EP0718994A2 - Dispositif pour le traitement de siganux audibles - Google Patents

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EP0718994A2
EP0718994A2 EP95118225A EP95118225A EP0718994A2 EP 0718994 A2 EP0718994 A2 EP 0718994A2 EP 95118225 A EP95118225 A EP 95118225A EP 95118225 A EP95118225 A EP 95118225A EP 0718994 A2 EP0718994 A2 EP 0718994A2
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  • the invention relates to a device for processing signals with a plurality of inputs for receiving signals, with adjustable elements for processing the signals, the adjustable elements being connected to control elements for setting, which are arranged on a user interface.
  • a known example of such a device is, for example, a so-called mixer, as it is provided for processing audio signals.
  • a mixer an input for a signal is connected to a plurality of adjustable elements with which the signal can be processed.
  • Possible processing options include filtering, amplification or the merging or cross-fading of several signals. From the fact that more and more inputs are provided in modern mixing consoles and that a large number of processing options and thus adjustable elements are assigned to each input, it follows that such mixing consoles have a large number of such setting elements and that, depending on their user interface, up to several thousand control elements having. Nevertheless, such devices should be of adequate dimensions to humans. So far, this fact has also been taken into account by the fact that the individual control elements have been made as small as possible.
  • the invention solves the problem of creating a device which, with a large number of inputs for the signals and with a large number of operating elements for each input, nevertheless enables a clear user interface without being displayed to waive the current position of the adjustable elements.
  • the user interface has image displays for the adjustable elements for processing the signals, which represent the current setting of the adjustable elements, and that the user interface has additional control elements and displays, which can optionally be assigned to an image display, in other words, only input elements that indicate the current setting of adjustable elements are permanently assigned to each input.
  • the user interface only contains one control element, which can be assigned alternately to each adjustable element.
  • a connection between the adjustable element and the control element can preferably be activated or established via the display element.
  • the user interface is to be divided into an inactive part and an active part, the inactive part only being able to be informed and the active part being able to influence the processing of the signals.
  • a time-limited connection between the inactive part and the signal processing can be triggered and deleted via the inactive part.
  • Figure 1 shows a user interface of a device for mixing electrical signals using the example of an audio mixer.
  • This shows an inactive part 1, which essentially only offers information, and an active part 2, via which the processing of signals can be influenced.
  • the inactive part 1 is here divided into six rows and four columns, each column being assigned to a so-called channel A, B, C, D for processing a signal which is introduced via an input, and each row having a specific type of Displays signal processing.
  • Line 3 shows, for example, the position of a so-called '' Noise Gate ", ie a damping element. In this example, it contains at least one numerical and one graphical indication of the extent of the damping for each channel.
  • Line 4 shows the frequency response of an equalizer.
  • Line 5 shows further functions graphically
  • line 6 specifies options for channels that can be related to the signal from the present channel, a number or a symbol represents such a channel
  • line 7 shows, for example, the stereo channel So-called balance, i.e. the relative volume of the left to the right channel.
  • line 8 only gives an indication of the type of signal that is present at the relevant input, here whether that Signal comes from a bass guitar, for example, or which microphone is switched on, etc.
  • the active part 2 shown here is also assigned to the channels A to D, but is not related to part 1 in such a way that it complements it, but part 2 is available here as a possible addition.
  • Part 2 consists of four so-called faders, each with a control lever 9, 10, 11, 12 and buttons or indicators 13, 14, 15, 16.
  • FIG. 2 shows a further embodiment of an inactive part 1 as is known from FIG. 1, but which has twice as many channels.
  • Channels A1, B1, C1, D1 are each connected to an input which, for example, receives a signal before it is recorded on a tape, while channels A2, B2, C2, D2 receive the same signal as a recording from the tape.
  • These channels may therefore have different settings than the aforementioned channels A1 to D1.
  • instead of one or more rotary knobs of potentiometers or incremental encoders only representations of functions or settings can be seen in the individual fields of the rows and columns.
  • FIG. 3 shows an active part 17, which is related to and complements the inactive part as is known from FIGS. 1 and 2.
  • the part 17 shown gives, for example, in a field 18 a graphic representation of a frequency response 19 as generated by an equalizer. Additional fields 19, 20 and 21 give numerical information on this frequency response, for example.
  • Fields 22, 23, 24 and 25 are designed to be pressure-sensitive and can trigger further functions when touched by humans. In this case, the characteristic values of the high-frequency part of the equalizer can be displayed in fields 19, 20 and 21 by activating field 22. Activation of field 25 accordingly shows the values for the low-frequency part.
  • Fields 23 and 24 thus indicate the values of the middle frequency ranges, etc.
  • FIG. 4 shows an inactive part 61 of a display for a channel with fields 62 to 67 which, for example, keys 68 to 73 are assigned as dialing elements. Using buttons 68 to 73, the individual fields 62 to 67 can be transferred to the active part and this can also be activated.
  • FIG. 5 shows a block diagram of the device for processing signals.
  • this is a mixer for audio signals.
  • One recognizes therein an inactive part 31 of a display as known from FIGS. 2 and 4, an active part 32 of a display (FIG. 3), a part 33 with operating elements (FIG. 3) and a processor 34 three parts 31, 32 and 33 connected to processor 34 via at least one bus 35, 36, 37, 38 or 39.
  • This is in turn connected via a bus 40 to adjustable elements 41 to 50, which can influence a signal that comes from inputs 51 to 55.
  • the elements 41 to 50 can, for example, be designed in such a way that they can perform one or more functions, for example that of a converter, amplifier, filter, switch, etc.
  • the outputs 57, 58 have, for example, output amplifiers, level adjusters or converters, which are referred to here as 59 and 60.
  • the inactive part 1 of the display gives a comprehensive overview of the available settings, which means that you can immediately see how a signal that is present at an input 51 to 55 is treated.
  • field 4 specifies the frequency response for all channels and you can see, for example, in which channel low and in which channel high frequencies are filtered out. From the information in the fields on line 6 you can immediately see with which signal from which other channel the signal from this channel is mixed. If the information provided is not yet sufficient, an expanded, enlarged image can be called up by pressing or touching the relevant field, which then appears in the active part 17 (FIG. 3) further intervention options are offered, as provided by fields 22 to 25 of FIG. 3.
  • the operating elements 26, 27, 28, 29 are also switched on, so that by turning them, the processing of the signal can be influenced.
  • a suitable representation can be called up according to the pattern of FIG. 3.
  • Corresponding control elements will appear for fields 6, a balance controller will appear for fields 7, or one of the control elements 26 to 29 will be activated or act as a balance controller.
  • Different levels are displayed for fields 5 with precise scaling and each level can be set by a separate control element 26, 27, 28, 29. If the way in which the signals arriving via inputs 51 to 55 are to be processed is to be changed, the effect of elements 41 to 50 can be influenced via the user interface.
  • the inactive part 1, 31 is designed, for example, as a screen which is provided with pressure-sensitive or touch-sensitive areas or is connected to them.
  • the active part 17, 32 is also designed in this way, but may also additionally be connected to conventional control elements 26 to 29, which take over tasks corresponding to the display in the active part.

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