What do you do when you’ve deployed a project on-site and want to make sure it’s still running? Or perhaps check up on its performance, up time, or any other number of important components? Maybe you’re just looking to receive information from an internet-connected sensor for your project?
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Have you mastered TouchDesigner 2D textures and TOPs and are interested in working in 3D? You can generate, import, modify and combine 3D geometry in the SOP (Surface Operator) family. This blog will let you know what SOPs you should know and the benefits and drawbacks of working with them.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: SOPs
Did you download the latest TouchDesigner build but are not sure what the new updates are? Here are the highlights of the most recent TouchDesigner build. To continue reading this post, click here.
Latest TouchDesigner Update 2022.33910
Continuing on in my learning with "Absolute Beginner TouchDesigner | From Zero to Hero" by AcrylicCode on youtube, I did not expect us to be jumping to 3d objects so soon, but I'm very excited to so. Most of the operators relating to 3D objects are SOPs, and a new category called COMPS.
My Learning Journey 04 - Now we're in 3d!!!
One of the latest additions to our creative arsenal is Bitwig and its seamless integration with our beloved software: TouchDesigner. In this blog post we’ll be taking a closer look at how this connection works, and what possibilities it has to offer for all audiovisual artists!
TouchDesigner and Bitwig Integration through TDBitwig

TouchDesigner is a dynamic visual programming environment, and part of the joy of learning is the element of exploration, where we find techniques and components developed by others before us and alongside us that can help vault our designs into practice.
What's on Your Palette? Part 1: Color

The TouchDesigner community is expanding across various industries, including brand activations, interactive installations, fashion shows, and more. In this blog, we’ll highlight several TouchDesigner-based art collectives and creative studios making significant contributions to the art world.
TouchDesigner in the Art World

As the landscape of digital tools continues to evolve, so do the opportunities to enhance our workflows. Discover four innovative iOS apps that can elevate your TouchDesigner projects to new heights, in this blog post. To continue reading this post, click here.
iOS Apps in TouchDesigner

We've rounded up a list of books that are good reads for creative developers, and can provide inspiration for TouchDesigner and design in general. To continue reading this post, click here.
Books for TouchDesigner Developers

Learn how to create complex audio mixes in Voicemeeter with TouchDesigner and how to turn audio into visuals, in this blog post. To continue reading this post, click here.
How to Use Voicemeeter with TouchDesigner

This blog post aims to help you refine your workflow, explore new interactive possibilities, and leverage lasers as an integral component of complex, immersive performances in TouchDesigner. To continue reading this post, click here.
More about Lasers and TouchDesigner

Do you want to know how to get the most from APIs to boost your creativity? Here you'll learn some tips to effectively master API management in TouchDesigner. To continue reading this post, click here.
Advanced API Management in TouchDesigner

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HsU94xsnKqE A complex AI live-style performance, introducing Camille. In her performance, gestures control harmony; AI lip/hand transfer aligns the avatar to the music.
[Experiment] On-AI-R #1: Camille - Complex AI-Driven Musical Performance

My first contact with the instancing technique was through TouchDesigner. After some brief research, I found its implementation origins in the early 2000s with DirectX and OpenGL, as an effort to optimize the heavy performance demands placed on the CPU.
Instancing Technique

In this post, we cover a number of tips for working with projectors and TouchDesigner, by looking at what built-in tools you can use to accomplish common projector-related tasks including keystoning/warping, projection mapping, and more. To continue reading this post, click here.
Tips for Working with Projectors and TouchDesigner

This post explores why learning TouchDesigner is essential for aspiring interactive and immersive creators, how to choose the right course, and the various ways to support your learning journey. To continue reading this post, click here.
TouchDesigner Course Guide

Whether you are a professional coder or a beginner, every patch can benefit from a few life-saving components, and this is where the new TouchDesigner Python Environment Manager comes into play. In this post, we take a closer look at the new TDPyEnvManager component.
The TouchDesigner Python Environment Manager

This blog post serves as a handy starter guide with tips to help you plan, organize, and maintain efficiency when undertaking a larger-scale TouchDesigner project. To continue reading this post, click here.
Managing Large TouchDesigner Projects

