Method and apparatus for producing programmable selection of music

Claim 1

Apparatus for producing programmable selections of music, comprising: a prerecorded media having a plurality of channels recorded thereon and having program breakpoint alignment; means for detecting and reproducing musical selections recorded in each of said plurality of channels and having multiple output capability; means for providing motion of said media past said detecting means said motion providing means being dynamically operable at essentially only a single preselected speed of motion; a plurality of gating means connected to said detecting and reproducing means for selecting a channel for output, said gating means being responsive to a selection signal; cue detecting means for detecting a cueing condition and for generating an output signal in response thereto; and selection signal generating means including a programmable memory means having a predetermined number of memory locations, said locations having contents at least equal to the number of said plurality of channels, so as to generate a selection signal upon receipt of said output signal from said cue detecting means and for supplying said selection signal to said gating means; said locations having contents at least equal to the number of said plurality of channels, so as to generate whereby said programmable memory means selects for output one of said plurality of channels.

Claim 9

A method for producing programmable selections of music for continuous play on a recording and reproducing system without the requirement of human intervention for long periods of time, comprising the steps of: (a) prerecording a recording medium according to a predetermined positional format having a plurality of channels and having in corresponding portions of each channel, recorded sets of musical selections of approximately the same duration playback time and having after each set of selections a preselected cue provided for each set of selections; (b) detecting and reproducing the prerecorded musical selections at essentially only a single preselected speed of motion and supplying an output corresponding to a given channel as determined by a separate gating means which is responsive to a programmable selection signal; (c) detecting said preselected cue and generating in response thereto a programmable selection signal selected from a preprogrammed memory means having a predetermined number of memory locations, said location having contents at least equal to the number of said plurality of channels, so as to generate said selection signal to said gating means, thereby providing a programmable selection of the next musical selection to be played; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) for any desired number of repetitions. number of repetitions.

Claim 10

A method for producing programmable selections of music for continuous play on a recording and reproducing system without the requirement of human intervention for long periods of time, comprising the steps of: (a) prerecording a recording medium according to a predetermined positional format having a plurality of channels and having in corresponding portions of each channel, recorded sets of musical selections of approximately the same duration playback time and having after each set of selections a preselected cue provided for each set of selections; (b) detecting and reproducing the prerecorded musical selections at essentially only a single preselected speed of motion and supplying an output corresponding to a given channel as determined by a separate gating means which is responsive to a programmable selection signal; (c) detecting said preselected cue and generating in response thereto a programmable selection signal selected from a preprogrammed memory means having a predetermined number of memory locations, said location having contents at least equal to the number of said plurality of channels, so as to generate said selection signal to said gating means, thereby providing a programmable selection of the next musical selection to be played; and (d) repeating steps (b) and (c) for any desired number of repetitions. number of repetitions.