Patent ID: 6121532
Filing Date: 2000-09-19
Classification: G10H,Y10S

Abstract:
A general purpose computer-based system for generating a repeated musical effect, said system including at least one computer memory, said system comprising:a transposition pattern stored in said at least one computer memory, said transposition pattern comprising at least two pattern steps, said at least two pattern steps indicating different pitch transposition values representing a pitch modification, said transposition pattern having a transposition pattern index indicating a current transposition pattern step, said current transposition pattern step having a current pitch transposition value;a rhythm value representing a musical interval of time;an input note having an input pitch;an output note having an output pitch derived from said input pitch and said current pitch transposition value;a repeat generator for scheduling said output note at a musical time indicated by said rhythm value; anda processor for outputting said scheduled output note, said processor advancing said transposition pattern index to a next transposition pattern step.