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

• Year: 2010
• Location: Sydney, Australia
• Pages: 51–56
• Keywords: audio, control surfaces, mixing board, multitouch, sound, theatre, touch-screen, user-centered design
• DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.1177833 (Link to paper)
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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:

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}
}