Automatic accompaniment for vocal melodies
US7705231B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Nov 27, 2007 |
| Grant date | Apr 27, 2010 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Nov 27, 2027 |
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- Technology area (CPC G)Physics
- CPC primaryG11B31/02
- WIPO fieldOther consumer goods
- WIPO sectorOther fields
Abstract
A method for generating an accompaniment for a recorded audio melody includes providing a recorded audio melody that includes segments; performing a frequency analysis of the recorded audio melody; summing the total duration of each fundamental frequency within a segment of the melody; based on the summing, computing a probability for each possible chord for each segment; based on the computed probabilities, selecting a set of chords for the segments; and outputting the set of chords as an accompaniment for the recorded audio melody. Various other methods, devices, systems, etc. are also disclosed.
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