Magic Music Visuals

Ok. In general though, you shouldn't mess with copying/moving individual dll's. Just install/uninstall programs using the official installer(s).

No, it goes to the output you selected for your system.

Did you select the option to use Spout v2 in Magic?

An easier way to do this is Help > Reset All Settings.

I really don't know about Syphon Recorder.

Magic uses standard audio playback, so if you're using a capture utility that can capture standard playback, I don't see why it wouldn't work.

Yes, definitely pretty good for your first time.

Thanks, that's helpful.

We don't have an exact date. Magic already has some support for multiple screens, please see: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/Magic_UsersGuide.html#FullscreenMode Also, you can use the OSCSender module to send OSC out of Magic to control lights and other things: https://magicmusicvisuals.com...

The only thing about OSC is that if you are going to use it in a live performance situation, you need to be careful about using wi-fi, because it can be unreliable. So if you can't set up your own private wired network with Ethernet cables, then you should probably stick with MIDI cables to connect ...

Good catch, thanks. I think this is a bug, and we will fix it in the next release.

The post-processing scene will automatically be excluded from looping. So it must have been some other issue. But, I'm glad you got it resolved.

There is a fairly simple tutorial in the User's Guide: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... #MIDILearn

Do you have access to any other computer that might be able to load the project without crashing? Then you can disable the memory option, save the project, and load it back on your original computer.

Yes, it is definitely related to memory. Specifically, it is related to graphics memory. You should make sure that "Load All Scenes Into Graphics Memory" is NOT enabled. And further, you should NOT enable "Keep Scene In Graphics Memory" for any of your scenes. If you can disable ...

You probably have "Load Audio Files Into Memory" enabled. You should disable it. 1.38 GB is too large to load into memory.

Sorry, I missed that.

I suggest you try specifying the frame rate as described in this post: viewtopic.php?p=9675#p9675

Have you tried using the VideoCaptureDS module?

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That shouldn't be an issue. Perhaps it's something in your project? Can you post a screenshot?

Yes, keeping scenes in graphics memory is probably the issue here.

Very nice, thanks for sharing!

Hi, that is what this page is for: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/licenseDeactivation

Could be a conflict with your system audio device. Try disabling or selecting another one in the control panel.

Try the “Close input device” option in the Input Sources menu, then restart Magic.

If you are playing back videos from Google Drive, etc., then that could certainly cause the slowdown.

Exporting movies is highly dependent on the write speed of the drive. If the new drive isn't much faster, you won't see a big difference.

Sorry about that. Unfortunately it's an issue with our hosting provider and they tell us it will be fixed soon. But in the meantime, if you contact us through our contact page (https://magicmusicvisuals.com/contact), we can send you a payment invoice manually and then get you a license.

Hi guys, we have a minor new release available, 2.32, with some important bug fixes and improvements: - Improved alpha channel handling for Spout - Improved frame accuracy for video modules - Improved performance when using large numbers of globals - Bug fix for loading FFGLs on macOS To download it...

Ctrl+Shift+R resets the window positions.

I think that’s pretty good for a first attempt.

I'm pretty sure mp4s can't be larger than 4GB. Maybe try another format?

Macs have built-in MIDI routing via the IAC driver. You can enable it in the "Audio MIDI Setup" utility.

This link might be useful: https://support.apple.com/guide/audio-m ... ms1013/mac

That doesn't sound like a Magic issue. What virtual cable are you using?

I think these are very nice. The only thing I don't like is the swirl effect in the first one because it only affects some notes but not all.

This is really nice Sadler. You're getting quite good not just at the visuals themselves but at the overall process of making a video that keeps being interesting for several minutes.

The specific reason that a keypress is necessary is that if you are using the mousewheel to scroll up and down in the entire window, like you might do on a web page, and then the mouse cursor happens to encounter a parameter as the window scrolls beneath it, the scrolling will get stuck in that para...

Does it really take 5 minutes or is that an exaggeration?

It could be that you have a lot of plugins to scan; not sure.

For audio files, make sure you haven't selected the option that loads them into memory.

Ok, I guess it's the aggregate thing then.

No, that's not correct. You don't have to do it every time you start a new project. Selecting the "Close" option will permanently close the input device, until you select a new one. Also, you don't need to select anything in the drop-downs. The drop downs are for input only. No input confi...

Please see https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... udioIssues

Why does that device present itself as an aggregate as opposed to just a normal device?

It's similar to this tutorial: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... ?f=3&t=986

The only difference is that your source would be audio, not MIDI. But you would still use Trigger (.5) and Wrap (2).

Not sure. What kind of graphics card do you have? Try updating the driver.

Yes, we are working on v3. We aren't discussing the new features yet. I don't have a release date either.

There are Trigger modifiers for exactly this purpose.

Did you try the "Close Input Device" option? Sometimes there is a conflict between input and output.

Also I'm not sure why you can't simply select your device as the main system output in System Preferences?

If you'd taken just a few seconds to look at the forums, you'd see that a Beta was released about a month ago: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... f=6&t=2943

We are also actively working on version 3.

This already exists, please read the User's Guide. https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... Parameters

Thanks, yes we also have this feature on our list.

Yes, we have this feature on our list, thanks.

Frank, another user recently posted about wanting multiple Spout outputs. A good solution is actually a lot like what is explained in this post: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=69&p=2845#p153 Essentially what you do is set your main graphics resolution to twice as wi...

The easy way to do this is to have two separate things happening in your Magic scene -- one on the left side, one on the right. Then in Resolume you can crop the Spout input to use either the left or right.

Unfortunately the code for 3D model loading is open source and it seems to occasionally have bugs like this.

