The October TouchDesigner Meetup, Custom Tools for TouchDesigner, is about the moment a patch stops being a one-off and becomes something you reach for again and again. Custom components, reusable modules, and personal toolkits are what turn TouchDesigner from a sketchpad into a production environment — and building them well is a craft in its own right.
Four toolmakers present their work. Host Bileam Tschepe shows AVY, his web-based framework for audiovisual live performance, Dan Molnar of Function Store shows FNSTools, the next generation of FunctionStore_tools, Malena Goya (VirDev) shows UI Engine, her system for building modular interfaces inside a patch, and Darien Brito shows Aether and EssentiaTD, which bring live DAW audio and music information retrieval into TouchDesigner. All four talks cover the same ground from different angles: what problem the tool solves, how it is put together, and what it takes to make something reliable enough to depend on in live work.
The format follows our regular meetup structure: short presentations, technical walkthroughs, and open Q&A with the community. TouchDesigner meetups are a friendly affair, so you're welcome to stick around afterwards to hang out, check out other people's projects, and even give a little showcase of your own.
As ever, TouchDesigner Meetups are created in collaboration with Derivative, creators of TouchDesigner. Meetups are curated by Berlin artist and educator Bileam Tschepe, an inspiring creator of audio-reactive, interactive and organic digital artworks, and installations.
More info on the Musichackspace event page.