G-Force

seraph · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 12:59 pm Post subject: G-Force

Herbie Hancock and G-Force

seraph · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:02 pm Post subject:

G-Force: A Milestone

G-Force is the most dynamic and sophisticated, yet entirely artistic, music visualization available—and it keeps getting better. This is a direct result of creator Andy O'Meara's strong roots in mathematics and computing theory combined with a passion for music and visual art. If you've seen G-Force in action, you know this isn't an exaggeration—see the screenshots for yourself. Andy's will continue to change the face of music visualization, but it will take many months of hard work—ultra-dynamic, yet highly artistic, music visualization is uncharted waters.
http://soundspectrum.com/g-force/
http://www.versiontracker.com/dyn/moreinfo/macosx/7771

mosc · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:34 pm Post subject:

This has been in Winamp for years.

seraph · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 1:37 pm Post subject:

mosc · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 2:09 pm Post subject:

OK, there are several programs like this that are plugins for Winamp, and for other media players too. They make visual patterns based on the music, mostly seem to respond to volume and frequency changes. There are usually lots of parameters you can change and this makes the visuals look different. On Winamp, the parameters can be setup to change at random, so things don't look too repetitive.

I have played around with these visualizers from time to time, but mostly when listening to uninteresting music. It seems for me at least, when the music gets interesting, I prefer to close my eyes and let my internal visualizer kick in. My mind, and I'm pretty sure there isn't much unique about my mind, comes up with three dimensional images, and the visualizations are much more complex than these programs produce - using elements from sometimes disjoint memories.

I think of these kinds of visualizer programs are really color organs.

ian-s · Posted: Sun Sep 12, 2004 3:47 pm Post subject:

G-Force is short for God Force Rolling Eyes

I haven’t checked it out for a few years, I prefer stuff by Ryan Geiss (milkdrop is very nice) Looks great on my Phillips Plasma when listening to undemanding, dance orientated electronic music. Don’t seem to have time to do that these days, can’t remember the last time I actually rented a DVD.