KVR Audio

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:56 pm

I’m always interested and very curious to explore software/plugins that can import images and convert them into sounds.

I know there are few tools that came out in the last couple of years and I haven’t followed the last developments in that still very experimental field. Tought it could be interesting to make a list of those tools.

Here are the ones I am aware of:
• MetaSynth (standalone)
• Photosounder (standalone)
• Virtual ANS (standalone)
• Alchemy 2 (plugin)
• Harmor (plugin)

And of course I’m sure I’m missing many and some of you probably know an obscure one… Any other to add to the list?

Thanks!

cron · Post by **cron** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 5:59 pm

Nothing to add at the mo. Just dropping a comment in here to follow the thread.

Jedinhopy · Post by **Jedinhopy** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:19 pm

• ProletSoft Sound-Hole (standalone)
• Nicolas Fournel AudioPaint (standalone)
• VictorX Bitmaps & Waves (standalone)

Lejurai · Post by **Lejurai** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:22 pm

Dropping a png to serums oscillator makes wavetable from the pic.

Lejurai · Post by **Lejurai** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 6:23 pm

Izotope iris? Umm.. DiscoDSP vertigo.

cron · Post by **cron** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:38 pm

Paint 2 Sound: http://flexibeatz.weebly.com/paint2sound.html

Made by Dr Nash. All his stuff and video demonstrations are fascinating and well worth a look.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 7:56 pm

Kaleidoscope is another one.

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:03 pm

Thanks all! I new I missed some stuff... Will check your suggestions.

Iris doesn't generate sound from images per say, it spectral masking / filtrering using loaded samples.

I might be wrong but Kaleidoscope is an effect processor working on in-coming audio, doesn't really convert images into sound, right?

Andrulian · Post by **Andrulian** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:07 pm

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Hi,

This is a really interesting topic, there's a few more than I was aware of.

I've only used Virtual ANS, I used it to make an album from a drawing by the Canadian artist Laura Woermke which was released on the Fwonk netlabel. I converted the image into sound in Virtual ANS then manipulated the sound in Sensomusic Usine Hollyhock II DAW.

I wrote a blog post if you're interested in how it was made: http://wp.me/p2ZLkE-Xk (http://wp.me/p2ZLkE-Xk)

Kind regards,

Andrulian

cron · Post by **cron** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 8:14 pm

Welcome to the forum Andrulian, and thanks for sharing your fascinating work and techniques. Listening now and you've done some really interesting things with the concept as a starting point.

deastman · Post by **deastman** » Mon Sep 26, 2016 11:11 pm

Neon Breath wrote:Thanks all! I new I missed some stuff... Will check your suggestions.

Iris doesn't generate sound from images per say, it spectral masking / filtrering using loaded samples.

I might be wrong but Kaleidoscope is an effect processor working on in-coming audio, doesn't really convert images into sound, right?

Kaleidoscope is definitely a different sort of beast. But it does use images to generate the audio you hear. Also, if you turn down the input and turn up the noise source, it is entirely self-generated synthesis.

Neon Breath · Post by **Neon Breath** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 1:04 am

deastman wrote:
Neon Breath wrote:Thanks all! I new I missed some stuff... Will check your suggestions.

Iris doesn't generate sound from images per say, it spectral masking / filtrering using loaded samples.

I might be wrong but Kaleidoscope is an effect processor working on in-coming audio, doesn't really convert images into sound, right?
Kaleidoscope is definitely a different sort of beast. But it does use images to generate the audio you hear. Also, if you turn down the input and turn up the noise source, it is entirely self-generated synthesis.

Interesting, didn't know that. Will give the demo a try!

Pytchblend · Post by **Pytchblend** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 6:58 am

spectrobits by g200kg (free).

wasi · Post by **wasi** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:27 am

Neon Breath wrote:
deastman wrote:
Neon Breath wrote:Thanks all! I new I missed some stuff... Will check your suggestions.

Iris doesn't generate sound from images per say, it spectral masking / filtrering using loaded samples.

I might be wrong but Kaleidoscope is an effect processor working on in-coming audio, doesn't really convert images into sound, right?
Kaleidoscope is definitely a different sort of beast. But it does use images to generate the audio you hear. Also, if you turn down the input and turn up the noise source, it is entirely self-generated synthesis.
Interesting, didn't know that. Will give the demo a try!

It's a real bitch to work with if image-to-sound is what you're after. Super picky about formats and resolutions, no drag and drop, no built in editing. Just a general PIA. Best you can say is apparently that's not what it's designed to do (rather to design complicated multi-resonators). Just as a heads up. It's not you.

DJ Warmonger · Post by **DJ Warmonger** » Tue Sep 27, 2016 7:33 am

Latest Serum can convert bitmap into wavetable.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jxbD5WhGCCE

image into sound software / plugins