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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Nov. 29, 2005
Filed:
Nov. 21, 2001
John Brinkman, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Dave Hamilton, Newbury Park, CA (US);
John Longawa, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Rob Rampley, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Charles Corris Randall, Winnetka, CA (US);
Marcus Ryle, Westlake Village, CA (US);
John Brinkman, Simi Valley, CA (US);
Dave Hamilton, Newbury Park, CA (US);
John Longawa, Thousand Oaks, CA (US);
Rob Rampley, Woodland Hills, CA (US);
Charles Corris Randall, Winnetka, CA (US);
Marcus Ryle, Westlake Village, CA (US);
Line 6, INC, Agoura Hill, CA (US);
Abstract
Disclosed is an interface device to couple a musical instrument to a computing device to allow a user to play a musical instrument in conjunction with a multimedia presentation. The interface device comprises a processor, a D/A converter, and a digital audio interface. The computing device creates a processed digital audio signal of the musical instrument based upon an original digitized audio signal of the musical instrument from the interface device. The D/A converter then converts a mixed digital signal of both the processed digital audio signal of the musical instrument and a digital audio file received from the computing device into a mixed analog audio signal. The processor controls the digital audio interface such that the mixed digital signal is transmitted through the D/A converter, and ultimately through an analog sound device, to the user.