Patent ID: 7184557
Filing Date: 2007-02-27
Classification: G11B

Abstract:
1. A method for producing altered audio signals, said method comprising: displaying a plurality of audio signals available for selection; choosing one audio signal for processing based on a first selection by a user of said chosen audio signal from said plurality of audio signals; receiving a removable storage medium that is primarily used to store at least one acoustic environment characterization; displaying a plurality of acoustic environment characterizations available for selection, wherein said plurality of acoustic environment characterizations include said at least one acoustic environment characterization stored on said removable storage medium; selecting one characterization for processing said chosen audio signal based on a second selection by said user of said selected acoustic environment characterization from said plurality of acoustic environment characterizations; and processing said chosen audio signal and said selected characterization to produce an output signal representative of said chosen audio signal being played-back in an acoustic environment represented by said selected characterization.