2DEQ: an intuitive audio equalizer

ABSTRACT

The complexity of music production tools can be a significant bottleneck in the creative process. Here we describe the development of a simple, intuitive audio equalizer with the idea that our approach could also be applied to other types of music production tools. First, users generate a large set of equalization curves representative of the most common types of modifications. Next, we represent the entire set of curves in 2-dimensional space and determine the spatial location of common auditory adjectives. Finally we create an interface, called 2DEQ, where the user can drag a single dot to control equalization in this adjective-labeled space.

REFERENCES

• 1: Mecklenburg, S. and J. Loviscach. "subjEQt: Controlling an equalizer through subjective terms." Computer Human Interaction Conference. 2006: Montreal, Quebec.
• 2: Kohonen, T. (2001) Self-Organizing Maps, Springer.
• 3: Sabin, A. T. and B. Pardo, "A Method for Rapid Personalization of Audio Equalization Parameters," ACM Multimedia. 2009: Beijing, China.

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Auditory (non-speech) feedback

General Terms:
Algorithms, Experimentation, Human Factors

Keywords:
adaptive filters, music, user interfaces