Instrument amplification system
AssigneeMarshall Amplification PLC
InventorSantiago Alvarez
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Abstract
A musical instrument amplification system comprising a footswitch and a main amplification device, its control panel having a variety of controls, such as switches, sliders, dials and the like allowing the user to set a variety of parameters for amplification. A remote footswitch having several controls is connected to the front-panel, the controls may be assigned either to a set of specific amplification parameters, or to the control for a particular parameter, allowing the performer improved access to the amplifier controls whilst performing.
Claims9
A control device for connection to a musical instrument amplification device, the amplification device having a plurality of amplification parameters, which may be set by use of a first plurality of controls, the control device comprising:
- a second plurality of controls, at least one of said controls being a user-definable control, each of said user-definable controls being operable to perform a ‘preset store’ operation wherein the current set of amplification parameters of the musical amplification device may be stored by said control device, and assigned to one of said user-definable controls, such that thereafter said set of amplification parameters is recalled when said one of the user-definable controls is actuated
- and each of said user-definable controls being further operable to perform a ‘key store’ operation wherein the function of one of said user-definable controls is assigned to the function of a selected one of said first plurality of controls,
- wherein each of said user-definable controls is operated by a single actuation.
A musical device amplification system comprising:
- a musical instrument amplification device, the amplification device having a plurality of amplification parameters, which may be set by use of a first plurality of controls;
- and a control device in remote communication with the musical amplification device, the control device comprising:
- a second plurality of controls, at least one of said controls being a user-definable control,
- each of said user-definable controls being operable to perform a ‘preset store’ operation wherein the current set of amplification parameters of the musical amplification device may be stored by said control device, and assigned to one of said user-definable controls, such that thereafter said set of amplification parameters is recalled when said one of the user-definable controls is actuated,
- and each of said user-definable controls being further operable to perform a ‘key store’ operation wherein the function of one of said user-definable controls is assigned to the function of a selected one of said first plurality of controls,
- wherein each of said user-definable controls is operated by a single actuation.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.