Methods and systems for downloading effects to an effects unit

A system for downloading one or more effects to an effects unit, the system comprising:

• one or more effects units capable of being at least partly reprogrammed upon receiving one or more effects and configured to:
• receive a first effect from a device communicating with the effects unit;
• process audio signals based on the first effect;
• store the first effect in memory of the effects unit;
• receive a second effect from the device;
• reprogram the processing of audio signals on the effects unit based on the second effect;
• and
• store the second effect in memory of the effects unit.

A system for downloading one or more effects to an effects unit, the system comprising:

• one or more effects units configured to:
• (a) receive a first effect from memory;
• (b) process audio signals for the first effect based on software code for processing the audio signals received with the first effects;
• (c) receive a second effect from memory;
• (d) reprogram the processing of the audio signals of the first effect based on the software code for processing the audio signals of the second effect.

A method for downloading one or more effects to an effects unit, the method comprising:

• receiving a first effect from a device communicating with the effects unit, the first effect having instructions for processing audio signals associated with the first effect;
• storing the first effect and the audio signal processing instructions in memory of the effects unit;
• receiving a second effect from the device, the second effect having instructions for processing audio signals associated with the second effect;
• reprogramming the instructions for processing the audio signals associated with the first effect based on the instructions for processing audio signals associated with the second effect;
• and
• storing the second effect and the instructions for processing audio signals associated with the second effect in memory of the effects unit.

A system for purchasing and downloading effects to an effects unit, the system comprising:

• at least one computing device configured to:
• display a library of one or more effects available for download to an effects unit;
• receive a selection of one or more effects from the library for previewing the effect on the effects unit;
• transmit the selected one or more effects for previewing on the effects unit, wherein previewing the one or more effects includes a previewing time limit;
• transmit instructions to monitor a time period defining the previewing time limit to determine when the previewing time limit has been reached;
• transmit instructions for making one or more effects unusable once the time limit has been reached;
• and
• transmit instructions to enable the one or more unusable effects when the one or more effects are downloaded for use.