Previously on vvvv: vvvvhat happened in December 2021

We've released not one, not two, but 3 bugfix releases for vvvv gamma in January. Read all about them in The ChangeLog.

We've also been hard at work on making VL.Audio into a first stable release that will eventually ship with vvvv directly, ie. no more extra install only to play with audio. Normal. Read all about it in the post with the captivating title Breaking - VL.Audio approaching stable.

The Mastering vvvv for teaching course has started. We got a whopping 42 applications which unfortunately we couldn't accommodate all. We had a tough time choosing but eventually settled on a nice blend of 20 people who are joining us from 9 different countries. Ah the joys of the modern age. If you were not chosen this time, we're hoping to have a new offer for you soon!

Oh and in case you missed it, you can still rewatch the 16th vvvv online meetup.

Contributions

We got some new ones:

• VL.OpenEXR
• VL.Boids-GPU
• VL.FuzzySearch

and received updates to the following:

• MoscowLava
• VL.IO.Firmata
• VL.IO.WebSocket
• VL.RunwayML
• VL.IO.Mastonet
• VL.ColorThief
• VL.CEF

Gallery

• Illuminarium 2021 - 360 Pinball by colorsound
• Contact by Emanuel Gollob

• #madewithvvvv by various patchers

Jobs

• Always keep an eye on the vvvv job board
• There are often some more on The Interactive & Immersive Job Board and dasauge.de
• If you need a vvvv specialist or are one yourself, check out this listing of vvvv specialists available for hire

That was it for January. Anything to add? Please do so in the comments!

Dear audiophiles!

Here is to announce some long-overdue work on the VL.Audio pack with the goal to finally release a stable version of it. There are still some pending todos, but the main things are done. So in its latest previews, please find the following partly breaking changes:

Driver and Timing Configuration

The singleton AudioEngine node is gone and replaced by 2 simpler singleton nodes

• DriverSettings
• TimingSettings

But the idea is to mostly only use those when exporting applications. Because usually, you'd now simply use the new Audio Configuration extension (Alt+C). The UI for the extension is still missing at this point, but you get the idea. Meanwhile, you can manually modify \AppData\vvvv\gamma\VL.Audio.Configuration.xml (requires a restart of vvvv).

A third alternative is to use the new SettingsFromFile node that allows you to specify such a configuration.xml that you may want to check into a git-repo with your project.

Still, to get any audio out, you'll need either the dedicated ASIO driver of your sound device or one of the generic ASIO drivers installed.

Buffer nodes

A new set of nodes allows you to record/play and save/load audio, using buffers. For now these nodes are still marked with the experimental aspect, because we may still apply breaking changes, but the idea is ready for testing. Create a Buffer node and then work it with the following:

• BufferRecorder
• BufferPlayer
• BufferWriter
• BufferReader
• WavReader (Buffer)
• WavWriter (Buffer)
• WaveForm (Buffer)

Misc

• WaveForm: returns a spread of floats you can use to draw a WaveForm
• WavWriter: for recording live audio to a .wav file on disk
• StereoMixer, MatrixMixer
• ValueSequence

Fixed issues

• Creating and disposing VL.Audio player leaks memory?
• VL.Audio Player - Break playback by hovering any FileStreamSignal link or pin
• Record audio in gamma
• AudioEngine - Dynamic enum not set on startup
• Gamma crashes when changing samplerate

So please give the latest preview a spin and report your findings!

Watch on Vimeo

During the Christmas Season Illuminarium show takes place in the Zurich National Museum.
For that occasion a 360 degrees mapping was custom created, with its Interactive Multi player Pinball game.

Cliente: Illuminarium Zurich -- https://illuminarium.ch/

Dirección de arte y producción: Ivan Val
Diseño: Itziar Arriaga https://www.thingshappen.es/work/tracking-7g28c
Programación y hardware: www.colorsound-ixd.com Abraham Manzanares, Paqui Castillo
Desarrollo gráfico 2D: Javier Burgos, Ignacio Méndez
Desarrollo gráfico 3D. Mario Jimenez, Alberto Vega
Sonorización: Sergio Geval

Previously on vvvv: vvvvhat happened in November 2021

It's that time of the year again where we're throwing out the old one and are unconditionally happy for yet another one to come. That's the spirit! So while you mentally prepare for the upcoming meetup on January 25th, you have a chance to rewatch the 15th vvvv online meetup, the last one from 2021.

Last thing in December for us was releasing another dot-release for the 2021.4 series of vvvv gamma. Changes and download for it can be found in the usual place.

And here's to all educators among you:
With vvvv gamma finally being in proper shape, we're starting an educational offensive. First off, we're running a super-spreader event with a course tailored to educators. For full details and application, please see:

Course: Mastering vvvv for teaching

Contributions

We got a new one:

• VL.Spotify by sebescudie as demonstrated in the last meetup

and received updates to the following:

• Gamma Launcher
• VL.NewAudio
• VL.IO.HTTP.WebServer
• VL.TUIO.HDE
• VL.SpoutMonitor.HDE
• VL.Elementa

And there is a growing number of video tutorials in chinese by lavalse

Gallery

• Perpetual Myth by lasal
• #madewithvvvv by various patchers

Jobs

• Always keep an eye on the vvvv job board
• There are often some more on dasauge.de
• If you need a vvvv specialist or are one yourself, check out this listing of vvvv specialists available for hire

That was it for December. Anything to add? Please do so in the comments!