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7608774 Performance guide apparatus and program  
Two-dimensional display section is provided near a keyboard, and, in accordance with performance data, this display section is caused to effect a dynamic display moving, in a given two-dimensional...
7605320 Method for synchronizing at least one multimedia peripheral of a portable communication device, and corresponding portable communication device  
A method for synchronizing at least one multimedia peripheral of a portable communication device with a synthetic audio file ( 1 ), which method comprises a step of generating at least one...
7589269 Device and method for visualizing musical rhythmic structures  
The present disclosure relates to methods and devices for visualizing the rhythmic structure of musical compositions. Circular symmetry and geometric shapes are utilized to visualize...
7563972 Musical instrument signaling system  
A musical instrument signaling system ( 10 ) that is designed to alert a player of a hand-held musical instrument when to commence and stop playing the instrument. Typically, the hand-held musical...
7544878 Musical performance apparatus  
In an electronic keyboard instrument ( 1 ) being an example of a musical performance apparatus having a musical operation unit, a unique musical performance apparatus is formed by an outer face of...
7538265 Apparatus and method for visualizing music and other sounds  
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for visualization of music and other sounds. In one embodiment, the twelve notes of an octave are labeled around a circle. When notes are...
7506989 Horn with internal light signal  
A horn device has a trumpet fixture with one or more internal lights. In one embodiment, the trumpet removably attaches to the valve portion of a canister containing a charge of pressurized gas or...
7504572 Sound generating method  
A sound is output by calculating a change in coordinate data as a vector and generating sound data corresponding to the calculated vector, so that sounds can be freely obtained without being...
7501571 Lighting display responsive to vibration  
A lighting display master controller responds to an electronic vibration signal produced by a sensor when an instrument is played, to selectively energize light sources of different colors in a...
7473837 Device and method for synchronizing illumination with music  
Various techniques for synchronizing illumination with an audio signal are disclosed. According to one aspect of the techniques, an audio signal continuously is received and processed one phase or...
7459623 Sound responsive light system  
In one embodiment, the present invention comprises a sound responsive light system. The system comprises an amplifier configured to receive an input signal from an audio source. The input signal...
7402746 Training apparatus for learning to play the guitar  
A training apparatus for guiding and independently teaching a user to quickly play a guitar by interpreting stored encoded MIDI music data to guide the user's hands by illuminating sequences of...
7368651 Digital pulsing visual metronome  
The visual metronome provides an effective visual tempo signal that is easily discerned by a user without being dominating or harmful. Preferably a user will position the metronome to one side of...
7356950 Karaoke card  
The device includes a body with monolithically and pivotally conjoined first and second sections. The second section includes front and rear portions. The front and rear portions include a finger...
7327848 Visualization of spatialized audio  
A method and apparatus is provided for presenting a user with a visual indication of the likely user-perceived location of sound sources in an audio field generated from left and right audio...
7320643 Game controller simulating a musical instrument  
A simulated musical instrument may be used to alter the audio of a video game, the video aspects of video game, or both. Use of a controlled simulating a musical instrument allows a rhythm-action...
7297860 System and method for determining genre of audio  
Both the beat and genre of music are used to select or generate a dance robot object for display of a robot icon on a computer monitor or for establishing the movements of a three-dimensional...
7271328 Virtual instrument  
An exemplary retainer ring for a head of an acoustic drum can produce a visual display that allows an observer to visualize timing associated with percussive sound. An exemplary retainer ring...
7228190 Method and apparatus for controlling a lighting system in response to an audio input  
Methods and apparatus for executing a lighting program to control a plurality of light emitting diodes (LEDs) in response to at least one characteristic of an audio input. In one embodiment, the...
7227075 Lighting controller  
In the present invention, a lighting controller is provided to provide illumination based upon the playing of musical instruments. The lighting controller is programmed with lighting profiles which...
7214897 Illuminated keyboard with illuminated patterns displayed on top surface of keyboard  
An illuminated keyboard with illuminated figures being formed on the top surface of the keyboard including: a top cover, a bottom cover, a plurality of keys and an electroluminescent board. The top...
7212130 Sound intensity display system for use by performers  
A sound intensity display system for use by performers. The invention is a system which displays indications of sound intensity on a display large enough to be viewed by performers distant from the...
7169995 Full color LED based lighting apparatus operated in synchronism with music and method of controlling the same  
A full color LED based lighting apparatus operated in synchronism with music and method of controlling the same is disclosed. LED color and LED brightness can be controlled by means of high and low...
6930235 System and method for relating electromagnetic waves to sound waves  
A system for relating electromagnetic waves to harmonic sound waves that includes a memory with logic, and a processor configured with the logic to assign one fundamental color of a color spectrum...
6927331 Method for the program-controlled visually perceivable representation of a music composition  
The invention concerns a method for the program-controlled visually perceivable representation of a music composition on the display of an electronic device. For this purpose, the music composition...
