MIXING CONSOLE

• US 20110069011A1
• Filed: 09/16/2010
• Published: 03/24/2011
• Est. Priority Date: 09/18/2009
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: TERADA, Kotaro, FUJITA, Hiroaki
• Granted Patent: US 8,674,942 B2
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 345/172
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

On a sub-display 14c, a plurality of first user-defined keys 53, bank switch keys 51 and an edit key 52 which are software keys are displayed. Immediately below the sub-display 14c, second user-defined keys 50a to 50d which are hardware keys arranged as if the arrangement of the first user-defined keys 53 were extended are provided. The sub-display 14c also displays user-definition name areas 54 for displaying respective names of user-definitions assigned to the second user-defined keys 50a to 50d. By a manipulation of one of the user-defined keys, a function assigned to the manipulated user-defined key is executed. By a manipulation of the edit key 52, a setup screen on which the display size and the like of the first user-defined key are specified is displayed on a main display.

Claims

1. A mixing console comprising:

a main display;

a sub-display which has a touch panel capability, and displays a plurality of first user-defined keys, a bank switch key and an edit key which are software keys;

a plurality of second user-defined keys which are hardware keys arranged near the sub-display as if an arrangement of the first user-defined keys were extended; and

a processor for executing, in response to a manipulation of one of the first user-defined keys or the second user-defined keys, a function assigned to the manipulated user-defined key,

wherein in response to a manipulation of the bank switch key to switch a bank to a different bank, the first user-defined keys and the second user-defined keys switch their respective functions to those corresponding to the different bank, whereas in response to a manipulation of the edit key displayed on the sub-display, the main display shows a user-defined key setup screen on which at least a desired display size of the first user-defined key is specified.

2. A mixing console according to claim 1, wherein

in a display area provided on the sub-display so that the display area can face the second user-defined keys, respective names of functions assigned to the second user-defined keys are displayed so that the names are correlated with the second user-defined keys, respectively.

3. A mixing console according to claim 1, wherein

in a case where the first user-defined key has been selected as a target to be specified on the setup screen, at least a size, a display color, a name of a function of the selected first user-defined key are allowed to be specified on the setup screen, whereas in a case where the second user-defined key has been selected as a target to be specified on the setup screen, at least a display color used in a display area and a name of a function assigned to the selected second user-defined key are allowed to be specified on the setup screen in spite of the specification of size not being allowed.