TW202017398A - Mixer - Google Patents

Abstract

A mixer includes a plurality of input channel, a mixer processor, a plurality of output channel and a wireless communication module. The input channel is connected to an external voice input device. The mixer processor is connected to the input channel. The terminal of the output channel is connected to the mixer processor, and another terminal of the output channel is connected to the voice input device. The wireless communication module is connected to the mixer processor and communication connected to an external electronic device. Wherein, the mixer processor is configured to a control command.

Description

Mixing device

A mixing device, especially a mixing device with a wireless communication module.

Mixer (Mixer) is used to receive signals from different musical instruments or radio equipment (such as microphones), and mix their sound signals, so that broadcast equipment (such as audio) can be broadcast. In order to control the sound of the broadcast, there will be a lot of controllers on the mixer, allowing the sound control personnel to adjust the sound signal from the instrument or radio device in real time, making the sound more pleasant when dialing out, or adding different effects. Today, the mixer has been widely used in major music performance occasions. However, the conventional mixer contains a large number of faders, knobs, buttons and other devices due to its various controllers and parameter adjustment devices, making the mixer generally larger in size, especially when the more input channels, the The volume of the sound device will be larger. At the same time, the price is high, so that the entry threshold for novices is raised. On the other hand, when the sound control personnel use the mixer, the current mixer does not provide the parameter memory function. During the repeated tour, the sound control personnel need to memorize the mixing parameters used during the performance, and perform the same track repeatedly. At this time, it is not easy for the sound control personnel to maintain the same voice performance, and it is easy to make mistakes. Therefore, how to overcome the above problems is worth considering by those with ordinary knowledge in the field.

In order to solve the above problems, the present invention provides a mixing device, which is connected to an external electronic device through a wireless communication module, and the mixing device is controlled by the electronic device. The invention provides a sound mixing device, which includes a plurality of input channels, a sound mixing processor, a plurality of output channels and a wireless communication module. The input channel is suitable for connecting to at least one external audio input device. The mixing processor is connected to this input channel. One end of the output channel is connected to the mixing processor, and the other end is connected to an external audio output device. The wireless communication module is connected to the mixing processor, and is communicatively connected to an external electronic device. Wherein, the mixing processor receives at least one control command from the electronic device. In the above mixing device, there are 4 to 32 input channels in total. In the above mixing device, the electronic device is a smart phone or a tablet computer. In the above mixing device, wherein the electronic device is installed with a control software, the control software is suitable for inputting a control command and sending it to the mixing processor. The invention also provides a wireless interface mixing system, including a mixing device and an electronic device. The mixing device includes multiple input channels, a mixing processor, multiple output channels, and a wireless communication module. The wireless communication module is connected to the mixing processor. The electronic device is installed with a control software. The control software includes a control module and a control interface. The control module is communicatively connected to the mixing processor. The control module is adapted to input at least one control command. The control interface is suitable for displaying the control module. Wherein, the mixing processor is adapted to receive the control instruction. In the above wireless interface mixing system, there are 4 to 32 input channels. In the above-mentioned wireless interface mixing system, the control software further includes a storage module, which is suitable for storing multiple parameter setting files, and the parameter setting files can be transmitted to other electronic devices. In the above wireless interface mixing system, the electronic device is a smart phone or a tablet computer.

