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Advanced Audio Visualization Using ThMAD

Creating Amazing Graphics with Open Source Software

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  • © 2018

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Authors:
  1. Peter Späth

    1. Leipzig, Germany

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  • Extends and deepens reader knowledge of ThMAD from the first book.
  • Shows how shaders directly address the graphics hardware and how utilizing them gives a boost in both performance and visual arts proficiency.
  • Provides a thorough introduction into setups using the JACK sound server.

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Program Operation

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 1-11

  3. Insight into Meshes and Particle Systems

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 13-38

  4. Timing

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 39-44

  5. Shaders

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 45-73

  6. Stories I

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 75-169

  7. Stories II

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 171-194

  8. ThMAD and the JACK Sound Server

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 195-204

  9. TMAD and ALSA

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 205-210

  10. Controlling ThMAD from the Outside

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 211-218

  11. Configuration

    • Peter Späth
    Pages 219-222

  12. Back Matter

    Pages 223-229
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About this book

Learn advanced techniques and improve your audio visualization skills with Thinking Machine Audio Dreams (ThMAD). With this book, you can concentrate on advanced examples and usage patterns, including using shaders in a more profound way, and how to incorporate ThMAD into a tool chain using the professional sound server JACK.


Advanced Audio Visualization Using ThMAD provides advanced techniques for generating graphics, improving performance, and providing readers with the skills needed to create more interesting visualizations. You will also learn professional setups with highly developed visual and aural art tool chains.



What You'll Learn
  • Use the ThMAD software for advanced setups in their personal and professional projects
  • Gain a pragmatic introduction to using shaders
  • Use JACK sound servers with ThMAD
  • Control the timing ThMAD
  • Work withadvanced configurations
Who This Book Is For



Artists and developers already familiar with ThMAD and looking to enhance their projects. In addition, readers primarily interested in using shaders or the Jack audio server for graphics generation can benefit from the book as well.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Leipzig, Germany

    Peter Späth

About the author

Peter Späth graduated in 2002 as a physicist and soon afterwards became an IT consultant. In 2016 he decided to concentrate on writing books on various topics, but with the main focus on software development. Throughout his career he always preferred to work with open source tools and also favored operating system independent platforms like Java. After using various audio visualization programs, he designed his own visualization suite, ThMAD, to overcome deficiencies for important functionalities, quality documentation, and bug fixes of existing visualization suites.


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