Magic Music Visuals

Ok. Well the first thing to always try is Help > Reset All Settings.

Hmm. Not something I've heard of before. Do you have a laptop with Optimus dual graphics (Intel+Nvidia)?

It doesn't chew frames. Don't worry about that.

You can't assign a value in one Expression modifier and use it in another Expression modifier. The context is only consistent internally.

Well, you could always program each button individually. It would be a bit more tedious, but it would work for sure. As an example, you could have each button control the Power parameter of a module, or you could use a Transparency module, or a Color module, etc. A more advanced way would be to crea...

Can you configure your pad so that the bottom row is on its own MIDI channel? That would be the easiest way.

Yes, there is an example project called Timer which shows how you can change text based on a numerical value.

AppleScript, no.

I'm not sure if I understand. Can you post some screenshots to help explain?

In Magic, x264 is VBR. The Quality parameter attempts to minimize the data in each frame while still achieving fidelity above a certain threshold. Thus, each frame can vary widely if it is (for example) a smooth gradient (very little data needed) vs a forest scene (lots of detail). From https://slhc...

Try resetting the app by going to Help > Reset All Settings.

I think it's probably this: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... 8051#p8051

Don't think so, but you can use a switch or an if-else for that purpose.

The first MIDI feature in the list, "Velocity", responds to any note on the channel. You can use this to feed into an Increase modifier with parameter value 0.

Could you explain a litter further how using QT would remedy the issue? The VideoCaptureQT module is compatible with more devices than the VideoCapture module. I’m confused because the video feed worked once before but now the feed isn’t showing up in magic. Not sure I can help you there. If it wor...

Yes that is what the JpegFolder module is for.

First step would be to try using the advanced video capture modules (DS on Windows, QT on macOS).

Ok, but I still don't really understand what you're saying. Here are a few specific things to keep in mind: - Your use of the word "folder" is confusing. I don't think you mean "folder". Do you mean scene? Module? I'm not sure. In Magic, folders are something completely different...

I'm not sure I'm following. Are you saying that shader files are missing from your computer? If so, I'm not sure what this has to do with Magic?

If you are careful about how you build your scene you should be able to do it -- for example, timing an oscillator to last exactly as long as your export.

I think you are referring to a sample project?

In general, if a scene isn't showing in the tab area, you can access it from the folder area: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... FolderView

Ah yes, I suppose if all the colors are already fully saturated then you'd need that. I was thinking more like this:

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There is a modifier called "Trigger (Integer)". Its initial value is 0. When it is used as the first modifier after your MIDI command, it will increase by 1 each time the MIDI command is received. You can then use the resulting value as the parameter for an oscillator. If you want it to fa...

Use the HueSaturation module and set the Saturation parameter to -1. This makes the input monochrome.

Generally, oscillators reset when you change scenes. If you want to make them independent of scenes, you can put them in a Global.

Not sure. Did you try plugging your headphones in first, making sure they are selected in System Preferences, and then starting Magic?

And did you follow my directions regarding the Audio MIDI Setup?

Not sure what you mean. Can you post some images or a video showing the problem?

As you already can see in the first photo from my last post there is a midi device listed in the Magic Input sources display. That is not a MIDI device, it is a MIDI file. You need a device. A device is (usually) hardware; or (virtually) software, like an emulator, which is what the IAC is. Unfortu...

It doesn't matter whether your MIDI files are detected. As I said, you need to have at least one physical or virtual MIDI device on your system. If the drop-down box in Magic displays no MIDI devices (see https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/Magic_UsersGuide.html#MIDIInput ), then you will have t...

Not sure I understand, but did you read my solution in the post above?

This is really dark, was it intentional? Hard for me to see what's going on.

I guess so, but in that case it might be best to use a Global.

Hmm ok try now, I guess I didn't have a setting configured properly.

Yeah I've known that for a while, it's an ffmpeg feature, I guess I never really advertised it

Control Panel -> Profile -> Edit account settings

Yes, I have this on my to-do list already, thanks.

That's a reasonable suggestion, thanks.

Easiest option is something like https://www.howtogeek.com/244963/how-to ... n-windows/

In my post I did say that I did load it into Magic and hence the additional 20 seconds... Yes, I meant besides Magic. I loaded the midi file into another app as suggested and it also displayed the additional time added of 20 seconds. Right, so it seems that Logic is indeed the problem. For all my y...

