An audio network, a method of audio route control in an audio network and a method of controlling access to an audio source in an audio network

摘要

An audio network comprising
at least one audio input;
at least one audio output, the total number of audio inputs and outputs being greater than two;
a controller adapted to create audio routes, each audio route comprising an audio input, an audio output and an electrical connection therebetween;
a plurality of network clients, each network client being adapted to send a creation signal to the controller to create a new audio route;
the controller being adapted such that on receipt of a creation signal from a second network client requesting creation of a new audio route the controller determines if creation of the new audio route involves an audio input or audio output employed in an audio route created by a first network client and to send an alert to a network client if this is the case, the controller creating the new audio route on receipt of an override signal from the network client