{"id":2865,"date":"2021-04-28T21:46:19","date_gmt":"2021-04-29T01:46:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?p=2865"},"modified":"2021-04-28T21:46:19","modified_gmt":"2021-04-29T01:46:19","slug":"cycles-1-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?p=2865","title":{"rendered":"Cycles 1-3"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>For the duration of the current millennium, I have been working in the live audio field. I have also been involved in a handful of theatre events. It is through this work that I have grown attached to the practice of providing support to performers. Within the pandemic milieu, I have been severed from my Allen &amp; Heath digital audio console for the longest period yet. More importantly, I have no access to performers to support. I am not much of a performer myself, so I have resorted to the lowly wooden train set. <br \/><br \/>In Cycle 1, I created a green box setup for the purpose of chromakeying my train into an interactive environment. It was a simple setup: 2 IKEA Mulig clothing racks to provide a structure for mounting lights and cameras, 3.5 sheets of green posterboard, 2 Logitech webcams(1 of which is 1080p), a pair of mini LED soft box lights for key lighting and a single soft LED for back lighting. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2866\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?attachment_id=2866\" class=\"wp-image-2866\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1294-2-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2867\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?attachment_id=2867\" class=\"wp-image-2867\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1293-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2868\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-scaled.jpg\" data-link=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?attachment_id=2868\" class=\"wp-image-2868\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1295-2048x1536.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Cycle 1 Green Box<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"480\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 640 \/ 480;\" width=\"640\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Cycle011-1.mp4\"><\/video><figcaption>Cycle 1 Stage Capture<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Within Isadora, I patched each of the webcams into a distinct video effect, a spinner actor, and a master RGBA\/Colorizer. Using the &#8220;Simple&#8221; preset in TouchOSC on an iPad and an iPhone, I was able to set OSC watchers to trigger each of the effects, the spinner and the colorizer. The effects were triggered with the MPC-style drum pad &#8220;buttons&#8221; in TouchOSC on the iPad and the colorizer was set to an XY pad on the iPhone. All of this is layered over a blue train themed video. The result is a patch that makes the train a true &#8220;performer&#8221; dancing to a Kick and Snare beat&#8230;that no one can hear&#8230;yet.<br \/><br \/>Cycle 2 began with the untimely death of my green box in a gravity related accident. In dealing with this abrupt change in resources, the cycle saw the implementation of Ableton Live. Woven into the Cycle 1 patch is a change of OSC channels in order to line up with the MIDI notes of a Kick and Snare in Ableton. I built in some ambition into my Ableton set by assigning every button in the &#8220;Simple&#8221; TouchOSC preset. The result is a similar video performance by the train, but now we can hear its music.<br \/><br \/><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\"><ul class=\"blocks-gallery-grid\"><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2870\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?attachment_id=2870\" class=\"wp-image-2870\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52-1536x933.png 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.53.52-2048x1244.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2871\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?attachment_id=2871\" class=\"wp-image-2871\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13-1536x934.png 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.13-2048x1245.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><li class=\"blocks-gallery-item\"><figure><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"2872\" data-full-url=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26.png\" data-link=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/?attachment_id=2872\" class=\"wp-image-2872\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26-1536x934.png 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-20.08.26-2048x1245.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><figcaption class=\"blocks-gallery-caption\">Cycle 2 Patches<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Cycle 3 began with a number of deviations from the train theme. I was looking for new ways to integrate my previous discoveries in a manner that would be less constrained by the physical domain existing solely in my house. I toyed around with some inverse chromakey patches that would sense the head of a blue-yarn mallet and trigger a sound. In returning to the train theme, I attempted to make an overlay that would use blob tracking and proximity targets to trigger sounds. <br \/><br \/>Ultimately, I resurrected the green box&#8230;and it the product looks and behaves a bit like a zombie. I went with a different Eyes++ setup in tandem with a simple motion tracker. As it turns out, I messed up the Eyes++ to the point that it wasn&#8217;t doing anything at all. In my final patch, the motion sensor is simply turning a train sound on and off as the train enters the frame of the camera. I intended to implement an cartoon overlay that would follow the train around the track thanks to the Eyes++ rig. Alas, the Roger Rabbit train is Sir Not-Appearing-in-This-Film thanks to a supply chain disruption of that most important of resources: time.<br \/><br \/>In this patch, I used video of the train from two different angles: bird&#8217;s eye and slightly downward. This made the patch easier to work with since I wasn&#8217;t constantly turning the train on and off. It also zombified the Cycle a bit more with the train no longer being a live performer. However, I justify this decision with the idea that the train was only ever a stand-in for a live performer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-video\"><video height=\"1080\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1920 \/ 1080;\" width=\"1920\" controls src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/IMG_1392.mov\"><\/video><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"622\" src=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.48.26-1-1024x622.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2874\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.48.26-1-1024x622.png 1024w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.48.26-1-300x182.png 300w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.48.26-1-768x467.png 768w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.48.26-1-1536x933.png 1536w, https:\/\/dems.asc.ohio-state.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/Screen-Shot-2021-04-28-at-19.48.26-1-2048x1244.png 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption>The motion tracker is on the bottom half.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On a final note, I will be packaging the final patch for future enjoyment to be accessed on this site.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the duration of the current millennium, I have been working in the live audio field. 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