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Sound to Visuals - Laptop?

  • 28-11-2010 7:05pm
    #1
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭


    Hi Folks,

    Currently looking at setting up a gig and the venue has a projector system that is rarely used. I have an old laptop and I was thinking are there any programs to take sound and output visuals? I won't need the laptop for anything, so if I can just plug it in to put out some random visuals that would be great.

    Any ideas?

    Thanks!

    ironclaw.


Comments

  • #2
    garthv
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,698 ✭✭✭garthv


    Just play a DVD?


  • #3
    mathepac
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 4,991 ✭✭✭mathepac


    iTunes - got into Viualizer under the View menu and specify your options and preferences.


  • #4
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    Get processing and bang together a simple visualiser sketch ;)


  • #5
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Daddio wrote: »
    Get processing and bang together a simple visualiser sketch ;)

    Thats a cool idea. Might have a read over the Xmas holidays. DVD is an option, but I have nothing to hand.

    This: http://www.soundspectrum.com/g-force/ is probably the closest to what I'm looking for but at €25 its abit of a punt.


  • #6
    Setun
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,805 ✭✭✭Setun


    It's not that difficult to be honest - if you do decide to get yourself up and running check out http://openprocessing.org There's loads of sourcecode free to use, and it's very easy to mod it to react to a microphone input. You can analyse the waveform's amplitude and draw it to a screen, or you can check the frequency spectrum in a tune in real time etc etc - so you can just concentrate on playing your music while the laptop is working away doing something pretty in the background ;)


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  • #7
    ironclaw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 8,004 ✭✭✭ironclaw


    Daddio wrote: »
    It's not that difficult to be honest - if you do decide to get yourself up and running check out http://openprocessing.org There's loads of sourcecode free to use, and it's very easy to mod it to react to a microphone input. You can analyse the waveform's amplitude and draw it to a screen, or you can check the frequency spectrum in a tune in real time etc etc - so you can just concentrate on playing your music while the laptop is working away doing something pretty in the background ;)

    Thanks for the link. I'll read into it :)


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