IP Library Granted Patent US 9,310,959
Granted Patent B2
US 9,310,959 · App. 14/067,934 · Granted Apr 12, 2016

System and method for enhancing audio

Inventors: Matthew Michael Serletic, II (Calabasas, CA); Ryan Alexander Groves (Montreal, CA); James Frederick Dennis Mitchell (Valley Glen, CA)
Assignee: ZYA, INC.
G06F3/0481G09B15/00G09B15/04G10H1/0025G10H1/383G10H2210/066G10H2210/081G10H2210/125G10H2210/335G10H2220/111G10H2230/031G10H2240/075G10H2240/175G10H2240/305G10H2240/311
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Patent No.
US 9,310,959
App. No.
14/067,934
Granted
Apr 12, 2016
Kind
B2
Abstract

A system and method for enhancing audio, the method including receiving audio input tracks, with at least one audio input track including a restriction parameter, determining a restricted audio input track, where the restricted audio input track is the audio input track including the restriction parameter, manipulating another audio input track based on musical properties of the restricted audio input track, and combining the restricted audio input track and the manipulated audio input track into a single output audio track.

Claims (39)

1. A computer implemented method for enhancing audio, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of audio input tracks, wherein at least one of the plurality of audio input tracks includes a restriction parameter;

determining, via one or more processors, a restricted audio input track, wherein the restricted audio input track is an audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks including a restriction parameter;

manipulating, via the one or more processors, at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks based on musical properties of the restricted audio input track; and

combining the restricted audio input track and the manipulated at least one other audio input track into a single output audio track.

2. The method of claim 1 , wherein manipulating the at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks includes

transposing the at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks into the key of the restricted audio input track.

3. The method of claim 1 , further comprising:

sending a notification to the user indicating that one of the plurality of audio input tracks includes a restriction parameter.

4. The method of claim 1 , wherein each of the received plurality of audio input tracks are pre-recorded.

5. The method of claim 1 , wherein at least one of the plurality of audio input tracks is received as a live audio input track.

6. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restriction parameter is one or more of a pitch restriction, a key restriction, a chord restriction, or a time restriction.

7. The method of claim 1 , wherein the restriction parameter is a threshold and further comprising

manipulating the restricted audio input track based on the threshold of the restriction parameter.

8. The method of claim 7 , wherein the threshold is one or more of a pitch threshold, a key threshold, a chord threshold, or a time threshold.

9. A system for enhancing audio, the system comprising:

one or more processors; and

a memory containing processor-executable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the system to:

receive a plurality of audio input tracks, wherein at least one of the plurality of audio input tracks includes a restriction parameter;

determine a restricted audio input track, wherein the restricted audio input track is an audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks including a restriction parameter;

send a notification to the user indicating that one of the plurality of audio input tracks includes a restriction parameter;

manipulate at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks based on musical properties of the restricted audio input track; and

combine the restricted audio input track and the manipulated at least one other audio input track into a single output audio track.

10. The system of claim 9 , wherein manipulation of the at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks includes

transposing the at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks into the key of the restricted audio input track.

11. The system of claim 9 , wherein each of the received plurality of audio input tracks are pre-recorded.

12. The system of claim 9 , wherein at least one of the plurality of audio input tracks is received as a live audio input track.

13. The system of claim 9 , wherein the restriction parameter is one or more of a pitch restriction, a key restriction, a chord restriction, or a time restriction.

14. The system of claim 9 , wherein the restriction parameter is a threshold and the memory further comprising instructions to:

manipulate the restricted audio input track based on the threshold of the restriction parameter.

15. The system of claim 9 , wherein the threshold is one or more of a pitch threshold, a key threshold, a chord threshold, or a time threshold.

16. A non-transitory machine-readable storage medium storing machine-executable instructions for causing a processor to perform a method for enhancing audio, the method comprising:

receiving a plurality of audio input tracks, wherein at least one of the plurality of audio input tracks includes a key restriction parameter;

determining a restricted audio input track, wherein the restricted audio input track is an audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks including a key restriction parameter;

sending a notification to the user indicating that one of the plurality of audio input tracks includes a key restriction parameter;

transposing the at least one other audio input track of the plurality of audio input tracks based on musical properties of the restricted audio input track; and

combining the restricted audio input track and the manipulated at least one other audio input track into a single output audio track.

17. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein each of the received plurality of audio input tracks are pre-recorded.

18. The machine-readable storage medium of claim 16 , wherein at least one of the plurality of audio input tracks is received as a live audio input track.

Assignments (2)
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Dec 16, 2015
From: MUSIC MASTERMIND, INC.
To: ZYA, INC.
Reel/Frame 037307/0401 →
ASSIGNMENT OF ASSIGNOR'S INTEREST Recorded Mar 24, 2014
From: SERLETIC, MATTHEW MICHAEL, II; GROVES, RYAN ALEXANDER; MITCHELL, JAMES FREDERICK DENNIS
To: MUSIC MASTERMIND, INC.
Reel/Frame 032508/0563 →
Continuity (19)
Continuation In Part 13194806 · Jul 29, 2011
Continuation In Part 13194816 · Jul 29, 2011
Continuation In Part 13194819 · Jul 29, 2011
Continuation In Part 12791792 · Jun 1, 2010
Continuation In Part 12791798 · Jun 1, 2010
Continuation In Part 12791803 · Jun 1, 2010
Continuation In Part 12791807 · Jun 1, 2010
Continuation In Part 12791792
Continuation In Part 12791798
Continuation In Part 12791803
Continuation In Part 12791807
Continuation In Part 12791792
Continuation In Part 12791798
Continuation In Part 12791803
Continuation In Part 12791807
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