PC Lightsynths?

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PC Lightsynths?

Post by skybear*42* »

Hi, new to this forum so hello to everyone.
Are there any lightsynths for the PC that ARE NOT emulations, as I would like to get one.
Used to have Colourspace for the ST, but got rid of the ST when I got a PC. D'oh!!!
Loved useing Colourspace and would like to start doing that type of thing again.
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Post by matt »

Welcome!

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There are lots of screen saver/winamp/itunes style visualisers, but no light synths as such as far as I know.

Anybody else know different?

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Post by Munky »

Welcome :fluffy: :sheep: :tea:

There aren't any truly interactive lightsynths that I know of for the PC. I was searching myself a few months back and found diddly-squat.

Like Matt said, there are numerous plug-ins, but I haven't come across a properly interactive one yet. Geiss 2 for Winamp has a small amount of interaction, but nowhere near enough.

The only real choice at the moment is to get an ST emulator and run Trip-a-Tron or Colourspace.
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Post by PVB »

Welcome skybear*42*, to the fluffiest :fluffy: forums :fluffy: on the :fluffy: net! :D

Yeah, what they said about true lightsynths.

Anyway, wos wrong with emulation? :P :wink:
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Post by skybear*42* »

Nothing wrong with emulators, PVB. Except I loaded one from the Retro Gamer disc with all the Llamatron goodies on, and it seams to have put an interupt in my system.
I have reset the system, but the interupt is still there!!
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Nothing wrong with emulators, PVB. Except I loaded one from the Retro Gamer disc with all the Llamatron goodies on, and it seams to have put an interupt in my system.
I have reset the system, but the interupt is still there!!
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Post by Rainbow »

matt wrote:There are lots of screen saver/winamp/itunes style visualisers
Anybody know where there are more PC vizzies for iTunes?
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skybear*42* wrote:Nothing wrong with emulators, PVB. Except I loaded one from the Retro Gamer disc with all the Llamatron goodies on, and it seams to have put an interupt in my system.
I have reset the system, but the interupt is still there!!
An 'interrupt'? :?

Do you know which emu prog it was, and what the interrupt is doing/has done?
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Post by PVB »

Rainbow wrote:
matt wrote:There are lots of screen saver/winamp/itunes style visualisers
Anybody know where there are more PC vizzies for iTunes?
Here's what I found:

http://www.ipodlounge.com/articles_more ... 67_0_8_0_M

http://www.arkaos.net/software/vis_description.php

http://soundspectrum.com/g-force/nph-download.pl

http://forums.ipodlounge.com/archive/topic/21729-1.html
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Post by matt »

Nice one PVB, GasLight is lovely! (Mac only)

http://www.steelskies.com/gasLight.php
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Off to install!

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Post by skybear*42* »

Hi, PVB. Not sure what emulator it was, cleared them all from my computer and also got rid of some stuff I don't use. Working o.k. now. :)

By 'interupt' I ment the programe would 'freeze' every now and then, for a few seconds before starting again. O.k. if you wanted to get a screenshot of a game, but annoying :twisted: when you are playing.

Sorry for the delay in responding but have to use local net cafe as my phoneline is down at the mo.
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Post by dtj »

Holy freakin' shit...

http://www.complexification.net/gallery ... uddhabrot/

I've achieved effects like this before was standard fractals passed through KPT Equalizer, but this thing seems to generate the effect as part of the fractal itself (that glow).
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Post by matt »

dtj wrote:Holy freakin' shit...

http://www.complexification.net/gallery ... uddhabrot/

I've achieved effects like this before was standard fractals passed through KPT Equalizer, but this thing seems to generate the effect as part of the fractal itself (that glow).
8O and I say again 8O 8) 8O 8) :o 8) 8O

:D

We need that as a screen saver.

i've started a new thread: http://www.yakyak.org/viewtopic.php?t=31582

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