Date of Award

Spring 2024

Document Type

Thesis

Publisher

Santa Clara : Santa Clara University, 2024

Department

Electrical and Computer Engineering

First Advisor

Andy Wolfe

Abstract

Musicians, specifically vocalists, need new ways to integrate artistic expression into their craft. VoxArt is a system utilizing hand movements to control digital audio effects. Giving artistic expression into the hands of the vocalist as a conductor is to an orchestra emphasizing vocals with hand movements will have new meaning for vocalists. The development of the project aimed to use simple, easy to use off the shelf hardware such as a sensor on a glove to measure hand angle positions and in effect, alter audio effect parameters using a closed loop control system. Research and development has led to the creation of a wired sensor glove connected to a central processing unit with the ability to control pitch shift and reverb using specific hand adjustments controlled via state machine logic. Musicians are able to utilize the system through the input and output 3.5mm audio jacks. Vocalists need a smart, portable, and easy-to-use audio effects control method to focus on their music production, and VoxArt provides a solution.

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