G12 PedalVision

Project Description

G12 PedalVision is an instrument multi-effects system designed to be an alternate to the fully digital boards utilizing digital signal processing, and the pricey single analog effects on the market. Specifically the G12 PedalVision was designed to have the more desirable aspects of both analog and digital effects while offering versatility and expandability, while maintaining low weight and ease of portability. In addition to the multiple audio effects, the G12 PedalVision also has an led feedback matrix display that will allow for the audio signal to be translated to into a multitude of colors and blinking patterns based on frequency and depending on the current settings.

Group Members

Ayesha Arif: An Electrical Engineering student at the University of Central Florida. She transferred to the University of Central Florida in Fall 2014. Initially, Ayesha, began school as a nursing student. After shadowing physicians at UF Shands in Jacksonville, she realized she was interested in the engineering aspect of the field. The topics for this project were new for Ayesha, because she had no experience in the music. She is interested in the design aspect of any project and enjoys the hands on building/trouble shooting process.

Brian Boga: An Electrical Engineering student here at the University of Central Florida. He started school initially after a degree in Mechanical Engineering, but quickly changed his path to Electrical Engineering after some careful evaluation of potential jobs that he desired to have in the future, and the best way of obtaining those positions was with a degree in Electrical Engineering. Brian is also a current member in the United States Air Force Reserves where he gets to both load munitions onto fighter jets, but he also gets to troubleshoot Electrical issues within the weapons release systems which has helped him reinforce some electrical and computer information that he had learned while in school. He has not dealt with many of this projects problems, such as digital signal processing, frequency calculations, or power supply design. That in mind he is thrilled to obtain this knowledge through research as well as through trial and error.

Kevin Leone: A Computer Engineering student here at the University of Central Florida. He started school at UCF in 2013 without initially knowing what he wanted to do. After two years, and building his own computer later, he decided to pursue a Computer Engineering degree. He also has an interest in mathematics, giving him the motivation to complete a mathematics minor. He is currently working as a Software Engineering Intern through UCF's CWEP (College Work Experience Program), where he is able to work with embedded and high level programming. This project was a new topic for him, since he was never introduced to digital signal processing in the courses that were required to be taken. Also, he did not have any previous experience with guitars or effects pedals. Although this may have held him back initially, the research was found to be very interesting. He primarily shows interest in software design, but is very eager to learn and understand the hardware applications of any system. He has recently accepted a full time position to work for Lockheed Martin as a Software Engineer Associate after graduation.

Jose Ramirez: An Electrical Engineering student at the University of Central Florida. He started his studies at UCF in 2013 without initially which discipline to pursue. He knew he wanted something that he could incorporate into his interest in audio recording and live performance, so after having conversations with professors upon completion of his first semester he decided to pursue an Electrical Engineering degree. Due to the artistic nature of this project, he was thrilled to be able to work on a product that he has used before. Having seen disadvantages of current products, he wanted to design a system without the current disadvantages. He is currently working as a Reliability Engineering Intern through the College Work Experience Program, where he is helping track failures and implement corrective actions to ensure a high-quality product is delivered to the customer. He has recently accepted a job offer from Texas Instruments for an Applications Engineer position, which he will start upon graduation from UCF.