A photograph becomes a score; color becomes pitch, duration, and velocity.
color-sequencer-sampler is a camera-based sequencer and sampler that captures a piece of reality and turns it into a grid used to sequence and modulate sound.
Design & implementation
The system captures a photo of the real world and reduces it to a grid where each cell represents the average of a group of pixels. That grid becomes the base surface for sequencing a sample.
Different color channels are mapped to different musical dimensions: one channel for note pitch, one for note length, and one for velocity. The system also detects pitch automatically so it can establish a scale, then lets the user shape the musical result further by changing the grid size, tempo, scale type, and effects such as reverb and delay.
What it does
- Captured image reduced to a sequencing grid
- Different color channels mapped to pitch, duration, and velocity
- Automatic pitch detection to establish a scale
- Adjustable grid size, tempo, scale type, reverb, and delay
