Patent ID: 7797066

Claim:
A system for generating audio output from a plurality of audio input devices, comprising: a digital processing stage-box comprising a processor, said digital processing stage-box configured to: receive audio input from a plurality audio input devices of said plurality of audio input devices, perform digital processing of said audio input, and generate audio output for simultaneous playback of said plurality of audio input devices based on said digital processing; and a plurality of electronic devices corresponding to said plurality of audio input devices and connected to said digital processing stage-box via a network, wherein each electronic device of said electronic devices is configured: with a user interface that receives user input that indicates how to perform said digital processing for the audio input of said corresponding audio input device, and based on said user input, transmit via said network, control messages that indicate how to perform said digital processing for the audio input of said corresponding audio input device to said digital processing stage-box, wherein each of the plurality of electronic devices communicates directly with said digital processing stage-box.