This week I focused on improving the playback system and starting development of a basic sheet music visualizer. The main work involved refining the playback algorithm to better handle musical event timing and building an initial framework that will allow the system to visually represent sheet music during playback.
Playback System Updates
• Refined the playback algorithm to improve event sequencing and timing consistency.
• Reorganized the event processing logic to ensure that note events are triggered in a predictable order during playback.
• Improved handling of note-on and note-off events to make playback behavior more stable and easier to extend.
• Adjusted the playback pipeline so that event timing is managed more cleanly between the software processing layer and the output layer.
• These refinements help ensure that playback aligns more closely with the intended musical structure.
Sheet Music Visualizer Framework
• Began implementing a basic framework for a sheet music visualization component.
• Established an initial structure for representing musical events visually during playback.
• Implemented early components that track playback position and note timing.
• Designed the framework so it can later support highlighting notes or measures while the music is playing.
• The goal of this component is to help users visually connect the sheet music with the LED guidance on the keyboard.
Schedule
I am currently on schedule. The playback algorithm has been refined and the initial visualizer framework has been established. The project continues to move from early architecture work into functional implementation of core system components.
Deliverables for Next Week
• Integrate the playback algorithm with the sheet music visualizer framework.
• Improve timing synchronization between playback events and visual display updates.
• Expand the visualizer to support note highlighting and playback progress tracking.
• Begin testing the system with multiple pieces of sheet music to verify playback behavior.