Abstract: In a mixer, each input channel adjustment unit includes a main system unit that generates a main system signal, and a plurality of MIX send units that generate a plurality of MIX send signals. In each MIX send unit, a signal selection unit selects an audio signal from a plurality of audio signals being involved in the main system unit and including at least an audio signal to be inputted to a filter unit of the main system unit and an audio signal to be inputted to a main system gain adjustment unit. A linked gain setting unit of the MIX send unit applies a gain that increases or decreases in linking with the gain of the main system gain adjustment unit, to the audio signal that is selected by the signal selection unit. A linked ON/OFF unit of the MIX send unit sets ON state or OFF state of the audio signal that is selected by the signal selection unit in linking with the ON state or OFF state of a main system ON/OFF unit.

Abstract: Once a human operator operates a fader knob of a desired channel downwardly toward a predetermined position, resistance force against the fader knob is generated. As the human operator further lowers the fader knob beyond another predetermined position against the resistance force, the channel is set in a CUE-ON state, so that an audio signal (pre-fader signal) of the channel can be test-listened to as a CUE signal. Then, once the human operator operates the fader knob upwardly, the CUE-ON state of the signal is canceled, so that a sound volume level of the channel can be controlled in accordance with an operating position of the fader knob.

Abstract: As viewed from the front of an operation panel, adjustment sections for individual input channels are positioned on the operation panel close to a human operator, and a display, a control section for setting an equalizer process, compressor process etc. for one selected channel and a signal delivery control section for setting signal delivery to mixing buses for the selected channel are positioned in a horizontal row remotely from the human operator. Operators in the delivery control section are varied in function in accordance with a selected operation mode. For example, in a mix send mode, a plurality of rotary operators are set to function as send level adjustment operators for the respective input channels so as to adjust send levels to a given mixing bus, while, in a mix master mode, the rotary operators are set to function as output gain adjustment operators for the respective mixing buses.

Abstract: In an audio mixing console, a channel strip section is disposed on an operation panel on the basis of a group, which is derived by classifying a plurality of input channels and output channels in groups, and using channel strips provided to the channel strip section, a parameter setting can be performed for each of the channels. In such an audio mixing console, an assignment channel strip section is provided on the center portion of the operation panel for enhancing operability, and the respective channels of the group are each assigned to their corresponding assignment channel strips through operation of a group selection operation member to enable the parameter setting. In a group selection operation section including the group selection operation members on the operation panel, the group selection operation members are disposed in a corresponding manner to the disposition positions of the channel strip sections on the operation panel.

Abstract: CPU of a console accepts a full application activation instruction generated via an activation instruction switch. The CPU searches through all of apparatus of a mixing system, which the console belongs to, to detect any apparatus having connected thereto a USB dongle that has recorded therein an access key corresponding to an application program to be fully activated. If such an apparatus has been detected within the mixing system, the CPU places the application program in a fully activated state. If, on the other hand, no such apparatus has been detected, the CPU terminates a full application activation process. Such arrangements allows the application program, which requires authentication of the access key, to be executed with simple operation, while preventing unauthorized use of the application program.

Abstract: Main and sub assignable controls are provided for each channel strip. Predetermined screens, each including a parameter display, are displayed dividedly or separately on first and second display devices. Thus, any one of a plurality of parameters included in the predetermined screen, being displayed on the first display device, is variably assigned to the main assignable control, while any one of a plurality of parameters included in the predetermined screen, being displayed on the second display device, is variably assigned to the sub assignable control. Further, when a predetermined pop-up screen, including at least a parameter display, is to be further displayed, in response to a screen display switching instruction, over the predetermined screen being displayed on the first display device, a parameter included in the pop-up screen is fixedly assigned to each of the main and sub assignable controls. In this way, the plurality of assignable controls can be used properly in accordance with a screen display.

