Music compilation methods disclosed herein include providing a database. Data is stored therein associating a user with access credentials for a plurality of music streaming services. A first server is communicatively coupled with the database and with multiple third party servers each of which includes a music library associated with the user. A list is stored in the database listing audio tracks of the libraries. A play selector is displayed on a user interface of a computing device communicatively coupled with the first server. User selection of the play selector initiates playback of a sample set, the sample set including portions of audio tracks in the list. The sample set is determined based on contextual information gathered by the computing device, the contextual information not including any user selection. Music compilation systems disclosed herein include systems configured to carry out the music compilation methods.

A computer user interface (UI) is capable of generating a sound when a predetermined event occurs. The sound generated when the predetermined event occurs may possess at least some characteristics of a predominant natural language used by a user and/or a location of a computer implementing the UI. This enables the user to quickly assimilate the sound generated when the predetermined event occurs. Because the user quickly assimilates the sound generated when the predetermined event occurs, the user is able to rapidly respond to the predetermined event, at times using the computer UI, which reduces undesirable memory use, processor use and/or battery drain associated with a computing device that implements the computer UI.

Vocal audio of a user together with performance synchronized video is captured and coordinated with audiovisual contributions of other users to form composite duet-style or glee club-style or window-paned music video-style audiovisual performances. In some cases, the vocal performances of individual users are captured (together with performance synchronized video) on mobile devices, television-type display and/or set-top box equipment in the context of karaoke-style presentations of lyrics in correspondence with audible renderings of a backing track. Contributions of multiple vocalists are coordinated and mixed in a manner that selects for presentation, at any given time along a given performance timeline, performance synchronized video of one or more of the contributors. Selections are in accord with a visual progression that codes a sequence of visual layouts in correspondence with other coded aspects of a performance score such as pitch tracks, backing audio, lyrics, sections and/or vocal parts.

An electronic device may comprise audio processing circuitry, pace tracking circuitry, and positioning circuitry. The pace tracking circuitry may be operable to selects a tempo of songs for playback, by the audio processing circuitry based on position data generated by the positioning circuitry, a desired tempo, and whether the songs are stored locally or network-accessible. The position data may indicate the pace of a runner during a preceding, determined time interval. The pace tracking circuitry may control the song selection and/or time stretching based on a runner profile data stored in memory of the music device. The profile data may include runner's distance-per-stride data. The electronic device may include sensors operable to function as a pedometer. The pace tracking circuitry may update the distance-per-stride data based on the position data and based on data output by the one or more sensors.

There is provided an information processing method including analyzing a beat of input music, extracting a plurality of unit images from an input image, and generating, by a processor, editing information for switching the extracted unit images depending on the analyzed beat.

A motion-activated sound generating device configured to be held in a hand of a user. The device includes a motion sensing system configured to sense a motion and/or movement of the device by the user, the motion sensor providing a motion signal representing the sensed motion. The device further includes a processor provided with the housing and connected with the motion sensing system, the processor being configured to receive the motion signal, map the motion signal to one of a plurality of predefined motions of the device, and generate an output action based on the mapped one of the plurality of predefined motions, the output action being one or more of an audio and/or video output signal. The device further includes an output device provided with the housing and configured for outputting the one or more of the audio and/or video output signal.

A system and methods for acquiring cadence and selecting a song version based on the acquired cadence are disclosed. If the system detects a new cadence, then a new song version that corresponds to the new cadence can be played. The new song version playback can start in a corresponding position as the location of playback in a currently-playing song version. Each related song version shares one or more characteristics, such as melody, but is different in at least one characteristic, such as tempo.

Systems, devices, apparatuses, components, methods, and techniques for cadence determination and media content selection are provided. An example media-playback device comprises a media-output device that plays media content items, a cadence-acquiring device, and a cadence-based media content selection engine. The cadence-acquiring device includes an accelerometer and a cadence-determination engine configured to determine a cadence based on acceleration data captured by the accelerometer. The cadence-based media content selection engine is configured to identify a media content item based on the cadence determined by the cadence-determining engine and cause the media-output device to playback the identified media content item.

Disclosed in improved in vehicle karaoke that receives a request from a user in a vehicle to play a karaoke song and displaying, to at least the user, an interface showing text of the selected song. In vehicle karaoke can record, with a microphone in the interior of the vehicle, audio of a performance of the song by the user and overlay the recording with the selected song over a speaker interior of the vehicle.

[Object] To propose an image processing method, image processing apparatus and program which are capable of exciting the emotions of a viewer more effectively. [Solution] An information processing method including: analyzing a beat of input music; extracting a plurality of unit images from an input image; and generating, by a processor, editing information for switching the extracted unit images depending on the analyzed beat.