Patent ID: 8093484

Claim:
A method for generating a new recording of a past musical performance of a musician from a recording of the past musical performance, the past musical performance having associated acoustics based on a setting of the past musical performance, comprising: obtaining a high-resolution data record representing actions of the musician while playing the past musical performance that is generated based on the recording of the past musical performance, wherein the high-resolution data record is an anacoustic data record that is free of the acoustics of the past musical performance; positioning an automated musical instrument in a selected acoustic context; positioning a sound detection device at a selected sound detection location in the selected acoustic context; providing the high-resolution data record to the musical instrument to cause the musical instrument to re-produce the actions of the musician while playing the past performance; and recording, using the sound detection device, sound waves generated by the musical instrument while the actions of the musician are being re-produced to generate the new recording of the past musical performance.