SOCIAL MUSIC SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CONTINUOUS, REAL-TIME PITCH CORRECTION OF VOCAL PERFORMANCE AND DRY VOCAL CAPTURE FOR SUBSEQUENT RE-RENDERING BASED ON SELECTIVELY APPLICABLE VOCAL EFFECT(S) SCHEDULE(S)
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    SOCIAL MUSIC SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH CONTINUOUS, REAL-TIME PITCH CORRECTION OF VOCAL PERFORMANCE AND DRY VOCAL CAPTURE FOR SUBSEQUENT RE-RENDERING BASED ON SELECTIVELY APPLICABLE VOCAL EFFECT(S) SCHEDULE(S) 有权
    社会音乐系统和方法,连续地实时调整基于适用视频效果(S)的视频再现渲染的视频性能和干晰视频采集(S)

    公开(公告)号:US20140039883A1

    公开(公告)日:2014-02-06

    申请号:US13960564

    申请日:2013-08-06

    Applicant: Smule, Inc.

    Abstract: Vocal musical performances may be captured and, in some cases or embodiments, pitch-corrected and/or processed in accord with a user selectable vocal effects schedule 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 the mobile device in accord with pitch correction settings. Vocal effects schedules may also be selectively applied to such performances. In these ways, even amateur user/performers with imperfect pitch are encouraged to take a shot at “stardom” and/or take part in a game play, social network or vocal achievement application architecture that facilitates musical collaboration on a global scale and/or, in some cases or embodiments, to initiate revenue generating in-application transactions.

    Abstract translation: 可以捕获声乐表演,并且在一些情况或实施例中,根据用户可选择的声音效果调度进行音调校正和/或处理,以便以创建令人信服的用户体验的方式与后退轨道进行混合和呈现。 在某些情况下,个人用户的声乐表演在卡拉OK式表现的歌词的背景下被捕获在移动设备上,与对应于背景音轨的可听效果相对应。 可以根据音调校正设置在移动设备上实时地对这些演奏进行音调校正。 声音效果计划也可以选择性地应用于这种表演。 通过这些方式,甚至鼓励具有不完美音调的业余用户/表演者在“stardom”和/或参与游戏,社交网络或声乐成就应用程序架构中,促进全球范围内的音乐协作和/或 在某些情况或实施例中,用于启动生成应用程序内交易的收入。

    Audiovisual collaboration system and method with seed/join mechanic

    公开(公告)号:US11972748B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-04-30

    申请号:US17651055

    申请日:2022-02-14

    Applicant: SMULE, INC.

    Abstract: User interface techniques provide user vocalists with mechanisms for seeding subsequent performances by other users (e.g., joiners). A seed may be a full-length seed spanning much or all of a pre-existing audio (or audiovisual) work and mixing, to seed further contributions of one or more joiners, a user's captured media content for at least some portions of the audio (or audiovisual) work. A short seed may span less than all (and in some cases, much less than all) of the audio (or audiovisual) work. For example, a verse, chorus, refrain, hook or other limited “chunk” of an audio (or audiovisual) work may constitute a seed. A seeding user's call invites other users to join the full-length or short-form seed by singing along, singing a particular vocal part or musical section, singing harmony or other duet part, rapping, talking, clapping, recording video, adding a video clip from camera roll, etc. The resulting group performance, whether full-length or just a chunk, may be posted, livestreamed, or otherwise disseminated in a social network.

    Crowd-sourced technique for pitch track generation

    公开(公告)号:US11900904B2

    公开(公告)日:2024-02-13

    申请号:US17651022

    申请日:2022-02-14

    Applicant: SMULE, INC.

    Abstract: Digital signal processing and machine learning techniques can be employed in a vocal capture and performance social network to computationally generate vocal pitch tracks from a collection of vocal performances captured against a common temporal baseline such as a backing track or an original performance by a popularizing artist. In this way, crowd-sourced pitch tracks may be generated and distributed for use in subsequent karaoke-style vocal audio captures or other applications. Large numbers of performances of a song can be used to generate a pitch track. Computationally determined pitch trackings from individual audio signal encodings of the crowd-sourced vocal performance set are aggregated and processed as an observation sequence of a trained Hidden Markov Model (HMM) or other statistical model to produce an output pitch track.

    AUDIOVISUAL COLLABORATION SYSTEM AND METHOD WITH SEED/JOIN MECHANIC

    公开(公告)号:US20230005462A1

    公开(公告)日:2023-01-05

    申请号:US17651055

    申请日:2022-02-14

    Applicant: SMULE, INC.

    Abstract: User interface techniques provide user vocalists with mechanisms for seeding subsequent performances by other users (e.g., joiners). A seed may be a full-length seed spanning much or all of a pre-existing audio (or audiovisual) work and mixing, to seed further contributions of one or more joiners, a user's captured media content for at least some portions of the audio (or audiovisual) work. A short seed may span less than all (and in some cases, much less than all) of the audio (or audiovisual) work. For example, a verse, chorus, refrain, hook or other limited “chunk” of an audio (or audiovisual) work may constitute a seed. A seeding user's call invites other users to join the full-length or short-form seed by singing along, singing a particular vocal part or musical section, singing harmony or other duet part, rapping, talking, clapping, recording video, adding a video clip from camera roll, etc. The resulting group performance, whether full-length or just a chunk, may be posted, livestreamed, or otherwise disseminated in a social network.

    Automated generation of coordinated audiovisual work based on content captured geographically distributed performers

    公开(公告)号:US11158296B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-10-26

    申请号:US16574971

    申请日:2019-09-18

    Applicant: SMULE, INC.

    Abstract: Vocal audio of a user together with performance synchronized video is captured and coordinated with audiovisual contributions of other users to form composite duet-style or glee club-style or window-paned music video-style audiovisual performances. In some cases, the vocal performances of individual users are captured (together with performance synchronized video) on mobile devices, television-type display and/or set-top box equipment in the context of karaoke-style presentations of lyrics in correspondence with audible renderings of a backing track. Contributions of multiple vocalists are coordinated and mixed in a manner that selects for presentation, at any given time along a given performance timeline, performance synchronized video of one or more of the contributors. Selections are in accord with a visual progression that codes a sequence of visual layouts in correspondence with other coded aspects of a performance score such as pitch tracks, backing audio, lyrics, sections and/or vocal parts.

    Non-linear media segment capture and edit platform

    公开(公告)号:US10943574B2

    公开(公告)日:2021-03-09

    申请号:US16418659

    申请日:2019-05-21

    Applicant: SMULE, INC.

    Abstract: User interface techniques provide user vocalists with mechanisms for forward and backward traversal of audiovisual content, including pitch cues, waveform- or envelope-type performance timelines, lyrics and/or other temporally-synchronized content at record-time, during edits, and/or in playback. Recapture of selected performance portions, coordination of group parts, and overdubbing may all be facilitated. Direct scrolling to arbitrary points in the performance timeline, lyrics, pitch cues and other temporally-synchronized content allows user to conveniently move through a capture or audiovisual edit session. In some cases, a user vocalist may be guided through the performance timeline, lyrics, pitch cues and other temporally-synchronized content in correspondence with group part information such as in a guided short-form capture for a duet. A scrubber allows user vocalists to conveniently move forward and backward through the temporally-synchronized content.

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