Future Developments

Afterall, since this is still a prototype, there are lots of things need to be addressed:

Hardware

  • Increase number of fret buttons
  • Increase number of strings
  • Interface design to MIDI port
  • Wireless communication if possible
  • Figure out a way how to differentiate soft / hard plucking (right now it's all the same amplitude)
  • How about muting the sound ? (after you pluck a string then you hold it right away)
  • How to do lots other neat guitar techniques, sliding, etc ?
Software
  • Use MIDI port to do it or if stay with parallel port, use interrupt mode
  • Use a better timer
  • Increase user friendliness (it's dang confusing now)
  • Use a wavetable capability of the sound card
  • Save the file into Standard MIDI format instead of proprietary format.

Teams: Soeryanto Sutrisno (left), Adam Adjiwibawa (mid), Franciscus Handiono (right)