Smule, Inc.

Anton Holmberg

Perry Raymond Cook

Jeffrey Christopher Smith

Jeannie Yang

Benjamin Hersh

David Adam Steinwedel

Jon Moldover

Yuning Woo

Paul T Chi

Wei Zhou

Jingxi Li

Wang Liang

Visual effects schedules are applied to audiovisual performances with differing visual effects applied in correspondence with differing elements of musical structure. Segmentation techniques applied to one or more audio tracks (e.g., vocal or backing tracks) are used to compute some of the components of the musical structure. In some cases, applied visual effects schedules are mood-denominated and may be selected by a performer as a component of his or her visual expression or determined from an audiovisual performance using machine learning techniques.

Audio-visual effects system for augmentation of captured performance based on content thereof

Techniques have been developed to facilitate the livestreaming of group audiovisual performances. Audiovisual performances including vocal music are captured and coordinated with performances of other users in ways that can create compelling user and listener experiences. For example, in some cases or embodiments, duets with a host performer may be supported in a sing-with-the-artist style audiovisual livestream in which aspiring vocalists request or queue particular songs for a live radio show entertainment format. The developed techniques provide a communications latency-tolerant mechanism for synchronizing vocal performances captured at geographically-separated devices (e.g., at globally-distributed, but network-connected mobile phones or tablets or at audiovisual capture devices geographically separated from a live studio).

Audiovisual collaboration method with latency management for wide-area broadcast

Audiovisual collaboration system and method with latency management for wide-area broadcast and social media-type user interface mechanics

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Anton Holmberg