AES Los Angeles 2014
Live Sound Track Event LS11
Sunday, October 12, 11:00 am — 1:00 pm (Room 406 AB)
Live Sound Seminar: LS11 - Digital Console User Interface Evolution
Chair:Louis Adamo, Hi-Tech Audio - Hayward, CA, USA
Panelists:
Pat Baltzell, Baltzell Audio Design - Sherman Oaks, CA USA
Harold Blumberg, Blumberg Sound Design - Encinitas, CA, USA
David Morgan, Independent FOH Engineer - Thousand Oaks, CA USA; FOH Magazine - Las Vegas, NV USA
Abstract:
Analog mixing consoles have had roughly 40 years to evolve into a familiar physical interface that allows users to move from one brand to another with relative ease. Digital consoles, though, are still developing and experimenting with interface paradigms that make it difficult to exchange one model for another. Most engineers hope the that future will bring a more unified digital user interface. In this seminar expert sound engineers will discuss the current state of the digital mixing console user interface; what works, what doesn’t work and what might be interesting ideas to explore in the future. Users of any specific console will benefit from hearing a general overview of the best user experiences there are in the field today.
