  The world of audio production and design has long been a difficult one to
break into, requiring expertise and a working knowledge of the standard digital
audio paradigms. This paper describes a novel interface that makes audio
production and design more intuitive for novices, using sound-to-space
relations that people have learned throughout daily life, such as the roles of
barriers and distance in sound perception. The spatial interface for Sonispace
allows users to quickly see the relationships between sound-emitting and
sound-effecting objects, and to receive audio feedback as they make changes to
the space. Algorithms were developed to resemble real-world sonic physics while
being efficient enough to provide a user with immediate audio feedback. A
prototype of the interface was tested by a group of participants, who confirmed
that the software is accessible by novices and that the spatial interface is an
engaging way of mixing audio.