The invention provides a mixing device, which is connected with an external device by using a wireless communication module, and the external device controls the mixing device, which simplifies the control interface on the mixing device, so as to reduce the volume of the mixing device. Please refer to FIG. 1, which illustrates the mixing device of the present invention. The mixing device 110 includes multiple input channels 111, a mixing processor 112, multiple output channels 113, and a wireless communication module 114. The mixing device 110 has a plurality of input channels 111, and the input channels 111 are suitable for being connected to at least one external audio input device 120. The input channel 111 is a channel through which the mixing device 110 receives external audio. The input channel 111 is, for example, a female connector of XLR, TRS, and TR specifications, which can correspond to the currently commonly used audio input terminal. In addition, in the embodiment of FIG. 1, there are four input channels 111, but in other embodiments, it may be designed as eight or twelve. The audio input device 120 is, for example, a microphone, a musical instrument, or a music player, that is, a device capable of capturing sound or generating sound. A microphone, musical instrument, or music player equipped with male connectors of XLR, TRS, and TR specifications is preferred for connection to the mixing device 100. After the audio input device 120 is connected to the mixing device 110, at least one first sound signal is input into the mixer 110. The mixing processor 112 is connected to the input channel 111, and the mixing processor 112 receives a plurality of first sound signals provided by the audio input device 120. The mixing processor 112 can mix, edit and generate a plurality of first sound signals, and generate a second sound signal. The mixing and editing methods will be described later. The second sound signal is sent to multiple output channels 113. One end of the output channel 113 is connected to the mixing processor 112, and the other end is connected to at least one external audio output device 130. The audio output device 130 is, for example, a speaker or a headset. Therefore, the output channel 113 is an interface where the mixing device 110 is connected to the external audio output device 130, and the mixing device 110 transmits the second sound signal to the audio output device 130 through the output channel 113. The audio output device 130 is, for example, an audio or a speaker Or headphones and other devices capable of playing music. The wireless communication module 114 is connected to the mixing processor 112. The wireless communication module 114 is, for example, a communication module such as WIFI, Bluetooth or NFC, and can be connected to an external electronic device 140 through wireless communication. In this embodiment, the electronic device 140 is, for example, an electronic device with a wireless communication function such as a tablet computer or a smart phone, and a control software 141 is installed in the electronic device 140. The control software 141 is adapted to provide at least one control command and send it to the mixing processor 112 via the wireless communication module 114 to further control the mixing processor 112. Therefore, in this embodiment, the control software 141 includes a control module and a control interface. The control module is suitable for inputting multiple control commands, and the control interface is suitable for displaying the control module. Please refer to FIG. 2, which is a schematic diagram of a control interface. The control interface 200 is suitable for displaying a control module on the electronic device 140 for the user to operate. In this embodiment, the control interface provides a plurality of control levers 210 for the user to adjust various control parameters, such as volume, left and right channels , And can further include various mixing parameter control items such as equalizer, sound effect, signal gain, output resistance... The commands input by the user to the control module through the control interface 200 are converted into control commands and sent to the mixing processor 112. In an embodiment, the control software 141 further includes a storage module, which is suitable for storing multiple parameter setting files. That is to say, when a user inputs a control command from the control software 141 for mixing, the input setting parameters can be saved to create a parameter setting file, and multiple parameter setting files can be saved. When the user reads the parameter setting file, he can quickly insert the saved parameter setting without manual memory and setting. In addition, the parameter setting file can be transmitted to other electronic devices 140, that is, multiple electronic devices 140 with the control software 141 installed can transmit the parameter setting file to each other, and when the user replaces the electronic device 140, the parameters can also be directly brought in Set up files to complete settings quickly. After receiving the control command, the mixing processor 112 mixes or edits the first sound signal according to the content of the control command, and further generates the second sound signal. Therefore, through the setting of the wireless communication module 114 and the control software 141, the user can use the electronic device 140 to control the mixing device 110 in a wireless connection and perform mixing operations. Please refer to FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B. FIG. 3A and FIG. 3B are schematic diagrams of mixing control according to an embodiment. In this embodiment, the first sound signal enters the input channel 111, and the first sound signal can undergo preliminary adjustment in the input channel 111, such as adjusting the ratio of the left channel and the right channel. The input channel 111 includes a signal gain Module 1111, filter 1112, band equalizer 1113, noise reducer 1114, compressor/limiter 1115 and a mixer 1116. Among them, the signal gain module 1111 is Gain, which mainly adjusts the sound volume. The filter 1112 includes a high-pass filter (HPF) and a low-pass filter (LPF), which can respectively filter high and low audio in the sound. The band equalizer 1113 is a four-band equalizer (4 Band PEQ). The noise reducer 1114 is a Noise gate, which can further remove noise. The compressor/limiter 1115 is a Compressor/Limiter, which can compress or limit the output dynamic range of the sound signal. In this embodiment, the gain module 1111, the filter 1112, the band equalizer 1113, the noise reducer 1114, and the compressor/limiter 1115 can be set into multiple groups, preferably four groups, each with different channels. At the end of the input, the same mixer 1116 mixes the sound signals of multiple channels. In addition, the signal passing through the gain module 1111, the filter 1112, the band equalizer 1113, the noise reducer 1114, and the compressor/limiter 1115, in addition to the input mixer 1116, will be additionally input to the effector 1124. An additional independent effector 1124 can add effects to the signal of each channel, and further adjust according to the ratio of each channel to create a sense of proportionality of the sound. Please refer to FIG. 3B. FIG. 3B is connected to the diagram of the mixer 1116 and the effector 1124. The output of the effector 1124 is connected to the output of the mixer 1116, that is, the output signals of the effector 1124 and the mixer 1116 are further. mixing. The first sound signal mixed by the effector 1124 and the mixer 1116 will be divided into two parts. That is, the left channel and the right channel are transmitted to the signal gain module 1121, the band equalizer 1122, and the compressor 1123, respectively. The second audio signal output by the output channel 113 includes a left channel and a right channel, and the second audio signal is played by the audio output device 130. Among them, the band equalizer 1122 is 15 Band PEQ. The effector 1124 is EFX, and some of the first sound signals will have their own Send before entering the mixing device 100, that is, to provide additional signal amount to the effector 1124 for processing, and the output of the effector 1124 will then convert these signals The amount is combined so that the first sound signal of each input can still present different signal amounts after being processed. Among them, the signal gain module 1111, filter 1112, band equalizer 1113, noise reducer 1114, compressor/limiter 1115, mixer 1116, signal gain module 1121, band equalizer 1122, compressor 1123 and The effectors 1124 are all connected to the mixing processor 112, and the mixing processor 112 controls these components. In other words, when the mixing processor 112 receives control commands from the control software, the mixing processor 112 controls the signal gain module 1111, the filter 1112, the band equalizer 1113, the noise reducer 1114, and the compressor / Limiter 1115, mixer 1116, signal gain module 1121, band equalizer 1122, compressor 1123, effector 1124 and other components process the first sound signal. Make the second sound signal meet the user's requirements when playing. The mixing device 110 of the present invention is connected to the control software 142 using the wireless communication module 114, and input control commands from the control software 142, thereby adjusting various parameters in the mixing device 110. Therefore, the physical operation interface on the mixing device 110 can be omitted, and the volume of the mixing device 110 can be greatly reduced. Moreover, the control software 142 can be installed in most mobile electronic devices, and the threshold for the operator to use the mixing device 110 can be greatly reduced. The description of the present invention is as above, but it is not intended to limit the scope of patent rights claimed in this creation. The scope of patent protection depends on the scope of the attached patent application and its equivalent fields. Anyone with ordinary knowledge in this field who makes changes or retouching without departing from the spirit or scope of this patent belongs to the equivalent change or design completed under the spirit disclosed in this creation, and shall be included in the scope of the following patent application Inside.