Abstract: As viewed from the front of an operation panel, adjustment sections for individual input channels are positioned on the operation panel close to a human operator, and a display, a control section for setting an equalizer process, compressor process etc. for one selected channel and a signal delivery control section for setting signal delivery to mixing buses for the selected channel are positioned in a horizontal row remotely from the human operator. Operators in the delivery control section are varied in function in accordance with a selected operation mode. For example, in a mix send mode, a plurality of rotary operators are set to function as send level adjustment operators for the respective input channels so as to adjust send levels to a given mixing bus, while, in a mix master mode, the rotary operators are set to function as output gain adjustment operators for the respective mixing buses.

Abstract: Signal of a channel selected in accordance with a cue instruction is supplied to a cue bus. Cue signal processing section provided in the cue bus can perform one or more signal processing operations, selected from among a predetermined plurality of different signal processing operations, such as “Delay”, “Insert” and “Equalizer”. For each of a plurality of channel types, a set of setting information is stored which contains information for setting ON or OFF of individual ones of the plurality of different signal processing operations. The set of setting information corresponding to the type of the channel selected via the cue instruction is referenced, and one or more signal processing operations is determined in such a manner that each signal processing operation set in an ON state in the setting file in correspondence with the type of the selected channel is performed on the signal supplied to the cue bus.

Abstract: N input channel signals from an input channel section having N input channels are selectively supplied to M mixing buses and cue buses. Mixed outputs from the mixing buses are supplied, via talkback input sections, to an output channel section having M output channels, and M output channel signals from the output channel section are patched to output ports via an output patch section. Talkback signal from a talkback supply section is supplied to the talkback input sections. When a talkback function is ON, a talkback signal is mixed with the mixed outputs from the mixing buses and then output to the output channels, during which time the mixed outputs are temporarily attenuated.

Abstract: On a digital mixer, each channel is given a channel definition defining whether the channel is to be used individually or to be used as a group along with a certain channel. When a channel strip to which a user desires to assign and a channel which the user desires to assign are selected, it is determined whether the selected channel is a channel to be used individually or to be used as a group. When it is determined that the selected channel is to be used as a group, channels belonging to the group are assigned to the selected channel strip so that the user can concurrently control respective channels' values of a parameter by use of an operating element provided on the selected channel strip.

Abstract: A digital mixer is provided with a plurality of signal processing channels each processing an audio signal in accordance with various kinds of parameters, and a plurality of channel strips each having a switch operating element and a control operating element to have one of the signal processing channels as a target channel which is to be controlled on the channel strip. The digital mixer is allowed to assign two or more channels to a channel strip at one time. When the switch operating element of the channel strip is manipulated, the channel strip switches the currently targeted channel to another channel different from the currently targeted channel among the channels assigned to the channel strip. When the control operating element of the channel strip is manipulated, a parameter value of the targeted channel of the channel strip is changed in accordance with the manipulation of the control operating element.

Abstract: The present invention is directed to a digital mixer that selectively provides audio signal processing functions to a user depending on the authority granted to the user's log-in credentials. The preferred embodiment of the digital mixer includes a mounting unit for removably mounting a storage medium, a detector for detecting the mounting or removal of the storage medium, a determining portion for determining whether a user key is stored in the mounted storage medium, and a control portion that, upon the determining portion confirming that the mounted storage medium includes a user key, causes the digital mixer to display a log-on screen for a specific user who is associated with the stored user key. In accordance with the preferred embodiment, the digital mixer automatically logs out the user upon detecting that the storage medium is removed from the digital mixer.

Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of external devices is performed on a computer which is set up with a plurality of remote control processes corresponding to the plurality of the external devices, and a management process for managing the remote control processes while communicating with the remote control processes. The management process is called to display icons corresponding to the remote control processes in a display field provided by the management process. Further, the management process acts when a specified operation is applied to one of the icons on the display field for sending a screen open instruction to one of the remote control processes corresponding to the icon to which the specified operation is applied. The remote control process which receives the screen open instruction is activated to display a control screen for use in remotely controlling the corresponding external device.

