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Welcome, from FODI 2011…

Posted on June 21, 2011 by Sam — No Comments ↓
[caption id="attachment_214" align="alignleft" width="225"] iResponse at FODI 2011, Bournemouth University[/caption]

If you’re reading this, I’m assuming you’ve been directed here either by me, or by scanning my QR code at the Festival of Design and Innovation. In either case, Welcome. I’m glad you’d like to know a bit more about me, and the projects i’m working on. Feel free to browse the site, you can find my CV (I’m currently looking for employment!) and examples of my previous work, etc.

The project I’ve been exhibiting at FODI 2011 is the ‘iResponse’ iPhone application, more release information is available here. Once FODI is complete, I will be uploading the promotional materials and examples demoed at the show for you to download and experiment with. Currently the application is still in development, but release is scheduled towards the end of this year (2011.)

Another project I’ve been working on, and has become quite popular in the media recently is ‘Twinthesis’. This is a synthesiser which is powered entirely by data from Twitter in real-time. The synthesiser takes data from the 20 most recent tweets at any different time, and maps each character of a tweet to various tones, hums, and bleeps to create a unique sonification of that tweet. The synthesiser is built within the Max/MSP architecture and is available to download here.

That’s all for now, I hope you enjoy the site. Please feel free to contact me, either by email, twitter (@Sammio2) or using the built in form here. This site will be regularly updated with progress on my work and various project ideas that I am starting and hoping to work on after graduation.

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C++ VST Vibrato Plugin

Posted on November 4, 2010 by Sam — 2 Comments ↓
VST Vibrato Plugin

The following project was to fully design and implement a vibrato plugin for Cubase using Steinberg’s VST SDK. The plugin is programmed in the C++ language and is provided here for you to download. You have the option of downloading just the .dll plugin file (which is all you need to use the plugin), but I have chosen to provide a version which contains the source code project (Microsoft Visual Studio 2008 format) and the initial algorithm modelling (in MaxMSP format).

The full download also contains the VST SDK 2.4 but is referenced to locally, so you should not need to install and configure the SDK to view the working project. Please note that the SDK is completely owned by Steinberg, and I have not made any modifications to the development kit for use within this project. Below are the links to the downloadable files, including the software manual for the plugin.

- Full Download (Including Plugin, Source Project, and SDK)

- Plugin Only (Just the .DLL file)

- Software Manual

To install the plugin for use within Cubase, simply copy the file “Vibrato.dll” to the following Directory…

"C:\Program Files\Steinberg\Cubase Studio 5\VSTPlugins"

This directory may be different depending on your current operating system or version of Cubase. Please see the software manual for more detailed system requirements and installation instructions. This work was produced as a second year assignment for Bournemouth University, please feel free to use the example and learn from the source code but please don’t try and pass it off as your own work.

As always, thank you for your interest in my development work. Any comments, suggestions, or feedback are always welcomed in the comments below or via the Contact Me form.

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DSLR Photography Flash Application

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Sam — No Comments ↓

This post contains a video demonstrating a flash application I created in the first year of study at Bournemouth University. The brief was for a simple tutorial based application developed in Adobe Flash, to demonstrate key principles of digital SLR photography. My application exceeded the expectations for the assignment, and i received a grade of 98% for this piece of work, please feel free to watch the video below.

The application was developed entirely in Adobe Flash, I created the graphic elements using Adobe Photoshop, and all photographs were taken by me specifically for this project. The application makes use of both standard animation techniques as well as action script code, and object orientated programming. I have been further developing this application and intend to release it for free in the near future.

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MAT Promotional Video

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Sam — No Comments ↓

The brief for this piece of work was to create a promotional video on a subject of your choice. I chose to promote the course I am studying at Bournemouth University. This video was shot in pairs, and over half an hour of footage was edited and mixed to fit into a strict 2 minute time slot. The video is embedded below and is hosted on youtube.

The video was shot and edited in 1080p high definition video, all editing and sound design was performed using Final Cut Pro, and Soundtrack Pro.

Please note, the embedded video is only 360p resolution. You can click through to youtube to view the 720p HD version. This work was produced in my first year at Bournemouth University.

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RMS Amplitude Investigation: Professional vs Amateur recordings.

Posted on November 3, 2010 by Sam — No Comments ↓

This report is an initial investigation into the differences in RMS amplitude between professional and amateur recordings. It was an investigation I conducted in my second year of studies at Bournemouth University. It had been mentioned to me by many industry professionals that the use of compression to boost a tracks volume was becoming more and more apparent in modern day studio recordings. I wanted to find some proof of this, and so i undertook the study comparing professional and amateur recordings. The investigation is available to view and download below.

PDF Format - RMS Amplitude Investigation

Please feel free to use the investigation and reference to it if applicable, but do bear in mind that this was produced as part of a university assessment and certain constraints were applied, these are detailed fully within the document. Finally, this report should be viewed as a preliminary investigation only, due to the small sample sizes used for analysis.

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