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HANDHELD STUDIO ENGINEER

RECORD

a better at home recording experience 

CHALLENGE: 

"sometimes you have to record in the bathroom...

controlling software when recording alone is a major inconvenience, resulting in having to go back and forth from laptop to the recording area, or carrying the laptop in the recording area with me"

Ajax, 21, student and aspiring musician

-Ajax

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APPROACH: 

RESEARCH

PROTOTYPING

INDUSTRIAL DESIGN

RESULTS:

A DEVICE THAT ALLOWS USERS PLAYBACK ABILITY AND CONTROL OF PARAMETERS SUCH AS VOLUME WHEN RECORDING AT HOME

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START PAUSE AND PLAYBACK RECORDINGS

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CONTROL VOL. AND EFFECTS. 

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TUNER&

METRONOME

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METRO-NOME

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TUNER MODE

MARKET RESEARCH

RECORDING DEVICES:

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input

processing

output

PROCESSING PRODUCTS:

RELATED PRODUCTS MARKET ANALYSIS:

quadrant analysis chart:

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mixers

Market Averages:
Average Channels: 9.6
Average Mic Preamps: 3.6
Average Price (USD): 219.0

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interfaces

Average Inputs: 2.0
Average Outputs: 2.0
Average Max Sample Rate (kHz): 115.2
Average Price (USD): 109.0

other

HAND-HELD

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GENKI WAVE RING 

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MiMU GLOVES 

there are no hand-held devices that serve the needed or similar functions

NICHE

COMMON

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Scarlett 2i2 [3rd Gen]

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Universal Audio Apollo

EXPRESSIVE E TOUCHé

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Behringer WING 48-channel Digital Mixer

DESKTOP

PARALLEL INDUSTRY

MODULAR, CUSTOMIZABLE HAND-HELD INTERACTIONS

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STEM 3

handheld projector with interesting interactions

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Flic

customizable button

Stream deck

modular buttons/knobs

BUILD AND TEST

ERGONOMICS + AURDRINO PROTOTYPING:

SKETCHES- FIGURING OUT WHAT INTERACTIONS WOULD BE IDEAL AND NECESSARY TO IMPROVE RECORDING EXPERIENCE  

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PROTOTYPING: ROUND 1

FIRST WORKS LIKE PROTOTYPE TESTING AND OUTCOMES:

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MIX

SECTION SELECT (chorus, verse, etc..)

RECORD

PAN

RECORD

TRACK SELECT (guitar, vocals, drums)

PLAY

VOLUME

MUTE

LOCK

SEND B

SEND A

OUTCOMES:

not intuitive

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play and record button account for most acations

performs basic function well

useless features

too many buttons

adjusting volume accounts for the second most actions

PROTOTYPING ROUND: 2&3

FIRST WORKS LIKE PROTOTYPE TESTING AND OUTCOMES:

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P2-TRADITIONAL

two handed interaction

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P3-"SCROLL WHEEL"

one handed interaction

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INDUSTRIAL DESIGN PROCESS

MOODBOARDS

APPLYING AESTHETICS TO THE DESIGN 

retro

teenage engineering

simple

modern

minimal

APPLYING FORM AND AESTHETICS INSPIRED FROM MOODBOARDS

sharp