Digital mixer and display control method therefor

A display control method for a digital mixer including:

• a plurality m of signal processing channels;
• a display device capable of displaying graphics;
• and k operators to be used for performing parameter setting, where k<m, said method comprising:
• a step of causing said display device to display a channel strip screen displaying a plurality of parameters for each of selected k channels;
• a step of, in response to selection operation to select a desired one of the parameters displayed on the channel strip screen, opening a parameter window related to the selected parameter, said parameter window displaying, for each of selected k channels, a parameter of a same type as the selected parameter, each of the parameters displayed for the selected k channels being assignable to any one of the k operators, wherein, when selection operation to select any desired one of first-type parameters has been performed, the parameter window is opened immediately, but, when selection operation to select any desired one of second-type parameters while the desired second-type parameter is in a non-selected state, the selected desired second-type parameter is set to a selected state without the parameter window being opened and then the parameter window is opened in response to further selection operation of the desired second-type parameter having been set to the selected state;
• a step of, when the second-type parameters are set in the selected state with the parameter window not opened, assigning each of the second-type operators in the selected state, displayed on the channel strip screen, to any one of the k operators;
• and
• a step of, in response to respective operation of the k operators, controlling values of parameters assigned to the k operators.

A digital mixer including a plurality of signal processing channels, said digital mixer comprising:

• a display device capable of displaying graphics;
• a plurality of operators to be used for performing parameter setting;
• an assignment section that assigns k channels, selected from among said plurality of signal processing channels, to individual one of said operators;
• a display control section that causes said display device to display, as a base screen, (a) a selected channel screen displaying a plurality of parameters for a selected one of the channels and (b) a channel strip screen displaying a plurality of parameters for each of the selected k channels to be displayed as a base screen, in accordance with selection by a user;
• a window opening control section that opens any one of a plurality of types of parameter windows in response to selection operation to select a desired one of the parameters displayed on the base screen, said plurality of types of parameter windows including (a) a one-channel window that displays, for a selected one of the channels, k or less parameters belonging to a same group as the selected desired parameter, each of the k or less parameters being assignable to any one of said plurality of operators and (b) a k-channel window that displays, for each of selected k channels, a parameter of a same type as the selected desired parameter, each of the parameters for the k channels being assignable to any one of said plurality of operators;
• a window-switching control section that, in accordance with a window switching instruction, closes a currently-opened parameter window and opens a parameter window of a designated other type;
• and
• a parameter control section that, in response to respective operation of said plurality of operators, controls values of parameters assigned to the operated operator in accordance with a type of the parameter window being currently opened.

A display control method for a digital mixer including:

• a plurality of signal processing channels;
• a display device capable of displaying graphics;
• a plurality of operators to be used for performing parameter setting;
• and an assignment section that assigns k channels, selected from among said plurality of signal processing channels, to individual one of said operators, said method comprising:
• a step of causing said display device to display, as a base screen, (a) a selected channel screen displaying a plurality of parameters for a selected one of the channels and (b) a channel strip screen displaying a plurality of parameters for each of selected k channels, in accordance with selection by a user;
• a step of opening any one of a plurality of types of parameter windows in accordance with selection operation to select a desired one of the parameters displayed on the base screen, said plurality of types of parameter windows including (a) a one-channel window that displays, for a selected one of the channels, k or less parameters belonging to a same group as the selected desired parameter, each of the k or less parameters being assignable to any one of said plurality of operators and (b) a k-channel window that displays, for each of selected k channels, a parameter of a same type as the selected desired parameter, each of the parameters for the k channels being assignable to any one of said plurality of operators;
• a step of, in accordance with a window switching instruction, closing a currently-opened parameter window and opening a parameter window of a designated other type;
• and
• a step of, in response to respective operation of said plurality of operators, controlling values of parameters assigned to the operated operator, in accordance with a type of the parameter window being currently opened.

A program containing a group of instructions for causing a computer to perform a display control procedure in a digital mixer including:

• a plurality m of signal processing channels;
• a display device capable of displaying graphics;
• and k operators to be used for performing parameter setting, where k<m, said procedure comprising:
• a step of causing said display device to display a channel strip screen displaying a plurality of parameters for each of selected k channels;
• a step of, in response to selection operation to select a desired one of the parameters displayed on the channel strip screen, opening a parameter window related to the selected parameter, said parameter window displaying, for each of selected k channels, a parameter of a same type as the selected parameter, each of the parameters displayed for the selected k channels being assignable to any one of the k operators, wherein, when selection operation to select any desired one of first-type parameters has been performed, the parameter window is opened immediately, but, when selection operation to select any desired one of second-type parameters while the desired second-type parameter is in a non-selected state, the selected desired second-type parameter is set to a selected state without the parameter window being opened and then the parameter window is opened in response to further selection operation of the desired second-type parameter having been set to the selected state;
• a step of, when the second-type parameters are set in the selected state with the parameter window not opened, assigning each of the second-type operators in the selected state, displayed on the channel strip screen, to any one of the k operators;
• and
• a step of, in response to respective operation of the k operators, controlling values of parameters assigned to the k operators.

A program containing a group of instructions for causing a computer to perform a display control procedure in a digital mixer including:

• a plurality of signal processing channels;
• a display device capable of displaying graphics;
• a plurality of operators to be used for performing parameter setting;
• and an assignment section that assigns k channels, selected from among said plurality of signal processing channels, to individual one of said operators, said procedure comprising:
• a step of causing said display device to display, as a base screen, (a) a selected channel screen displaying a plurality of parameters for a selected one of the channels and (b) a channel strip screen displaying a plurality of parameters for each of the selected k channels, in accordance with selection by a user;
• a step of opening any one of a plurality of types of parameter windows in accordance with selection operation to select a desired one of the parameters displayed on the base screen, said plurality of types of parameter windows including (a) a one-channel window that displays, for a selected one of the channels, k or less parameters belonging to a same group as the selected desired parameter, each of the k or less parameters being assignable to any one of said plurality of operators and (b) a k-channel window that displays, for each of selected k channels, a parameter of a same type as the selected desired parameter, each of the parameters for the k channels being assignable to any one of said plurality of operators;
• a step of, in accordance with a window switching instruction, closing a currently-opened parameter window and opening a parameter window of a designated other type;
• and
• a step of, in response to respective operation of said plurality of operators, controlling values of parameters assigned to the operated operator, in accordance with a type of the parameter window being currently opened.