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| Number | Title | Issue Date |
| 8263849 | Flash memory based stored sample electronic music synthesizer A flash-memory based stored-sample electronic music synthesizer enables the electronic reproduction of a large number of independent voices while accommodating the exacting demands of voice continuity, minimal note-start latency, and voice synchronicity. ... | 09/11/2012 |
| RE43076 | Waveform processing apparatus with versatile data bus A waveform data processing apparatus has a bus that transfers data signals representative of waveform data. A plurality of transmitting nodes transmit the data signals to the bus. A plurality of receiving nodes receive the data signals from the bus. A clock generato... | 01/10/2012 |
| 8093484 | Methods, systems and computer program products for regenerating audio performances Methods for generating a new recording of a past musical performance of a musician from a recording of the past musical performance include obtaining a high-resolution data record representing actions of the musician while playing the past musical performance that i... | 01/10/2012 |
| 7807914 | Waveform fetch unit for processing audio files This disclosure describes techniques that make use of a waveform fetch unit that operates to retrieve waveform samples on behalf of each of a plurality of hardware processing elements that operate simultaneously to service various audio synthesis parameters generate... | 10/05/2010 |
| RE41757 | Sound source system based on computer software and method of generating acoustic waveform data A sound source apparatus has operation blocks composed of softwares used to compute waveforms for generating a plurality of musical tones through a plurality of channels according to performance information. In the apparatus, a setting device sets an algorithm which... | 09/28/2010 |
| 7709723 | Mapped meta-data sound-playback device and audio-sampling/sample-processing system usable therewith Audio samples corresponding to audio extracts or whole audio titles are automatically mapped to triggers 12 in a playable sound-producing device 1, the mapping being dependent on the meta-data associated with the audio samples. Thus, a user can play th... | 05/04/2010 |
| RE41297 | Tone waveform generating method and apparatus based on software A method of generating a tone waveform using a CPU is provided which prevents or minimizes operational delays of other software processing that is executed concurrently with tone waveform generating processing on a multitask basis. The CPU collectively calculates 12... | 05/04/2010 |
| 7592532 | Method and apparatus for remote voice-over or music production and management A desktop application and supporting web site for recording voice-over or music sessions is introduced, wherein the production staff and talent may be in separate remote locations. The application includes providing a high quality data format for transferring audiov... | 09/22/2009 |
| 7589272 | Bandlimited digital synthesis of analog waveforms A method for generating a bandlimited digital signal, includes generating a sequence of digital samples of a waveform, such as a sawtooth, square, or pulse waveform. The waveform has a discontinuity with a phase within a particular sampling interval. The digital sam... | 09/15/2009 |
| 7479594 | Sound data encoding apparatus and sound decoding apparatus Tone quality is improved at the time of playing back sound data having a loop part. A sound data encoding apparatus encodes sound data in groups of a plurality of consecutive blocks. In the case where the sound start position is equal to the loop start positi... | 01/20/2009 |
| 7459625 | Waveform processing apparatus with versatile data bus A waveform data processing apparatus has a bus that transfers data signals representative of waveform data. A plurality of transmitting nodes transmit the data signals to the bus. A plurality of receiving nodes receive the data signals from the bus. A clock generato... | 12/02/2008 |
| 7442868 | Apparatus and method for processing ringtone Provided are an apparatus and a method for processing a ringtone in a wireless terminal. Position data of sound source samples corresponding to ringtone contents are extracted in advance and then used to play the ringtone. Musical score data are parsed from ringtone... | 10/28/2008 |
| 7439441 | Musical notation system An integrated system and software package for creating and performing a musical score including a user interface that enables a user to enter and display the musical score, a database that stores a data structure which supports graphical symbols for musical characte... | 10/21/2008 |
| 7427709 | Apparatus and method for processing MIDI Provided are an apparatus and a method for processing MIDI in a wireless terminal capable of controlling a volume of sound source samples when the MIDI is played. According to the method, a plurality of notes, volume levels, volume section information, and note play... | 09/23/2008 |
| 7425673 | Tone output device and integrated circuit for tone output In a tone output device 100, an oscillator 102 outputs a clock 141 that is emitted by a crystal resonator. A multiplication circuit 103 outputs a clock 142 that is generated by multiplying the clock 141. A timing control cir... | 09/16/2008 |
| 7423214 | System and method for the creation and playback of animated, interpretive, musical notation and audio synchronized with the recorded performance of an original artist A music application guides a user with some musical experience through the steps of creating and editing a musical enhancement file that enhances and plays in synchronicity with an audio signal of an original artist's recorded performance. This enables others, perha... | 09/09/2008 |
| 7414187 | Apparatus and method for synthesizing MIDI based on wave table An apparatus and a method for synthesizing a MIDI based on a wave table are provided. According to the method, sound samples of a plurality of instruments stored in a wave table are compressed and stored so as to reduce the storage space required by the wave table. ... | 08/19/2008 |
| 7390953 | Waveform data interpolation device and waveform data interpolation program With a decimal-fraction address representing a position between two continuous sample values and input from a decimal-fraction address calculation block (5-2) assumed as x, a product-sum block (5-5) calculates the value of x(1−x) as the... | 06/24/2008 |
| RE40364 | Tone signal processing apparatus with intermittent clock supply A music apparatus is constructed for processing a music tone signal in response to a clock signal at each sampling period. In the music apparatus, a clock generator generates the clock signal. A signal processor is operable in synchronization to the clock signal for... | 06/10/2008 |
| 7371959 | System, method and computer program for ensuring secure use of music playing data files In the system of the invention, a music playing data file is extracted from a given musical work resource such as an electronic music score data file, a printed sheet of music and an audio signals of a musical performance, to be utilized for playing music automatica... | 05/13/2008 |
