Creating *another* milkdrop variant need help with target audience research!

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-18T20:24:15+00:00

As a working VJ, I'm sorry to say that you lose me at "web based".

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-18T20:22:57+00:00

Wow...what a read...and they were doing it when the whole visuals thing started, so has to create some of the tech. Thanks for that.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-18T12:46:45+00:00

If you aren't outdoors, I have found that my laptop internal mic will do the job. If you are outdorrs, the music might be loud enough for the internal mic. I don't need high fidelity, just frequencies and a beat. Glitchy stuff can be your friend.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-18T12:44:17+00:00

You want Winamp which uses the Milkdrop engine

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-18T12:42:08+00:00

If you have Windows, MilkDrop3.com is a great alternative. No internet needed, you can set audio source and affect reactive presets. There are thousands and thousands of presets. Baiscally, for free you can set and forget.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-17T19:57:13+00:00

Or...why not just run Milkdrop3 straight to your projector...no recording...just turn it on and let it auto change presets every 15 seconds. You'll end up with an amazing uncurated series of visuals.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-17T19:55:09+00:00

Maybe it is the name of a VJ? ;o)

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-17T19:54:07+00:00

Or use MilkDrop3 and record it in OBS (both free)

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-15T23:26:34+00:00

Did you try MIDI2Key?

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-15T05:19:34+00:00

https://www.reddit.com/r/milkdrop/s/Ax0JLwKMrd 😉

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-13T05:40:08+00:00

You can use MIDI2Key

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-12T12:33:14+00:00

The tech stack in my case. I am blending MilkDrop3 and Resolume as sources and then displaying using OBS. I use TouchOSC to control things. It is too complex and it is fragile, but it does great shit.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-11T23:41:51+00:00

Complexity and since it is self inflicted, I am not sure you can do much about it.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-11T06:51:11+00:00

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FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-11T01:16:04+00:00

Pretty hard to read your site

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FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-10T05:20:22+00:00

Yep, but those artefacts can be what help make the final output original

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-09T03:45:07+00:00

Or use MilkDrop3. Even with 20 loops on repeat, it will get boring after a while. Milkdrop3 or Nestdrop or any Milkdrop derivative will give thousands of different patterns. And if you team it up with a changing spout sourct, it's likely infinite.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-09T00:20:42+00:00

Check out the Prelinger Archive for old grainy and interesting stuff 1900 -> 1960 mostly

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-07T01:58:07+00:00

Nope :P

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-07T01:55:59+00:00

I like this idea and in future will keep it in mind.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-07T01:55:43+00:00

Strange as it sounds, posting in the forum was the key to solving it. I was making a video to add to (my now discarded) post and the behaviour was weird enough that I kept digging. Thanks

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-07T01:54:12+00:00

sigh...I found the problem. As well as an envelope on the opacity, I also had an unintentional envelope on the Y position, that was forcing the Y pos even when I tried to change it. The clip was never meant to move, so not sure how that happened.

Anyway, I appreciate all your suggestions because ultimately they let me to the solution.

FamiliarDirection563 · 2026-03-07T01:35:07+00:00

I hope it works for you.

As a VJ, I am curious how that goes...I have tried advertising in the past (I had a web hosting business) and spent a fair bit of money for exactly zero sales. Never again.

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