Strum pad
AssigneeMibblio, Inc.
InventorsSamuel Rubin, David Leiberman
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Abstract
Various embodiments are provided generally relating to providing a strum pad on a user device. In some embodiments, a musical arrangement may be provided on a user device. A score of the musical arrangement may be tracked as it plays. In some embodiments, gestures may be detected on the user device while the user device plays the musical arrangement. In response to detecting the gesture, a component piece for the musical arrangement may be outputted. In some embodiments, the outputted component piece may correspond to the tracked score of the musical arrangement.
Claims20
A method for playing along with a musical arrangement, comprising:
- providing a musical arrangement on a user device;
- tracking a score of the musical arrangement as it plays;
- detecting a gesture on the user device while the user device is playing the musical arrangement;
- and
- outputting, in response to the detected gesture, a component piece for the musical arrangement corresponding to the tracked score of the musical arrangement.
A mobile device comprising:
- a touch-sensing display screen displaying a strum pad;
- at least one audio output;
- memory;
- and
- control circuitry operative to:
- play a musical arrangement using the at least one audio output;
- assign a component piece from the musical arrangement to the strum pad;
- detect a user input with the strum pad;
- and
- output, in response to the detected user input, an audio signal for the assigned component piece using the at least one audio output, along with the musical arrangement.
A method for playing a strum pad displayed on a user device, comprising:
- orientating the user device to play a strum pad displayed within a user interface of the user device;
- positioning the strum pad on the user interface based on a user preference;
- selecting a component piece based on the orientation;
- selecting a musical arrangement to play the component piece along to;
- tracking a score of the selected musical arrangement as it plays;
- and
- providing an input to the strum pad to play the component piece with the musical arrangement, wherein the input is provided in a direction corresponding to the orientation and position of the strum pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.