.obj seems to be the best.

Magic will react to any frequency that is in the audio. Since 44.1kHz audio contains every frequency from 0 until 44.1kHz/2 = 22.05kHz, then yes, less than 1Hz will be in there.

I guess I was wondering why you asked before just trying it out

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Sorry, is this for Mac or PC?

Have you tried less than 1 Hz?

There are some known issues with certain external sound cards.

Does everything work normally with the internal sound?

It's a reasonable request.

There is a Feature Requests forum in case you hadn't seen it.

NDI is much slower than Spout. NDI should only be used between different computers. On the same computer, always use Spout.

If the CPU is the constraint, then you should try re-encoding the file with a different codec. The one that is the most CPU-efficient, especially if you have a fast SSD drive, is called "Hap": https://hap.video/

I strongly recommend that you use Spout (Windows) or Syphon (macOS) to connect to OBS. It's much more efficient than generic screen capture.

Yes, and there are more free projects in the Tutorials forum here.

The SyphonServer module (in the post Sadler linked to) is the correct approach here. I can't remember the last time we updated it, so if it doesn't work with your version of Magic, please let me know and we'll fix it.

Hi, we don't offer discounts to "add" an activation to an existing license. You would just buy another license from our web site. Please see https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... 327#p10423

Windows 11 isn't an issue; Magic runs fine on it.

Maybe try doing Help > Reset All Settings.

That limitation doesn't affect your ability to deactivate the program locally by selecting Help > Deactivate from the main menu.

Hi Nick, please go to https://magicmusicvisuals.com/licenseDeactivation which is intended exactly for your situation.

Hi, this can very simply be done by drawing on the output.

Yes, if OBS is getting the audio directly, then there may be a small delay.

If Magic is running at 60fps, then I'd suggest delaying by increments of 16ms (=1/60) until things sync up better.

My guess is that either 16ms or 33ms (2/60) would be sufficient.

Aha. Yes, I think that would be a useful option. Thanks.

I guess I'm not understanding. Can you post a screenshot of your project?

I believe that what you're suggesting is already available via the Resolution module.

Hi, you can get the previous version here: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/getprevious

That page is updated when we increment a "tenths" release, so when we went to 2.3, it was left at 2.22.

You can think of a trigger as a button press, where pressing the button down sends a 1, and releasing the button sends a 0. If I remember correctly, it is actually the release of the button which causes the trigger to activate. If you are running at 60fps, then there would have to be a minimum delay...

Are you actually using the MIDI Clock specification, which is a series of beats? Or are you using a different MIDI message with the BPM as a number?

Yes, unfortunately only floats are supported.

That looks fine to me. Does your sound card have a separate control panel app?

Also have you tried a simpler module such as Waveform or Spectrum?

It would be helpful if you could post some screenshots of your project including the Input Sources window.

Hi Frank, the idea is to include both the MIDI file and the MP3 file in the project.

The difference is that y is the previous output whereas xp is the previous input.

So comparing x to xp is comparing apples to apples, whereas y is an orange and only to be used for a specific purpose.

Interesting solution Sadler! I think if you do:

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if (x!=xp, 1, 0)

your expression will work as you intend. Basically it means: if the current x value isn't the same as the previous x value, output 1; otherwise output 0. This results in a nice trigger.

As I suspected, your audio file is being used by Source 2, but I can see that you are still linking to Source 0 and Source 1 in many places. Thus, many of your visuals are still reacting to the microphone, which doesn’t work in an export.

Did you set your input source to use the audio file? Please provide a screenshot of the Input Sources window.

You may not realize that there is a drop-down box which selects the audio device. This box is hidden by default. See this section of the User's Guide: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... udioDevice

Yes. You don’t have a graphics driver installed. You need to get the one for your Radeon.

Yes, Terry is right. The overall problem here is that your graphics driver isn’t installed properly.

Videos play automatically. You should start with an empty scene with only a VideoFile module in it so you can see how it works. I think your other modules are probably getting in the way somehow.

I think what you want to do is use the VideoFile module to add videos.

The texture filenames have to be defined in the model file itself, and usually it's easiest to have them all in the same folder. I know that the OBJ format works.

Hi Kurt, did this file work in a previous version of Magic? If so, what was the exact version number?

Generally speaking, wmv files can't be added in the Input Sources window, because it's for audio only. I would be surprised if it worked before.

I'm not sure! I haven't encountered that problem before. Can you upload a screenshot of the error message?

Hi, the solution is to move your source (using the Translate module) to the area where the Kaleidoscope samples it.

Ok so you've got two phones, both connected via USB? And what happens if you try wifi instead of USB? Same problem?

Hi Frank, this could be a wifi issue. To be clear, when you say two urls, do you mean two phones at the same time?

The Playlist is used to order scenes; please see https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... listWindow.

If you purchase the Performer edition, you can use MIDI to control the scene changes, as described in the User's Guide.

This is well described in our User's Guide, https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... udioDevice.

It really depends on what you want to do. If you want to stretch something horizontally and/or vertically, you would use the Scale module. If you want to move something to the left or right, you would use the Translate module. I recommend you watch our tutorial videos to get started for things like ...

That option is called “Graphics Resolution” and it is located in Window > Magic Window Options.

https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... Resolution

Hi Frank, if you post a link to let us download your MIDI file, we can test it here.

Good question, I couldn't find them in any other post, but here they are:
defaultTransitionDuration (seconds)
defaultTransitionStyle (0, 1, or 2) (which corresponds to none, crossfade, additive dissolve)
defaultAutoAdvanceDuration (seconds)

All the projects are included in the Demo version, you should definitely check that out first.

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