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7579546 Tempo detection apparatus and tempo-detection computer program  
A user is asked to perform tapping at beat positions by using a tapping detection section while listening to the beginning of a waveform from which beats are to be detected. When a fluctuation...
7342167 Apparatus and method for generating an encoded rhythmic pattern  
An encoded rhythmic pattern has several groups of velocity values, wherein the velocity values are sorted, such that the groups are included in sequence in an encoded rhythmic pattern. Now, the...
7337175 Method of storing data in a multimedia file using relative timebases  
The invention concerns a method for storing data in a multimedia file, the multimedia file containing an absolute time base indicator and at least a track wherein the data are stored. Said data...
7205470 Play data editing device and method of editing play data  
A play data editing device edits play data according to a characteristic of a speaker. The play data editing device includes a dividing unit ( 301 ) for dividing first play data into second play...
7191128 Method and system for distinguishing speech from music in a digital audio signal in real time  
The present invention relates to method and system for distinguishing speech from music in a digital audio signal in real time. A method for distinguishing speech from music in a digital audio...
7012183 Apparatus for analyzing an audio signal with regard to rhythm information of the audio signal by using an autocorrelation function  
An apparatus for analyzing an audio signal with regard to rhythm information of the audio signal by using an autocorrelation function comprises a filter bank for separating the audio signal into at...
6576828 Automatic composition apparatus and method using rhythm pattern characteristics database and setting composition conditions section by section  
Automatic composition apparatus and method are provided which are capable of modifying a rhythm pattern to provide a wide variety of rhythm patterns only through simple setting, and a storage...
6469240 Rhythm feature extractor  
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....
6429365 Performance control apparatus and method capable of shifting performance style during performance  
During reproduction of performance data in a particular performance style, an instruction can be given for shifting the reproduction to another performance style. In response to such a performance...
6376760 Parameter setting technique for use in music performance apparatus  
In response to user's selection of a desired instrument style such as a piano style, only some of memory-stored automatic performance data sets that belong to the selected instrument style are made...
6344607 Automatic compilation of songs  
A method of automatically producing a compilation mix from a set of songs is disclosed. The method comprises the steps of generating ( 22 ) a beat profile comprising a temporal map representing an...
6326538 Random tie rhythm pattern method and apparatus  
An initial note series is collected from a real-time source of musical input material such as a keyboard or a sequencer playing back musical data, or extracted from musical data stored in memory....
6297439 System and method for automatic music generation using a neural network architecture  
A system and method are disclosed for automatically generating music on the basis of an initial sequence of input notes, and in particular to such a system and method utilizing a recursive...
6294720 Apparatus and method for creating melody and rhythm by extracting characteristic features from given motif  
From a given melody motif is extracted a rhythm pattern consisting of a series of rhythmic alignment of notes without a pitch representing the time positions of the notes constituting the melody....
6245984 Apparatus and method for composing music data by inputting time positions of notes and then establishing pitches of notes  
The display screen displays measure windows corresponding to the first through fourth measures for a melody to be composed. By clicking the play switch on the screen, a background accompaniment...
6225547 Rhythm game apparatus, rhythm game method, computer-readable storage medium and instrumental device  
Sound generation control and instruction operation evaluation is performed by sound group selection and a sound generation instruction, with a mimic guitar having selection buttons for selecting...
6215059 Method and apparatus for creating musical accompaniments by combining musical data selected from patterns of different styles  
A morphing method and an apparatus for creating musical accompaniments from a combination of musical data selected from stored patterns or tables belonging to accompaniments of different musical...
6177626 Apparatus for selecting music belonging to multi-genres  
A music apparatus is constructed for selecting style data of a music piece by designating a style name of the music piece among a plurality of music pieces, which are sorted by genres. In the music...
6177623 Music reproducing system, rhythm analyzing method and storage medium  
In a music reproducing system, each of characters is allocated in advance a favorite rhythm component and a peculiar figure expressing ability. A sound pressure data producing section produces...
6147291 Style change apparatus and a karaoke apparatus  
On an initial screen, a conversion ratio indicated by a style conversion ratio data is displayed in a display area 32. Various kinds of styles are displayed in display areas 33 to 38. In this case,...
6121533 Method and apparatus for generating random weighted musical choices  
An initial note series is collected from a real-time source of musical input material such as a keyboard or a sequencer playing back musical data, or extracted from musical data stored in memory....
6121532 Method and apparatus for creating a melodic repeated effect  
An initial note series is collected from a real-time source of musical input material such as a keyboard or a sequencer playing back musical data, or extracted from musical data stored in memory....
6103964 Method and apparatus for generating algorithmic musical effects  
An initial note series is collected from a real-time source of musical input material such as a keyboard or a sequencer playing back musical data, or extracted from musical data stored in memory....
6080926 Automatic accompanying apparatus and automatic accompanying method capable of simply setting automatic accompaniment parameters  
In an automatic accompanying apparatus and an automatic accompanying method, the respective part structures of a plurality of basic variation patterns used as a basic accompanying pattern of rhythm...
6051772 Method and apparatus for emulating a frequency modulation device  
A system and method are disclosed for emulating a frequency modulation sound chip with minimal hardware and utilizing the excess capacity of current computer systems. In one embodiment, the...
