Audio signal processor and method of processing audio signal
An audio signal processor includes a first block including a first input interface and a first output interface, and a second block including a second input interface and a second output interface. The audio signal processor further includes a routing matrix that is connected to each of the first input interface, the first output interface, the second input interface, and the second output interface. The routing matrix outputs a signal inputted from each of the first output interface and the second output interface, to each of the first input interface and the second input interface.
1. An audio signal processor comprising:
an input system block including a first input interface, a first output interface, a plurality of channel modules, and a mixing circuit;
an output system block including a second input interface and a second output interface; and
a routing matrix that is connected to each of the first input interface, the first output interface, the second input interface, and the second output interface, the routing matrix outputting a signal inputted from each of the first output interface and the second output interface, to each of the first input interface and the second input interface, wherein
each of the plurality of channel modules outputs a signal on which an effector processing has been performed by each of a plurality of effector processing circuits; and
the mixing circuit mixes signals received from each of the plurality of channel modules and outputs the mixed signals to the first output interface.
2. The audio signal processor according to claim 1 , wherein
each of the plurality of channel modules includes an input bus to receive a signal from the first input interface.
3. The audio signal processor according to claim 2 , wherein each of the plurality of channel modules includes an insert bus connected to the input bus, and the each of the plurality of channel modules sends and receives a signal to and from an external device through the insert bus.
4. The audio signal processor according to claim 2 , wherein the input system block outputs a signal either preceding or following the plurality of channel modules through the first output interface.
5. The audio signal processor according to claim 1 , wherein
the output system block includes a filter circuit; and
the filter circuit executes one of a plurality of filter functions for each inputted signal.
6. The audio signal processor according to claim 1 , further comprising:
a display to display a screen; and
an operation receiving circuit to receive an operation on the screen.
7. The audio signal processor according to claim 6 , wherein the operation receiving circuit receives an interface selection operation in which at least one of the first input interface of the input system block, the second input interface of the output system block, the first output interface of the input system block, and the second output interface of the output system block is selectable.
8. The audio signal processor according to claim 7 , wherein
the display displays a physical controller based on the operation received by the operation receiving circuit; and,
when the operation receiving circuit receives the operation of the physical controller displayed on the display, a signal is outputted through a path based on the interface selected among the first input interface, the second input interface, the first output interface, and the second output interface by the interface selection operation.
9. The audio signal processor according to claim 6 , wherein the display displays a physical controller based on the operation received by the operation receiving circuit.
10. The audio signal processor according to claim 6 , wherein
the operation receiving circuit receives a setting of a speaker set to be used; and
the output system block assigns a path of an audio device connected to an outside, based on the setting of the speaker set.
11. A method of processing an audio signal, comprising:
outputting a signal inputted from each of a first output interface of an input system block and a second output interface of an output system block, to each of a first input interface of the input system block and a second input interface of the output system block, through a routing matrix;
outputting a signal on which an effector processing has been performed by each of a plurality of effector processing circuits of the input system block; and
mixing signals received from each of a plurality of channel modules of the input system block and outputting the mixed signals to the first output interface.
12. The method of processing an audio signal according to claim 11 , further comprising:
receiving a signal from the first input interface for each of the plurality of channel modules of the input system block; and
sending and receiving the signal to and from an external device through an insert bus.