METHOD OF LEARNING AN ISOLATED INSTRUMENT AUDIO TRACK FROM AN ORIGINAL, MULTI-TRACK WORK
First Claim
1. A method of learning an isolated instrument audio track from a preselected piece of music through a user-created educational audio track, the method comprising:
- obtaining a multi-track digital audio file produced from a multi-track digital audio recording;
wherein, the multi-track digital audio file comprises an isolated instrument audio track and an emulation audio track, and the isolated instrument audio track comprises a single musical instrument playing a preselected piece of music that a user desires to learn on a preselected musical instrument, the obtaining including accessing a database operable to store audio files on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the audio files includinga multi-track digital audio file of the preselected piece of music having an isolated instrument audio track containing only audio from the isolated instrument, and an emulation audio track consisting of the multi-track digital audio file having the isolated instrument audio track removed;
a variable timing reference track designed for the preselected piece of music, wherein the preselected piece of music was prerecorded, and the designing of the manually created and variable, audible timing reference track includes creating a tempo map having variable tempos, rhythms, and beats using notes from the preselected piece of music; and
,an emulated instrument audio track created by the user;
transforming the multi-track digital audio file to include a variable gain ratio of (i) the isolated instrument audio track volume to (ii) an emulation audio track;
wherein,the emulation audio track represents a subtraction of the isolated;
instrument audio track from the plurality of audio tracks;
the variable gain ratio is selected by the user; and
,the transforming is performed using a transformation module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and operable by the user to select the variable gain ratio to transform the audio tracks into clearly isolated tracks, or a mix of audio tracks, to assist the user in learning the isolated instrument audio track;
emulating the preselected piece of music by listening to the isolated instrument audio track and playing the preselected musical instrument to create an emulated instrument audio track;
wherein,the emulating includes using an emulation recording module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and operable by the user to record the user'"'"'s emulated instrument audio track on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and
,the recording of the emulated instrument audio track is created by the user with guidance from the variable timing reference track and stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium;
combining the emulated instrument audio track with the isolated instrument audio track, the emulation audio track, the variable timing reference track, or a combination thereof, to transform the multi-track digital audio file into the educational audio file using an integration engine embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and operable by the user to combine the audio tracks;
listening to the educational audio track; and
repeating the emulating, recording, combining, and listening until the user has learned the preselected piece of music on the preselected musical instrument to the user'"'"'s satisfaction.
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Abstract
The teachings described herein are generally directed to a system, method, and apparatus for learning music through an educational audio track embodied on a computer readable medium. The system can comprise components including a processor, an input device, a database, a transformation module, an emulation recording module, an integration engine, an output module, and an output device, wherein each component is operable in itself to perform it'"'"'s function in the system and operable with other system components to provide a system to a user for learning music.
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20 Claims
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1. A method of learning an isolated instrument audio track from a preselected piece of music through a user-created educational audio track, the method comprising:
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obtaining a multi-track digital audio file produced from a multi-track digital audio recording;
wherein, the multi-track digital audio file comprises an isolated instrument audio track and an emulation audio track, and the isolated instrument audio track comprises a single musical instrument playing a preselected piece of music that a user desires to learn on a preselected musical instrument, the obtaining including accessing a database operable to store audio files on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the audio files includinga multi-track digital audio file of the preselected piece of music having an isolated instrument audio track containing only audio from the isolated instrument, and an emulation audio track consisting of the multi-track digital audio file having the isolated instrument audio track removed; a variable timing reference track designed for the preselected piece of music, wherein the preselected piece of music was prerecorded, and the designing of the manually created and variable, audible timing reference track includes creating a tempo map having variable tempos, rhythms, and beats using notes from the preselected piece of music; and
,an emulated instrument audio track created by the user; transforming the multi-track digital audio file to include a variable gain ratio of (i) the isolated instrument audio track volume to (ii) an emulation audio track;
wherein,the emulation audio track represents a subtraction of the isolated;
instrument audio track from the plurality of audio tracks;the variable gain ratio is selected by the user; and
,the transforming is performed using a transformation module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and operable by the user to select the variable gain ratio to transform the audio tracks into clearly isolated tracks, or a mix of audio tracks, to assist the user in learning the isolated instrument audio track; emulating the preselected piece of music by listening to the isolated instrument audio track and playing the preselected musical instrument to create an emulated instrument audio track;
wherein,the emulating includes using an emulation recording module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and operable by the user to record the user'"'"'s emulated instrument audio track on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; and
,the recording of the emulated instrument audio track is created by the user with guidance from the variable timing reference track and stored on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; combining the emulated instrument audio track with the isolated instrument audio track, the emulation audio track, the variable timing reference track, or a combination thereof, to transform the multi-track digital audio file into the educational audio file using an integration engine embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium and operable by the user to combine the audio tracks; listening to the educational audio track; and repeating the emulating, recording, combining, and listening until the user has learned the preselected piece of music on the preselected musical instrument to the user'"'"'s satisfaction. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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- 6. The method of claim 6, wherein the device is a cellular device.
