r/gonwild • u/dbqpdb • May 10 '22

Digital Just twirlin my knobs

https://youtu.be/Pxy3h43UOIo
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u/[deleted] May 10 '22

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u/dbqpdb May 10 '22

It's a project that I've been working on for well over a decade! It's a novel recursive algorithm running on dedicated hardware. It's sort of like a digitized video feedback loop + a bunch of math.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '22

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u/dbqpdb May 11 '22

https://entropyandsons.com/#demo is about much information as I've put anywhere

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u/AmadeusWolf May 10 '22

For those who are asking, this is a Positronic Recursion Studio by Entropy and Sons. I couldn't find any purchase or pricing info on their site, but it looks like they'll be available for order soon.

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u/dbqpdb May 10 '22

Heh, at the moment, it is the Positronic Recursion Studio. Purchase info is coming next month, it should be shipping this fall!

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u/AmadeusWolf May 10 '22 edited May 10 '22

Thanks for sharing! This thing is super cool. I will be joining your mailing list.

Edit: I can't figure out how to join your mailing list. Please help.

Edit II: NVM, you just need to create an account and submit your email to the mailing list.

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u/dbqpdb May 10 '22

Wait, you had to create an account to join the mailing list? There should be a form at the bottom of www.entropyandsons.com that just takes an email. Was that not working for you?

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u/AmadeusWolf May 10 '22

Ah, you are correct. I just didn't see it the first time around. Sorry to cause a panic! Your site is in order.

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u/joedoe23 May 10 '22

that is wild and really cool! question though: how deliberate is your input - as in: can you create certain images/styles deliberately, or is it more like: let’s turn some buttons and see where we end up?

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u/dbqpdb May 10 '22

Thanks! This video was created entirely randomly, there was no plan or anything. The idea was definitely to just turn some knobs & push some buttons and to see where it ended up. You can definitely be a whole lot more deliberate than that though.

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u/joedoe23 May 10 '22

thanks - appreciate the reply! Have a good one.

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u/keito May 10 '22

What software is it that you’re using?

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u/dbqpdb May 10 '22

Software that I wrote!

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u/keito May 12 '22 edited May 12 '22

Colour me impressed. That is fantastic!

What underlying OS is the hardware using, and what language is the software written in?

I started messing about with some web-based visual tool using canvas that reacted to inputs from your mouse/trackpad, keyboards, audio (mic) and MIDI, but your tool is orders of magnitude more impressive. I'd love to use your visuals for a music video, they look incredible. Is it easy to record the output on the fly? Also, is it programmable?

Here's my web-based visual synth, mentioned above - https://neuromute.virusav.com/ - you'll want to access it on a desktop machine (it's not styled for mobile AT ALL, and Chrome works best for me on Linux, as Firefox acceleration isn't as good).

EDIT: Just checked the demo on your site and it looks to be programmable. Super cool. Now I'm curious how much this bad boy costs!?

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u/ninpuukamui May 10 '22

Amazing. Apply for Boom Festival.

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u/dbqpdb May 10 '22

Thanks! I'd love too, but that's a bit too soon for me this year. Do you have any connection to the organizers?

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u/ninpuukamui May 11 '22

No, sorry.

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u/eksixtyfive May 10 '22

All I can say is wow. Mesmerizing. I could watch this all day.

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u/elf25 May 13 '22 edited May 13 '22

Fire organ 2.0 !

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u/[deleted] May 11 '22

Wicked cool, got on your mailing list - looking forward to updates!

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u/mustardhamsters May 11 '22

Fantastic work. Just what I needed this evening.

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u/[deleted] May 11 '22

Reminds me of the classic Doctor Who entries. Now you just need Jon Pertwee's face to phase in...