Custom Videopak for the groundbreaking OP-Z audio / visual synthesizer by Teenage Engineering. OP-Z iOS App 1.2.6 (This videopak is formatted for iOS) (I haven't tested in Mac app 1.1, but it should work. Unsure of any version after 1.1)
About the artist:
Michael S McIntyre is a multimedia artist coming from the industrial steel city Bethlehem, PA. Throughout all the visual mediums he works with his aesthetic is dark sci-fi atmosphere with highly saturated elements.
“We live in a time where there is much focus on making everything perfect, saving and archiving every tiny change to project files. As to not always have a way to go back and fix mistakes. I find power and excitement in deleting all my project files once I feel I am finished with a work. It gives me no choice but to move forward and focus on being in the moment during the creative process. ”
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Artist Series videopaks are based on the GIF Looper template. The GIF Looper videopak is loaded with 14 GIF or video loops that repeat endlessly. All time is mapped to the average BPM that is sent from the OP-Z app. There is not a hard start / stop for the loops, for several reasons. The loops start when the app is enabled but the screen is black until you trigger a loop. You can trigger the 14 loops from the bottom 14 gray keys. You can trigger them at 1/2 time by pressing shift, then the loop key.
There are effects you can enable from the numbered black keys. Some are multi effects and some effects use knobs to adjust parameters. The last two effects buttons “9” and “0” are multi-effects. “9” will randomly turn on/off and stack effects. This happens based upon the midi notes that your OP-Z is sending. Each note triggers a random number that might fall into the threshold for a given effect. So the more notes that are played the more likely effects will be turned on or changed. “0” functions the same way but for triggering the loops. If you want to just play music and let the visuals surprise you, record the Loop randomizer “0” for the full length of the motion track.
Effect button “7” turns on analog glitch controls. The button must be held down or recorded to keep the glitch controls working. Control the amount of glitch by the WHITE LED knobs. Effect button “8” turns on color controls. When first enabled, the screen will be black or all gray. You need to adjust the GREEN LED knobs to control all aspects of color. There is lots of power in this one setting.
List of Button Actions
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GIF 01
- Digital Glitch Effect
- GIF 02
- Deconstruct Effect
- GIF 03
- Mirror Effect
- GIF 04
- GIF 05
- 8-Bit Effect
- GIF 06
- Halftone Effect
- GIF 07
- GIF 08
- Binary Effect
- GIF 09
- Analog Glitch Effect
- GIF 10
- Color Controls Effect
- GIF 11
- GIF 12
- Effect Randomizer
- GIF 13
- Loop Randomizer
- GIF 014
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OP-Z iOS App 1.2.6 (This videopak is formatted for iOS)
- (I haven't tested in Mac app 1.1, but it should work. Unsure of any version after 1.1)
- Large File: 33MB
- Info & Instructions PDF Download