CN117319888A - Sound effect control method, device and system - Google Patents

Abstract

The embodiment of the invention discloses a sound effect control method, a sound effect control device and a sound effect control system. One embodiment of the method comprises the following steps: determining whether the target audio frequency is matched with a target sound effect mode, wherein the target sound effect mode comprises a heavy bass effect; acquiring a playing device group for playing target audio, wherein the playing device group comprises a first playing device and a second playing device; determining whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode; and in response to determining that the target audio matches the target sound effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio with the playback device group, and turning on the target sound effect mode of the first playback device and turning off the target sound effect mode of the second playback device. This embodiment helps to enhance the listening experience of the user.

Description

Sound effect control method, device and system

Technical Field

The embodiment of the disclosure relates to the technical field of computers, in particular to a sound effect control method, a sound effect control device and a sound effect control system.

Background

Heavy bass is often a term for lower frequency, longer wavelength bands of audio. The heavy bass effect generally refers to enhancing the bass band, i.e. lifting the long wave portion of the audio to change the audio playback effect. In some scenarios, the addition of a heavy bass can enhance the user experience. For example, in a home surround sound system, when playing some specific audio, the audio can be restored more firmly and gives a feeling of strength or energy by increasing the emphasis bass effect, thereby providing a better surround sound effect for users.

In general, whether audio playback devices such as speakers support sound effects such as heavy bass effects is often related to hardware capabilities. For example, heavy bass effects are typically supported only by sound equipment or the like with subwoofers. And under the conditions of hardware damage or no power-on of the subwoofer, the sound equipment with the subwoofer accessory and the like cannot output the audio with the overlapped heavy bass effect.

Currently, there may be a variety of audio playback devices in a home surround sound system that support heavy bass effects. For example, a bar sound with a subwoofer, a plurality of small sound boxes with a bass playing function, and the like can realize a heavy bass effect. At this time, when each audio playing device simultaneously produces sound, due to the problems of time delay, playing parameters and the like, the output of each audio playing device may be inconsistent, and the audio-visual experience of the user may be affected.

Disclosure of Invention

The embodiment of the disclosure provides a sound effect control method, a sound effect control device and a sound effect control system.

In a first aspect, an embodiment of the present disclosure provides an audio control method, applied to a first playback device, including: determining whether the target audio frequency is matched with a target sound effect mode, wherein the target sound effect mode comprises a heavy bass effect; acquiring a playing device group for playing target audio, wherein the playing device group comprises a first playing device and a second playing device; determining whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode; and in response to determining that the target audio matches the target sound effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio with the playback device group, and turning on the target sound effect mode of the first playback device and turning off the target sound effect mode of the second playback device.

In a second aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an audio control apparatus, the apparatus including: a first determination unit configured to determine whether the target audio matches a target sound effect pattern, wherein the target sound effect pattern includes a subwoofer effect; an acquisition unit configured to acquire a playback device group for playing back target audio, wherein the playback device group includes a first playback device and a second playback device; a second determining unit configured to determine whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode; and the play control unit is configured to play the target audio by using the play device group and turn on the target sound effect mode of the first play device and turn off the target sound effect mode of the second play device in response to determining that the target audio is matched with the target sound effect mode and in response to determining that the first play device supports the target sound effect mode.

In a third aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an audio control system, including an audio source device, a playback device group, and a user terminal, where the playback device group includes a first playback device and a second playback device; the sound source equipment transmits the target audio to the playing equipment group; the first playback device is configured to perform the method as described in the first aspect above; the user terminal sends user interaction information to the sound source equipment; the sound source device transmits the user interaction information to the playing device group.

In a fourth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide an electronic device comprising: one or more processors; a speaker; the one or more processors are configured to perform the method as described in the first aspect above, to cause the speaker to output audio.

In a fifth aspect, embodiments of the present disclosure provide a computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program which, when executed by a processor, implements a method as described in the first aspect.

According to the sound effect control method, device and system provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, whether the audio is suitable for the heavy bass effect or not and whether each playing device in the playing device group of the audio supports the heavy bass effect or not are analyzed in real time, and whether each playing device starts the heavy bass effect or not is dynamically adjusted by combining with user position, user interaction information and the like, so that the heavy bass effect is added to the suitable audio, the quality of the heavy bass effect is guaranteed, and the listening experience of a user is improved.

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Other features, objects and advantages of the present disclosure will become more apparent upon reading of the detailed description of non-limiting embodiments, made with reference to the following drawings:

FIG. 1 is an exemplary system architecture diagram in which an embodiment of the present disclosure may be applied;

FIG. 2 is a flow chart of one embodiment of an audio control method according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 3 is a flow chart of yet another embodiment of an audio control method according to the present disclosure;

FIG. 4 is a flow chart of yet another embodiment of an audio control method according to the present disclosure;

5a-5e are schematic diagrams of one application scenario of an audio control method according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic structural diagram of one embodiment of an audio control device according to the present disclosure;

fig. 7 is a schematic structural diagram of an electronic device suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present disclosure.