In this post, we cover practical tips and features that can help elevate your TouchDesigner workflow and bring you up from a beginner to intermediate user. To continue reading this post, click here.
Beginner to Intermediate TouchDesigner Essentials

This beginner guide will not only show you the operator but some features of the operator that should be noted. This blog will glance at different operators that will spark curiosity for deeper personal exploration. To continue reading this post, click here.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: TOPs

Have you mastered TouchDesigner 2D textures and TOPs and are interested in working in 3D? You can generate, import, modify and combine 3D geometry in the SOP (Surface Operator) family. This blog will let you know what SOPs you should know and the benefits and drawbacks of working with them.
Useful TouchDesigner Operators: SOPs

Did you download the latest TouchDesigner build but are not sure what the new updates are? Here are the highlights of the most recent TouchDesigner build. To continue reading this post, click here.
Latest TouchDesigner Update 2022.33910
Continuing on in my learning with "Absolute Beginner TouchDesigner | From Zero to Hero" by AcrylicCode on youtube, I did not expect us to be jumping to 3d objects so soon, but I'm very excited to so. Most of the operators relating to 3D objects are SOPs, and a new category called COMPS.
My Learning Journey 04 - Now we're in 3d!!!

One of the latest additions to our creative arsenal is Bitwig and its seamless integration with our beloved software: TouchDesigner. In this blog post we’ll be taking a closer look at how this connection works, and what possibilities it has to offer for all audiovisual artists!
TouchDesigner and Bitwig Integration through TDBitwig
I am continuing to work on my learning with "Absolute Beginner TouchDesigner | From Zero to Hero with Examples and Assignments" YouTube video by AcrylicCode. The 3D section appears to have two assignments, so I'm getting a little more time to experiment with the 3D shapes.
My Learning Journey 05 - More 3D shapes and properties!

There are different ways to send values externally to a TouchDesigner network. You can use a different TouchDesigner network with a Touch Out or OSC operator or even an OSC output app, such as TouchOSC. Yet what if you want to use a web-based application to send values?
Remote-RED with TouchDesigner

In TouchDesigner, the integration of native operators with advanced scripting and shading languages significantly enhances its functionality.
How To Use Uniforms in the GLSL TOP in TouchDesigner

This year’s TouchDesigner Event Berlin included a surprise announcement that took the TouchDesigner community by storm: there’s a new operator family coming to the program!
POPs: The New Operator Family in TouchDesigner

TouchDesigner artists are finding more and more opportunities to turn their creative coding skills into paying gigs, and in this blog post, we’re doing to discuss how you can do just that. To continue reading this post, click here.
Leveraging TouchDesigner into a Digital Art Career: Part 1

Data visualization in interactive art is one of the best ways to convey information in a creative and meaningful manner. In this post, we explore some data visualization techniques you can use in TouchDesigner.\ To continue reading this post, click here.
How to Approach Data Visualization in Interactive Art

In this post, we look at troubleshooting and debugging TouchDesigner projects, including a number of built-in tools and techniques for troubleshooting TouchDesigner networks, Python scripts, and more. To continue reading this post, click here.
Troubleshooting & Debugging TouchDesigner Projects

Generative AI meets node programming when integrating ComfyUI and TouchDesigner. Learn how to effectively integrate these two platforms in this step-by-step guide. To continue reading this post, click here.
Integrating ComfyUI with TouchDesigner

We can use Python to get data, analyze it and use it in TouchDesigner for creative purposes. In this post, we have some fun and code some cool data visualization with Python in TouchDesigner. To continue reading this post, click here.
Data Visualization with Python

We take a look at two different approaches of creating concert visuals in TouchDesigner, using MIDI as well as audio data to animate the visual content. To continue reading this post, click here.
Concert Visual Effects with TouchDesigner

Exhausted all of your usual go-to techniques and looking for some creative inspiration for working with SOPs? We’ve put this post together for you! We look at creating generative shapes and patterns with a variety of SOPs, including the LSystem SOP, the Superquad SOP, the Divide SOP, and more.






