Learn how to use Thinking Machine Audio Dreams (Th MAD), a realtime audio visualization engine for Ubuntu Linux. This book bridges the gap between programmers and artists. Both artists and developers with an inclination towards arts will profit from this book since it is a combination of a hands-on tutorial, manual, and reference, with many illustrations that accompany the explanations and tutorials.
You’ll learn the basics of Th MAD’s open source software suite and then start experimenting and building your own rendering pipelines to create audio visualizations. You’ll see how to soundly use all Th MAD’s GUI functionalities, and all modules are provided in a way that will serve both intellectual curiosity and professional needs. The examples that are used as part of the software, and the tutorials included in the book, will serve as a solid basis for your own experiments.
What You’ll Learn
- Use the Th MAD software, all GUI functionalities, and all modules
- Develop your own audio visualization projects
- Explore the program operations for Th MAD Artiste and Th MAD Player, including all possible options for controlling program operations.
Who This Book Is For
Visual artists with some IT background, or developers with artistic inclinations. Development experience is not required, but surely helpful.
قائمة المحتويات
Chapter 1. Sound Input.- Chapter 2: Visualization Basics.- Chapter 3: VProgram Operation.- Chapter 4: 3D Concepts.- Chapter 5: Stories-Basic Level.- Chapter 6: Stories-Advanced Level.- Chapter 7: Th MAD GUI Reference.- Chapter 8: Th MAD Module Reference.
عن المؤلف
Dr. Peter Späth has worked as a IT consultant with heavy focus on Java related development for over 15 years. Recently, Peter has decided to focus on his work has an author and working in a self-paced manner on software.