Communication systems and methods for adapting pre-programmed effects to a musical performance

A method for adapting pre-programmed effects to a musical performance, the method implemented by one or more processors and comprising:

• selectively communicating instructions for activating and deactivating a first control to a controller including the first control during playback in a temporal grid of a digital audio workstation (DAW) program based on pre-programmed operation prompts associated with the temporal grid;
• receiving a first instruction from a controller including a second control;
• stopping the playback at a first time point in the temporal grid subsequent to receiving the first instruction from the controller including the second control, with stoppage of the playback ceasing the communication of instructions for activating and deactivating of the first control;
• receiving a second instruction from the controller including the second control;
• moving the playback to a second time point in the temporal grid that is different than the first time point subsequent to receiving the second instruction from the controller including the second control;
• restarting the playback at the second time point in the temporal grid;
• and
• recommencing selectively communicating instructions activating and deactivating the first control in accordance with the pre-programmed operation prompts associated with the temporal grid, subsequent to the restarted playback reaching a trigger associated with a predetermined time point in the temporal grid occurring at or following the second time point in the temporal grid.

A non-transitory computer-readable medium storing instructions for execution by one or more processors, the non-transitory computer-readable medium including instructions for:

• selectively communicating instructions for activating and deactivating a first control of a controller operably connected to the one or more processors during playback in a temporal grid of a digital audio workstation (DAW) program based on pre-programmed operation prompts associated with the temporal grid;
• stopping the playback at a first time point in the temporal grid, subsequent to the one or more processors receiving a first instruction from a controller including a second control;
• moving the playback to a second time point in the temporal grid that is different than the first time point, subsequent to the one or more processors receiving a second instruction from the controller including the second control;
• restarting the playback at the second time point;
• and
• recommencing selectively communicating instructions activating and deactivating the first control in accordance with the pre-programmed operations associated with the temporal grid, subsequent to the restarted playback reaching a trigger associated with a pre-determined time point in the temporal grid occurring at or following the second time point in the temporal grid.