A decent computer and lots of volume is recommended.
Well, due to the fear of slipping behind, I felt I better start learning the new Flash language, Actionscript 3, and at first glance, one of the coolest features is definitely the SoundMixer.computeSpectrum function.
This is a quick experiment which uses the spectrum data of a streaming mp3 to trigger animation. Although it dynamically reacts to the beat, there are elements of randomness in this example so the animation / visualisation is different every time.
I’ve seen a few Actionscript 3 visualisations before, though they tend to follow the graphic equaliser tradition, whereas I wanted something a little more creative.
I will release some source code as soon as I have built this into a robust class. I intend to build an easily customisable music visualisation program which can build visualisations from your own graphics with various configurable parameters.
Download: AS3 Audio VisualiserHave fun, but epileptics beware!
The track is Öngyilkos Vasárnap by Venetian Snares
Man, this is so great. Please!!! Help a bruther out and post some code!!!
Thanks,
John
I love it. Not only is the sound dope, but your animations are killer, they remind me alot of Presstube.com
Hope your able to post some source.
Good Stuff.
Vsnares, wooop wooop!
Badass.
<3
did you ever post a tutorial/script? I looked but couldn’t find it :/
did it ever get published?
Yeah, the source code was never published as it was my first AS3 adventure and is a rather hacktastic affair!
I am building an AS3 Music Visualisation Class, which will allow you to easily build visualisers using simple shortcuts and built in methods. I intended to post it last week, but have been working on beat detection which has proved to be a larger job than I had first anticipated.
I’m still testing different algorithms in order to find the most efficient and universally applicable to a variety of input. Once this is done I will release the project with several examples and a tutorial on implementing the Class.
If you can’t wait, here are the source files for the above experiment (minus the artwork which I would rather not distribute)
Keep an eye out for the AS3 Visualiser Class, it’ll be sweet! I’ll email all of you who have commented on this post when it’s out.
thank you very very much….
hey, I thew a song in there and the artwork appeared. So the animations were included in there. Just thought i’d let you know.
thanks for the file!
Dude, it’s awesome!
Please keep me posted if there are updates.
cheers
Hey dude, awesome work. I am currently doing something very simliar using live audio input and about to test using instruments and DJ equipment! REally appreciate the coding and I hope to get in contact soon.
Here, just wanted to show you the results I had when adding Nine Inch Nails – Just Like You Imagined to your wonderful code.
http://adamfehnel.com/sound