Note assisted musical instrument system and method of operation
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1. An electronic musical instrument system, comprising:
- musical performance means for reproducing at least a portion of a performance of a pre-recorded musical piece having a series of notes and/or chords;
pitch data means for providing a series of individual note and/or chord pitch data, each one of the series of individual pitch data being related in pitch and order of occurrence to a corresponding one of the series of notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece;
a plurality of electronic musical instrument input members operable by a player;
means for sequentially mapping the series of pitch data to each of the input members; and
means, responsive to actuation of the input members by the player, individually or in combination, in a sequence, of a duration, and at time intervals selected by the player, for producing a personalized series of individual notes and/or chords related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation by generating an individual note and/or chord in response to actuation of one of the plurality of input members, the generated individual note and/or chord being related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation of the one input member to produce a personalized version of the pre-recorded musical piece that is musically compatible with the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation.
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Abstract
A music system including a musical instrument, such as a keyboard strummer, in which the musical notes produced by the playing of the instrument are controlled by musical assistance data mapped unto the instrument keys and strum vanes from tracks specially prepared and synchronized with a prior performance of the piece.
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22 Claims
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1. An electronic musical instrument system, comprising:
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musical performance means for reproducing at least a portion of a performance of a pre-recorded musical piece having a series of notes and/or chords; pitch data means for providing a series of individual note and/or chord pitch data, each one of the series of individual pitch data being related in pitch and order of occurrence to a corresponding one of the series of notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece; a plurality of electronic musical instrument input members operable by a player; means for sequentially mapping the series of pitch data to each of the input members; and means, responsive to actuation of the input members by the player, individually or in combination, in a sequence, of a duration, and at time intervals selected by the player, for producing a personalized series of individual notes and/or chords related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation by generating an individual note and/or chord in response to actuation of one of the plurality of input members, the generated individual note and/or chord being related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation of the one input member to produce a personalized version of the pre-recorded musical piece that is musically compatible with the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An electronic musical instrument system for producing a performance of a pre-recorded musical piece having a series of notes and/or chords modified by a player of the system to produce an individualized musical performance, the system comprising:
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a musical performance device for reproducing the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece; a data storage area containing data related to the series of individual notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece, said stored data being related in pitch and order of occurrence to the series of notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece; a plurality of electronic musical instrument input members operable by the player to produce player input signals; a mapping circuit coupled to said storage area and to said input members to sequentially map said stored data to each of said player input signals; and a music production device, responsive to actuation of said input members by the player, individually or in combination, in a sequence, of a duration, and at time intervals selected by the player, to produce the individualized musical performance by generating an individual note and/or chord in response to actuation of one of said input members by the player, said generated individual note and/or chord being related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation of said one input member so that multiple actuations result in the production of a musical element that is individualized to the player and which is musically compatible with the pre-recorded musical piece to produce a personalized version of the pre-recorded musical piece. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A computer readable media for producing a performance of a pre-recorded musical piece having a series of notes and/or chords modified by a player of the system to produce an individualized musical performance, the computer readable media comprising computer instructions that cause the computer to perform the steps of:
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using a musical performance device for reproducing the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece; storing data related to the series of individual notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece, said stored data being related in pitch and order of occurrence to the series of notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece; sensing actuation of a plurality of electronic musical instrument input members operable by the player, each producing a player input signal in response to actuation of each of said input members by the player; mapping said stored data to each of said plurality of said input members; and responding to said mapped data and said actuation of said input members by the player, individually or in combination, in a sequence, of a duration, and at time intervals selected by the player, to produce the individualized musical performance by generating an individual note and/or chord in response to actuation of one of said input members by the player, said generated individual note and/or chord being related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation of said one input member so that multiple actuations result in the production of a musical element that is individualized to the player and which is musically compatible with the pre-recorded musical piece to produce a personalized version of the pre-recorded musical piece.
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22. A method for producing a performance of a pre-recorded musical piece having a series of notes and/or chords modified by a player of the system to produce an individualized musical performance, the method comprising the steps of:
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using a musical performance device for reproducing the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece; storing data related to the series of individual notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece, said stored data being related in pitch and order of occurrence to the series of notes and/or chords of the pre-recorded musical piece; sensing actuation of a plurality of electronic musical instrument input members operable by the player, each producing a player input signal in response to actuation of each of said input members by the player; mapping said stored data to each of said plurality of said input members; and responding to said mapped data and said actuation of said input members by the player, individually or in combination, in a sequence, of a duration, and at time intervals selected by the player, to produce the individualized musical performance by generating an individual note and/or chord in response to actuation of one of said input members by the player, said generated individual note and/or chord being related to the performance of the pre-recorded musical piece at the time of actuation of said one input member so that multiple actuations result in the production of a musical element that is individualized to the player and which is musically compatible with the pre-recorded musical piece to produce a personalized version of the pre-recorded musical piece.
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