There exists a music of the visual world.
June 22, 2017 5:47 AM Subscribe
Today's web toy. Google celebrates animator and filmmaker Oskar Wilhelm Fischinger (1900-1967) with a front page doodle.
On one of his works.
On one of his works.
I love generative music. I kind of wish there was a way to share what you do on this one though.
posted by cjorgensen at 7:58 AM on June 22, 2017
posted by cjorgensen at 7:58 AM on June 22, 2017
There's a "Share Your Creation" button, cjorgensen. It provides a link to what you made and also give you standard social media choices.
posted by The Bellman at 8:03 AM on June 22, 2017
posted by The Bellman at 8:03 AM on June 22, 2017
wish there was a way to share what you do on this one though.
There appears to be one. It's in the top center menu.
posted by dnash at 8:03 AM on June 22, 2017
There appears to be one. It's in the top center menu.
posted by dnash at 8:03 AM on June 22, 2017
I can't get it to do anything. Google doesn't like Internet Explorer?
posted by yhbc at 8:06 AM on June 22, 2017
posted by yhbc at 8:06 AM on June 22, 2017
This toy makes heavy use of the Web Audio API, which Internet Explorer does not like.
posted by jeremias at 8:32 AM on June 22, 2017
posted by jeremias at 8:32 AM on June 22, 2017
That share link indeed doesn't workâif you follow it from anywhere, it takes you back to the search page with the doodle. And I'm doing this on Firefox.
But: Charming, and awesome.
posted by seyirci at 9:16 AM on June 22, 2017
But: Charming, and awesome.
posted by seyirci at 9:16 AM on June 22, 2017
The share link actually does work, though it's odd. It takes you back to the search page, but if you then click on the doodle it will contain your creation.
posted by The Bellman at 9:18 AM on June 22, 2017
posted by The Bellman at 9:18 AM on June 22, 2017
Internet Explorer does not like.
The feeling is mutual.
posted by Splunge at 10:20 AM on June 22, 2017
The feeling is mutual.
posted by Splunge at 10:20 AM on June 22, 2017
Hey this is lovely. I particularly the way the sounds work well to make chords. Are they literally playing the individual samples separately, or is there something more complicated going on?
posted by Nelson at 11:55 AM on June 22, 2017
posted by Nelson at 11:55 AM on June 22, 2017
My favorite thing right now is to build a good groove and then switch keys whenever it feels appropriate. It's the simplest trick in the world musically; there are other google music toys that do basically this for you. But it's so satisfying. Like, take something simple like this, hit that Modify button at the bottom, and switch keys at the end of every repeat, or really any time you feel like it. Not bad.
posted by jsnlxndrlv at 9:23 PM on June 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
posted by jsnlxndrlv at 9:23 PM on June 22, 2017 [2 favorites]
I am sitting in a room different from the one you are in now - - -
g.co/doodle/g7uzak
posted by pftoet at 9:33 PM on June 22, 2017
g.co/doodle/g7uzak
posted by pftoet at 9:33 PM on June 22, 2017
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