Exporting a MIDI file from Logic and then loading it back into Logic isn’t much of a test.

I would try loading it into a different app and see what happens.

Very nice. Good thing I don't have epilepsy

Would be nice with a timeline for better overview of what's going on etc.

Why?

Well, honestly I have a hard time believing that you can't use your interface at all. Especially if you close the audio input device to eliminate conflicts as described in the User's Guide, Magic should be able to use your interface for audio output. I would suggest playing with the settings of your...

Look at https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... udioIssues.

Also try an audio file in a different format to make sure it isn't your file.

If the exports you did are representative of the work you usually do, then obviously your hard drives are both fast enough and aren’t the limiting factor in the export speed.

Very hard to say. Magic's exporting speed is dependent on a combination of the GPU, the CPU, and the hard drive. If you already have a very fast GPU and hard drive, you might notice a speed increase if the CPU is the bottleneck, because exporting can be very CPU intensive, depending on the codec. Bu...

I think what he means is something like: "If certain MIDI key presses are received by a Mix module, then switch the Mix module to the second input." His complaint is that you can only link the Mix module's Amount parameter to one individual MIDI key. To get around this you can use Globals ...

This has been on my radar but it's pretty complicated and I can't make any promises.

Hmm, I hadn't thought about it but it seems fair for a future version I guess. We'll see

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Are your MIDI devices displayed in the drop-down box, as described in this section of the User's Guide? https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... #MIDIInput

For an ISF module to have an input in Magic, it needs to have something like the following:

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	"INPUTS": [
		{
			"NAME": "inputImage",
			"TYPE": "image"
		},

Does that help?

The GLSLShader module doesn't support those features. You will have to convert to ISF. Your best bet is the official ISF Editor, which can pull from Shadertoy: https://docs.vidvox.net/freebies_isf_editor.html

Help > Open Sample Project is mentioned no less than 25 times throughout the User's Guide

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No problem.

I think you are making things way too complicated for yourself.

First of all, if you want two or more modules to be synced, use a Global. Very simple.

Second, if you want a value to increase by 2 every so often, just do:
Increase(whatever speed you want)
Step(2)

More detailed help is usually best found in the User's Guide, at least as a first step. For example, here is the Audio Issues section: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/Magic_UsersGuide.html#AudioIssues Or, you can also reset the entire program's settings via the Help menu: https://magicmusicv...

Doubtful that it's anything with Performer. The problem is likely with your audio output device. Check your System Preferences.

This has been discussed extensively on the forums.
https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... ?f=2&t=951

This has been discussed extensively on the forums. https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=15 https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1121 https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=805 https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=2...

https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... f=2&t=1789

Unfortunately I still don't really understand what you're saying. Make sure you are choosing the right audio device, as demonstrated in this screenshot with an ASIO device selected: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/images/windowsAudioDevices.png Other than that, if you have a "flawed ASI...

Maybe this will help? https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... 9663#p9663

Based on your other posts, I don't think a longer Delay is what you're after. Delay is resource-intensive -- it records every change per frame and is overkill for timing purposes. Besides, I can't imagine a scenario where someone would really want to delay the response to audio or MIDI by 15 seconds.

Yes, different GPUs have slightly different requirements. Magic will always try to auto-select the best GPU available. Your web browser probably uses the default GPU to save power.

Magic has supported ASIO from the very beginning, unless I'm not understanding what you're saying.

Did you check Magic's log file for compile errors?

All MIDI values are scaled in the range of 0 to 1 (by dividing into 127), as the User's Guide describes: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads/Magic_UsersGuide.html#MIDIFeatures . So, to make a value go from 0 to 300 instead of 0 to 1, you simply add a Scale modifier with a parameter of 300. If yo...

Yes, loop points are on our to-do list. Thanks.

I'm not sure what you mean. Can you be more specific?

It looks like you have a Mac; unfortunately I do all my main work on Windows and I don't know any good standalone MIDI editors on Mac. Maybe someone else knows. But aside from that, any DAW will let you view/edit MIDI: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Digital_audio_workstation#List_of_notable_commercia...

Yes, it’s a bug I suppose, but the problem is that you’re dividing by 0 (= infinity).

