Music creation systems and methods
AssigneeUniversity of Georgia Research Foundation, Inc.
InventorsThomas P. Robertson, Kyle J. Johnsen, Adam Brown, Brian Ruggieri
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Abstract
The exemplary systems and methods allow a user to create music using continuous sound structures and other graphical elements using a graphical user interface. The method comprises: depicting a music portion space in the graphical user interface of a display apparatus for creating a portion of music; and allowing the user, using an input apparatus, to add one or more continuous sound structures to the music portion space, wherein each of the one or more continuous sound structures comprises a plurality of sound elements arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time.
Claims31
A system for allowing a user to create music, the system comprising:
- computing apparatus configured to generate music;
- sound output apparatus operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to output sound generated by the computing apparatus;
- an input interface operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to allow a user to create a portion of music;
- and
- a display apparatus operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to display a graphical user interface,
- wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
- depict a music portion space in the graphical user interface of the display apparatus for creating the portion of music, and
- allow a user, using the input apparatus, to add one or more continuous sound structures to the music portion space, wherein each of the one or more continuous sound structures comprises a plurality of sound elements arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time.
2-3. (canceled)
A system for allowing a user to create music, wherein the system comprises:
- computing apparatus configured to generate music;
- sound output apparatus operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to output sound generated by the computing apparatus;
- an input interface operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to allow a user to edit a continuous sound structure;
- a display apparatus operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to display a graphical user interface,
- wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
- depict the continuous sound structure on the graphical user interface, wherein the continuous sound structure comprises a plurality of sound elements arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time, wherein each of the plurality of sound elements are configurable using the input apparatus between an enabled configuration and a disabled configuration, wherein, when a sound element is in the enabled configuration, the enabled sound element represents a sound to be output at the moment of time within the period of time where the enabled sound element is located in the continuous loop, and
- allow, using the input apparatus, a user to select one or more of the plurality of sound elements to configure the one or more sound elements in the enabled or disabled configurations.
11-12. (canceled)
A system for allowing a user to create music, wherein the system comprises:
- computing apparatus configured to generate music;
- sound output apparatus operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to output sound generated by the computing apparatus;
- an input interface operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to allow a user edit a continuous music arrangement to create music;
- a display apparatus operatively coupled to the computing apparatus and configured to display a graphical user interface,
- wherein the computing apparatus is configured to:
- depict the continuous music arrangement, wherein the continuous music arrangement comprises a plurality of locations arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time,
- allow a user, using the input apparatus, to add one or more music portions to one or more locations of the plurality of locations of the continuous music arrangement, and
- allow a user, using the input apparatus, to increase or decrease an amount of locations of the plurality of locations of the continuous music arrangement.
18-19. (canceled)
A method for allowing a user to create music, the method comprising:
- depicting a music portion space in a graphical user interface of a display apparatus for creating a portion of music;
- and
- allow a user, using input apparatus, to add one or more continuous sound structures to the music portion space, wherein each of the one or more continuous sound structures comprises a plurality of sound elements arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time.
A method for allowing a user to create music, the method comprising:
- depicting a continuous sound structure on the graphical user interface, wherein the continuous sound structure comprises a plurality of sound elements arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time, wherein each of the plurality of sound elements are configurable using the input apparatus between an enabled configuration and a disabled configuration, wherein, when a sound element is in the enabled configuration, the enabled sound element represents a sound to be output at the moment of time within the period of time where the enabled sound element is located in the continuous loop;
- and
- allowing, using an input apparatus, a user to select one or more of the plurality of sound elements to configure the one or more sound elements in the enabled or disabled configurations.
A computer-implemented method for allowing a user to create music, the method comprising:
- depicting a continuous music arrangement, wherein the continuous music arrangement comprises a plurality of locations arranged around a continuous loop representing a period of time;
- allowing a user, using an input apparatus, to add one or more music portions to one or more locations of the plurality of locations of the continuous music arrangement;
- and
- allowing a user, using the input apparatus, to increase or decrease an amount of locations of the plurality of locations of the continuous music arrangement.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.