Detailed Description

The present disclosure is described in further detail below with reference to the drawings and examples. It is to be understood that the specific embodiments described herein are merely illustrative of the invention and are not limiting of the invention. It should be noted that, for convenience of description, only the portions related to the present invention are shown in the drawings.

In the technical scheme of the invention, the related aspects of acquisition/collection, updating, analysis, use, transmission, storage and the like of the personal information of the user accord with the regulations of related laws and regulations, are used for legal and reasonable purposes, are not shared, leaked or sold outside the legal use aspects and the like, and are subjected to supervision and management of the national supervision and management department. Necessary measures should be taken for the personal information of the user, the use or access of the personal information data should be selectively prevented to prevent illegal access to such personal information data, to ensure that personnel having access to the personal information data comply with the regulations of the relevant laws and regulations, and to ensure the personal information security of the user. Furthermore, once such user personal information data is no longer needed, the risk should be minimized by limiting or even prohibiting the data collection and/or deletion.

It should be noted that, without conflict, the embodiments of the present disclosure and features of the embodiments may be combined with each other. The present disclosure will be described in detail below with reference to the accompanying drawings in conjunction with embodiments.

Fig. 1 illustrates an exemplary architecture 100 to which embodiments of the sound effect control method or sound effect control apparatus of the present disclosure may be applied.

As shown in fig. 1, the system architecture 100 may include a sound source device 101, a playback device group 102, and a user terminal 103. The audio source device 101, the playback device group 102, and the user terminal 103 may be communicatively connected by various means such as wired or wireless. For example, information interaction via bluetooth communication, etc.

The sound source device 101 may be various sound source output devices. Such as televisions, computers, cell phones, refrigerators, etc.

The playback device group 102 may include a plurality of playback devices. The playback device may be various types of audio playback devices. Such as array sound, horn, subwoofer, tweeter, column, etc.

The user terminal 103 may be various terminals used by a user. For example, cell phones, tablet computers, smart wearable devices (e.g., watches, bracelets, glasses, headphones, etc.), remote controls, and the like.

The audio source device 101 may transmit audio to the playback device group 102 for playback. The user terminal 103 may interact with the sound source device 101 and the playback device group 102. The playing devices in the playing device set 102 can flexibly control the target sound effect modes of each playing device to be turned on or turned off according to the matching result of the audio and the target sound effect modes (such as heavy bass) and whether the playing device supports the target sound effect modes or not, so as to ensure the audio playing effect of the playing device set.

It should be noted that, the sound effect control method provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure is generally executed by the playing devices in the playing device set 102, and accordingly, the sound effect control apparatus is generally disposed in the playing device set 102.

It should be noted that, in some cases, some or all of the playback devices in the playback device group 102 may be disposed in the audio source device 101 or may be disposed in various electronic devices. For example, the system can be arranged in various intelligent household devices (such as a refrigerator, a television and the like).

It should be understood that the number of sound source devices, playback device groups and user terminals in fig. 1 is merely illustrative. Any number of source devices, playback device groups, and user terminals may be provided as desired for implementation.

With continued reference to fig. 2, a flow 200 of one embodiment of an audio control method according to the present disclosure is shown. The sound effect control method is applied to first playing equipment and comprises the following steps:

step 201, determining whether the target audio frequency is matched with the target sound effect mode.

In this embodiment, the target audio may be audio of arbitrary content. For example, the target audio may be audio of music, movie works, broadcasting, playing, etc. The target audio may be audio to be played or being played, or may be audio specified by the user (e.g., selected for play by the user). As an example, the target audio may be audio of a movie selected for play by the user.

The target sound effect pattern includes a heavy bass effect. I.e. audio with a heavy bass effect can be output by turning on the target sound effect mode. Correspondingly, the audio output by turning off the target sound effect mode does not have a heavy bass effect.

Target audio and target sound effect pattern matching generally means that the target audio is suitable to overlap the bass effect for playback. Correspondingly, if the target audio frequency is not matched with the target sound effect mode, the target audio frequency can be played without overlapping the emphasis bass effect.

In particular, various ways may be employed to determine whether the target audio matches the target sound effect pattern. For example, the target audio may carry a parameter indicating whether the target audio pattern is suitable, at which time it may be determined whether the target audio matches the target audio pattern by acquiring the parameter. For another example, the audio stream corresponding to the target audio may be parsed to determine whether it is suitable for overlapping the emphasis bass effect. As an example, the audio frequency of the segment time may be resolved, and if the frequencies corresponding to the N consecutive time periods are all smaller than the preset threshold, it may be determined that the target audio is suitable for the subwoofer enhancement, that is, is matched with the target audio mode. Otherwise, it may be determined that the target audio is insensitive to the subwoofer effect. Wherein, the 'N' and the preset threshold value can be flexibly set according to the actual scene.

Step 202, a playing device group for playing target audio is obtained.

In this embodiment, the playback device group may be composed of a plurality of playback devices. In general, a playback device group includes a first playback device and a second playback device.

In some scenarios, the playing of audio is typically done not by one playback device, but by means of simultaneous playback by a plurality of playback devices. For example, in a home surround sound system, audio may be played by one speaker responsible for the main channel and one or more speakers responsible for particular channels (e.g., left channel, right channel).

