Automatic recognition and matching of tempo and phase of pieces of music, and an interactive music player based thereon

US7615702B2 · kind B2 · utility

Assignee

• Native Instruments Software Synthesis GmbH · DE

Inventors

• Friedemann Becker · Höflaweg, DE
• Thomas Holl · Karlsruhe, DE
• Michael Kurz · Neustadt, DE
• Toine Diepstraten · Berlin, DE
• Daniel Haver · Berlin, DE

Key dates

• Filing date: Jan 7, 2002
• Grant date: Nov 10, 2009
• Expiry date: Nov 3, 2025

Classification

• Technology area (CPC G): Physics
• CPC primary: G10H2240/325
• WIPO field: Other consumer goods
• WIPO sector: Other fields

Abstract

A method of matching the tempo and phase in pieces of music which allows the conjunction of the pieces of music to form a continuous stream of music. The interactive music player which digitally executes the method of matching the tempo and phase in pieces of music is also disclosed.