need some info on waveform to event tool

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   I put this question in the .05 catagory but figured it might be missed so I will put it here also. Can someone explain the waveform to event tool a little? Thanks

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breakbenj Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Pre-Order User Joined: 21 Dec 2007 Location: Georgia Online Status: Offline Posts: 102	Quote Reply Topic: need some info on waveform to event tool Posted: 29 Jul 2008 at 8:35pm
	I put this question in the .05 catagory but figured it might be missed so I will put it here also. Can someone explain the waveform to event tool a little? Thanks
	Jeff

LightChristmas Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 15 Oct 2007 Location: Equality, IL Online Status: Offline Posts: 993	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2008 at 10:05pm
	Waveform To Event (W2E) is basically, a tool that takes the audio and converts it to an event - just like a ramp or fade. The effect it gives is variable intensities for the duration of the cell its used in. W2E is configurable for higher or lower levels of audio (translates directly to the intensity). While some may argue that W2E is a copout for creativity (you could literally do an entire sequence this way), I feel its more of an enhancement to be used just a freqently as any other effect in a sequence.


LightsOnLogan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187	Quote Reply Posted: 29 Jul 2008 at 10:19pm
	Waveform to event copies whatever you see in the audio track view into intensity events in the sequence. If you have the audio view set to amplitude or spectrogram the copy will be of the overall volume level. If you have the audio view set to a specific music note the copy will be of the volume level at just that note. Some applications: Snowman fight... intensity can control servos that move the mouths Voiceovers... make the mega tree "talk" to the audience Linus and Lucy... assign a specific music note to each mini tree and have them follow the piano notes (a.k.a. color organ) As LC said... this tool is easy to abuse. I think sparingly is the word to use here.


bdkeen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Visit Members Homepage Add to Buddy List Beta Testers Joined: 31 Dec 2007 Location: Easton,PA Online Status: Offline Posts: 380	Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 2008 at 7:25am
	Already have added this to some of my sequences - I'm planning to use it to modulate what was a rather boring looking donation box. Aurora just keeps getting better, and better, and better!


LightsOnLogan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 11 Oct 2007 Online Status: Offline Posts: 3187	Quote Reply Posted: 30 Jul 2008 at 11:42am
	And we still have a few tricks left up our sleeve... too bad those will have to wait until after version 1.0. What you see in 0.5 is the final feature set for 1.0. The feature set has been locked down (no more feature creep) and we are working bug fixes only until 1.0. 1.1 on the other hand......