Each playback device may be represented using various device identifications (e.g., device model number, etc.). Specifically, a playback device group that acquires target audio in various ways can be flexibly employed. For example, all playback devices in the vicinity of the sound source device that can detect (e.g., based on bluetooth detection, etc.) the target audio may constitute a playback device group. For another example, the playback device group preset by the user may be directly acquired.

Step 203, determining whether the first playing device supports the target sound effect mode.

In this embodiment, the first playback device may be a master playback device of the target audio. The master playing device can be flexibly determined. For example, the master playback device may be a playback device that meets preset conditions. The preset conditions can be flexibly set according to actual application scenes. As examples, preset conditions include, but are not limited to: responsible for the main channel, highest priority, default playback device, user-specified playback device, etc.

Whether each playback device supports the target sound effect mode is generally closely related to the properties of the respective playback device itself (e.g., hardware settings, software settings, etc.). The first playback device may record information indicating whether or not the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode, so that it can directly know whether or not the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode based on the information.

Step 204, in response to determining that the target audio frequency matches the target audio effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playing device supports the target audio effect mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing device group, starting the target audio effect mode of the first playing device, and closing the target audio effect mode of the second playing device.

In this embodiment, if the target audio is suitable for being played in the target audio mode and the first playing device has the target audio mode, the target audio mode of the first playing device is turned on and the target audio modes of other playing devices (i.e., the second playing device) except the first playing device in the playing device group are turned off while the target audio is simultaneously played by using each playing device in the playing device group, so that only the first playing device provides a heavy bass effect for the output of the target audio.

It should be noted that the second playback device may refer to other playback devices in the playback device group than the first playback device. The number of second playback devices may be arbitrary. Whether each second playing device supports the target sound effect mode is flexibly changed according to the actual application scene.

When the audio needs to be played in a heavy bass mode, and the main playing equipment in the playing equipment set can provide the heavy bass effect, the main playing equipment can be controlled to provide the heavy bass playing effect for the audio, other playing equipment in the playing equipment set can not provide the heavy bass playing effect for the audio, and when the audio is played by the playing equipment set, the uncoordinated condition caused by the fact that the plurality of playing equipment provide the heavy bass effect can not occur, so that the quality of the heavy bass playing effect of the audio is improved, and the listening experience of a user is improved.

With further reference to fig. 3, a flow 300 of yet another embodiment of an audio control method is shown. The process 300 of the sound effect control method includes the following steps:

step 301, determining whether the target audio frequency matches the target sound effect pattern.

Step 302, a playing device group for playing the target audio is obtained.

Step 303, determining whether the first playing device supports the target sound effect mode.

Step 304, in response to determining that the target audio frequency is matched with the target sound effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playing device supports the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing device group, starting the target sound effect mode of the first playing device, and closing the target sound effect mode of the second playing device.

Step 305, in response to determining that the target audio matches the target audio pattern, and in response to determining that the first playback device does not support the target audio pattern, playing the target audio with the playback device group, and selecting the second playback device to turn on the target audio pattern.

In this embodiment, if the target audio is suitable for playing in the target audio mode, but the first playing device is not capable of providing the target audio mode, the second playing device supporting the target audio mode may be selected from the second playing devices in the playing device group while each playing device in the playing device group plays the target audio simultaneously, and the target audio mode of the selected second playing device may be started.

In some cases, the first playback device may not support the target sound effect mode. For example, the hardware of the first playback device itself does not support the target sound effect mode. For another example, the first playback device temporarily does not support the target sound effect mode due to a failure (e.g., hardware damage, etc.).

Specifically, a second playing device for determining the target sound effect mode in the playing device group can be adopted first, and then the second playing device is selected to start the target sound effect mode.

For example, information indicating whether or not the target sound effect mode is supported by itself may be transmitted to the first playback devices in advance by the respective second playback devices. For another example, whether each second playback device supports the target sound effect mode may be noted in advance by the user and the first playback device may be notified.

When the number of the second playing devices supporting the target sound effect mode is multiple, various methods can be flexibly adopted to select the second playing device from the second playing devices to start the target sound effect mode.

For example, the second playback device start target sound effect mode may be randomly selected. For another example, the second playback device with the highest priority may be selected to start the target audio mode according to the corresponding priority.

Wherein the priority of each second playback device can be determined in various ways. For example, the corresponding priority may be determined according to the hardware attribute of each second playback device. For another example, the user may test the effect of each second playback device when the target sound effect mode is turned on and set the priority. Alternatively, the priority may be marked by the user when the target sound effect mode is turned on by using each second playback device in history.

When the audio needs to be played in a heavy bass mode, but the main playing equipment cannot provide the heavy bass effect due to hardware faults and the like, the playing equipment can be selected from other nearby playing equipment to provide the heavy bass effect for the audio, so that the stability of playing the heavy bass of the audio can be ensured.

Step 306, in response to determining that the target audio frequency does not match the target audio frequency mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing device group, and closing the target audio frequency mode of each playing device in the playing device group.

