Music management system

• US 20050197725A1
• Filed: 02/18/2005
• Published: 09/08/2005
• Est. Priority Date: 02/20/2004
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Qsonix
• Original Assignee: Qsonix
• Inventors: Weaver, Mike, Alexander, Jim, Gamble, Kelly, Ben-Zvy, Doron
• Application Number:
  US11/060,894
• Publication Number:
  US 20050197725A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 700/94
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/46 Volume control
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/125 Library distribution, i.e. distributing musical pieces from a central or master library
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/035 Crossfade, i.e. time domain amplitude envelope control of the transition between musical sounds or melodies, obtained for musical purposes, e.g. for ADSR tone generation, articulations, medley, remix audio mixers H04H60/04
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/105 of operating discs
• CPC Class Codes: G11B 27/329 on a disc [VTOC]

Abstract

A digital music system according to the present disclosure is a single processor system with a drag and drop interface that permits different digital content to be performed simultaneously in two or more performance zones. The user interface may be further optimized for use with a touchscreen display. Each performance zone may have a performance queue independent of other performance zones. Performance queues may be altered at any time during a performance. Transition between each item of digital content in a performance queue is accomplished using a crossfade with user-defined parameters. Additionally, a user in either performance zone may identify a digital content item for preview and the preview may be accomplished while the music management system is performing digital content in the two or more zones.

Claims

1. A method of performing digital music with a single digital processor comprising the steps of:

performing a first digital music item at a selected volume using a first set of speakers;

selecting one of the plurality of digital music items for preview during the performance of the first digital music item;

initiating a preview of the selected digital music item during the performance of the first digital music item, the preview having the steps of;

diminishing the volume of the first digital music item over a first preselected time to a preselected volume;

initiating a performance of a preselected portion of the selected digital music item by raising the volume of the preselected portion over a second preselected time to the selected volume;

performing for a third preselected time the first digital music item at the preselected volume and the preselected portion of the selected digital music at the selected volume;

diminishing the volume of the preselected portion of the selected digital music over a fourth preselected time to no volume; and

restoring the volume of the performance of the first digital music item to the selected volume over a fifth preselected time.

2. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

confirming the selected digital music as a second digital music item for performance;

simultaneously diminishing the volume of the performance of the first digital music item over a preselected transition time to no volume; and

raising the volume of a performance of the second digital music item to the selected volume over the preselected transition time.

3. The method of claim 1 further comprising:

simultaneous with the preceding steps, performing an alternate digital music item at a second selected volume through a second set of speakers.

4. A method of performing digital content with a single digital processor comprising the steps of:

performing a first digital content item at a selected volume;

selecting one digital content item from the plurality of digital content items for preview during the performance of the first digital content item;

initiating a preview of the selected digital content item during the performance of the first digital content item, the preview having the steps of;

diminishing the volume of the first digital content item over a first preselected time to a preselected volume;

initiating a performance of a preselected portion of the selected digital content item by raising the volume of the preselected portion over a second preselected time to the selected volume;

performing for a first determinable period, the first digital content item at the preselected volume and the preselected portion of the selected digital content at the selected volume;

simultaneously diminishing the volume of the first digital content item to no volume and increasing the volume of a second digital content item to the preselected volume;

performing for a second determinable period, the second digital content item at the preselected volume and the preselected portion of the selected digital content at the selected volume;

diminishing the volume of the preselected portion of the selected digital content over a fourth preselected time to no volume; and

increasing the volume of the performance of the second digital content item to the selected volume over a fifth preselected time.