Process of and apparatus for music arrangements adapted from animal noises to form species-specific music

• US 8,119,897 B2
• Filed: 07/29/2009
• Issued: 02/21/2012
• Est. Priority Date: 07/29/2008
• Status: Expired due to Fees

• Current Assignee: David Ernest Teie
• Original Assignee: David Ernest Teie
• Inventors: Teie, David Ernest
• Primary Examiner(s): Warren, David S.
• Application Number:
  US12/511,761
• Publication Number:
  US 20100024630A1
• Time in Patent Office: 937 Days
• Field of Search: 84600-602, 846/09, 846/15, 846/16, 846/49, 846/53, 846/54
• US Class Current: 84/609
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 1/0025 Automatic or semi-automatic music composition, e.g. producing random music, applying rules from music theory or modifying a musical piece automatically producing a series of tones G10H1/26
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2210/066 for pitch analysis as part of wider processing for musical purposes, e.g. transcription, musical performance evaluation; Pitch recognition, e.g. in polyphonic sounds; Estimation or use of missing fundamental
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2240/145 Sound library, i.e. involving the specific use of a musical database as a sound bank or wavetable; indexing, interfacing, protocols or processing therefor
• CPC Class Codes: G10H 2250/321 Gensound animals, i.e. generating animal voices or sounds

Abstract

Exemplary embodiments include an apparatus and process of forming species-specific music. The means and method for carrying out the process include: (1) recording sounds created by a specific species in emotional states; (2) identifying elemental sounds of the specific species; (3) associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of the specific species; (4) identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with the specific species; and (5) selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species, but the generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of the specific species. If the actual calls of a species were to be used in the music for that species the clear identification by the listening members would make the emotional response to the music subject to habituation.

Claims

1. A process of forming species-specific sound compositions to invoke a presupposed emotional state, comprising the steps of:

identifying elemental sounds of the specific species;

associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of said specific species;

identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species; and

selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species to form sound compositions to invoke said presupposed emotional state for said specific species, wherein said generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of said specific species,

wherein the step of associating in a computer specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states includes accessing a database of elemental sounds of various musical instruments stored on a physical recording device and comparing in a computer at least one sound characteristic of said recorded sound of a specific species against elemental sounds of musical instruments to find elemental sounds that mimic but do not duplicate the elemental sounds of the specific species.

2. The process of claim 1, wherein the step of identifying elemental sounds of the specific species includes the steps of manipulating in an acoustical synthesizer recorded sound of the specific species by at least one of stretching the sound timeline, frequency shifting, and fast Fourier transform analysis.

3. The process of claim 1, further including the step of selectively generating the identified sounds of musical instruments to control domesticated animals.

4. The process of claim 1, further comprising selectively generating the identified sounds of musical instruments to control wild animals.

5. The process of claim 1, wherein the identifying steps and the associating steps are carried out in a specifically programmed computer.

6. The process of claim 1, further comprising the step of recording sounds created by a specific species in emotional states.

7. The process of claim 6, wherein the step of recording sounds of the specific species include at least one of recording infra-sound in a sound transducer having infra-sound capabilities, and recording ultra-sound in a sound transducer having ultra-sound capabilities.

8. The process of claim 1, wherein said specific species is mammalian.

9. A process of forming species-specific sound compositions to invoke a presupposed emotional state, comprising the steps of:

identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species;

selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species to form sound compositions to invoke said presupposed emotional state for said specific species, wherein said generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of said specific species;

identifying elemental sounds of the specific species;

associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of said specific species; and

detecting in a bio-sensor device biological functions of the specific species in order to detect reactions to sounds of the specific species so as to determine a given environment, and reactions to identified sounds of musical instruments, to determine whether a desired emotional state appears to have been induced.

10. A process of forming species-specific sound compositions to invoke a presupposed emotional stage, comprising the steps of:

identifying elemental sounds of the specific species;

associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of said specific species;

identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species;

selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species to form sound compositions to invoke said presupposed emotional state for said specific species, wherein said generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of said specific species,

wherein selectively generating identified sounds of musical instruments includes generating at least one of infra-sound in a sound transducer having infra-sound capabilities and ultra-sound in a sound transducer having ultra-sound capabilities.

11. An apparatus for carrying out a process of forming species-specific music, comprising:

means for recording sounds created by a specific species in environmental states;

means for identifying elemental sounds of the specific species;

means for associating specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states of said specific species;

means for identifying sounds of at least one musical instrument that has a characteristic approximating at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species; and

means for selectively generating at least one sound identified among sounds of musical instruments that mimic at least one aspect of at least one elemental sound associated with said specific species, wherein said generated sound is not a recording or recreation of the detected sounds of said specific species.

12. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for recording sounds of the specific species include at least one of a sound transducer capable of recording infra-sound and a sound transducer capable of recording ultra-sound.

13. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for identifying elemental sounds of the specific species includes a species-specific music processor that manipulates recorded sound of the specific species by at least one of stretching the sound timeline, frequency shifting, and fast Fourier transform analysis.

14. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for associating includes a species-specific music processor that associates specific elemental sounds with presupposed emotional states, and accesses a database of elemental sounds of various musical instruments stored on a physical recording device and compares at least one sound characteristic of said recorded sound of a specific species against elemental sounds of musical instruments to find elemental sounds that mimic but do not duplicate the elemental sounds of the specific species.

15. The apparatus of claim 11, further comprising a biosensor that detects biological functions of the specific species in order to detect reactions to sounds of the specific species so as to determine a given environment, and reactions to identified sounds of musical instruments, to determine whether a desired emotional state appears to have been induced.

16. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for selectively generating identified sounds of musical instruments includes sound transducer that generates at least one of infra-sound in a sound transducer having infra-sound capabilities and ultra-sound in a sound transducer having ultra-sound capabilities.

17. The apparatus of claim 11, further including a sound transducer that selectively generates the identified sounds of musical instruments to control domesticated animals.

18. The apparatus of claim 11, further including a sound transducer that selectively generates the identified sounds of musical instruments to control wild animals.

19. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein the means for identifying and means for associating parts of a specifically programmed computer.

20. The apparatus of claim 11, wherein said specific species is mammalian.