I love any and all attempts to develop, improve, explore, the interface between humans and computers. I think it is one of the areas where not nearly enough is

I love any and all attempts to develop, improve, explore, the interface between humans and computers. I think it is one of the areas where not nearly enough is being done ... as a player of the continuum fingerboard, I quickly realized that a transformation of interface can have a more dramatic and meaningful impact on sound than the actual synthesis engine. Roger Linn used to have a great demo on his page showing him playing a prototype Linnstrument using only a sawtooth wave with a lowpass filter, and it sounded more expressive than many top of the line physical modeling synths, because the dimensions of control were so impactful. That said, the Photoshop example you give seems a little bit of a stretch. The Wacom tablet is a wonderful piece of human interface for Photoshop that addresses many of your concerns, and many other concerns, and has existed for years. For example, some Wacom pens have a ring on them that you can use to change brush sizes. Wacom Tablet: http://blog.phaseone.com/work-faster-by-customizing-your-wacom-tablet-in-capture-one-pro-7/ http://blog.phaseone.com/work-faster-by-customizing-your-wac... Continuum Fingerboard: http://www.hakenaudio.com/Continuum/ http://www.hakenaudio.com/Continuum/ Linnstrument: http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument.html http://www.rogerlinndesign.com/linnstrument.html