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🎨 PaintMask

Paint music with color, geometry, and splashes

PaintMask is a visual MIDI instrument where your painting becomes music.

Instead of placing notes on a piano roll, you paint strokes, splashes, and shapes on a canvas. PaintMask interprets those visuals and converts them into MIDI patterns, rhythms, and modulation.

Brush strokes become melodies.
Splashes become rhythm clusters.
Color becomes sound behavior.

PaintMask turns sequencing into creative exploration instead of technical editing.

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FEATURES

PAINT-TO-MIDI CANVAS

Draw directly on the canvas and PaintMask converts strokes into playable MIDI.

Mapping:

X axis → time
Y axis → pitch
color → sound behavior
thickness → note length
brightness → velocity

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RGB SOUND ENGINE

Color influences how the sound behaves.

Example mapping:

Red → attack / energy
Green → groove / sustain
Blue → space / delay
Yellow → brightness
Magenta → modulation
Cyan → shimmer
Black → silence / mask

Blended colors create hybrid musical behavior.

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PAINT SPLASHES

Create scattered rhythm clusters with splatter brushes.

Perfect for:

• hi-hats
• percussion bursts
• glitch textures
• rhythmic layers

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GEOMETRY SEQUENCERS

Stamp shapes onto the canvas to generate patterns.

Examples:

Circle → looping note clusters
Triangle → triplet rhythms
Spiral → pitch runs
Star → accent bursts
Polygon → grid rhythms

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SCAN ENGINE

PaintMask reads your artwork using a moving scan beam.

Scan modes include:

• left → right
• ping-pong
• circular
• spiral
• wave scan

Each mode interprets the same painting differently.

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BUILT-IN PREVIEW SYNTH

PaintMask includes a simple internal synth so you can hear results instantly without routing MIDI to another plugin.

Includes:

• oscillator engine
• filter
• envelope
• space effects

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SEED SYSTEM

Every painting can be replayed with a seed value.

Seeds influence:

• splash spread
• rhythm density
• note variation
• generative pattern behavior

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TRIAL + STUDIO MODEL

PaintMask uses a simple indie-friendly model.

FULL STUDIO TRIAL

You get 30 days of the full version with everything unlocked.

AFTER 30 DAYS

PaintMask switches to Lite Mode (still usable).

Lite includes:

• paint brush
• splash brush
• mask tool
• RGB sound engine
• left-to-right scan
• preview synth
• MIDI output

STUDIO MODE

Unlock everything for $2/month.

Studio features include:

• geometry generators
• modulation painting
• advanced scan modes
• brush packs
• motion layers
• export tools
• preset packs

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WHY PAINTMASK EXISTS

Most music software makes you edit notes like spreadsheets.

PaintMask asks a different question:

What if sequencing felt like painting?

The goal is to create a tool that feels like:

• generative art
• musical sketching
• creative experimentation

instead of a traditional sequencer.

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REPOSITORY STRUCTURE

PaintMask Source PaintCanvas ScanEngine ColorMapper TrialManager StateSerializer

presets

addons

docs

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ADDON SYSTEM

PaintMask supports addon packs.

Addons can include:

• new brush tools
• geometry generators
• preset libraries
• visual themes

Example structure:

addons/ geometry_pack/ brushes.json patterns.json

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BUILD REQUIREMENTS

PaintMask uses JUCE + CMake.

Requirements:

• JUCE framework
• CMake
• modern C++ compiler

Build example:

git clone https://github.com/GareBear99/PaintMask_JUCE-Plugin.git

cd PaintMask mkdir build cd build cmake .. cmake --build .

Outputs:

• VST3
• AU
• Standalone

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SUPPORT DEVELOPMENT

PaintMask is an indie project.

If you enjoy it:

• subscribe to Studio for $2/month
• share it with other producers
• create brush packs

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AUTHOR

Gary Doman/TizWildin

Creator of experimental audio tools and procedural music systems.

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PHILOSOPHY

PaintMask is not meant to replace traditional sequencing.

It exists to explore a different creative workflow.

Painting sound instead of programming it.

TizWildin FREE sample packs

Pack	Description
TizWildin-Aurora	3-segment original synth melody pack with loops, stems, demo renders, and neon/cinematic phrasing
TizWildin-Obsidian	Dark cinematic sample pack with choir textures, menu loops, transitions, bass, atmosphere, drums, and electric-banjo extensions
TizWildin-Skyline	30 BPM-tagged synthwave and darkwave loops with generator snapshot and dark neon additions
TizWildin-Chroma	Multi-segment game synthwave loop sample pack from TizWildin Entertainment
TizWildin-Chime	Multi-part 88 BPM chime collection spanning glass, void, halo, reed, and neon synthwave lanes
Free Violin Synth Sample Kit	Physical-model violin sample kit rendered from the Instrudio violin instrument
Free Dark Piano Sound Kit	88 piano notes + dark/cinematic loops and MIDI
Free 808 Producer Kit	94 hand-crafted 808 bass samples tuned to every chromatic key
Free Riser Producer Kit	115+ risers and 63 downlifters - noise, synth, drum, FX, cinematic
Phonk Producer Toolkit	Drift phonk starter kit - 808s, cowbells, drums, MIDI, templates
Free Future Bass Producer Kit	Loops, fills, drums, bass, synths, pads, and FX

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