In this embodiment, if the target audio is not suitable for playing in the target audio mode, the target audio modes of all the playing devices in the playing device group may be turned off while simultaneously playing the target audio by using each of the playing devices in the playing device group.

The specific implementation of steps 301-304 may refer to the related description in the corresponding embodiment of fig. 2, and will not be described herein.

When the audio does not need to be played in a heavy bass mode, all devices are controlled to not provide heavy bass superposition, the playing quality of the audio can be guaranteed, and listening experience of a user can be further improved.

In some optional implementations of this embodiment, for the step 305, the second playback device may select the target audio mode to be turned on by:

Step one, acquiring a preset stored sound effect quality table.

In this step, the sound quality table may be used to record sound quality corresponding to the target sound modes provided by each of the second playback devices. For example, the sound quality table may store a correspondence between the identification of the second playback device and the sound quality. In general, the first playback device may store an audio quality table in advance. At this time, the sound quality table may be acquired locally.

And step two, selecting a target sound effect mode of the second playing device according to the sound effect quality table.

In this step, the target sound effect mode of the second playing device can be selected from the sound effect quality table by searching the sound effect quality table in various ways, so as to provide better heavy bass effect for the user as much as possible. The sound quality table may be pre-constructed in various ways. For example, the first playing device may scan attribute information (such as a model number) of each second playing device, and determine corresponding sound quality according to the attribute information of the second playing device, so as to construct a sound quality table.

Alternatively, the sound quality table may be constructed based on user interaction information. The user interaction information may be used to indicate a sound quality corresponding to a target sound mode corresponding to a playing device in the playing device group.

Generally, a sound source device (such as a television or other smart home) of a target audio may receive and display user interaction information. When the user interaction information indicates that the sound quality corresponding to the target sound mode corresponding to the playing device in the playing device group exists, the first playing device can acquire the sound quality corresponding to the playing device indicated by the user interaction information from the sound source device and record the sound quality in the sound quality table.

The sound effect quality corresponding to each second playing device can be conveniently inquired through the pre-stored sound effect quality table, so that the second playing device with high sound effect quality is preferentially selected according to the requirement, and the heavy bass effect of the target audio is ensured.

When the second playing device is selected, various selection modes can be flexibly adopted. For example, the second playback device with the highest corresponding sound quality may be selected to start the target sound mode. For another example, the content of the sound quality table may be presented on the sound source device, so as to prompt the user to actively select, and the second playing device selected by the user starts the target sound effect mode.

Optionally, the sound quality table may further store location information of the second playing device. As an example, as shown in the following table, the identification of the second playback device, the quality of the sound, the location relative to the user, and the location relative to the main playback device may be stored in a sound quality table, where the location is represented using distance and angle. "m" is a unit meter.

The user can also control the display of the sound quality table on the sound source device according to the requirements, and actively adjust the sound quality of each second playing device displayed.

Optionally, the user interaction information may also be used to indicate to change the playback device that is turning on the target sound effect mode. At this time, the current target sound effect mode may be turned off, and the target sound effect mode of the playback device indicated by the user interaction information may be turned on.

The user can flexibly change the playing equipment for starting the target sound effect mode through interaction, so that the user can conveniently select the required heavy bass playing effect according to the requirement.

In some alternative implementations of the present embodiment, for each playback device in the group of playback devices, the playback parameters of that playback device are adjusted in response to determining that the relative position of that playback device has changed.

The playing device may be a first playing device or a second playing device of the playing devices. The relative position of the playback device may be used to represent a positional relationship between the playback device and the user, and/or a positional relationship between the playback device and other playback devices in the playback device group.

Specifically, each playback device may detect whether its relative position has changed in various ways. For example, the playback device may determine whether a change in relative position between the playback device itself and the user, and/or between the playback device itself and other playback devices has occurred by monitoring changes in the location of the playback device itself, the user terminal used by the user, and/or other playback devices. The user terminal generally refers to a terminal carried by a user. For example, the user terminal may be a cell phone or various smart wearable devices, etc. (e.g., a smart headset, etc.).

For another example, the playback device may receive information indicating the user's location and/or the location of other playback devices (e.g., audio source devices, user terminals, playback devices, etc.) notified by other devices. As another example, in some venues, an image capture device (e.g., camera, smart home, etc.) in the venue may be utilized to monitor changes in relative position between the playback device and the user and/or other playback devices and to notify the playback device when changes in relative position are monitored.

The play parameters may include various parameters that affect the play effect. For example, the play parameters include, but are not limited to: volume, tone, timbre, loudness, fullness, etc. Specifically, a correspondence between the relative position and the play parameter may be preset, and at this time, the play parameter corresponding to the relative position may be determined by querying the correspondence.

Each playing device can sense the relative position change between itself and the user and the relative position change between itself and other playing devices, and correspondingly adjusts the playing parameters based on the relative position change, so that the dynamic change of the playing effect can be realized, the situation that the user position or the position change of the playing device has an excessive influence on the playing effect is avoided, and the listening experience of the user can be further improved.

With further reference to fig. 4, a flow 400 of yet another embodiment of an audio control method is shown. The process 400 of the sound effect control method includes the following steps:

step 401, determining whether the target audio frequency matches the target sound effect mode.

