Audio mixing console

• US 9,564,981 B2
• Filed: 07/20/2011
• Issued: 02/07/2017
• Est. Priority Date: 07/21/2010
• Status: Active Grant

• Current Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Original Assignee: Yamaha Corporation
• Inventors: Fujita, Hiroaki, Terada, Kotaro
• Primary Examiner(s): VU, TOAN H
• Application Number:
  US13/187,486
• Publication Number:
  US 20120023406A1
• Time in Patent Office: 2,029 Days
• Field of Search: 715/758, 715/751, 715/753, 715/762, 715/727, 345/184, 345/172
• US Class Current: 1/1
• CPC Class Codes: H04H 60/04 Studio equipment; Interconnection of studios

Abstract

Mixer includes first and second displays each capable of displaying a pop-up screen that simultaneously displays pieces of information of eight channels. Once a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen is received, it is ascertained whether or not the pop-up screen currently instructed to be displayed can be displayed on both of the first and second displays. If the pop-up screen can be displayed on only one of the displays, the currently instructed pop-up screen and one-screen channel selection switch are displayed on the one display together with. If, on the other hand, the pop-up screen can be displayed on both of the displays, the instructed pop-up screen are displayed on in a two-screen format on individual ones of the displays, and a two-screen channel selection switch is displayed on each one of the pop-up screens.

Claims

1. An audio mixing console for performing operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, said audio mixing console comprising:

a display device; and

a processor configured to;

receive a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen on the display device;

ascertain whether or not a plurality of pop-up screens are to be displayed on the display device, each of the plurality of pop-up screens adapted to simultaneously display pieces of information of one group of a predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels; and

1) when the plurality of pop-up screens are not displayed on the display device, display only one pop-up screen and a one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch on the display device, said one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to select a group of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels whose pieces of information are to be displayed on said one pop-up screen, and

     2) when the plurality of pop-up screens are displayed on the display device, display the plurality of pop-up screens and a plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch, said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to collectively select a predetermined plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels whose pieces of information are to be displayed on the plurality of pop-up screens, said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to collectively select the predetermined plurality of groups from among a plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels,

wherein said one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch is operable to display, on the display device, channel strip images representative of channel strips corresponding to the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels selected through the operation of the one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch, and

said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch is operable to display, on the display device, channel strip images representative of channel strips corresponding to the predetermined plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch.

2. A computer-implemented method for controlling display on an audio mixing console, the audio mixing console being operable to perform operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, said method comprising:

receiving a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen on a display device;

in response to receipt of the display instruction, ascertaining whether or not a plurality of pop-up screens are to be displayed on the display device, each one of the plurality of pop-up screens adapted to simultaneously display pieces of information of one group of a predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels; and

1) when the plurality of currently instructed pop-up screens are not displayed on the display device, displaying only one pop-up screen and a one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch on the display device, said one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to select a group of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels whose pieces of information are to be displayed on said one pop-up screen, and

     2) when the plurality of pop-up screens are displayed on the display device, displaying the plurality of pop-up screens and a plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch, said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to collectively select a predetermined plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels whose pieces of information are to be displayed on the plurality of pop-up screens, said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to collectively select the predetermined plurality of groups from among a plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels,

wherein said one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch is operable to display, on the display device, channel strip images representative of channel strips corresponding to the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels selected through the operation of the one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch, and

said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch is operable to display, on the display device, channel strip images representative of channel strips corresponding to the predetermined plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch.

3. A non-transitory computer-readable storage medium containing a group of instructions for causing a computer to perform a method for controlling display on an audio mixing console, the audio mixing console being operable to perform operation pertaining to signal processing on audio signals of a plurality of channels, said method comprising:

receiving a display instruction for displaying a pop-up screen on a display device;

in response to receipt of the display instruction, ascertaining whether or not a plurality of pop-up screens are to be displayed on the display device, each one of the plurality of pop-up screens adapted to simultaneously display pieces of information of one group of a predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels; and

1) when the plurality of currently instructed pop-up screens are not displayed on the display device, displaying only one pop-up screen and a one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch on the display device, said one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to select a group of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels whose pieces of information are to be displayed on said one pop-up screen, and

     2) when the plurality of pop-up screens are displayed on the display device, displaying the plurality of pop-up screens and a plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to collectively select a predetermined plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels whose pieces of information are to be displayed on the plurality of pop-up screens, said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch adapted to collectively select the predetermined plurality of groups from among a plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels,

wherein said one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch is operable to display, on the display device, channel strip images representative of channel strips corresponding to the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels selected through the operation of the one-pop-up-screen channel selection switch, and

said plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch is operable to display, on the display device, channel strip images representative of channel strips corresponding to the predetermined plurality of groups of the predetermined plurality of the plurality of channels selected through the operation of the plurality-of-pop-up-screen channel selection switch.