Strum pad
AssigneeMibblio, Inc.
InventorsSamuel Rubin, David Leiberman
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Abstract
Various embodiments are provided generally relating to providing a strum pad on a user device. In some embodiments, a musical arrangement may be provided on a user device. A score of the musical arrangement may be tracked as it plays. In some embodiments, gestures may be detected on the user device while the user device plays the musical arrangement. In response to detecting the gesture, a component piece for the musical arrangement may be outputted. In some embodiments, the outputted component piece may correspond to the tracked score of the musical arrangement.
Claims18
A method for playing along with a musical arrangement, comprising:
- playing a musical arrangement on a user device;
- tracking a score of the musical arrangement by determining a position of the musical arrangement as the musical arrangement plays;
- detecting a gesture on the user device while the user device is playing the musical arrangement;
- and
- outputting, in response to the detected gesture, a component piece for the musical arrangement corresponding to the tracked score of the musical arrangement, wherein outputting
- comprises producing an audio signal corresponding to a chord, the chord being harmonically in tune with the position of the tracked score of the musical arrangement without having the detected gesture on the user device harmonically in tune.
A mobile device comprising:
- a touch-sensing display screen displaying a strum pad;
- at least one audio output;
- memory;
- and control circuitry operative to:
- play a musical arrangement using the at least one audio output;
- track a score of the musical arrangement by determining a position of the musical arrangement as the musical arrangement plays;
- assign a component piece from the musical arrangement to the strum pad;
- detect a user input with the strum pad;
- and output, in response to the detected user input, an audio signal for the assigned component piece using the at least one audio output, along with the musical arrangement, wherein the audio signal corresponds to a chord,
- the chord being harmonically in tune with the position of the tracked score of the musical arrangement without having the detected gesture on the user device harmonically in tune.
A method for playing a strum pad displayed on a user device, comprising;
- orientating the user device to play a strum pad displayed within a user interface of the user device;
- placing the strum pad on the user interface based on a user preference;
- selecting a component piece based on the orientation;
- selecting a musical arrangement to play the component piece along to;
- tracking a score of the selected musical arrangement by determining a position of the musical arrangement as the musical arrangement plays;
- and
- providing an input to the strum pad to play the component piece with the musical arrangement by producing an audio signal corresponding to a chord, the chord being harmonically in tune with the position of the tracked score of the musical arrangement, wherein the input is provided in a direction corresponding to the orientation and placement of the strum pad.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.