Step 402, a playing device group for playing the target audio is obtained.

Step 403, determining whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode.

Step 404, in response to determining that the target audio frequency matches the target audio effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playing device supports the target audio effect mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing device group, and turning on the target audio effect mode of the first playing device, and turning off the target audio effect mode of the second playing device.

Step 405, in response to determining that the target audio matches the target audio pattern, and in response to determining that the first playback device does not support the target audio pattern, playing the target audio with the playback device group, and selecting the second playback device to turn on the target audio pattern.

Step 406, in response to determining that the target audio does not match the target audio pattern, playing the target audio with the playback device group, and turning off the target audio pattern of each playback device in the playback device group.

Step 407, updating the playback device group in response to detecting that the playback device group has changed.

In this embodiment, the first playback device may detect a change in the playback device group, and determine the latest playback device group when the playback device group changes.

In some cases, the playback device group may change. For example, when a change in the user position or a user instruction or the like causes a change in the sound source device of the target audio, the playback device group may be updated to each playback device in the vicinity of the new sound source device.

Specifically, the first playing device may determine whether the playing device group changes by monitoring the change of the audio source device of the target audio or the change of the user position, and may also receive information indicating that the playing device group changes, which is notified by other devices (such as the audio source device and the like).

In general, there may be a preset correspondence between the sound source device and the playback device group. The user position and the playing device group may also have a preset correspondence. At this time, the updated playback device group may be determined by querying the correspondence relationship.

Step 408, playing the target audio by using the updated playing device group.

In this embodiment, after the playback device group changes, each playback device in the updated playback device group may be used to play the target audio simultaneously, so as to ensure smooth and uninterrupted playback of the target audio.

Meanwhile, the main playing device in the updated playing device group can be used as a new first playing device to execute the method described in the above embodiment again to control the target sound effect mode, so as to continuously ensure the heavy bass effect of the target audio.

Optionally, the playing parameters of the playing devices in the updated playing device group may be adjusted according to the requirement while the target audio is played by using the updated playing device group.

In some cases, for example, when the user is in a living room, the playback device group may be composed of playback devices set in the living room. When the user moves from the living room to the bedroom, the playing device group can be updated to a new playing device group formed by the playing devices arranged in the bedroom.

In other cases, for example, during the process of playing audio by using the playing device set, the surround sound configuration may be adjusted according to the requirement, so that the number of channels for playing audio is increased or decreased, that is, a part of the playing devices are increased or decreased based on the original playing device set, and a new playing device set is also formed.

After the playing device group changes, the playing parameters of part or all of the playing devices in the updated playing device group can be adjusted as required so as to ensure that the updated playing device group can provide better playing effect.

As an example, the user may play audio using playback device "a" as the main channel, playback device "B" as the left channel, and playback device "C" as the right channel, at which time the playback device group is composed of playback devices "a", "B", and "C".

When a user sets up to add a new channel (e.g., left back surround channel, left right surround channel, sky channel, etc.), the playback device group changes accordingly. For example, if the playback device "D" is newly used as the left rear surround channel and the playback device "E" is used as the right rear surround channel, the updated playback device group is composed of the playback devices "a", "B", "C", "D", and "E". At this time, the playing parameters of some or all of the playing devices may be adjusted according to the playing requirements. For example, playback devices "a", "B", "C" may each adjust their own playback parameters when perceiving the addition of a new channel.

The specific implementation of steps 401-406 may refer to the relevant descriptions in the corresponding embodiments of fig. 2 and 3, and will not be repeated here.

Fig. 5a-5e are taken as an exemplary application scenario of the sound effect control method according to an embodiment of the present application. As shown in fig. 5a, in a home surround sound environment, a smart tv 501, a sound bar 502 with subwoofers, and a number of small speakers 503 supporting a heavy bass output. The connection between the sound bar 502 and the small sound box 503 may be made by bluetooth technology or the like. When the user 504 watches the smart television 501, audio corresponding to the content presented by the smart television 501 is played by using the sound bar 502 and the small sound box 503. In general, the soundbar 502 may act as a master playback device.

When the audio corresponding to the content presented by the smart television 501 does not need to be subjected to the heavy bass enhancement, the heavy bass function of each playing device can be turned off. When the audio corresponding to the content presented by the smart television 501 needs to be subjected to the heavy bass enhancement, the corresponding heavy bass output can be performed by using the sound bar 502 preferentially by default.

When the sound bar 502 detects that the sound bar cannot provide the heavy bass output due to the hardware deficiency and other problems, but the sound frequency corresponding to the content presented by the smart television 501 needs to be enhanced by the heavy bass, the sound bar 501 may display the currently available playing device supporting the heavy bass output on the smart television 501 according to the pre-stored corresponding relation table of the playing device (such as the small sound box 503) with the heavy bass output function and the provided heavy bass quality, so as to enable the user 504 to select the playing device (such as the small sound box 503) which is wanted to be used, and control the small sound box selected by the user to perform the heavy bass output when the user 504 selects and confirms to switch the selected playing device to perform the heavy bass output (as shown in fig. 5 b).

