RE: FLASH: live sound mixing

[Ian Chia]

Hi,


You can't do this with Flash audio natively - to synch

multiple tracks of audio, you really need to use Beatnik.


However, you can create the UI in Flash and use this to

trigger the Beatnik Player to achieve up to 64 tracks synched,

with far better audio compression and quality than Flash 4.


We actually have a Flashnik Remixer tutorial at Beatnik.com,

which provides a F4 16 channel mixing desk that remixes RMF and

MIDI files. The RMF files can provide full audio incl vocals and

drums/gtrs and bass etc.


The tutorial provides a open .fla that demonstrates advanced

Actionscript->JavaScript communication, enabling Beatnik to

control Flash (there's an automated mixing mode, where the MIDI

or RMF file actually automates the swf's volume and pan sliders in real

time as the audio plays back), as well as Flash controlling Beatnik

in the User mode, where your slide movements controls the music.


   http://www.beatnik.com/software/tutorials


There's also a version at http://www.hyperphonic.com/papabear/flashnik-remixer

that demos this using the Thomas Dolby "She Blinded Me with Science"

song with full audio vocal/bass/gtr/synth/drums/orch tracks etc.


Enjoy. The tutorial also has some ideas hinting how you can design

animations and then get the music to control these in the swf, and

so you can get animated dancers or video in time to the music/controlled

by the music or vice versa for your remix.


If you're interested in Flash-Beatnik type projects, there are quite a number

of Flashnik developers participating in our Flashnik discussion forum at:

http://discussion.beatnik.com/to/?flashnik where you can bring up further

questions on this topic.


Cheers,


- Ian


-----------------------

Ian Chia

Beatnik Xtra Architect,

Beatnik, Inc.


> Date: Wed, 24 May 2000 17:21:58 -0700

>

From: "Marc Hoffman, Poison Dart Frog Media" <maildartfrogmedia [dot] com>

> Subject: RE: FLASH: live sound mixing

> 

> Marcus,

> Are you saying you can get separate sound files in Flash to synchronize as

> if they're a single recording of a band? I'd like very much to know how you

> do that. It's something that's been discussed several times in the past 3

> years on this list and I've never found a way to do it successfully. Or are

> you just switching among different sound files that have different numbers

> of instruments on each?

> 

> At 07:01 AM 5/24/2000 , you wrote:

> 

> >Anthony,

> >I assuming you guys recorded this stuff yourselves. (multi-track)

> >This is an idea I've been playing with, so I'll share where I'm at.

> >

> >I've dumped individual tracks from the board onto a PC. (drums, bass, gtr,

> >etc...)

> >Set those up as individual tracks/objects/whatever in Flash.

> >Made it possible to turn on/off each track as the movie plays. (all tracks

> >ON is the whole song as it would be performed live)

> >As they listen to the song, they can add and subtract parts.

> >

> >Is this what you are asking ?

> >If not, everyone forget I mentioned it !!  ;-)

> >Marcus

> >

> >-----Original Message-----

>

>From: Norm Vale [flashantknee [dot] demon [dot] co [dot] uk (mailto:flashantknee [dot] demon [dot] co [dot] uk)]

> >Sent: Wednesday, May 24, 2000 9:19 AM

>

>To: flasherchinwag [dot] com

> >Subject: FLASH: live sound mixing

> >

> >Hi,

> >Anyone know where I can get a flash swf that will allow me to allow a use to

> >loop lots of sounds on and off - like a mini mixing desk type of thing....?

> >I work with musicians and we want surfers to be able to 'remix' some of our

> >tunes live over the web in a limited way ~(I know Beatnik do this but a

> >Flash script would be better.

> >I would be very grateful for any help with this.

> >Thanks

> >Anthony

> 

> Marc Hoffman

>


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