Music – Instruments – Electrical musical tone generation
Reexamination Certificate
2007-03-13
2007-03-13
Donels, Jeffrey W (Department: 2837)
Music
Instruments
Electrical musical tone generation
C084S625000
Reexamination Certificate
active
10407837
ABSTRACT:
A method and apparatus implement time compression and expansion of audio data, with dynamic tempo change during playback. Dynamic changes in tempo are implemented at specific points in the audio signal corresponding to local minimums in the fade-in and fade-out characteristics of the compression/expansion scheme. An audio signal is marked to define temporal slices of audio data. Mark positions may be selected to minimize significant transient activity midway between consecutive marks. Fade-in and fade-out functions are associated with the leading side and trailing side, respectively, of each mark, creating a series of cross-fading “mounds” with peaks at each mark. When a tempo change is requested (e.g., a user selects a new tempo value in a user interface), the tempo change is delayed until the start of the next “mound” (i.e., the next fade-in). Thus, despite the tempo change, each mound uses a contiguous set of audio data, preventing the clicks and pops associated with skips in the audio data. Cross-fading minimizes any effects of desynchronization caused by overlapping mounds of differing speeds.
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Friedman Sol
Moulios Christopher
Donels Jeffrey W
Hickman Palermo & Truong & Becker LLP
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