US20050197917A1

US20050197917A1 - Sithenus of miami's internet studio/ the internet studio

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Publication number: US20050197917A1
Application number: US11/027,204
Authority: US
Inventors: Sithenus Frierson
Original assignee: TOO RUFF PRODUCTIONS Inc
Current assignee: TOO RUFF PRODUCTIONS Inc
Priority date: 2004-02-12
Filing date: 2005-01-03
Publication date: 2005-09-08
Also published as: TWI248042B; TW200527338A; US7249902B2; KR20050081171A; US20050180795A1; CN1654225A; JP2005225061A; JP4375040B2; KR100698891B1; CN100387435C

Abstract

The Internet Studio is the process of recording an individual's voice with use of a personal computer, using only a Headphones, Microphone, Audio Recording Software, Audio Recording Sound Card and Internet Access. With use of these tools the average consumer would have the ability to record his or her voice, into a personal computer, after gaining access to the Internet. He or she will be able to use the Internet Studio metronomes, as a reference, ranging from 80 to 155, to record. Once the consumers completed the recording, they would then annotate the Metronomes speed, used in the recording. The consumer would then upload the vocals to the Internet Studio folder or Web Server, where it would, be downloaded and totally enhanced by myself or my staff.

Description

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6,212,555	Apr. 3, 2001	Brooks, Jr., et al.	709/219
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BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION

Today there are plenty of different types of recording method's, and techniques available for recording people's voice or voices. What makes my method different from the rest, is that with my method, the average consumer will be able to record, his or her voice from the comfort of his or her living room, dorm room, car garage, or what ever he or she may feel comfortable, in order for him or her to achieve his sound, that he or she is comfortable with an order to complete his o r her song. With the Creation of the Internet Studio, the necessary tools in order to complete this process are:

- 1. Microphone
- 2. Headset or Headphones
- 3. Computer, With Accessories (Mouse, Computer Keyboard,)
- 4. Computer monitor
- 5. Internet Access
- 6. Audio Software installed with computer
- 7. Computer Sound Card

With These Tools, the Average Consumer, Will Then Have the Ability to Record His or Her Voice, into Their Computer. After Using the Headset to Hear the Metronomes, That I Will Make Available on My Web Site, Ranging from Speeds of 80 to 155, in Order for Them to Have a Wide Range and Selections of Speeds, to Record Their Song and Vocals.

SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

My Present Invention: entitled “The Internet Studio”, gives the average consumer the ability to record his or her voice, from the comfort, of his or her A Home, Office, Dorm Room, Home Garage, or were ever he or she might feel comfortable, in recording his or her voice.
The procedure is as follows, the consumer would purchase a Microphone, Headphone, Computer, and Audio Recording Software. Windows 98, Windows Millennium, in the majority of the Windows operating systems, comes equipped with Audio Recording Software.
The consumer would place the headphones over the ears, in order to hear only the metronomes, supply on the Internet studio web site, ranging from speeds of 80 to 155, once the consumer has found a metronomes speed that's comfortable for him or her to sing too. Using the headphones to judge or, to distinguish the difference in speeds in order to find a comparable rate.
He or she would then proceed in recording his or her vocals into the computer, using the metronomes at his reference of speeds. The average metronomes length will have a time length of two to five minutes. The ones that will be available on the web site will be at approximately 3 minutes and 20 seconds.
The consumer has the choice o f singing his or her song, with just the vocals using the Metronomes as guidance, and also has the option o f recording the vocals in separate pieces, in order to make recording easier for them to complete the song.
Once he or she is satisfied, with the results of his or her voice, the consumer can then save the voice to his or her computer in a folder in what ever format, necessary for them to place and the Tooruffproductions, Internet Studio Folder, on the Internet Studio Server.
Once the Consumer Has Uploaded to File to the Internet Studio Server, the Vocals Will Then Be Removed, and Using the Information from the Consumer, which will then state the speed of the Metronomes, that he or she used as reference to sing along with. At This Time Using the Information the Voice will Then Be Matched Using the Studio Equipment at the Internet Studio.
Once the Vocals Are Matched up at the Internet Studio, a new original beat will be Created, and Then Music will Be Created in Place with the Vocals. At this time effect can be added to the vocals also, new music added to the vocals, a new beat is added to the vocals, which will at this time give the song a more, enhanced professional complete sound.
The song can then be deemed to complete, and a small portion will be placed on the server, for the consumer to listen to, as reference to decide whether he or she likes the original music, that has been created to go along with the previous voice, that was sent from the consumer to the Internet Studio.
Once the consumer has clicked on the music that has been created for his or her vocals, and deemed, that he or she does like the production, at that time they will be able to pay the remaining balance, once the remaining balance has been paid for example the $80, completing a $100 total price.
The completed music, of a three-minute and 20 seconds song or four-minute song, will then be placed up on the server, for the consumer to download the complete song. Once the consumer has downloaded the complete song, to his or her computer, he or she can then burn the song to a CD, Cassette, or what ever Audio Device necessary for the consumer, to let friends, Relatives, or Industrial Representatives listen to his or her product.
And by using the Internet Studio that I've created, this all has been done without leaving the residence, of the Average Consumer.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE DRAWING

