A musical sound that is rich in amusement can be provided. A musical sound control device includes: a plurality of operators; a musical sound processing part configured to repeat a process of controlling a musical sound in each of a plurality of steps in accordance with control information set by the plurality of operators; and a control part configured to stop an operation of the musical sound processing part in a case in which the process of controlling a musical sound of the plurality of all the steps using the musical sound processing part has gone through one cycle in a case in which a predetermined condition is satisfied.

Methods, apparatus, and a system (collectively a “platform”) are disclosed for facilitating, enabling, or enhancing the creation, control, and playback of digital audio loops or parts. The method may comprise playing back a first midi segment of a song, the first midi segment comprising a first midi sequence repeated a predetermined number of times, transitioning to a second midi segment of the song after the first midi sequence is repeated for the predetermined number of times unless a first foot-operable switch is triggered, receiving a first activation command during the playback of the first midi segment and in response to the first activation command, modifying the predetermined number of times the first midi sequence is to be repeated wherein the first activation command is triggered based on, at least in part, a duration and frequency of a user application of the first foot-operable switch.

Methods, apparatus, and a system (collectively a “platform”) are disclosed for facilitating, enabling, or enhancing the creation, control, and playback of digital audio loops or parts. The method may comprise playing back a first midi segment of a song, the first midi segment comprising a first midi sequence repeated a predetermined number of times, transitioning to a second midi segment of the song after the first midi sequence is repeated for the predetermined number of times unless a first foot-operable switch is triggered, receiving a first activation command during the playback of the first midi segment and in response to the first activation command, modifying the predetermined number of times the first midi sequence is to be repeated wherein the first activation command is triggered based on, at least in part, a duration and frequency of a user application of the first foot-operable switch.

Disclosed is a random music or rhythm generator comprised of software and hardware that serves to augment the creativity of human musicians when creating musical compositions. The generator considers anatomical restrictions when creating music in order to generate humanly playable musical compositions. The generator also features extra components and features which allow musicians to configure, customize, randomize, and share their musical compositions.

Disclosed is a random music or rhythm generator comprised of software and hardware that serves to augment the creativity of human musicians when creating musical compositions. The generator considers anatomical restrictions when creating music in order to generate humanly playable musical compositions. The generator also features extra components and features which allow musicians to configure, customize, randomize, and share their musical compositions.

A system of playing media content items determines transitions between pairs of media content items by determining desirable locations in which transitions across the pairs of media content items occur. The system uses a plurality of track features of media content items and determines such track features of each media content item associated with each of transition point candidates, such as beat positions, of that media content item. The system determines similarity in the plurality of track features between the transition point candidates of a first media content item and the transition point candidates for a second media content item being played subsequent to the first media content item. The transition points or portions of the first and second media content items are selected from the transition point candidates for the first and second media content items based on the similarity results.

The present disclosure relates to systems, methods, and devices for music simulation. The methods may include determining one or more simulation actions based on data associated with one or more simulation actions acquired by at least one sensor. The methods may further include determining, based on at least one of the one or more simulation actions and a mapping relationship between simulation actions and corresponding musical instruments, a simulation musical instrument that matches with the one or more simulation actions. The methods may further include determining, based on the one or more simulation actions, one or more first features associated with the simulation musical instrument. The methods may further include playing music based on the one or more first features.

In a performance operator group, a partial region including at least one first performance operator and at least one second performance operator is set as a first key region. An allocator allocates musical sound data to the first key region. An operation detector detects an operation using each of the plurality of first and second performance operators of the performance operator group. A reproduction controller carries out first control relating to a reproduction method of the allocated musical sound data in response to detection of an operation using one of the first and second performance operators in the first key region, and carries out second control relating to the reproduction method of the allocated musical sound data and being different from the first control in response to detection of an operation using another one of the first and second performance operators in the first key region.

This musical sound processing device includes: a storage part that stores musical sound waveform data; a plurality of reproduction control parts that perform reproduction processes for reproducing a plurality of pieces of musical sound piece data acquired by dividing the musical sound waveform data stored in the storage part on the basis of respectively independent reproduction start timing, reproduction end timing and reproduction modes; and a mixer that mixes a plurality of reproduction sounds to be outputted as the results of the reproduction processes.

The present invention enables diverse expression in a recording/playback device and a recording/playback method that can perform overdubbing. Provided is a recording/playback device and a recording/playback method that stores an inputted voice and plays back the stored voice. The recording/playback device has: a determination means that sets timepoints using sequentially acquired instructions as a trigger; a recording control means that records a voice inputted during the period from a first timepoint to a second timepoint as a first voice, and records a voice inputted during the period from a third timepoint to a fourth timepoint as a second voice; and a playback control means that starts loop playback of the first voice from the second timepoint and stops the loop playback at the third timepoint, and starts loop playback of the second voice from the fourth timepoint.