Re: Replacing the Presonus 16.4.2 - suggestions please
With the technology that is represented by Google Glass, I can see a totally configurable user interface that you can set up and operate any way you like.
I'm sure that tablets will be pushing out the classic physical interface as we move forward, there is no question about that. But where does it go from there? I really think totally virtualized user interfaces are on their way. The bonus with something like this is you can configure your user interface however you want. So something like a universal control interface that can manipulate the console of your choice, AND be configured the way YOU want rather than the way someone else thinks it should be, is not that far away.
To expand the tablet discussion, the MediaMatrix NION platform, with the release of NWare 1.7.0, had introduced totally user configurable web based control for the audio system, it is called Kiosk2Go. You still set it up with a PC, but you can build user interfaces using whatever type of layout you want. This can be used with any web browser that supports HTML 5. So, you are now not limited to just your iPad/iPhone... you can use anything that will pull up a web page. Of course there are security features built in for requiring log in authentication and things like that. I bring this up because while some people consider this type of thing to be "way out there" it really isn't as far away as they think.
Sure, a NION does cost a bit more than an X32 Rack... but the technology is out there and it is just going to get cheaper.
