CMU School of Drama


Tuesday, September 16, 2008

Nokia N810 as remote mixing console

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"Nokia's N810 Internet Tablet is a little bigger than the iPod Touch, but still pocketable—a characteristic that makes it perfect for use as a portable music-maker."

9 comments:

Anonymous said...

Ok... so this is ridiculously cool... but they are talking like this is a brand new way of doing this. This option has been available on laptops for years. Sound designers have been able to make the same adjustments for the balcony and the pit from those locations. Now its just a bit smaller. Still fun, cool and gadgety.

Josh Smith said...

I do think it is cool however that they're implementing the mobile technology that made the RFU so important to lighting into the field of sound. I have a feeling that this will continue even further with the development of applications for the iPhone. I hope that there are more applications to follow that follow in this suit.

MichaelSimmons said...

Many companies right now are making programs for hand held devices related to lighting design and technology. If you look in the application store for iphones and itouch, there are a number of digital gel books and CMY mixing applications.

Chris said...

Like all of the previous posts, I think that this is a cool gadget and it will be really useful (just as the RFU is to lighting). I wonder about the speed at which the device reacts. Does is respond fast enough to the input you are giving it?

While the technology has been available on laptops for a while now, it is nice to be able to carry something as small as a phone around with you. Because as small as laptops are, they are still pretty big to be carrying around all over the place. Plus, here you can just put the device in your pocket instead of worrying about where you left it last.

Ethan Weil said...

Certainly, this seems like a cool tool for setting things up and tweaking levels while you can actually listen from the house. It's also really nice to be comfortable leaving mics live because you have a mute with you. On the other hand, it's going to be interesting to see the industry's response to so much more use of wireless. Spectrum is getting expensive quickly and reliability and security are certainly notable issues. Personally, I'd hate to be depending on a WiFi link for running with a live audience if there were any way to avoid it.

Anonymous said...

This is AMAZING. This makes a live mixing booth pointless... To an extent. After you get over the coolness of this you realize that any musical or show that needs a live mixing booth, should probably have the whole set-up. As for the sound quality - and being deaf as a doorknob I could be going out on a limb here - it probably sucks because there seems to be very little accuracy here. Oh well maybe its just me.

Anonymous said...

Remote technology has been around for a while, but like everything else, it seems to be getting smaller and more portable as time goes on. This is great technology. I know of more than one show I've been involved in where this kind of remote mixing could have prevented many headaches. With such a small screen, however, I'd be worried about accidentally moving the wrong fader or hitting some other button without noticing. Or what if you put it in your back pocket and sit on it?! Yes these are handy, but keep the real thing nearby just in case!

Anonymous said...

SO cool! I saw the photo, and it immediately caught my eye. It's basically the new step in the line of "portable" boards. You can have the physical board, or upload software on your computer, but now you have have this software in your pocket. I think these creations are amazing and mind blowing

BWard said...

nothing new here.....

the iPod Touch/iPhone has RDP/VNC clients now and can do this just as easily...

I've got some plans though (possibly a SURG project?) for making a pocket-sized show control system (lights, sound, automation - all in one)