ASSOCIATION OF VIRTUAL CONTROLS WITH PHYSICAL CONTROLS

摘要

A media application for providing outputs (e.g., audio outputs) in response to inputs received from an input device is provided. The media application may connect input mechanisms of an input device with parameters of channel strips (e.g., which may define output sounds) using an intermediate screen object. The media application may first assign an input mechanism to a screen object, and separately map a screen object to a channel strip parameter. The media application may map a screen object to several channel strips simultaneously such that, based on the value of the screen object, the volume of each of the several channel strips changes. The media application may provide a graphical representation of available channel strips using layers. As the media application accesses a channel strip, the appearance of the portion of the layer associated with the channel strip may change. The media application may also allow the patches, which may include several channel strips, to survive after a new patch is selected instead.

主权项

1. A method for mapping an input mechanism of an input device to a media application parameter, comprising:
receiving a connection of a first input mechanism; mapping the first input mechanism to an intermediate object; mapping the intermediate object to a media application parameter; receiving a disconnection of the first input mechanism; receiving a connection of a second input mechanism; and mapping the second input mechanism to the intermediate object, wherein the mapping between the intermediate object and the media application parameter is maintained when the first input mechanism is replaced by a second input mechanism assigned to the intermediate object.