How *do* these circles make their music?

A behind-the-scenes video in which we dive into the process, and the code, behind my recent Circle Music videos.
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[@atulacharya3431]

fab video, loved the creation aspect!

[@DouggieDinosaur]

I love this video! I use JavaScript to play notes (MP3 files) and it sounds terrible 😅

[@shaneofgames3825]

Haha

[@domergamer2257]

I am a huge fan Marc! ❤🎉

[@hawkbirdtree3660]

“You’re a musician? What instrument do you play?”
Python…

[@Sarahbuildsstepsequencers]

This was a frustrating video in that you spoke over most of each example instead of first telling us what you did and then playing the result. Simply, it would be best to speak or play music but never both. That said, I think you’re doing fascinating work! ❤

[@marcevanstein]

thanks for the feedback!

[@BsktImp]

Interesting that you screen record to capture your animations. If I do that approach, instead of using pygame to output each frame which are then combined in a video editor, the quality is always disappointing.

[@GammaFn.]

That highly depends on your recording software and how it's configured. I think Marc is using Gnome, and likely uses (Pipewire and) OBS for recording.

[@marcevanstein]

Yeah, it's gnome and OBS. But also, I simplified a little: When I can I screen record because it does the audio and visual all at once. But there are times that I save frames instead, like when the drawing is slow and intricate.

[@BsktImp]

@@marcevanstein What settings would you typically use for screen recording (resolution, fps, bitrate, codec etc?)

[@MauritiusMoments]

Would you take a commission or can we pay for a specific piece? My favorite work is a violin concerto and would love for the whole work to be in this format to visually see when I listen to it. How much would this cost?

[@marcevanstein]

Hmm... I hadn't really considered this! What violin concerto are you talking about?