VDMX (Tutorial): Audio Reactive Techniques

This VDMX tutorial goes in depth with the Audio Analysis plugin and covers a workflow to set up parameters to be audio reactive. The following topics are covered: how to set up Audio Analysis to receive input from an audio source, creating Low, Mid, and High audio frequency presets to trigger various parameters and effects, using Num FX to smooth Audio Analysis values, creating a Num FX chain preset for easy loading into any data source, and the creation of audio reactive effects.
The visuals & video clips showed in this tutorial are ready-made for VDMX and available on our website along with additional tutorials and pre-recorded live visuals:
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Music in this tutorial by:
Jazz One ( / jazz-one-beats )

[@0bsolet]

Pure Gold!!

[@pupdoggify]

hands down, VDMX is the THE MOST powerful VJ suite out there! just amazing!!!

[@gboot]

solid clear tutorial,
thanks!

[@Animaudio]

I just VDMX5 For the Animaudio Videos, its a really nice software and this is a solid tutorial!

[@martinetminet]

THX SO MUCH !

[@NielsOtto]

Great tutorial, thanks! Is it possible to make sort of a throttle effect? Say I have a vid with a timeline, and then the bass kick would advance the timeline a short amount, instead of either 0 or 1?

[@kylerich9904]

Hey Doc,
Where do you get these audio responsive visuals? Are you able to purchase them or do they all need to be made from scratch? Can you provide some recommendations of where to get them? I'm new to vdmx and using it for projection mapping - but right now only playing video.

[@DocOptic]

Hi, the visuals in our tutorials are all available on our website, docoptic.com - welcome to VJing, hope you're enjoying it so far!

[@Animaudio]

You dont get audio responsive Visuals!, you do it via any software like Resolume or VDMX5, like in this tutorial you literally use some of the tools to extract the audio signal info and use that to actually animate any parameter that you choose!

[@catherinewylie6959]

I'm wondeing if I should use something like Soundflower for audio? I want to record a VJ/DJ set. I tried using my default Mac sound but I am not sure it really triggered the effects that well after going through a VDMX tutorial on setting up a minimalism set. He used Soundflower to play audio trough youtube.