System and method for audio mixing

A method for assigning functionality to a plurality of physical controls of an audio mixing system, the method comprising:

• providing an interface for enabling an operator to select one of a plurality of audio channels, one of a plurality of mixing functions, and one of a plurality of mixing parameters associated with a selected one of the plurality of mixing functions;
• receiving an indication of a selection of one of the plurality of channels by an operator using the interface;
• receiving an indication of a first one of the plurality of audio mixing functions and a first mixing parameter associated with the first one of the plurality of audio mixing functions by an operator using the interface;
• assigning, a first one of the plurality of physical controls to control, for the selected channel, the first mixing parameter;
• receiving an indication of a second one of the plurality of audio mixing functions and a second mixing parameter associated with the second one of the plurality of audio mixing functions by an operator using the interface;
• assigning a second one of the plurality of physical controls to control, for the selected channel, the second mixing parameter, wherein the first mixing function is different from the second mixing function;
• and
• displaying a visual indication that associates the first and second ones of the plurality of physical controls with the audio mixing functions and the audio mixing parameters respectively assigned to them.

An audio mixing system comprising:

• a plurality of physical controls, each of the controls being connected to an electronic encoder;
• an interface for enabling an operator to select one of a plurality of audio channels and to select one of a plurality of audio mixing functions;
• a display for indicating to the operator a parameter that is assigned to each of the plurality of physical controls;
• a computer-readable memory storing program instructions;
• a processor in communication with the controls, the interfaces, the display, and computer-readable memory, wherein the program instructions, when processed by the processor, instruct the processor to:
• receive an indication of a selection of one of the plurality of channels by the operator using the interface;
• receive an indication of a selection of one of the plurality of audio mixing functions by the operator using the interface;
• and
• for each of the plurality of physical controls:
• assign the physical control to control, for the selected channel, one of the plurality of audio mixing parameters associated with the selected audio mixing function;
• and
• cause the display to indicate the assigned parameter.