System and method for approximate shifting of musical pitches while maintaining harmonic function in a given context
US6011211A · kind A · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 25, 1998 |
| Grant date | Jan 4, 2000 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 25, 2018 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG10H2240/056
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
The present invention enables non-musicians to effectively compose music using a computer, and provides them with the means to manipulate musical content in an intuitive fashion without the need for formal musical training. The invention combines a representation of musical knowledge with a representation of musical data in such a way that permits transposition of the data to be constrained to conform to a set of harmonic rules. The user can select pitches to be moved higher or lower, and a system insures that it sounds good (where good is defined to mean "satisfies the conditions of the harmonic rule base").
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