Synaesthesia. The Results.

Hey Folks

Here we have the synaesthesia tests and the results.

So what i did was study what effects DJs use in their music to make things sound cooler and more appropriate to the track. I have also picked tracks in which artists use these effects in them. The goal was to find out if there were any common elements within the music that people may hear see or think about. This could either be a colour, an environment, a scene of their imagination, shapes, objects of most importantly a feeling.

So here is the tracks and the artist's songs that i used.

SYNAESTHESIA

TEST TRACKS

Effects Tracks (http://www.musicfxlive.com/dj_effects)

Flanger

Phaser

Low Pass Filter

High Pass Filter

Formant Filter

Delay

Reverb

Artists Tracks

Photek: Avalanche

Photek: Aviator

Deadmau5: The Reward is Cheese

Daft Punk: Mothership Reconnection

Daft Punk: Rollin & Scratchin

DJ Shortee: “Frosty Fresh Cuts”

Skrillex: First of the year

So here is the comparison results for each of the subjects tested.

THE CAMELS ARE COMING

Hey Folks this is a clip from bob clampetts cartoon porky in egypt it was done in 1938 a very long time ago and was in black and white. Youve gotta check this out its brilliant a camel is going mad in the desert because its too hot. How can a camel do that its crazy. but anyways

enjoy muchly

Looney Tunes / Merrie Melodies - Book Revue - 1946

Hey Folks this is a Bob Clampett cartoon called the book revue. Its a cartoon which deals with the books titles and pictures. So for example it has dantes inferno which is meant to represent hell. But never mind that watch the animation frames some of then are unreal. here is a link to John K's site which has a few frames from it and also a lip sync test from one of the scenes where one of the cops says "Calling all cars".

http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/Clampett

http://johnkstuff.blogspot.com/search/label/Lip%20synch

Clampett is an awesome animation director his work is so well exaggerated that to me it is considered an art. from John K's point of view. "Clampett found a way to combine the magic and invention of early cartoons with the skills and principles of Disney animation."

This is where i want to be when i leave :D.

enjoy muchly

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DJ Yoda vs Star Wars

Hey folks i was looking up some Djs that Kennys Music suggested and i came across DJ Yoda he uses technology to scratch videos as well as his music here check it out :D

The Golden Ratio "What i have Uncovered"

Hey folks

here is what i have managed to uncover in understanding the Golden Ratio or Phi as its called. Here is a small symbol of what is looks like.

The Golden Ratio is a greek symbol ("Phi") which represents a special number of 1.618. The ratio is said to have appeared in Geometry, Art, Architecture as well as understanding the human body and revealing it in plants as well as understanding the universe.

"How do we do it!" if you did maths and paid attention like i didn't then you will know but for those of you who don't know theres a few ways to do it.

One in the Fibonacci Series and the Geometric way.

Fibonacci series

0, 1, 1, 2, 3, 5, 8, 13, 21, 34, 55, 89, 144, ..

What i learned was to take a ratio of two successive numbers and divide each number by the number before it, if done you will find the following series of numbers.

1/1 = 1

2/1 = 2

3/2 = 1.5

5/3 = 1.6666...

8/5 = 1.6

13/8 = 1.625

21/13 = 1.61538...

34/21 = 1.61904...

Eventually if you keep going you will end up with the "Phi"

Another way is the geometric way, so one way is in the form of a line. If you divide a line into two parts so that the longer part of the line (a) is divided by the smaller part (b) of the line which is also equal to the whole length (a+b) divided by the longer part (a).

sounds a bit complicate so i gave it a shot and found this one out.

(a = 61.77) (b = 38.22)

(a+b = 100)

(a/b =1.61619544740973)

(a/a+b = 1.618)

to me its like taking a whole line with a value on it like 100, 1000 or 1 and get another line of the same value and take a quarter section and then divide both together then divide the longer section by the whole number.

heres a way you could do it in drawing. The Golden Rectangle

so the yellow square is at a length value of 1, come in halfway and you have 1/2 draw a line from the halfway mark to the top corner of the square that length will now be 5/2. then with a protractor draw a curved line along the squares side join the lines up and you now have the Golden Rectangle.

you can also do it with the Golden Triangle.

I have also noticed that obviously this triangle sits at 72 and 36 degrees but you can also do it with a 51.83 degree angle to also get the golden ratio.

here is another pretty cool one which uses both triangles and rectangles the golden Spiral.

So here are some definitions of what the Golden Ratio is, But what does this have to do with my project. Well in an art form this has been used by some of the most talented artists of their time including Da Vinci Raphael and Michael Angelo. The Golden Rectangle is said to be the most visual pleasing of them all to look at and it is very useful for compositions if you take a look at this here.

If you have a 1 by 1 square and add a square with side lengths equal to the length longer rectangle side then what remains is another golden rectangle. What you could do is keep adding more rectangles and keep this going to the desired size you want. then if you notice on number 5 there are split sections. This is what artists use for composition and construction of their paintings.

in the post below this one is the explanation if use of the Golden Ratio used by artists. My theory is to hope to achieve this technique in my music and in the animation.

so that is the next challenge to research the Golden Ratio in Animation.

Enjoy Muchly lol

By the way this research was uncovered by Assistant Professor Samuel Obara Department of Mathematics in Texas State University and his website is

http://jwilson.coe.uga.edu/EMT668/EMAT6680.2000/Obara/Emat6690/Golden%20Ratio/golden.html

The Golden Ratio "Phi" In Art Form

Another form of "Phi" is used in architecture within the famous greek building of the Parthenon. This has used Golden Rectangles to get its shape and proper construction of the pillars and roof.

Leonardo Da Vinci was an engineer and a Mathematician away ahead of his time. He liked to use his math skills in his painting to understand in more depth about human life. we can see here from his drawings that he uses the Golden Rectangle to understand composition. In this sketch of the "Old Man" by Da Vinci displays "Phi" displaying human proportions within the face.

"The Mona Lisa" uses the rectangle from the bottom of her right wrist to her left elbow and extends to the top of her head. However what is most important is what is inside of the rectangle. Da Vinci helps construct important focal points in the painting within her face and helps centre her eyes and her mysterious smile.

"The Vetruvian Man" uses three golden rectangles to help construct perfect proportions of the human body.

Here is an example of the Golden Triangle and the Golden star used in "The Crucifix" By Raphael to help indicate that the angels and Mary and Joseph in the painting has an important relationship with Christ.