Generating a musical part from an electronic music file
AssigneeNamco Holding Corporation
InventorsJohn Paquette, Robert Ferry
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Abstract
Generating a pitched musical part from an electronic music file comprised of instrumental parts includes generating a control stream that indicates which of the instrumental parts has a highest value for a period of time, selecting one of the instrumental parts for the period of time based on the control stream, and outputting the selected instrumental part for the period of time to produce the musical part. Generating a non-pitched musical part from an electronic music file includes identifying patterns in the electronic music file and selectively combining the patterns to produce the musical part.
Claims75
A computer-implemented method for generating a musical part from an electronic music file comprised of pitched instrumental parts, the method comprising:
- generating a control stream that indicates which of the instrumental parts has a highest value for a period of time;
- selecting one of the instrumental parts for the period of time based on the control stream;
- and
- outputting the selected instrumental part for the period of time to produce the musical part.
A computer-implemented method for generating a musical part from an electronic music file, comprising:
- identifying patterns in the electronic music file;
- and
- selectively combining the patterns to produce the musical part.
A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium for generating a musical part from an electronic music file comprised of pitched instrumental parts, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a machine to:
- generate a control stream that indicates which of the instrumental parts has a highest value for a period of time;
- select one of the instrumental parts for the period of time based on the control stream;
- and
- output the selected instrumental part for the period of time to produce the musical part.
A computer program stored on a computer-readable medium for generating a musical part from an electronic music file, the computer program comprising instructions that cause a machine to:
- identify patterns in the electronic music file;
- and
- selectively combine the patterns to produce the musical part.
An apparatus for generating a musical part from an electronic music file comprised of pitched instrumental parts, the apparatus comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions to:
- generate a control stream that indicates which of the instrumental parts has a highest value for a period of time;
- select one of the instrumental parts for the period of time based on the control stream;
- and
- output the selected instrumental part for the period of time to produce the musical part.
An apparatus for generating a musical part from an electronic music file, comprising:
- a memory that stores executable instructions;
- and
- a processor that executes the instructions to:
- identify patterns in the electronic music file;
- and
- selectively combine the patterns to produce the musical part.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.