6051770 Method and apparatus for composing original musical works  
A system and method for creating and composing musical works by selecting existing musical elements and applying modification modules to them. Existing musical selections reside in a database as...
6028262 Evolution-based music composer  
An apparatus and method for composing a musical rhythm whereby an initial generation rhythm population having a plurality of individual rhythms is provided, and a new generation rhythm population...
6011212 Real-time music creation  
A system, and related method, for creating music in real time includes an input device and a real-time music generator. The input device is used by a user to provide rhythm-related signals and...
5920025 Automatic accompanying device and method capable of easily modifying accompaniment style  
Separately from an accompaniment style data memory having stored therein one or more accompaniment style data each including performance data for an automatic accompaniment, a modifying data memory...
5859380 Karaoke apparatus with alternative rhythm pattern designations  
A karaoke music piece is selected through a music-piece selecting section 2, and a rhythm for the performance of the karaoke music piece is designated through a rhythm designating section 5. A...
5756917 Automatic accompaniment device capable of selecting a desired accompaniment pattern for plural accompaniment components  
A pattern memory stores plural accompaniment patterns for each of plural accompaniment components, and each of the accompaniment components is composed of one or more musical instrument parts. An...
5714705 Arpeggiator  
An arpeggiator scans key-pushing data and produces in sequence a plurality of playing data according to results of the scanning. The arpeggiator includes a rhythm pattern table having at least one...
5635659 Automatic rhythm performing apparatus with an enhanced musical effect adding device  
An automatic rhythm performance apparatus includes an effect addition device which adds a substantial musical effect to the automatic rhythm performance. The automatic rhythm performance apparatus...
5627335 Real-time music creation system  
An electronic music system has an input device, one or more computer storage media, a rhythm generator, a pitch selector, and a sound generator. The input device generates rhythm-related input...
5596160 Performance-information apparatus for analyzing pitch and key-on timing  
A performance-information analyzing apparatus, which is employed by an electronic musical instrument, is provided to analyze performance information which represents at least a pitch and a key-on...
5559299 Method and apparatus for image display, automatic musical performance and musical accompaniment  
A plurality of image data and sequence data indicative of the sequence of displaying images are provided beforehand. The image data are sequentially read in accordance with the sequence indicated...
5521327 Method and apparatus for automatically producing alterable rhythm accompaniment using conversion tables  
A rhythm pattern memory having rhythm patterns stored therein, the rhythm patterns being composed of pattern data corresponding to the types of percussion instruments, and a conversion table memory...
5512706 Automatic accompaniment device having a fill-in repeat function  
While automatic accompaniment for chord, bass, rhythm etc. is performed in accordance with a normal pattern, the normal pattern is changed over to a fill-in pattern in response to actuation of a...
5508471 Automatic performance apparatus for an electronic musical instrument  
An automatic performance apparatus for an electronic musical instrument, which includes a change-instructing device for instructing alteration between first performance pattern and second...
5502275 Automatic accompaniment apparatus implementing smooth transition to fill-in performance  
When a switching operation from a normal pattern to a special pattern is instructed while an automatic accompaniment operation is being executed using normal pattern data, the pattern to be read...
5492049 Automatic arrangement device capable of easily making music piece beginning with up-beat  
In a pattern memory are stored plural performance patterns, each of which has one or more measures. Plural ones of the performance patterns are optionally selected and read out from the pattern...
5486647 Chord identifying method for automatic accompaniment using keyboard instrument and automatic accompaniment function equipped keyboard instrument using the same  
Left- and right-hand keystroke windows X L and X H are decided in accordance with the positions of player's left and right hands pressing keys. When the number of pressed keys in either one of...
5486646 Rhythm creating system for creating a rhythm pattern from specifying input data  
Rhythm patterns are created by producing primitive data not having any fixed meaning and by associating the primitive data with desired creating parameters among a plurality of creating parameters...
5484957 Automatic arrangement apparatus including backing part production  
In an automatic arrangement apparatus, a melody of a part of an original musical tune is memorized in a melody memory (4), chord data of the original musical tune is memorized in a chord...
5440756 Apparatus and method for real-time extraction and display of musical chord sequences from an audio signal  
An apparatus and method are provided for processing an audio signal conveying a musical passage so as to reveal the sequence of musical chords contained within that passage. The signal is...
5412156 Automatic accompaniment device having a function for controlling accompaniment tone on the basis of musical key detection  
A provisional key is determined on the basis of a relatively small amount of performance information (for instance, information on one chord), while a definite key is determined on the basis of a...
5406024 Electronic sound generating apparatus using arbitrary bar code  
An electronic sound generating apparatus which generates sound or recreates music performance according to the data included in a bar code. The apparatus includes a scanner to scan a bar code....
5399801 Electronic musical instrument having an automatic stroke performance function  
A desired rhythm instrument tone color can be assigned to a pad type performance operator. A desired type of repeated-tone mode, e.g., roll, flam or echo, can be selected by a switch operation or...
5391829 Electronic musical instrument with an automated performance function  
An electronic musical instrument with an automatic performance function includes manual performance device, an automatic performance device and a control. The manual performance device, having a...
5367119 Local control function apparatus having a single switch  
An electronic musical instrument, which, in consonance with the state of a local control function, is designed to play music independently or in conjunction with an external device, includes a...
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