Synthesized music delivery system

Abstract

A synchronized music delivery system utilizes a portable memory device including compact discs (CDs), digital video discs (DVDs) and memory sticks in combination with an electronic music synthesizer having a lighted keyboard. A synchronized musical work, including music, lyrics and specialized coding, is recorded onto the portable memory device, in one embodiment by downloading the information from the Internet to the portable memory device; and in another embodiment in a stand-alone version involving pre-recording the portable memory device. The synchronized music portable memory device in one embodiment is provided with the actual song recording, sing-along words and indicia, scrollable score coding incorporating notes on a musical score and fingering, and a lighted key drive, all information being synchronized with the work. The synchronized memory device is inserted into a suitable slot in an electronic music synthesizer having a lighted keyboard and song reproduction equipment such that a virtually unlimited number of musical works can be readily delivered in one embodiment to a CD ROM / DVD burner over the Internet, whereby not only can a karaoke-like audio-visual experience be provided, but also a synchronized lighted keyboard is provided to enable an individual not only to sing along, but to play along with the work.

Description

FIELD OF THE INVENTION [0001] This invention relates to music delivery systems and more particularly to a the provision of a virtually unlimited supply of musical works via the Internet for downloading to a synchronized music CD. BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION [0002] It will be appreciated that those seeking to make music have been provided in the past with karaoke systems in which music lyrics are provided in a so-called bouncing ball display, along with the actual music that is audibly reproduced. The individual is induced to sing along with the music as it is reproduced so as to provide a pleasing experience for the individual. [0003] Additionally, lighted music keyboards from Yamaha, Casio and others have provided a graphical display of a bar of music along with a display of fingering necessary to provide the music on a keyboard. The fingering indicia and the notes on the bar, when displayed in conjunction with the lyrics, cause various keys on the keyboard to be illuminated. [0004...

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Benefits of technology

[0012] The result is that individuals can be provided with enhanced karaoke experience that involves more than simply a sing-along, but can rather be provided additionally with a lighted keyboard to enable the person not only to sing along but also to play along. Moreover, because of the density of the information that can be provided to a memory stick, CD or DVD, one can also display the musical work in synchronism with the audio for whatever audio-visual entertainment purposes may be desired.

[0014] Key, however, to the provision of the synchronized music portable memory device is the fact that there is a lighted key drive coding system that causes the keys to be illuminated as the work is performed. The illumination of the keys alone may be enough to cue the individual to play the correct notes on the keyboard, whereas the display of the traveling sheet or score may further aid the individual in playing the correct notes.

Problems solved by technology

These musical systems incorporating music synthesizers and the like are provided with pre-programmed musical works, including music and lyrics, which does not provide the individual with a wide range of musical works or repertoire.

However, the problem with smart cards is that they are limited to 80 K-bytes, which severely limits the amount of information that can be stored.

Moreover, such equipment does not provide any kind of video production.

The result is that there is only a limited library of musical works adapted for lighted keyboards that can be used as teaching or prompting tools based on the current technology employed within music synthesizers.

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