Patent ID: 7875787

Claim:
A method for visualizing music, comprising the steps of: (a) placing twelve labels in a pattern of a circle, said twelve labels corresponding to twelve respective notes in an octave, such that moving clockwise or counter-clockwise between adjacent ones of said labels represents a musical half-step; (b) identifying an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes; (c) identifying an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes; (d) identifying a first label corresponding to the first note; (e) identifying a second label corresponding to the second note; (f) creating a first line connecting the first label and the second label, wherein: (1) the first line is a first color if the first note and the second note are separated by a half step; (2) the first line is a second color if the first note and the second note are separated by a whole step; (3) the first line is a third color if the first note and the second note are separated by a minor third; (4) the first line is a fourth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a major third; (5) the first line is a fifth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a perfect fourth; and (6) the first line is a sixth color if the first note and the second note are separated by a tri-tone; wherein said identifying an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes step comprises the steps of: (1) receiving a raw audio input signal; (2) performing a fast fourier transform analysis on said raw audio input signal to determine a first primary frequency; (3) determining an occurrence of a first one of the twelve notes based on the first primary frequency; and wherein said identifying an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes step comprises the steps of: (1) performing a fast fourier transform analysis on said raw audio input signal to determine a second primary frequency; (2) determining an occurrence of a second one of the twelve notes based on the second primary frequency.