MODULAR PLATFORM FOR CREATION AND MANIPULATION OF AUDIO AND MUSICAL SIGNALS
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1. An audio processing unit, comprising:
- a rear panel including a first set of input and output jacks for the audio processing unit;
a front panel including user interface controls and labeling, a second set of input and output jacks, and display components;
a printed circuit board assembly (PCB) positioned between the front panel and rear panel electrically connected to components of the rear panel and components of the front panel and including a backplane connector, and includes a circuit configured to process audio signals or control voltages received from the first and second sets of input jacks, and deliver processed audio signals to the first and second sets of output jacks.
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Abstract
A platform for audio and electronic music applications where the electronics are implemented as modules, and the modules mount in a cabinet with a common power supply and infrastructure. The platform addresses problems in electrical, mechanical, usability, and power distribution areas, and is suitable for guitar effects, synthesizers, studio equipment, and DJ gear.
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1. An audio processing unit, comprising:
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a rear panel including a first set of input and output jacks for the audio processing unit; a front panel including user interface controls and labeling, a second set of input and output jacks, and display components; a printed circuit board assembly (PCB) positioned between the front panel and rear panel electrically connected to components of the rear panel and components of the front panel and including a backplane connector, and includes a circuit configured to process audio signals or control voltages received from the first and second sets of input jacks, and deliver processed audio signals to the first and second sets of output jacks. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11)
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12. An audio processing unit, comprising:
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a rear panel including rear panel jacks, wherein rear panel jacks include default input and output jacks for the audio processing unit; a front panel including user interface controls and labeling, display components, and front panel jacks, wherein front panel jacks include support input and output jacks, and; at least three printed circuit boards (PCB) layered between the front panel and the rear panel including a first PCB, a second PCB, and a third PCB wherein, the first PCB is positioned between and electrically connected to the front panel and the second PCB, and further including a first circuit providing circuitry for the user interface controls and display components of the front panel; the second PCB is positioned between and electrically connected to the first PCB and the second PCB, and further including a backplane connector, connectors for the front panel jacks, and a second circuit configured to process audio signals or control voltages received from the default, support input jacks, and deliver processed audio signals to the default, support output jacks; and the third PCB is positioned between and electrically connected to the second PCB and the rear panel and further including connectors for the rear panel jacks. - View Dependent Claims (13, 14, 15, 16, 17)
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18. An audio processing unit, comprising:
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a rear panel including rear panel jacks, wherein rear panel jacks includes for wiring a number of audio processing units together to generate a functional block (“
functional block jacks”
);a front panel including user interface controls and labeling, display components, and front panel jacks, wherein front panel jacks include default input and output jacks, and; at least three printed circuit boards (PCB) layered between the front panel and the rear panel including a first PCB, a second PCB, and a third PCB wherein, the first PCB is positioned between and electrically connected to the front panel and the second PCB, and further including a first circuit providing circuitry for the user interface controls and display components of the front panel; the second PCB is positioned between and electrically connected to the first PCB and the second PCB, and further including a backplane connector, connectors for the front panel jacks, and a second circuit configured to process audio signals received from the functional block jacks, default input jacks, and deliver processed audio signals to the output jacks; and the third PCB is positioned between and electrically connected to the second PCB and the rear panel and further including connectors for the rear panel functional block jacks. - View Dependent Claims (19, 20, 21)
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