Controlled light sculptures for visual effects in music performance applications
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Abstract
Controlled light sculptures suggestive of instrument elements and rotating speakers associated with contemporary music performances. In one embodiment, rotating speaker systems are visually emulated. One such rotating light system includes a controllable light source configured to emit visible light responsive to a MIDI light control signal. The system also includes a rotating light-travel modulation element for creating visual motion of light distribution employing light emitted by the light source. The visual motion provided by the light-travel modulation element is responsive to a MIDI motion control signal. Either or both of the light control and motion control signals may be controlled responsive to musical signals, user controls, floor controls, non-MIDI signals, and the like. In other embodiments, an array of light columns or pyramids visually emulate organ pipes, instrument strings, and the like, via controllable light sources responsive to light control signals. These light control signals may be controlled responsive to musical signals, instrument actuators, floor controllers, and MIDI signals, among others.
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1-38. -38. (canceled)
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39. A rotating light system, comprising:
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at least one controllable light source configured to emit visible light responsive to a MIDI light control signal; and
a rotating light-travel modulation element for creating visual motion of light distribution employing said light emitted by said at least one light source, wherein said visual motion provided by said light-travel modulation element is responsive to a MIDI motion control signal. - View Dependent Claims (40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54)
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55. A rotating light system, comprising:
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at least one controllable light source configured to emit visible light responsive to a light control signal; and
a rotating light-travel modulation element for creating visual motion of light distribution employing said light emitted by said at least one light source, wherein said visual motion provided by said light-travel modulation element is responsive to a motion control signal, and wherein said light system is responsive to a music signal. - View Dependent Claims (56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78)
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79. A rotating light system, comprising:
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a controllable light source configured to emit visible light responsive to a light control signal; and
a rotating light-travel modulation element for creating visual motion of distributed light based upon said light emitted by said light source, wherein said visual motion provided by said light-travel modulation element is responsive to a motion control signal, said motion control signal having been generated responsive to a first audio signal provided to an audio signal processing system. - View Dependent Claims (80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107)
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108. A rotating light system, comprising:
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a controllable light source configured to emit visible light responsive to a light control signal provided by a foot controller; and
a rotating light-travel modulation element for creating visual motion of distributed light based upon said light emitted by said light source, wherein said visual motion provided by said light-travel modulation element is responsive to a motion control signal provided by a foot controller. - View Dependent Claims (109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126)
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119. The rotating light system according to claim 1118, wherein said transparent enclosure is formed using a plurality of intersecting and substantially planar surfaces.
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127. A lighted structure array, comprising:
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an array of discrete translucent structures, each capable of radially conducting and dispersing light; and
a separate light source associated with each of said array of translucent structures, each of said array of light sources configured to illuminate an associated translucent structure responsive to a control signal. - View Dependent Claims (128, 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 135, 136, 137, 138, 139, 140, 141, 142, 143, 144, 145)
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