Patent ID: 8886344

Claim:
A system for processing digital audio, the system comprising: an audio mixing console; a digital audio workstation; a high bandwidth connection between the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation for transferring audio information; and a network connection between the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation; wherein the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation implement a communication protocol for sending messages between the audio mixing console and the digital audio workstation over the network connection, the messages including metadata specifying a value for each of a plurality of settings on the audio mixing console, wherein each value defines a state of the corresponding setting that was used to mix audio information received by the audio mixing console during a live performance; wherein the received audio information is sent to the digital audio workstation over the high bandwidth connection; and wherein the metadata is sent from the audio mixing console to the digital audio workstation, and wherein the digital audio workstation is used to edit the metadata such that an edited value of at least one of the settings differs from a corresponding value of the setting that was used to mix audio information received by the audio mixing console during a live performance.