Method and apparatus for optimizing reproduction of audio source material in an audio system
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1. An audio system for optimizing the reproduction of audio source content within a listening environment, comprising:
- at least one audio source device providing one or more audio source channels corresponding to said audio source content;
a microprocessor;
software executable by said microprocessor, said software determining mixing parameters, said mixing parameters being dependent at least in part upon a format of said audio source content, a configuration of said audio system and one or more characteristics of said environment; and
a mixing unit applying said mixing parameters to said one or more audio source channels to thereby produce mixed output signals.
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Abstract
The present invention includes a method of and apparatus for optimizing the reproduction by an audio system of audio source content. The method includes the process of determining the configuration of the audio system and the process of determining the format of the audio source content. Mixing parameters are determined dependent at least in part upon the configuration of the audio system and the format of the audio content. The mixing parameters are applied to the audio source content to create mixed signals optimized for reproducing the particular audio format on the audio system.
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27 Claims
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1. An audio system for optimizing the reproduction of audio source content within a listening environment, comprising:
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at least one audio source device providing one or more audio source channels corresponding to said audio source content;
a microprocessor;
software executable by said microprocessor, said software determining mixing parameters, said mixing parameters being dependent at least in part upon a format of said audio source content, a configuration of said audio system and one or more characteristics of said environment; and
a mixing unit applying said mixing parameters to said one or more audio source channels to thereby produce mixed output signals. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12)
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13. A method of optimizing the reproduction by an audio system of audio source content, comprising the processes of:
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determining a configuration of said audio system;
determining a format of said audio source content;
determining mixing parameters dependent at least in part upon said configuration and said format; and
applying said mixing parameters to said audio source content to thereby create mixed signals. - View Dependent Claims (14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19)
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20. An audio system for optimizing the reproduction of audio source content within a listening environment, said audio system having a configuration including a number of speakers with respective characteristics, said characteristics including position within said environment and frequency response, said audio source content having a predetermined format, said format including a number of channels of audio content and a channel allocation, said apparatus comprising:
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at least one audio source device for transforming said audio source content into one or more audio input signals;
a microprocessor;
software executable by said microprocessor, said software determining mixing parameters, said mixing parameters being dependent at least in part upon said format of said audio source content and said configuration of said audio system; and
a mixing unit applying said mixing parameters to said one or more audio input signals to thereby produce mixed output signals. - View Dependent Claims (21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. A method of optimizing the reproduction of audio source content by an audio system having a predetermined configuration, said method comprising the processes of:
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determining a format of said audio source content;
determining mixing parameters dependent at least in part upon said format and in light of said configuration of said audio system; and
applying said mixing parameters to said audio source content to thereby create mixed signals, said mixed signals being optimized for reproduction by said audio system. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27)
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