The purpose of this Internet Studio is to give the average consumer the ability to record, his vocals or her vocals, without the need of leaving the average consumer's resident, Home Studio, Garage Studio. Therefore making it more convenient for the consumer to record, his or her songs, without the need of going to a expensive Recording Studio, also given him or her the ability to record their vocals, or music, without ridiculed from others, therefore building self esteem, confidence, and self-preservation, all without leaving the comfort of the consumer's home or residence.
The object of the Internet studio is for anyone to be able to Sing along with a metronomes, provided by the tooruffproductions web page, Internet studio web site. Here's a brief, Summary of the Figures Submitted on the Drawing:
FIG. 1: This indicates the headphones, Microphone, computer, audio software, and Computer Sound Card, which is the only necessary tools for the consumer, to have access too, or purchase, in order to complete the necessary process
FIG. 2: Represents the Internet connection necessary for the consumer to access the tooruffproductions web page, therefore given him or her access to the Internet Studio Web page section.
FIG. 3: Represents the Metronomes located on the Internet Studio web page, where the consumer would be able to access the Metronomes section, giving him or her a choice of 75 different metronomes, ranging from speeds of 80 to 155.
FIG. 4: Represents the Tooruffproductions Internet Studio Folder, where the consumer will download his or hers folder for the tooruffproductions personnel, staff, or myself to gain access to the vocals, songs, audio files, or products. Of which the consumer wishes for myself or my company to modify, enhanced, or improve, for personal or commercial representation of the consumer's product.
FIG. 5: Represents the new effects, new rhythm or beats, new music, modifications, necessary improvements for personal or commercial representation of the product or song for the average consumer.
FIG. 6: Represents the sample, which will give the consumer the ability to critique, sample, or listen too, in order to determine whether he or she is satisfied with the product enhancement.

- To make the determination whether they would like to pay the remaining balance, therefore releasing the completed song, audio files, or product for them to download into their personal computer.
- Given him or her ability to bum a copy to their individual's CD, cassette tape, or any listening device necessary for them to represent him or her, in a commercial form or for their listening pleasure.

FIG. 7: Represents the completed, example: 3-minute and 20 second, song, audio files, or product which would be placed in the consumers individual folder, located on the Internet Studio Web server.

- Which only the individual consumer will have access too, with use of a password, or security code. For them to download the complete song in order for them to bum the song to a CD, cassette tape, or any audio listening device etc. . . . For his or her personal listening pleasure, commercial representation, or personal self-esteem enhancement.

