaki ,  Akiharu Yagi

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： H04H60/04 ,  G10H1/40 ,  G10H2210/391 ,  G10H2220/086 ,  G10H2250/641 ,  G11B20/10527 ,  G11B27/002 ,  G11B2220/2562

摘要： An apparatus for sampling partial audio information from audio information and storing it in a memory device provided with: a sampling device for sampling the partial audio information from the audio information in the sampling time which is a integral multiple of a time interval between each beat and the next in the audio information, and a storing device for storing the sampled partial audio information in a memory device.

摘要翻译： 一种用于从音频信息中采样部分音频信息并将其存储在存储设备中的设备，该存储设备具有：采样设备，用于在采样时间内对来自音频信息的部分音频信息进行采样，该采样时间是每个节拍与每个节拍之间的时间间隔的整数倍 音频信息中的下一个，以及用于将采样的部分音频信息存储在存储装置中的存储装置。

公开(公告)号：US06570079B2

公开(公告)日：2003-05-27

申请号：US10194909

申请日：2002-07-12

申请人： Shinichi Fukuda

发明人： Shinichi Fukuda

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G11B20/00818 ,  G11B20/00086 ,  G11B20/10 ,  G11B27/031

摘要： When a copy of music data recorded in an HDD to another electronic equipment is instructed, whether an accounting process is performed or a sound quality deteriorating process is performed is selected. When the accounting process is performed, after a predetermined accounting procedure was performed, a data copying process is performed and the data is outputted to a copy destination. When the accounting process is performed, a quality of the data is held to be almost identical to that of the original data. When the sound quality deteriorating process is selected, a data conversion is performed by a predetermined sound quality deteriorating process, the quality of the data is deteriorated, and the deteriorated data is outputted to the copy destination. In this case, the accounting is not performed. In case of the move of the data, the accounting process and the sound quality deteriorating process are not performed.

摘要翻译： 当指示将记录在HDD中的音乐数据的副本发送到另一电子设备时，是否执行了记帐处理或执行了音质恶化处理。 当执行记帐处理时，在执行了预定的计费程序之后，执行数据复制处理，并将数据输出到复制目的地。 当执行计费处理时，数据的质量被保持与原始数据的质量几乎相同。 当选择音质劣化处理时，通过预定的音质恶化处理进行数据转换，数据的质量劣化，恶化的数据被输出到复制目的地。 在这种情况下，不进行计费。 在数据移动的情况下，不执行计费处理和声音劣化处理。

公开(公告)号：US06541689B1

公开(公告)日：2003-04-01

申请号：US09243083

申请日：1999-02-02

申请人： Todor C. Fay ,  Mark T. Burton

发明人： Todor C. Fay ,  Mark T. Burton

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H7/002 ,  G10H2210/576 ,  G10H2240/056 ,  G10H2240/285 ,  G10H2240/305

摘要： A music generation system includes a segment manager and a plurality of segment objects. Each segment object has one or more track objects. Each track object containing a time sequence of musical performance data. Some of the track objects are dependent track objects and some of the track objects are controlling track objects. The dependent track objects contain dependent musical performance data that is interpreted based on controlling musical performance data contained in one or more of the controlling track objects. Each of the controlling track objects contains a predefined type of controlling musical performance data, wherein a plurality of different control type identifiers correspond respectively to different predefined types of controlling musical performance data. When a dependent track object needs controlling musical performance data, the track object calls the segment manager with an argument comprising a control type identifier. The segment manager responds by calling one or more segment objects with arguments that include the received control type identifier. In response a called segment object identifies one of its track objects that contains the requested type of controlling musical performance data and returns the musical performance data from the identified track object to the segment manager.

摘要翻译： 音乐生成系统包括片段管理器和多个片段对象。 每个段对象都有一个或多个轨道对象。 每个轨道对象包含一个音乐演奏数据的时间序列。 一些轨道对象是依赖的轨道对象，一些轨道对象是控制轨道对象。 依赖轨道对象包含依赖于音乐演奏数据，该数据基于控制包含在一个或多个控制轨道对象中的演奏数据来解释。 每个控制轨迹对象包含预定类型的控制演奏数据，其中多个不同的控制类型标识符分别对应于不同的预定类型的控制演奏数据。 当依赖轨道对象需要控制演奏数据时，轨道对象使用包括控制类型标识符的参数来调用段管理器。 段管理员通过调用一个或多个包含接收到的控制类型标识符的参数的段对象进行响应。 作为响应，被叫分段对象识别其中包含所请求类型的控制演奏数据的轨道对象之一，并将演奏数据从所识别的轨道对象返回给分段管理器。

