System and method for delivering a multimedia presentation to a user and to allow the user to play a musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation

A system to deliver a multimedia presentation of an audio file to a computing device for display to a user that allows the user to play a musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation, the system comprising:

• a server to transmit a session file to the computing device through a computer network in response to a user selecting a musical piece, the session file associated with the selected musical piece, the session file including an audio file and multimedia data such that the computing device processes the session file to present the multimedia presentation of the audio file to the user;
• and
• an interface device connected to the computing device and the user's musical instrument, the interface device to couple the musical instrument to the computing device such that an audio signal is generated responsive to a user playing the musical instrument that is transmitted to the computing device;
• and
• wherein a control panel graphical interface including an amplifier for a musical instrument is displayed by the computing device, the control panel graphical interface having settings that define sound characteristics for the musical instrument to alter the audio signal;
• wherein a mixed signal is created that combines the altered audio signal with the audio file, the mixed signal being transmitted through a sound device such that the user can play the musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation of the audio file.

A computer-readable medium having stored thereon instructions, which when executed by a computer, cause the computer to perform the following operations comprising:

• in response to a user selecting a musical piece, transmitting a session file associated with the musical piece, the session file including an audio file and multimedia data;
• processing the session file to present a multimedia presentation of the audio file to the user;
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• processing a musical instrument's signal such that an audio signal from the musical instrument is generated responsive to a user playing the musical instrument;
• displaying a control panel graphical interface including an amplifier for a musical instrument, the control panel graphical interface having settings that define sound characteristics for the musical instrument to alter the audio signal;
• and
• creating a mixed signal that combines the altered audio signal with the audio file, the mixed signal being transmitted through a sound device such that the user can play the musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation of the audio file.