Abstract: An acoustic guitar is provided that includes a neck and a body. The acoustic guitar also includes a user interface module including an audio effect module configured to implement one or more audio effects, and one or more effect controllers, with each effect controller being configured to set a level of a corresponding audio effect implemented by the audio effect module. The user interface module further includes at least one input blend controller and a voice controller configured to allow a user to select a patch from a plurality of available patches, with each patch of the plurality of available patches comprising a configuration of one or more audio effects set at various levels to arrive at a desired effect template.

Abstract: A computer-readable medium, controller and a method of automatically recording a sound signal is provided. A sound signal is received by the controller from a sound generating device. A frequency of the received sound signal is determined by the controller. When the determined frequency is within a predetermined frequency range, the controller starts recording the received sound signal.

Abstract: An acoustic guitar is provided that includes a neck and a body. The acoustic guitar also includes a user interface module including an audio effect module configured to implement one or more audio effects, and one or more effect controllers, with each effect controller being configured to set a level of a corresponding audio effect implemented by the audio effect module. The user interface module further includes at least one input blend controller and a voice controller configured to allow a user to select a patch from a plurality of available patches, with each patch of the plurality of available patches comprising a configuration of one or more audio effects set at various levels to arrive at a desired effect template.

Abstract: An acoustic guitar is provided that includes a neck and a body. The acoustic guitar also includes a user interface module including an audio effect module configured to implement one or more audio effects, and one or more effect controllers, with each effect controller being configured to set a level of a corresponding audio effect implemented by the audio effect module. The user interface module further includes at least one input blend controller and a voice controller configured to allow a user to select a patch from a plurality of available patches, with each patch of the plurality of available patches comprising a configuration of one or more audio effects set at various levels to arrive at a desired effect template.

Abstract: An acoustic guitar is provided that includes a neck and a body. The acoustic guitar also includes a user interface module including an audio effect module configured to implement one or more audio effects, and one or more effect controllers, with each effect controller being configured to set a level of a corresponding audio effect implemented by the audio effect module. The user interface module further includes at least one input blend controller and a voice controller configured to allow a user to select a patch from a plurality of available patches, with each patch of the plurality of available patches comprising a configuration of one or more audio effects set at various levels to arrive at a desired effect template.

Abstract: A piece of audio equipment is provided that includes a first signal path including a first dynamic range expander and a lowpass filter. The piece of audio equipment also includes a second signal path parallel to the first signal path, wherein the second signal path includes a second dynamic range expander and a highpass filter. The piece of audio equipment further includes a summing amplifier configured to receive a first signal from the first signal path, a second signal from the second signal path, and a clear signal from an audio source and output a summed signal.

Abstract: A digital audio workstation software package is provided with computer readable instructions that, when executed, direct a multi-core processor to perform acts comprising accessing an audio signal. The digital audio workstation software package further includes computer-readable instructions that, when executed, direct the processor to utilize, at least in part, pipeline parallelism to enable a plurality of serially ordered plug-ins in an effects rack to process the audio signal utilizing a plurality of available processing cores to create a processed audio signal.

Abstract: In an example embodiment, an audio device is provided with one or more processors and a computer-readable tangible medium with instructions stored thereon that, when executed, direct the one or more processors to access a target audio file and access a set of evaluated levels associated with one or more preset frequency bands in the target audio file. The computer-readable tangible medium also has instructions that direct the processor to create a set of comparatively balanced levels by comparatively balancing a set of actual levels associated with the one or more preset frequency bands in the target audio file to at least approximate a set of reference levels associated with the one or more preset frequency bands. The computer-readable tangible medium further has instructions that direct the processor to play the target audio file with the set of comparatively balanced levels.

Abstract: A system and method for creating a visual display on an outer surface of a turntable platter. The system and method includes providing a light source around and directed toward the periphery of the platter that includes a number of reflective nodes on its outer peripheral surface. The reflective nodes project a lighted display around the outer periphery of the platter thereby creating a visual effect.

Abstract: A piece of audio equipment is provided that includes a first signal path including a first dynamic range expander and a lowpass filter. The piece of audio equipment also includes a second signal path parallel to the first signal path, wherein the second signal path includes a second dynamic range expander and a highpass filter. The piece of audio equipment further includes a summing amplifier configured to receive a first signal from the first signal path, a second signal from the second signal path, and a clear signal from an audio source and output a summed signal.

Abstract: A record player capable of playing phonographic records that may be played in a scratch style by a user. The record player includes a tonearm that is rotatably supported at or near an end of the tonearm by a structure having both horizontally and vertically fastening points to the tonearm. The fastening points are configured to receive a user activated tension adjustment element. A user may advance or retreat the tension adjustment element to selectably control the positioning, or relative tension in the tonearm such that any record skipping due to undesirable tonearm pressure is controlled, or to achieve a specific sound.

Abstract: A female jack is provided that includes one or more terminals and a reception aperture configured to accept a male plug. The female jack also includes a first spring contact with a first mating curvature configured to contact the male plug and create electrical contact between the male plug and the female jack. The first spring contact also includes one or more flex joints.

Abstract: A bifilar pickup for an electrical stringed musical instrument is provided. The bifilar pickup comprises a dual coil wherein at least one coil is formed with two closely spaced bifilar parallel wound wires. A guitar in combination with the pickup unit is additionally provided.