A/V Experiment: A Free Visual Music App

US Beautiful Japanese-inspired sound canvas      05/10/26

Another free platform for music making - the last one I shared was Septabee and this is on an altogether different end of the visual spectrum, possibly sonic too. The inspiration behind the app is Japan with influences from design, nature and other explorations, shared on https://claygarden.jp/. The sequencer has columns which represents time, and rows representing pitch - with sonic feedback meaning when a voice is placed or dragged you'll hear it. The 4 styles can be changed to affect the chords, shape of the melody, voicing and how long the note duration is. 

Unique stuff, very inspiring look and a nice approach to making music. Here are the timestamps:

0:00 - Introduction 1:29 - Graphic System & Canvas Grid 3:08 - 4 Styles Overview 4:12 - Style 1: City Pop 4:40 - Style 2: Court Music 5:07 - Style 3: Koto 5:33 - Style 4: Ma 6:10 - Try the App & Outro

 

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About the author [midierror]: midierror is co-founder of Potato Audio, he makes nifty Max For Live devices, award-winning Sample Packs and hosts the 'midierror meets...' interview series speaking with all kinds of people working in sound & music. 


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