An object-oriented audio signal processing system is disclosed. The signal processing system is capable of converting virtually any sound resource into a format which can be used by associated sound hardware to produce a sound. A signal processing system incorporating the invention comprises one or more...http://www.google.de/patents/US5592588?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5592588 - Method and apparatus for object-oriented digital audio signal processing using a chain of sound objects