A lighting controller includes: an information acquiring unit configured to acquire music piece information including at least information on a beat position in music piece data; a lighting controller configured to control a lighting fixture with reference to a lighting-effect change point, a minimum unit of the lighting-effect change point being defined by the beat position; and an operation interlock control unit configured to apply, in response to a predetermined operation applied on a music piece reproduction apparatus configured to reproduce the music piece data as a music piece or a music piece reproduction controller configured to control the music piece reproduction apparatus, a predetermined lighting effect corresponding to the operation or a process executed by the operation to the control of the lighting fixture.

In one embodiment, a method for the enhanced display of the hands of a pianist playing a piano, including: (a) recording at least one video stream of at least one hand of a pianist playing a piano; and (b) while the pianist is playing the piano, using at least a portion of the piano as a display for displaying the video stream.

A smart musical instrument system for replaying user performance with auto-play, electronic sound source or video, the system may include a musical instrument, a plurality of sensors, and a processing device. The plurality of sensors may be configured to obtain performance data of a user. The plurality of sensors may include a first sensor configured to obtain first performance data of the user. The performance data may include the first performance data indicating operations of a musical instrument. The processing device may be in communication with the plurality of sensors. The processing device may be configured to compare the performance data with reference music data to generate a comparison result and generate feedback based on the comparison result.

An immersive device may include a floor reflective mirrored surface, a first wall reflective mirrored surface, a second wall reflective mirrored surface, a third wall reflective mirrored surface, a fourth wall reflective mirrored surface, and a ceiling reflective mirrored surface. The reflective mirrored surfaces may form a perimeter of and bound the reflective chamber. One or more light emitting elements may be configured to emit light into the reflective chamber. A processing unit may be in electrical communication with the light emitting elements. A sound device may be in communication with the processing unit, and the sound device may be configured to output sound to a user within the reflective chamber. An electrophysiological monitoring device may be in communication with the processing unit, and the electrophysiological monitoring device may be configured to record electrical activity of a body of the user.

An immersive device may include a floor reflective mirrored surface, a first wall reflective mirrored surface, a second wall reflective mirrored surface, a third wall reflective mirrored surface, a fourth wall reflective mirrored surface, and a ceiling reflective mirrored surface. The reflective mirrored surfaces may form a perimeter of and bound the reflective chamber. One or more light emitting elements may be configured to emit light into the reflective chamber. A processing unit may be in electrical communication with the light emitting elements. A sound device may be in communication with the processing unit, and the sound device may be configured to output sound to a user within the reflective chamber. An array of sensors, such as: digital camera, microphone, and electrophysiological monitoring devices that may be in communication with the processing unit, and are configured to change the experience of the user within the chamber depending upon the signals from the sensors on the user.

This invention involves the field of tactile control of electronic devices using a sensor that transduces both air pressure and device positional orientation into a set of digitally encoded commands. The invention involves using as input the physical action taken on a musical instrument and generating control information using that input.

A signal processing system, machine and method of use to dynamically change the parameters of an audio-visual signal processing circuit without making physical contact.

A device for selecting a music piece for generating lighting control data is configured to select, among pieces of music piece data each containing transition information of characteristic sections that characterize a music structure, a target piece of music piece data suitable for generating the lighting control data for each of the pieces of music piece data. The music piece selecting device includes: a transition information acquirer acquiring the transition information of the characteristic sections in each piece of music piece data; a characteristic section type determiner determining respective types of the characteristic sections based on the transition information of the characteristic sections acquired by the transition information acquirer; and a music piece data selector selecting the target piece of music piece data for generating the lighting control data based on the respective types of the characteristic sections determined by the characteristic section type determiner.

In one embodiment, a method for the enhanced display of the hands of a pianist playing a piano is disclosed, including: (a) recording at least one video stream of at least one hand of a pianist playing a piano; and (b) while the pianist is playing the piano, using at least a portion of the piano as a display for displaying the video stream.

A device, system, and methods for indicating trombone slide positions is disclosed. Namely, a trombone slide position indicator is provided. In some embodiments, the trombone slide position indicator includes a slide position rod mounted in a fixed position in relation to the outer slide of the trombone. Further, a plurality (e.g., seven) slide position indicators are provided along the length of the slide position rod, wherein the positions of slide position indicators correspond to a certain pitch or note. A sensor guide is mounted to the outer slide, wherein the sensor guide moves with the outer slide and in relation to the fixed slide position rod. The sensor guide includes a mechanism for detecting and/or indicating close proximity to any one of the slide position indicators along the slide position rod. Further, a method of using the trombone slide position indicator is provided.