Abstract: A method represents musical scales by means of tiles, including pentatonic scales (arbitrary scales with five notes per octave), heptatonic scales (arbitrary scales with seven notes per octave), Major blues and Minor blues scales (specific scales with six notes per octave). An electronic musical device has an interface that uses this representation. The device uses a multi-touch interface with or without strings, which allows the musician to concentrate on the melodic line only, making it easier to improvise and perform music composed in one of the scales. The representation differs from the traditional interfaces on string instruments (such as a guitar) in that only the notes of a given scale (with five, six or seven notes per octave) can be played.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
August 3, 2015
Date of Patent:
August 23, 2016
Assignee:
ASSOCIACAO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MATEMATICA PURA E APLICADA
Inventors:
Luiz Carlos Pacheco Rodrigues Velho, Marcelo Cicconet, Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for representing musical scales by means of tiles, including pentatonic scales (arbitrary scales with five notes per octave), heptatonic scales (arbitrary scales with seven notes per octave). Major blues and Minor blues scales (specific scales with six notes per octave), and to an electronic musical device with an interface that uses this representation. More specifically, the device uses a multi-touch interface with or without strings which allows the musician to concentrate on the melodic line only, making it easier to improvise and perform music composed in one of said scales. The representation differs from the traditional interfaces on string instruments (such as a guitar) in that only the notes of a given scale (with five, six or seven notes per octave) can be played.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
May 12, 2011
Date of Patent:
August 4, 2015
Assignee:
ASSOCIACAO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MATEMATICA PURA E APLICADA
Inventors:
Luiz Carlos Pacheco Rodrigues Velho, Marcelo Cicconet, Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho
Abstract: The present invention relates to a method for representing musical scales by means of tiles, including pentatonic scales (arbitrary scales with five notes per octave), heptatonic scales (arbitrary scales with seven notes per octave). Major blues and Minor blues scales (specific scales with six notes per octave), and to an electronic musical device with an interface that uses this representation. More specifically, the device uses a multi-touch interface with or without strings which allows the musician to concentrate on the melodic line only, making it easier to improvise and perform music composed in one of said scales. The representation differs from the traditional interfaces on string instruments (such as a guitar) in that only the notes of a given scale (with five, six or seven notes per octave) can be played.
Type:
Application
Filed:
May 12, 2011
Publication date:
July 25, 2013
Applicant:
ASSOCIACAO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MATEMATICA PURA E APLICADA
Inventors:
Luiz Carlos Pacheco Rodrigues Velho, Marcelo Cicconet, Paulo Cezar Pinto Carvalho
Abstract: The present invention relates to a multiple-dimension-data-organization method. More specifically, this method uses an n-dimensional cube (M-cube) in which each face displays the data on a 2-D planar surface and in which the x and y axes may be changed in accordance with the user's request. More specifically still, the data to be viewed may be easily changed by the user by means of a simple rotation command using a touch-sensitive interface.
Type:
Application
Filed:
June 15, 2011
Publication date:
April 18, 2013
Applicant:
ASSOCIACAO INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE MATEMATICA PURA E APLICADA
Inventors:
Luiz Carlos Pacheco Rodrigues Velho, Andre De Almeida Maximo, Maria Paula Saba Dos Reis