Segmented UI Concept

Concept for a more refined UI;

6th Supervisor Meeting

Progress Report

Features;

• CPU meter
• Help
• Driver Selection Options
• More Stylised Design
• Umenu presets
• Record Output Option (wave format)

UI;

• Complete rescale, views at 100% instead of 30%-50%.
• More accessible user control (XY, sample selection)
• Extreme shadow design implementation 

Export

• Export executable more functional

Prototype 5.1

More comprehensive help has been included along with a CPU meter, and driver selection tools that optimise the executable's functionality.

A resource that offers additional design options and concepts for making Max Executables available from; 

http://cycling74.com/toolbox/making-a-slick-max-standalone-presentation-from-expo-74-workshop/

Recording Output Integrated

Got the recording output working and integrated in the prototype. Work will need to done to streamline the process, as currently the file needs to be designated first before recording takes place. Using sfrecord~ saves the audio file to disk, instead of the record~ which saves it to a buffer~.  

The shadows have been revisited as I discovered that they can get cool graphic effects in one of the help patchers, especially when you use negative values.

A more comprehensive 'Help' feature has also been implemented briefly summing some of the features in the prototype.

Scaling Update

The scaling finishing touches are almost complete, the purple arrows point out the additional improvements in functionality the scaling has provided.

Arrow I; The XY control interfaces are now more intuitive and easier to use. 

Arrow II; The sample can be seen for reference and modifying the loop selection.

Arrow III; The scaling also allows improvement over the umenu object for selecting presets.

Export Application

With using the appropriate scaling down and the 'open in presentation mode' feature active the patcher can be exported for others to use;

Rescale Progress

The scale of the problem is displayed with the green arrow, for resizing all the features to go into that grey box.

Design Concept Development

Looking a bit fuller, the sample view is very specific to zoom level;

The striped appearance helps to segregate the prototypes features regarding input, process and output.

I have also cracked the executable problem I had, also when I open the patchs, is that I have been working in a zoom of about 30-50% and the default is always 100%, so I will need rescale everything to make it more agreeable. Doing it now will alleviate doing it later with potentially more objects. Will also take care of the sample view problem  

*I have also now discovered how to snap to grid.

Additional Design Concept

Currently working on the UI case studies.
Done a quick concept of another design;

Novel Live Input Metering

Used the meter I had already created for implementing the record feature using the ezadc, merely inserted this into presentation mode for the live mode graphic feedback;

5th Supervisor Meeting

Meeting Agenda;
Progress - Currently running on Prototype 4.2; placeholder name for prototype, 'BEAST BOX'.

Progress Report;
Features

• Bypass
• Sample Selection Tool
• Hints
• XY Control Interface
• Transparent colour utilisation
• Initial value integration
• TAB

Modules

• Improved filtering - Cascading BPFs 'Shaper'
• 'Morpher' tools; Morpher 1 pitch against peak filter frequency. Morpher 2 destroyer/bit crusher
• 'Chamber' plate reverb unit
• FX Routing
• Recording input option; 'Live Mode'.

UI

• Complete design overhaul
• Attains better to colour theory concepts
• Buttons replaced with TAB latching controls

Scrapped features for time being

• Noise generators
• Filter cutting

Study

• Continuing case study
• Examining additional UI and functionality of Max MSP projects and commercial synth units such as Reasons in-house units, Alchemy and Massive.

Agreed Action Points;

• Loop envelope tools
• Tab windows
• Granular 
• Master FX
• Comb filter
• Case Studies
• Record Out
• Record level and gain

UI Progress

Compressing the UI

Before compression;

Before Compression.

During Compression.

Compressed with current features.

Prototype Progress by Iteration

Prototype 1 

The first prototype consisted of a very basic build that satisfied the need of getting acquainted with Max/MSP, and accommodating a very basic model for comparative frequency analysis between two sound sources. Analysis was presented with the use of spectroscopes, still the drive for realism within the project scope. Whilst gizmo~ did manage to address the human source in terms of bringing down the pitch, the resulting sound is very artificial sounding.     

