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sound editing system using control line for altering specified characteristic of adjacent segment of the stored waveform
Assignee: Adobe Inc
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Filing: 1988-12-30
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Granted: 1992-09-29
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Expires: 2008-12-30
Abstract
Abstract A hardware and software system and method for a personal computer such as the Macintosh allows recording, editing, and playback of sound. The system includes a sound editor which displays sound waveforms, and permits the user to mix together several simultaneously displayed waveforms, and to change the pitch and amplitude of one part of each waveform by means of a novel screen display.
Inventors
- 👤 Stephen P. Capps
Bibliographic Details
Application Number
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Jurisdiction
US
Data Source
google_patents
Last Synchronized
2026-10-27 18:33
CPC Classifications
G; G11; G11B; G11B27/00; G11B27/02; G11B27/031; G06; G06F; G06F3/00; G06F3/16; G06F3/165; G11B27/034; G11B27/10; G11B27/34
Claims Analysis
Total Claims: 46
Claim 1
Independent Claim
194 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for storing stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the means for displaying displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the means for displaying comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to the portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 2
Independent Claim
194 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for storing stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the means for displaying displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the means for displaying comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to the portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 3
Dependent Claim
16 words
The device of claim 1, wherein each of the means comprise a portion of a computer.
Claim 4
Dependent Claim
21 words
The device of claim 2, wherein the computer comprises a Macintosh computer and a computer program installed in the Macintosh computer.
Claim 5
Dependent Claim
19 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the display means comprises means for simultaneously displaying a plurality of independent waveforms.
Claim 6
Dependent Claim
17 words
The device of claim 4, wherein the means for editing comprises means for mixing the independent waveforms.
Claim 7
Dependent Claim
66 words
The device of claim 5, wherein the means for mixing comprises: means for moving each independent displayed waveform relative to the associated time axis; and means for combining the independently displayed waveforms wherein a stored waveform the visual representation of which has been moved relative to the associated time axis is correspondingly shifted in time relative to the other independent waveforms by the means for editing.
Claim 8
Dependent Claim
14 words
The device of claim 5, wherein the means for displaying displays four independent waveforms.
Claim 9
Dependent Claim
11 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the sounds are multichannel sounds.
Claim 10
Dependent Claim
22 words
The device of claim 8, wherein the means for displaying simultaneously displays a separate waveform for each channel of a multichannel sound.
Claim 11
Dependent Claim
18 words
The device of claim 8, wherein the means for editing independently edits each channel of a multichannel sound.
Claim 12
Dependent Claim
33 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the means for displacing comprises means for indicating a specific point on the sound characteristics control line, which specific point denotes one end of the line segment.
Claim 13
Dependent Claim
41 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the means for editing comprises: means for selecting a portion of the waveform; and means for moving the selected portion to a position on the waveform other than an original position of the selected portion.
Claim 14
Dependent Claim
34 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the means for editing comprises: means for selecting a portion of the waveform; and means for copying the selected portion and inserting the copied portion in the waveform.
Claim 15
Dependent Claim
29 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the means for editing comprises: means for selecting a portion of the waveform; and means for deleting the selected portion from the waveform.
