Sound editing system using visually displayed control line for altering specified characteristic of adjacent segment of stored waveform
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1. A device for editing sounds comprising:
- a memory for storing a sound waveform;
a display for visually displaying the stored waveform;
an editor for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and
means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the editor;
wherein the memory stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the display displays an analog representation of the waveform; and
wherein the display comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis;
wherein the editor comprises;
means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and
means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to the portion of the displayed waveform;
wherein the editor comprises mean for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
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Abstract
A hardware and software system and method for a personal computer such as the Macintosh allows recording, editing, and playback of sound. The system includes a sound editor which displays sound waveforms, and permits the user to mix together several simultaneously displayed waveforms, and to change the pitch and amplitude of one part of each waveform by means of a novel screen display.
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35 Claims
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1. A device for editing sounds comprising:
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a memory for storing a sound waveform; a display for visually displaying the stored waveform; an editor for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the editor; wherein the memory stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the display displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the display comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the editor comprises; means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to the portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the editor comprises mean for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15)
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16. A device for editing sounds comprising:
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a memory for storing a sound waveform; a display for visually displaying the stored waveform; an editor for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the memory in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the editor; wherein the memory stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the display displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the display comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the editor comprises; means for displaying an amplitude control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and means for displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the displayed amplitude peaks; wherein the editor comprises means for altering the amplitude of a portion of the amplitude peaks of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the amplitude being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
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17. A device for editing sounds comprising:
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a memory for storing a sound waveform; a display for visually displaying the stored waveform; an editor for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the memory in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the editor; wherein the memory stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the display displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the display comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the editor comprises; means for displaying a pitch control line substantially parallel to the time axis; means for displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the display amplitude peaks; and wherein the editor comprises means for altering the pitch of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the pitch being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
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18. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises; displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the step of editing comprises altering a specified characteristic of portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28)
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29. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises; displaying an amplitude control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the displayed amplitude peaks; wherein the step of editing comprises altering the amplitude of a portion of the amplitude peaks of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the amplitude being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
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30. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises; displaying a pitch control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the display amplitude peaks; wherein the step of editing comprises altering the pitch of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the pitch being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
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31. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises; selecting a portion of the waveform; and moving the selected portion to a position in the waveform other than an original position of the selected portion.
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32. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises; selecting a portion of the waveform; and copying the selected portion and inserting the copied portion in the waveform.
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33. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises; selecting a portion of the waveform; and deleting the selected portion from the waveform.
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34. A device for editing sounds comprising:
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a memory for storing a sound waveform; a display for visually displaying the stored waveform; an editor for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the editor; wherein the editor comprises; means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the editor comprises means for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
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35. A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of:
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storing a waveform representing a sound; displaying the waveform on a display; editing the appearance of the displayed waveform by manipulation of said displayed waveform; and changing the stored waveform in accordance with changes made in the displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises; displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the step of altering comprises altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
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