AR Scratching

April 2009

Description

I was playing around with some AR markers the other day and came up with this idea. taking just a plain old vinyl record and attaching an AR marker to the label you can track the record in 3D space. The next question was, can you scratch the record?

So by figuring out the velocity of the records rotation and applying it to the payback of the audio you can scratch. There is some digital noise that needs to bee worked out, but sounds pretty good. Its still really hard to scratch, it takes some practice but is super fun. The next step is to figure out some nice triggers for different modes. I like the idea of not needing a turntable but the actual spinning of the record helps with the scratching and playback. I made a couple modes, one where the record is paused and you can just scratch through the song. The other looks for zero velocity for x time and then continues on with the song. If there is velocity you then are scratching and the audio is affected. I think that this project has some legs can’t wait to play more.

56 Responses to “AR Scratching”

  1. julapy

    thats awesome!
    such a brilliant idea… well done.

  2. julapy

    btw, what kind of capture device are you using there?

  3. Todd Vanderlin

    Thanks :) Its a 1024×768 imaging source camera. They are great.

  4. Shannon Norrell

    Hey! I too am totally into AR. I think it is more significant than the internet. Actually _why turned me on to your work. Let’s chat over email or something. Maybe there’s some code collaboration we can do. I have been a presentation layer specialist for a long time. Expert in browser-based tech (Javascript/CSS, Flex/ Flash, etc).

    I think we should talk man.

    Shannon Norrell
    webdood@technologist.com

  5. Carlos Martins

    Really cool indeed. :)

    What frame rate are you capturing at?

  6. bob

    Thanks it was fun and educational

  7. Antony Kitson

    Good Skills! Most impressed :)

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