Interactive Audio Visualizer - Capstone Project
for Minor in Applied Music Technology
My Applied Music Technology Capstone project was the creation of an audio visualization module, which utilizes both MaxMSP and Unity to explore possibilities in interactive generated graphics. The main inspiration behind this project was the widespread popularity of online background music, whose accompanying visuals seemingly had unfulfilled potential. The module was able to generate a VFX particle system in Unity for each audio signal input, whose properties reflected audio parameters such as pitch, amplitude, and timbre. The conversion of sound to visuals allows much freedom in design choices, as the shape, color, speed of the particle systems are completely subjective, as long as there is a degree of correlation to the audio being played. The result is a highly customizable ensemble of audio-responsive particle systems in the Unity world, a more meaningful accompaniment for not only background music, but potentially other applications such as live performances.
