A possible future for digital audio boards?

[soundman1024]

Do you guys thing the inability of touchscreens to resolve minuscule adjustments will be a real problem, or will it be something people agaisnt them say to justify not using them, or do they do a good enough job with very slight adjustments?

 

[SHARYNF]

You can make what ever adjustment you want it depends on the interface and what ever sensitivity the touch control has associated with it

Sharyn

 

[Andy_Leviss]

Don't underrate tactile response. While you could mix on a flat surface, there's a certain feel to mixing on a fader that it just wouldn't replicate, being able to make small adjustments by feel, that sort of thing. If you go over to the NY Times site, you can see some of David Pogue's blog columns where he's referred to both "Surface" and the first multi-touch computer demonstrations by Jeff Han, as well as the currently available laser keyboards. David does a good job of explaining the reasons these things will never fully supplant true tactile interfaces, and unlike most of us, he's actually tried many of these devices himself!

--A

 

[icewolf08]

If you want to see some of the most amazing "multi-touch" touch screen technology you should check out Perceptive Pixel. This is the touch screen technology a-la Minority Report. Apple touches the tip of this iceberg of multi-touch technology in the iphone, but I am sure we will see more of it soon. I don't know if sound engineers will be quick to give up the tactile aspect of a real mixer though.