公开(公告)号：US09633641B2

公开(公告)日：2017-04-25

申请号：US14895499

申请日：2014-06-04

申请人： Berggram Development Oy

发明人： Jussi Bergman

IPC分类号： G10H1/38 ,  G06F3/0488 ,  G06F3/041

CPC分类号： G10H1/383 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G06F3/04886 ,  G10H1/38 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2210/066 ,  G10H2210/571 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2220/106 ,  G10H2220/241 ,  G10H2220/251 ,  G10H2230/015

摘要： Improvisation or playing along with a musical group or with a song is enjoyable to people and musicians of all ability levels. However, it is easy to play notes which do not harmonize with other notes and pitches which are being played. Provided herein is a method, computer program product and electronic device for assigning a set of pitches to a plurality of cells of an electronic device having a touch screen input device. The method may include the steps of obtaining an input chord, disassembling the chord into at least one base note and a plurality of individual voices, arranging a predetermined number of voices of the chord according to at least one predefined rule, and assigning at least one set of pitches to a plurality of cells of an electronic device, said set of pitches corresponding to the base note and arranged predetermined number of voices of the chord. The present method allows a musician to freely play along without the possibility of playing an errant note as the user does not control the actual pitch associated with the cells being indicated by a user on the touch screen.

公开(公告)号：US09576566B2

公开(公告)日：2017-02-21

申请号：US13280648

申请日：2011-10-25

申请人： David Senften

发明人： David Senften

IPC分类号： G10H3/00 ,  G10H1/38 ,  G10H1/34

CPC分类号： G10H1/386 ,  G10H1/342 ,  G10H2230/085

摘要： An electronic bass musical instrument that has the appearance, character and ambiance of a traditional washtub bass where the sounds of the bass are produced electronically by manually pressing an electrically conductive string extending along a neck of the bass against selected electrically conductive contacts arranged at spaced positions along the neck thus sending signals to an electronic control circuit of the instrument, whereby the sounds of the bass are produced electronically, providing vastly improved tonal quality and pitch accuracy to the sounds produced.

摘要翻译： 一种电子低音乐器，其具有传统的低音低音的外观，特征和氛围，其中低音的声音通过手动按压沿着低音颈部延伸的导电弦而针对布置在间隔位置处的选定导电触点 沿着颈部发送信号到仪器的电子控制电路，由此低音的声音以电子方式产生，为所产生的声音提供极大改进的音调质量和音高精度。

公开(公告)号：US20160365077A1

公开(公告)日：2016-12-15

申请号：US15121079

申请日：2015-03-20

申请人： BERGGRAM DEVELOPMENT OY

发明人： Jussi Bergman

IPC分类号： G10H1/38

CPC分类号： G10H1/38 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2210/576

摘要： Conventionally, an electronic musical user input, such as an electronic keyboard has pre-programmed pitches associated with each key. These pre-programmed pitches correspond to the pitches from their acoustic counterparts. While some methods do exist of remapping the keys in such a way that a user cannot make a so called ‘bad’ sound by playing a wrong 5 not, there is little freedom in the selection of the ‘good’ notes. Therefore, there is herein provided a method of adjusting the complexity of a chord which therein determines the actual set of pitches which can be assigned to a user input device in order to increase the flexibility of remapping systems.

摘要翻译： 通常，诸如电子键盘的电子音乐用户输入具有与每个键相关联的预编程间距。 这些预先编程的间距对应于来自其声学对应物的间距。 虽然存在一些方法来重新映射键，使得用户不能通过玩错误5而不能产生所谓的“坏”声音，但是在选择“好”音符时几乎没有自由。 因此，本文提供了一种调整和弦的复杂度的方法，其中确定了可以分配给用户输入设备的实际音高集合，以便增加重新映射系统的灵活性。

公开(公告)号：US09196234B2

公开(公告)日：2015-11-24

申请号：US13856880

申请日：2013-04-04

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Alexander Harry Little ,  Eli T. Manjarrez

IPC分类号： G10H1/38 ,  G10H1/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/0008 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2220/106

摘要： A user interface for a virtual musical instrument presents a number of chord touch regions, each corresponding to a chord of a diatonic key. Within each chord region a number of touch zones are provided, including treble clef zones and bass clef zones. Each treble clef touch zone within a region will sound a different chord voicing. Each bass clef touch zone will sound a bass note of the chord. Other user interactions can modify or mute the chords, and vary the bass notes being played together with the chords. A set of related chords and/or a set of rhythmic patterns can be generated based on a selected instrument and a selected style of music.

摘要翻译： 用于虚拟乐器的用户界面呈现多个和弦触摸区域，每个和弦触摸区域对应于全同音键的和弦。 在每个和弦区域内，提供了多个触摸区域，包括高音谱区和低音谱区。 一个区域内的每个高音谱号触摸区域都会发出不同的和弦声音。 每个低音谱号触摸区域都会发出和弦的低音音符。 其他用户交互可以修改或静音和弦，并改变与和弦一起播放的低音音符。 可以基于所选择的乐器和选定的音乐风格来生成一组相关和弦和/或一组节奏模式。

公开(公告)号：US09129584B2

公开(公告)日：2015-09-08

申请号：US13787734

申请日：2013-03-06

申请人： Apple Inc.

