Lightsynth demo?

Yank · Post by **Yank** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 2:52 am 0

Does anybody know where I can get a free demo of a good lightsynth, just to check it out and see how it works?

matt · Post by **matt** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 2:26 pm 0

Download one of the many plugins for Winamp, which will give you a taster. Also try the older Cathuga.

matt

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 7:04 pm 0

Just get Acidwarp, and free yourself from the pain of Winamp and all the rest.

http://www.noah.org

Even though it isn't audioreactive, it is still one of the all-time greatest pieces of eye-candy. Integer maths. Mmmmm, good!

PVB · Post by **PVB** » Tue Feb 25, 2003 9:36 pm 0

dtj wrote:Just get Acidwarp, and free yourself from the pain of Winamp and all the rest.

http://www.noah.org

Even though it isn't audioreactive, it is still one of the all-time greatest pieces of eye-candy. Integer maths. Mmmmm, good!

Ooh, trippy!

matt · Post by **matt** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 12:17 am 0

dtj wrote:Just get Acidwarp, and free yourself from the pain of Winamp and all the rest.

dtj strikes again!

Yank · Post by **Yank** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:35 am 0

dtj wrote:Just get Acidwarp, and free yourself from the pain of Winamp and all the rest.

http://www.noah.org

Even though it isn't audioreactive, it is still one of the all-time greatest pieces of eye-candy. Integer maths. Mmmmm, good!

Thanx

Yank · Post by **Yank** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 4:47 am 0

matt wrote:Download one of the many plugins for Winamp, which will give you a taster. Also try the older Cathuga.

matt

Sorry to double-post, but I didn't know how to quote in an edit.

What exactly is Winamp? I downloaded a plug-in for it, but now I can't find the actaul Winamp.

moobaa · Post by **moobaa** » Wed Feb 26, 2003 5:12 am 0

Yank wrote:What exactly is Winamp? I downloaded a plug-in for it, but now I can't find the actaul Winamp.

http://www.winamp.com is your friend.

outtamemoryerror · Post by **outtamemoryerror** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 9:52 pm 0

Alternatively, you could have a word with a top geezer named Dave from http://www.audiovisualizers.com/rootmenu.html

Goatloads of wonderfull proggies to melt your eyes to your monitor and a nice collection of free software as well !

Hope this helps !

Outtamemoryerror

dtj · Post by **dtj** » Mon Aug 11, 2003 10:20 pm 0

It's alive... alive!

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 12:10 am 0

Ummm... These appear to be just pattern generators and sound-to-light systems. A lightsynth is an instrument that's actively played by one or more artists (unless Jeff's changed the definition).

The best lightsynth available for home computers is almost inarguably Trip-A-Tron, available from PVB's site. An ST (or Amiga) emulator will also be needed if you don't have one of those machines.

H.
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PVB · Post by **PVB** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 6:35 pm 0

Harlequin wrote: The best lightsynth available for home computers is almost inarguably Trip-A-Tron, available from PVB's site. An ST (or Amiga) emulator will also be needed if you don't have one of those machines.

H.
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I have the older versions of lightsynths (like Psychedelia) now too, so go have a llook.

outtamemoryerror · Post by **outtamemoryerror** » Thu Aug 14, 2003 10:34 pm 0

isn't any lightsynth a piece of software that can be user controlled throughout any media ???

I mean, allthough you (or I) may have approx 10 gig of various AVI loops / SWF files and the such like, can these not be combined into glorious patterns of light and animation to enthrall the saucer eyed masses ?Â¿

Outtamemoryerror ....

Harlequin · Post by **Harlequin** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 2:04 am 0

outtamemoryerror wrote:isn't any lightsynth a piece of software that can be user controlled throughout any media ???
I mean, allthough you (or I) may have approx 10 gig of various AVI loops / SWF files and the such like, can these not be combined into glorious patterns of light and animation to enthrall the saucer eyed masses ?Â¿

The only person who can give a definitive answer to that question would be the bloke who invented the term, i.e. Mr Minter.

My own interpretation, having known Jeff since Colourspace days, is that a light synthesiser is functionally equivalent to a sound synthesiser (being an instrument with multiple artist-controlled parameters) but which produces visual instead of audio artworks. Your set of files would not fit that model unless the output could be interactively altered in real time. Even then, I think that one would require control over far more factors than merely which pre-rendered or scripted sequence to play next.

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dtj · Post by **dtj** » Fri Aug 15, 2003 3:41 am 0

The keyword here is "synth" - you are synthesizing imagery, instead of sound. Prerecorded stuff can be manipulated, sure - but the lightsynth is realtime.

YakYak

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