Patent ID: 8704072

Claim:
An electronic device comprising: a processor configured to: present a virtual instrument on the electronic device, wherein the virtual instrument comprises a first selectable key range corresponding to a first audio channel strip, and wherein the first selectable key range comprises a first plurality of selectable keys; receive a first input corresponding to a selection of at least one limit of the first selectable key range, wherein the at least one limit is configured to at least partially define the selectable key range; receive a second input corresponding to a selection of a floating split, wherein the floating split is configured to at least partially define a second plurality of selectable keys of a second selectable key range corresponding to a second audio channel strip; and extend the limit of the first selectable key range to encompass one or more selectable keys of the second plurality of selectable keys of the second selectable key range based at least in part on whether a received third input corresponds to a selection of a selectable key of the second plurality of selectable keys of the second selectable key range.