Animusic, computer animated music - Music-Web Forums

Thorolf · #1 21-08-2006, 08:44 PM

Originally Posted by ratrent, IMDB user

Like many others, I first saw one of the segments of this DVD as a short on PBS. The scene depicted a musical "instrument" consisting of steel balls fired out of tubes and landing on piano wires, drums, moving xylophone bars, etc., bouncing off, and landing in cups to be recycled.

For most of the first time I saw this, I was awestruck that anyone could build such a precision machine. Well, April Fools on me. They can't (of course). But it's that real.

The other scenes show equally beautiful, though less plausible, instruments, playing gorgeous rock/classical fusion music.

Pipe dream here:

http://www.google.com/videoplay\?doc...82578132361295

Home page with higher quality clips here:

Animusic - Home Page

Originally Posted by The New York Times

You can see and hear segments of the Animusic tracks at Animusic - Home Page, although you should remember that the effect is 100 times more powerful when played on a TV (especially a big one) and through a sound system, preferably 5.1 Dolby surround.

Regards

MaestroX · #2 26-02-2007, 10:10 PM

I've got to say these are amazing, both musically and through animating.

Here's some more for your viewing pleasure:

Future Retro

YouTube - Animusic - 01 - Future Retro

Starship Groove
YouTube - Broadcast Yourself.

Stick Figures

YouTube - Animusic - 02 - Stick Figures

Pogo Sticks

YouTube - Animusic 2 - 02 - Pogo Sticks

Aqua Harp
YouTube - Animusic - 03 - Aqua Harp

Drum Machine
YouTube - Animusic - 04 - Drum Machine

Resonant Chamber

YouTube - Animusic 2 - 03 - Resonant Chamber

sawscape · #3 27-02-2007, 07:14 PM

I've seen one of those played on PBS. It is very cool. It makes I wish I had thought of doing the same thing (I've done some programming--I remember thinking, back in the 80s, that it would be a good idea to create a program that allows musicians to put notes on the screen and then play them back. A year later such programs were for sale). Maybe animated music will be a standard way for composers to present their work.