•    Featured a pitch shifter to address the human source
•    Used looped sound effect playback
•   An attempt at filtering
•   A spectrum analyser

Prototype 2 

A very significant and lengthy collection of iterations from 2.0 through to 2.9 that dealt with addressing the source using a different method of pitch stretching that changes the playback speed of the sample, instead of the resampling method.

This change in process outlined a strong limitation, which presented itself with no longer being able to run in real-time; given it natures of being a time stretching pitch changer.

The series of builds also defined the first utilisation of presentation mode to create a basic UI and develop it, with the most significant design-oriented builds that ran from 2.4 onwards. The resulting layout aesthetic was very modular and featured high contrast colours. Functionality additions were implemented including;

• ·         The choice to bypass and activate elements
• ·         The use of dial control to change the pitch that adapts in real-time
• ·         More object implementation
• ·         Granular attempt
• ·         Filtering issues
• ·         Noise generators
• ·         First export

Prototype 3 and 3.5  

Prototypes 3 and 3.5 were developed side by side but with different focuses. 3 focused on the developing the sound elements, whilst 3.5 focussed on the visual components. The modular layout aided in providing a model for higher level design work in relation to planning prospective features/effects.

A plate reverb unit taken from the patches provided from Max (Yafr) was implemented under the name Chamber.

·         Attempt at UI, result; very modular

3.2 Technical Notes

Prototypes 3 and 3.5 were developed side by side but with different focuses.

·         Routable effects

·         Reverb

·         Sample Selection tool

·         Initial values

·         Recording input for live mode

·         Presents higher level design prospects and layout

·         Experiment with comb

Prototype 3.5

·         Main redesign focus

·         Filtering improved

·         Presets

·         Discovered the pictslider object which would be utilised for XY control in current prototype and retrofitted into P3

·         Hint implementation to aid in functionality

·         First Morpher module in the form of a peak filter for additional frequency customisation

Input Update

Having got to grips with tab, some nicer latching buttons have been implemented into the UI for the input mode selection, bypass and the routing feature.

The routing is half working, will need to smooth out all the options.

I have chose against putting Beast as a re rout-able feature at this present moment due to it being the core effect, and it's time based nature.  

Tabs

Have just discovered the tab object which allows for buttons to be created, still having bother configuring their outputs as I'd like, but it has proven to be a viable means to sketch out the routing concept.

*The output configuration has been rectified with using specific number conditions with the select object.

Recording Input

Was a bit of a challenge concerning the naming conventions with the various arguments, but got recording working for the prototype.

Implementing this system allows for sounds to be recorded within the program increasing the functionality of the program.
This would make for a great way to showcase the system at the end of year exposition, allowing for guests to put their own voice into the the prototype and process it. 

Drawing upon the use of the buffer~ switching abilities of groove~.

The updated sample time select for both file and live. Still needs to be smoothed out.

Reverb

A feature implemented out of peer feedback and also out of curiosity, is a bypass-able plate reverb module to the prototype 3.3 under the name 'Chamber' that incorporates the XY pictslider control as executed previously utilised with the 'Morpher' module. While maybe not a necessary component, it is a handy experimental option for sound design. 

The new 'Chamber' module also doesn't drain too much on operating resources.

A personal consideration, drawing upon feedback from semester one considering the prototype as a sound chain, would be the possibility of rewiring the effects units in different orders.

Pitch Feedback

The prototypes progress was picked in the presentation, minor niggles considering functionality due to display. Progress the markers I've spoken about previously such as the record function, the granular element.

The start up delay has now be taken care of. When the prototype fires up for the first time, the bypass and signal selection toggles had to be switched on and off since they didn't output an initial signal on start-up. This was rectified with configuring the toggle an initial output value. This streamlines the prototypes ease of use and functionality. 

The initial value parameter control.

Latest Prototype Features BTB.3

The latest overall look.

                                                               

The refined preset layout for
the 'Beast' module. 

The 'Morpher' module which 
allows for XY sound manipulation 
using the pictslider object.
Currently alters Pitch change and 
peak filter frequency. 

