Problems to Overcome

1. Sound samples have to be cut into smaller sounds in order for them to adhere to one frequency
2. Sound samples have to be put through a frequency detector individually
3. The frequency detectors currently on the market are the best estimates of the frequency
4. Sound samples will be used quickly and so the recording and editing of new samples will have to be done often.  
5. Find a way to mix the samples together- put all the low sounds on the same track?  Or put them on tracks according to their acoustic properties?

Breaking It Down

In order to ensure that the categorization of sounds is effective and productive, each sound will be cut into smaller sections enabling that sound to stay at a certain frequency (i.e. larger sounds which vary in frequency will be cut into smaller parts each having only 1 frequency).  

This editing stage will be done in Cubase.

These smaller sounds will then be processed in Pd.  Using a patch I have created, the sound effect will be loaded and then it's frequency determined using the fiddle object.  

The sound will then be placed into a folder containing other sounds with the same frequency.  

These folders will later be renamed according to their specific note for ease when reading a score.

Baby Steps

Step 1

Create one whole folder of sounds

Step 2

Sub divide by frequency

Step 3

Rename by note names

End

There'll be a set of folders named "Notes"

Notes will have all the notes inside it and folders within each note.  For example, if you go into notes and choose A3 then you will have a range of folders of sound all with that specific frequency, i.e romantic, hits, electrical, sustained, organic, synthesised etc.

Avant-Garde

Definition of avant-garde in English:

- "New and experimental ideas and methods in art, music, or literature"

- "Favouring or introducing new and experimental ideas and methods"

Origin

- late Middle English (denoting the vanguard of an army): from French, literally 'vanguard'. Current senses date from the early 20th century.