FIG. 8: Represents the completed process I claim as my invention entitled the Internet Studio.
With these tools the Average Consumer, by listening to the metronomes, provided on the tooruffproductions web site, at various speeds, ranging from 80 to 155. The consumer would be able to choose the speeds of which he or she desired, and Sing his or her personal song.
Listening to the metronomes in the Headphones for guidance, while singing along with the metronomes, provided by the web site, the consumer would then be able to complete his or her song in a timely manner, because only his or her vocals would be recorded through the microphone, into the computer, by using the Metronomes as a reference.
Once he or she had completed the recording of his or her vocals, the consumer would then save their vocals in a folder inside the computer, later uploading the files to the tooruffproductions web site, or server.
Once the vocals has been uploaded to the server along with the information given by the consumer of what speed he or she recorded their vocals at, using the speeds of the metronomes indicated on the tooruffproductions, or Internet Studio Web Site.
The vocals would then be extracted by the tooruffproductions personnel or by myself, Sithenus Warren Frierson, after extracting the vocals from the consumers individual Folder, the process of adding music, a beat, and effects to the vocals would then be put into process, making the vocals sound more professional, and commercial, for the consumer.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

(Description of the Preferred Embodiment)
The detailed procedures for this particular Invention is as follows: the present Invention provides a method and a system whereby a personal computer (PC or Macintosh) will be used as an audio recording device, and a tool use to connect to the Internet in order to transfer those vocals to the tooruffproductions server.
For my company to modify the vocals, for the consumer giving the consumer's product, a more professional sound, and representation for that consumer.
Which will then be enhanced, with new music, a new beat, and audio effects placed on the original vocals in order to complete, a previously uncompleted song, or audio product, by studio personnel located in another location, to complete an unfinished song or audio vocals.
Providing the user with the most convenient and flexible access possible, in order to record his or her voice, to finish an unfinished song or Product.
Using the drawings, of the present Invention, this process will now be explained using the illustrated drawings. Presented in the embodiment of the present Invention as shown in FIG. 1:
The system includes a computer, Headphones, Microphone, Audio Soundcard, and Audio Recording Software.
The procedures or as follows:

- 1. Plug microphone into soundcard in back of computer
- 2. Plug headphones into the back of the Sound Card
- 3. Start computer
- 4. Start Computer Audio Software Program
- 5. Make sure audio software is recording voice while talking into Microphone
- 6. Make sure you can hear this sound from the computer to the headphones
- 7. Access the Internet
- 8. Go to the tooruffproductions.com Web Site
- 9. Click on the Internet studio icon or button
- 10. Scroll down to the metronomes section
- 11. Put the Headphones on the head of consumer, as to hear metronomes reference
- 12. Start the Audio Recording Software
- 13. Choose the speed of the metronomes, by clicking on the metronomes on the tooruffproductions web site
- 14. Verify the Metronomes Sound in the Headphones
- 15. Start Singing along with Metronome to record your song, stay in sync with the metronomes, until you finish recording your song.
- 16. Once you have finish recording your vocals or audio, then save the vocals or audio to a file or folder, for later retrieval.
- 17. Use the browser upload button located on the tooruffproductions web site, in order to upload the file, click on this send button, which Will then upload the file onto the tooruffproductions.com web site, where it will then be modified, enhanced, professionalize.

The procedure that I've invented, will give the average consumer the ability to use his or her personal computer (PC, Macintosh or etc.), in order to record vocals, audio files, which will then have music, and new rhythm or beat, added to the vocals or audio files. The vocals will also be enhanced, with effects, in order to give a more professional perspective of the audio or vocals which were sent by the consumer.
The following is a detailed description, in accordance to the drawings included with the Invention Process, known as Internet Studio.
In accordance to page 1 of 3 FIG. 1:

- This shows the example of headphones, microphones, computer, audio recording software, and a PC computer or Macintosh Computer. The headphones will be used to monitor the Sound of the Metronomes, provided by the tooruffproductions web page. After placing the headphones on the ears, the consumer now must establish an Internet connection.

