You
play the Kaleidica Light Instrument on your
computer. Your computer's keyboard and mouse are
the keys to the piano. The visual equivalents of
notes, key signatures and voices are built into the
application. The combined effect is like having a
whole symphony of visual creation at your
fingertips.
Enjoying Kaleidica is easy. You simply play your computer as you might a musical instrument – experiencing vision instead of sound.
Enjoying Kaleidica is easy. You simply play your computer as you might a musical instrument – experiencing vision instead of sound.
Studios:
Brushes:
Librabries:
Controls:
Studios within Kaleidica are like the
Voices of a musical instrument. They
provide a unique visual constuct around
which a performance is built. They vary by
geometry and symmetry in a number of unique
ways. Each has a number of adjustable
settings to provide extensive playability.
Brushes within a Kaleidica Studio are like
the notes of a musical instrument. They are
the visible components embedded into the
geometry of a Studio that you play and
control through your computer keys and
mouse. There are hundreds of Brushes
provided with the instrument.
Brushes come in sets called Libraries. You
switch among a set of Brushes within a
Library while you play. In this way,
Libraries are like key signatures.
Libraries can be thematic (like rocks or
planets) or a random set of images. You can
build your own Library to further customize
play.
The keys of the instrument are your
computer controls. You use the mouse to
move a Brush or set of Brushes around the
screen, while a range of computer keys
allow you to control their size, angle,
speed, spin, transparency and so forth.
Experimenting with controls creates many
suprisises.
The
quality of the visuals is amazing even for
beginners. There are no "wrong notes" in Kaleidica,
as the instrument is designed to produce stunning
visuals right out of the box.
Music itself is supplied outside of the instrument. You play along with music, essentially seeing the tunes played out in a visual form that you control. Alone with an iPod or as the light instrument player in a band, the process is like jamming with art. You interpret the music as you feel it, and see what you feel appear on the screen.
Below are image captures from the Mirror Studio using the Hubble Library.
Music itself is supplied outside of the instrument. You play along with music, essentially seeing the tunes played out in a visual form that you control. Alone with an iPod or as the light instrument player in a band, the process is like jamming with art. You interpret the music as you feel it, and see what you feel appear on the screen.
Below are image captures from the Mirror Studio using the Hubble Library.
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