Audio processing

• US 20030152241A1
• Filed: 03/04/2003
• Published: 08/14/2003
• Est. Priority Date: 10/24/1997
• Status: Abandoned Application

• Current Assignee: Christopher Sleight, Peter Charles Eastty, Peter Damien Thorpe
• Original Assignee: Christopher Sleight, Peter Charles Eastty, Peter Damien Thorpe
• Inventors: Eastty, Peter Charles, Thorpe, Peter Damien, Sleight, Christopher
• Application Number:
  US10/379,442
• Publication Number:
  US 20030152241A1
• Time in Patent Office: Days
• US Class Current: 381/109
• CPC Class Codes: G06F 3/04847 Interaction techniques to control parameter settings, e.g. interaction with sliders or dials
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

Audio processing apparatus comprises one or more touch-sensitive controls for adjusting a gain applied to an audio processing channel in response to movement of a user'"'"'s hand while touching the controls; a detector for detecting a predetermined sequence of activation of a touch sensitive control by the user; and a signal switch responsive to a detection of the predetermined sequence of activations to toggle between a first mode of operation in which the audio processing channel is operable to suppress an input audio signal and a second mode of operation in which the input audio signal is not suppressed.

Claims

1. Audio processing apparatus comprising:

(i) one or more touch-sensitive controls for adjusting a gain applied to an audio processing channel in response to movement of a user'"'"'s hand while touching said controls;

(ii) a detector for detecting a predetermined sequence of activation of a touch sensitive control by said user; and

(iii) a signal switch responsive to a detection of the predetermined sequence of activations to toggle between a first mode of operation in which said audio processing channel is operable to suppress an input audio signal and a second mode of operation in which said input audio signal is not suppressed.

2. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which said predetermined sequence of activation comprises a first activation and release;

and a second activation and release within a predetermined time period of said first activation.

3. Apparatus according to claim 1, in which said signal switch is operable to inhibit the audio signal in the first mode of operation.