System for generating prescribed duration audio and/or video sequences

A method for compiling data blocks for producing a prescribed duration output sequence suitable for driving an output transducer, said method comprising the steps of:

• providing data in a data storage library corresponding to at least one source segment;
• partitioning said source segment into a plurality of data blocks;
• indicating characteristics corresponding to the duration of each data block;
• indicating characteristics of each data block corresponding to the suitability of each data block to begin or end an output sequence and the interblock compatibility of each data block;
• defining a desired duration for an output sequence;
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• iteratively compiling a list of one or more output sequences essentially conforming to said prescribed output sequence duration and wherein each output sequence is comprised of a plurality of data blocks selected according to said table entry characteristics.

A system for compiling data blocks for producing an output sequence suitable for repeatable driving an output transducer, said system comprising:

• a data storage library for storing one or more source segments wherein each source segment is capable of being partitioned into a Plurality of data blocks;
• a stored data table comprised of one or more groups of table entries, each such group being associated with a different one of said source segments and wherein each table entry defines a data block within the associated source segment;
• each said table entry additionally identifying characteristics of the associated data block including its duration and its interblock compatibility;
• a user interface for enabling a user to prescribe an output sequence duration corresponding to the durations of said data blocks comprising an output sequence;
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• a block sequence compiler for iteratively compiling a list of one or more repeatable output sequences each comprised of a plurality of data blocks selected to essentially conform to said user-prescribed output sequence duration and wherein each output sequence is comprised of a Plurality of data blocks selected according to said table entry characteristics.