During the audio playing process, the user 504 may also feed back the sound quality of the corresponding playing device through the smart tv 501 according to the heavy bass effect, and after confirming to modify the sound quality, may update the sound quality of the corresponding playing device (as shown in fig. 5 c).

In addition, as shown in fig. 5d, when the user 504 walks to other locations in the room, each current playing device may sense the change of the user location, and further may notify the smart tv 501, so that the smart tv 501 adjusts the playing parameters of each playing device according to the latest location of the user.

As shown in fig. 5e, when the user 504 moves from space one (e.g., living room) to space two (e.g., kitchen), then the content presented by the smart tv 501 may be projected to the display screen on the smart refrigerator in space two as the position of the user 504 changes. If the audio playing device of the intelligent refrigerator does not support the heavy bass enhancement, the intelligent refrigerator can search playing devices supporting the heavy bass enhancement in the space I or the space nearby the space I through Bluetooth, and utilize the audio playing devices to play audio, and utilize the found playing devices in other spaces to conduct the heavy bass enhancement, and meanwhile, the playing parameters of the current playing devices can be adjusted according to the positions of users and the found positions of the playing devices in other spaces.

According to the method provided by the embodiment of the disclosure, whether the audio needs to be enhanced by the heavy bass function is dynamically controlled to be turned on or off by analyzing whether the audio needs to be enhanced by the heavy bass function, and the equipment for enhancing the heavy bass function and the relevant playing parameters of the playing equipment are dynamically adjusted by detecting the change of the position of the user and the change of the audio source equipment, so that the better heavy bass effect and the overall playing effect of the audio are provided for the user as much as possible, and the listening experience of the user is improved.

With further reference to fig. 6, as an implementation of the method shown in the foregoing figures, the present disclosure provides an embodiment of an audio control apparatus, which corresponds to the method embodiment shown in fig. 2, and which is particularly applicable to various electronic devices.

As shown in fig. 6, the sound effect control apparatus 600 provided in the present embodiment includes a first determination unit 601, an acquisition unit 602, a second determination unit 603, and a play control unit 604. Wherein the first determining unit 601 is configured to determine whether the target audio matches a target sound effect pattern, wherein the target sound effect pattern comprises a subwoofer effect; the acquisition unit 602 is configured to acquire a playback device group for playing back target audio, wherein the playback device group includes a first playback device and a second playback device; the second determining unit 603 is configured to determine whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode; the playback control unit 604 is configured to play the target audio with the group of playback devices and turn on the target audio mode of the first playback device and turn off the target audio mode of the second playback device in response to determining that the target audio matches the target audio mode and in response to determining that the first playback device supports the target audio mode.

In the present embodiment, in the sound effect control apparatus 600: the specific processing of the first determining unit 601, the obtaining unit 602, the second determining unit 603, and the playing control unit 604 and the technical effects thereof may refer to the relevant descriptions of step 201, step 202, step 203, and step 204 in the corresponding embodiment of fig. 2, and are not repeated herein.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the play control unit 604 is further configured to: in response to determining that the target audio matches the target audio pattern, and in response to determining that the first playback device does not support the target audio pattern, playing the target audio with the group of playback devices, and selecting the second playback device to turn on the target audio pattern.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the play control unit 604 is further configured to: and in response to determining that the target audio does not match the target audio pattern, playing the target audio by the playing device group, and closing the target audio pattern of each playing device in the playing device group.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the play control unit 604 is further configured to: determining a current location of the user in response to detecting a change in the location of the user; and adjusting playing parameters of the playing equipment for starting the target sound effect mode according to the current position of the user, wherein the playing parameters comprise parameters of the target sound effect mode.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the play control unit 604 is further configured to: updating the playback device group in response to detecting a change in the playback device group; and playing the target audio by using the updated playing equipment group.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the play control unit 604 is further configured to: acquiring a preset stored sound effect quality table, wherein the sound effect quality table is used for recording sound effect quality corresponding to a target sound effect mode provided by second playing equipment; and selecting a second playing device to start a target sound effect mode according to the sound effect quality table.

In some optional implementations of the present embodiment, the play control unit 604 is further configured to: receiving user interaction information, wherein the user interaction information is used for indicating to replace playing equipment for starting a target sound effect mode; closing the current target sound effect mode, and opening the target sound effect mode of the playing device indicated by the user interaction information.

The device provided by the embodiment of the present disclosure determines, through a first determining unit, whether the target audio frequency matches a target sound effect mode, where the target sound effect mode includes a subwoofer effect; the method comprises the steps that an acquisition unit acquires a playing device group for playing target audio, wherein the playing device group comprises a first playing device and a second playing device; the second determining unit determines whether the first playing device supports the target sound effect mode; the play control unit plays the target audio by using the play device group and starts the target sound effect mode of the first play device and closes the target sound effect mode of the second play device in response to determining that the target audio is matched with the target sound effect mode and in response to determining that the first play device supports the target sound effect mode. Whether the audio is suitable for the heavy bass effect and whether each playing device in the playing device group of the audio supports the heavy bass effect are analyzed in real time, and whether each playing device starts the heavy bass effect is dynamically adjusted by combining with the user position, the user interaction information and the like, so that the heavy bass effect is ensured to be added to the suitable audio, the quality of the heavy bass effect is ensured, and the listening experience of a user is improved.

