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Motivation

The Result:

MotorMix Digital Mixer Worksurface

MotorMix is not a simpleminded motorized MIDI fader pack that must continuallyMotorMix is not a simpleminded motorized MIDI fader pack that must continually

MotorMix is not a simpleminded motorized MIDI fader pack that must continually

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ed to do difed to do dif

ed to do dif

ferfer

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ent tasks. MotorMix has ent tasks. MotorMix has

ent tasks. MotorMix has

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ectional communicationectional communication

ectional communication

as its most outstanding featuras its most outstanding featur

as its most outstanding featur

e. Couple that e. Couple that

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with 8 motorized faders, 360with 8 motorized faders, 360

with 8 motorized faders, 360

degrdegr

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otarotar

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y pots, and electry pots, and electr

y pots, and electr

onic scribble onic scribble

onic scribble

strip (LCD), and it becomes somethingstrip (LCD), and it becomes something

strip (LCD), and it becomes something

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ts. MotorMix is a prts. MotorMix is a pr

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face.face.

face.

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otarotar

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y pots, y pots,

y pots,

selector and panel switches arselector and panel switches ar

selector and panel switches ar

e all designed to input youre all designed to input your

e all designed to input your

touch commands touch commands

touch commands

into the host computer rinto the host computer r

into the host computer r

unning your audio applications. Theunning your audio applications. The

unning your audio applications. The

motor faders, motor faders,

motor faders,

LCD displayLCD display

LCD display

, and LED’, and LED’

, and LED’

s on MotorMix all ars on MotorMix all ar

s on MotorMix all ar

e contre contr

e contr

olled by the hostolled by the host

olled by the host

application. Bidirapplication. Bidir

application. Bidir

ectional communication guarantees that any user input ectional communication guarantees that any user input

ectional communication guarantees that any user input

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om theom the

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computer mouse, keyboarcomputer mouse, keyboar

computer mouse, keyboar

d, or MotorMix will operate smoothly d, or MotorMix will operate smoothly

d, or MotorMix will operate smoothly

with yourwith your

with your

computer application, and that the CRcomputer application, and that the CR

computer application, and that the CR

T monitor and MotorMix T monitor and MotorMix

T monitor and MotorMix

displays willdisplays will

displays will

eflect the same message. The reflect the same message. The r

eflect the same message. The r

esult is a seamless integrationesult is a seamless integration

esult is a seamless integration

of worksurof worksur

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face and application.face and application.

face and application.

ypicallyypically

ypically

, a 24 channel analog console with 6 aux busses and 4 band , a 24 channel analog console with 6 aux busses and 4 band

, a 24 channel analog console with 6 aux busses and 4 band

equalizerequalizer

equalizer

would have in excess of 250 pots sprwould have in excess of 250 pots spr

would have in excess of 250 pots spr

ead out over about 10 ead out over about 10

ead out over about 10

squarsquar

squar

e feet. Sincee feet. Since

e feet. Since

the contrthe contr

the contr

ols on this type of mixer perols on this type of mixer per

ols on this type of mixer per

forfor

for

m only one task m only one task

m only one task

on one channel, youon one channel, you

on one channel, you

had to go to wherhad to go to wher

had to go to wher

e the action was. Scanning this vast e the action was. Scanning this vast

e the action was. Scanning this vast

arar

ray of contrray of contr

ray of contr

ols tools to

ols to

change something was like finding a needle in a change something was like finding a needle in a

change something was like finding a needle in a

haystack. The MotorMix digitalhaystack. The MotorMix digital

haystack. The MotorMix digital

mixer worksurmixer worksur

mixer worksur

face, which is one squarface, which is one squar

face, which is one squar

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foot size and has dedicated contrfoot size and has dedicated contr

foot size and has dedicated contr

ols canols can

ols can

prpr

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ol and ol and

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ease of operation.ease of operation.

ease of operation.

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MotorMix does not r

equirequir

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e any special pre any special pr

e any special pr

ogramming or set up to work ogramming or set up to work

ogramming or set up to work

with yourwith your

with your

host applications. CM Labs has furhost applications. CM Labs has fur

host applications. CM Labs has fur

nished a detailed nished a detailed

nished a detailed

specification document to allspecification document to all

specification document to all

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ters take this ters take this

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MotorMix in their softwarMotorMix in their softwar

MotorMix in their softwar

e. MotorMix e. MotorMix

e. MotorMix

always sends and ralways sends and r

always sends and r

eceives the sameeceives the same

eceives the same

messages. Ymessages. Y

messages. Y

ou can switch between ou can switch between

ou can switch between

applications that supporapplications that suppor

applications that suppor

t MotorMix, withoutt MotorMix, without

t MotorMix, without

having to make multiple having to make multiple

having to make multiple

setups. MotorMix has become the standarsetups. MotorMix has become the standar

setups. MotorMix has become the standar

d digital mixerd digital mixer

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worksurworksur

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face.face.

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chasing the MotorMix worksurchasing the MotorMix worksur

chasing the MotorMix worksur

face. Wface. W

face. W

e know it will become ae know it will become a

e know it will become a

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t of your prt of your pr

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oductivityoductivity

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educe streduce str

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ess, enhance cress, enhance cr

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eativityeativity

eativity

Where did MotorMix come from?

The power of computer based Digital Audio WThe power of computer based Digital Audio W

The power of computer based Digital Audio W

orkstations is prorkstations is pr

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oving to be a droving to be a dr

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eameam

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ealized for many of us. CM Labs takes the next step by cr

eating a worksureating a worksur

eating a worksur

faceface

face

specifically for digital audio arspecifically for digital audio ar

specifically for digital audio ar

tistrtistr

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The Science of it all.

