ABSTRACT
In audio interface design, skeuomorphic elements are particularly common. Selecting the appropriate controls for an interface is important, as something as simple as the choice between rotary knobs and sliders can influence the way in which we mix music. Mapping is particularly important in interface design for virtual instruments. Responding to music production interfaces based on skeuomorphism and analog hardware emulations, Intelligent Music Production interface design instead tends towards novel abstract parameter spaces that enable users to achieve creative results using a lower number of actions. A reported issue with the stage visualization is the potentially cluttered interface, particularly when objects occupy similar gain levels and pan positions. The stage metaphor has been extremely successful in providing interfaces for surround sound and spatialization systems. Due to the ubiquity of touch-screen interfaces, almost all of the high-profile pro-audio manufacturers have released software applications which interface with one or more of their hardware mixing consoles via a mobile or tablet device.
