Method for processing audio signal to be supplied to device, electronic apparatus, and computer-readable recording medium

A method for processing an audio signal to be supplied to a device,

• the device converting the audio signal to sound,
• an electronic apparatus that processes the audio signal storing:
• a plurality of sound-setting information items that respectively specify content of processes on the audio signal, and a plurality of model-information items that respectively include information items about models of the device,
• the plurality of sound-setting information items corresponding respectively to different types of the sound,
• the plurality of model-information items each being associated with one or more sound-setting information items among the plurality of sound-setting information items, the one or more sound-setting information items corresponding to one or more types of the sound among the different types of the sound, and the method comprising:
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, the plurality of model-information items about the models of the device to which the audio signal that has been subjected to the processes is supplied;
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, sound-type information items that indicate the different types of the sound which is expressed by the audio signal to be subjected to the processes;
• selecting, by the electronic apparatus, one sound-setting information item from among the plurality of sound-setting information items associated with the acquired plurality of model-information items, the one sound-setting information item corresponding to one type among the different types of the sound, the one type being indicated by one sound-type information item among the acquired sound-type information items;
• and
• processing, by the electronic apparatus, the audio signal in accordance with the selected one sound-setting information item,
• wherein acquiring of the sound-type information items by the electronic apparatus includes:
• analyzing features of the sound which is expressed by the audio signal to be subjected to the processes, and
• distinguishing the different types of the sound which is expressed by the audio signal to be subjected to the processes by applying the analyzed features of the sound to a learned model that has been generated to distinguish the different types of the sound on a basis of the analyzed features of the sound.

A method for processing an audio signal to be supplied to a device,

• the device converting the audio signal to sound,
• an electronic apparatus that processes the audio signal storing
• a plurality of sound-setting information items that respectively specify content of processes on the audio signal, and
• a plurality of model-information items that respectively include information items about models of the device,
• the plurality of sound-setting information items corresponding respectively to different types of the sound,
• the plurality of model-information items each being associated with one or more sound-setting information items among the plurality of sound-setting information items, the one or more sound-setting information items corresponding to one or more types of the sound among the different types of the sound, and the method comprising:
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, the plurality of model-information items about the models of the device to which the audio signal that has been subjected to the processes is supplied;
• selecting, by the electronic apparatus, one sound-setting information item from among the plurality of sound-setting information items associated with the acquired plurality of model-information items, the one sound-setting information item corresponding to one type among the different types of the sound, the one type having been specified in accordance with an instruction to be input;
• and
• processing, by the electronic apparatus, the audio signal in accordance with the selected one sound-setting information item,
• wherein processing of the audio signal by the electronic apparatus includes executing, in a stepwise manner on the audio signal to be subjected to the processes, one or more signal processes that have been selected from among a plurality of signal processes for executing different processes on the audio signal,
• the one or more signal processes include processing the audio signal in accordance respectively with given individual-setting information items,
• the plurality of sound-setting information items each include:
• information that specifies the one or more signal processes,
• information that specifies an order of execution of the one or more signal processes on the audio signal, and
• the given individual-setting information items to be used respectively in the one or more signal processes,
• the method further comprising:
• changing, by the electronic apparatus, a given at least one individual-setting information item among the given individual-setting information items in accordance with the instruction to be input, the given at least one individual-setting information item being used in an at least one signal process among the one or more signal processes;
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, a sound-identification information item for identifying the audio signal to be subjected to the processes;
• and
• causing, by the electronic apparatus, the changed at least one individual-setting information item to be stored in association with:
• the acquired sound-identification information item,
• an acquired corresponding one model-information item among the acquired plurality of model-information items, and
• the selected one sound-setting information item, wherein the changed at least one individual-setting information item has been changed in accordance with the instruction to be input,
• the processing of the audio signal by the electronic apparatus includes:
• processing, in response to the changing of the given at least one individual-setting information item to be used in the at least one signal process, the audio signal in accordance with the changed at least one individual-setting information item in the at least one signal process, and
• processing, in a case where the changed at least one individual-setting information item has been stored in association with:
• the acquired sound-identification information item,
• the acquired corresponding one model-information item, and
• the selected one sound-setting information item, and the audio signal with use of the stored changed at least one individual-setting information item instead of the given individual-setting information items included in the selected one sound-setting information item.

A method for processing an audio signal to be supplied to a device,

• the device converting the audio signal to sound,
• an electronic apparatus that processes the audio signal storing:
• a plurality of sound-setting information items that respectively specify content of processes on the audio signal, and a plurality of model-information items that respectively include information items about models of the device,
• the plurality of sound-setting information items corresponding respectively to different types of the sound,
• the plurality of model-information items each being associated with one or more sound-setting information items among the plurality of sound-setting information items, the one or more sound-setting information items corresponding to one or more types of the sound among the different types of the sound, and the method comprising:
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, the plurality of model-information items about the models of the device to which the audio signal that has been subjected to the processes is supplied;
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, sound-type information items that indicate the different types of the sound which is expressed by the audio signal to be subjected to the processes;
• selecting, by the electronic apparatus, one sound-setting information item from among the plurality of sound-setting information items associated with the acquired plurality of model-information items, the one sound-setting information item corresponding to one type among the different types of the sound, the one type being indicated by one sound-type information item among the acquired sound-type information items;
• and
• processing, by the electronic apparatus, the audio signal in accordance with the selected one sound-setting information item,
• wherein processing of the audio signal by the electronic apparatus includes executing, in a stepwise manner on the audio signal to be subjected to the processes, one or more signal processes that have been selected from among a plurality of signal processes for executing different processes on the audio signal,
• the one or more signal processes including processing the audio signal in accordance respectively with given individual-setting information items,
• the plurality of sound-setting information items each including:
• information that specifies the one or more signal processes,
• information that specifies an order of execution of the one or more signal processes on the audio signal, and
• the given individual-setting information items to be used respectively in the one or more signal processes, the method further comprising:
• changing, by the electronic apparatus, a given at least one individual-setting information item among the given individual-setting information items in accordance with the instruction to be input, the given at least one individual-setting information item being used in an at least one signal process among the one or more signal processes;
• acquiring, by the electronic apparatus, a sound-identification information item for identifying the audio signal to be subjected to the processes;
• and
• causing, by the electronic apparatus, the changed at least one individual-setting information item to be stored in association with:
• the acquired sound-identification information item,
• an acquired corresponding one model-information item among the acquired plurality of model-information items, and
• the selected one sound-setting information item, the changed at least one individual-setting information item has been changed in accordance with the instruction to be input,
• the processing of the audio signal by the electronic apparatus includes:
• processing, in response to the changing of the given at least one individual-setting information item to be used in the at least one signal process, the audio signal in accordance with the changed at least one individual-setting information item in the at least one signal process, and
• processing, in a case where the changed at least one individual-setting information item has been stored in association with:
• the acquired sound-identification information item,
• the acquired corresponding one model-information item, and
• the selected one sound-setting information item, and the audio signal with use of the stored changed at least one individual-setting information item instead of the given individual-setting information items included in the selected one sound-setting information item.