Digital audio technology has reached the level where it is now reasonable to imagine combining many different functions into a single, programmable station. Such a station has been built and tested in a variety of settings, such as film sound editing, multi-track recording and mixing, noise reduction, special effects processing (such as reverberation and pitch shifting) music synthesis, and many others. The advantage of such a station is that any new effect or process or signal routing can be added simply by programming, rather than by rewiring. The console itself is entirely `soft`, in that the very meaning of each knob, button, and slider is assigned entirely by the software. This allows the operator to `tailor` the controls to the task and to his specific preferences. With current digital technology, this can all be accomplished with no penalty in speed, cost, or preference.
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