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Abstract

An apparatus for creating a musical composition comprising an audio interface, an audio converter and a live looping recording session is disclosed. The audio interface operably receives audio from an input device and outputs audio to an audio output device. The audio converter module is operably connected to the audio interface to convert audio received via the audio interface into an audio track. The recording session module is configured to repeatedly playback a live loop that includes at least a portion of a first audio track, and to add at least a portion of a second audio track to the live loop during repeated playback. The first audio track may be a pre-existing track stored in a data storage medium. The recording session module may be configured to add at least a portion of a third audio track to the live loop during playback, which may be automatically generated based on one or more musical criteria of the first or second tracks. The apparatus may include a user interface coupled to the recording session module to provide a visual representation illustrating the portion of the live loop that is being played. The audio converter module may include a track partitioner to divide at least one of the first and second audio tracks into one or more partitions, a quantizer that aligns audio with a predetermined beat, and a frequency detector to identify the pitch of one or more sounds leading to their storage as a morphology. A method is also provided.

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