System and method for recording and sharing music
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
- a) uploading a plurality of master songs at server location to a server located at the server location;
b) allowing a first user to listen to a selected song from the plurality of master songs, on an electronic device at a user location, the selected song being transmitted across an electronic network from the server at the server location;
c) allowing the first user to record a user-generated stem track using the electronic device during step b), the electronic device being located at the user location;
d) without saving the user-generated stem track at the user location, simultaneously with step c), transmitting only the user-generated stem track across the electronic network to the server location; and
e) storing the user-generated stem track on the server at the server location.
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Abstract
A method includes the steps of allowing a first user to play a selected song on an electronic device at a first location, the selected song being transmitted across an electronic network from a server at a second location; allowing the first user to record a user-generated stem track using the electronic device at the first location while playing the selected song; transmitting the user-generated stem track across the electronic network to the second location; and storing the user-generated stem track on the server at the second location. An electronic system that allows the first user to perform the method is also disclosed.
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1. A method comprising the steps of:
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a) uploading a plurality of master songs at server location to a server located at the server location; b) allowing a first user to listen to a selected song from the plurality of master songs, on an electronic device at a user location, the selected song being transmitted across an electronic network from the server at the server location; c) allowing the first user to record a user-generated stem track using the electronic device during step b), the electronic device being located at the user location; d) without saving the user-generated stem track at the user location, simultaneously with step c), transmitting only the user-generated stem track across the electronic network to the server location; and e) storing the user-generated stem track on the server at the server location. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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- 8. A recording system comprising a server located at a server location, the server containing a plurality of original songs in a first database the plurality of original songs being loaded into the first database at the server location, the server being electronically connectable across an electronic network to a recording site, wherein the system is adapted to simultaneously transmit one of the plurality of original songs across the electronic network to the recording site and to record only a user-generated stem track being played at the recording site.
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12. A method comprising the steps of:
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a) uploading a plurality of master songs to a server location; b) determining a start time for the master song; c) allowing a user at a user location to select a selected song from the plurality of master songs; d) transmitting the selected song from the server location to the first user location; e) prior to allowing the user to record a user-generated track, determining a start time of the user-generated track; f) allowing the first user to record the user-generated track using a first electronic device at the user location while listening to the selected song on the first electronic device without saving the user-generated track on the first electronic device; g) providing the user-generated track with a user-generated track start time; h) aligning the user-generated track start time with the song start time; and i) transmitting the user-generated track to and storing the user-generated track at the first server location separately from the plurality of master songs. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15)
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