Greetings everyone! I recently picked up this fine piece of software and i was hoping to get some help. The user guide is a bit....daunting. Especially to someone just starting out. And trying to find the information im actually looking for the pertains to what i want to do is not all that easy.
For my first project what i would like are individual bars that lay at rest at the bottom of the screen that jump up as it detects sound. Kind of like on this image
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qYLKepbjL.jpg
On the main display to the right you can see the kind of bars im talking about. Also, i cant figure out how to get past 1 color and into a more radiant style color.
Is there any basic tutorials out there that can help me out with these specific goals. or do i need to be a rocket scientist and read through the entire user manual?
Making my first visual
Re: Making my first visual
Hello,
I would definitely read that manual if your a total new person to sound and midi driven animation. Also you learn the most from actual patches, so dig in below when your ready.
This is the patch folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Magic\SampleProjects ( just go into your magic folder there are many samples there)
A file you may want to examine specifically is the Stereo Spectrum_30Band patch. It is basically a guide on how to build a equalizer manually.
-jay
I would definitely read that manual if your a total new person to sound and midi driven animation. Also you learn the most from actual patches, so dig in below when your ready.
This is the patch folder:
C:\Program Files (x86)\Magic\SampleProjects ( just go into your magic folder there are many samples there)
A file you may want to examine specifically is the Stereo Spectrum_30Band patch. It is basically a guide on how to build a equalizer manually.
-jay
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Re: Making my first visual
Hi...I am also in the learning stage lol....but I have found that with the set of tools provided I can achieve most things I set out to do with a bit of headscratching and experimentation.
I just keep adding things and changing the parameters to see what happens...Myabe not constructive but its fun .
Regards
I just keep adding things and changing the parameters to see what happens...Myabe not constructive but its fun .
Regards
Re: Making my first visual
Ya i would rather not spend the next 4 days stumbling around a user manual filled with a lot of information that dosent help me with my current project and hope i eventually figure out how to do what i want to do.
Re: Making my first visual
You should definitely check out the Spectrum module, because it is a quick and easy way to get something like the image you posted. If you want to move it to the bottom of the screen, just use the Translate module with -1 in the Y direction. Here is an example:For my first project what i would like are individual bars that lay at rest at the bottom of the screen that jump up as it detects sound. Kind of like on this image
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qYLKepbjL.jpg
On the main display to the right you can see the kind of bars im talking about.
(I also added a Scale module after the Spectrum to stretch it by 2.0 in the Y direction, since the bottom half is lost after the Translate.)
If you want to get more in-depth and start looking at the individual frequency bands (so you can color them differently, for example), go to Help > Open Sample Project and have a look at FreqRanges.magic and StereoSpectrum_30Band.magic.Also, i cant figure out how to get past 1 color and into a more radiant style color.
As far as tutorials are concerned, if you haven't yet watched the basic tutorial video for Magic, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUodHctwcYQIs there any basic tutorials out there that can help me out with these specific goals.
Derek Gee has also done 7 (!) tutorial videos for Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqC_CkS ... hi_pkXGw7x
There are lots of other tutorials in this forum: viewforum.php?f=3
Well, I'm not a rocket scientist, and I wrote most of the manual . I tried to make it as easy to understand as I could, but there are also a lot of important technical details to become familiar with, especially for advanced users.or do i need to be a rocket scientist and read through the entire user manual?
I am always happy to provide answers here if you still have questions
Re: Making my first visual
I gave a go at it and this might give you something close.
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You might need this also.
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Re: Making my first visual
Wow thank you for this response. This definitely has me on the right track.Eric wrote:You should definitely check out the Spectrum module, because it is a quick and easy way to get something like the image you posted. If you want to move it to the bottom of the screen, just use the Translate module with -1 in the Y direction. Here is an example:For my first project what i would like are individual bars that lay at rest at the bottom of the screen that jump up as it detects sound. Kind of like on this image
http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/41qYLKepbjL.jpg
On the main display to the right you can see the kind of bars im talking about.
(I also added a Scale module after the Spectrum to stretch it by 2.0 in the Y direction, since the bottom half is lost after the Translate.)
If you want to get more in-depth and start looking at the individual frequency bands (so you can color them differently, for example), go to Help > Open Sample Project and have a look at FreqRanges.magic and StereoSpectrum_30Band.magic.Also, i cant figure out how to get past 1 color and into a more radiant style color.
As far as tutorials are concerned, if you haven't yet watched the basic tutorial video for Magic, check it out here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sUodHctwcYQIs there any basic tutorials out there that can help me out with these specific goals.
Derek Gee has also done 7 (!) tutorial videos for Magic: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dqC_CkS ... hi_pkXGw7x
There are lots of other tutorials in this forum: viewforum.php?f=3
Well, I'm not a rocket scientist, and I wrote most of the manual . I tried to make it as easy to understand as I could, but there are also a lot of important technical details to become familiar with, especially for advanced users.or do i need to be a rocket scientist and read through the entire user manual?
I am always happy to provide answers here if you still have questions