Re: OT: sound to picture metamorphosis

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don't know if this is what you're talking about, but i'm very  
interested in and have been researching (for use in my own  
performances) both old school "visual music" (i.e. from the futurists  
before WWI) and contemporary sound-responsive, generative-imagery  
done with computers...

here are a few links to artists and sites i'm aware of in this field.  
not comprehensive by any means! i'd like to know of others...

- marius watz, and artist who creates sound-responsive visual images:
http://www.unlekker.net/

- a group called "messa voce".
they sing and create a live painting on the screen behind them
hard to describe, just watch a video on you tube and you'll get it!!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k5qKkJRmlQg&feature=related

- maura mcdonal's visual music blog which follows what folks are up to:
http://visualmusic.blogspot.com/

- generator x, another blog or portal of sorts with a focus on  
generative art, have a music section
http://www.generatorx.no/category/sound-works/

- this guy i stumbled across, benedikt grob. amazing work. watch the  
first vido on his site:
http://www.looksgood.de/log/2007/02/03/seelenlose-automaten/

- the center for visual music
http://www.centerforvisualmusic.org


On Apr 26, 2008, at 7:59 AM, Nico Spahni wrote:

> Lying in the sun, I've been thinking about a sound to picture  
> metamorphosis  - maybe just an early sign of a sunstroke ;-).
>
> Wouldn't it be nice, if some entity (probably in the form of an  
> ingenious program) could visualize what we play? And I'm not  
> talking about a notation program or a spectrum analyzer. What I  
> have in mind is more like a painting that is created in real-time  
> based on what is played. I know there's software (e.g Metasynth)  
> that does the opposite, that is images are translated to sound. Any  
> comments on this?
>
> Cheers from Switzerland
>
> Nico
>
> www.myspace.com/nicospahni
> www.recpro.ch
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