[Bf-committers] Blender as a sound/music software

[Patrick Shirkey]

On Wed, October 9, 2013 2:41 am, Crs Mrn wrote:
> Ok...Jack enables you to root sound from Blender to other app. It would be
> cool for Blender to incorporate itself a DAW component. It would be cool
> to
> make music or edit sounds as you do clips with Movie Editor function. Hope
> someone will integrate it sometime.

JACK allows full interapp sync so you can edit your audio in "kontakt" and
hear it played back in sync with Blender timeline when you press the play
button in Blender.




> În data de 08.10.2013 16:21, "Patrick Shirkey"
> <pshirkey at boosthardware.com>
> a scris:
>>
>>
>> On Tue, October 8, 2013 10:16 pm, Crs Mrn wrote:
>> > So...firstly Blender low poly 3D modeller, an organic modeller, a game
>> > engine and a movie editor. I've got a cool concept of something to
>> add:
>> > Sound editor. As an indie game developprr, you often use the same
>> > instances
>> > of sounds than hundreds or thousands used before, with no editing.
>> > Secondly, if in a game there are more sound sources that emmit the
>> same
>> > sound, let's say the fountains in Oblivion, an unpleasant effect of
>> > filtering appears. So you need more instances of the same sound. So,
>> for
>> > indies, a sound creation/facility would be useful. Are there free
>> > resources
>> > for the effects or generators? Yes...there are thousands of free VST
>> > plugins ready for use in any situation . Here is the interface I've
> tought
>> > of:
>> >
>> > There are two windows, one above the other. The lower one, smaller, is
> the
>> > mixer. It contains channels. Above each channel, there is a jack.
>> > The Upper window, bigger, is the canvas. Here each effect or generator
> is
>> > displayed as a loose box that shows an icon with that vst interface in
>> > case
>> > of effect vst, or a preview of notes, in the case of a generator vst.
>> > Clicking a box brings up the full vst interface. Clicking the notes
> button
>> > on the generator plugin box brings up the midi notes editor(if you
> simply
>> > click on box, the generator interface, let's say Kontakt 5, is
>> > displayed.).    As I mentioned, each box can be moved around on the
>> > canvas.
>> > Each box has an output, respectively an imput for effects plugin. Each
> box
>> > can be connected with the other, as in the case of Blender Shaders.
>> The
>> > final connection is from the last effect to one of the jacks on the
>> > mixer.     So...here are the steps .
>> > 1. File >import> generator vst.
>> > A box appears with that vst interface.
>> > 2. Click the notes button on the box
>> > A midi table appears, allowing me to edit notes.
>> > 3. Close the notes window and click on the middle of the box, now with
>> > notes preview on it
>> >    The Kontakt interface appears, allowing me to select instrument.
>> > 4. File-import-effect vst
>> > Another box appears.
>> > 3. Connect generator output to effect imput.
>> > 4. Connect effect output to one of the coresponding mixer channel jack
> and
>> > you're done.
>> >
>> >    What do you think?
>> >
>>
>> Do you know about JACK support in Blender? It will let you use any
>> software that supports JACK.
>>
>> JACK runs on linux/osx/win.
>>
>> JACK is an open source audio routing system for professional audio.
>>
>> http://jackaudio.org
>>
>>
>>
>>
>>
>> --
>> Patrick Shirkey
>> Boost Hardware Ltd
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