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This example also has a functionality to record sequences. It is pretty straightforward to use; toggle recording by ‘record-on-off’ button and adjust tempo with the slider while playing it. | This example also has a functionality to record sequences. It is pretty straightforward to use; toggle recording by ‘record-on-off’ button and adjust tempo with the slider while playing it. | ||
===Limitations=== | |||
- Limited Timbral Differences | - Limited Timbral Differences | ||
Even with an effort to find materials with different enough textures to produce unique audio when tapped, some materials tend to fall into the same category of sounds. For example, the aluminium lid and the plastic gum container that I used for crash cymbal and open hi-hat respectively, sometimes were recognized to be in the same category. Obviously, classification gets more accurate as the number of audio items reduces. For this reason, I had to reduce the number of items, omitting the kick sound. | Even with an effort to find materials with different enough textures to produce unique audio when tapped, some materials tend to fall into the same category of sounds. For example, the aluminium lid and the plastic gum container that I used for crash cymbal and open hi-hat respectively, sometimes were recognized to be in the same category. Obviously, classification gets more accurate as the number of audio items reduces. For this reason, I had to reduce the number of items, omitting the kick sound. | ||
- Lack of Pedal Movements | - Lack of Pedal Movements | ||
This drum set, while being cute, cannot fully be used for practice because its missing pedals. I initially thought of introducing them by thumb tapping, but noticed that two thumb tap sounds would have exact same timbral sound and cannot be distinguished with the current single input setting. In the end, I realized it by attaching a wide aluminium juice lid onto the slipper and register the sound by tapping on the foot, but it cannot be used with the piezo mic setting which is a huge disadvantage. | This drum set, while being cute, cannot fully be used for practice because its missing pedals. I initially thought of introducing them by thumb tapping, but noticed that two thumb tap sounds would have exact same timbral sound and cannot be distinguished with the current single input setting. In the end, I realized it by attaching a wide aluminium juice lid onto the slipper and register the sound by tapping on the foot, but it cannot be used with the piezo mic setting which is a huge disadvantage. | ||
- Singularity of an Input Sound | - Singularity of an Input Sound | ||
Obviously, one of the biggest limitation when it comes to practicality is the fact that it can only process one sound at a time. Because you cannot play multiple drums at a time with some inherent latency in playback, it cannot quite produce useful beat in the end. This problem can be solved by introducing multiple piezo mics and feeding the inputs into different Pd programs. | Obviously, one of the biggest limitation when it comes to practicality is the fact that it can only process one sound at a time. Because you cannot play multiple drums at a time with some inherent latency in playback, it cannot quite produce useful beat in the end. This problem can be solved by introducing multiple piezo mics and feeding the inputs into different Pd programs. | ||
- Lack of Ubiquity | - Lack of Ubiquity | ||
Due to the lack of time and technical issues, I had to process the patch on my laptop. It could have better fit the overall purpose of the course if I could utilize the Raspberry Pi, in the sense of ubiquity and collaboration of embedded systems. This can been done by installing the pd patch in a Raspberry Pi where the piezo mic is connected to its sound card, along with some sort of sound output device. | Due to the lack of time and technical issues, I had to process the patch on my laptop. It could have better fit the overall purpose of the course if I could utilize the Raspberry Pi, in the sense of ubiquity and collaboration of embedded systems. This can been done by installing the pd patch in a Raspberry Pi where the piezo mic is connected to its sound card, along with some sort of sound output device. | ||