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*31/Oct  
*31/Oct  
** Expanded section on parallelizing FFTs and added subsection about FFTW
** Expanded section on parallelizing FFTs and added subsection about FFTW
*5/Nov
** Edited section on frequency spectrum, added an image. More expansion to come.
*7/Nov
** Added section describing the 3 main states of a speech wave.
*13/Nov
** Continued to read about Fourier Series and Fourier Analysis
** Started section about pedagogical aspects of the project, not much yet
*19/Nov-26/Nov
** Did a bit here and there, not much
*4/Dec
** Worked on pedagogical section, added more prose to introduction
** Added section to talk about the project as I visualized it, and what I actually got done.


==== Project Items ====
==== Project Items ====
* 31/Oct
* 31/Oct
** started working on getting FFTW installed to play with
** started working on getting FFTW installed to play with
* 12/Nov
** Downloaded Audacity and started messing with it
*29/Nov
** Downloaded sndtofftw and looked at it


==== Journal ====
==== Journal ====
* Updated 26/Oct
* Updated 26/Oct
* Updated 31/Oct
* Updated 31/Oct
* Updated 5/Nov
* Updated 6/Nov
* Updated 7/Nov
* Updated 12/Nov
* Updated 13/Nov
* Updated 4/Dec


==== To Do ====
==== To Do List // Notes ====
* Find a good picture and some more information on formants, parts of a wave. At least picture
* Find a good picture and some more information on formants. At least picture
* More understanding of Fourier math
* More understanding of Fourier math - OK
* How to use FFTW
** Is there anything that explains the Fourier series in a similar way to "Who Is Joseph Fourier?" -- Yes. The wiki page. Duh.
* section about pedagogical aspects of the project
* How to use FFTW - snd2fftw? Windows utility, no makefile, easily cross-platform compatible?
* section about pedagogical aspects of the project - Added
* Analyzing the voice section: How to get from sound file to DFT
** How do I get from audio file to an array? of values I can give to FFTW?
* Differences between male and female voice - Done
* Look into Octave (open source analog of MatLab)
* Related technologies//applications
** Kurzweil's device
** Docomo translator

Latest revision as of 01:32, 5 December 2011

Paper Items

  • 20/Oct - 22/Oct
    • Continued to work on Survey Paper revision. Added images, changed or expanded explanations in a few places, identified ideas for further research. Added bibliography, citations, and table of contents.
  • 31/Oct
    • Expanded section on parallelizing FFTs and added subsection about FFTW
  • 5/Nov
    • Edited section on frequency spectrum, added an image. More expansion to come.
  • 7/Nov
    • Added section describing the 3 main states of a speech wave.
  • 13/Nov
    • Continued to read about Fourier Series and Fourier Analysis
    • Started section about pedagogical aspects of the project, not much yet
  • 19/Nov-26/Nov
    • Did a bit here and there, not much
  • 4/Dec
    • Worked on pedagogical section, added more prose to introduction
    • Added section to talk about the project as I visualized it, and what I actually got done.

Project Items

  • 31/Oct
    • started working on getting FFTW installed to play with
  • 12/Nov
    • Downloaded Audacity and started messing with it
  • 29/Nov
    • Downloaded sndtofftw and looked at it

Journal

  • Updated 26/Oct
  • Updated 31/Oct
  • Updated 5/Nov
  • Updated 6/Nov
  • Updated 7/Nov
  • Updated 12/Nov
  • Updated 13/Nov
  • Updated 4/Dec

To Do List // Notes

  • Find a good picture and some more information on formants. At least picture
  • More understanding of Fourier math - OK
    • Is there anything that explains the Fourier series in a similar way to "Who Is Joseph Fourier?" -- Yes. The wiki page. Duh.
  • How to use FFTW - snd2fftw? Windows utility, no makefile, easily cross-platform compatible?
  • section about pedagogical aspects of the project - Added
  • Analyzing the voice section: How to get from sound file to DFT
    • How do I get from audio file to an array? of values I can give to FFTW?
  • Differences between male and female voice - Done
  • Look into Octave (open source analog of MatLab)
  • Related technologies//applications
    • Kurzweil's device
    • Docomo translator