In addition, the present disclosure provides an audio control system including an audio source device, a playback device group, and a user terminal. The playing device group comprises a first playing device and a second playing device. The audio source device (e.g., smart tv in fig. 5a, etc.) may transmit the target audio to the playback device group (e.g., soundbar 502, mini-box 503, etc. in fig. 5 a). The user terminal may transmit various user interaction information to the sound source device. The audio source device may transmit the received user interaction information to the playback device group. A first playback device in the playback device group may perform the method of controlling the subwoofer effect of audio as described in the corresponding embodiments of fig. 2-5 above. The specific implementation process may refer to the related descriptions in the corresponding embodiments of fig. 2 to 5, and will not be described herein.

Referring now to fig. 7, a schematic diagram of a configuration of an electronic device (e.g., 102 in fig. 1, bar speaker 502 in fig. 5a, etc.) 700 suitable for use in implementing embodiments of the present disclosure is shown. The electronic devices in embodiments of the present disclosure may include a variety of audio output devices that support heavy bass enhancement, including but not limited to speakers, horns, subwoofers, radios, and the like. The electronic device shown in fig. 7 is only one example and should not impose any limitations on the functionality and scope of use of embodiments of the present disclosure.

As shown in fig. 7, an electronic device 700 may include a processor 701 and a speaker 702. The speaker 702 may output an audio signal. The processor 701 may control the signal conversion process, as well as the output of the audio signal. In addition, the electronic device 700 may include various other apparatuses (not shown) according to the need. Such as communication devices, display devices, signal amplification devices, storage devices, etc.

It should be noted that each block shown in fig. 7 may represent one apparatus or may represent a plurality of apparatuses as needed.

In particular, according to embodiments of the present disclosure, the processes described above with reference to flowcharts may be implemented as computer software programs. For example, embodiments of the present disclosure include a computer program product comprising a computer program embodied on a computer readable medium, the computer program comprising program code for performing the method shown in the flowcharts. In such embodiments, the computer program may be downloaded and installed from a network, or installed from various storage devices. The above-described functions defined in the methods of the embodiments of the present disclosure are performed when the computer program is executed by the processing device 701.

It should be noted that, the computer readable medium according to the embodiments of the present disclosure may be a computer readable signal medium or a computer readable storage medium, or any combination of the two. The computer readable storage medium can be, for example, but not limited to, an electronic, magnetic, optical, electromagnetic, infrared, or semiconductor system, apparatus, or device, or a combination of any of the foregoing. More specific examples of the computer-readable storage medium may include, but are not limited to: an electrical connection having one or more wires, a portable computer diskette, a hard disk, a Random Access Memory (RAM), a read-only memory (ROM), an erasable programmable read-only memory (EPROM or flash memory), an optical fiber, a portable compact disc read-only memory (CD-ROM), an optical storage device, a magnetic storage device, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. In an embodiment of the present disclosure, a computer readable storage medium may be any tangible medium that can contain, or store a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Whereas in embodiments of the present disclosure, the computer-readable signal medium may comprise a data signal propagated in baseband or as part of a carrier wave, with computer-readable program code embodied therein. Such a propagated data signal may take any of a variety of forms, including, but not limited to, electro-magnetic, optical, or any suitable combination of the foregoing. A computer readable signal medium may also be any computer readable medium that is not a computer readable storage medium and that can communicate, propagate, or transport a program for use by or in connection with an instruction execution system, apparatus, or device. Program code embodied on a computer readable medium may be transmitted using any appropriate medium, including but not limited to: electrical wires, fiber optic cables, RF (radio frequency), and the like, or any suitable combination of the foregoing.

The computer readable medium may be contained in the electronic device; or may exist alone without being incorporated into the electronic device. The computer readable medium carries one or more programs which, when executed by the electronic device, cause the electronic device to: determining whether the target audio frequency is matched with a target sound effect mode, wherein the target sound effect mode comprises a heavy bass effect; acquiring a playing device group for playing target audio, wherein the playing device group comprises a first playing device and a second playing device; determining whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode; and in response to determining that the target audio matches the target sound effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio with the playback device group, and turning on the target sound effect mode of the first playback device and turning off the target sound effect mode of the second playback device.

Computer program code for carrying out operations of embodiments of the present disclosure may be written in one or more programming languages, including an object oriented programming language such as Java, smalltalk, C ++ and conventional procedural programming languages, such as the "C" programming language or similar programming languages. The program code may execute entirely on the user's computer, partly on the user's computer, as a stand-alone software package, partly on the user's computer and partly on a remote computer or entirely on the remote computer or server. In the case of a remote computer, the remote computer may be connected to the user's computer through any kind of network, including a Local Area Network (LAN) or a Wide Area Network (WAN), or may be connected to an external computer (for example, through the Internet using an Internet service provider).