发明人： Alec H. Little ,  Eli T. Manjarrez

IPC分类号： A63H5/00 ,  G10H1/00 ,  G10H1/38 ,  G10H7/00 ,  G06F3/01 ,  G10H1/057 ,  G10H1/02 ,  G10H1/28

CPC分类号： G10H7/00 ,  G06F3/011 ,  G06F3/017 ,  G06F3/041 ,  G10H1/0008 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/02 ,  G10H1/0575 ,  G10H1/28 ,  G10H1/34 ,  G10H1/38 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H7/008 ,  G10H2210/095 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2220/106 ,  G10H2220/201 ,  G10H2220/241 ,  G10H2230/015 ,  G10H2230/021

摘要： A user interface implemented on a touch-sensitive display for a virtual musical instrument comprising a plurality of chord touch regions configured in a predetermined sequence, each chord touch region corresponding to a chord in a musical key and being divided into a plurality of separate touch zones, the plurality of chord touch regions defining a predetermined set of chords, where each of the plurality of separate touch zones in each region is associated with one or more preselected MIDI files stored in a computer-readable medium. In some embodiments, the touch zones are configured to provide different harmonic configurations of a base chord associated with the chord touch region. Some harmonic configurations provide progressively wider harmonic ranges across each adjacent touch zone. Other harmonic configurations can provide chords with a progressively higher relative pitch across each adjacent touch zone.

摘要翻译： 一种在用于虚拟乐器的触敏显示器上实现的用户接口，包括以预定顺序配置的多个和弦触摸区域，每个和弦触摸区域对应于音乐键中的和弦，并被分成多个单独的触摸区域 多个和弦触摸区域限定预定的和弦集合，其中每个区域中的多个分开的触摸区域中的每一个与存储在计算机可读介质中的一个或多个预先选择的MIDI文件相关联。 在一些实施例中，触摸区域被配置为提供与和弦触摸区域相关联的基本弦的不同谐波配置。 一些谐波配置在每个相邻触摸区域提供逐渐更宽的谐波范围。 其他谐波配置可以在每个相邻触摸区域上提供逐渐更高的相对间距的和弦。

公开(公告)号：US09105260B1

公开(公告)日：2015-08-11

申请号：US14254489

申请日：2014-04-16

申请人： APPLE INC.

发明人： Jan-Hinnerk Helms ,  Markus Sapp ,  Thomas Sauer

IPC分类号： G10H1/28 ,  G10H1/36 ,  G10H1/38

CPC分类号： G10H1/28 ,  G10H1/0066 ,  G10H1/36 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2210/185 ,  G10H2220/106

摘要： A method including receiving a first set of performance data corresponding to a first plurality of MIDI-based notes in a first rhythmic order. The first plurality of MIDI-based notes may form a first arpeggio, with each of the first plurality of notes having a corresponding first performance data. The method further includes receiving input data indicating a change to the first performance data corresponding to a note in the first plurality of notes, changing the first performance data for the corresponding note using the input data, receiving a second set of performance data corresponding to a second plurality of MIDI-based notes, and applying the changed first performance data to the second performance data. Applying the first changed performance data includes editing the second set of performance data in real-time by replacing the second performance data with the changed first performance data.

摘要翻译： 一种方法，包括以第一节奏顺序接收对应于第一多个基于MIDI的音符的第一组演奏数据。 第一组多个基于MIDI的音符可以形成第一琶音，其中第一多个音符中的每一个具有相应的第一演奏数据。 该方法还包括接收指示对应于第一多个音符中的音符的第一演奏数据的改变的输入数据，使用输入数据改变对应音符的第一演奏数据，接收对应于 第二多个基于MIDI的音符，以及将改变的第一演奏数据应用于第二演奏数据。 应用第一改变的性能数据包括通过用改变的第一性能数据替换第二性能数据来实时编辑第二组性能数据。

公开(公告)号：US20140349761A1

公开(公告)日：2014-11-27

申请号：US14285391

申请日：2014-05-22

申请人： Smule, Inc.

发明人： Nick Kruge

IPC分类号： A63F13/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/368 ,  A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/31 ,  A63F13/426 ,  A63F13/44 ,  A63F13/5375 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/792 ,  A63F13/814 ,  A63F13/92 ,  A63F2300/6081 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2220/126 ,  G10H2220/135 ,  G10H2240/325

摘要： Despite practical limitations imposed by mobile device platforms and applications, truly captivating musical instruments may be synthesized in ways that allow musically expressive performances to be captured and rendered in real-time. Visual cues presented on a multi-touch sensitive display provide the user with temporally sequenced string excitation cues. Note or chord soundings are indicated by user gestures (e.g., pluck-type gestures, strum-type gestures, chord selections, etc.) captured at the multi-touch sensitive display. Those captured gestures, rather than simply the score itself, are used as inputs to a digital synthesis of the musical instrument.

