Welcome to Pocket Demos!
Role: UX Research and UI design
USER RESEARCH
I started by sending a Google Form to all of my musical contacts with crafted questions inspired by some of my own experience with songwriting.
User demographics:
Mostly moderately talented musicians, but technical users have an interest too
Education, profession geographic location, and age range
Familiarity with existing DAWs, but require way less features to accomplish simple demos
Understanding my user base lifestyle helps me empathize with how they might engage with my app.
additionally, I researched the expected user flow, requirements, and problem points
USER PERSONA
Compiling my Research revealed the important characteristics of my users, and their respective needs
Problem Points / Requirements
Intuitive to non-musicians to use without sacrificing features
Accessible and unassuming Iconography, text, and animation
Streamlined, simple user flow, but with layers of features professionals would expect to use
User Flows
Flow 1: Musical Notes
Sing and play an instrument, and Pocket Demos captures your lyrics and chords for you, presenting them to be edited or exported to a team
Flow 2: Looping and digital instruments
Arrange your recorded song by looping instruments over your recorded track, or starting fresh. Use the key and chords captured, or start custom. Loop instruments in categories to create an intro, verse, chorus, or any section you like
Quick Wire Frame
Pocket demos does most of the work behind the scenes, so a simple “notes and memos” like interface is all that is necessary for the user experience
List of songs
recording song page
lyrics and chords
Agile Design Sprint: User Flow 1
Lowfi design
Early Prototype
Continueing Itteration
As this project continues to gain traction, I am working consistently on adding the rest of the DAW-like features, which will include a looping station, digital and midi instruments, live recording, and sampling.
