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rs_ml · Post by **rs_ml** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:48 am

Are there tools for "painting sounds" or converting
sounds into images you can recommend. I just found
some simple things, with a very low resolution creating
more artefacts than I want ...

Thanks, RS

snooky · Post by **snooky** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:52 am

Coagula!

tommo · Post by **tommo** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 10:54 am

Another one for Coagula.

http://hem.passagen.se/rasmuse/Coagula.htm

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aMUSEd · Post by **aMUSEd** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:19 am

What are the differences between this and Metasynth?

snooky · Post by **snooky** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:51 am

price?

VariKusBrainZ · Post by **VariKusBrainZ** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 11:55 am

http://www.sonorouscodes.net/atmogen_overview.html

rs_ml · Post by **rs_ml** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:08 pm

Thanks a lot, you guys rock

rs_ml · Post by **rs_ml** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:18 pm

One thing - I would like to load a WAV, paint in it
and save it. Coagula on first sight doesn't support
WAV loading

WhiteNoise · Post by **WhiteNoise** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 12:37 pm

Try Doppelmangler - you can load .BMP files and it converts them into a sound spectrum.

http://www.whitenoiseaudio.com/doppelmangler/

spacedad · Post by **spacedad** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 1:30 pm

also bitmaps and waves-coverts from wav to bmp and back again-http://www.webcenter.ru/~vsoft/BitmapPlayer.htm
also just came across a little java app-http://sourceforge.net/projects/grainpainter

Ben [Camel Audio] · Post by **Ben [Camel Audio]** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 3:48 pm

One thing - I would like to load a WAV, paint in it and save it. Coagula on first sight doesn't support WAV loading

Cameleon supports analysis of WAV files. You can then export to BMP and edit the image in any editor you like, and then reimport the BMP. You also have separate control of the noise and harmonic components - one image represents noise and another the harmonic spectrum.

What are the differences between this and Metasynth?

Metasynth offers more control in many respects. For example, Metasynth allows you to define whichever Y-axis scaling you wish.

Ben

Spyro · Post by **Spyro** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:12 pm

For painting synths with a very good sound try WNAdditive.

shamann · Post by **shamann** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 4:21 pm

There's also Atmogen. I've never tried it since it isn't cheap, and never could tell how it was that much different from Coagula.

rs_ml · Post by **rs_ml** » Wed Aug 31, 2005 7:01 pm

Tried Atomgen now ... which isn't cheap, as you stated, but has some nice
features. WNAdditive and Doppelmangler look very complex, without focussing
on "music painting" capabilities, which is a must in my opinion.

Coagula with sound import would be the perfect solution

tee boy · Post by **tee boy** » Thu Sep 01, 2005 2:43 am

Forget Atmogen, its shite. My advice is to run Metasynth under a Mac emulator. Its not problem free, but atleast you get the real deal.

Coagula is great through, especially for a freebie.

Painting sound like in MetaSynth, but under Windows