Final Project...

So these are my final screens for the project. I added color because in black and white this interface is much harder to explain and the elements are impossible to identify. This application is a VST plugin that could be used within programs like Cubase or Nuendo or as a standalone instrument. So above is the default screen when the program opens. The front panel is where you access everything on the interface. The window with the wave form provides feedback to the user about how their adjustments of each knob on the envelope controls effects the way the sample is played back. The arrow button in the top left toggles between full view, where all the devices are viewable and default view. By clicking the effects tab you go to this screen. The effects rack would sort of "slide" down.

Each effect has an on and off switch that activates or deactivates the effect. Also when the user is working on any particular device their will be a sort of glow around it so the user knows which device they are working on. Pressing the keyboard button on the front panel brings the user to the next screen.

The keys on the keyboard function like buttons. Their real purspose is to give feedback when a user is using a remote midi controler. Clicking on the pattern sequencer tab opens the pattern sequencer. This screen assumes the keyboard is not open.

So this part may be a little confusing if you don't know how a pattern sequencer works. The rows on the grid (on the blue part of the screen) correspond to the notes on the keyboard.C C# D D# etc. The columns on the grid represent a step in the sequence. You set how many steps in the little box that says "Steps"Above the grid (still on the blue screen) are grey square with orange outlines.There are 8 of them because the steps box is set to 8. Right now it only goes to 16 but 32 would be preferable. As the user moves the number of steps up or down the boxes will either appear or disappear. The grey boxes on the grid indicate which notes will play on a given step. So on the first step an F major chord will play (F A C). Below the grid (still on the blue screen) are grey columns within the columns. These control the volume of the notes on a step. The user just clicks on them and can adjust the volume. There is also an octave select which sets what octave you are placing the notes in. Bank and Pattern select button allow you to set up to 32 patterns. There is a tempo set which determines the speed of the pattern and a resolution set which determines the type of notes that will be played.

Back to the front panel: Clicking the info button displays info about all of the devices.

Clicking on the Click here for parameters button opens a new window that gives and explaination about all of the knobs for a givin device.

This is the bulk of what I was going to present. Below are show screens for the file menu as well as a menu to set the audio routing for the device.