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.

2nd Supervisor Meeting

Meeting Agenda - Plan of action.

Progress Report;

• Familiarisation with Max MSP, comparing frequency shifting against pitch shifting. Pitch shifting sounds cleaner and more appropriate
• Using a sample in playback for more efficient tailoring to material  
• Attempting in-house analysis and monitoring

Agreed Action Points

• Different animal settings
• Analysis inclusion to create measurable parameters and data
• Usability features
• Master Mix, Eq and Limiter

1st Supervisor Session

The 1st Supervisor Session went well addressing the viability of the proposed research and it's potential applications. The real-time feature whilst potentially challenging, would be a worthwhile practical pursuit as it is really useful tool and is engaging to practitioners.
The choice to use Max MSP as the core prototyping and design tool was supported given its range of uses and applications, along with its support in the forms of practical documentation, tutorials, patchs, etc.

Useful practical elements were advised and discussed for the prototypes development. Such as potentially using a procedural/ granular element to introduce variety and dynamic to the output stage. 

Useful tutorial documentation concerning Granular Synthesis:
http://cycling74.com/wiki/index.php?title=MSP_Polyphony_Tutorial_3:_Granular_Synthesis