The improved sample select feature that utilises looping using the waveform~ object. This has replaced the previous selection tool that used the rslider, to provide visual context to the loop selection.

Prototype Reflection

Looking back at what has been attempted and integrated in the prototype thus far;

• Modules (More considerable features)
• 'Input' - Has file open, play, stop and loop controls, along with a input level and sample select tool.
• 'Beast' - Utilises time stretching to address the sound source, with presets.
• 'Shaper' - Contains a series of six cascading band pass filters to simulate a biological resonator.
• 'Morpher' - Uses the common XY pad system to manipulate sound features. 
• 'Scope' - Spectrum analyser.
• 'Output' - Section with master level, meters and output audio on/off. 
• Features (Functionality and design)
• Bypassing
• Presets
• Presets within presets
• Dial control
• Hints
• Transparent colours

Challenging features;

• Granular - Struggling with the integration of this with live audio, works fine with generated tones from an oscillator.
• Pitch Bend
• Freq Shift
• Noise - Will only be functional with some sort of dynamic control.
• Loop select optimization - Locks to first loop choice. 

Prospective features;

• Live mode
• Recording
• Cross synthesis
• Mix blend tool

A quick comparsion of just over a weeks difference for the overall and prospective design;

Have also now realised I can make items translucent using the colour charts, so I have overlapped the gain over the level meter to make it look it more intuitive and professional (in the output section);

Morpher Concept

Ideally taking inspiration of X-Y controllers for parameter control, will investigate if the function will suffice (yellow grid);

Filter Cutting

Low pass and high pass filters have been introduced that feature after the beast module. Level metering has also made an appearance;

Back to basics

The noise generation started to get progressively needy on the CPU with it going from 5+2 to 12+3 with the inclusion of a white and pink noise generators. With this I felt like I was getting distracted and pulled it back to focus on filtering. 

The filtering is better using bandpass filters configured in a cascading manner.

Have also modified groove~ with a rslider to offer a sample selection tool;

Hints have also now been implemented to aid navigation and feature use;

Noise Generator

Got White and Pink noise generators implemented, still working on refining their playback options. Both have a level control and pitch change using the gizmo~ object. 

An overall preset option has been included.

Progress

The realistic approach definitely looks to be too ambitious as the formant shaping required for the Tiger would be quite intense, but also with the prospect of not sounding too good, given the amount of formant data required to produce a convincing sound.

The usability and flexibility in just "A Tiger Synthesiser" is quite limited in application and further work.

Given this I have defined a new outcome to make a human vocalisation tool that can produce animal sounds that can be semi-realistic and exaggerated/fantastical for the use of sound designers in film, animation and video games.

The Tiger formant list that detailed only 4 formants across a duration of 1.6s and was 8 pages long charting 824 formants.

To highlight the scale of impracticality of the data analysis in order to pursue the realism approach;

