MODULAR AUDIO CONTROL SURFACE
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Abstract
A user-configurable modular audio control surface comprises master modules for controlling global surface properties and channel modules for controlling one or more individual audio channels. The modules are disposed in a two-dimensional spatial arrangement such that any module can occupy a location within the control surface not occupied by another module. The modules are connected to each other and to external platforms hosting media applications and plug-ins via a network. Control surface users can interact with external applications via remote graphical user interfaces displayed on modules within the surface, and can automate multiple external applications using an automation system built into the surface. Automation line graphs and metadata for both internal and external applications are displayed over the corresponding waveform displays that can include audio ahead of a current playback location.
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38 Claims
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19. An audio control surface comprising:
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a network interface for connecting the control surface to a network; an output display for displaying one or more properties of a media processing application external to the audio control surface and in communication with the audio control surface via the network; and wherein the audio control surface receives over the network data representing a graphical audio waveform corresponding to audio data being processed by the media processing application, and displays the audio waveform on the output display. - View Dependent Claims (20, 21, 22, 23, 24)
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25. An audio control surface comprising:
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a network interface that connects the control surface to a network; an output display for displaying one or more properties of a media processing application external to the audio control surface and in communication with the audio control surface via the network; and wherein the audio control surface receives over the network time-based automation information from the media processing application and displays a graphical representation of the time-based automation information on the output display. - View Dependent Claims (26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33)
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34. An audio control surface comprising:
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a network interface for connecting the control surface to a network; an output display for displaying one or more properties of a media processing application external to the audio control surface and in communication with the audio control surface via the network; and wherein the audio control surface receives over the network metadata pertaining to an audio clip being processed by the media processing application, and displays the metadata on the output display. - View Dependent Claims (35, 36, 37, 38)
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