soundToy 'videosynth' feature

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soundToy 'videosynth' feature

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In my 'hacking playground' SOUNDTOY, available here:

https://github.com/seclorum/soundToy/tree/main/BUILD

.. I am currently exploring a kind of 'video synthesis', built around the Tufte sparkline concept, but exploiting certain weird things about the Oric, as well.
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The idea is to use 6x8 'cells' to construct a user interface describing the synth registers of the AY chip. These cells are generated by a pseudo random function, producing a unique dataset of both monochrome and colour-altering characters.
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In the current version, the sound exploration is done in text mode and the video synth is done in HIRES mode - but soon these will merge. If you're curious what this looks like, run SOUNDTOY.tap, press 'G', and use WASD and IJKL to place cells around. There is also a random screensaver 'thing' splatting the field. IJKL sets the 'input' XY values starting at the top left of the 'pseudorandom' blob, and WASD place the 'output' cell on the screen.
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Yes, its weird, but I'm finding the aesthetic appealing, and eventually will have a smaller subset of the psuedorandom blob in order to render the Oric synth registers in a more interesting way .. meanwhile it seems I'm also building an editor, of sorts .. ;)
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Re: soundToy 'videosynth' feature

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ibisum wrote: Fri Oct 11, 2024 1:32 pm... around the Tufte sparkline concept...
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... but it's colorful and cool! :lol:
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