User interface apparatus, method and computer program for composing an audio output file

Abstract

Embodiments of the present invention relate to a user interface apparatus, method and computer program for composing an audio output file, the user interface apparatus including: an arrangement of interactively operable visual elements displayed on display means, each visual element represents an instrument content block, and each instrument content block comprises musical content sub-blocks from a musical instrument and has a plurality of audio parameters, wherein an instrument content block is activated by a user tapping the corresponding visual element with pointing means, and whereby, when an instrument content block is activated by a user one or more of a plurality of interactive authoring tools are provided to enable the user to adjust audio parameters of the activated instrument content block, and the audio parameters adjusted by the user are applied to the instrument content block, and means for combining the instrument content blocks to generate the audio output file.

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