6924424 Illuminated musical instrument  
A wind instrument such as a recorder or a flute is disclosed. The wind instrument may include a body fabricated from a clear or translucent light-transmitting material, with or without color. The...
6856329 Automated acquisition of video textures acquired from a digital camera for mapping to audio-driven deformable objects  
A technique for enhancing an audio-driven computer generated animation includes the step of mapping a video clip generated by a digital camera to an object displayed in the animation. Additionally,...
6831220 System for playing music having multi-colored musical notation and instruments  
Disclosed is a system for colorizing music for converting black and white musical scores into colorized musical scores through the use of a method that can be implemented by a computer wherein each...
6765496 Light controller with sensitivity control  
A light control device and method are provided for receiving an audible signal from an audio speaker and outputting a light control signal, whereby the light control signal controls the...
6717042 Dance visualization of music  
An apparatus is equipped to provide dance visualization of a stream of music. The apparatus is equipped with a sampler to generate characteristic data for a plurality of samples of a received...
6686529 Method and apparatus for selecting harmonic color using harmonics, and method and apparatus for converting sound to color or color to sound  
Disclosed is a method and an apparatus for converting sound/color or color/sound, and more particularly to a method and an apparatus capable of converting a sound into a color image or an image...
6570078 Tactile, visual, and array controllers for real-time control of music signal processing, mixing, video, and lighting  
A system and method for real-time controlling of signal processors, synthesizers, musical instruments, MIDI processors, lighting, video, and special effects in performance, recording, and...
6441289 Fixed-location method of musical performance and a musical instrument  
A method and apparatus for performing music on an electronic instrument in which individual chord progression chords can be triggered in real-time, while simultaneously making the individual notes...
6423891 Illuminated drumstick incorporating compression spring for ensuring continuous and biasing contact  
An illuminating drumstick having an elongated body with a hollowed interior extending substantially between a tip end and an open butt end. A threadably engageable end cap secures over the butt...
6417439 Electronic synchronizer for musical instrument and other kind of instrument and method for synchronizing auxiliary equipment with musical instrument  
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...
6417436 Hand-operated dancing machine  
A hand-operated dancing machine wherein hand-operated percussion instruments are configured in an electronic manner to be operated for entertainment and generate a variety of sounds such as a...
6410835 Dance game apparatus and step-on base for dance game  
Rhythm sensations can be represented in time to music by using the entire body and to create powerfulness and rhythm sensations. Stepping position indication data which is set by a rhythm setting...
6361188 Method and apparatus for generating three dimensional light patterns  
A method and apparatus for generating a three-dimensional image is provided. The system uses one or more laser beams directed at one or more mirrors. Each mirror is flexibly attached to the...
6353170 Method and system for composing electronic music and generating graphical information  
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...
6315571 Slipper with musical and rhythmic stimulation  
A training shoe is disclosed. The shoe, preferably a soft shoe such as a slipper is designed to emit audio and/or physical stimuli which assists the user in learning dance or other steps. The shoe...
6310279 Device and method for generating a picture and/or tone on the basis of detection of a physical event from performance information  
When performance information, such as MIDI data, is input, physical events or phenomena are simulated on the basis of the input performance information, and computer graphics or CG parameters and...
6233086 Light pattern modulator and an apparatus for and method of generating light patterns in response to an electrical oscillating signal  
A light pattern modulator includes modulating means for modulating light instant thereon. The modulating means are mounted on at least two actuators which effect linear displacement in response to...
6225956 Illuminated vehicle antennae construction  
An illuminated vehicle antennae construction 10 operatively connected to a vehicle 102 and operatively associated with the vehicle sound system 100 wherein the antennae construction 10 includes a...
6225545 Musical image display apparatus and method storage medium therefor  
A musical image display apparatus and method are provided, which are capable of synthesizing CGs from performance information for drawing in real time, and a storage medium storing a program for...
6225544 Music instrument illuminator and positioning aid  
A removably attachable musical instrument and illuminator positioning accessory is disclosed which comprises at least one laser beam emitter which serves to generally illuminate a particular...
6201769 Metronome with clock display  
A metronome that marks musical time by displaying a clock face having a measure of music depicted about the periphery includes a rotating indicator that sweeps about the clock face to indicate the...
6093880 System for prioritizing audio for a virtual environment  
An audio language is used to generate audio sources for an audio scene. The audio sources are patterns comprising other patterns, composed music, audio samples, instruments, MIDI instruments, and...
6002079 Luminous decorative device  
A luminous decorative device with a melody generator is disclosed. The device includes a melody generator, a luminous source or member which is coupled to the melody generator and turned on and off...
5959230 Tactile tempo indicating device  
This device uses two solenoids to create a steady, tactile pulse. This pulse conveys a specific beat to the user and therefore conveys tempo in the manner of a metronome. A tempo-signal generating...
5907116 Method and device for reproducing a starlit sky  
A process for the reproduction of a starlit sky involves accompanying stars and other space bodies with acoustical tones corresponding to their optical images. Particularly individual spectral...
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