Grid-based Stage Paradigm with Equalisation Extension for ‘Flat’ Mix Production

Jonathan Wakefield; Christopher Dewey; William Gale

Grid-based Stage Paradigm with Equalisation Extension for ‘Flat’ Mix Production

Jonathan Wakefield, Christopher Dewey, William Gale

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Abstract

In the Stage Paradigm (SP) the visual position of each channel widget represents the channel’s level and pan position. The SP has received favourable evaluation but does not scale well to high track counts because channels with similar pan positions and level visually overlap/occlude. This paper considers a modified SP for creating a ‘flat-mix’ which provides coarse control of channel level and pan position using a grid-based, rather than continuous, stage and extends the concept to EQ visualisation. Its motivation was to convert the ‘overlap’ deficiency of the SP into an advantage. All subjects were faster at creating audibly comparable flat-mixes with the novel SP. Subject selected satisfaction keywords were also very positive.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	144th Audio Engineering Society European Convention
Publisher	Audio Engineering Society
Number of pages	10
Publication status	Published - May 2018
Event	144th Audio Engineering Society International Pro Audio Convention - NH Hotel Milano Congress Centre, Milan, Italy Duration: 23 May 2018 → 26 May 2018 Conference number: 144 http://www.aes.org/events/144 (Link to Conference Website )

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Conference	144th Audio Engineering Society International Pro Audio Convention
Abbreviated title	AES 2018
Country/Territory	Italy
City	Milan
Period	23/05/18 → 26/05/18
Internet address	http://www.aes.org/events/144 (Link to Conference Website )

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Grid-based Stage Paradigm with Equalisation Extension for ‘Flat’ Mix Production

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