Overall I must say, it was quite a journey. Navigating my way through the various errors and setbacks I faced was truly soul crushing at times. I often didn’t know how to proceed and felt completely frozen and helpless. However, I always received assistance from my mentor, Mr. Sontacchi, who motivated me to push through till the end. He has guided me through many obstacles I faced and helped me re-establish interest in the project when I thought I couldn’t make it happen. I would like to personally thank him for all the effort he has put in and the support he’s given me throughout this semester.
One thing I wish I had was more time to focus specifically on this project. There were various scenarios where I was caught between multiple deadlines, which restricted me from focusing on what I wanted to achieve. It was frustrating as I wanted to progress and move forward with the work but was held back due to the workload from the other courses. Balancing the time for this research project alongside the other project felt difficult. I felt this project could have been even more expansive if I had more time to contribute to it.
One of the things that I had to change was the model of the waveform for the visualizer. I initially intended to work on a 3D waveform, with more particle clouds and points, but it turned out to be more complicated than I had initially expected. Through my mentor’s guidance, I built the existing model, which varies in pitch based on its position on the y-axis. I really like the current model, but would like to rework it and build an alternative for the final installation.
Additionally, I wish to integrate the pitch to colour mapping in some form. I am planning to map harmonics and timbre to the properties of the newly designed visualizer. I also need to implement a surround sound system for the audio response to recreate an immersive environment, as well as offer additional control parameters such as playback loudness, directional panning and wet/dry mix of the output. There is a lot of testing that needs to be done to ensure we don’t suffer from latency issues.
In the end I am happy with the output and super glad to have a functioning prototype to present. That being said, I still believe there is a lot of work to be done in the upcoming semester for me to completely realize the installation that I had envisioned. I am looking forward to continuing work on this research project.
