Overview: Integrate the existing visuals and audio to review the effect, and troubleshoot any unresolved issues
Dates of Development | March 15, 2025
Process Group | Touch Designer & Max
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This integration began by incorporating the cyclic breathing-inspired visuals created by Yixuan into Hefan’s breathing-responsive visuals. The combined visuals served as a background to guide the breathing rhythm. We also tested how well it aligned with Roulin’s background music.
Issues Identified:
- The breathing-responsive visuals felt somewhat monotonous, as they only involved scaling.
- The cyclic background visuals lacked variation.
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I brought the borrowed DPA microphone and RME audio interface, and the team conducted a breathing test to observe how airflow influenced the visual changes. We found that the visuals were highly unstable, sometimes fluctuating excessively. Yixuan adjusted the range settings, making the visual transitions smoother.
Meanwhile, Ashley brought a router to attempt transferring TD data from my computer to her Max setup. Yixuan and Ashley worked on resolving the connection. They were successfully able to connect the Router to my computer which allowed Ashley’s to receive data directly from TD from my computer.
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On the other side, we discussed Li’s installation design. We explored two potential plans:
- Plan 1: Creating a non-contact breathing mask with a hidden microphone. This design would better capture the exhaled airflow and create a recirculation effect.
- Plan 2: Designing a potted plant installation, where the microphone would be embedded as a branch of the plant.
The final decision is still pending.
Dates of Development | March 16, 2025
Xinyi Qian | Touch Designer & Max
I made another attempt to fix the connection issue and conducted an initial experience test of our project. Several issues were identified:
- The background audio did not match the cyclic visuals.
- The transition between cyclic visuals was not smooth.
- There was an unexplained echo in TD.
For the first two issues, I discussed potential solutions with Yixuan and Ruolin.
To troubleshoot the third issue, I systematically checked different sources, from Windows’ monitoring system to the Audio CHOP in TD. Eventually, I identified the problem in the “Send audio to default out” setting within Audio Analysis. Turning it off resolved the echo.
Finally, following a tutorial, I successfully transmitted high-frequency microphone input data from TD to Max on the same computer. The process worked—see the attached video.
Tutorial：
