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US 12,217,729 B2Granted
Music shaper
OwnerMark Strachaninventor
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Abstract
A music composition, editing, and playback system and method provides a user interface design based on geometric interpretation of music theory replacing traditional modern music notation with geometric shapes including chords represented by polygons that are colored with colors or hues.
Claims6
A music composition, editing, and playback system comprising:
- a processor associated with one or more input/output devices including a display for visualizing loti, musical notes, chords, and starbursts;
- the processor for executing a computer readable code for music composition, editing, and playback;
- and,
- a visual construct in the display resulting at least in part from a user input;
- wherein the construct includes a lotus with notes of an octave arranged therearound, a triad chord triangle encircled by the lotus with vertices of the triangle at selected notes of the chord, and starbursts located at the vertices.
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A music composition, editing, and playback system comprising:
- a processor associated with one or more input/output devices including a display for visualizing loti, musical notes, chords, and starbursts;
- the processor for executing a computer readable code for music composition, editing, and playback;
- a visual construct in the display resulting at least in part from a user input;
- the construct includes a starburst harmony spiral formed from plural interconnected loti, each loti having an octave of notes arranged therearound;
- one of the loti having a root note from which respective starbursts are directed to each the loti;
- and,
- plumes of each starburst extending from the root note to notes of the loti to which it is directed.
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