公开(公告)号：US08759657B2

公开(公告)日：2014-06-24

申请号：US12358030

申请日：2009-01-22

申请人： Prajakt Kulkarni ,  Suresh Devalapalli

发明人： Prajakt Kulkarni ,  Suresh Devalapalli

IPC分类号： G10H1/36

CPC分类号： G10H1/0075 ,  G10H7/02 ,  G10H2240/021 ,  G10H2240/145

摘要： A method for providing variable root note support in an audio player is described. A file with Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) data and a set of user defined instruments is received. A metric is determined using a user defined root note in the user defined instruments, a key number for a MIDI note in the MIDI data, and a player specific root note. The key number is adjusted based on the metric.

摘要翻译： 描述了在音频播放器中提供可变根音支持的方法。 收到带有乐器数字接口（MIDI）数据和一组用户定义乐器的文件。 使用用户定义的乐器中的用户定义的根音来确定度量，MIDI数据中的MIDI音符的键号和播放器的特定根音。 密钥号码根据度量进行调整。

公开(公告)号：US08697978B2

公开(公告)日：2014-04-15

申请号：US12358037

申请日：2009-01-22

申请人： Prajakt Kulkarni ,  Suresh Devalapalli

发明人： Prajakt Kulkarni ,  Suresh Devalapalli

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0075 ,  G10H1/18 ,  G10H2240/021 ,  G10H2240/145

摘要： 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.

摘要翻译： 描述了一种在音频播放器中提供多区域乐器支持的方法。 接收一组用户定义的乐器和一组MIDI数据。 识别用户定义仪器组中的至少一个多区域仪器。 多区域仪器中的每个区域被映射到具有与该区域相同参数的单个区域仪器。 每个单个区域仪器都会分配一个新的仪器编号。 MIDI数据根据映射和分配进行修改。

公开(公告)号：US20120234158A1

公开(公告)日：2012-09-20

申请号：US13418236

申请日：2012-03-12

申请人： Yaozhu Paul Chan ,  Minghui Dong ,  Ling Cen ,  Siu Wa Lee

发明人： Yaozhu Paul Chan ,  Minghui Dong ,  Ling Cen ,  Siu Wa Lee

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10L13/0335 ,  G10H1/0075 ,  G10H1/366 ,  G10H2210/066 ,  G10H2210/251 ,  G10L25/90

摘要： A harmony synthesizer is described for harmonizing vocal signals. The harmony synthesizer performing a method comprising receiving an input vocal signal; identifying a pitch trace of the vocal signal; aligning the harmonization interval vector(s) to the pitch trace of the vocal input signal to form an aligned harmonization pitch trace; and synthesizing harmonization vocals according to the aligned harmonization pitch trace.

摘要翻译： 描述和声合成器用于协调声带信号。 和谐合成器执行包括接收输入声音信号的方法; 识别声音信号的音调轨迹; 将谐波间隔矢量对准声乐输入信号的音调轨迹以形成对准的谐波音调轨迹; 并根据对齐的协调音调轨迹合成协调声乐。

公开(公告)号：US07915514B1

公开(公告)日：2011-03-29

申请号：US12016202

申请日：2008-01-17

申请人： Yuval Shrem ,  Amit Itzkovich

发明人： Yuval Shrem ,  Amit Itzkovich

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H7/008 ,  G10H1/0075 ,  G10H1/02 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H2210/095 ,  G10H2210/181 ,  G10H2210/195 ,  G10H2210/201 ,  G10H2230/221 ,  G10H2250/035

摘要： An advanced MIDI/audio processing system with virtual key-switches. The virtual key-switches are mapped to different musical concepts. As a user presses a key-switch in real time with the playing of musical notes, the musical concept mapped to the key-switch that was pressed is applied. The instrument then switches to a new playing state based on the particular musical concept that was applied. Furthermore, the system is configured to provide a smooth transition between dynamic levels when applying crescendo or diminuendo effects via a modulation wheel. The system also configured to provide enhanced cycling of alternate samples by providing an individual alternate cycle for each note of each articulation in each dynamic level. Furthermore, the system is configured to allow a user to store and recall specific cycle positions, and override an existing cycle to choose a specific alternate sample for a specific note.

摘要翻译： 具有虚拟键盘开关的高级MIDI /音频处理系统。 虚拟键开关被映射到不同的音乐概念。 用户通过播放音符实时按下键盘开关，应用映射到被按下的按键开关的音乐概念。 然后，乐器根据所应用的特定音乐概念切换到新的播放状态。 此外，该系统被配置为在通过调制轮施加渐强或微弱效应时在动态水平之间提供平滑过渡。 该系统还被配置为通过为每个动态级别中的每个关节的每个音符提供单独的替代周期来提供替代样本的增强的循环。 此外，该系统被配置为允许用户存储和调用特定的周期位置，并且覆盖现有周期以针对特定音符选择特定的替代样本。

公开(公告)号：US07348482B2

公开(公告)日：2008-03-25

申请号：US10052838

申请日：2002-01-17

申请人： Jun Ishii ,  Takashi Tamaki

发明人： Jun Ishii ,  Takashi Tamaki

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0075 ,  G10H7/02

摘要： A nibble stream containing MIDI music data words and synchronous nibbles and an external audio signal are selectively converted to an audio-frequency signal, which in turn is converted to a set of PCM codes for storing it in a compact disc; and the audio frequency signal, which is demodulated from the PCM data codes, is analyzed to see which is the origin of the audio frequency signal on the basis of the signal level and what sort of modulation technique was employed on the basis of features of the audio frequency signal such as peak-to-peak intervals and similarity to reference waveforms so that the nibble stream or the external audio signal is exactly reproduced from the audio frequency signal.

