Visual focus assistance for operating an audio control surface

摘要

Large numbers of similar-looking or identical physical controls on an audio control surface can make it difficult for operators to rapidly locate desired controls. Highlighting of selected controls focuses the operator's visual attention on controls the operator is manipulating, or has just manipulated and is likely to manipulate again. Controls peripheral to or otherwise related to manipulated controls may also be highlighted. Highlighting methods include the use of control illumination intensity, color, and labeling display text. Visual focusing may include highlighting relationships between channel strips or between individual physical controls, or between the physical controls of a surface and one or more digital audio workstations.

主权项

1. A method of focusing attention of a user of an audio control surface, the method comprising:
(i) in response to the user operating a second physical control of the audio control surface, applying a second highlight type to the second physical control of the audio control surface, and applying a first highlight type to a first physical control, wherein the first physical control is the last physical control operated by the user prior to the user operating the second physical control, and wherein the first highlight type is different from the second highlight type, and both the first highlight type and the second highlight type serve to distinguish physical controls to which they are applied from non-highlighted physical controls; and (ii) subsequent to step (i), in response to the user operating a third physical control of the audio control surface, wherein the third physical control is the first physical control operated by the user after operating the second physical control:
applying the second highlight type to the third physical control of the audio control surface;changing an applied highlight to the second physical control from the second highlight type to the first highlight type, wherein the third physical control is different from the first physical control and from the second physical control; andremoving the first highlight type from the first physical control.