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Future Work for the Virtual Drum Kit

Module by: Kriti Charan, Tanwee Misra, Janice Chow. E-mail the authorsEdited By: Kriti Charan, Tanwee Misra, Janice Chow

Summary: Conclusions and future directions of the project.

Conclusion

While the virtual drum kit is not advanced enough to replace a real drum kit for a professional drummer, it is an enjoyable alternative for anyone aspiring to learn how to play the drums or amateur music enthusiasts looking for an affordable solution.

Further improvements in our implementation could lead to a drum kit that is almost as good as a real drum kit.

Room for Improvement

  • Addition of the bass drum, hi hat, ride cymbals for a fuller drum kit.
  • Incorporation of a change in volume based on the acceleration with which drums are hit.
  • Higher frame rate and more powerful machines to overcome the delay and visual latency.
  • Adding customizability to allow the user to modify the positions of the drums, and the sounds that are played.

Future Work

The concept of LED tracking forms the base of many useful implementations. More specifically, our Matlab code can be easily modified to implement a virtual whiteboard or any other percussion instrument.

With a sense of adventure and some degree of technological innovation and creativity, virtual musical instruments can replace expensive physical musical instruments while delivering comparable results.

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