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A general architecture that implements the various feature of the invention will now be described with reference to the drawings. The drawings and the associated descriptions are provided to illustrate embodiments of the invention and not to limit the scope of the invention.
FIG. 1 is an exemplary block diagram showing an example of the structure of a playback apparatus according to an embodiment of the invention;
FIG. 2 is an exemplary diagram showing an example of the structure of a player application which is used in the playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 3 is an exemplary diagram for describing an example of the functional structure of a software decoder which is realized by the player application shown in FIG. 2;
FIG. 4 is an exemplary view for explaining examples of kinds of audio CODECs, which are supported by the playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 5 is an exemplary bock diagram showing an example of the structure of an audio process system which is provided in the playback apparatus shown in FIG. 1;
FIG. 6 is an exemplary diagram for explaining an example of connection between four DSPs which are provided in the audio process system shown in FIG. 5; and
FIG. 7 is an exemplary view showing an example of a mixing process operation which is executed by the audio process system shown in FIG. 5.