Template-Based Audio Mixing for Workout Tempo Transitions
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Solution Overview
Problem
Fitness professionals lack the ability to seamlessly mix audio tracks to create a suitable mood and tempo that matches the energy levels of different workout activities, leading to an suboptimal workout experience for participants.
Innovation Solution
A computerized process and system that allows users to create a template with time blocks specifying desired energy, tempo, and genre, selecting and blending song portions from a database to generate an audio mix that matches the workout structure, with features like preview, user input, and licensing compliance.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Ease of operation
If full songs are used in their entirety during workouts, then the simplicity of operation is maintained, but the ability to create suitable mood and tempo for different workout activities is lost
Solution Approach 1:
The system segments songs into smaller portions or clips that can be individually selected and combined. This allows fitness professionals to create customized audio mixes with different moods and tempos for various workout intensities, while the automated mixing process maintains ease of operation by handling the complex assembly automatically
Solution Approach 2:
The audio mixing system dynamically adjusts the composition, tempo, and mood of audio tracks based on workout intensity and type. The system automatically blends song portions to match the energy requirements of different workout segments, providing adaptability without requiring manual intervention
2Adaptability or versatility
If multiple song portions are selected and blended manually, then the customization of audio mood and tempo is improved, but the complexity of the operation increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system performs self-service by automatically selecting, sequencing, and blending song portions based on workout parameters. The automated audio mixing process handles the complex tasks of matching tempos, fading transitions, and creating mood-appropriate sequences without requiring manual audio engineering skills
Solution Approach 2:
The system changes audio parameters such as tempo, volume, and frequency automatically based on workout intensity. By adjusting these parameters programmatically rather than manually, the system achieves high customization while keeping the user interface simple and the operational complexity low
Data Source
AI summary
A computerized process, a system, and non-transitory computer-readable medium having computer-executable instructions for mixing audio tracks according to a template. The process may include receiving at least one request for each of a plurality of time blocks of a template; querying a catalog of songs and/or song portions in a database to compile a candidate list of songs and/or song portions that substantially meet the at least one request of a first time block of the plurality of time blocks; choosing a first song portion and a second song portion from the candidate list for the first time block; compiling the first song portion and the second song portion to form at least a portion of the first time block, including blending a temporal length of the first song portion and the second song portion; and generating an audio file with the plurality of time blocks.