Who is this course for?
- • Sound designers looking to get started with visuals in TD
- • Musicians interested in learning techniques to create visuals
Course template / hosted architecture draft
Introduction to Live Visuals with TouchDesigner
Introduction to Live Visuals with TouchDesigner.
Course overview
TouchDesigner is the industry standard tool for interactive visuals in live performance, broadcasting and art installations. Cycling 74’s Max / MSP offers a vast playground of programming opportunities to create your own musical sketches. This course is aimed at musicians wanting to create live visuals that interact with their music. Function Store will get you familiar with TouchDesigner and ways to connect MIDI data to control live visuals via TouchDesigner and Max. This workshop aims to provide beginners to TouchDesigner and Max the suitable skills to begin exploring working with live visuals.
Requirements
- • A computer and internet connection
- • TouchDesigner latest version (non-commercial suffices)
- • A three button mouse
- • Access to a copy of Max 8 (i.e. trial or full license)
Course content
Introduction to Live Visuals with TouchDesigner
Download project files · Useful links · 1. TouchDesigner Basics
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Introduction to Live Visuals with TouchDesigner
Download project files · Useful links · 1. TouchDesigner Basics
Session materials
Download project files
Open resourceUseful links
Open resource1. TouchDesigner Basics
Open resource2. TOPs, feedback networks
Open resource3. Exercise 1 Solution
Open resource4. SOPs, MATs, Rendering, Instancing
Open resource5. Exercise 2 Solution
Open resource6. External Resources, Jamming, MIDI
Open resource7. Max and TouchDesigner
Open resource8. Outro
Open resourceInstructors
Function Store
Function Store (Dániel Molnár) is a Berlin based artist and developer creating interactive installations and audio-visuals. He has a software engineering background, diving deep into TouchDesigner and related tools in the past few years. He enjoys building complex systems and tools that are modular, reusable and user-friendly. He is working with agencies and musicians to create interactive experiences, live visuals and digital content, and has a YouTube channel where he shares some of his secrets.