Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2006-05-30
2006-05-30
Fletcher, Marlon (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S649000
Reexamination Certificate
active
07053291
ABSTRACT:
The present invention implements a method that can most easily be thought of as having three major components. They are creating, building, and maintaining musical licks or melodies. Several unique algorithms along with other application functionality, including MIDI, make up these components. A brief description of each component follows.Creating Melodies—This component implements a set of algorithms for the purpose of forming melodic-parts. They are a) combinations and permutations, b) Lickparts, and c) scales which are created through the use of partitions and permutations. Each algorithm provides a unique approach to forming melodic-parts, each yielding different results.Building Melodies—Identifies a) scales or modes for harmonic usage of melodic-parts when the user has not previously designated a particular use, b) allows the user to combine melodic-parts, and also c) concatenate those melodic-parts to form longer new melodies. Additionally, to facilitate the process of building a musical lick or melody, rhythm tracks can be synchronized to play with selected portions of the melody as it is being created.Maintaining Melodies, implements the notion or concept of a lick-library by using functionality for saving and updating melodies that have been previously created and built.
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Davison James L
Fletcher Marlon
Warren David S.
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