Jan van Nuenen‘s Flowers is an interesting experimental electronic music video that explores the idea of using the Monome to control audio and video generation at the same time. Here’s how it works: The home made Monome is connected to a max/msp patch called boiingg (great app for the monome). Max sends midi to Ableton… Read More Using A Monome To Control Audio & Video At The Same Time
Recently we highlighted the work of sound designer and composer Diego Stocco, who has created a collection of amazing promo videos, like The Burning Piano, that offer audio/visual explorations of his work. If you’re into sound design, you’ll want to check out his new composition, Music From A Stapler, that was created entirely created by sound designing the noise… Read More Music From A Stapler
These videos feature the work of Valerio Spoletini and V-Scratch. V-Scratch is a software/hardware environment which allows for unique visual interpretations in turntable composition. It transposes nuances made by the rotation of the record: the variations of speed, audio spectrum and volume into video. The physical act of spinning the record back and forth is… Read More V-Scratch Combines Turntablism & VJing
An overview and demo of the Livid Ohm VJ controller by Livid Instruments’ VJ gear guru Jay Smith. via Peter
Last year, we covered the introduction of the Livid Instruments Ohm DJ/VJ controller, and asked “Is this the coolest DJ controller yet?”. It looks like the answer is yes, at least for VJs. This month’s Remix magazine has a review of the Livid Ohm, and they call it a “one-stop shop for trigger-happy VJs”: “The… Read More Livid Instruments Ohm VJ Instrument Review
Can’t afford a dedicated VJ app? Then do animation in Ableton Live. Mark Gutierrez created these animated 8-bit images with colored MIDI clips! via musicofsound
According to creator Tal Frax, this video grew out of an interest in reproducing near-organic abstractions with a digital graphics synthesizer. “I was looking for a way to synthesize the look of snakeskin and the undulations of a slithering snake,” says Frax.
These videos demo Shado, “a futuristic, top-secret Monome compositing system in operation.” Shado is an open-source compositing and sprite library for the Monome. It is written in Java, but designed to work seamlessly with a lightweight scripting language like Groovy or Python.
Beatesthesia is a highly customizable WYSIWYG music visualizer, inspired in motive and design by synesthesia. It’s a free download, but is currently in beta form, so there’s a bit of a learning curve and you may encounter some weirdness. Description: Synesthesia has inspired many works of art. Art that is meant to evoke synesthetic associations… Read More Beatesthesia – Cool New Music Visualizer
ArKaos has announced GrandVJ, an entirely rebuilt and redesigned replacement of its ArKaos VJ app. GrandVJ is a live video performance tool that allows visual artists to trigger, mix and manipulate videoclips, animations or live cameras. Key features: Dual Synth / Mixer mode State of the art multi-threaded hardware accelerated graphical engine Real-time access to… Read More ArKaos VJ Features Video Synthesis