Claim 16
Dependent Claim
26 words
The device of claim 1, wherein the amount of alteration of the specified characteristic is a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 17
Independent Claim
194 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying an amplitude control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the displayed amplitude peaks; wherein the step of editing comprises altering the amplitude of a portion of the amplitude peaks of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the amplitude being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 18
Independent Claim
194 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying an amplitude control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the displayed amplitude peaks; wherein the step of editing comprises altering the amplitude of a portion of the amplitude peaks of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the amplitude being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 19
Independent Claim
190 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying a pitch control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the display amplitude peaks; wherein the step of editing comprises altering the pitch of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the pitch being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 20
Independent Claim
190 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying a pitch control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the display amplitude peaks; wherein the step of editing comprises altering the pitch of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the pitch being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 21
Independent Claim
215 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for storing stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the means for displaying displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the means for displaying comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying an amplitude control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and means for displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the displayed amplitude peaks; wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering the amplitude of a portion of the amplitude peaks of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the amplitude being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 22
Independent Claim
215 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for storing stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the means for displaying displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the means for displaying comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying an amplitude control line substantially parallel to the time axis; and means for displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the displayed amplitude peaks; wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering the amplitude of a portion of the amplitude peaks of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the amplitude being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 23
Independent Claim
211 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for storing stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the means for displaying displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the means for displaying comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying a pitch control line substantially parallel to the time axis; means for displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the display amplitude peaks; and wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering the pitch of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the pitch being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 24
Independent Claim
211 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for storing stores a digital representation of the waveform, and the means for displaying displays an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the means for displaying comprises a display displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; and wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying a pitch control line substantially parallel to the time axis; means for displacing at least one segment of the line adjacent to a portion of the display amplitude peaks; and wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering the pitch of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed amplitude peaks adjacent to the displaced line segment, the amount of alteration of the pitch being a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 25
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the step of editing comprises altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 26
Independent Claim
173 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; and wherein the step of storing comprises storing a digital representation of the waveform, and the step of displaying comprises displaying an analog representation of the waveform; and wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the step of editing comprises altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 27
Dependent Claim
29 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying the amplitude of the waveform along a first associated axis and time along a second associated axis.
Claim 28
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the step of displaying comprises simultaneously displaying a plurality of independent waveforms.
Claim 29
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 22, wherein the step of editing comprises mixing the independent waveforms.
Claim 30
Dependent Claim
61 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the step of mixing comprises: moving each independent displayed waveform relative to the associated time axis; combining the independently displayed waveforms wherein a stored waveform the visual representation of which has been moved relative to the associated time axis is correspondingly shifted in time relative to the other independent waveforms by the step of editing.
Claim 31
Dependent Claim
15 words
The method of claim 23, wherein the step of displaying comprises displaying four independent waveforms.
Claim 32
Dependent Claim
26 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the amount of alteration of the specified characteristic is a function of the amount of displacement of the line segment.
Claim 33
Dependent Claim
31 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the step of displacing comprises indicating a specific point on the sound characteristics control line, with specific point denotes one end of the line segment.
Claim 34
Dependent Claim
11 words
The method of claim 20, wherein the sounds are multichannel sounds.
Claim 35
Dependent Claim
22 words
The method of claim 28, wherein the step of displaying simultaneously displays a separate waveform for each channel of a multichannel round.
Claim 36
Dependent Claim
18 words
The method of claim 28, wherein the step of editing independently changes each channel of a multichannel sound.
Claim 37
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: selecting a portion of the waveform; and moving the selected portion to a position in the waveform other than an original position of the selected portion.
Claim 38
Independent Claim
85 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: selecting a portion of the waveform; and moving the selected portion to a position in the waveform other than an original position of the selected portion.
Claim 39
Independent Claim
78 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: selecting a portion of the waveform; and copying the selected portion and inserting the copied portion in the waveform.
Claim 40
Independent Claim
78 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: selecting a portion of the waveform; and copying the selected portion and inserting the copied portion in the waveform.
Claim 41
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: selecting a portion of the waveform; and deleting the selected portion from the waveform.
Claim 42
Independent Claim
73 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: selecting a portion of the waveform; and deleting the selected portion from the waveform.
Claim 43
Independent Claim
142 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 44
Independent Claim
142 words
A device for editing sounds comprising: means for storing a sound waveform; means for visually displaying the stored waveform; means for editing the appearance of a predetermined portion of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and means for changing the sound waveform stored in the means for storing in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the means for editing; wherein the means for editing comprises: means for displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and means for displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the means for editing comprises means for altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 45
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the step of altering comprises altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
Claim 46
Independent Claim
121 words
A method for editing sounds comprising the steps of: storing a sound waveform; visually displaying the waveform; editing the appearance of the visually displayed waveform by manipulation of said visually displayed waveform; and changing the stored sound waveform in accordance with changes made in the visually displayed waveform by the step of editing; wherein the step of editing comprises: displaying a sound characteristics control line adjacent to the displayed waveform; and displacing at least one segment of the sound characteristics control line adjacent to a portion of the displayed waveform; wherein the step of altering comprises altering a specified characteristic of a portion of the stored waveform corresponding to the portion of the displayed waveform adjacent to the displaced line segment.
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