Dynamics processing effect architecture

A computer-implemented method performed by a computing device comprising (i) a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that define an operating system, an application programming interface (API), and an application and (ii) a processor configured to execute the instructions, the computer-implemented method comprising:

• providing, by the operating system, (i) a plurality of audio channels comprising a first audio channel and a second audio channel and (ii) a set of successive audio stages for each respective audio channel of the plurality of audio channels to apply to the respective audio channel;
• providing, by the operating system, the API, wherein the API is configured to assign values to a plurality of parameters for adjusting the set of successive audio stages for the respective audio channel;
• receiving, by the API and from the application, one or more values of one or more parameters of the plurality of parameters;
• adjusting, by the operating system, the plurality of audio channels based on the one or more values of the one or more parameters;
• receiving, from the application and by the first audio channel and the second audio channel, an audio signal;
• modifying the audio signal by the first audio channel according to a first set of parameters of the first audio channel and by the second audio channel according to a second set of parameters of the second audio channel;
• and
• generating (i), by way of a first speaker, a first output sound based on a first output of the first audio channel and (ii), by way of a second speaker, a second output sound based on a second output of the second audio channel.

A computing system comprising:

• a processor;
• and
• a non-transitory computer-readable storage medium having stored thereon instructions that, when executed by the processor, cause the processor to perform operations comprising:
• providing, for each respective audio channel of a plurality of audio channels provided by an operating system, a set of successive audio stages to apply to the respective audio channel;
• providing, by the operating system, an API configured to assign values to a plurality of API parameters for adjusting the set of successive audio stages for the respective audio channel;
• receiving, via the API, first one or more values of one or more reduced parameters of a plurality of reduced parameters for adjusting the set of successive audio stages for the respective audio channel, wherein the plurality of reduced parameters comprises fewer parameters than the plurality of API parameters;
• determining second one or more values of one or more API parameters of the plurality of API parameters based on (i) the first one or more values and (ii) a mapping between the one or more reduced parameters and the one or more API parameters;
• and
• adjusting, by the operating system, the plurality of audio channels based on the second one or more values of the one or more API parameters.