Building a Live Custom Audio-Reactive Visualization in Touchdesigner

When I first downloaded iTunes a long time ago, I would spend hours transfixed by the visualizations they provided along with the software primarily used to organize and play my MP3’s.

It was the first time I saw music I loved represented as an intriguing visual form. I loved it.

I’m not sure what software tools they used to make these visuals, but what I can tell you is that creating your own custom audio-reactive visualization is dead-simple now, using a program that has become one of my favorites to work with: Touchdesigner.

Touchdesigner is an incredible visual coding platform that allows you to create stunning real-time projects and rich user experiences.

I love it because it is:

• Visual and node-based
• GPU Accelerated
• Works with Python3 for more…