I dunno if this helps anyone but I figured that with all the many
responses to the MIDI thread
this might be interesting for some..and no one mentioned it yet.
I do use flash and actionscript with MIDI and sound input control on a
regular basis nowadays
and the combination rocks indeed.
OK its not for online use and its not meant strictly for music but
there exists a software tool which
enables MIDI and sound levels detection in flash movies now , while wwe
wait for MIDI in flashplayer.
Beside being a flash developer Im also a VJ (visual jockey-live visual
projections at music events)
and I found out a while ago that one of the visuals .avi loop mix VJ
tools I use namely
RESOLUME ( can download trial at http://www.resolume.com) has not only
swf support,
like many other VJ software I use which support flash through quicktime
which means only flash 5 actionscripts or timeline movies,
but Resolume seems to support flash in a different way (???) and renders
up to 3 fullscreen 30fps flash movies (or avi Movies of course)
in realtime with additional live FX with directX at the same time,mixed
as layers
It lets me use all swf movies with full actionscript and flash features
support up to flash 8.
As Resolume also sends continously MIDI controllers and keys as
variables to flash , as well as
about 40 variables for sound band levels and a stream of strings , all
which updates some named flash variables and can be
used with actionscript to synchronize and control a flash movie with
MIDI controllers and/or music.
With one line of code one can synchronize for example the
size,position or blur filter of a movieclip to the bass level or to a
midi knob.
Its like a mixer and remote control for flash and can be used great for
live performaces and advanced presentations.
definetly opens some new possibilities for using flash and actionscript
in a creative way.
I find it to be a different but very rewarding use of my flash and
actionscript skills outside of the web stuff I do in the agency,
and esp. with flash8 with all the filters and blendmodes its really fun
now . ..and finally a great use for all this experimental math and
physics flash actionscripts which I do love.
Andy Weisner
www.retinafunk.com
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