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Any monitor or projector arrangement will function perfectly, it all depends on your context. Simply route the Spout visual stream into your software of choice.

NestDrop will use the Windows default audio output of your computer. You can change which output is the default by going in the Windows Sound panel, Playback Tab, right-click on the device you want, and select “Set as Default Device”. Note the change in Video Decks will reflect only after the Decks are restarted

If you wish to use live audio as the source for NestDrop, you can follow this procedure to activate the audio loopback in the Windows sound settings. This loopback technique will send the audio input directly to the default audio out. If you're using a microphone to capture live audio then it's important to mute your speakers or you could possibly create a feedback loop. This is especially vital if your computer is connected to a large sound system where the speakers could be damaged. https://www.tenforums.com/tutorials/126383-listen-microphone...

More details available in the the user manual. http://www.nestimmersion.ca/assets/nestdrop_user_manual.pdf

Excited to see your NS-EEL project!

Thank you! While the NestDrop visuals do look incredible when projected on a dome, it's not a requirement and you can work with the visuals any any software which supports Spout. Working with domes is just our approach.

We've had fun digging into Milkdrop and making it a tool for VJ-ing.

NestDrop allows you to perform with high-resolution high-fps visuals which react in realtime to the music and then broadcasts the video via Spout. Since the Milkdrop engine is at the core you can easily bring in your own Milkdrop presets. Use any audio source to drive the visuals, even live audio.

I also curated a best-of collection of 9,795 presets which are organized into categories & subcategories. https://thefulldomeblog.com/2020/02/21/nestdrop-presets-coll...

Whoops. Thanks for the heads up! We just started laying out the webpage to prepare for the release.

Windows is the only supported OS currently.

Basically any range of GPU is supported, according to the resolution you want to run the visuals at. But if you have a decent GPU then you can run up to 4 different video streams concurrently.

On a related note, we are just about to launch a VJ tool using Milkdrop.

NestDrop allows you to perform with high-resolution high-fps visuals which react in realtime to the music and then broadcasts the video via Spout. Since the Milkdrop engine is at the core you can easily bring in your own presets. Use any audio source to drive the visuals, even live audio. http://www.nestimmersion.ca/nestdrop.html

I have been collaborating with a friend on this for the last few years and we are excited to open-source it.

The software is designed with laser cutting in mind. So you can adjust how much detail is included and easily add more buffer to thicken the overall design.

There are two options for exporting:

--- Export one SVG of the whole canvas.

--- Exports in a modular fashion by writing multiple SVG’s. One SVG is exported for each shape # on the canvas. This option is useful if you want to cut out each shape # individually and then physically assemble them all together after completed. So long as you plan with the max dimensions of your work bed in mind, then you can fill a wall of unlimited size.

For anyone needing a collection of MIDI files to experiment with, here is an excellent dump.

http://www.reddit.com/r/WeAreTheMusicMakers/comments/3ajwe4/...