A System for Experiments on Music Perception and Cognition using Apple Macintosh and HyperCard
MIYAZAKI Ken'ichi
Journal of Music Perception and Cognition, 4, 100-111 (1998)
An experiment system for music perception and cognition is described. This system consists of a Macintosh computer and two HyperCard stacks written in its built-in programming language, HyperTalk. The stacks are designed for the purpose of an absolute-pitch test and a melody recognition experiment, which can use either built-in QuickTime musical instruments or a MIDI input/output system for producing test sounds and registering subjectsÕ responses. When the QuickTime is used, only a computer system is needed, whereas when the MIDI system is used, an external MIDI sound generator, a MIDI keyboard, and an audio-production systm are needed. This system, compact, inexpensive, and easy to construct, enables experimenters to present complex visual and auditory stimulus sequences and measure response time. It could be, therefore, applied to other various experimental situations.