摘要翻译： 包含MIDI音乐数据字和同步半字节和外部音频信号的半字节流被选择性地转换为音频信号，音频信号又转换成一组PCM码，用于将其存储在光盘中; 并且从PCM数据码解调的音频信号被分析，以基于信号电平来查看哪个是音频信号的原点，并且基于什么样的调制技术 诸如峰 - 峰间隔的音频信号和与参考波形的相似性，使得半字节流或外部音频信号从音频信号精确地再现。

公开(公告)号：US20070074622A1

公开(公告)日：2007-04-05

申请号：US11241240

申请日：2005-09-30

申请人： David Honeywell

发明人： David Honeywell

IPC分类号： G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/46 ,  G10H1/0075 ,  G10H2210/031 ,  G10H2210/086 ,  G10H2240/031 ,  G10H2240/061

摘要： An apparatus and method of controlling note velocity within an electronically controlled player piano in response to the analog characteristics (level, strength, amplitude, etc.) of a received audio signal encoded with a MIDI (or similar) note stream. The invention allows conventional audio playback devices to be utilized as a source for MIDI information which drives the actuation of the keys of the player piano.

摘要翻译： 响应于用MIDI（或类似）音符流编码的接收音频信号的模拟特性（电平，强度，振幅等），控制电子控制演奏器钢琴内的音符速度的装置和方法。 本发明允许传统的音频播放设备被用作驱动玩家钢琴的键的致动的MIDI信息的源。

公开(公告)号：US20030131719A1

公开(公告)日：2003-07-17

申请号：US10340998

申请日：2003-01-13

申请人： YAMAHA CORPORATION

发明人： Akemi Kubita

IPC分类号： G10H001/18 ,  G10H007/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0075

摘要： There is provided an electronic musical apparatus that is capable of providing listenable performance by using data reflecting the intention of the user among usable data, as well as a program for electronic music. A tone generator device is capable of sounding musical tones based on data representing preset musical tone control information or user musical tone control information. When data representing musical tone control information that is inputted is data representing user musical tone control information incapable of being sounded by a tone generator circuit and the data representing the user musical tone control information includes data representing original preset musical tone control information as a basis of the user musical tone control information, a CPU sends the data representing the original preset musical tone control information as an alternative to the data representing the user musical tone control information to the tone generator circuit and causes the tone generator circuit to sound musical tones based on the original preset musical tone control information.

摘要翻译： 提供了一种电子乐器，其能够通过使用反映用户可用数据的意图的数据以及用于电子音乐的程序来提供可听的性能。 音调发生器装置能够基于表示预设的乐音控制信息或用户乐音控制信息的数据来发出乐音。 当表示输入的乐音控制信息的数据是表示不能由音调发生器电路发声的用户乐音控制信息的数据，并且表示用户乐音控制信息的数据包括表示原始预设乐音控制信息的数据，作为 用户乐音控制信息，CPU将表示原始预设乐音控制信息的数据作为代表用户乐音控制信息的数据的替代方式发送到乐音发生器电路，并使乐音发生器电路基于 原来预设的乐音控制信息。

公开(公告)号：US06274799B1

公开(公告)日：2001-08-14

申请号：US09665507

申请日：2000-09-19

申请人： Masahiro Shimizu

发明人： Masahiro Shimizu

IPC分类号： G10H106

CPC分类号： G10H1/0075 ,  G10H1/24 ,  G10H7/02

摘要： A storage medium stores a mapping file defining a set of timbres and mapping a plurality of waveforms to the set of timbres according to performance information. The mapping file is composed of a set of information blocks corresponding to the set of the timbres. The information block contains specification information for specifying waveforms associated to the corresponding timbre, and selection information for selecting one or more of the specified waveforms according to the performance information to thereby map the selected waveform to the timbre. The storage medium stores a first mapping file defining a first set of timbres and containing a plurality of waveforms originally mapped to the first set of timbres, and a second mapping file defining a second set of timbres and containing attribute information for linking the second mapping file to the first mapping file to enable mapping of the waveforms contained in the first mapping file to the second set of the timbres, such that the second mapping file may involve an information block containing specification information for specifying waveforms contained in the first mapping file.

