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

Pitch Test: E - Overview

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

Battery Start Time Finish Time Time Span
Battery 1 09:18 09:23 5 min
Battery 2 10:16 10:20 4 min
Battery 3 11:11 11:13 2 min
Battery 4 10:54 11:04 10 min
Battery 5 14:39 14:41 2 min
Battery 6 14:50 14:56 6 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 14446804 09:18:24 236369 135 249 7 Yellow-Green 13% 3% 4% 20% 0.09 0.38 -0.40 Inliner 4.41% CLOSE
2 1 14446818 09:21:21 236369 92 247 17 Yellow-Green 17% 1% 4% 22% -0.52 0.36 -0.11 Inliner 5.68% CLOSE
3 1 14446830 09:23:14 236369 140 245 15 Yellow-Green 19% 1% 1% 20% 0.16 0.33 -0.17 Inliner 5.59% CLOSE
4 2 14446968 10:16:11 236392 200 249 14 Yellow-Green 24% 2% 0% 25% 1.01 0.38 -0.20 Inliner 19.07% CLOSE
5 2 14446993 10:19:28 236392 66 238 7 Yellow-Green 53% 4% 3% 60% -0.88 0.24 -0.40 Inliner 11.46% CLOSE
6 2 14446999 10:20:04 236392 161 251 12 Yellow-Green 37% 5% 2% 44% 0.46 0.41 -0.26 Inliner 10.28% CLOSE
7 3 14447011 11:11:52 236393 44 237 21 Yellow-Green 46% 5% 4% 55% -1.19 0.23 0.01 Inliner 16.61% CLOSE
8 3 14447015 11:12:49 236393 214 7 130 Violet 67% 90% 43% 200% 1.21 -2.76 3.22 Outlier 64.51% OFF
9 3 14447018 11:13:20 236393 49 239 21 Yellow-Green 65% 91% 43% 198% -1.12 0.25 0.01 Inliner 15.45% CLOSE
10 4 14453147 10:54:48 236593 38 250 0 Yellow-Green 4% 4% 8% 17% -1.28 0.40 -0.61 Inliner 17.80% CLOSE
11 4 14453151 10:56:58 236593 77 253 0 Yellow-Green 15% 1% 0% 16% -0.73 0.44 -0.61 Inliner 9.22% CLOSE
12 4 14453183 11:04:23 236593 243 250 4 Yellow-Green 65% 1% 2% 68% 1.62 0.40 -0.49 Inliner 28.81% CLOSE
13 5 14453338 14:39:35 236597 245 10 90 Red-Violet 1% 94% 34% 129% 1.64 -2.72 2.04 Outlier 63.54% OFF
14 5 14453345 14:41:02 236597 195 244 11 Yellow-Green 20% 92% 31% 142% 0.94 0.32 -0.29 Inliner 17.91% CLOSE
15 5 14453348 14:41:34 236597 153 239 3 Yellow-Green 16% 2% 3% 22% 0.34 0.25 -0.52 Inliner 8.66% CLOSE
16 6 14453356 14:50:32 236599 30 252 1 Yellow-Green 48% 5% 1% 54% -1.39 0.42 -0.58 Inliner 19.60% CLOSE
17 6 14453376 14:56:08 236599 131 249 3 Yellow-Green 40% 1% 1% 42% 0.03 0.38 -0.52 Inliner 3.79% CLOSE
18 6 14453381 14:56:35 236599 101 242 17 Yellow-Green 12% 3% 5% 20% -0.39 0.29 -0.11 Inliner 3.88% CLOSE
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Pitch E
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Z Score Pitch E


Statistic R G B Color Name Closeness to Avg (%)
Average 129 220 21 Yellow-Green 18.13%
Min 30 7 0 Yellow-Green 3.79%
Max 245 253 130 Yellow-Green 64.51%
Standard Dev (value) 71 77 34
Standard Dev (%) 28% 30% 13% 18.03%


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 0.38 0.03 0.08 0.49 PASS
Battery 2 1.05 0.10 0.05 1.21 FAILED
Battery 3 1.33 1.82 0.85 4.01 FAILED
Battery 4 1.61 0.02 0.03 1.66 FAILED
Battery 5 0.72 1.84 0.68 3.24 FAILED
Battery 6 0.79 0.08 0.13 1.00 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 116 246 10 YELLOW-GREEN
Min 84 243 6 YELLOW-GREEN
Max 147 249 13 YELLOW-GREEN
Standard Error 16 1 2
Margin of Error (%) 12.35% 1.03% 1.42% 4.93%
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 230 9 110 RED-VIOLET
Number of Outliers 2 2 2 11.11%