Cuebert : A New Mixing Board Concept for Musical Theatre

Noah Liebman, Michael Nagara, Jacek Spiewla, and Erin Zolkosky

Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression

Abstract

We present Cuebert, a mixing board concept for musical theatre. Using a user-centered design process, our goal was to reconceptualize the mixer using modern technology and interaction techniques, questioning over fifty years of interface design in audio technology. Our research resulted in a design that retains the physical controls — faders and knobs — demanded by sound engineers while taking advantage of multitouch display technology to allow for flexible display of dynamic and context-sensitive content.

Citation

Noah Liebman, Michael Nagara, Jacek Spiewla, and Erin Zolkosky. 2010. Cuebert : A New Mixing Board Concept for Musical Theatre. Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression. DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177833

BibTeX Entry

@inproceedings{Liebman2010,
 abstract = {We present Cuebert, a mixing board concept for musical theatre. Using a user-centered design process, our goal was to reconceptualize the mixer using modern technology and interaction techniques, questioning over fifty years of interface design in audio technology. Our research resulted in a design that retains the physical controls — faders and knobs — demanded by sound engineers while taking advantage of multitouch display technology to allow for flexible display of dynamic and context-sensitive content.},
 address = {Sydney, Australia},
 author = {Liebman, Noah and Nagara, Michael and Spiewla, Jacek and Zolkosky, Erin},
 booktitle = {Proceedings of the International Conference on New Interfaces for Musical Expression},
 doi = {10.5281/zenodo.1177833},
 issn = {2220-4806},
 keywords = {audio, control surfaces, mixing board, multitouch, sound, theatre, touch-screen, user-centered design},
 pages = {51--56},
 title = {Cuebert : A New Mixing Board Concept for Musical Theatre},
 url = {http://www.nime.org/proceedings/2010/nime2010_051.pdf},
 year = {2010}
}