Patent ID: 6051770
Filing Date: 2000-04-18
Classification: G10H,Y10S

Abstract:
A computer-implemented system for creating an original musical work, comprising:a storage device for storing a plurality of source musical selections;at least one modification module, coupled to the storage device, for modifying the source musical selections;a user input device, coupled to the storage device and to the modification module, for receiving user input selecting at least one of the source musical selections and for receiving user input selecting at least one modification module for application to the selected at least one source musical selection; andan output device, coupled to the modification module, for outputting the modified at least one selection;wherein the at least one modification module comprises at least one selected from the group consisting of:an attractor module for modifying a selected characteristic of a source musical selection to increase similarity of the selected characteristic with respect to a target selection; anda filter for identifying component parts in a selection and electing substitutes for selected component parts;and wherein the source musical selection comprises at least one audible node corresponding to an instrument part, and wherein the attractor module comprises a groove attractor for modifying at least one rhythm of at least one audible node of the source musical selection to increase similarity of the audible node with respect to at least one rhythm of the corresponding instrument part of a target musical selection.