d. 24 hours w/o Technology

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Spring Break for me was personally a fantastic time for Bridgette and I to work ahead in this class and came to the thought of doing this challenge would be a perfect opportunity to do this challenge. After completing my first round of recordings all on Saturday, Bridgette and I found it as a perfect opportunity yesterday Sunday the 9th, to step away from technology. There was some immediate effects I noticed in regards to how I received dopamine and how much short time stimulus had effected me. The overall day yesterday was filled with activities, daylight and night time adventures and genuinely having to be more invested with what is in front of me. I noticed that because technology wasn’t with me, I needed to really invest in how I display forms of communication and that my adhd was even more hyperactive since I didn’t have any short term focuses. I noticed myself really struggling at first with what I wanted to do. I relied back on my hobbies that took me very far throughout the day which was carving out time for the gym, going on car rides, sitting outside and relaxing, practicing my tuba but with no ipad music and a lot of other things that made it a lot easier to go through the day. Overall, I think that was a really informative experience for me in regards to how much I rely on technology and now I have a stronger appreciation for what technology can provide.

C. White Balance

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What:

White balance refers to the color temperature at which white objects on film actually look white. But it’s not just about the appearance of white; all the colors in your shot are determined by how you set your white balance.


Why is it important?

The correct white balance for a scene depends on the colour temperature of the light. “In the most basic terms, your white balance tells you that if your whites are off, your color temperature’s off. And if your color temperature is off, you’ve got to figure out if your camera is set at the wrong color temperature or if the issue is in your lighting

c. Calculating Amperage

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This post is help calculate the amperage requirements of a typical home setup based on each unit’s power consumption in watts and explain how to keep from tripping a breaker with that gear.

  • Home Studio setup watts calculation:
    • Computer = ~500 watts
    • Monitors = 200 watts (for 2)
    • Ac Powered Interface = ~15 watts
    • Analog Synthesizer = ~30 watts
      • Total watts used = 745 watts
  • Calculating Amperage:
    • Amperage = Power (watts) / Voltage (V)
    • (745 watts) / (120 Volts) = 6.21 amps (the voltage amount derived from the average voltage a home would be getting. This number could be dependent on how many volts is going through your home)
  • Final Answer:
    • Using the Standard Voltage in North America, a typical home studio would require about 6.21 amps to operate.

  • Discuss how to locate and operate the circuit breaker panel for repairs, upgrades, and when a breaker is tripped.
    • Panels are typically located in the basement, garage, or utility rooms of homes. It is defined by being a metal box fully encased.
  • Operating the circuit breaker panel:
    • To fix the breaker panel when it is tripped, flip the breaker to the off position and then back on.
    • To upgrade and repair the breaker panel when it is tripped, turn off the main power switch and have a circuit installed for any new studio gear upgrades.

a. Arduino Project Interests

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Arduino Jukebox

The Arduino Jukebox look incredible and a really fun form of integrating technology with music! On the website you need a recorded amount of about ~ 15 materials. It’s fully interactive with a coin slot mechanism to “pay” for the music and since it’s not using vinyl records, you use a keyboard to select the tracks you want so the options could be unlimited which is really awesome and appealing!

Arduino Voice Command Infotainment Upgrade for Cars

This sounds WICKED. The purpose for this is enhance an already pre-existing system and that you are not completely structuring a new piece of technology to be attached. “Initially my father’s car had a basic infotainment system that only played music and FM radio Later, my father decided to install a touchscreen android based infotainment system. However it lacked voice controlled feature, which sparked my idea to create this project. I was further inspired by high end cars with built it voice controlled infotainment and wanted to see if I could replicate similar feature using accessible hardware.” This was the author’s story and I found that to be really sweet, something that is really intuitive and helpful day to day!