Real-time synchronization of musical performance data streams across a network
AssigneeJammit, Inc.
InventorsScott Humphrey, Frank Gryner
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Abstract
The systems and methods taught herein are generally directed to a dynamic point referencing of an audiovisual performance for an accurate and precise selection and controlled cycling of portions of the performance. The dynamic point referencing can be used by a learning artist, for example, in analyzing or performing a portion of the work through an accurate and precise digital audio/video instructional method having the controlled cycling feature. Such systems and methods will be appreciated, for example, by musicians, dancers, and other enthusiasts of the performing arts.
Claims30
A method of analyzing or emulating a musical performance within a group of performers through an accurate and precise audiovisual process that occurs in a distributed computing environment having remote processing devices linked through a communications network in a streaming audio/video setting, the method comprising:
- obtaining an audiovisual work having an audio portion having a fluctuation in tempos, a video portion having a video performance of a performer displaying combinations of movements of the performer that follow the audio portion, and a dynamic point reference grid having a custom tempo map of the audio portion for selecting a desired portion of the audiovisual work;
- selecting a point of reference in the desired portion of the work, the point of reference defined by the dynamic point reference grid;
- analyzing or emulating the performance;
- and,
- point-cycling the desired portion;
- wherein,
- the custom tempo map is configured to include a mapping of the distance between bars or beats, the distance measured as time;
- where, the mapping captures the fluctuation in tempos and composes the dynamic point reference grid for an accurate and precise selection of a point of reference for the point-cycling of the desired portion of the work;
- and,
- the analyzing or emulating of the musical performance occurs in the distributed computing environment having remote processing devices linked through the communications network in the streaming audio/video setting.
An audiovisual system for analyzing or emulating a video track displaying combinations of movements of a performer that follow an audio portion within a group of performers that occurs in a distributed computing environment having remote processing devices linked through a communications network in a streaming audio/video setting, the system comprising:
- a distributed computing environment having remote processing devices linked through the communications network in the streaming audio/video setting;
- a processor;
- an input device operable to receive audio and video data on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
- a database operable to store audiovisual files for access on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
- an audio engine embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the audio engine is operable to transform input audio data to output audio data;
- a video engine embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the video engine is (i) operable to transform input video data to output video data having a video track displaying the combinations of movements that follow the audio portion and (ii) configured to display an indexed version of the video track that can be accurately and precisely parsed, and adjusted for a desired tempo;
- a dynamic point reference module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the dynamic point reference module is operable through a custom tempo map to create a dynamic point reference grid for a video performance having a video portion and an audio portion, the dynamic point reference grid indexed to the custom tempo map of the audio portion, the audio portion comprising a recording of a performance having a fluctuation in tempos;
- an output module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium, wherein the output module is operable to (i) transmit the audio data and the video data to an output device in the form of an accurate and precise selection of a desired portion of the video track and (ii) transmit a point-cycling of the desired portion of the video track to a user;
- and, the output device operable to provide the audio data and the video data to the user;
- wherein, the custom tempo map is configured to include a mapping of the distance between bars or beats, the distance measured as time;
- where, the mapping captures the fluctuation in tempos and composes the dynamic point reference grid;
- and, the analyzing or emulating of the musical performance occurs in the distributed computing environment having remote processing devices linked through the communications network in the streaming audio/video setting.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.