Visual Audio is a language which maps music into visuals with the aim of augmenting the Deaf community's experience of music. This software aims to provide real-time visualisation of music.
For more info see http://www.VisualAudio.info
Contents
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VCTRLv1.5.exe is an app which sends incoming Midi to flash
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Menu.swf is the VA main menu and it will load up the other swfs as needed
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MidiThru is a simple MIDI application which plays MIDI input to your speakers (optional)
Instructions
- Download all contents of this repository to a sensible location (You can't easily move it later)
- Download the "standalone" Flash player for your operating system half way down this page: https://labs.adobe.com/downloads/flashplayer.html.
- Run Flash player and open Menu.swf in it
- When the security warning appears, click settings>security and add the folder where you downloaded VisualAudio to the "trusted locations". (If you move VisualAudio later, you'll need to do this step again.)
- Restart Flash player and open Menu.swf again.
- Run VCTRLv1.5.exe, Choose a MIDI device and click start to begin transmitting incoming MIDI from it.
- Choose a visualisation from the VA Menu screen and start playing!
- Note: VA does not play music. To hear what you're playing while you see it, you'll need MidiThru or a similar real-time MIDI player.
Please note: the original source code for this project was lost in a tragic event I've dubbed "the great hard drive crash of 2006". I lost a tonne of work and photos so only the final application is available here.