MusicBeam

MusicBeam is a multi platform software that allows using a projector as a RGB laser. MusicBeam is written in Processing a JAVA based language that is easy to learn to enable users to contribute new effects.

Download

The latest releases can be found at: musicbeam.org

Contributing

MusicBeam is writing in Processing a Java sublanguage. It is extremely easy to write even without prior coding experience.

Setting up the Processing

MusicBeam is written in Processing. Therefore first step is to setup Processing, which is very simple. Just go do processing.org and download the latest version for you operating system. If you are having trouble setting up Processing make sure to check out their Supported Platforms Guide.

The next step is to install the needed third party libraries. Simply open the Processing IDE and go to Sketch > Import Library... > Add Library... This will open the Contribution Manager.

All thats left to do is to search and install for the libraries:

• ControlP5
• Minim

That's it, open the MusicBeam.pde file and hit play.

License

Copyright (c) 2012-2016 Johannes Hoppe info@johanneshoppe.com

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the "Software"), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED "AS IS", WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.