The flowcharts and block diagrams in the figures illustrate the architecture, functionality, and operation of possible implementations of systems, methods and computer program products according to various embodiments of the present disclosure. In this regard, each block in the flowchart or block diagrams may represent a module, segment, or portion of code, which comprises one or more executable instructions for implementing the specified logical function(s). It should also be noted that, in some alternative implementations, the functions noted in the block may occur out of the order noted in the figures. For example, two blocks shown in succession may, in fact, be executed substantially concurrently, or the blocks may sometimes be executed in the reverse order, depending upon the functionality involved. It will also be noted that each block of the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, and combinations of blocks in the block diagrams and/or flowchart illustration, can be implemented by special purpose hardware-based systems which perform the specified functions or acts, or combinations of special purpose hardware and computer instructions.

The units involved in the embodiments described in the present disclosure may be implemented by means of software, or may be implemented by means of hardware. The described units may also be provided in a processor, for example, described as: a processor includes a first determination unit, an acquisition unit, a second determination unit, and a play control unit. The names of these units do not constitute a limitation of the unit itself in some cases, and for example, the first determination unit may also be described as "a unit that determines whether or not the target audio matches the target sound effect pattern including the heavy bass effect".

The foregoing description is only of the preferred embodiments of the present disclosure and description of the principles of the technology being employed. It will be appreciated by those skilled in the art that the scope of the invention in the embodiments of the present disclosure is not limited to the specific combination of the above technical features, but encompasses other technical features formed by any combination of the above technical features or their equivalents without departing from the spirit of the invention. Such as the above-described features, are mutually substituted with (but not limited to) the features having similar functions disclosed in the embodiments of the present disclosure.

Claims (11)

1. An audio control method is applied to a first playing device, and comprises the following steps:

determining whether a target audio frequency is matched with a target sound effect mode, wherein the target sound effect mode comprises a heavy bass effect;

acquiring a playing device group for playing the target audio, wherein the playing device group comprises the first playing device and the second playing device;

determining whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode;

and in response to determining that the target audio frequency is matched with the target sound effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playing device supports the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing device group, starting the target sound effect mode of the first playing device, and closing the target sound effect mode of the second playing device.

2. The method of claim 1, wherein the method further comprises:

and in response to determining that the target audio frequency is matched with the target sound effect mode, and in response to determining that the first playing device does not support the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing device group, and selecting a second playing device to start the target sound effect mode.

3. The method of claim 2, wherein the method further comprises:

and in response to determining that the target audio frequency is not matched with the target sound effect mode, playing the target audio frequency by using the playing equipment group, and closing the target sound effect mode of each playing equipment in the playing equipment group.

4. A method according to claim 3, wherein for a playback device in the playback device group, the playback parameters of the playback device are adjusted in response to determining that the relative position of the playback device changes, wherein the relative position is indicative of a positional relationship between the playback device and a user, and/or of a positional relationship between the playback device and other playback devices in the playback device group.

5. The method of claim 4, wherein after playing the target audio with the group of playback devices, the method further comprises:

Updating the playback device group in response to detecting a change in the playback device group;

and playing the target audio by using the updated playing equipment group, and adjusting the playing parameters of the playing equipment in the updated playing equipment group.

6. The method of claim 2, wherein the selecting the second playback device to turn on the target sound effect mode comprises:

acquiring a preset stored sound effect quality table, wherein the sound effect quality table is used for recording sound effect quality corresponding to a target sound effect mode provided by second playing equipment;

and selecting a second playing device to start a target sound effect mode according to the sound effect quality table.

7. The method of claim 6, wherein the method further comprises:

receiving user interaction information, wherein the user interaction information is used for indicating to replace playing equipment for starting a target sound effect mode;

and closing the current target sound effect mode, and opening the target sound effect mode of the playing device indicated by the user interaction information.

8. An audio control device is applied to a first playing device, and comprises:

a first determination unit configured to determine whether a target audio frequency matches a target sound effect pattern, wherein the target sound effect pattern includes a subwoofer effect;

An acquisition unit configured to acquire a playback device group for playing the target audio, wherein the playback device group includes the first playback device and a second playback device;

a second determining unit configured to determine whether the first playback device supports the target sound effect mode;

and the play control unit is configured to play the target audio by using the play device group and turn on the target sound effect mode of the first play device and turn off the target sound effect mode of the second play device in response to determining that the target audio is matched with the target sound effect mode and in response to determining that the first play device supports the target sound effect mode.

9. The sound effect control system comprises sound source equipment, a play equipment group and a user terminal, wherein the play equipment group comprises first play equipment and second play equipment;

the sound source equipment transmits the target audio to the playing equipment group;

the first playback device being adapted to perform the method of one of claims 1 to 7;

the user terminal sends user interaction information to the sound source equipment;

and the sound source equipment transmits the user interaction information to the playing equipment group.

10. An electronic device, comprising:

one or more processors;

a speaker;

the one or more processors are configured to perform the method of any of claims 1-7 to cause the speaker to output audio.

11. A computer readable medium having stored thereon a computer program, wherein the program when executed by a processor implements the method of any of claims 1-7.