Methods and systems for providing musical interfaces
View Patent ↗An exemplary embodiment of a method of selecting a portion of an input of a musical instrument within a display window in a graphical user interface for staff-based musical notation and a computer readable medium containing a program code for selecting the portion are summarized here. An octave picker on the input of the musical instrument is displayed within the display window. The octave picker is moved to a desired portion on the input of the musical instrument. An enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input is displayed. For one embodiment, the octave picker is moved after receiving selection of the desired portion on the input of the musical instrument. For another embodiment, the octave picker is moved to the desired portion after receiving selection and a user manipulation of the octave picker. The octave picker is displayed over the desired portion on the input.
1. A method of selecting a portion of an input of a musical instrument within a display window, comprising:
displaying an octave picker in front of the input of the musical instrument, wherein the octave picker selects a desired portion on the input;
moving the octave picker to select the desired portion on the input by placing the octave picker in front of the desired portion; and
displaying an enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input in response to the place the octave picker.
2. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of a desired portion on the input before the moving.
3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
receiving a selection of the octave picker before moving, and
receiving a user manipulation of the octave picker.
4. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:
displaying the octave picker over the desired portion on the input.
5. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
means for receiving a selection of a desired portion on the input before the moving.
6. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
means for receiving a selection of the octave picker before moving, and
means for receiving a user manipulation of the octave picker.
7. The system of claim 1 , further comprising:
means for displaying the octave picker over the desired portion on the input.
8. An article of manufacture comprising:
machine-accessible medium including data that, when accessed by a machine, cause the machine to perform operations comprising,
displaying an octave picker in front of the input of the musical instrument, wherein the octave picker selects a desired portion on the input;
moving the octave picker to select the desired portion on the input by placing the octave picker in front of the desired portion; and
displaying an enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input in response to the place the octave picker.
9. The article of manufacture of claim 8 , wherein the machine-accessible medium further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing operations comprising, receiving a selection of a desired portion on the input before the moving.
10. The article of manufacture of claim 8 , wherein the machine-accessible medium further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing operations comprising, receiving a selection of the octave picker before moving, and
receiving a user manipulation of the octave picker.
11. The article of manufacture of claim 8 , wherein the machine-accessible medium further includes data, when accessed, results in the machine performing operations comprising, displaying the octave picker over the desired portion on the input.
12. A system, comprising:
means for displaying an octave picker in front of the input of the musical instrument, wherein the octave picker selects a desired portion on the input;
means for moving the octave picker to select the desired portion on the input by placing the octave picker in front of the desired portion; and
means for displaying an enlarged view of at least the desired portion of the input in response to the placing the octave picker.