Musical instrument digital interface with speech capability
AssigneeInternational Business Machines Corporation
InventorMaurice Flam
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Abstract
A method for electronic generation of sounds, based on the notes in a musical scale, including assigning respective sounds to the notes, such that each sound is perceived by a listener as qualitatively distinct from the sound assigned to an adjoining note in the scale. An input is received indicative of a sequence of musical notes, chosen from among the notes in the scale, and an output is generated responsive to the sequence, in which the qualitatively distinct sounds are produced responsive to the respective notes in the sequence at respective musical pitches associated with the respective notes.
Claims20
A method for electronic generation of sounds, based on notes in a musical scale, comprising:
- assigning respective sounds to said notes, such that each sound is perceived by a listener as qualitatively distinct from a sound assigned to an adjoining note in said musical scale by creating a Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI) patch which comprises qualitatively distinct sounds;
- receiving an input indicative of a sequence of said notes, chosen from among said notes in said musical scale;
- and
- generating an output responsive to said sequence, in which said qualitatively distinct sounds are produced responsive to respective notes in said sequence at respective musical pitches associated with said respective notes.
A method for electronic generation of sounds, based on notes in a musical scale, comprising:
- assigning respective sounds to at least several of said notes, such that each assigned sound is perceived by a listener as qualitatively distinct from a sound assigned to an adjoining note in said musical scale;
- storing said assigned sounds in a patch to be played on a non-percussion channel as defined by a Musical Instrument Digital Interface standard;
- receiving a first input indicative of a sequence of notes, chosen from among said notes in said musical scale;
- receiving a second input indicative of one or more keystroke parameters, corresponding respectively to one or more of said notes in said sequence;
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- generating an output responsive to said sequence, in which said qualitatively distinct sounds are produced responsive to said first and second inputs.
An apparatus for electronic generation of sounds, based on notes in a musical scale, comprising:
- an electronic music generator, comprising a memory in which data are stored indicative of respective sounds that are assigned to said notes, such that each sound is perceived by a listener as qualitatively distinct from a sound assigned to an adjoining note in said musical scale, and receiving:
- (a) a first input indicative of a sequence of notes, chosen from among said notes in said musical scale;
- and (b) a second input indicative of one or more keystroke parameters, corresponding to one or more of said notes in said sequence;
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- a speaker, which is driven by said apparatus to generate an output responsive to said sequence, in which said qualitatively distinct sounds assigned to said notes in said musical scale are produced responsive to said first input and a second input,
- wherein said data is stored in a Musical Instrument Digital Interface patch.
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