Abstract: A neural network emulates a behavior of a reference audio system for at least two control settings. A process, for each control setting, receives control position data designating a select control setting of the reference audio system as conditioning for the neural network, communicates an input to the reference audio system and captures a target output, maps parameters of the neural network such that, responsive to the input, a neural output resembles the target output, scores by a loss function, a similarity of the neural network output compared to the target output of the reference audio system, and utilizes the similarity derived from the loss function to modify model parameters of the neural network. A graphical user interface enables a user to select a virtual control setting within the graphical user interface such that the neural network models the reference audio system at the corresponding control setting.

Abstract: A robotic system is provided, which automatically changes settings on an audio system. The audio system (e.g., an instrument amplifier, effect processor, etc.) typically includes one or more controls that impact the operation of the audio system. Correspondingly, the robotic system includes a device interface coupled to a control sequencer. The device interface adapts to one or more controls of the audio system that are to be changed. In this regard, the device interface includes one or more control couplers. Each control coupler is adapted to a corresponding control of the audio system to be changed. The control sequencer provides a control sequence to the device interface that causes the control coupler(s) to vary the settings on the audio system. In practical applications, a combination of sequence values of the control sequence can represent a sufficiently high number of samples to determine a responsive behavior of the audio system.

Abstract: A system for emulating a physical audio system comprises a user interface (UI) and a digital model of the physical audio system. The UI comprises virtual controls for changing virtual control settings (e.g., a virtual volume control for changing a virtual volume setting, etc.). A change in a virtual control setting produces a change to the output of the digital model. Because the digital model emulates the behavior of the physical audio system, changes to the model output in response to changes in the virtual control settings correspond to changes in the audio output in response to changes in the physical control settings. For example, if the physical audio system is an audio amplifier with control knobs, then the virtual controls will affect the output of the digital model like the control knobs affect the audio output of the audio amplifier.