turn any text into a generative ASCII texture in touchdesigner | tutorial

learn to build an audio-reactive ASCII pattern generator in touchdesigner. you’ll create dynamic text-based patterns, layer them over a tiled background, and (optionally) add snare-triggered changes for extra punch.

what you’ll learn:
• turn any text/data into a generative ASCII texture
• animate patterns with controlled randomness (seed-driven shuffling)
• build a tiled background with subtle audio-reactive warping
• optional: trigger visual switches using a snare detector

timestamps:
0:00 Intro
0:24 ASCII texture
3:34 Background tiling
4:55 Audio analysis
6:54 Outro

resources:
• ASCII gallery: https://www.asciiart.eu/
• song credit: tide — svaneborg kardyb *:･ﾟ✧*:･ﾟ✧
• relevant playlist: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=plezvi-clk1dxcbdehsqp9brxq9b1vpto4&si=srm3c7dqtkgiq0fc

project files:
• commercial-use project file: https://www.patreon.com/posts/tutorial-file-in-148581574?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
• free audio-reactive component: https://www.patreon.com/posts/audio-reactive-131700570?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copylink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link

ig: https://www.instagram.com/instant.infinite

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