Patent ID: 8059839

Claim:
A mixing system including a plurality of cascaded mixing apparatus, said mixing system comprising: a main mixing apparatus including an main operation section for receiving operation by a user; a first mixing apparatus to which are inputted audio signals from a first input source; a second mixing apparatus to which are inputted audio signals from a second input source; an auxiliary operation section for receiving operation by a user different from the operation received via said main operation section; a main output section that outputs an audio signal to a sound system; an auxiliary output section that outputs a confirming audio signal; a mode selection section that selects either one of a first control mode for causing the signal of said first input source to be outputted through said main output section and a second control mode for causing the signal of said second input source to be outputted through said main output section; a first control section that, in said first control mode, controls mixing processing of said first mixing apparatus for mixing the audio signals, inputted from the first input source, in response to operation received via said main operation section, to thereby cause a result of the controlled mixing processing of said first mixing apparatus to be outputted through said main output section and controls mixing processing of said second mixing apparatus for mixing the audio signals, inputted from the second input source, in response to operation received via said auxiliary operation section, to thereby cause a result of the controlled mixing processing of said second mixing apparatus to be outputted through said auxiliary output section; and a second control section that, in said second control mode, controls the mixing processing of said second mixing apparatus for mixing the audio signals, inputted from the second input source, in response to operation received via said main operation section, to thereby cause a result of the controlled mixing processing of said second mixing apparatus to be outputted through said main output section and controls the mixing processing of said first mixing apparatus for mixing the audio signals, inputted from the first input source, in response to operation received via said auxiliary operation section, to thereby cause a result of the controlled mixing processing of said first mixing apparatus to be outputted through said auxiliary output section.