Abstract
InstraPix, a UI project designed by Dan Qiao, is groundbreaking image-and-audio conversion software and a digital audio workstation (DAW). enables bidirectional conversion between images and sound, opening new creative possibilities. With powerful image processing tools, it allows users to directly use pictures as audio sources, shaping unique sonic compositions. InstraPix also supports sound presets, VST plugins, and note editing, allowing seamless integration with other instruments. This all-in-one audio workstation could mark the beginning of a new era where music can be created entirely from images. Assigning images significant importance in audio production and minimizing the middle steps, it breaks the barrier of visual and audio production.
Library of Congress Subject Headings
User interfaces (Computer systems)--Design; Sound--Recording and reproducing--Digital techniques; Image processing--Digital techniques; Computer sound processing
Publication Date
5-2025
Document Type
Thesis
Student Type
Graduate
Degree Name
Visual Communication Design (MFA)
College
College of Art and Design
Advisor
Mike Strobert
Advisor/Committee Member
Daniel DeLuna
Recommended Citation
Qiao, Dan, "InstraPix – an Image-Based Digital Audio Workstation Design" (2025). Thesis. Rochester Institute of Technology. Accessed from
https://repository.rit.edu/theses/12133
Campus
RIT – Main Campus
Plan Codes
VISCOM-MFA