| US 7,491,878 B2 | ||
| Method and apparatus for automatically creating musical compositions | ||
| Brian Orr, Waterloo (Canada) | ||
| Assigned to Sony Corporation, (Japan); and Sony Creative Software, Inc., Los Angeles, Calif. (US) | ||
| Filed on Feb. 13, 2007, as Appl. No. 11/705,541. | ||
| Claims priority of provisional application 60/781603, filed on Mar. 10, 2006. | ||
| Prior Publication US 2007/0221044 A1, Sep. 27, 2007 | ||
| Int. Cl. G10H 1/00 (2006.01) | ||
| U.S. Cl. 84—609 [84/634; 84/649] | 22 Claims |
| 1. A method for automatically creating musical compositions, the method comprising:
accessing a plurality of musical sections and properties corresponding to respective ones of the plurality of musical sections,
the properties including predetermined similarity factors that provide a quantified indication of the similarity of individual
ones of the plurality of musical sections to each and every other ones of the plurality of musical sections;
sequencing the plurality of musical sections to create a musical composition, a sequential relationship of respective ones
of the plurality of musical sections being determined according to an algorithmic process that uses the predetermined similarity
factors to assess the desirability of the sequential relationship; and
storing the musical composition.
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