This project started out in one direction, and then just took a dive off of a cliff into another one. I first started to composite a song in Mixcraft since I have been working with that program for a couple of years now – extremely on and off. A preliminary view is below:
This then evolved into Synthesia, which is a kind of virtual-piano software that lets you learn to play the piano. Now, I have no idea what key to press, however, MIDI files are available for download and I have based some music in the final project:
However, even if these programs greatly helped with the audio part, I wanted something different – so beatboxing! Those who know me, know that it is really difficult to get me to be quiet. This is the patch created with 3 different video perspectives of me beat boxing. The concept is rather simple actually – a high and low pass filter is used to split up the sounds. In various degrees, the effects are added to the clips.
After today’s class, I decided to add the canvas idea, hence all of the videos are now rendered in a separate window (as well as in the Max program itself). Here are some screenshots from the program below:
As well microphone input (which makes it cooler than the second method), you can specify an audio file in wav format to see the effects as well.
Beatboxing Video
The effect mapping onto sound is incredibly impressive. It is always hard and complicated to work with new data input, however, you managed to rely on the tiny differences betweeen sounds. I found that to be highly respectable and it must have been quite a bit of work to make it so nice.
Looks like a lot of individual settings had to be tweaked to make everything come together. Nice work.
Very cool using Synthesia. I was totally expecting a remix based off one of the “impossible songs”. Design-wise, nice job incorporating new ideas. Being flexible and quick on your toes are admirable work qualities.
This can be developed more for people who can B-box.
Can be a pro-app for making b-box video.
And impressed with the patch.
I liked your patch. This kind of work would be excellent for use in a real time performance or for a one man Capella act. I would love to see this further developed!