Internet connection as illustrated in page 1 of 3 FIG. 2:

- Once Internet connection has been establish, the consumer would then proceed to the tooruffproductions web site, by typing in the tooruffproductions.com Web address. Once the address has been access, the consumer would then click on the Internet studio icon or button, which will then give him or her access to the Internet studios,

Reference Metronomes as illustrated in page 1 of 3 FIG. 3:

- These metronomes range from speeds of 80 to 155 and the consumer would be able to click on anyone of these 75 different metronomes, choosing the one that he or she would be most comfortable with, in order to record his or her song at that pace.
- Once clicking on that metronome, t he consumer would then listen to the metronomes in the head phones, therefore establishing a method of reference for him or her to sing their original or non-original song.
- Because the consumer has use the headphones in order to hear the Metronomes as reference, while recording his or her voice there would only be this sound of the voice recorded on the computer, and the Sound of the metronomes would not be heard, on the recording of the voice or vocals. After recording the vocals, audio, or voice the consumer would then list the information about the song, or vocals that he or she had sung.
- Therefore providing the necessary reference information, to be used later by the tooruffproductions.com staff, in order to sync up the vocals or voice, with a new music, rhythm, new beat, or new original music.

Indicated on page 2 of 3 of the drawings FIG. 4:

- Illustrates the consumers' voice, song, or original audio files, being uploaded or downloaded to the tooruffproductions.com Internet Studio folder or Server.
- This would then give the Internet studio personnel or myself Sithenus Warren Frierson, the ability to transfer or download the original song or vocals for modification.

Page 3 of 3 indicates FIG. 5:

- Which indicates the original music, new music, modifications necessary to vocals, effects added to vocals in order to provide a more commercial and professional sounding song, therefore completing this song for the consumer.

Page 3 of 3 FIG. 6:

- Indicates a 1 minute sample of the song which is placed on the tooruffproductions server or web site that only the individual consumer will have access to with use of password or individual code, provided by the tooruffproductions.com Web server, Web Service or Web Page.
- This will give the consumer the ability to click on that enhanced song, giving him the ability to hear a 1 minute version of the enhanced vocals and the music added to his or her voice, in order for him or her to determine whether they will wish to pay the remaining balance for services rendered, in order to provide them the new enhanced, commercial version of the song.

Page 3 of 3 FIG. 7:

- Illustrates an example of a three-minute and 20 sec. song, which will indicate a completed song that will be placed in the consumer's folder for him or her to download to his or her computer, after the remaining balance has been paid for services rendered by the Internet Studio Process.
- At this time the consumer once downloading, his or her modified version they will then be able to transfer that information a CD, Cassette or any audio device necessary for them to listen to, or let anyone listen to for the advancement of his or her career, or listening pleasure.

Page 3 of 3 FIG. 8: Represents the completed process known as the Internet Studio, which gives the average consumer the ability to record his or her vocals or song and have a Professional Studio & Producers Prepare their Products or Songs, without leaving the comfort of his or her Home.

- With only the use of the headphones, microphones, computer, computer audio sound card, an Internet access. From the comforts of his or her home, Dorm Room, Home Studio, Garage Studio or etc. . . .

