AUDIO MIXING CONSOLE
First Claim
1. An audio mixing console for performing operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, said audio mixing console comprising:
- a plurality of display areas disposed on an operation panel of said audio mixing console, each one of the plurality of display areas being capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of a predetermined plurality of the channels;
a display instruction section which, for each of said display areas, receives a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen;
an ascertainment section which, in response to receipt of the display instruction, ascertains whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on the plurality of display areas;
a pop-up screen display control section
1) which, when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the plurality of display areas, not only displays the currently instructed pop-up screen in a one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas for which the display instruction has been received, but also displays, on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, a one-screen channel selection switch for selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, and
2) which, when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on the plurality of display areas, not only displays the currently instructed pop-up screen in a plurality of-screen format on individual ones of the plurality of display areas, one pop-up screen on each of the display areas, but also displays, on each one of the pop-up screens displayed in the plurality of-screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, a plurality-of-screen channel selection switch for collectively selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on the pop-up screens displayed on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas; and
a channel selection section which, in response to operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, changes displayed content of said pop-up screen, displayed in the one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, and which, in response to operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch, changes displayed content of the pop-up screens, displayed in the plurality-of screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch.
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Abstract
Mixer includes first and second displays each capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of eight channels. Once a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen is received, it is ascertained whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on both of the first and second displays. If the pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the displays, the currently instructed pop-up screen and one-screen channel selection switch are displayed on the one display together with. If, on the other hand, the pop-up screen can be displayed on both of the displays, the instructed pop-up screen are displayed on in a two-screen format on individual ones of the displays, and a two-screen channel selection switch is displayed on each one of the pop-up screens.
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5 Claims
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1. An audio mixing console for performing operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, said audio mixing console comprising:
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a plurality of display areas disposed on an operation panel of said audio mixing console, each one of the plurality of display areas being capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of a predetermined plurality of the channels; a display instruction section which, for each of said display areas, receives a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen; an ascertainment section which, in response to receipt of the display instruction, ascertains whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on the plurality of display areas; a pop-up screen display control section
1) which, when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the plurality of display areas, not only displays the currently instructed pop-up screen in a one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas for which the display instruction has been received, but also displays, on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, a one-screen channel selection switch for selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, and
2) which, when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on the plurality of display areas, not only displays the currently instructed pop-up screen in a plurality of-screen format on individual ones of the plurality of display areas, one pop-up screen on each of the display areas, but also displays, on each one of the pop-up screens displayed in the plurality of-screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, a plurality-of-screen channel selection switch for collectively selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on the pop-up screens displayed on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas; anda channel selection section which, in response to operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, changes displayed content of said pop-up screen, displayed in the one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, and which, in response to operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch, changes displayed content of the pop-up screens, displayed in the plurality-of screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3)
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4. A computer-implemented method for controlling display on an audio mixing console, the audio mixing console being operable to perform operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, the audio mixing console including a plurality of display areas, each one of the plurality of display areas being capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of a predetermined plurality of the channels, said method comprising:
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a display instruction step of, for each of said display areas, receiving a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen; an ascertainment step of, in response to receipt of the display instruction, ascertaining whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on the plurality of display areas; a pop-up screen display step of
1), when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the plurality of display areas, not only displaying the currently instructed pop-up screen in a one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas for which the display instruction has been received, but also displaying, on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, a one-screen channel selection switch for selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, and
2) when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on the plurality of display areas, not only displaying the currently instructed pop-up screen in a plurality of-screen format on individual ones of the plurality of display areas, one pop-up screen on each of the display areas, but also displaying, on each one of the pop-up screens displayed in the plurality of-screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, a plurality-of-screen channel selection switch for collectively selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on the pop-up screens displayed on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas; anda channel selection step of, in response to operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, changing displayed content of said pop-up screen, displayed in the one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, and, in response to operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch, changing displayed content of the pop-up screens, displayed in the plurality-of screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch.
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5. A computer-readable storage medium containing a group of instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for controlling display on an audio mixing console, the audio mixing console being operable to perform operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, the audio mixing console including a plurality of display areas, each one of the plurality of display areas being capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of a predetermined plurality of the channels, said method comprising:
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a display instruction step of, for each of said display areas, receiving a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen; an ascertainment step of, in response to receipt of the display instruction, ascertaining whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on the plurality of display areas; a pop-up screen display step of
1), when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the plurality of display areas, not only displaying the currently instructed pop-up screen in a one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas for which the display instruction has been received, but also displaying, on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, a one-screen channel selection switch for selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on said pop-up screen displayed on the one of the plurality of display areas, and
2) when the currently instructed pop-up screen can be displayed on the plurality of display areas, not only displaying the currently instructed pop-up screen in a plurality of-screen format on individual ones of the plurality of display areas, one pop-up screen on each of the display areas, but also displaying, on each one of the pop-up screens displayed in the plurality of-screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, a plurality-of-screen channel selection switch for collectively selecting a predetermined plurality of the channels that are to be displayed on the pop-up screens displayed on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas; anda channel selection section which, in response to operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, changes displayed content of said pop-up screen, displayed in the one-screen format on the one of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the one-screen channel selection switch, and which, in response to operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch, changes displayed content of the pop-up screens, displayed in the plurality-of screen format on the individual ones of the plurality of display areas, into pieces of information of the predetermined plurality of the channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-screen channel selection switch.
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Specification