Hypothesis

Audio engineering is the same physical task, whether in the digital or analogAudio engineering is the same physical task, whether in the digital or analog

Audio engineering is the same physical task, whether in the digital or analog

ealm. Wealm. W

ealm. W

ith the sophisticated digital audio softwarith the sophisticated digital audio softwar

ith the sophisticated digital audio softwar

e available todaye available today

e available today

, it, it

, it

was time to rwas time to r

was time to r

efine the operation of digital audio workstations (DAefine the operation of digital audio workstations (DA

efine the operation of digital audio workstations (DA

W).W).

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Experiment

e spent many hundre spent many hundr

e spent many hundr

eds of hours examining all the tasks pereds of hours examining all the tasks per

eds of hours examining all the tasks per

forfor

for

med duringmed during

med during

various phases of audio crvarious phases of audio cr

various phases of audio cr

eation and preation and pr

eation and pr

oduction production pr

oduction pr

ocesses. Wocesses. W

ocesses. W

e included bothe included both

e included both

novices and seasoned expernovices and seasoned exper

novices and seasoned exper

ts in our obserts in our obser

ts in our obser

vations and data gathering. Bothvations and data gathering. Both

vations and data gathering. Both

traditional studios tape machines with dedicated mixers and bleeding edge PCtraditional studios tape machines with dedicated mixers and bleeding edge PC

traditional studios tape machines with dedicated mixers and bleeding edge PC

based DAbased DA

based DA

W’W’

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s wers wer

s wer

e examined in detail. We examined in detail. W

e examined in detail. W

e re r

e r

ecorecor

ecor

ded the eye, hand, head, and fullded the eye, hand, head, and full

ded the eye, hand, head, and full

body movements associated with each task. Wbody movements associated with each task. W

body movements associated with each task. W

e ended up with a list whiche ended up with a list which

e ended up with a list which

clearly identified what an ideal worksurclearly identified what an ideal worksur

clearly identified what an ideal worksur

face should be. This was our guide inface should be. This was our guide in

face should be. This was our guide in

developing the MotorMix digital mixer worksurdeveloping the MotorMix digital mixer worksur

developing the MotorMix digital mixer worksur

face.face.

face.

Conclusions

1.) People need their worksur1.) People need their worksur

1.) People need their worksur

faces to be small enough to minimize eye-handfaces to be small enough to minimize eye-hand

faces to be small enough to minimize eye-hand

movements, rmovements, r

movements, r

educe clutter and workspace size and keep the preduce clutter and workspace size and keep the pr

educe clutter and workspace size and keep the pr

oducer/croducer/cr

oducer/cr

eator/eator/

eator/

engineer in the desirengineer in the desir

engineer in the desir

ed monitoring position (a.k.a. sweet spot).ed monitoring position (a.k.a. sweet spot).

ed monitoring position (a.k.a. sweet spot).

2.) The worksur2.) The worksur

2.) The worksur

face must to be powerface must to be power

face must to be power

ful enough to perful enough to per

ful enough to per

forfor

for

m hundrm hundr

m hundr

eds of taskseds of tasks

eds of tasks

simply with minimal rsimply with minimal r

simply with minimal r

epetition of movement. This will repetition of movement. This will r

epetition of movement. This will r

educe reduce r

educe r

epetitive strepetitive str

epetitive str

essess

ess

injuries. The utility and power of the surinjuries. The utility and power of the sur

injuries. The utility and power of the sur

face must also be intuitive so the noviceface must also be intuitive so the novice

face must also be intuitive so the novice

can quickly operate softwarcan quickly operate softwar

can quickly operate softwar

e applications without a steep leare applications without a steep lear

e applications without a steep lear

ning curning cur

ning cur

ve.ve.

ve.

3.) The worksur3.) The worksur

3.) The worksur

face must have adequate display capabilities to rface must have adequate display capabilities to r

face must have adequate display capabilities to r

educe oreduce or

educe or

eliminate eye and head motions. The scribble strip must be on the work-sureliminate eye and head motions. The scribble strip must be on the work-sur

eliminate eye and head motions. The scribble strip must be on the work-sur

faceface

face

and clearly identify what is assigned to a specific channel and what the settingsand clearly identify what is assigned to a specific channel and what the settings

and clearly identify what is assigned to a specific channel and what the settings

arar

e.e.

4.) The primar4.) The primar

4.) The primar

y contry contr

y contr

ols like faderols like fader

ols like fader

, mute, and solo must not have multiple levels, mute, and solo must not have multiple levels

, mute, and solo must not have multiple levels

of functionality to them. The worksurof functionality to them. The worksur

of functionality to them. The worksur

face also needs to be light and mobile so itface also needs to be light and mobile so it

face also needs to be light and mobile so it

can be easily moved about the workspace.can be easily moved about the workspace.

can be easily moved about the workspace.

5.) The worksur5.) The worksur

5.) The worksur

face must NOT limit the number of available channels evenface must NOT limit the number of available channels even

face must NOT limit the number of available channels even

thought it only has eight faders. The prthought it only has eight faders. The pr

thought it only has eight faders. The pr

ocess to navigate the worksurocess to navigate the worksur

ocess to navigate the worksur

face overface over

face over

this sea of channels must be simple and flexible.this sea of channels must be simple and flexible.

this sea of channels must be simple and flexible.