An easy solution is to enforce a minimum duration, let’s say 1 second, which you can achieve using Offset 1 before the Expression, or a Threshold, or other methods.

Yes, you can do that too. I thought you wanted to use the MIDI command as a trigger to go to the next random value.

You just have to make sure all the notes are on channel 1 for that file. You would need some kind of MIDI editor to check.

I think the file extension has to be .mid, not .midi

I’m guessing that you have the Studio edition. You need the Performer edition for MIDI functionality.

Use MIDI for the Timer, not the TimerDuration. See my last screenshot above.

No problem. I hope to see some of your videos.

Yes that sounds fine. You can do mono files if you want though; they don’t have to be stereo.

Also, when you replace the movie’s audio with the original, try to do it without re-encoding the video. It will be faster and better quality. You can use ffmpeg, if you are familiar with it.

Yes, even though Magic can use multichannel audio files as input, it can't play them back in multichannel. The workaround you discovered is the best solution for now.

In a future version of Magic we will support playback in multichannel, but I can't say exactly when that will happen.

It’s kind of pointless to use the Iterator if you’re not incrementing something. Right now you’re just drawing the same exact thing 10 times.

Can you post a video showing how the scene changes when you bypass?

Magic doesn't have NDI built in but you can try https://docs.vidvox.net/freebies_ndi_syphon.html

I want it to randomly pick an input every 3 seconds. What is the proper way to script that? And then, how do I give it a global to replace that 3 seconds with a global value? Sorry, I didn't see that earlier post. To create a timer of x seconds, you use a Ramp with parameter 1/x . So, for 3 seconds...

Good first steps

. For this type of video, I would suggest exporting your movie at 60fps rather than 30fps; it makes the visuals more responsive.

To randomly trigger something, use the modifier called Random Trigger ;). Hold is overkill and not really meant for what you're doing. Hold is meant to preserve an incoming value from a source, not a value you generate with a modifier. A better way to do things based on a timer is to use a Ramp or I...

Those things don't really apply to a waveform, which is why they're not options.

You might want to try using the Trails module after the Waveform module, it gives a more subtle look.

What exactly are you trying to do? I'm not sure why you would want to use a Hold modifier with the InputSelector, but maybe I'm not understanding.

Could be a bug, I will investigate.

You will probably need to play around with the Opts parameter in the VideoCaptureDS module. As described in the User's Guide, the Opts parameter allows you to configure advanced options for ffmpeg (which is what the VideoCaptureDS module uses as the capture engine). Some common options might be -fra...

Hi Richard, thanks for your interest. Everything you suggested is already available in one form or another. I recommend you try all the options in the Spectrum module, and then investigate the Iterator module for even more options. Then, look at all the sample projects included with the application,...

Any decent DAW will let you render a MIDI file to a sound file.

Or you can do something like this: https://www.zamzar.com/convert/midi-to-mp3/

Yes, see https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... ileControl and https://magicmusicvisuals.com/downloads ... uleOptions (make sure Synchronize Modules on Reselect is enabled)

I'm not sure what you mean by "sync the video with the input sources", but it's always best to sync audio in a video editing program after you've created your final movie in Magic.

Anything included in Magic can be used for any purpose. No credit is necessary.

Thanks, good tutorial and I look forward to more.

Hmm. Not sure. It's pretty old. Maybe the graphics card just isn't good enough to run Magic.

The oldest Mac we have here in the office is a Mid 2011 Mini with 8GB RAM and an AMD Radeon HD 6630M video card. I'm not sure if we've tested anything older than that.

Yeah, your graphics card isn't working properly. Thanks for thinking to include the OpenGL window -- makes it pretty obvious.

What kind of Mac do you have?

Something like https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... p?f=3&t=12 ?

Please post a screenshot of your project.

4GB of VRAM is pretty good. Unless you are doing crazy things with Magic, you probably won't get the benefit of 8GB.

That being said, it's always best if you can test the computer before you buy it by installing the Magic Demo on it. Then you can see how fast it runs.

Yes, that's it, thanks. Good searching.

Here is another post that may be helpful: https://magicmusicvisuals.com/forums/vi ... 4642#p4642 . It demonstrates how you can use the Model module to generate polygons with a list of vertices in a text file.

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