Control device for controlling audio signal processing device

• US 20060005130A1
• Filed: 06/28/2005
• Published: 01/05/2006
• Est. Priority Date: 07/01/2004
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Hanashiro, Masatoshi, Miyamoto, Hiromu, Ito, Toshiyuki, Hiroi, Makoto
• Granted Patent: US 7,765,018 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 715/700
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

In a PC that controls a mixer engine having a programmable DSP, any object such as a knob or the like is enabled to be duplicated from a control screen corresponding to various signal processing components and disposed at any position on a user control screen to make it possible to use the user control screen as a control screen editable by a user. When an object such as a knob is designated in the user control screen and a predetermined direction is issued, a menu is displayed on a display. Then, when “Open Original” is selected from the menu, it is understood that display of the control screen including an original of the designated object is directed, and the control screen is displayed on the display.

Claims

1. A control device that causes an audio signal processing device having a signal processor wherein a processing content can be programmed to execute signal processing based on a configuration of signal processing having a plurality of components and wires connecting the components, comprising:

a first controller that prepares a first control screen for setting a value of a parameter that is used when causing the audio signal processing device to execute signal processing relating to a component, with respect to each component in the configuration of signal processing;

a second controller that disposes a duplication of an object in the first control screen into a second control screen editable by a user;

an accepting device that accepts a direction to display the first control screen including an original of the object, with respect to the object disposed in the second control screen; and

a display controller that causes a display to display the first control screen including the original of the object in accordance with the direction which the accepting device accepts.

2. A control device according to claim 1,

wherein said accepting device is provided with:

a third controller that displays a control portion for accepting a direction to display the first control screen including an original of a designated object in the vicinity of the designated object in said display, when the object is designated in the second control screen and a predetermined direction is issued.

6. A computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer and causing said computer to function as the control device according to claim 1.

7. A computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer and causing said computer to function as the control device according to claim 2.

3. A control device that causes an audio signal processing device having a signal processor wherein a processing content can be programmed to execute signal processing based on a configuration of signal processing having a plurality of components and wires connecting the components, comprising:

a first controller that prepares a first control screen for setting a value of a parameter that is used when causing the audio signal processing device to execute signal processing relating to a component, with respect to each component in the configuration of signal processing;

a first display controller that causes a display to display a call screen for directly accepting a direction to display the first control screen;

a second controller that disposes a duplication of an object in the first control screen into a second control screen editable by a user;

an accepting device that accepts a direction to enable to recall the first control screen including an original of the object, with respect to the object disposed in the second control screen; and

a second display controller that causes the display to display the call screen in a state in which a portion to be operated to display the first control screen including the original of the object relating to the direction, in accordance with the direction which the accepting device accepts.

8. A computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer and causing said computer to function as the control device according to claim 3.

4. A control device that causes an audio signal processing device having an audio signal processor wherein a processing content can be programmed to execute signal processing based on a configuration of signal processing having a plurality of components and wires connecting the components, comprising:

a first controller that prepares a first control screen having a control for setting a value of a parameter that is used when causing the audio signal processing device to execute signal processing relating to a component, with respect to each component in the configuration of signal processing;

a current memory that stores values of parameters reflected in signal processing based on the configuration of signal processing;

a second controller that disposes a duplication of the control in the first control screen into a second control screen editable by a user;

an accepting device that accepts a direction to store and recall a parameter relating to the second control screen;

a storing device that reads a parameter relating to each component corresponding to at least one of origins of controls disposed in the second control screen and causes a memory to store the parameter as a series of setting data relating to the second control screen, when said accepting device accepts the direction of store; and

a recalling device that reads setting data relating to a direction from the memory when said accepting device accepts the direction of recall, and writes a parameter in the setting data which relates to each component corresponding to at least one of the origins of the controls disposed in the second control screen into said current memory.

5. A control device according to claim 4,

wherein said recalling device is a device that does not write a parameter into said current memory with respect to a component, if the component corresponds to at least one of the originals of the controls disposed in the second control screen and the parameter corresponding to the component is not included in the set data which is read.

9. A computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer and causing said computer to function as the control device according to claim 4.

10. A computer program containing program instructions executable by a computer and causing said computer to function as the control device according to claim 5.