Re: RE: FLASH: live sound mixing

[Louis L. Gambogi III]

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From: <

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To: <

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Sent: Thursday, May 25, 2000 3:41 PM

Subject: re: RE: FLASH: live sound mixing



> Bottom line being that the user has to download the Beatnik player...

unless I missed

> something along the way.  Unfortunately, I'm having enough trouble

convincing clients to

> download the Flash plug in!

>

> Patrick

>

>

> > ** Original Subject: RE: FLASH: live sound mixing

>

> ** Original Sender: Ian Chia <ianbeatnik [dot] com>

> > ** Original Date: Fri, 26 May 2000 01:24:17 +1000

>

> > ** Original Message follows...

>

> >

> > 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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