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I want to share the first demo for an iOS music app that I am currently working on: https://vimeo.com/292517633
The gist of it is that a picture is converted into a sequencer grid of various sizes and the sequencer notes get calculated based on the underlying pixel data. For the video above, I used the following images as a source, although in the final version you will be able to use a photo from the phone's camera or library:
https://images.pexels.com/photos/132037 ... 32037.jpeg (https://images.pexels.com/photos/132037/pexels-photo-132037.jpeg)
https://orig00.deviantart.net/1551/f/20 ... c1mu7e.jpg (https://orig00.deviantart.net/1551/f/2018/030/6/2/untitled_by_juhaniviitanen-dc1mu7e.jpg)
https://dingo.care2.com/pictures/greenl ... .large.jpg (https://dingo.care2.com/pictures/greenliving/1407/1406075.large.jpg)
In the demo, I have three simulators running side by side, but for later versions, I plan on adding support for running multiple sequencers (with different settings and images) from a single app. The sequencer is Ableton Link compatible and this is how I managed to get the three apps and Ableton Live to stay in sync. There's also a simple synth built in with the standard options to get things started, but where I think this app will really shine is sending MIDI to more robust synth apps (which btw works but is not in the demo).
Right now the note pitches are calculated as an average of the RGB values of the pixels and the velocity is static, but there are many other possible combinations here, and I intend to expose this such that people can come up with their own interesting algorithms. The UI is pretty rough at this point and I'll work on improving it after the basic functionality is finished. While the demo is focused on the iPhone interface, the app will be universal and work on the iPad as well.
A lot has been done, but there's still a ton left to do. If you're interested in getting updates on the progress of Pixel Music, please subscribe using the following form: http://eepurl.com/dIHsxP (http://eepurl.com/dIHsxP)
Thanks,
Andrei
