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

Pitch Test: D# - Overview

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This section provides a detailed analysis of synesthetic responses to the pitch D#, 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

Battery Cycle Completion Times - Pitch D#

Battery Start Time Finish Time Time Span
Battery 1 09:21 09:23 2 min
Battery 2 10:14 10:17 3 min
Battery 3 11:09 11:15 6 min
Battery 4 10:59 11:00 1 min
Battery 5 14:33 14:41 8 min
Battery 6 14:53 14:57 4 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 14446821 09:21:53 236369 104 149 244 Blue 56% 53% 49% 158% -1.61 1.19 1.22 Inliner 37.67% OFF
2 1 14446822 09:22:00 236369 105 144 241 Blue 0% 2% 1% 4% -1.59 1.12 1.16 Inliner 36.54% OFF
3 1 14446829 09:23:08 236369 77 188 235 Blue 11% 17% 2% 31% -2.05 1.72 1.06 Outlier 47.05% OFF
4 2 14446963 10:14:57 236392 235 72 140 Red-Violet 62% 45% 37% 145% 0.54 0.14 -0.61 Inliner 12.26% CLOSE
5 2 14446964 10:15:02 236392 246 74 212 Violet 4% 1% 28% 33% 0.72 0.17 0.66 Inliner 12.23% CLOSE
6 2 14446973 10:17:29 236392 249 84 231 Violet 1% 4% 7% 13% 0.77 0.31 0.99 Inliner 16.62% CLOSE
7 3 14447003 11:09:46 236393 241 59 180 Violet 3% 10% 20% 33% 0.64 -0.04 0.10 Inliner 6.95% CLOSE
8 3 14447028 11:15:03 236393 221 41 169 Red-Violet 8% 7% 4% 19% 0.31 -0.28 -0.10 Inliner 3.01% CLOSE
9 3 14447034 11:15:50 236393 120 241 14 Yellow-Green 40% 78% 61% 179% -1.35 2.45 -2.81 Outlier 62.53% OFF
10 4 14453160 10:59:12 236593 251 3 230 Violet 51% 93% 85% 229% 0.80 -0.80 0.97 Inliner 16.43% CLOSE
11 4 14453163 11:00:09 236593 243 5 159 Violet 3% 1% 28% 32% 0.67 -0.77 -0.27 Inliner 11.68% CLOSE
12 4 14453167 11:00:39 236593 250 1 173 Violet 3% 2% 5% 10% 0.78 -0.83 -0.03 Inliner 12.40% CLOSE
13 5 14453313 14:33:45 236597 212 0 148 Violet 15% 0% 10% 25% 0.16 -0.84 -0.47 Inliner 12.18% CLOSE
14 5 14453344 14:40:42 236597 159 3 119 Violet 21% 1% 11% 33% -0.71 -0.80 -0.97 Inliner 20.91% CLOSE
15 5 14453346 14:41:22 236597 183 7 161 Violet 9% 2% 16% 27% -0.31 -0.74 -0.24 Inliner 11.73% CLOSE
16 6 14453369 14:53:56 236599 247 10 167 Violet 25% 1% 2% 29% 0.73 -0.70 -0.13 Inliner 10.77% CLOSE
17 6 14453373 14:55:41 236599 250 15 199 Violet 1% 2% 13% 16% 0.78 -0.64 0.43 Inliner 10.87% CLOSE
18 6 14453388 14:57:41 236599 246 13 120 Violet 2% 1% 31% 33% 0.72 -0.66 -0.96 Inliner 16.82% CLOSE
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Pitch Ds
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Z Score Pitch Ds


Statistic R G B Color Name Closeness to Avg (%)
Average 202 62 175 Red-Violet 19.93%
Min 77 0 14 Red-Violet 3.01%
Max 251 241 244 Red-Violet 62.53%
Standard Dev (value) 61 73 57
Standard Dev (%) 24% 29% 22% 15.65%


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 0.22 0.35 0.07 0.64 PASS
Battery 2 0.11 0.09 0.71 0.92 PASS
Battery 3 0.95 1.57 1.30 3.82 FAILED
Battery 4 0.06 0.03 0.56 0.65 PASS
Battery 5 0.42 0.05 0.33 0.80 PASS
Battery 6 0.03 0.04 0.62 0.69 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 215 43 181 RED-VIOLET
Min 190 18 161 VIOLET
Max 240 67 201 RED-VIOLET
Standard Error 13 13 10
Margin of Error (%) 9.71% 9.61% 7.90% 9.08%
Number of Inliners 16 16 16 89%


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 99 215 125 YELLOW-GREEN
Number of Outliers 2 2 2 11.11%