The X170 protocol as a vehicle for 3D sound control

Presented by Shane Haw Supervisor: Richard Foss

Email: g08h4123@campus.ru.ac.za

1. A brief overview of my research.2. Further investigation into:

I. Audio Networking and the use of the X170 as a control protocol

II. Computer Graphics, Google Sketchup and the Ruby API

III. Human Computer Interaction and the use of the Microsoft Kinect

3. Questions

Overall Structure

Audio Networking• The AES-X170 Protocol is a control protocol– Allows the creation of X170 parameters,– And the accessing and setting of remote and local

parameters– Access is provided through the X170 parameter

heirarchy

Audio Networking• The X170 Addressing hierarchy has the

following sturcture:– Section Block (High level functional group)– Section Type (Subgroups)– Section Number (Channel/interface number)– Parameter Block (Cluster or group)– Parameter Block Index– Parameter Type (Describes actual parameter)– Parameter Index (Specific within parameter)

Audio Networking

Audio Networking

Computer Graphics• Google Sketchup

Computer Graphics

• Google Sketchup provides a Ruby API• Plugin Folder• Scripts can then be interacted with through

the use of tcp sockets

Human Computer Interaction• Microsoft Kinect• The SDK released on the 24th of June 2011• Provides skeletal tracking– Active tracking up to 2 people– Passive tracking of up to 4 additional people– Provides the 3 dimensional coordinates of several

preset skeletal joints

Questions ?