Apparatus and method for visualizing music and other sounds
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1. A device comprising a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium containing computer executable code for generating a visual representation of received musical input;
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said computer executable code is configured to generate said visual representation according to a method comprising the steps of;
(a) placing twelve labels in a pattern, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that adjacent ones of said labels represents a musical half-step;
(b) identifying an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes within said received musical input;
(c) identifying an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes within said received musical input;
(d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first note;
(e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second note;
(f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein;
(1) the first line is a first color if the first note and the second note are separated by a half step;
(2) the first line is a second color if the first note and the second note are separated by a whole step;
(3) the first line is a third color if the first note and the second note are separated by a minor third;
(4) the first line is a fourth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a major third;
(5) the first line is a fifth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a perfect fourth; and
(6) the first line is a sixth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a tri-tone;
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Abstract
The present disclosure relates to a system and method for visualization of music and other sounds. In one embodiment, the twelve notes of an octave are labeled. When notes are played, the intervals between the notes are visualized by displaying a line between the labels corresponding to the note labels. In some embodiments, the lines representing the intervals are color coded with a different color for each of the six intervals.
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1. A device comprising a computer readable medium, said computer readable medium containing computer executable code for generating a visual representation of received musical input;
wherein; said computer executable code is configured to generate said visual representation according to a method comprising the steps of; (a) placing twelve labels in a pattern, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that adjacent ones of said labels represents a musical half-step; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes within said received musical input; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes within said received musical input; (d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first note; (e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second note; (f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein; (1) the first line is a first color if the first note and the second note are separated by a half step; (2) the first line is a second color if the first note and the second note are separated by a whole step; (3) the first line is a third color if the first note and the second note are separated by a minor third; (4) the first line is a fourth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a major third; (5) the first line is a fifth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a perfect fourth; and (6) the first line is a sixth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a tri-tone; - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8)
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9. An apparatus for displaying a visualization of received musical input, comprising:
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(1) a processing unit; (2) a control unit operatively coupled to said processing unit; and (3) a display operatively coupled to said processing unit; wherein; said processing unit is capable of generating a visual representation of said received musical input for output on said display; and wherein; said visual representation is generated according to a method comprising the steps of; (a) placing twelve labels in a pattern, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that adjacent ones of said labels represents a musical half-step; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes within said received musical input; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes within said received musical input; (d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first note; (e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second note; (f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein; (1) the first line is a first color if the first note and the second note are separated by a half step; (2) the first line is a second color if the first note and the second note are separated by a whole step; (3) the first line is a third color if the first note and the second note are separated by a minor third; (4) the first line is a fourth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a major third; (5) the first line is a fifth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a perfect fourth; and (6) the first line is a sixth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a tri-tone. - View Dependent Claims (10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16)
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