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32:   Title: PHRASE AND RHYTHM ENGINES FOR MUSIC GENERATION
33:   Abstract: A rhythm engine (18) for an electronic musical instrument
34:   provides a plurality of rhythm structure tables (30) selectable by a
35:   user through a rhythm table selector (34). Each rhythm table (30)
36-   corresponds to a particular rhythmic beat or pattern and defines a
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39-   which includes a note-on signal and a note-off signal. These musical
40:   note signals are then input to the rhythm engine (18), processed along
41:   with the selected rhythm structure table (30), and output as processed
42-   musical note trigger signals at timing intervals dictated by the
43:   selected rhythm structure table (30) and with corresponding velocities
44:   also dictated by the rhythm structure table (30). The rhythm structure
45-   table selection may be changed as a user plays, either by the user or
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49-   A phrase engine (16) is also provided which provides a plurality of
50:   phrase structure tables (40) and operates similarly to the rhythm
51-   engine (18) above except that phrases differ from rhythms in that
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