Project Update 1 (9/13/2024):
Attached below is a sketch of what the Delay pedal that me and Xavier will be contributing to the pedalboard might look like. Currently, we have two main ideas of alterations to the typical delay design to improve utility to Viola players: EQ on delay repeats, and delay sample length cutting. My drawing below shows a control configuration for a fairly typical delay pedal, with the notable addition of a switch for a delay sample length cut.
To Do List:
- Work with Georgia to record a Viola test track for preliminary testing of existing Delay/Reverb pedals.
- Meet with Dr. Pinar to assess what aspects of his multi-fx pedal project could be utilized for the Pedalboard.
- If a hardware platform is confirmed in meeting, begin coding the delay effect/making block diagram of how delay effect will work/interface with hardware.
- If a hardware platform unknown after meeting, research and decide on microcontroller platform and add-ons to use for pedal.
- Create presentation slides for Thursday meeting.
Concerns:
My primary concern going into next week is how much of Dr. Pinar’s project will be useful for our purposes. The meeting will be on Monday morning, so we will have a full workweek to apply what we learn from him, but the anticipation is killing me.