Modular audio control surface
First Claim
1. A media control surface comprising:
- a plurality of modules including a display module, the display module comprising;
a network interface that connects the display module to a network;
an output display for displaying properties of one or more media processing applications hosted on one or more platforms external to the media control surface, wherein each of the one or more platforms is in communication with the media control surface via the network; and
an automation system capable of automating the one or more media processing applications, wherein automating a given one of the one or more media processing applications includes;
at the automation system, receiving control parameter adjustments via one or more input controls of the media control surface, wherein the control parameter adjustments are applied to the processing of media data by the given one of the one or more media processing applications;
time stamping and storing the control parameter adjustments in storage of the automation system;
in response to receiving an automation playback command subsequent to the storing of the control parameter adjustments;
causing logic within the automation system to retrieve the stored control parameter adjustments from the storage of the automation system;
sending the stored control parameter adjustments to the one or more platforms external to the media control surface in synchrony with playback of the media data; and
wherein the media control surface;
receives over the network data comprising a temporal location of a plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application; and
uses logic of the display module of the media control surface to generate from the retrieved control parameter adjustments an automation line graph and to temporally align the automation line graph with the temporal location of the plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application, thereby enabling the logic of the display module to superimpose the automation line graph onto a display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips, wherein the superimposition of the automation line graph onto the display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips is independent of automation data received over the network from the given media processing application.
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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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14 Claims
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1. A media control surface comprising:
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a plurality of modules including a display module, the display module comprising; a network interface that connects the display module to a network; an output display for displaying properties of one or more media processing applications hosted on one or more platforms external to the media control surface, wherein each of the one or more platforms is in communication with the media control surface via the network; and an automation system capable of automating the one or more media processing applications, wherein automating a given one of the one or more media processing applications includes; at the automation system, receiving control parameter adjustments via one or more input controls of the media control surface, wherein the control parameter adjustments are applied to the processing of media data by the given one of the one or more media processing applications; time stamping and storing the control parameter adjustments in storage of the automation system; in response to receiving an automation playback command subsequent to the storing of the control parameter adjustments; causing logic within the automation system to retrieve the stored control parameter adjustments from the storage of the automation system; sending the stored control parameter adjustments to the one or more platforms external to the media control surface in synchrony with playback of the media data; and wherein the media control surface; receives over the network data comprising a temporal location of a plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application; and uses logic of the display module of the media control surface to generate from the retrieved control parameter adjustments an automation line graph and to temporally align the automation line graph with the temporal location of the plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application, thereby enabling the logic of the display module to superimpose the automation line graph onto a display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips, wherein the superimposition of the automation line graph onto the display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips is independent of automation data received over the network from the given media processing application. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7)
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8. A media control surface module comprising:
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a CPU; a random access memory connected to the CPU; a network interface for connecting the module to a network; a display module including an output display for displaying properties of one or more media processing applications hosted on one or more platforms external to the audio control surface, wherein each of the one or more platforms is in communication with the media control surface via the network; and an automation system, wherein the automation system is capable of automating the one or more media processing applications, and wherein automating a given one of the media processing applications includes; at the automation system, receiving control parameter adjustments via one or more input controls of the media control surface, wherein the control parameter adjustments are applied to the processing of media data by the given one of the media processing applications; time stamping and storing the control parameter adjustments in storage of the automation system; and in response to receiving an automation playback command subsequent to the storing of the control parameter adjustments; causing logic within the automation system to retrieve the stored control parameter adjustments from the storage of the automation system; sending the stored control parameter adjustments to the one or more platforms external to the media control surface in synchrony with playback of the media data; and wherein the media control surface receives over the network data comprising a temporal location of a plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing applications, and uses logic of the display module to generate a display of an automation line graph generated from the retrieved control parameter adjustments and to temporally align and superimpose the automation line graph onto a display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application, wherein superimposing the automation line graph onto the display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips is independent of automation data received over the network from the given media processing application. - View Dependent Claims (9)
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10. A method of automating one or more media processing applications, the method comprising:
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receiving via one or more input controls of a media control surface adjustments of a set of control parameters for controlling media data, wherein the control parameter adjustments apply to parameters of one or more media processing applications hosted on platforms external to the media control surface; and using an automation system hosted by the media control surface; time stamping and storing the control parameter adjustments in storage of the automation system; and in response to receiving an automation playback command subsequent to the storing of the control parameter adjustments; causing logic within the automation system to retrieve the stored control parameter adjustments from the storage of the automation system; sending the stored control parameter adjustments to the one or more platforms external to the media control surface in synchrony with playback of the media data; and wherein the media control surface receives from a given one of the one or more media processing applications data comprising a temporal location of a plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application, and uses logic of the media control surface to generate from the retrieved control parameter adjustments an automation line graph and to temporally align the automation line graph with the temporal location of the plurality of clips of the media data being processed by the given media processing application, thereby enabling the media control surface to superimpose the automation line graph onto a display of the temporal location of the plurality of clips independently of automation data received from the given media processing application. - View Dependent Claims (11, 12, 13, 14)
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