Modular audio control surface
First Claim
1. An audio control surface comprising:
- a plurality of modules, wherein each module comprises at least one of;
a physical user control comprising one of a switch, knob, and fader;
a touch user control; and
an output display for displaying one or more properties of a media application;
wherein the plurality of modules are disposed in a two-dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations, and wherein each of the modules is adapted to occupy one of a set of discrete locations within the control surface not occupied by another module, and wherein each module includes a CPU, random access memory, and a network interface that connects the module to a network; and
wherein a user is able to specify a discrete spatial location for a given module of the plurality of modules within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations by;
on a display of a designated module of the audio control surface, positioning an icon representing the given module on a two-dimensional graphical representation of the audio control surface in accordance with the spatial location of the given module within the two dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations; and
in response to a request output by the designated module, adjusting on the given module a physical control comprising one of a switch, a fader, and a knob, thereby causing the given module to output a signal over the network, and wherein the designated module receives the signal from the given module over the network and uses the received signal to tie a network address of the given module to the discrete spatial location of the given module within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement of modules.
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Abstract
A user-configurable modular audio control surface comprises master modules for controlling global surface properties and channel modules for controlling one or more individual audio channels. The modules are disposed in a two-dimensional spatial arrangement such that any module can occupy a location within the control surface not occupied by another module. The modules are connected to each other and to external platforms hosting media applications and plug-ins via a network. Control surface users can interact with external applications via remote graphical user interfaces displayed on modules within the surface, and can automate multiple external applications using an automation system built into the surface. Automation line graphs and metadata for both internal and external applications are displayed over the corresponding waveform displays that can include audio ahead of a current playback location.
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24 Claims
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1. An audio control surface comprising:
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a plurality of modules, wherein each module comprises at least one of; a physical user control comprising one of a switch, knob, and fader; a touch user control; and an output display for displaying one or more properties of a media application; wherein the plurality of modules are disposed in a two-dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations, and wherein each of the modules is adapted to occupy one of a set of discrete locations within the control surface not occupied by another module, and wherein each module includes a CPU, random access memory, and a network interface that connects the module to a network; and wherein a user is able to specify a discrete spatial location for a given module of the plurality of modules within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations by; on a display of a designated module of the audio control surface, positioning an icon representing the given module on a two-dimensional graphical representation of the audio control surface in accordance with the spatial location of the given module within the two dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations; and in response to a request output by the designated module, adjusting on the given module a physical control comprising one of a switch, a fader, and a knob, thereby causing the given module to output a signal over the network, and wherein the designated module receives the signal from the given module over the network and uses the received signal to tie a network address of the given module to the discrete spatial location of the given module within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement of modules. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20)
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21. A module of an audio control surface comprising:
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a CPU; a random access memory connected to the CPU; a network interface for connecting the module to a network; and a physical user control comprising one of a switch, a fader, and a knob, wherein a user of the audio control surface is able to use the physical control to control audio-related properties of one or more audio processing applications; wherein the module is insertable into the audio control surface at any one of a plurality of discrete physical locations within the control surface, wherein the plurality of discrete physical locations are disposed in a two-dimensional arrangement; and wherein the user is able to specify a discrete spatial location for the module within the two-dimensional arrangement by; on a display of a second module of the audio control surface, the second module comprising a CPU, a random access memory connected to the CPU of the second module, and a network interface for connecting the second module to the network, positioning an icon representing the first-mentioned module on a two-dimensional graphical representation of the audio control surface in accordance with the spatial location of the first-mentioned module within the two-dimensional arrangement; and in response to a request output by the second module, adjusting the physical control on the first-mentioned module, thereby causing the first-mentioned module to output a signal over the network, and wherein the second module receives the signal from the first-mentioned module over the network and uses the received signal to tie a network address of the first-mentioned module to the spatial location of the first-mentioned module within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement. - View Dependent Claims (22, 23)
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24. An audio control surface comprising:
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a plurality of hardware modules, wherein each module comprises at least one of; a physical user control comprising one of a switch, a knob, and a fader, wherein a user of the audio control surface is able to use the physical control to control properties of one or more media processing applications running on a platform external to the audio control surface and in data communication with the audio control surface via a network; and a touch user control; and wherein the plurality of hardware modules are disposed in a two-dimensional spatial arrangement of discrete locations, and wherein each of the modules is adapted to occupy one of a set of discrete locations of the two-dimensional spatial arrangement within the control surface not occupied by another module, and wherein each module includes a CPU, random access memory, and a network interface that connects the module to the network; and wherein the user is able to specify a discrete spatial location for a given module of the plurality of hardware modules within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement by; on a display of a designated module of the audio control surface, positioning an icon representing the given module on a two-dimensional graphical representation of the control surface in accordance with the spatial location of the given module within the two dimensional spatial arrangement; and in response to a request output by the designated module, adjusting a physical control of the given module, the physical control comprising one of a switch, a fader, and a knob, thereby causing the given module to output a signal over the network, and wherein the designated module receives the signal from the given module over the network and uses the received signal to tie a network address of the given module to the discrete spatial location of the given module within the two-dimensional spatial arrangement.
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