Techniques for automatically controlling the expressive behavior of a virtual musical instrument by analyzing an audio recording of a live musician are provided. In some embodiments, an audio recording may be analyzed at various points along the timeline of the recording to derive corresponding values of a parameter that is in some way representative of the musical expression of the live musician. Values of control parameters that control one or more aspects of the audio playback of a virtual instrument may then be generated based on the determined values of the expression parameter. Values of control parameters may be provided to a sample library to control how a digital score selects and/or plays back samples from the library, and/or values of the control parameters may be stored with the digital score for subsequent playback.

Methods and systems are described that are utilized for remotely controlling a musical instrument. A first digital record comprising musical instrument digital commands from a first electronic instrument for a first item of music is accessed. The first digital record is transmitted over a network using a network interface to a remote, second electronic instrument for playback to a first user. Optionally, video data is streamed to a display device of a user while the first digital record is played back by the second electronic instrument. A key change command is transmitted over the network using the network interface to the second electronic instrument to cause the second electronic instrument to playback the first digital record for the first item of music in accordance with the key change command. The key change command may be transmitted during the streaming of the video data.

An electronic musical instrument is provided. The electronic musical instrument comprises performance operational elements including a first operational element and a second operational element. In response to a user operation of the first operational element during reproduction of the song data, the instrument receives first performance information including event information indicating an event other than a note event and event timing information indicating a timing of the user operation of the first operational element, and stores the first performance in a first region of the memory. In response to a user operation of the second operational element during reproduction of the song data, the instrument receives second performance information including note event information indicating a note event and note event timing information indicating a timing of the user operation of the second operational element, and changes the note event timing information into information indicating a timing among a plurality of timings determined in accordance with a set phonetic value, and stores the second performance information including the information indicating the timing among the plurality of timings in a second region of the memory. The first performance information and the second performance information are merged when no song data is reproduced after completion of the reproduction of the song data.

A method of post-processing an audio recording in an audio production equipment (101) includes receiving at least one audio track (91) of the audio recording, analyzing one or more characteristics (80) of the at least one audio track (91) to identify a timing of one or more points of interest (251-254) of a content (201-203, 269) of the at least one audio track (91), and adding, to the audio recording and at the timing of the one or more points of interest (251-254), one or more audience reaction effects (261-264).

A music genre changing system and method including a platform for artists to license and generate a song with three versions of the song. The music genre changing system provides means to reach additional listeners with different tastes in music and allows artists to explore new genres of music. Each of the plurality of versions of the music audio file (song) consists of a custom content file of the same or a different genre. Lyrics, instrumentals, tone, and beat used may be converted and modified to create two variations of the original music audio file to provide three versions of one song.

In an embodiment, a wireless mix monitor system is provided in which the musicians have one or more wearable electronic devices that may receive digital audio over a wireless connection to a computer. The channels monitored by a given user may be mixed on the computer, on the devices, or on a combination of the computer and the devices. The musicians may be freed from a fixed mix monitor, allowing easy movement about the stage or performance space. Audio buffering and upsampling/downsampling may be used to manage temporal discontinuities in the audio stream.

An electronic musical instrument comprising: performance operational elements including a first operational element and a second operational element; a memory; and at least one processor configured to reproduce song data, in response to a user operation of the first operational element during reproduction of the song data, (i) receive first performance information including event information indicating an event other than a note event and event timing information indicating a timing of the user operation of the first operational element, and (ii) store, in a first region of the memory, the first performance information, in response to a user operation of the second operational element during reproduction of the song data, (i) receive second performance information including note event information indicating a note event and note event timing information indicating a timing of the user operation of the second operational element, (ii) change the note event timing information into information indicating a timing among a plurality of timings determined in accordance with a set phonetic value, and (iii) store, in a second region of the memory, the second performance information including the information indicating the timing among the plurality of timings, and start merger of the song data, the first performance information stored in the first region, and the second performance information including the information stored in the second region when no song data is reproduced after completion of the reproduction of the song data.

Methods and systems are described that are utilized for remotely controlling a musical instrument. A first digital record comprising musical instrument digital commands from a first electronic instrument for a first item of music is accessed. The first digital record is transmitted over a network using a network interface to a remote, second electronic instrument for playback to a first user. Optionally, video data is streamed to a display device of a user while the first digital record is played back by the second electronic instrument. A key change command is transmitted over the network using the network interface to the second electronic instrument to cause the second electronic instrument to playback the first digital record for the first item of music in accordance with the key change command. The key change command may be transmitted during the streaming of the video data.

Methods and systems are described that are utilized for remotely controlling a musical instrument. A first digital record comprising musical instrument digital commands from a first electronic instrument for a first item of music is accessed. The first digital record is transmitted over a network using a network interface to a remote, second electronic instrument for playback to a first user. Optionally, video data is streamed to a display device of a user while the first digital record is played back by the second electronic instrument. A key change command is transmitted over the network using the network interface to the second electronic instrument to cause the second electronic instrument to playback the first digital record for the first item of music in accordance with the key change command. The key change command may be transmitted during the streaming of the video data.

An electronic device and a processing method for instantly editing multiple tracks are provided by the present invention, where the electronic device can instantly perform recording for the musical instrument and independent audio mixing. The electronic device can be connected to a first musical instrument and a second musical instrument, and records first audio data and second audio data. Oscillograms corresponding to the first and the second audio data are drawn on a touch screen of the electronic device, and multiple control keys are provided in an editing interface. The electronic device can randomly set a selected area in the oscillogram, and perform relevant audio data adjustment on the selected area. The present invention can be used in a portable musical instrument. A musical performer can perform recording and editing at any time and any place to create a good creation.