Synesthetic Explorations: An Autoethnographic Study on Music, Color, and Creativity/Pitch Cs

Pitch Test: C# - Overview

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This section provides a detailed analysis of synesthetic responses to the pitch C#, across six battery tests. Each test measured RGB values and associated Z-scores, examining the color outputs for consistency and outliers.

Subject Name: Arnaud Quercy

Test Data Overview for Pitch C#

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Battery Cycle Completion Times - Pitch Cs

Battery Start Time Finish Time Time Span
Battery 1 09:17 09:22 5 min
Battery 2 10:15 10:18 3 min
Battery 3 11:10 11:16 6 min
Battery 4 10:58 11:04 6 min
Battery 5 14:34 14:37 3 min
Battery 6 14:51 14:54 3 min

Number of Data Sets per Pitch (3 tests by battery) x 6 = 18

Test Data Overview

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Data Set Analysis: For each test, the average (mean) and standard deviation (STD) of RGB values were calculated to determine central tendencies and variation in the data.

Distance Calculations: Relative Distances- Calculated as the absolute difference between the current and previous RGB values, normalized by 255 to express the difference as a percentage.

Z-Score Calculation: Z-scores were used to measure how far each RGB value deviates from the average, helping to identify outliers.

Normalized Distribution: Each RGB value was normalized to a scale between 0 and 1 using the minimum and maximum values of the dataset.

Closeness to Target Color (Euclidean Distance) Calculated to measure the distance between each test result and the corrected average (target color). If the distance was less than 30%, the result was classified as “Close”; otherwise, it was classified as “Off.”

Test Battery Test ID Timestamp Battery ID R G B Color Name R dist G dist B dist Total Dist R Z-Score G Z-Score B Z-Score Outlier Status Closeness to Avg (%) Closeness Classification
1 1 14446800 09:17:41 236369 22 194 160 Blue-Green 8% 23% 12% 43% -0.59 0.40 0.53 Inliner 12.67% CLOSE
2 1 14446806 09:18:43 236369 50 242 214 Blue-Green 11% 19% 21% 51% -0.28 1.29 1.44 Inliner 24.19% CLOSE
3 1 14446824 09:22:29 236369 79 252 190 Blue-Green 11% 4% 9% 25% 0.04 1.48 1.03 Inliner 22.22% CLOSE
4 2 14446966 10:15:32 236392 201 188 28 Yellow 48% 25% 64% 136% 1.39 0.28 -1.70 Inliner 39.18% OFF
5 2 14446969 10:16:49 236392 14 174 132 Blue-Green 73% 5% 41% 120% -0.68 0.02 0.05 Inliner 12.06% CLOSE
6 2 14446979 10:18:08 236392 143 245 212 Blue-Green 51% 28% 31% 110% 0.75 1.35 1.40 Inliner 29.54% CLOSE
7 3 14447005 11:10:19 236393 249 217 102 Yellow 42% 11% 43% 96% 1.93 0.83 -0.45 Inliner 43.21% OFF
8 3 14447012 11:12:02 236393 34 252 216 Blue-Green 84% 14% 45% 143% -0.46 1.48 1.47 Inliner 26.84% CLOSE
9 3 14447038 11:16:31 236393 215 177 49 Yellow 71% 29% 65% 166% 1.55 0.08 -1.35 Inliner 38.91% OFF
10 4 14453157 10:58:05 236593 116 116 116 Gray 39% 24% 26% 89% 0.45 -1.06 -0.22 Inliner 17.27% CLOSE
11 4 14453159 10:58:47 236593 3 122 112 Blue-Green 44% 2% 2% 48% -0.80 -0.95 -0.29 Inliner 19.03% CLOSE
12 4 14453182 11:04:09 236593 3 122 121 Blue-Green 0% 0% 4% 4% -0.80 -0.95 -0.13 Inliner 18.55% CLOSE
13 5 14453314 14:34:06 236597 1 115 134 Blue-Green 1% 3% 5% 9% -0.82 -1.08 0.09 Inliner 19.59% CLOSE
14 5 14453324 14:36:13 236597 217 206 6 Yellow 85% 36% 50% 171% 1.57 0.62 -2.08 Outlier 45.66% OFF
15 5 14453329 14:37:45 236597 2 106 127 Blue-Green 84% 39% 47% 171% -0.81 -1.25 -0.03 Inliner 20.90% CLOSE
16 6 14453358 14:51:07 236599 4 121 142 Blue-Green 1% 6% 6% 13% -0.79 -0.97 0.22 Inliner 18.24% CLOSE
17 6 14453361 14:51:44 236599 1 126 130 Blue-Green 1% 2% 5% 8% -0.82 -0.87 0.02 Inliner 18.12% CLOSE
18 6 14453371 14:54:54 236599 2 136 129 Blue-Green 0% 4% 0% 5% -0.81 -0.69 0.00 Inliner 16.78% CLOSE


 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Pitch Cs
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Z Score Pitch Cs


Statistic R G B Color Name Closeness to Avg (%)
Average 75 173 129 Blue-Green 24.61%
Min 1 106 6 Blue-Green 12.06%
Max 249 252 216 Blue-Green 45.66%
Standard Dev (value) 90 54 59
Standard Dev (%) 35% 21% 23% 10.42%


Geometric Distance Results

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Pass/Fail Classification: Texsyn Toolbox Method-Tests are evaluated based on Euclidean distances. If the total distance is less than 1, the test is classified as “Pass,” and if greater than 1, the test is classified as “Fail.” This method aligns with the Synesthesia Battery / Texsyn Toolbox. https://synesthete.ircn.jp/files/EaglemanetalSynesthesiaBattery2006.pdf

Result using Euclidian Distances / Test Batteries
Battery R Dist G Dist B Dist Total Distance Status
Battery 1 0.45 0.45 0.42 1.33 FAILED
Battery 2 1.47 0.56 1.44 3.47 FAILED
Battery 3 1.69 0.59 1.31 3.58 FAILED
Battery 4 0.89 0.05 0.07 1.00 FAILED
Battery 5 1.69 0.78 1.00 3.48 FAILED
Battery 6 0.02 0.12 0.10 0.24 PASS

Average RGB Without Outliers (Z-score < abs(2))

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Recalculation Excluding Outliers: After identifying outliers, averages, minimums, and maximums were recalculated to define a more accurate target color by excluding extreme values.

Statistic R G B Color Name
Average 67 171 136 BLUE-GREEN
Min 26 145 111 BLUE-GREEN
Max 108 197 161 BLUE-GREEN
Standard Error 21 13 13
Margin of Error (%) 15.93% 10.16% 9.73% 11.94%
Number of Inliners 17 17 17 94%


Average RGB of Outliers Only (Z-score > abs(2))

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Outlier Identification and Trend Analysis: Outliers are analyzed separately to explore possible patterns or relationships between pitch proximity and color, considering color blindness and relative pitch shifts.

Statistic R G B Color Name
Average 217 206 6 YELLOW
Number of Outliers 1 1 1 5.56%