Level: Beginner – intermediate

Working with Instancing in TouchDesigner offers a vast variety of possible inputs and outcomes. In this workshop series, we’ll look at how to use SOPs, CHOPs and TOPs to create generative 2D and 3D textures, landscapes and shapes and how to include audio in your Instancing network.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:

• Fully understand the concept and the possibilities of Instancing

• Use different data formats as a base for instancing

• Create generative 2D and 3D textures in TouchDesigner

• Include audio in the Instancing network

Session Study Topics

• The Copy SOP and SOP instancing

• CHOP and TOP instancing with focus on TOPs

• Rendering and Shading

• Simple audio integration into Instancing

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection

• TouchDesigner latest version

About the workshop leader

Bileam Tschepe aka elekktronaut is 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.

Date & Time: Saturday 15th May 5pm UK / 6pm Berlin / 9am LA / 12pm NYC

Meetup length 2-hours

Level: Open to all levels

Meetups are a great way to meet and be inspired by the TouchDesigner community.

What to expect? 

The meetup runs via Zoom and is 2-hours in length.

This session focuses on Typography and Graphic Design and features presentations from:

 

1. Jash: 36 Days Of Type

Jash is a Canadian/American photographer, videographer, and motion graphics artist. Jash recently challenged himself to participate in the annual 36 days of type challenge; Creating a generative composition in touch designer every day for 36 days. https://justjash.com/ 

2. Caroline Reize: Design for New Media: An introduction to design and its application in new media

Caroline is a German-born media artist who makes experimental visuals based on minimalism. Her work focuses on drawing inner emotion to create an image. The shapes and colors that are obtained from this allow the viewer a new experience. To develop a sufficient multi-sensory experience, she utilizes various forms of media, collaborates with sound artists, and works on narrowing the gap between art and technology. http://carolinereize.com/ 

3. Hugues Kir: The “Frog Effect”

A benevolent approach to graphic design in TouchDesigner

https://derivative.ca/p/62998  @smooth_isfast

 

Following these presentations breakout rooms are created where you can:

• Talk to the presenters and ask questions

• Join a room on topics of your choice

• Show other participants your projects, ask for help, or help others out

• Meet peers in the chill-out breakout room

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection
• A Zoom account

Berlin Code of Conduct

We ask all participants to read and follow the Berlin Code of Conduct and contribute to creating a welcoming environment for everyone. 

Supported by

Level: Beginner

Overview

TouchDesigner is a tool that gains popularity among musicians who want to create visuals for their music and do audio-visual experiments. The goal of this course is to show how one can start with TouchDesigner and not risk being discouraged. You will learn the basic concepts underpinning creation and rendering of 3D geometries, what different parameters of PBR materials mean and how particle systems work. The concepts you learn will be used to create shiny and noisy audio-reactive visualizations that can be plugged into your live performance straight away. The course will equip you with tools and maps which will make your further TouchDersigner journey more productive and fun. This series is a continuation of the workshop Create Music Visuals with TouchDesigner – Fundamentals.

Session Learning Outcomes

Session 1

• Change basic geometries

• Understand the difference between CPU and GPU calculations

• Make different audio frequencies trigger different events

• Create an audio-reactive visualization using instanced geometries

Session 2

• Import 3D assets

• Perform transformations on imported 3D geometries (increase and decrease polygon count, translate)

• Understand and Use PBR maps

• Set up PBR shading for 3D assets

Session 3

• Be confident with the main properties of a particle and particle system

• Create a basic particle system

• Configure emission properties of a particle system

• Use force bearing objects to influence particles behavior

• Confidently navigate the TD learning resources and know where to get help

Session Study Topics

Session 1

• SOP generators and filters

• Operators that use CPU and GPU

• Geometry Instancing

• Connecting Trigger CHOP to different frequencies of an audio-spectrum

Session 2

• FBX and OBJ formats

• Polyreduce and Subdivide SOPs, Delete SOP, Transform SOP

• The theory of Physically-Based Rendering and Shading

• PBR maps

• PBR setup in Touch Designer

Session 3

• Particle SOP inputs (emitter, attractor, force)

• Particle SOP parameters

• Differences between CPU and GPU particle systems

• Navigating TouchDesigner Resources

Requirements

• A computer with internet connection

• A web cam and mic

• A Zoom account

• A three button mouse or Apple Track Pad appropriately configured

• TouchDesigner installed (free version suffices https://derivative.ca/download)

• If your on Mac please check TouchDesigner can run on your   system (i.e. has basic GPU requirements such as Intel HD4000 or better)

About the workshop leader 

Dancing Pixels (Masha Rozhnova) is a London based artist who creates audio-visual performances and videos for musicians. For the past three years she has been using TouchDesigner as the main tool for content creation, show control and as an engine to enable interaction with the audience. She performed at Live Performers Meeting in Rome, at New River studios and Crux events in London.

Note: Add this workshop to your cart along with the full workshop series to get £10 off at checkout

Level: Beginner

Overview

TouchDesigner is a tool that gains popularity among musicians who want to create visuals for their music and do audio-visual experiments. This workshop is an introduction to the series “Create Music Visuals with TouchDesigner – Going Further”. You will be guided through TouchDesigner environment, learn how to create 3D scenes and control visual parameters with sound, discuss audio-visual art with your peers and, of course, make visuals! Try it and see if you want to learn more in the coming weeks with Going Further.

• Discuss some names in the history of audio-visual art and ideas that inspired the field

• Understand fundamentals of 3D rendering in TD

• Create basic geometric shapes, light and texture them

• Create audio-reactive visual progression that switches between camera views

Computer animation in the 21st century – the 3D space.

