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Animusic is an American company specializing in the 3D visualization of MIDI-based music. Founded by Wayne Lytle, it is incorporated in New York and has offices in Texas and California. The initial name of the company was Visual Music, changed to Animusic in 1995. The company is known for its ''Animusic'' compilations of computer-generated animations, based on MIDI events processed to simultaneously drive the music and on-screen action, leading to and corresponding to every sound. Unlike many other music visualizations, the music drives the animation. While other productions might animate figures or characters to the music, the animated models in ''Animusic'' are created first, and are then programmed to follow what the music "tells them" to. 'Solo cams' featured on the ''Animusic'' DVD shows how each instrument actually plays through a piece of music from beginning to end. Many of the instruments appear to be robotic or play themselves using curious methods to produce and visualize the original compositions. The animations typically feature dramatically-lit rooms or landscapes. The music of ''Animusic'' is principally pop-rock based, consisting of straightforward sequences of triggered samples and digital patches mostly played "dry"; i.e., with few . There are no lyrics or voices, save for the occasional chorus synthesizer. According to the director's comments on ''Animusic 2'', most instrument sounds are generated with software synthesizers on a music workstation (see Software Programs for more info). Many sounds resemble stock patches available on digital keyboards, subjected to some manipulation, such as pitch or playback speed, to enhance the appeal of their timbre. ==Compilations== , three video albums have been released: *''Animusic: A Computer Animation Video Album'' *''Animusic 2: A New Computer Animation Video Album'' *''Animusic HD: Stunning Computer-Animated Music'' All Animusic DVDs are set to Region 0, meaning they are playable in all DVD players worldwide.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Animusic | Support | 6 )〕 ''Animusic'' was released in 2001 on VHS, and later DVD, with a special edition DVD being released later, in 2004. This special edition included extra material, such as Animusic's first animation, "Beyond the Walls".〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Animusic Special Edition Details )〕 A second album, ''Animusic 2'', was released in the United States in 2005. Later, in 2008, this volume was released in Japan through a distribution deal with Japanese company Jorudan, Co. Ltd.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Animusic 2 in Japan )〕 In a company newsletter, it was announced that the Animusic company would also be producing a high-definition version of ''Animusic 2'' on Blu-ray, to be released sometime before their third major album, ''Animusic 3''.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Animusic 2 in HD )〕 This HD compilation was eventually released in November 2010, featuring all of the animations featured in ''Animusic 2'', as well as the animation "Pipe Dream" from ''Animusic'' encoded at a high bitrate.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Animusic HD Details )〕 In a later newsletter, the working titles of three animations in ''Animusic 3'', “Sonic Warfare”, “Paddle Ball” and “Super Pipe Dream”, were revealed.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=November 2007 Newsletter )〕 In 2012, they successfully launched and funded a Kickstarter for Animusic 3. They are yet to complete it; however, a sequel of sorts in "The Sound of Twelve" was released in March of 2015, made using similar harmonics with Animusic. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Animusic」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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