110: mixing device 111: input channel 1111: signal gain module 1112: filter 1113: band equalizer 1114: noise reducer 1115: compressor/limiter 1116: mixer 112: mixing processor 1121: signal Gain module 1122: band equalizer 1123: compressor 113: output channel 114: wireless communication module 120: audio input device 130: audio output device 140: electronic device 141: control software 210: joystick

FIG. 1 illustrates the mixing device of the present invention. FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of the control interface. 3A and 3B are schematic diagrams of mixing control according to an embodiment.

110: Mixing device

111: input channel

112: Mixing processor

113: output channel

114: Wireless communication module

120: audio input device

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140: Electronic device

141: Control software

Claims (9)

A sound mixing device, comprising: a plurality of input channels, suitable for connecting to at least one external audio input device, a sound mixing processor, connected to the input channel; a plurality of output channels, one end connected to the sound mixing processor, another One end is connected to an external audio output device; and a wireless communication module is connected to the mixing processor and is communicatively connected to an external electronic device; wherein, the mixing processor receives at least one from the electronic device Control instruction. The mixing device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, in which there are 4 to 32 input channels. The mixing device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the electronic device is a smartphone or a tablet computer. The mixing device as described in item 1 of the patent application scope, wherein the electronic device is installed with a control software, and the control software is suitable for inputting a control command and transmitting it to the mixing processor. The wireless interface mixing system as described in item 4 of the patent application scope, wherein the control software further includes a storage module suitable for storing multiple parameter setting files. A wireless interface mixing system includes: a mixing device, including: a plurality of input channels, an audio input device suitable for connecting to the outside, and a mixing processor; a plurality of output channels, suitable for connecting to an external one Audio output device; and a wireless communication module connected to the mixing processor; and an electronic device installed with a control software, the control software includes: a control module, communication connected to the mixing processor, the control The module is adapted to input at least one control command; and a control interface is adapted to display the control module; wherein, the mixing processor is adapted to receive the control command. The wireless interface mixing system as described in item 6 of the patent scope, in which there are 4 to 32 input channels. The wireless interface mixing system as described in item 6 of the patent scope, wherein the control software further includes a storage module suitable for storing multiple parameter setting files, and the parameter setting file can be transmitted to other electronic Device. The wireless interface mixing system as described in item 6 of the patent scope, wherein the electronic device is a smartphone or a tablet computer.

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