摘要翻译： 存储介质存储定义一组音色的映射文件，并根据演奏信息将多个波形映射到该组音色。 映射文件由与该组音色相对应的一组信息块组成。 信息块包含用于指定与对应音色相关联的波形的指定信息，以及用于根据演奏信息选择一个或多个指定波形的选择信息，从而将所选择的波形映射到音色。 存储介质存储定义第一组音色并包含最初映射到第一组音色的多个波形的第一映射文件，以及定义第二组音色并包含用于链接第二映射文件的属性信息的第二映射文件 到第一映射文件以使包含在第一映射文件中的波形能够映射到第二组音色，使得第二映射文件可以涉及包含用于指定包含在第一映射文件中的波形的指定信息的信息块。

公开(公告)号：US5619003A

公开(公告)日：1997-04-08

申请号：US597340

申请日：1996-02-06

申请人： Jimmy C. Hotz

发明人： Jimmy C. Hotz

IPC分类号： G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/055 ,  G10H1/20 ,  G10H1/44 ,  G10H7/00 ,  G10H1/053 ,  G10H1/18 ,  G10H1/38

CPC分类号： G10H1/0075 ,  G10H1/0558 ,  G10H1/20 ,  G10H1/44 ,  G10H7/002 ,  G10H2240/311 ,  Y10S84/22

摘要： An electronic musical instrument having keys that include a first set of keys for generating program commands in real time such as chord and scale selections in response to being depressed, and a second set of keys for generating input device signals in response to being played. The electronic musical instrument also has a memory adapted to store a plurality of translation tables. The translation tables being adapted to translate the input device signals received from the second set of keys into corresponding control signals. A translator to the input device signals, the translation tables, and the program commands generating control signals which are used by an electronic signal generator. The electronic musical interface also includes an interface for providing access between the translator and at least one external device.

摘要翻译： 一种具有键的电子乐器，包括用于响应于被按下而实时地产生编程命令的第一组键，例如响应于被按下的和弦和音阶选择，以及第二组键，用于响应于被播放而产生输入装置信号。 电子乐器还具有适于存储多个翻译台的存储器。 翻译表适于将从第二组键接收的输入装置信号转换成相应的控制信号。 输入装置的转换器信号，转换表和产生由电子信号发生器使用的控制信号的程序命令。 电子音乐界面还包括用于在翻译器和至少一个外部设备之间提供访问的接口。

公开(公告)号：US20110143837A1

公开(公告)日：2011-06-16

申请号：US12932275

申请日：2011-02-22

申请人： Gerald Henry Riopelle

发明人： Gerald Henry Riopelle

IPC分类号： A63F9/24

CPC分类号： A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/20 ,  A63F13/213 ,  A63F13/40 ,  A63F13/814 ,  A63F13/98 ,  A63F2300/1087 ,  A63F2300/207 ,  A63F2300/6081 ,  A63F2300/8047 ,  G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/0075 ,  G10H1/20 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H2210/371 ,  G10H2220/135 ,  G10H2220/305 ,  G10H2220/411 ,  G10H2220/415 ,  G10H2220/421 ,  G10H2220/425 ,  G10H2230/015 ,  G10H2240/061 ,  G10H2240/211 ,  G10H2240/255 ,  G10H2240/285 ,  G10H2240/321 ,  G10H2240/325 ,  G10H2250/435

摘要： A multi-media entertainment device enabling a user to control sound/audio elements of a music or sound program while video, such as a musical performance, is displayed and which is correlated to the played sound elements. The user interacts with triggers such as laser beams that can be interrupted by a player's fingers to play music, such as particular instruments of a soundtrack. For instance, a music video or concert has a video track and a sound track. The video track is displayed, and the user controls the audio play of the sound track by interrupting the beams, each beam associated with a different instrument. This allows the user to play the multimedia device along with a displayed video performance, in unison or synchronization with one or more musicians displayed on a display, such as a TV, monitor or video projection system. The user's play may be scored as a function of the user's accuracy of engaging the triggers in time unison with the displayed video image. For instance, a user can strum a trigger associated with a guitar program in unison with a guitarist on the display. The music created by the user interacting with multiple triggers is sympathetic and always synchronized to the video performance. If the user misses the timing of a note, the sound is not played. In another version, a video program such as that associated with a video game is displayed, and the user interacts by playing the triggers controlling sound elements associated with the displayed video game.

摘要翻译： 一种多媒体娱乐装置，其能够使用户在显示例如音乐表演的视频时控制音乐或声音节目的音频/音频元素，并且与所播放的声音元素相关。 用户与诸如激光束之类的触发器相互作用，该激光束可被玩家的手指中断以播放音乐，例如音轨的特定乐器。 例如，音乐视频或音乐会具有视频轨道和声轨。 显示视频轨道，并且用户通过中断波束来控制声音的音频播放，每个波束与不同的乐器相关联。 这允许用户与显示在诸如TV，监视器或视频投影系统的显示器上显示的一个或多个音乐家一致或同步地播放多媒体设备以及显示的视频性能。 用户的播放可以根据用户与显示的视频图像及时触发触发器的准确性进行评分。 例如，用户可以与显示器上的吉他手一致地弹起与吉他程序相关联的触发器。 用户与多个触发器交互创建的音乐是同情的，并始终与视频演奏同步。 如果用户错过了音符的时间，则不播放声音。 在另一版本中，显示诸如与视频游戏相关联的视频节目，并且用户通过播放控制与所显示的视频游戏相关联的声音元素的触发来进行交互。