[L2Ork-dev] Expression of interest in GSoC 2020

[Tsz Kiu Pang]

On Fri, 6 Mar 2020 at 12:27, Tsz Kiu Pang <osamupang at gmail.com> wrote:

> Hi all,
>
> I am writing to express my interest in participating in GSoC with Purr
> Data, in particular the project "Fake News Audio Library".
>
> I have been using Pure Data for almost four years now, and would like to
> further develop my skills by participating in GSoC this year.
>
> Something about me
> ========
> I am currently doing my last year of Master of Engineering (Electrical) at
> the University of Melbourne.
> I have solid foundations in DSP, and am experienced in implementing
> filters for audio signals using C.
> I have previously written some simple audio externals for pure-data after
> learning from https://github.com/pure-data/externals-howto
> which I think would be the right skill for this project.
> I also have experience working with the Pure Data code base, and have
> recently made a pull request:
> https://github.com/pure-data/pure-data/pull/853
>
> Demonstrating my skills
> ========
> To further demonstrate my skills, I am planning to write an prototype
> external to transform audio signal into a "warmer vinyl sound" in the
> coming week.
> However right now I am having trouble building purr-data from source, in
> particular this error:
> clang: warning: argument unused during compilation: '-fast'
> [-Wunused-command-line-argument]
> pdlua.c:45:10: fatal error: 'lua.h' file not found
> #include <lua.h>
>          ^~~~~~~
> The problem seems to be that gcc is not able to locate the include file.
>
Sorry I forgot to mention that this occurs upon running the script
./tar_em_up.sh
-X on mac10.14.6 after installing all the dependencies via brew.

> I have been attempting to solve this problem in the past hour, and would
> continue doing so tomorrow
> However it would be great if you could please point me in the right
> direction.
>
> Question regarding the project
> ========
> In regards to the project "Fake News Audio Library", I would like to know
> more about cross-referencing the "fake news".
> Since we are dealing with fake news, I am assuming that there would not be
> much reliable source (peer-reviewed journals, for example), and would have
> to rely on sources such as:
>
> https://www.oregonlive.com/music/2014/11/does_vinyl_really_sound_better.html
> where it says the vinyl sound is "very mid-range-y and very warm", and
> https://hydrogenaud.io/index.php?topic=73636.0
> where it says the vinyl sound is "a prominent mid-bass with a slow decline
> toward the high frequencies".
> I am just wondering would this kind of referencing be sufficient enough as
> a starting point?
>
> Another question regarding the project is that how should the filters be
> implemented?
> Specifically, should they be implemented as externals written in C? Or
> should they be implemented as abstractions patched in Pd?
>
> Other projects
> ========
> I am also interested in other projects such as "JIT-compiled Signal Graph
> for the Audio Engine" and "Data Over Audio Messaging". However, upon
> considerations, "Fake News Audio Library" seems to be the project which I
> am most confident about. However, if other projects are more significant to
> Purr Data or Pure Data, I am happy to look at those as well. Please let me
> know what you think.
>
> Time commitment
> ========
> Since I am from Australia, where the summer in the US is our winter, so I
> would only have approximately one and a half month in which I am able to
> contribute full-time.
> I have also expressed this issue last year and decided not to proceed with
> the application due to the time commitment.
> However this year I have a lighter study load as well as a better
> understanding of the Pure Data code base, therefore I would be able to make
> up the time overlapped with the semester.
>
> From the GSoC guideline, it seems like students have to spend at least 30
> hours per week for 12 week, from 19/05 to 11/08, and the dates overlapped
> with my semester are from 19/05 to 31/05 (14 days) and from 27/07 to 11/08
> (another 14 days).
> I would be able to contribute to this project for around 10 hours per week
> during the semester time, and around 35 hours per week during my winter
> holiday.
> And if necessary, I can also start researching once I got accepted into
> the project.
> On top of these, I am confident with my knowledge in DSP and Pure Data, I
> would be able to complete this project even with the limit of my time
> commitment.
>
> Thank you very much for your time.
> Please let me know if you have further questions.
>
> Kind regards,
> Tsz-Kiu
>
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