Mixing console switching device
OwnerMark A. Parker, Steven C. Parkerinventors
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Abstract
A mix switcher with a simplified user interface and user operation having first and second audio channel input connectors (or more) and an audio channel output connector, with a portion of a user control panel having user-operable switches including a channel selection switch to one and only one input audio signal to the audio channel output and a mute switch to short two audio signal conductors of the audio channel output connector to each other during selection changes from one input to the other input.
Claims19
A mix switcher with a simplified user interface comprising:
- a first audio channel input connector configured to receive a first audio signal cable;
- a second audio channel input connector configured to receive a second audio signal cable;
- an audio channel output connector configured to receive an output signal cable;
- and
- a portion of a user control panel having user-operable switches consisting of:
- a channel selection switch to connect two or more conductors of one and only one of the channel input connectors to the audio channel output connector;
- and
- a mute switch to short two or more conductors of the audio channel output connector to each other;
- wherein an audio signal received at the user-selected channel input connector is conducted to the audio channel output connector with nominally unity-gain across an audio frequency spectrum.
A method of using a mix switcher comprising the steps of:
- activating two or more channel mute switches of the mix switcher which shorts two or more conductors of two or more audio channel output connectors to each other;
- connecting a first audio signal input cable to a first audio input connector of the mix switcher;
- connecting a second audio input cable to a second channel input connector of the mix switcher;
- connecting an audio signal output cable to an audio channel output connector of the mix switcher;
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- thereafter, operating a channel selector switch which connects two or more conductors of one and only one of the two or more channel input connectors to the audio channel output connector;
- deactivating at least the channel mute switch associates with the selected channel input;
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- selectively activating or re-activating one or more of the two or more channel mute switches prior to disconnecting a corresponding audio input cable;
- wherein an audio signal received at the user-selected channel input connector is conducted to the audio channel output connector with nominally unity-gain across an audio frequency spectrum.
A method of manufacture of a mix switcher with a simplified user interface comprising:
- disposing on a mix switcher a first audio channel input connector configured to receive a first audio signal cable;
- disposing on a mix switcher a second audio channel input connector configured to receive a second audio signal cable;
- disposing on a mix switcher an audio channel output connector configured to receive an output signal cable;
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- providing a portion of a user control panel having user-operable switches consisting of:
- a channel selection switch wired connect two or more conductors of one and only one of the channel input connectors to the audio channel output connector;
- and
- a mute switch wired to short two or more conductors of the audio channel output connector to each other;
- wherein an audio signal received at the user-selected channel input connector is conducted to the audio channel output connector with nominally unity-gain across an audio frequency spectrum.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.