Abstract: Digital signal processor is shared for performing first mixer processing that mixes audio signals from input channels via mixing buses and then outputs resultant mixed audio signals to first output channels and second mixer processing that mixes the audio signals from the first output channels via matrix buses and then outputs resultant mixed signals to second output channels. The processor performs each of the first and second mixer processing by performing cross-point processes each for performing level control on an input signal and then adding a resultant level-controlled signal to one or more of the buses, a total number of the cross-point processes simultaneously executable by the processor being limited. Setting of the numbers of the mixing and matrix buses is controlled such that a sum of the numbers of first and second cross-point processes required for the numbers of the mixing and matrix buses set by a user respectively.

Abstract: A sub-console 1200 has a lower channel strip group 40 on a front panel 1202, and an upper channel strip group 42 on a rear panel 1206. Left and right displays 52 and 54 are provided between the upper and lower channel strip groups 42 and 40. Either one of the parameter of the upper and lower channel strip groups 42 and 40 is displayed on the left and right displays 52 and 54. With this structure, the width of the sub-console 1200 can be reduced, and the positional correspondence relationship between the respective channel strip groups and the left and right displays 52 and 54 can be maintained. Accordingly, a high operability can be realized.

Abstract: An audio signal processing apparatus, which has a plurality of channels each processing input signals in accordance with parameters, is provided with a plurality of batch control functions which serve different batch control functions each of which controls, all at once, parameters of two or more channels included in the plurality of channels. The audio signal processing apparatus also has an isolated channel designating portion for designating any channel of the channels as an isolated channel. The channel designated as an isolated channel by the isolated channel designating portion is prohibited from undergoing the batch control of parameter values by the batch control function portions.

Abstract: In sequence data composed of a plurality of event sets with their execution sequence predefined, each of the event sets includes event data indicative of an event to be executed and trigger data defining timing for executing the event. Once a user manually instructs progression instructing operation while the individual events are being executed in accordance with the timing defined by the corresponding trigger data, the next event is executed immediately even before arrival of the next event execution timing. According to another aspect, the trigger data include trigger data of a first type that defines the event execution timing the event by use of an absolute time and trigger data of a second type that defines the event execution timing by use of a relative time between the events, and the sequence data may mixedly include the trigger data of the first and second types. Any one of the two time information can be used appropriately in accordance with characteristics of the individual events.

Abstract: While an AUX-bus selecting operator is being operated beyond a predetermined time period, displays of channel-ON operators, normally indicating ON/OFF states of corresponding input channels, indicate ON/OFF states of signal delivery from the input channels to the AUX bus. Thus, a user can readily confirm, with minimized operation, the ON/OFF states of the signal delivery from the input channels to the second bus. Operating any one of the channel-ON operators in this state can change the ON/OFF state of the signal delivery from the corresponding input channel to the AUX bus. Further, operating the AUX-bus selecting switch while keeping operating the layer operator, current fader settings of the input channels can be copied as delivery levels of signals from the input channels to the AUX bus.

Abstract: In a digital mixer capable of forming a plurality of externally-input signals into multi-channel surround signals by a mixing bus section, a plurality of output channels are set which correspond to a multi-channel surround channel configuration and are connected to a monitoring speaker system. When the externally-input signals are multi-channel surround signals, the digital mixer permits a selection as to whether the externally-input signals are to be monitored. If the signals are to be monitored, they are patched or converted in such a manner that their surround channel configuration agrees with the surround channel configuration of monitoring output channels, and then the externally-input signals are distributed among the monitoring output channels. Further, the digital mixer permits another selection as to whether the multi-channel surround signals formed by the mixing bus section are to be monitored. If the signals are to be monitored, they are distributed among the monitoring output channels.

Abstract: A method of controlling a plurality of external devices is performed on a computer which is set up with a plurality of remote control processes corresponding to the plurality of the external devices, and a management process for managing the remote control processes while communicating with the remote control processes. The management process is called to display icons corresponding to the remote control processes in a display field provided by the management process. Further, the management process acts when a specified operation is applied to one of the icons on the display field for sending a screen open instruction to one of the remote control processes corresponding to the icon to which the specified operation is applied. The remote control process which receives the screen open instruction is activated to display a control screen for use in remotely controlling the corresponding external device.