Mapping control signals to values for one or more internal parameters

A method for a system to map a plurality of external control signals to values for one or more internal parameters, comprising:

• mapping each external control signal to a control signal-specific set of internal parameter values corresponding to the level of the signal, wherein each external control signal to the signal processing module is independently adjustable;
• combining the resulting signal-specific sets of internal parameter values to generate a combined set of internal parameter values, wherein the combined set of internal parameter values comprises (1) a single value for each internal parameter for which a value was included in at least one signal-specific set of internal parameter values and (2) for each internal parameter for which a value is included in more than one of the signal-specific sets of internal parameter values, a combined value based at least in part on the values included in the signal-specific sets of internal parameter values;
• receiving a master control signal;
• and
• mapping the master control signal to a respective value for two or more of said plurality of external control signals;
• wherein the master control signal corresponds to a level to which a master control is set, each of the plurality of external controls signals that is associated with the master control signal corresponds to a level to which a corresponding individual control has been set, and mapping the master control signal to a respective value for two or more of said plurality of external control signals comprises:
• establishing in a parameter space comprising the possible combinations of settings of the individual controls associated with the master control a pivot point corresponding to the setting of each individual control at the conclusion of a last adjustment by a user that resulted in a change in the setting of one or more of the individual controls;
• and
• establishing in the parameter space a trajectory based on the pivot point for mapping settings to which the master control is adjusted to corresponding values for each of the individual controls.

A system configured to map a plurality of external control signals to values for one or more internal parameters, comprising:

• an interface configured to receive said external control signals;
• and
• a processor configured to map each external control signal to an control signal-specific set of internal parameter values corresponding to the level of the control signal and combine the resulting control signal-specific sets of internal parameter values to generate a combined set of internal parameter values, each external control signal being independently adjustable;
• wherein the combined set of internal parameter values comprises (1) a single value for each internal parameter for which a value was included in at least one control signal-specific set of internal parameter values and (2) for each internal parameter for which a value is included in more than one of the control signal-specific sets of internal parameter values, a combined value based at least in part on the values included in the control signal-specific sets of internal parameter values;
• wherein mapping each external control signal to a control signal-specific set of internal parameter values corresponding to the level of the signal comprises:
• determining if the level has associated with it a predesigned set of values for one or more of said internal parameters;
• in the event it is determined that the level has a predesigned set of values for one or more of said internal parameters associated with it, using the predesigned set of values as the control signal-specific set of internal parameter values for that signal;
• and
• in the event it is determined that the level does not have a predesigned set of values for one or more of said internal parameters associated with it, using interpolation to generate the control signal-specific set of internal parameter values.

A computer program product for mapping a plurality of external control signals to values for one or more internal parameters, the computer program product being embodied in a non-transitory computer readable medium and comprising computer readable code for:

• mapping each external control signal to a control signal-specific set of internal parameter values corresponding to the level of the signal, wherein each external control signal is independently adjustable;
• and
• combining the resulting signal-specific sets of internal parameter values to generate a combined set of internal parameter values;
• wherein the combined set of internal parameter values comprises (1) a single value for each internal parameter for which a value was included in at least one signal-specific set of internal parameter values and (2) for each internal parameter for which a value is included in more than one of the signal-specific sets of internal parameter values, a combined value based at least in part on the values included in the signal-specific sets of internal parameter values;
• wherein mapping each external control signal to a control signal-specific set of internal parameter values corresponding to the level of the signal comprises:
• determining if the level has associated with it a predesigned set of values for one or more of said internal parameters;
• in the event it is determined that the level has a predesigned set of values for one or more of said internal parameters associated with it, using the predesigned set of values as the control signal-specific set of internal parameter values for that signal;
• and
• in the event it is determined that the level does not have a predesigned set of values for one or more of said internal parameters associated with it, using interpolation to generate the control signal-specific set of internal parameter values.