Phusic

Image-40@2x Phusic is an iPhone/iPad app that translates the pixels in your photographs into musical notes. Phusic stands for “Photo Music” as denoted by its icon:

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In other words, Phusic “plays” your photos. Here’s what it looks like on the iPhone, in portrait view, with one of the built-in photos:

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Turning the iPhone or iPad sideways makes the picture larger, but sill gives you access to all the controls:

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Here’s a YouTube video that gives a short demo of an older version (the newest version is similar, with recording and some other capabilities added):

Phusic works by interpreting the “warmth” values of pixels in a photo and maps them to MIDI values.  Warmer translates to higher notes, and cooler to lower notes.

Phusic is intuitive and interactive. As a picture is playing you can adjust:

  • Playback pattern (across, spiral, random)
  • Playback speed
  • Beat pattern
  • Musical instrument (piano, guitar, flute, bells, gongs)

You can record your own custom tunes and play them back once or repeatedly, in a loop.

Phusic is fun and entertaining. Every picture is different.

Get Phusic at the Apple Store.

 

A free version of Phusic (Phusic Free) is available, but it has limitations, including:

  • It has ads
  • You can’t load your own photos
  • You can only save one custom tune
  • No on-screen volume control
  • You can’t play bells or gongs

If you like the free version, the paid version is even better!

Get Phusic free at the Apple Store.