Usage of adaptive features in sound synthesis GUIs

Abstract

This paper describes the importance of the GUIs (Graphical User Interfaces) to the control of digital sound synthesis. Is intended to highlight the cognitive problem present in synthesizers as a consequence of the usage of technical acoustical language on their interfaces. Psychoacoustic scientists have tried to overcome this cognitive gap developing a unified model of perception where a musician is able to interact with sound using a perceptual interface rather than a scientific one. As these efforts have not currently reached their goal, different approaches are addressed to design interfaces that adapt to the user, rather than the user adapting to them