| 7369665 | Method and apparatus for mixing sound signals A system and method for mixing sound signals is provided in which a mixer buffer stores sample values for three or more sound channels, each sound channel including a main sound component and one or more auxiliary sound components. Send paths are provided for sendin... | 05/06/2008 |
| 7366461 | Method and apparatus for improving the quality of a recorded broadcast audio program Recordings of broadcast audio content often contain errors (e.g., noise, signal loss, interference, talkover). A method and apparatus are provided for improving the quality of such a recording. Multiple recordings of a broadcast audio program are identified, and are... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7365263 | Intonation training device An intonation training device for training musicians in just intonation. As disclosed, the device is a pocket-sized portable device with an audio output and a user interface which includes an LCD display and a device such as a push button for selecting an item from ... | 04/29/2008 |
| 7360427 | Coupling element with varying wall thickness for an ultrasound probe An ultrasonic probe is provided in which an elongate array of transducers is disposed within an elongate coupling element which is mounted for rotation about an axle. The profile of the coupling element is chosen so as to provide a substantially uniform contact forc... | 04/22/2008 |
| 7359521 | Aliasing cancellation in audio effects algorithms A method for effecting aliasing cancellation in an audio effects algorithm using a delay modulated signal, derived from interpolation of a delay modulator at an instantaneous sampling frequency, including: determining the instantaneous sampling frequency 1/Tisf... | 04/15/2008 |
| 7355110 | Stringed musical instrument having a built in hand-held type computer An apparatus and method is disclosed for storing, editing, deleting and visually displaying personal information within a stringed musical instrument. A hand-held type computer (34) located in and forming a portion of the envelope or housing of the stringed m... | 04/08/2008 |
| 7353167 | Translating a voice signal into an output representation of discrete tones A system and method for creating a ring tone for an electronic device takes as input a phrase sung in a human voice and transforms it into a control signal controlling, for example, a ringer on a cellular telephone. Time-varying features of the input signal are anal... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7353169 | Transient detection and modification in audio signals A system and method are disclosed for transient detection and modification in audio signals. Digital signal processing techniques are used to detect transients and modify an audio signal to enhance or suppress such transients, as desired. A transient audio event is ... | 04/01/2008 |
| 7348482 | Discriminator for differently modulated signals, method used therein, demodulator equipped therewith, method used therein, sound reproducing apparatus and method for reproducing original music data code A nibble stream containing MIDI music data words and synchronous nibbles and an external audio signal are selectively converted to an audio-frequency signal, which in turn is converted to a set of PCM codes for storing it in a compact disc; and the audio frequency s... | 03/25/2008 |
| 7342522 | Digital audio player and playing method thereof The present invention is directed to an apparatus and method for digital-mixing two sound sources, and performing both audio-outputting and encoding-storing of the digital-mixed sound sources. The digital audio player of the present invention includes: an analog-to-... | 03/11/2008 |
| 7332668 | Wavetable audio synthesis system The present invention relates to an audio synthesis system for performing wavetable audio synthesis. The system comprises an instrument database, an analysis module, a memory, a judgment module, and a synthesis module. The instrument database is used for storing dat... | 02/19/2008 |
| 7329811 | Musical sound generation device capable of effectively utilizing the access timing for an unused slave sound source A musical tone generating apparatus, which is capable of effectively utilizing the access timing for an unused slave sound source, is provided. The musical tone generating apparatus is composed of a master sound source 1000, which comprises a mode swit... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7330141 | Compensation circuit and compensation method to compensate nonlinear distortions of an A/D converter The invention relates to a compensation circuit (1–6) to compensate nonlinear distortions of an A/D converter comprising a signal input and a compensation system. In order to avoid the high costs related to the complex analog design of the A/D converter and... | 02/12/2008 |
| 7323629 | Real time music recognition and display system Systems and methods for performing simple and quick real time single music note recognition algorithm based on fuzzy pattern matching are disclosed. In one aspect, the systems and methods use a 256-point FFT and fuzzy pattern identification and recognition method. T... | 01/29/2008 |
| 7321094 | Electronic musical instrument An electronic musical instrument internally stores automatic performance data. The electronic musical instrument reads automatic performance data to perform an automatic performance, while incrementing melody tone pitch data contained in the automatic performance da... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7320643 | Game controller simulating a musical instrument A simulated musical instrument may be used to alter the audio of a video game, the video aspects of video game, or both. Use of a controlled simulating a musical instrument allows a rhythm-action game can be enjoyed in a manner closer to a realistic state of playing... | 01/22/2008 |
| 7319964 | Method and apparatus for segmenting a multi-media program based upon audio events The present invention provides for a method and apparatus for segmenting a multi-media program based upon audio events. In an embodiment a method of classifying an audio stream is provided. This method includes receiving an audio stream. Sampling the audio stream at... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319185 | Generating music and sound that varies from playback to playback A method and apparatus for the creation and playback of music, audio and sound; such that each time a composition is played back, a different sound sequence is generated in the manner previously defined by the artist. During composition creation, the artist's defini... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319186 | Scrambling method of music sequence data for incompatible sound generator A data format of music sequence data represents a music piece and enables a compatible sound generating apparatus to reproduce the music piece at a first quality while allowing a non-compatible sound generating apparatus to reproduce the music piece at a second qual... | 01/15/2008 |
| 7319756 | Audio coding Coding of an audio signal (x) is provided where the coded bitstream (AS) comprises a parametric representation of the audio signal. One component of the parametric representation comprises tracks of linked sinusoidal components (CS) where subsequently linked compone... | 01/15/2008 |
