Midi composer
AssigneeSony Ericsson Mobile Communications AB
InventorRobert Najdenovski
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Abstract
A technique for creating polyphonic audio signals of telecommunication devices such that the technique may be performed quickly without a user needing music theory knowledge. A midi-composer application includes a graphical user interface for assisting a user in creating the polyphonic audio signal. The graphical user interface includes at least one track for receiving placement of at least one music block and a plurality of bars within the at least one track for relating the at least one music block with a selected time period. The at least one music block includes at least one type of music block representing an audio loop or sample.
Claims18
A method for creating an audio signal in a mobile telephone including a display and navigation tools, said method comprising the steps of:
- storing a plurality of music libraries each having at least one music block in the mobile telephone;
- using navigation tools to define at least one user input to correspond respectively to the at least one music block;
- selecting at least one music block from the library including the at least one music block with the navigation tools using the corresponding user input;
- associating a plurality of tracks with the plurality of libraries, wherein each track is used for one corresponding music library;
- displaying at least two tracks of the plurality of tracks on the display, each of the at least two tracks having a plurality of bars in a graphical user interface;
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- using the navigation tools to place the selected music block onto the track for the library containing the selected music block at a selected bar of the plurality of bars in the graphical user interface to compose the audio signal.
A mobile telephone comprising:
- a midi-composer application for creating a polyphonic audio signal and for creating a graphical user interface;
- a screen for displaying information on the mobile telephone, including displaying the graphical user interface, the graphical user interface displaying at least two available tracks, each of the at least two available tracks having a plurality of bars;
- a memory accessible by the midi-composer application for storing a plurality of music libraries each containing at least one music block for use in creating the polyphonic audio signal, wherein each track is used for one corresponding music library;
- a navigation tool included within the mobile telephone for defining at least one user input to correspond respectively to the at least one music block and for selecting a music block using the corresponding user input;
- the navigation tool included within the mobile telephone further being operable for placement of the selected music block in at least one of the plurality of bars within a track corresponding to the library containing the selected music block and displayed in the graphical user interface to compose the polyphonic audio signal;
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- a speaker for playing audio signals, including playing the polyphonic audio signal created by the midi-composer application.
A midi-composer application for creating a polyphonic audio signal within a mobile telephone including a display, and navigation tools, said midi-composer comprising:
- a graphical user interface displayed on the mobile telephone display for assisting a user in creating the polyphonic audio signal, the graphical user interface including at least two tracks for receiving placement of at least one music block and a plurality of bars within the at least two tracks for relating the at least one music block with a selected time period;
- control logic for associating the tracks with a plurality of libraries, wherein each track is used for one corresponding music library;
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- control logic responsive to a user input via the navigation tools for defining at least one user input to correspond respectively to the at least one music block and for selecting at least one music block located within a library using the corresponding user input, and for placing the selected at least one music block within the at least one bar of the track of the graphical user interface corresponding to the library containing the selected music block to compose the polyphonic audio.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.