How to 'deform' a text generated with theGeomerative library?

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Dear @akenaton,
I’ve updated my code in github:https://github.com/lolonulu/Geomerative_sound_reactive_text
not brillant, but that’s where I am for now. I hope you will have some time to help me today. Thanks. L

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@lolonulu===

yes, i ll’ get a look at that today

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@lolonulu===
ok; that’s done:

  • firstly in your main class you add:
boolean estEnPause = false;
int duration1 = 0;
int duration2 = 0;
int duration3 = 0;
int duration4 = 0;
int dureeStrophe =0;

then in your SoundManager class you get the duration of your 4 stanzas, like that:

AudioPlayer [] phraseSounds;
    for (int i =0; i<soundNames.length; i++) {
      phraseSounds = new AudioPlayer[soundNames[i].length]; 
      for (int j=0; j<soundNames[i].length; j++) {
        phraseSounds[j] = minim.loadFile(soundNames[i][j]+".wav", 2048);
        if(i==0 && j<=3){
        duration1 = duration1+phraseSounds[j].length();
        }else if(i==1  && j<=3){
          duration2 = duration2+phraseSounds[j].length();
        }else if(i==2 && j<=2){
          duration3 = duration3+phraseSounds[j].length();
        }else if(i==3 && j<=2){
          duration4 = duration4+phraseSounds[j].length();
        }
      }
      sounds[i]=phraseSounds;
      
    }
  • Then you go to your main class and add:
switch(indexPhraseSet){
    case 0:
    dureeStrophe = duration1;
    break;
    case 1:
    dureeStrophe = duration2+duration1 + PAUSE_DURATION;
    break;
    case 2:
    dureeStrophe = duration2+duration1+duration3 + (PAUSE_DURATION*2);
    break;
    case 3:
    dureeStrophe = duration2+duration1 +duration3+ duration4 +PAUSE_DURATION*3;
  }
  if(!estEnPause){
  timer1(dureeStrophe);
  }else{
  timer2(dureeStrophe); 
  }
  • then in the same Class you create your timers:
void timer1(int dureeStrophe){
  if(millis()>= (dureeStrophe*boucle)+startTime){
    estEnPause= true;
  };

void timer2(int dureestrophe){
  if(millis()>= (dureestrophe*boucle)+startTime+PAUSE_DURATION){
    estEnPause= false;
  }
}
  • Now you get rid of what does not work in your sound Manager class:
void update() {

    // SOUND
    if ( indexPhraseSet==-1) { 
      // tout initialsier
      indexPhraseSet=0;
      indexPhrase=0;
      playSound(estEnPause);
      nextPhraseSet();
    } else if (!sounds[indexPhraseSet][indexPhrase].isPlaying() &&!estEnPause) {  
      // sound fils is finished read next one
      indexPhrase++;

      if (indexPhrase >= sounds[indexPhraseSet].length) {
        // If phrases'index is greater than the stanza's index then go on to the next stanza

        indexPhrase=0; // 1rst sentence
        indexPhraseSet++; // increase stanza's index

        if (indexPhraseSet >= sounds.length) {
          indexPhraseSet=0;
          boucle++;/////that s the int for looping
        
          // reset from the beginning
        }
        // PUT BACK BACKGROUND LINES AT THEIR ORIGINAL POSITION
        if (nodesAtEndPosition == null) {
          nodesAtEndPosition= new PVector[myNodes.length];
          for (int i =0; i<myNodes.length; i++) {
            nodesAtEndPosition[i]=new PVector(myNodes[i].x, myNodes[i].y);
          }
        }  
        float d = map(millis(), 0, PAUSE_DURATION, 0.0, 1.0);
        int i =0;
        for (int x=0; x<xCount; x++) {
          for (int y=0; y>yCount; y++) {
            if (i<myNodes.length) {
              myNodes[i].x= lerp(nodesAtEndPosition[i].x, nodesAtStartPosition[i].x, d);
              myNodes[i].y= lerp(nodesAtEndPosition[i].y, nodesAtStartPosition[i].y, d);
              myNodes[i].setBoundary(0, 0, width, height);
              myNodes[i].update();
            }
            i++;
          }
        }
        // pause
        //timer();
        //isInPause=true;
        //delay(PAUSE_DURATION/2)
        //if(!estEnPause){
        nextPhraseSet();
        //}
      } else {
        //on passe à la phrase suivante
        //timerPauseDuration();
        nextPhrase();
        //isInPause= false;
      }
      playSound(estEnPause);
    } else { 
      // on est en train de lire le son
      // analyser le son
      soundFFTAnalyse();
      wordAttractorToSound();
      linesAttractor();
    }
  }
  • in the same classs modify your playsound method:
void playSound(boolean eep) {
    
    AudioPlayer s = sounds[indexPhraseSet][indexPhrase];
    if(!eep){
      s.rewind();
      s.play();
      //println("lecture :"+ indexPhraseSet + ", "+ indexPhrase);
      fft = new FFT(s.bufferSize(), s.sampleRate());
    }else{
      s.pause();
    }
  }

at this point test!

  • this code runs for the first time; if you want to loop it you have to add some int which is ++ when the last stanza has been read and use this int to modify the initial value for the timer (*)
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Thank youuuuuuuuuuuu ! akenaton you are ze best ;))
I will modify my sketch tomorrow morning and will keep you posted. Thank you so much for your precious help. I see I have so much to learn…
cu tomorrow

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Dear @akenaton,
It works perfectly! Thank you so much. It’s a great lesson of code for me, I hope I understand enough the whole to be able to solve the problem next time. Any advice to give to me to improve?! I never learned properly and I see how I am limited…
Thanks for your great help. I’ll quote your name when I’ll exhibit the work(nov. in Karlsruhe).
(tu crèches où à Paname ?)
Best wishes,
L