Sep 08

It’s time to start the music, it’s time to light the lights….  Dedicated to Animal.

A while ago I responded to a call on the ‘b3ta’ mailing list which asked to able to play the air drums.  So, I created a Flash application that does movement detection using a webcam and plays drum kit sounds when certain parts of the screen/camera detect movement. You have in your kit: a snare, bass, kick,  symbols and a hi-hat.

I originally envisaged people just using their hands to tap a rhythm, but I discovered some people posted about using their tongues! Which is up close and personal!

You could also stand at a distance and dance to the beat of your own drum.

[flash /projects/DrumAnimal/swf/DrumAnimal.swf mode=1]

Note:

On Mac OS X the default webcam selected by Flash may not be appropriate, so you may have to open the Flash settings to change it to the built-in iSight.  For example:

Right Click on the Flash App:  Settings->[WebCam Icon]->[Camera DropDown]-> [ Select: USB Video Class Video]

3 Responses to “Air Drum Machine – “DrumAnimal””

  1. Édipo Matheus Says:

    where can I find this software?
    it look like to be good, interessing! I liked!

  2. Paulie Says:

    where can I find this software?it look like to be good, interessing! I liked!
    +1

  3. admin Says:

    does the question mean access to the source? if so I would need to dig it up as it’s been almost a year.

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