software genre various founded 1995 founder wayne lytle and david crognale headquarters 99 eastlake rd. ithaca new york united states 1 area served ithaca new york austin texas san diego california 2 key people wayne lytle director david crognale digital artist jeff garrard operations pr marketing ben trumbore software development 3 products animusic dvds & blu ray discs animusic cds t shirts and mousepads 4 owner wayne lytle website http www.animusic.com 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 effects . 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 . contents 1 compilations 2 publicity 3 software programs 4 animations 4.1 more bells and whistles 4.2 beyond the walls concerto in 3d stereoscopic version 4.3 animusic a computer animation video album 4.3.1 animusic audio cd bonus tracks 4.4 animusic 2 a new computer animation video album 4.4.1 animusic 2 audio cd bonus tracks 4.5 animusic 3 the next computer animation video album 5 see also 6 external links 6.1 imdb 6.2 social media 7 references compilations edit as of 2012 update 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 . 5 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 . 6 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. 7 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 . 8 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 . 9 in a later newsletter the working titles of three animations in animusic 3 sonic warfare paddle ball and super pipe dream were revealed . 10 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 2015 made using similar harmonics with animusic . publicity edit animusic has been promoted at siggraph since 1990 and has been promoted on public broadcasting service and other television networks such as cnn . 11 wayne lytle and his works have also been featured on fox news and over 30 other local stations in january 2007 . 12 animusic s pipe dream was released as a real time demo for ati s radeon 9700 series graphics cards . 13 animusic also rendered resonant chamber and starship groove in hd resolution for apple s quicktime hd gallery . 14 a popular tourist destination located in fredericksburg texas the rockbox theater often plays the animusic dvds either before shows or during intermission . 15 there was an internet rumor that suggested that the pipe dream video was actually a machine created at the university of iowa from farm machinery parts . although this has been proven false 16 the rumor is still considered pretty amusing to the animusic staff . 17 intel later commissioned a version of the machine to be built which was demonstrated at idf 2011 . 18 software programs edit according to the company s faq animation is created procedurally with their own proprietary midimotion engine . 19 discreet 3d studio max was used for modeling lighting cameras and rendering . maps were painted with corel painter deep paint 3d and photoshop . they have also created their own software called animusic studio that is based on scene graph technology . 20 according to an august 2015 newsletter animusic started using unreal engine 4 for rendering . 21 animations edit various animations for siggraph more bells & whistles 1990 made by wayne lytle before creating animusic beyond the walls known as concerto in 3d if watched in stereoscope 1995 the first animation made under the name of animusic produced for vrex a manufacturer of stereoscopic glasses and projectors . this animation is included as a bonus feature on the animusic special edition dvd . kansas device voice drum dvd 2002 more bells and whistles edit main article more bells and whistles computer animation instruments percussion including a marimba four wood blocks four cowbells five drum synthesizer pads two light tower cymbals a two part acoustic drum kit one has a snare and 8 toms and the other has a bass drum and a hi hat a set of pan flutes a circular vibraphone fountain 3 church bells eleven bulb shaped wow effect bass synthesizers pink electric guitar laser beyond the walls concerto in 3d stereoscopic version edit instruments bubble machine gong with chinese writing two trumpets tuba clash cymbal three part drum kit with wheels and arms first a bass drum and a hi hat second a snare drum and a cowbell third a crash cymbal blue bass synthesizer four red sawtooth wave lasers yellow lead laser eight airplane tom tom drums and a helicopter clash cymbal synthesizer bass blue laser chorus synthesizer treble green laser chorus pyrotechnics this animation starts with a musical bubble machine on the wall . it blows different sizes of purple bubbles and it shows that the biggest bubble has the lowest pitch and the smallest bubble has the highest pitch . next the gong rings twice and the harmonious trumpets and tuba play the fanfare with vertical clash cymbals striking four times . then the bass drum with a hi hat on top of big wheel below and two arms attached to it comes out of the door with a yellow star on it and begins to play . a two armed snare drum with a cowbell on top and a medium wheel below comes out of its doors and joins its bass drum friend for a beat . as the walls begin to open their one armed friend the crash cymbal joins in as well and the percussion instruments get in their positions in front of the musical light laser machine that first plays the bass lights with all the lasers joining in with harmony . a group of these instruments continue playing as they move towards the doors and the yellow laser along with one of the red ones opens the doors with all the airplane tom toms and the helicopter clash cymbals taking off for the percussive solo pattern . the flying percussion instruments move aside as the choir lasers solve the puzzle to open the ship s doors and for the grand finale as the white fireworks pop up all the moving instruments fly into the starry sky far away . animusic a computer animation video album edit track listing future retro 4 45 bpm 112 instruments in the order they re presented three necked electric guitar a combination of a 2 stringed bass guitar synth bass pulse ring blue bass lasers pan flute 3 stringed electric jazz guitar 4 stringed electric guitar overdriven green power chord laser percussion instrument including a drum kit vibraphone and gong four red synth sawtooth lead lasers blue chorus beams the robotic drummer surrounded by a percussion set has four arms and one bass drum mallet foot ; two of the arms hold 2b drum sticks while the other two hold the vibraphone mallets . the three necked electric guitar has metallic fingers that pluck the strings of the electric bass and a metallic arm that strums the strings of the lead and rhythm guitars in both plucked and arpeggiated styles . as a whole instrument the body is colored green and sports various plugs and lights . there are also giant loudspeakers in the background connected to the electronic instruments with vu displays that light up when the instruments are played . stick figures 5 23 bpm 188 instruments in the order they re presented hammered one string fretless chapman stick known as mr. stick percussion instruments including a drum kit triangle slapstick gong and metallophone trumpet and baritone horn tower sawtooth lead red synth laser this part takes up most of the music in this animation 3 stringed acoustic guitar pan flute vibraphone backup sawtooth pink synth laser acts as the echo to the red laser cello fretless ; one string is a plucked acoustic and the other is a bowed string three 1 stringed violins this is the most famous animusic animation . it s also seen on the cover . in this animation mr. stick aka mr. bass man the instrument the 3 stringed acoustic guitar the double bass and the violins all have arms fingers for the guitar which they use to play themselves . aqua harp 3 47 bpm 87 instruments in the order they re presented 26 stringed harp pan flute tubular bells 1 stringed cello 1 stringed violin the room in which this animation takes place is completely enclosed . its ceiling is painted a dark blue or black with a crescent moon and stars that appear to glow . the room is filled with about one foot of water in which the harp sits right in the middle . between instrumental refrains the lighting changes between warm toned lamps on the wall and cool toned blue ish underwater lights . all of the instruments are connected to the harp . in the background water gently ripples throughout the piece . some lights are set on top of the wooden columns . drum machine 3 22 bpm 120 185 instruments in the order they re presented various gear driven percussion devices background gear grinding noises synced to the tempo of the music a drum kit with hi hats a snare drum a bass kick drum a small crash cymbal a cowbell and a large crash cymbal twelve toms in a 3x4 arrangement the largest four are presented near the beginning of the video ; the next smaller four along with the first four are shown near the middle and all twelve are shown at the end a second drum