Patent ID: 7030311

Claim:
A method to deliver a multimedia presentation of an audio file to a user that allows the user to play a musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation, the method comprising: in response to a user selecting a musical piece, transmitting a session file associated with the musical piece, the session file including an audio file and multimedia data; processing the session file utilizing a computing device to present a multimedia presentation of the audio file to the user; coupling the musical instrument to the computing device such that an audio signal from the musical instrument generated responsive to a user playing the musical instrument is transmitted to the computing device; displaying a control panel graphical interface including an amplifier for a musical instrument, the control panel graphical interface having settings that define sound characteristics for the musical instrument to alter the audio signal; and creating a mixed signal that combines the altered audio signal with the audio file, the mixed signal being transmitted through a sound device such that the user can play the musical instrument in conjunction with the multimedia presentation of the audio file.