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edit: Sorry it seems like I misunderstood the functionality and thought there should be sound. Discard the original comment below. Original comment: No audio f

by ramigb 4y ago

edit: Sorry it seems like I misunderstood the functionality and thought there should be sound. Discard the original comment below. Original comment: No audio for me on latest chrome. No errors in console.

olddb 4y ago
why is the page requesting microphone?
- tgv 4y ago
  I suppose there could be a function that takes mic input. Then you could turn it into disco lighting.
- ramigb 4y ago
  That is why I thought there should be sound but I missed the point it seems as others have commented something to do with modifying the visuals based on a function.
bodge5000 4y ago
its a video-synth so it doesn't make sound, it makes video If its your first encounter with one I get why it'd be confusing though. We don't call regular synths audio-synths
- ramigb 4y ago
  My first encounter tbh but this is awesome thanks for explaining.
capableweb 4y ago
> live coding video synth It's not a "synthesizer" that makes sound but one for visuals. You'll make your own sounds somewhere else/somehow, pipe them into Hydra and have it react to your own music/sounds.
- ihatepython 4y ago
  Back in my day we called them visualizers
  - capableweb 4y ago
    I'm guessing they don't call it just that because of the modular nature of a programming language and because it depends on the user configuring it, rather than just hitting "Play".
    - ihatepython 4y ago
      Is this much different than Winamp's Advanced Visualization Studio? That was also 'programmable', depending on how you define programmable I suppose
      - capableweb 4y ago
        I'm not super familiar with Advanced Visualization Studio but as far as I can tell, it wasn't geared toward live programming in a performance setting nor was able to work with general libraries as it was it's own language, not using a general one.
  - bodge5000 4y ago
    I think they're a bit different, a visualizers uses incoming audio to create visuals, a video-synth can do that but it can also do much more, without the involvement of sound in any way.
- ramigb 4y ago
  thank you for explaining I am familiar with audio synths never used a video synth, that's awesome.

by ramigb 4y ago

olddb 4y ago

why is the page requesting microphone?

tgv 4y ago
I suppose there could be a function that takes mic input. Then you could turn it into disco lighting.
ramigb 4y ago
That is why I thought there should be sound but I missed the point it seems as others have commented something to do with modifying the visuals based on a function.

bodge5000 4y ago

its a video-synth so it doesn't make sound, it makes video If its your first encounter with one I get why it'd be confusing though. We don't call regular synths audio-synths

ramigb 4y ago
My first encounter tbh but this is awesome thanks for explaining.

capableweb 4y ago

> live coding video synth It's not a "synthesizer" that makes sound but one for visuals. You'll make your own sounds somewhere else/somehow, pipe them into Hydra and have it react to your own music/sounds.

ihatepython 4y ago
Back in my day we called them visualizers
- capableweb 4y ago
  I'm guessing they don't call it just that because of the modular nature of a programming language and because it depends on the user configuring it, rather than just hitting "Play".
  - ihatepython 4y ago
    Is this much different than Winamp's Advanced Visualization Studio? That was also 'programmable', depending on how you define programmable I suppose
    - capableweb 4y ago
      I'm not super familiar with Advanced Visualization Studio but as far as I can tell, it wasn't geared toward live programming in a performance setting nor was able to work with general libraries as it was it's own language, not using a general one.
- bodge5000 4y ago
  I think they're a bit different, a visualizers uses incoming audio to create visuals, a video-synth can do that but it can also do much more, without the involvement of sound in any way.
ramigb 4y ago
thank you for explaining I am familiar with audio synths never used a video synth, that's awesome.