Virtual musical interface in a haptic virtual environment
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1. A method of haptically rendering a virtual musical interface, the method comprising the steps of:
- (a) rendering a virtual object in a haptic virtual environment; and
(b) associating at least one parameter of the virtual object with an audio attribute to create a musical interface whereby a user is provided audio and haptic feedback in response to a user interaction.
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Abstract
The invention relates to a virtual musical interface for composing, editing, and/or performing audio works. In certain embodiments, the invention relates to a virtual musical interface rendered as a virtual object in a haptic environment, where one or more parameters of the virtual object are associated with one or more audio attributes. Thus, methods and systems of the invention provide audio, visual, and/or haptic feedback in response to a user interaction.
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117 Claims
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1. A method of haptically rendering a virtual musical interface, the method comprising the steps of:
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(a) rendering a virtual object in a haptic virtual environment; and (b) associating at least one parameter of the virtual object with an audio attribute to create a musical interface whereby a user is provided audio and haptic feedback in response to a user interaction.
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62. A method for producing audio output using haptically rendered virtual objects, the method comprising the steps of:
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haptically rendering at least one virtual object in a haptic virtual environment, wherein each of the at least one virtual object is mapped to at least one audio parameter; rendering a volume through which the at least one virtual object travels; traversing the at least one virtual object; and producing audio output corresponding to movement of the at least one virtual object through the volume. - View Dependent Claims (63, 64)
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65. A method of modifying audio attributes of a musical composition, the method comprising:
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accessing audio attributes associated with a musical composition; associating at least one of the audio attributes with a graphical representation of the musical composition; and modifying the associated audio attribute in response to an interaction directed at the graphical representation of the musical composition. - View Dependent Claims (66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89)
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103. A system for modifying audio attributes of a musical composition, the system comprising:
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a plurality of audio attributes associated with a musical composition; a plurality of graphical parameters associated with a graphical surface; a mapping data structure associating at least some of the audio attributes with at least some of the graphical parameters; and a calculation software process calculating modified values of the associated audio attributes in response to interactions directed at the graphical surface. - View Dependent Claims (104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 117)
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