Droid & Lubo
Hey Droid! I’ve been experimenting with this new synth software that turns sound into a visual rhythm, and I could really use a coding boost—think you can help me turn this into a killer beat?
Sure thing! Let’s split the audio into a Fast Fourier Transform to get the frequency spectrum. Then map each bin to a pixel intensity, and use that intensity to trigger a MIDI note or a step in your sequencer. Here’s a quick Python skeleton using numpy and mido:
```
import numpy as np
import mido
import soundfile as sf
audio, sr = sf.read('input.wav')
fft_size = 1024
hop_size = 512
mid = mido.MidiFile()
track = mido.MidiTrack()
mid.tracks.append(track)
for i in range(0, len(audio)-fft_size, hop_size):
segment = audio[i:i+fft_size]
spectrum = np.abs(np.fft.rfft(segment))
avg_intensity = np.mean(spectrum)
# Simple mapping: louder segment = higher velocity
velocity = int(np.clip(avg_intensity / 1000, 0, 127))
note = int(60 + (i // hop_size) % 12) # cycle through a scale
track.append(mido.Message('note_on', note=note, velocity=velocity, time=0))
track.append(mido.Message('note_off', note=note, velocity=0, time=hop_size))
mid.save('output.mid')
```
Adjust the scaling and note mapping to fit the vibe you’re going for. Let me know if you hit any hiccups!