摘要翻译： 尽管移动设备平台和应用程序的实际限制，真正迷人的乐器可能会以允许音乐表现性能被实时捕获和渲染的方式进行合成。 在多点触控显示器上呈现的视觉提示为用户提供了时间排序的字符串激励线索。 通过在多点触控显示器处拍摄的用户手势（例如，拔除式手势，弦式手势，和弦选择等）来指示音符或和弦探空。 那些捕获的手势，而不是简单的分数本身，被用作乐器的数字合成的输入。

公开(公告)号：US08802956B2

公开(公告)日：2014-08-12

申请号：US13890526

申请日：2013-05-09

申请人： Kabushiki Kaisha Kawai Gakki Seisakusho

发明人： Yoshifumi Kira ,  Kiyomi Kurebayashi

IPC分类号： G10H1/38 ,  G10H7/00

CPC分类号： G10H1/26 ,  G10H1/386

摘要： The number of chords belonging to a first chord group is decreased to less than the number of chords belonging to a second chord group. In a first detection mode, when a first determining unit determines that a state of key depressed does not correspond to any chord in a first chord group, a previously selected chord is continuously determined. Accordingly, even if a chord detection is performed on a change of melody point by point, the number of chords substantially detected is decreased. This decreases the number of changes in accompaniment, thus stabilizing a playback of the accompaniment.

摘要翻译： 属于第一和弦组的和弦的数量减少到小于属于第二和弦组的和弦的数量。 在第一检测模式中，当第一确定单元确定键按压的状态不对应于第一和弦组中的任何和弦时，连续确定先前选择的和弦。 因此，即使对逐点的旋律进行和弦检测，基本上检测到的和弦数减少。 这减少了伴奏的变化次数，从而稳定了伴奏的播放。

公开(公告)号：US20140194202A1

公开(公告)日：2014-07-10

申请号：US14149428

申请日：2014-01-07

申请人： Samuel Rubin ,  David Leiberman

发明人： Samuel Rubin ,  David Leiberman

IPC分类号： A63F13/20

CPC分类号： A63F13/2145 ,  A63F13/06 ,  A63F13/10 ,  A63F13/54 ,  A63F13/814 ,  G10H1/368 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2210/081 ,  G10H2210/111 ,  G10H2210/576 ,  G10H2220/015 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2220/201 ,  G10H2220/241 ,  G10H2230/015 ,  G10H2230/065 ,  G10H2230/111 ,  G10H2230/125 ,  G10H2230/135 ,  G10H2230/151 ,  G10H2230/275 ,  G10H2240/175 ,  G10H2250/451

摘要： Various embodiments are provided generally relating to providing a strum pad on a user device. In some embodiments, a musical arrangement may be provided on a user device. A score of the musical arrangement may be tracked as it plays. In some embodiments, gestures may be detected on the user device while the user device plays the musical arrangement. In response to detecting the gesture, a component piece for the musical arrangement may be outputted. In some embodiments, the outputted component piece may correspond to the tracked score of the musical arrangement.

摘要翻译： 通常涉及在用户设备上提供弹垫的各种实施例。 在一些实施例中，可以在用户设备上提供音乐安排。 音乐安排的得分可以在播放时被跟踪。 在一些实施例中，当用户设备播放音乐排列时，可以在用户设备上检测手势。 响应于检测到手势，可以输出用于音乐排列的组件。 在一些实施例中，输出的组件可以对应于音乐排列的跟踪得分。

公开(公告)号：US08614388B2

公开(公告)日：2013-12-24

申请号：US13286145

申请日：2011-10-31

申请人： Alexander Harry Little ,  Eli T. Manjarrez

发明人： Alexander Harry Little ,  Eli T. Manjarrez

IPC分类号： G10H1/38

CPC分类号： G10H1/0025 ,  G10H1/386 ,  G10H2220/096 ,  G10H2230/015

摘要： Disclosed herein are systems, methods, and non-transitory computer-readable storage media for generating customized chords. An exemplary method includes providing a storage medium, including a database storing data corresponding to a plurality of predefined chords to be played by the virtual instrument. The method then includes receiving a plurality of user inputs that enable a user to select a desired custom chord other than a predefined chord stored in the database, the user inputs being displayed on a display of said device. The method further includes creating the desired chord from the predefined chord data stored in the database in accordance with a predefined algorithm, and causing data corresponding to the created custom chord to be stored by the device such that the virtual instrument is able to play the created desired chord.

摘要翻译： 这里公开了用于产生定制和弦的系统，方法和非暂时的计算机可读存储介质。 一种示例性方法包括提供存储介质，其包括存储对应于要由虚拟仪器播放的多个预定和弦的数据的数据库。 该方法然后包括接收多个用户输入，使得用户能够选择除了存储在数据库中的预定义和弦以外的期望的自定义​​和弦，用户输入被显示在所述设备的显示器上。 该方法还包括根据预定义的算法从存储在数据库中的预定义的和弦数据创建期望的和弦，并且使得与所创建的定制和弦对应的数据由设备存储，使得虚拟乐器能够播放创建的 希望的和弦。