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35. 0.296626   455.659141   1633.085847   2694.795603   3959.422441
36. 0.302876   444.043499   1604.450194   2969.929868   4290.006138
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144. 0.977876   493.546793   1559.451817   2421.499443   4090.689472
145. 0.984126   386.289034   1316.823736   2433.794490   4080.298357
146. 0.990376   307.101429   1280.652124   2544.492397   3964.517060
147. 0.996626   1281.170135   2652.116764   4395.759967   5187.569502
148. 1.002876   510.827427   1458.895410   2779.304490   4436.368487
149. 1.009126   404.083482   1486.271598   2873.001888   3531.548018
150. 1.015376   366.518344   1414.644901   2597.942801   3687.216336
151. 1.021626   350.063817   1387.123227   2473.001039   3833.214970
152. 1.027876   915.087937   2230.400565   3616.968856   4807.953408
153. 1.034126   981.934947   2208.372211   2981.903065   4364.742413
154. 1.040376   687.145943   2358.638095   3176.739574   4277.370522
155. 1.046626   1004.663611   2410.831533   3983.967175   4689.187244
156. 1.052876   634.979560   1499.271667   2339.678131   3752.605374
157. 1.059126   437.251018   1396.950015   2564.871546   3825.550266
158. 1.065376   466.671183   1284.319242   2651.173664   4153.277771
159. 1.071626   500.211743   1275.594713   2656.846268   4157.705611
160. 1.077876   402.986177   1254.974352   2402.333915   3945.476210
161. 1.084126   459.147285   1205.864909   2371.961150   4107.323161
162. 1.090376   865.124773   1920.795640   2965.488520   4473.008332
163. 1.096626   728.383341   1949.100669   3070.748866   4377.755817
164. 1.102876   576.910771   1705.101099   2997.670499   4434.800211
165. 1.109126   525.225085   1512.198481   2943.687850   4307.633745
166. 1.115376   572.126681   1532.275777   2876.967439   4586.212346
167. 1.121626   1125.295720   1600.596484   2904.195371   4577.026907
168. 1.127876   360.865071   1112.340956   2503.383177   3725.592310
169. 1.134126   894.334846   2408.209787   3123.390881   4915.793004
170. 1.140376   778.004461   2014.278301   3082.721361   4405.197492
171. 1.146626   613.526374   1893.174063   2595.039009   4786.046634
172. 1.152876   566.295743   1732.675213   2483.697727   4630.849735
173. 1.159126   626.464931   1555.875151   2717.754208   4602.163049
174. 1.165376   677.012847   1302.889769   2835.012236   3268.810480
175. 1.171626   615.021397   1304.136508   2585.154882   4008.247340
176. 1.177876   582.192530   1360.228282   2585.461473   4086.080628
177. 1.184126   563.078813   1460.978286   2717.954066   3821.900081
178. 1.190376   540.946810   1525.061240   2938.013586   3724.152224
179. 1.196626   558.346390   1386.764030   3057.851544   4085.410648
180. 1.202876   540.804454   1315.029628   2753.890758   3892.136034
181. 1.209126   586.983428   1434.872951   2770.847335   3748.163884
182. 1.215376   536.821487   1891.691039   2817.103643   3661.310231
183. 1.221626   516.414794   2085.764649   2363.063965   4038.600385
184. 1.227876   587.081242   1295.420384   2283.693136   3992.995773
185. 1.234126   628.432572   1332.815024   2631.105665   4346.285769
186. 1.240376   971.193612   2219.398844   3251.907494   4467.531350
187. 1.246626   931.597400   2240.629121   2780.131580   4363.924408
188. 1.252876   669.279377   1343.833492   2633.111861   4239.401516
189. 1.259126   1177.621359   2458.312859   3936.548603   4948.671352
190. 1.265376   1104.229929   2224.040115   3825.667368   4957.918944
191. 1.271626   764.007722   1142.694776   2265.137990   3820.972248
192. 1.277876   847.106014   2188.127795   3707.839133   4935.251393
193. 1.284126   978.783205   2148.791793   3660.441632   4687.988487
194. 1.290376   846.966999   1373.043051   3299.785421   3474.178389
195. 1.296626   867.302473   1908.262769   3349.893546   4380.745528
196. 1.302876   823.033059   2169.558230   3228.833989   4367.070504
197. 1.309126   752.607548   1335.153643   2497.304859   4012.991613
198. 1.315376   555.826585   1331.050892   2498.228189   3934.655757
199. 1.321626   627.673341   1537.636668   2540.535474   3904.312453
200. 1.327876   622.139809   1530.082800   2441.842770   3864.624802
201. 1.334126   531.325531   1246.952542   2466.305431   3808.121011
202. 1.340376   714.261057   825.967573   2322.135322   3930.401947
203. 1.346626   571.198445   1059.359019   2317.389379   4006.958944
204. 1.352876   760.248924   1211.694015   2419.650266   4007.080247

So the dynamic formant filtering might not be so desirable, practical or functional in developing a sound process tool that can be used for a variety of processes. (Analysed via Praat's formant listing tool).
   
On a lighter note, Still building though,
Got the filtering sorted, open button, renegotiating layout, adding shadows to the modules.