Description of the Internet Studio:
The Internet Studio is an invention which gives the average consumer the ability, to record his or her voice, with the use of only a microphone, headphone, his PC or Macintosh computer, and Send that voice to an Studio, for Online Modifications, and enhancements, which would make the voice, or music, Represent the consumer in a more professional manner, and send that voice or music with the use of the Internet.
With the use of the metronomes provided, by the Internet studio web page, ranging from speeds of 80 to 155. The average consumer will be able to use these metronomes in order to record, his or her voice, by using the metronomes indicated as a reference.
By listening to the metronomes with use of the headsets, the average consumer/singer/artists, will be able to record, his or her voice, into the computer in order to record what ever song, he or she would like to singing.
By using the Internet studio method, the average consumer would be able to sing what ever song, he or she had written, into his or her computer, by listening to the metronomes, which would be listed/provided on the web page for reference, ranging from speeds of 80 to 155, the consumer would be able to use these metronomes as a reference.
Recording only his or her vocals, by listening to the metronomes with use of the headset. He or she would only be able to record, only the vocals necessary in order for them to send the song written, to the tooruffproductions/Sithenus of Miami's Corporation.
Once finished recording the songs that he or she had written, the songs with only the vocals, would be saved to his or her computer. At this time the vocals could be sent, to the tooruffproductions/Sithenus of Miami, Web Page or Server.
Once saved to the server, the tooruffproductions, Production Crew would then proceed in creating the music productions, to be added, to the vocals, which were originally sent by the consumer.
The production Crew would then put new beats, original music, effect on the vocals, or in some cases, old music, with the vocals, if that is what the consumer wishes.
There would be a $20 deposit, necessary to be deposited into the account, of the tooruffproductions/Sithenus of Miami bank account, in order for the production to begin. Once the $20 deposit had been deposited into the account, the production would begin. Once the production was finished, a I minute sample of the production would be made available, for the consumer to review, to make the decision whether or not he/she was happy with the productions, with an example, the consumer would have the ability to then, paid the remaining $80 of the balance, the remaining minutes of the song. Then the complete song would then be made available for the consumer to download onto his computer or her computer, completing the transaction.
The consumer at this time would then have the ability to take the music which would be in a compressed MP3 file. And then burn that particular song to CD in order to allow, who ever he/she desired to listen to his or her song/production, completing the transaction indicated.

Claims

1. With the use of the Internet studio process, the average consumer will have the ability to record his or her vocals, and upload or download them to my tooruffproductions.com web site, which would give them access to my Internet Studio for enhancement, modifications, effects, or commercialize modifications necessary for their song.

With the use of my Internet Studio, the average consumer does not have to leave his or her residence, in order to acquire a professional and commercial product or recording of his or her song.

The average consumer does not have to spend an enormous amount of money in order to have a professional sounding song that represents him or her in a manner that bills self-esteem, motivation, and gives him a professional product without spending a lot of money, or going long distance to record in an expensive recording studio.

What I claim as my invention known as the Internet Studio, will make it cost-effective for any consumer to record his or her voice or song from the comfort of his or her living room, Home, Home Studio, or anyplace that he or she feels comfortable , for them to record their voice to enhance their song or recording ability. And without a lot of expensive Studio Equipment, because all of the expensive studio equipment is located at the toornffproductions.com agency.

Therefore the average consumer would only need the headphones, Microphone, Audio Recording Sound Card, Audio Recording Software, and Computer for example: PC computer or Macintosh, and a source of Internet access.

The rest of the process will be completed by the Internet Studio process that I now claim, As My New Invention.

The new process that I claim as my new Invention, named the Internet Studio, is the process that the average consumer will be able to upload or download his or her audio files or vocals.

To my Internet Studio server located at tooruffproductions.com, where I will then download their vocals and make enhancement, modifications, commercializing techniques, and modifications necessary for acceptance throughout the recording industry, for the advancement of the average consumer's song.

The availability of the folder or Internet Studio process being provided to the consumer for them to place their vocals or audio files, in order for me or my company to gain access to o, for make necessary modifications, enhancements, additions to the consumer vocals.

Is the new process that I claim as my new Invention, therefore making the consumer's vocals or song more acceptable to the commercial industry for advancement of the average consumer's product.

This process has never been done before, and this is why I am claiming this as my Invention.

Once a method of reference has been established, the consumer can then proceed in using the microphone, in order to sing his or her song, original or non-original. Once this singing process is completed by using the Metronomes, as a reference, provided by the tooruffproductions web page.

The consumer will then proceed to save the vocals or files, to his or her computer, to be uploaded or downloaded to the tooruffproductions server or folder. In order for the tooruffproductions personnel or music producers, to proceed and completing the music necessary to complete the consumers song or product.