Sound Form
If sound had shape, what would it look like? Fifteen visual modes - from breathing waveforms to pulsing nebulae - translate every note into a language of light and motion.
About This Work
'Seeing sound' is an ancient synesthetic longing. Sound Form offers fifteen windows into this desire: waveforms record sound's vital signs like EKGs, spectrum bars rise and fall like city skylines to the beat, particle swarms gather in bass and burst in treble, nebulae breathe with drums, terrain ridges rise along melodies. The work responds precisely to every vibration - not decoration, but translation. Here, sound finally gets the body it always deserved.
Features
- 15 visual modes (waveform/spectrum/particle/nebula/terrain/kaleidoscope)
- IIR asymmetric smoothing & spectral flux onset detection
- RMS volume envelope driven
- Microphone input & audio file playback support
- Fullscreen mode & mouse inertia following
How to Use
- Allow microphone access or upload an audio file
- Press arrow keys or click mode buttons to switch modes
- Move mouse to influence visual effects in some modes
- Press F for fullscreen
- Play music near microphone for best results