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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 26, 2008
Filed:
Dec. 10, 2003
David Smith, Brooklyn, NY (US);
Fred Bianchi, Camden, ME (US);
Kojiro Umezaki, Montreal, CA;
Realtime Music Solutions, LLC, New York, NY (US);
Abstract
A method and apparatus for producing a musical output is disclosed. The method and apparatus permit the creation, storage and retrieval of a first data structure representing a musical piece. The first data structure includes digital music information that represent musical notes of the musical piece. A second data structure can be created, stored and retrieved as well. The second data structure can include information different than the first data structure and the second data structure can be used to modify the first data structure and to produce a modified musical output. The apparatus and method also permit reuse of the first data structure.