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US 5,675,557 AGranted
Integrated mixing system for synchronizing video and audio signals
AssigneeCarlos Lores Borras
InventorHans Roland Hubinger
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Abstract
The manipulator for mixing sound and/or image of digital and/or analog supports comprises a manual rotary device which is manipulated by the operator who turns it into any direction and stops it in order to advance, delay or stop the sound and/or image; at least an input for compact disc, mini-disc, laser disc and an external source optionally with Data BUS, with the corresponding extraction devices for the position on the disc, the time, the BMP compass measurement, buttons which select the track, dB measuring unit, potentiometer; a fast or slow forward/backward motion control; a strip; a dB input control; a stop control; a recording control; a stroboscope or the like; and an operation initiating control.
Claims7
An integrated mixer system for mixing video and audio signals having digital and analog elements to form an output, said mixing system comprising:
- a housing having a desk and a console;
- a manually and bi-directionally rotatable turntable unit located in the desk of said housing and having a turntable output;
- a compact disc unit located in the desk of said housing for playing a compact disc and having an eject button for ejecting the compact disc, a track selection button for selecting a track to be played from the compact disc, and a compact disc output, wherein the eject button and track selection button are located on the console of said housing;
- a compact disc unit display located on the console for displaying a track being played from the compact disc, and for also displaying a tempo, beats per minute, and metronome of a track being played from the compact disc;
- a minidisc unit located in the desk of said housing for playing a minidisc and having a recording input fader, an eject button for ejecting the minidisc, a track selection button for selecting a track to be played from the minidisc and a minidisc output, wherein the eject button and track selection button are located on the console of said housing;
- a minidisc unit display located on the console for displaying a track being played from the minidisc, and for also displaying a tempo, beats per minute, and metronome of a track being played from the minidisc;
- a laser disc unit located in the desk of said housing for playing a laser disc and having an eject button for ejecting the laser disc, a track selection button for selecting a track to be played from the laser disc, and an laser disc output, wherein the eject button and track selection button are located on the console of said housing;
- an auxiliary source unit having an auxiliary source input located in the desk of said housing for receiving data over an input line from an auxiliary source, an auxiliary stop control, an auxiliary recording control, an auxiliary source output, and an auxiliary decibel control for controlling the decibel level of the auxiliary source output, wherein the auxiliary stop control, recording control and decibel control are each located on the console of said housing;
- volume meters located on the console for displaying the volume of a right and left channel, respectively;
- a source selector located on the console for selecting one of said turntable unit, compact disc unit, minidisc unit, laser disc unit, and auxiliary source unit and to provide the output of the selected unit as a selected system output;
- a speed controller located on the console for controlling the selected system output to operate normal, fast, slow, and in a forward or reverse direction;
- a pitch controller located on the console for synchronizing the selected system output by controlling the operating speed;
- a start play control located on the console for turning the mixer system ON and OFF;
- and,
- wherein manual operation of said rotatable turntable operates to control the selected system output.
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A mixer system for mixing video and audio signals having digital and analog elements to form an output, said mixing system comprising:
- a manually and bi-directionally rotatable turntable unit having a turntable output;
- a compact disc unit for playing a compact disc and having an eject button for ejecting the compact disc, a track selection button for selecting a track to be played from the compact disc, and a compact disc output;
- a minidisc unit for playing a minidisc and having a recording input fader, an eject button for ejecting the minidisc, a track selection button for selecting a track to be played from the minidisc and a minidisc output;
- a laser disc unit for playing a laser disc and having an eject button for ejecting the laser disc, a track selection button for selecting a track to be played from the laser disc, and an laser disc output;
- an auxiliary source unit having an auxiliary source input for receiving data over an input line from an auxiliary source, an auxiliary stop control, an auxiliary recording control, an auxiliary source output, and an auxiliary decibel control for controlling the decibel level of the auxiliary source output;
- a source selector for selecting one of said turntable unit, compact disc unit, minidisc unit, laser disc unit, and auxiliary source unit and to provide the output of the selected unit as a selected system output;
- a speed controller for controlling the selected system output to operate normal, fast, slow, and in a forward or reverse direction;
- a pitch controller for synchronizing the selected system output by controlling the operating speed;
- a start play control for turning the mixer system ON and OFF;
- and,
- wherein manual operation of said rotatable turntable operates to control the selected system output.
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