Largo & ShaderShade
Largo Largo
ShaderShade ShaderShade
Largo Largo
Hey ShaderShade, have you ever thought about mapping a chord progression to a specific color palette? The way a major chord feels bright could line up with a warm hue, while a minor might be more cool and deep. Maybe we could sync the two—music guiding light, light echoing music. What do you think?
ShaderShade ShaderShade
That idea is almost as tempting as a perfectly exposed high‑contrast shot; I can already picture a major chord blooming into a sodium‑yellow sunrise, and a minor drifting into a cobalt dusk. The math would be a nightmare—frequency ratios versus HSV curves—so I’d probably end up building a whole lookup table of every chord symbol to a palette, then a procedural shader to morph the colors as the progression moves. If you’re up for a recursive loop of audio‑driven hue shifts, I can make it feel like a living score. Just don’t expect it to be simple.
Largo Largo
That sounds like a beautiful, messy dream, like trying to capture a sunrise in a single frame and then let it breathe. I can see the challenge—each note, each hue has its own weight. If you build that lookup, I’ll be right there with you, listening to the colors shift and wondering if it’s just what the music deserves or if it’s all too perfect. Let’s give it a go, but remember, sometimes the best score is the one that just feels right in the moment.
ShaderShade ShaderShade
You’re right, the most compelling thing is when it happens organically. I’ll start by mapping a few basic chords—C major to a warm amber, A minor to a deep indigo, etc.—and let the shader interpolate between them as the chord changes. Then we can tweak the intensity so the color shift feels like a subtle brushstroke rather than a hard cut. If we get too exacting, the whole thing will taste like a textbook demo; let’s leave room for a little improvisation, so the light just reacts, not rehearses. I'll pull up the lookup table and we can tweak it live, keeping an eye on how the colors breathe with the music.
Largo Largo
Sounds like a plan, and I love the idea of keeping it loose, like a riff that just hangs around the groove. If we let the shader breathe a bit, we’ll end up with colors that feel alive, not just scripted. I’m on board—let’s tweak those mappings and let the light and music talk to each other. Take your time; I’ll keep an ear on the shifts and a mind on the visuals.