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9. A method for learning an isolated instrument audio track from an original, multi-track recording, the method comprising:
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accessing a database operable by a user to access audio files from, and store audio files on, a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the audio files including an original, multi-track audio recording; an isolated instrument audio track from the original, multi-track recording; and
,a variable timing reference track designed for the preselected piece of music; wherein, the preselected piece of music was prerecorded, and the designing of the variable timing reference track includes creating a tempo map having variable tempos, rhythms, and beats using notes from the preselected piece of music; transforming the audio files using a transformation module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the transformation module is operable by the user to select a variable gain ratio that includes a ratio of (i) the isolated instrument audio track volume to (ii) the emulation audio track volume to transform the audio tracks into clearly isolated tracks, or a mix of audio tracks, to assist the user in learning the isolated instrument audio track by emulating the isolated instrument audio track, wherein the emulating includes using the variable timing reference track; wherein, the system functions to provide the user with the tools to learn the isolated instrument audio track in the original, multi-track recording. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method for learning an isolated instrument audio track from an original, multi-track recording, the method comprising:
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obtaining a system having; a processor; an input device operable to receive audio data on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium; a database operable to store audio files for access on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the audio files including (i) a multi-track digital audio file of the preselected piece of music having an isolated instrument audio track consisting of audio from the isolated instrument, and an emulation audio track consisting of the multi-track digital audio file having the isolated instrument audio track removed; (ii) a variable timing reference track designed for the original, multi-track recording, wherein the original, multi-track recording was prerecorded; and
,(iii) an emulated instrument audio track created by the user; a transformation module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the transformation module is operable by the user to select a variable gain ratio that includes a ratio of (i) an isolated instrument audio track volume to (ii) an emulation audio track volume to transform the audio tracks into clearly isolated tracks, or a mix of audio tracks, to assist the user in learning the isolated instrument audio track; an emulation recording module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the emulation recording module is operable by the user to record the user'"'"'s emulated instrument audio track on a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, the recording of the emulated instrument audio track performed by the user with guidance from the variable timing reference track; an integration engine embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the integration engine is operable by the user to combine the emulated instrument audio track with the isolated instrument audio track, the emulation audio track, the variable timing reference track, or a combination thereof; and an output module embodied in a non-transitory computer readable storage medium, wherein the output module is operable to transmit audio data to an output device, the output device operable to provide audio data to the user, wherein the audio data assists the user in learning the isolated instrument audio track; and
,using the system to (1) access the multi-track digital audio file;
(2) transform the multi-track digital audio file by selecting the variable gain ratio;
(3) emulate the isolated instrument audio track with a preselected musical instrument under a guidance of the variable timing reference track;
(4) record the emulated instrument audio track;
(5) combine the emulated instrument audio track with the isolated instrument audio track, the emulation audio track, the variable timing reference track, or a combination thereof;
(6) listen to the educational audio file; and
, (7) repeat the emulating, recording, combining, and listening until the isolated instrument audio track from the original, multi-track recording has been learned to a satisfaction of the user. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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