Patent ID: 7078608

Claim:
A mixing system control method comprising: a first providing step of providing a current data storage area to store a current data set, the current data set including a plurality of setting data and range data that specifies, from among the plurality of setting data, particular setting data to be recalled; a second providing step of providing a scene storage area to store a plurality of scene data sets, each of the scene data sets having a same data construction as the current data set; a signal processing step of controlling characteristics of a plurality of input signals and selectively mixing the input signals of the controlled characteristics in a plurality of different mixtures, on the basis of the setting data stored in the current data storage area, so as to provide a plurality of mixed signals; a setting data modifying step of modifying at least a portion of the setting data stored in the current data storage area in response to detection of a modifying operation; a range data setting step of setting the range data stored in the current data storage area, in response to detection of a recall range setting operation; a scene storage step of, in response to detection of a storing operation for a designated one of the scene data sets stored in the scene storage area, storing the current data set, including said setting data and range data in the current data storage area, to a storage location of the designated scene data in the scene storage area; and a scene recall step of, in response to detection of a recalling operation for a designated one of the scene data sets stored in the scene storage area, writing the particular setting data specified by the corresponding range data in the designated scene data set from among the plurality of setting data contained in the designated scene data set into the current data storage area.