[L2Ork-dev] Expression of interest in GSoC 2020

[Tsz Kiu Pang]

Hi Jonathan,

Thank you very much for your feedback.
Sorry for the late reply, the virus situation in the last two weeks has
been quite disruptive.


On Mon, 9 Mar 2020 at 12:15, Jonathan Wilkes <jon.w.wilkes at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Sun, Mar 8, 2020 at 6:23 PM Tsz Kiu Pang <osamupang at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Thank you very much for your feedback. To me it seems like this project
> > is not as hard as other projects or projects from other organizations.
>
> Some of the implementation may not be as complicated, but conceptually
> that project is more difficult than the others. (See below.)
>
> Also know that if you have a project idea not listed there you may suggest
> it.
> You are not limited to the project ideas listed on the summer of code repo.
>
> >
> >>
> >>
> >> Perhaps the other GSoC admins can chime in here?
> >
> >
> > It would be great if I could get some feedback from other people,
> especially
> > if anyone in Australia who has successfully completed GSoC with Purr
> Data before.
>
> As far as I know we haven't had a student from Australia before.
>
> Please search to see if you can find information on any Australian GSoC
> students
> from previous years.
>
> >
> >>
> >> As far as the projects: I think you're on the right track for the
> >> "warm vinyl" idea. For the ambition of GSoC
> >> that would probably be one of a small collection of "fake news"
> >> objects. I'm happy to give some more feedback
> >> on that and the other project ideas if you'd like.
> >
>
>
> > Yes, it would be great if you could please provide me with more feedback.
> > Another question that I have is to what scale of this fake news library
> you are expecting?
> > (e.g. how many objects?)
>
> I'd say enough objects to make the library practically useful for
> artists and teachers. That
> could potentially be a single class, but I was thinking at least a
> handful of classes when I wrote
> that idea.
>
> Here' the process I was imagining:
>
> 1. Identify a common misconception in DSP or electronic music.
> 2. Consider what the output in Pd would look/sound like if that
> misconception were true.
> 3. Implement an external that produces that output.
>
> So if you have found a common misconception that vinyl is "warmer"
> than digital output,
> you'd want to consider what "colder" output would sound like coming
> from, say, some kind of
> filter you build for Purr Data.
>

I have just created a merge request on GitLab,
https://git.purrdata.net/jwilkes/purr-data/-/merge_requests/330
which contains a `fakenews` directory in the `externals` with a `vinyl~`
object in it.
This effect is currently implemented as a low shelf filter, which serves as
a starting point to imitate the "warm" sound that a vinyl produces.
To get to the ideal sound, there are still a couple of things to do:
1.  Add the "crackling" sound of vinyl
2.  Use a high shelf filter to decrease the amplitude of some high
frequency component

In addition to that, I am also planning to
1.  Implement a `digital~` object with a high shelf filter to boost the
high frequency components to implement a "cold" sound of digital music, as
suggested by you.
2.  Test the filters thoroughly.
3.  Document these objects clearly in the `*-help.pd` patches.

I would much appreciate any feedback.


> Then you feed the output of some patch through that filter and let
> someone listen who believes the
> misconception. If the implementation was a success, they should reply
> that the output indeed
> sounds "digital" and "less warm than vinyl." Then you can remove the
> filter to show them that it
> was a trick/fake news.
>

To get feedback from "someone", I guess you are referring to the purr data
community?


> Of course, you must ensure the misconception is indeed a
> misconception. The more evidence you
> have for a specific misconception, the more useful the objects will
> be. Vinyl was just a broad starting point
> for this project idea; there are many others to explore. The more
> widespread the misconception, the better.
>
> -Jonathan
>
> >
> > Kind regards,
> > Tsz Kiu
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I hope you are staying safe and healthy.

Kind regards,
Tsz Kiu
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