diff --git a/Final_Results/Original_Samples/Samples_Info_Licence.txt b/Final_Results/Original_Samples/Samples_Info_Licence.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..97df869 --- /dev/null +++ b/Final_Results/Original_Samples/Samples_Info_Licence.txt @@ -0,0 +1,26 @@ +"Cristina Soto Melodic Phrases" samples +======================================= + +It has not been possible to include the original vocal samples for copyright +reasons. The original samples used to create vocal examples can be downloaded +at: +http://freevocals.com/downloads/cristina-soto-melodic-phrases/ + +Iowa Orchestral Samples +======================= +The Orchestral database used for creating many of the examples is the +University of Iowa Orchestral samples. These are freely accessible for use +here: +http://theremin.music.uiowa.edu/ + +Alex Harker and Peyee Chen Vocal Database +========================================= +A vocal sample database was used for the creation of some examples. This was +used with the permission of Alex Harker and Peyee Chen. It is not publicly +available + +David Chaplin's Guitar Solo Samples +=================================== +A selection of guitar samples were created by David Chaplin for use with this +project. They have been included for demonstrative purposes with permission. +Copyright David Chaplin, 2016. diff --git a/Journal_Article.tex b/Journal_Article.tex index 8c5292f..7e394c2 100755 --- a/Journal_Article.tex +++ b/Journal_Article.tex @@ -317,16 +317,19 @@ may be used for creative sound design purposes. \section*{Results and Evaluation} + Overall, results generated by this project showed promise; a variety of + transformations were generated using open source instrument databases to + demonstarte the projects potential for sound design application. This + tested the project's ability to convincingly impose qualities of an + instrument onto target sounds. + In retrospect, a great deal of time was spent trying to improve the efficiency of the project. Although this was necessary, as initial tests were not feasible on most databases, it had a negative impact on the time available for developing perceptual qualities of the output. As a result of this, the overall quality of output may perhaps not be as high as that of - other projects in this area. It is clear that in it's current state this - project does not have the level of sophistication that might be needed for - this style of synthesis. Factors such as the low quantity of descriptors - supplied and basic transformations impede the overall quality of results. - This is further exacerbated by high computation required, resulting in + other projects in this area. + high computation required, resulting in large amounts of time needed to produce high quality results. An end user may not have the patience required to to reach the quality of results that might be possible. However, the fundamental concepts such as descriptor