公开(公告)号：US06469240B2

公开(公告)日：2002-10-22

申请号：US09827550

申请日：2001-04-05

申请人： François Pachet ,  Olivier Delerue

发明人： François Pachet ,  Olivier Delerue

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H1/40 ,  G10H2210/071

摘要： The invention relates to a method of extracting a representation of its rhythmic structure, from a given signal. The representation is designed to yield a similarity relation between item titles. There is thus provided a method of extracting the numeric representation of a rhythmic structure for a given item of audio signal, from a database including percussive sounds in an audio signal, comprising the steps of: a) defining said rhythmic structure as a superposition of time series, each of said time series representing a temporal contribution for one of said percussive sounds in an audio signal; b) processing said input signal through a spectral analysis technique, so as to select said rhythmic information contained in said input signal; c) constructing said numeric representation of a rhythmic structure of said input signal by combining a plurality of initial time series; and d) reducing said rhythmic information contained in said plurality of time series by analyzing correlations products thereof, thereby extracting a reduced rhythmic information for an item of audio signal. The method may be combined with the step of e) effecting a distance measure between the items of audio signal on the basis of said reduced rhythmic information, whereby an item of audio signal having similar rhythm is selected.

摘要翻译： 本发明涉及从给定信号中提取其节奏结构的表示的方法。 该表示被设计为产生项目标题之间的相似关系。 因此，提供了一种从包括音频信号中的冲击声音的数据库中提取用于给定项目的音频信号的节奏结构的数字表示的方法，包括以下步骤：a）将所述节奏结构定义为时间的叠加 所述时间序列中的每一个表示音频信号中的所述撞击声之一的时间贡献; b）通过频谱分析技术处理所述输入信号，以便选择包含在所述输入信号中的所述节奏信息; c）通过组合多个初始时间序列来构建所述输入信号的节奏结构的所述数字表示; 以及d）通过分析所述多个时间序列中的相关产物来减少包含在所述多个时间序列中的所述节奏信息，从而提取用于音频信号项的减少的节奏信息。 该方法可以与以下步骤组合：e）基于所述减少的节奏信息来实现音频信号项之间的距离测量，由此选择具有相似节奏的音频信号项。

公开(公告)号：US06417439B2

公开(公告)日：2002-07-09

申请号：US09754520

申请日：2001-01-04

申请人： Haruki Uehara ,  Shinya Koseki

发明人： Haruki Uehara ,  Shinya Koseki

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/0008 ,  G10H3/125 ,  G10H2240/325

摘要： An electronic synchronizer stores MIDI music data codes in a principal melody track and other MIDI music data codes in an external control track, and compares music data codes representative of depressed keys with the MIDI music data codes in the principal melody track to see whether or not the keys are timely depressed for producing the principal melody for reading out the other MIDI music data codes in the external control track in synchronism with the fingering, wherein the MIDI music data codes in the external control track are converted to instructions for an audio-visual system so that the electronic synchronizer achieves the synchronization between the fingering and the audio-visual system on the basis of the MIDI music data codes.

摘要翻译： 电子同步器将MIDI音乐数据代码存储在外部控制轨道中的主旋律轨道和其他MIDI音乐数据代码中，并将代表按下的键的音乐数据代码与主旋律轨道中的MIDI音乐数据代码进行比较，以查看是否 按键被及时压制，用于产生用于与外部控制轨迹同步地读出外部控制轨道中的其他MIDI音乐数据代码的主旋律，其中将外部控制轨道中的MIDI音乐数据代码转换成用于视听的指令 系统，使得电子同步器基于MIDI音乐数据代码实现指法和视听系统之间的同步。

公开(公告)号：US06353174B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09459737

申请日：1999-12-10

申请人： Dan Schmidt ,  Jonathon Bell ,  Eran Egozy ,  Michael James ,  Greg LoPiccolo ,  Alexander Rigopulos

发明人： Dan Schmidt ,  Jonathon Bell ,  Eran Egozy ,  Michael James ,  Greg LoPiccolo ,  Alexander Rigopulos

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H1/0058 ,  G10H2210/391 ,  G10H2240/056 ,  G10H2240/175 ,  G10H2240/305 ,  H04L29/06 ,  H04L67/10 ,  H04L67/12 ,  H04L69/329

摘要： Described are a system and method for achieving near real-time musical collaboration by a group of users using computers connected by a network. Each computer system plays a stream of musical data to each user. The musical data stream played to each user corresponds to the musical collaboration produced by the users. The playing of the musical data streams is staggered such that each user is located at a different time in the musical collaboration than every other user. This staggering separates any two users by a temporal offset that exceeds the maximum time required to transmit musical data from one user to another user over the network. Each user is allowed to modify the portion of the musical data stream that is currently being played to that user. Such musical data modifications are transmitted to other users over the network to become incorporated into the musical data streams played to those other users. Because the musical data streams are staggered by a temporal offset that exceeds the maximum latency of the network, those other users to receive the musical data modifications with sufficient time to incorporate them into the locally played musical data streams.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种用于使用由网络连接的计算机的一组用户实现近实时音乐协作的系统和方法。 每个计算机系统向每个用户播放音乐数据流。 播放给每个用户的音乐数据流对应于用户产生的音乐协作。 音乐数据流的播放是交错的，使得每个用户位于音乐协作中的不同时间，而不是每个其他用户。 这种惊人的分离任何两个用户的时间偏移超过了通过网络将音乐数据从一个用户传输到另一个用户所需的最大时间。 允许每个用户将当前正在播放的音乐数据流的部分修改到该用户。 这样的音乐数据修改通过网络发送到其他用户，以便并入到播放给那些其他用户的音乐数据流中。 由于音乐数据流由超过网络的最大等待时间的时间偏移量交错，所以其他用户接收音乐数据的足够时间进行修改以将它们并入本地播放的音乐数据流中。

