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AudioVisual Healing Journey Toolkit

Summary

This toolkit helps you transform your daily emotional recordings into visual art through a simple step-by-step process. You do not need any artistic or technical background; just follow the guided steps, and you can create a unique emotional video. This process is not only a creative experience but also a therapeutic journey, offering deep self-reflection and psychological calm.

 

What color is your mood today?
🧡🖤⚪🔵

Is there a need for a way to soothe the soul ?

Welcome to the Audio-Visual Healing Journey Toolkit!

 

🧰 Tools Needed:

Recording app (built-in Voice Memos or other recording apps)
Pixabay Music Website(for free background music)
VEED.io Website(for audio visualization and video creation)

So, Let’s start!

he Voice Memos app is circled on the top left, indicating it is highlighted or selected.

screen shoot

The tip: If you think the picture is too small, you can click on this logo, which has the option to enlarge the picture

 

Step 1: Emotional Reflection and Recording (3 minutes)

 

 1. Take a minute to sit quietly and reflect on your current emotional state.
  2. Find a relatively quiet space and open the recording app on your
smartphone  or tablet(e.g., Voice Memos on iPhone or a recording app on Android).
3. Record your mood. For example:
“Today was sunny, and I felt happy because I love sunshine ☀,”
or “I felt a bit down today, maybe because it rained 🌧 all day.”

 

A screenshot of an iPhone screen displaying a folder named "Utilities." The Voice Memos app is highlighted with a red circle. The folder also contains icons for Compass, Measure, Magnifier, and Calculator apps. The Voice Memos app icon shows a waveform graphic, indicating it is used for audio recording.

screen shoot

 

Screenshot of a Samsung tablet's home screen with a futuristic, sci-fi cityscape wallpaper. The "Samsung" app folder is open, showing various Samsung apps, including "Voice Recorder," which is highlighted with a red circle.

screen shoot

 

Step 2: Choosing Background Music (3 minutes)

 

    1. Open the Pixabay Music website: https://pixabay.com/zh/music.
    2. Choose a piece of background music that resonates with your current mood. For example:

     For sadness, select rain sounds or a piano piece.

                    For happiness, choose upbeat jazz or light music.

    3. Download the selected music file and save it to your tablet or computer.

 

The screenshot shows the Pixabay website, where you're searching for audio files using the keyword "rain."

Screenshot of music platform homepage

 

 

The download button is circled in red, indicating where to click if you want to download the audio file.

Screenshot of music platform

 

Step 3: Audio Visualization Creation (10 minutes)

 

    1. open the veed.io website: https://www.veed.io/workspaces/7ea6d8a5-ce31-49ca-bf9d-f73c3ea148f1/home
    2. Once you are on the page, click on the logo to start creating a new project.

 

The screenshot is from the video editing platform VEED.io, showing the main dashboard interface. The circled area highlights the option to "Create New Project", where you can upload your files and start editing.

Screenshot of the Clip Site homepage

 

    3. Click the “Upload” button and upload both your emotional recording and the background music file.

 

The dialog box prompts you to upload files, with options for uploading your own media file or starting from scratch.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

 

    4. Combine the two audio tracks on the timeline, adjusting the length and positioning to synchronize them.

 

    5. At the bottom of the page, select “Background” and choose a color that matches your mood:
        🦋 Blue: calm, melancholic
        🌼 Yellow: cheerful, sunny
        🚩 Red: passionate, excited

 

The screenshot shows the background color editing interface in VEED.io. You are currently customizing the background color of your project using a color picker, and the selected color is a shade of blue with the hex code #83a5cb.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

 

    6. Click on “Elements” on the left sidebar and select “Sound Wave”. Choose a waveform style that you like, and customize its shape, color, quantity, and position to reflect your emotions.
The screenshot displays the Elements panel in VEED.io, where you are adding visual elements to your video project.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

 

The screenshot shows the waveform visualization being edited in VEED.io. You have applied a waveform element ("Beam" style) over a blue background and are currently adjusting its color.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

 

The screenshot displays the waveform editing panel in VEED.io, where you are customizing the visual appearance of the audio waveform.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

The screenshot displays the animation settings in VEED.io, where you can customize the entrance, exit, and looping animations for elements in your video project.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

You can select different animation effects in the animation area of the sound wave

 

    7. Preview your video and save it once you’re satisfied with the result.

 

The screenshot shows the final editing view in VEED.io with multiple audio waveform visualizations layered on top of each other.

Screenshot of the Clip Site

 

 

 

🎊 Here’s my emotional visualization video！🎊

 

 

 

 

 

Step 4: Emotional Reflection and Summary (3 minutes)

 

    1. Spend a minute watching the completed emotional
visualization video. Close your eyes, take a deep breath, and feel the
sounds and images in the video. Consider:

 “Does this video accurately reflect your current emotional state?”

         “What colors or shapes do you notice? What emotions or memories do they evoke?”

    2. Write down some thoughts or keywords to
capture your reflections. For example:

“I saw rising lines in the waveform, which felt like a force pushing me forward,”

or “The blue color reminded me of a peaceful walk by the sea.”

Congratulations on completing your creation！🎊🎊🎊

May this journey bring you inner peace and healing？

Continue to express your feelings through your art!

 

(Screen shoot © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screen shoot © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screen shoot © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of music platform homepage © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of music platform © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site homepage © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(Screenshot of the Clip Site © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

(The final video presentation © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0)

AudioVisual Healing Journey Toolkit © 2024 by Xiqi Meng is licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0 

AudioVisual Healing Journey Toolkit / Open Toolkits by Kneel, Mulholland: Drive! is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives CC BY-NC-ND 3.0

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