• Ideas and key figures in the history of audio-visual art

• 3D rendering set up

• Simple 2D compositing

• Triggering actions and controlling parameters with CHOPs

Requirements

• A computer with internet connection

• A three button mouse or Apple Track Pad appropriately configured

• TouchDesigner installed (free version suffices https://derivative.ca/download)

• If your on Mac please check TouchDesigner can run on your system (i.e. has basic GPU requirements such as Intel HD4000 or better)

About the workshop leader 

Dancing Pixels (Masha Rozhnova) is a London based artist who creates audio-visual performances and videos for musicians. For the past three years she has been using TouchDesigner as the main tool for content creation, show control and as an engine to enable interaction with the audience. She performed at Live Performers Meeting in Rome, at New River studios and Crux events in London.

Date & Time: Saturday 17th April 5pm – 7pm UK / 6pm – 8pm Berlin

Level: Open to all levels

Join the online meetup for expert talks on audio visualisation. Meet and be inspired by the TouchDesigner community.

The meetup runs via Zoom. The main session features short presentations from TouchDesigner users. Breakout rooms are created on the spot on specific topics, and you can request a new topic at any time.

The theme for this session is Audio visualisation, hosted by Bileam Tschepe with presentations from the community.

In the breakout rooms, you can share your screen to show other participants something you’re working on, ask for help, or help someone else.

Presenters:

Requirements

• A Zoom account
• A computer and internet connection

Berlin Code of Conduct

We ask all participants to read and follow the Berlin Code of Conduct and contribute to creating a welcoming environment for everyone.

Supported by

Level: Intermediate

Whether at a concert or in a music video, visual effects can do so much to enhance the listener/viewer’s experience and create a lasting impression. This workshop aims to demonstrate how, using TouchDesigner, one can convert MIDI and acoustic audio signal into dynamic visual performances.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of these sessions a successful student will be able to:

PT1:

• Design and implement generative visual effects which evolve over time

• Map out a show control system with high-level hooks for updating state in production

• Create simple audio +/ MIDI signal workflows

PT2:

• Persisting/loading custom presets with Python + JSON

• Map a visualization onto any performance environment, whether physical or digital

Session Study Topics

PT1:

• How to build custom UIs with widgets in TouchDesigner

• Encapsulating new and existing VFX patches in reusable components

• Basic MIDI input with TouchDesigner

PT2:

• Programming advanced actions with Python in TouchDesigner

• Making custom MIDI mappings which plug into a global control system

• Outputting anywhere: projection mapping, NDI streaming, DMX / lighting fixtures

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection

• A free (or higher) license of TouchDesigner

• A text editor for programming, such as Sublime Text 3 (recommended)

Recommended:

• Webcam and/or microphone

• A text editor for programming, such as Sublime Text 3 (recommended)

• Virtual audio routing software (e.g VB Cable on Windows, Soundflower / Loopback Audio on Mac) you can use to send audio to TouchDesigner directly from other software on your computer, such as Spotify

About the workshop leader 

Ben Benjamin is a programmer and performer based in Los Angeles. He is obsessed with the intersection of media, culture, and technology.

Level: Beginner to Intermediate

This workshop will show participants how to build their own audio visual performance using TouchDesigner and Ableton. TouchDesigner is a visual programming language for real time interactive multimedia content. Using the TDAbleton tool, a vast array of audio elements within Ableton can be used to automate an audio reactive visual show.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:

• Understand the TDAbleton tool

• Link a number of audio elements in Ableton to drive visual content in TouchDesigner

• Begin to build their own audio visual set for live performance

• Consider different approaches to audio visual performance and creation.

Session Study Topics

• TDAbleton tool

• Triggering different TouchDesigner visual sets with Ableton midi clips.

• Controlling TouchDesigner visual parameters with Ableton macros

• Touchdesigner operators- TOPS, Maths Chop.

• Performance Mode.

Requirements

• A computer and internet connection

• A Touchdesigner free license (https://derivative.ca/download)

• Ableton Live 10 or 11 ( for Live 11, you will need to use the latest version of TouchDesigner and select the TDAbleton beta plugin)

About the workshop leader 

Nilly Brook lectures various visual technologies across a number of institutions including: The National Film and Television School, Central Saint Martins, Wimbledon School of Art, London South Bank University and Private clients.

She is also a musician, producer and audio-visual performer working on two separate solo projects.

Level: Beginner

TouchDesigner is a powerful tool for creating live performances, installations, real time visuals and complex digital systems. In this workshop you’ll learn the basic functioning of three node-types and how to use them to analyse audio, use the data to manipulate graphics and how to organize and navigate your TouchDesigner network.

Session Learning Outcomes

By the end of this session a successful student will be able to:

• Input audio into TouchDesigner

• Extract relevant data from input sources

• Use data to manipulate graphics

• Create simple generative visuals

• Navigate the TouchDesigner network

Session Study Topics

• Audio input sources

• Beat detection (frequency analysis, timesclicing etc.)

• Creation and manipulation of generative visuals

• Network organisation

Requirements

• A computer with internet connection

• A web cam and mic

• A three button mouse or to configure Apple Track Pad appropriately

• TouchDesigner (free version suffices https://derivative.ca/download)

• If your on Mac please check TouchDesigner can run on your system (i.e. has basic GPU requirements such as Intel HD4000 or better)

About the workshop leader 

Bileam Tschepe aka elekktronaut is 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.