公开(公告)号：US06353170B1

公开(公告)日：2002-03-05

申请号：US09763906

申请日：2001-04-26

申请人： Adriana Eyzaguirre ,  Ole Ivanoff

发明人： Adriana Eyzaguirre ,  Ole Ivanoff

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2210/101 ,  G10H2220/106

摘要： A method and system are provided that allows a user to interactively compose music and create a video of an animated character that dances to the rhythm and beat of the composed music. To compose music, the user interactively selects and arranges a plurality of music samples for a plurality of instruments. Music samples are independent pieces of music that can be seamlessly looped to compose the musical work. A harmonizer program allows the user to hammonize the music samples that play simultaneously, thereby allowing the user to compose a music piece without knowledge or experience in musical theory or training. The user creates a video of an animated character that dances to the rhythm and beat of the music using an animation program. The animation program provides the user with a plurality of video clips from which the user can select and arrange to create the video. Once completed, the user can play, edit, and save the composed music and the video.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种方法和系统，其允许用户交互地组合音乐并创建动画角色的视频，该动画角色跳舞到合成音乐的节奏和节拍。 为了组合音乐，用户交互地选择和排列多个乐器的多个音乐样本。 音乐样本是独立的音乐片段，可以无缝循环，以构成音乐作品。 协调程序允许用户对同时播放的音乐样本进行骚扰，从而允许用户组成一个没有音乐理论或训练方面的知识或经验的音乐片段。 用户使用动画程序创建一个动画角色的视频，该动画角色使用舞蹈节奏和节奏。 动画程序向用户提供多个视频剪辑，用户可以从中选择并安排创建视频。 一旦完成，用户可以播放，编辑和保存合成的音乐和视频。

公开(公告)号：US06342665B1

公开(公告)日：2002-01-29

申请号：US09503254

申请日：2000-02-14

申请人： Katsunori Okita ,  Tadasu Kitae ,  Masato Nagatomi ,  Naonobu Kaneiso ,  Toru Takeda ,  Motoki Toyama

发明人： Katsunori Okita ,  Tadasu Kitae ,  Masato Nagatomi ,  Naonobu Kaneiso ,  Toru Takeda ,  Motoki Toyama

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： A63F13/814 ,  A63F13/005 ,  A63F13/12 ,  A63F2300/404 ,  A63F2300/408 ,  A63F2300/8047

摘要： A drum rhythm game apparatus and a guitar rhythm game apparatus each includes a staging operating unit. Playing progression information, which includes sector numbers, is transferred between the drum rhythm game apparatus and the guitar rhythm game apparatus, thereby enabling staging operation to be implemented from each of the staging operating units while synchronizing the visual staging instructions provided to players of the game for the background music piece to be played at both the drum rhythm game apparatus and the guitar rhythm game apparatus. This allows the game to be played in a state closer to reality in which multiple players each have staging operating units as different instrument, such as with an actual band, making the game more enjoyable.

摘要翻译： 滚筒节奏游戏装置和吉他节奏游戏装置各自包括分段操作单元。 在鼓节奏游戏装置和吉他节奏游戏装置之间传送包括扇区编号的进度信息，从而使得能够从每个登台操作单元执行登台操作，同时同步提供给游戏者的视觉分级指令 用于在鼓节奏游戏装置和吉他节奏游戏装置两者上播放的背景音乐片段。 这允许游戏在更接近现实的状态下玩，其中多个玩家每个具有作为不同乐器的演奏操作单元，例如具有实际乐队，使游戏更愉快。

公开(公告)号：US06313390B1

公开(公告)日：2001-11-06

申请号：US09646145

申请日：2000-09-13

申请人： Pieter Willem Adriaans ,  Maarten Van Den Dungen

发明人： Pieter Willem Adriaans ,  Maarten Van Den Dungen

IPC分类号： G10H700

CPC分类号： G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/0025 ,  G10H2210/111 ,  G10H2210/145

摘要： Method for fast (real-time) storage and retrieval of digital code sequences, each representing one or more predetermined features of a musical note, a fraction of a musical note, or group of musical notes and a system that implements this method, with the aim to automatically control electronic musical devices and thereby to avoid or alleviate certain problems associated with the prior art. Storage and retrieval will increase rapidity and efficiency even more by pre-selecting on the basis of related data or by using statistical information.

摘要翻译： 用于快速（实时）存储和检索数字代码序列的方法，每个代码序列代表音符的一个或多个预定特征，音符的一小部分或音符组，以及实现该方法的系统，其中 旨在自动控制电子音乐设备，从而避免或减轻与现有技术相关的某些问题。 存储和检索通过在相关数据的基础上预先选择或通过使用统计信息来提高速度和效率。