WO2001095052A3 - Interactive multimedia apparatus - Google Patents

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WO2001095052A3
WO2001095052A3 PCT/IE2001/000046 IE0100046W WO0195052A3 WO 2001095052 A3 WO2001095052 A3 WO 2001095052A3 IE 0100046 W IE0100046 W IE 0100046W WO 0195052 A3 WO0195052 A3 WO 0195052A3
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audio
track
control unit
media file
guitar
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James Anthony Barry
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Thurdis Developments Ltd
James Anthony Barry
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Priority to EP01917414A priority Critical patent/EP1272913A2/en
Priority to JP2002502539A priority patent/JP2003536106A/en
Priority to AU2001244489A priority patent/AU2001244489A1/en
Priority to US10/240,591 priority patent/US7151214B2/en
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    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H3/00—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means
    • G10H3/12—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument
    • G10H3/14—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means
    • G10H3/18—Instruments in which the tones are generated by electromechanical means using mechanical resonant generators, e.g. strings or percussive instruments, the tones of which are picked up by electromechanical transducers, the electrical signals being further manipulated or amplified and subsequently converted to sound by a loudspeaker or equivalent instrument using mechanically actuated vibrators with pick-up means using a string, e.g. electric guitar
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/0008—Associated control or indicating means
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H1/00—Details of electrophonic musical instruments
    • G10H1/36—Accompaniment arrangements
    • G10H1/361—Recording/reproducing of accompaniment for use with an external source, e.g. karaoke systems
    • G—PHYSICS
    • G10—MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; ACOUSTICS
    • G10H—ELECTROPHONIC MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS; INSTRUMENTS IN WHICH THE TONES ARE GENERATED BY ELECTROMECHANICAL MEANS OR ELECTRONIC GENERATORS, OR IN WHICH THE TONES ARE SYNTHESISED FROM A DATA STORE
    • G10H2240/00—Data organisation or data communication aspects, specifically adapted for electrophonic musical tools or instruments
    • G10H2240/011—Files or data streams containing coded musical information, e.g. for transmission
    • G10H2240/046—File format, i.e. specific or non-standard musical file format used in or adapted for electrophonic musical instruments, e.g. in wavetables
    • G10H2240/061—MP3, i.e. MPEG-1 or MPEG-2 Audio Layer III, lossy audio compression

Abstract

The apparatus (1) comprises a guitar (3) having strings (42) operable by a user to generate electric signals, a control unit (2), storage means for a simulation backing track in any desired multi-media file format and audio/audio-visual equipment for playing a main track. The control unit (2) has software for receiving and analyzing the electrical signals from the guitar (41) and for synchronizing the backing track with the main track during playback. The software of the control unit (2) opens the backing track multi-media file and streams the file in mute mode in synchronisation with the main track. In response to the electrical signals from the guitar (41), the control unit generates an output from the multi-media file to the audio/audio-visual equipment. Alternatively, the apparatus opens and plays extracts from the multi-media file and generates an output from the multi-media files to the audio equipment (4) together with the background track.
PCT/IE2001/000046 2000-04-07 2001-04-09 Interactive multimedia apparatus WO2001095052A2 (en)

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EP01917414A EP1272913A2 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-04-09 Interactive multimedia apparatus
JP2002502539A JP2003536106A (en) 2000-04-07 2001-04-09 Interactive multimedia device
AU2001244489A AU2001244489A1 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-04-09 Interactive multimedia apparatus
US10/240,591 US7151214B2 (en) 2000-04-07 2001-04-09 Interactive multimedia apparatus

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IE20000260 2000-04-07
IES2000/0260 2000-04-07
IES2000/0869 2000-10-27
IE20000869 2000-10-27

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