Sound & Procedural Visuals in TouchDesigner

Join us for the June TouchDesigner Meetup: Sound & Procedural Visuals in TouchDesigner. This session explores practical approaches to building responsive visual systems driven by audio, timing data, and real-time control workflows.

The format follows our regular meetup structure: short presentations, technical walkthroughs, and open Q&A with the community. Whether you are new to TouchDesigner or already creating advanced patches, this meetup is designed to help you pick up useful ideas you can apply straight away.

As ever, TouchDesigner Meetups are created in collaboration with Derivative, creators of TouchDesigner. Meetups are curated by Berlin artist and educator Bileam Tschepe, an inspiring creator of audio-reactive, interactive and organic digital artworks, and installations.

Don't forget, TouchDesigner is free for non-commercial use, so grab your copy now.

Presentations

From Sound to Color

Presentation Overview

This presentation explores art as a state of presence rather than a finished object. Through personal projects and live visual work, Melissa will share how her practice shifted from seeking perfection to embracing process, intuition, and sensation. Inspired by natural phenomena such as water, light, and vibration, her work translates sound into evolving visual systems that feel alive and immersive.

The talk invites the audience to rethink creativity as a ritual and a form of connection — where visuals are not just images, but emotional and energetic experiences that resonate collectively.

A personal journey from architecture to generative visual art
Art as presence: shifting from outcome to process
Creating through intuition, sensation, and “listening” rather than control
The idea of art as a trigger for experiences, not just an object
Using sound, color, and vibration as a unified language
Visual systems inspired by natural phenomena (water, fire, caustics, light)
Case studies of live visuals and creative direction (music, performances, installations)
The role of ritual in the creative process
Collective resonance: art as a shared energetic experience (Scenius)
Questions and tools to reconnect with creativity from a place of presence

About the speakers

Melissa Santamaría

Melissa Santamaría is a visual artist and creative director working across generative systems, moving image, and spatial practice. Originally trained as an architect, her work is informed by natural and organic processes, using light, motion, and texture to construct immersive visual environments. Her practice focuses on perception as a physical and sensory experience, often developed in dialogue with sound and space. She has presented work across music, art, and cultural contexts, creating projects that sit between the digital and the embodied.

Curation

This 2026 series is curated by Bileam Tschepe, aka elekktronaut, a Berlin-based artist and educator who creates audio-reactive, interactive and organic digital artworks, systems and installations in TouchDesigner, collaborating with and teaching people worldwide.

TouchDesigner

TouchDesigner is a software product from Derivative (Toronto and Los Angeles) which is used to build interactive 3D and 2D applications. It is procedural, node-based, real-time, and considered a visual programming language.

TouchDesigner is free to use for non-commercial purposes