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

Pitch Test: G - Overview

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

Battery Start Time Finish Time Time Span
Battery 1 09:16 09:21 5 min
Battery 2 10:19 10:19 1 min
Battery 3 11:10 11:16 6 min
Battery 4 11:00 11:02 2 min
Battery 5 14:38 14:38 1 min
Battery 6 14:52 14:56 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 14446797 09:16:53 236369 249 126 3 Orange 4% 7% 3% 14% 0.60 0.40 -0.50 Inlier 4.84% CLOSE
2 1 14446802 09:17:55 236369 242 166 16 Orange 3% 16% 5% 24% 0.47 1.26 -0.33 Inlier 10.47% CLOSE
3 1 14446816 09:21:03 236369 238 113 43 Orange-Red 2% 21% 11% 33% 0.40 0.11 0.02 Inlier 6.60% CLOSE
4 2 14446990 10:19:14 236392 192 133 42 Orange 18% 8% 0% 26% -0.44 0.55 0.01 Inlier 11.30% CLOSE
5 2 14446991 10:19:17 236392 197 89 34 Orange 2% 17% 3% 22% -0.35 -0.40 -0.10 Inlier 11.56% CLOSE
6 2 14446994 10:19:31 236392 230 181 25 Yellow-Orange 13% 36% 4% 53% 0.25 1.58 -0.21 Inlier 13.82% CLOSE
7 3 14447006 11:10:30 236393 24 4 246 Blue-Violet 81% 69% 87% 237% -3.50 -2.24 2.67 Outlier 75.17% OFF
8 3 14447021 11:13:42 236393 202 136 26 Yellow-Orange 70% 52% 86% 208% -0.26 0.61 -0.20 Inlier 8.07% CLOSE
9 3 14447039 11:16:39 236393 149 3 251 Violet 21% 52% 88% 161% -1.22 -2.26 2.74 Outlier 62.55% OFF
10 4 14453168 11:00:57 236593 227 144 0 Yellow-Orange 31% 55% 98% 184% 0.20 0.78 -0.54 Inlier 6.44% CLOSE
11 4 14453169 11:01:03 236593 230 122 6 Yellow-Orange 1% 9% 2% 12% 0.25 0.31 -0.46 Inlier 2.22% CLOSE
12 4 14453173 11:02:00 236593 228 78 14 Orange 1% 17% 3% 21% 0.21 -0.64 -0.36 Inlier 9.74% CLOSE
13 5 14453332 14:38:21 236597 252 80 0 Orange 9% 1% 5% 16% 0.65 -0.60 -0.54 Inlier 10.81% CLOSE
14 5 14453333 14:38:25 236597 250 128 2 Yellow-Orange 1% 19% 1% 20% 0.61 0.44 -0.51 Inlier 5.27% CLOSE
15 5 14453335 14:38:47 236597 245 118 11 Yellow-Orange 2% 4% 4% 9% 0.52 0.22 -0.40 Inlier 3.08% CLOSE
16 6 14453363 14:52:29 236599 252 108 5 Orange 3% 4% 2% 9% 0.65 0.01 -0.47 Inlier 5.79% CLOSE
17 6 14453374 14:55:53 236599 246 102 9 Orange 2% 2% 2% 6% 0.54 -0.12 -0.42 Inlier 5.44% CLOSE
18 6 14453383 14:56:49 236599 239 108 11 Orange 3% 2% 1% 6% 0.41 0.01 -0.40 Inlier 3.40% CLOSE
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Pitch G
 
Synesthetic Explorations by Arnaud Quercy - Z Score Pitch G


Statistic R G B Color Name Closeness to Avg (%)
Average 216 108 41 RED-ORANGE 14.25%
Min 24 3 0 RED-ORANGE 2.22%
Max 252 181 251 PINK-MAGENTA 75.17%
Standard Dev (value) 55 46 77
Standard Dev (%) 22% 18% 30% 20.25%


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 0.09 0.42 0.31 0.82 PASS
Battery 2 0.30 0.72 0.13 1.15 FAILED
Battery 3 1.40 1.04 1.76 4.20 FAILED
Battery 4 0.02 0.52 0.11 0.65 PASS
Battery 5 0.05 0.38 0.09 0.52 PASS
Battery 6 0.10 0.05 0.05 0.20 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 232 121 15 RED-ORANGE
Min 223 107 8 RED-ORANGE
Max 242 135 22 RED-ORANGE
Standard Error 5 7 4
Margin of Error (%) 3.76% 5.42% 2.77% 3.98%
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 87 4 249 BLUE-VIOLET
Number of Outliers 2 2 2 11.11%