How should I edit the codes to make my codes respond to sound?

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berthalab..

How should I edit the codes to make my codes respond to sound?

in Core Library Questions • 1 year ago

I already have the code here..

Right now, the particles are responding to mouseX, mouseY positions and speed.

I want the particles to respond to the music,

But I have no idea which codes to use or modify.

I am totally lost..

I was thinking something like..

The faster the beat, faster the movement of the circle..

or...the higher the wavelength's height, the more vibrant the color...

Can someone help me out?

import ddf.minim.*;
import ddf.minim.signals.*;
import ddf.minim.analysis.*;
import ddf.minim.effects.*;
Minim minim;
AudioPlayer groove;
ParticleSystem ps;
void setup() {
size(700, 700);
//colorMode(RGB, 255, 255, 255, 100);
background(240);
ps = new ParticleSystem(1, new PVector(width/2,height/2,0));
smooth();
minim = new Minim(this);
groove = minim.loadFile("takuya.wav",0400);
groove.loop();
}
void draw() {
ps.run();
ps.addParticle(mouseX,mouseY);
//how can I change the framerate so that the background
//is covered less often?
frameRate(40);
fill(0,0,0,10);
ellipseMode(CENTER);
ellipse(mouseX,mouseY,20,20);
strokeWeight(2);
noStroke();
rect(0,0,700,700);
fill(255,10);
}
class Particle {
PVector loc;
PVector vel;
PVector acc;
float r;
float timer;
Particle(PVector l) {
acc = new PVector(0,0.05,0);
vel = new PVector(random(-1,5),random(-8,0),3);
loc = l.get();
r = random(3);
timer = 30.0;
}
void run() {
update();
render();
}
void update() {
vel.add(acc);
loc.sub(vel);
timer += 0.5;
}
void render() {
ellipseMode(CENTER);
stroke(255,50);
//later, I could change the colors to change according to the sound
fill(abs(mouseX-pmouseX), abs(mouseY-pmouseY), abs(mouseX-pmouseY),20);
ellipse(loc.x,loc.y,abs(mouseY-pmouseY), abs(mouseY-pmouseY));
displayVector(vel,loc.x,loc.y,5);
}
boolean dead() {
if (timer <= .01) {
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}
void displayVector(PVector v, float x, float y, float scayl) {
pushMatrix();
float arrowsize = random(30);
translate(x,y);
stroke(255,200);
//direction
rotate(v.heading2D());
//len means length
float len = v.mag()/scayl;
line(0,0,5,0);
popMatrix();
}
}
class ParticleSystem {
ArrayList particles;
PVector origin;
ParticleSystem(int num, PVector v) {
particles = new ArrayList();
origin = v.get();
for (int i = 0; i < num; i++) {
particles.add(new Particle(origin));
}
}
void run() {
for (int i = particles.size()-4; i >= 0; i--) {
Particle p = (Particle) particles.get(i);
p.run();
if (p.dead()) {
particles.remove(i);
}
}
}
void addParticle() {
particles.add(new Particle(origin));
}
void addParticle(float x, float y) {
particles.add(new Particle(new PVector(mouseX,mouseY)));
}
void addParticle(Particle p) {
particles.add(p);
}
boolean dead() {
if (particles.isEmpty()) {
return true;
}
else {
return false;
}
}
void stop() {
groove.close();
minim.stop();
// super.stop();
println(groove);
}
}

Replies(3)

Jonny Stu..

Re: How should I edit the codes to make my codes respond to sound?

1 year ago

The function below will calculate the average level of the left channel buffer of your groove variable (we use the average because the instantaneous value changes to rapidly to be useful):

float currentAmplitude() {
float total = 0;
for (int i = 0; i < groove.bufferSize() - 1; i++) {
total += abs(groove.left.get(i));
}
total /= float(groove.bufferSize());
return total;
}

If you call that in your draw() function and use it to set a global variable you can then use that global variable to set the colour of the particles (for example). It's in the range 0.0 -> 1.0 so you'll need to multiply by 255 for any colour setting. You shouldn't call it directly from your particles because it'll only change once per draw() function.

Another popular option is to use minim's FFT functions to get values to modify your drawing with (there are examples of that around).

berthalab..

Re: Re: How should I edit the codes to make my codes respond to sound?

1 year ago

Hi there,

thanks for the kind response.

But your solution didn't quite work..

I tried to put it in draw, but I kept on getting unexpected token void (or was it float?) errors.

When I took part of the float body out, didn't work..

And when I took the whole float out (which was the opposite thing you told me to do), there were no changes.

I'm completely lost with this...

What do you think is the problem here?

And just wondering...do I not need to change the mouseX, mouseY positions for the ellipse?

Or does it work both ways - the ellipse responding to the mouse movement and the sound?

Thanks again

PhiLho

Re: How should I edit the codes to make my codes respond to sound?

1 year ago

" I tried to put it in draw"
You cannot put a function inside another. You have to paste it outside of a function, eg. at the end of the sketch, and call the function where it is needed.

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