Method and apparatus for creating a melodic repeated effect

A general purpose computer-based system for generating a repeated musical effect, said system including at least one computer memory, said system comprising:

• a transposition pattern stored in said at least one computer memory, said transposition pattern comprising at least two pattern steps, said at least two pattern steps indicating different pitch transposition values representing a pitch modification, said transposition pattern having a transposition pattern index indicating a current transposition pattern step, said current transposition pattern step having a current pitch transposition value;
• a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• an input note having an input pitch, said input note stored in said at least one computer memory;
• an output note having an output pitch derived from said input pitch and said current pitch transposition value;
• a repeat generator for scheduling said output note at a musical time indicated by said rhythm value;
• and
• a processor for outputting said scheduled output note, said processor advancing said transposition pattern index to a next transposition pattern step, said processor replacing said input note having said input pitch with said output note having said output pitch.

A general purpose computer-based system for generating a repeated musical effect, said system including at least one computer memory, said system comprising:

• a conversion table stored in said at least one computer memory, said conversion table mapping an input set of pitches to an output set of pitches;
• a pitch transposition value representing a pitch modification;
• a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• an input note having an input pitch;
• an output note having an output pitch derived from said input pitch as modified by said pitch transposition value and said conversion table;
• a repeat generator for scheduling said output note at a musical time indicated by said rhythm value;
• and
• a processor for outputting said scheduled output note.

A general purpose computer-based system for generating a repeated musical effect, said system including at least one computer memory, said system comprising:

• a conversion table stored in said at least one computer memory, said conversion table mapping an input set of pitches to an output set of pitches;
• a pitch transposition value representing a pitch modification;
• a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• an input note having an input pitch, said input note stored in said at least one computer memory;
• an output note having an output pitch derived from said input pitch as modified by said pitch transposition value and said conversion table;
• a repeat generator for scheduling said output note at a musical time indicated by said rhythm value;
• and
• a processor for outputting said scheduled output note, said processor replacing said input note having said input pitch with said output note having said output pitch.

A method for creating a repeated musical effect using a general purpose computer-based system, said system including at least one computer memory, said method comprising:

• storing a transposition pattern in said at least one computer memory, said transposition pattern comprising at least two pattern steps having different pitch transposition values;
• indicating a current transposition pattern step with a transposition pattern index, said current transposition pattern step having a current pitch transposition value;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to said current pitch transposition value;
• scheduling an output of said output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• advancing said transposition pattern index to a next transposition pattern step;
• and
• outputting said scheduled output note.

A method for creating a repeated musical effect using a general purpose computer-based system, said system including at east one computer memory, said method comprising:

• storing a transposition pattern in said at least one computer memory, said transposition pattern comprising at least two pattern steps having different pitch transposition values;
• indicating a current transposition pattern step with a transposition pattern index, said current transposition pattern step having a current pitch transposition value;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• storing said input note in said at least one computer memory;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to said current pitch transposition value;
• scheduling an output of said output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• advancing said transposition pattern index to a next transposition pattern step;
• outputting said scheduled output note;
• and
• replacing said input note having said input pitch with said output note having said output pitch such that said output note is used as a next input note.

A method for creating a repeated musical effect using a general purpose computer-based system, said system including at least one computer memory, said method comprising:

• storing a conversion table in said at least one computer memory, said conversion table mapping an input set of notes to an output set of notes;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to a pitch transposition value;
• converting said output note with said output pitch to a converted output note with a converted output pitch according to said conversion table;
• scheduling an output of said converted output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• and
• outputting said scheduled output note.

A method for creating a repeated musical effect using a general purpose computer-based system, said system including at least one computer memory, said method comprising:

• storing a conversion table in said at least one computer memory, said conversion table mapping an input set of notes to an output set of notes;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• storing said input note in said at least one computer memory;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to a pitch transposition value;
• converting said output note with said output pitch to a converted output note with a converted output pitch according to said conversion table;
• scheduling an output of said converted output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• outputting said scheduled output note;
• and
• replacing said input note having said input pitch with said output note having said output pitch such that said output note is used as a next input note.

A computer-readable media for storing instructions for creating a repeated musical effect comprising instructions for:

• storing a transposition pattern in at least one computer memory, said transposition pattern comprising at least two pattern steps having different pitch transposition values;
• indicating a current transposition pattern step with a transposition pattern index, said current transposition pattern step having a current pitch transposition value;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to said current pitch transposition value;
• scheduling an output of said output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• advancing said transposition pattern index to a next transposition pattern step;
• and
• outputting said scheduled output note.

A computer-readable media for storing instructions for creating a repeated musical effect comprising instructions for:

• storing a transposition pattern in at least one computer memory, said transposition pattern comprising at least two pattern steps having different pitch transposition values;
• indicating a current transposition pattern step with a transposition pattern index, said current transposition pattern step having a current pitch transposition value;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• storing said input note in said at least one computer memory;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to said current pitch transposition value;
• scheduling an output of said output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• advancing said transposition pattern index to a next transposition pattern step;
• outputting said scheduled output note;
• and
• replacing said input note having said input pitch with said output note having said output pitch such that said output note is used as a next input note.

A computer-readable media for storing instructions for creating a repeated musical effect comprising instructions for:

• storing a conversion table in at least one computer memory, said conversion table mapping an input set of notes to an output set of notes;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to a pitch transposition value;
• converting said output note with said output pitch to a converted output note with a converted output pitch according to said conversion table;
• scheduling an output of said converted output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• and
• outputting said scheduled output note.

A computer-readable media for storing instructions for creating a repeated musical effect comprising instructions for:

• storing a conversion table in at least one computer memory, said conversion table mapping an input set of notes to an output set of notes;
• inputting an input note having an input pitch;
• storing said input note in said at least one computer memory;
• deriving an output note having an output pitch from said input note having said input pitch according to a pitch transposition value;
• converting said output note with said output pitch to a converted output note with a converted output pitch according to said conversion table;
• scheduling an output of said converted output note according to a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;
• and
• outputting said scheduled output note;
• and
• replacing said input note having said input pitch with said output note having said output pitch such that said output note is used as a next input note.