SOUND MIXING CONSOLE
First Claim
1. A sound mixing console comprising:
- a plurality of input channels;
a plurality of input channel faders configured to be selectively coupled to respective input channels, the plurality of input channels being greater in number than the plurality of input channel faders and having no fixed one-to-one relationship between input channels and input channel faders;
a plurality of control group faders;
an assignment circuit configured to enable user assignment of groups of input channels to a respective control group fader of the plurality of control group faders, anda coupling circuit configured to enable a user to electrically couple individual input channels of a group of input channels associated with a given control group fader to a respective input channel fader of the array of input channel faders to enable individual adjustment by a user of each input channel.
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Abstract
A sound mixing console operative for combining or processing sound signals of a plurality of input channels is described. The sound mixing console comprises a plurality of sound signal input channels, an input channel fader control system having a plurality of input channel faders which can be selectively coupled to respective ones of said plurality of sound signal input channels. A master section has a plurality of control group faders each for collective control of a different selected group of sound signal input channels. Means are provided for coupling the sound signal input channels of one of said selected groups to respective input channel faders thereby to permit individual adjustment of the sound signals of the input channels of said selected group.
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18 Claims
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1. A sound mixing console comprising:
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a plurality of input channels; a plurality of input channel faders configured to be selectively coupled to respective input channels, the plurality of input channels being greater in number than the plurality of input channel faders and having no fixed one-to-one relationship between input channels and input channel faders; a plurality of control group faders; an assignment circuit configured to enable user assignment of groups of input channels to a respective control group fader of the plurality of control group faders, and a coupling circuit configured to enable a user to electrically couple individual input channels of a group of input channels associated with a given control group fader to a respective input channel fader of the array of input channel faders to enable individual adjustment by a user of each input channel. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5)
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6. An apparatus, comprising:
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a first plurality of input channels; a first sub-panel that includes; a first plurality of channel faders, each channel fader configured to control an input channel, wherein the first plurality of channel faders is less in number than the first plurality of input channels and there is no fixed one-to-one relationship between the first plurality of channel faders and the first plurality of input channels; and a master panel that includes; a plurality of group faders, each group fader configured to be assigned a group of input channels of a desired number and composition from the first plurality of input channels and configured to control the respective input channels of the group of input channels simultaneously; and a first plurality of switches, each switch of the plurality of switches associated with a respective group fader of the plurality of group faders and configured to enable assignment of the group of input channels associated with the respective group fader to the plurality of channel faders. - View Dependent Claims (7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14)
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15. A method, comprising:
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selecting a plurality of input channels to form a group of input channels of a desired size and composition; assigning the group of input channels to a group fader, the group fader being configured to control the group of input channels simultaneously; and activating a first switch associated with the group fader, the switch being configured to assign the group of input channels to a plurality of input channel faders, wherein there is no one-to-one relationship between the plurality of input channels and plurality of input channel faders; and controlling the input channels of the group of input channels individually with the respective input channel fader. - View Dependent Claims (16, 17, 18)
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