Design Step One (Part 1)
Design Step One (Part 1) Outline:
- Identify your interests
- Team up
- Find mentors
- Brainstorm (ongoing)
- Create your team’s management plan
Identify Your Interests
Teaming Up:
Finding Mentors:
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Brainstorming
Creating Management Plan
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Design Step One (Part 2)
Design Step One (Part 2) Outline:
- Identify/Define the problem
- Customer/Marketing Research (Research existing products, possible customers, Prepare a survey)
- Identify Possible solution/solutions
- Prepare a typed list of Design specifications
- Project proposal
Identify/Define the Problem
Problem Statement: When an amateur musician has rehearsals in spaces where equipment is sub-par, he or she may want something portable and simple that gives more level and equalization control.
Customer/Marketing Research
Identify Solutions
Current Solution
Currently, equalization can be found as either hardware or software. Most of the software is a paid subscription service that you can download on your computer and edit audio with, such as ProTools. However, this software is mostly compatible with pre-recorded audio, meaning this cannot be done in real time. However, there is equalization and leveling software that does work in real time. An example of this is software created by NCH, which is a free software that allows the equalization of audio passing through speakers and headphones. While this is an excellent equalizer, this can only be hooked up to a speaker that is attached to the computer. Additionally, it is not universally applicable, since certain speakers are non-compatible. Most live equalization software like this has similar issues; only applying to speakers that can be attached to the computer and not being applicable to a microphone or external speaker. There is software that is compatible with speakers to work in real time, such as Behringer. However, this software is only compatible with a specific speaker. Our device will be portable and allow simple connections between most types of speakers.
The hardware can be bought either separately or can be found with some speakers. The separate hardware can be attached to the speakers in the form of soundboards. However, they are fairly large and bulky. This size is because of all of the options available for the equalization of the audio. Additionally, with more options, bands, and channels, the price of the equalization hardware can become very expensive. Something similar to the current idea we have is a small box you can attach to your headphones to slightly alter the pitch of sounds that comes through it, as well as amplify the sound for your headphones. However, for its simplicity, it costs up to $225. It also does not have nearly the range that equalization has, as it is simply a pitch shifter and amplifier. With our design, we will add more options to make music leveled and sounding smoother. It will also be applicable to a wide variety of speakers rather than only to headphones.
Currently, equalization can be found as either hardware or software. Most of the software is a paid subscription service that you can download on your computer and edit audio with, such as ProTools. However, this software is mostly compatible with pre-recorded audio, meaning this cannot be done in real time. However, there is equalization and leveling software that does work in real time. An example of this is software created by NCH, which is a free software that allows the equalization of audio passing through speakers and headphones. While this is an excellent equalizer, this can only be hooked up to a speaker that is attached to the computer. Additionally, it is not universally applicable, since certain speakers are non-compatible. Most live equalization software like this has similar issues; only applying to speakers that can be attached to the computer and not being applicable to a microphone or external speaker. There is software that is compatible with speakers to work in real time, such as Behringer. However, this software is only compatible with a specific speaker. Our device will be portable and allow simple connections between most types of speakers.
The hardware can be bought either separately or can be found with some speakers. The separate hardware can be attached to the speakers in the form of soundboards. However, they are fairly large and bulky. This size is because of all of the options available for the equalization of the audio. Additionally, with more options, bands, and channels, the price of the equalization hardware can become very expensive. Something similar to the current idea we have is a small box you can attach to your headphones to slightly alter the pitch of sounds that comes through it, as well as amplify the sound for your headphones. However, for its simplicity, it costs up to $225. It also does not have nearly the range that equalization has, as it is simply a pitch shifter and amplifier. With our design, we will add more options to make music leveled and sounding smoother. It will also be applicable to a wide variety of speakers rather than only to headphones.