Engine · v4.0.0

Chladni Resonance Plate

Analytic nodal patterns that reorganise as the dominant tone crosses a resonance.

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All engines

6 modes

Launch modes

Sand Scatter

Grains walk downhill into the nodes and the figure assembles over time.

Classic Studio

Nodal Lines

The zero contour traced directly, with no grains at all.

Classic Studio

Square Plate

The signed field as filled regions: a woven two-tone lattice.

Classic Studio

Circular Plate

Radial and angular modes on a round plate: rings and spokes, not a lattice.

Classic Studio

Metal Sheen

The plate as a lit surface, shaded by how steeply it bends.

Classic Studio

Mode Lock

Tone lock held fully on: one figure, deterministic, for print.

Classic Studio

47 controls

Controls

Control	Group	Type	Default	Animation	Audio
Primary colorPrimary color used by the engine palette	Style	color	#fde68a	Yes	No
Secondary colorSecondary color used by the engine palette	Style	color	#a8a29e	Yes	No
BackgroundBackground used by the engine palette	Style	color	#0b0a08	Yes	No
OpacityVisualizer opacity	Transform	range	1	Yes	No
Frame marginBreathing room kept clear at the frame edges. Audio-driven geometry is soft-limited to fit inside it; geometry scale deliberately is not	Transform	range	0.035	Yes	No
SensitivityBounded overall audio response	Audio	range	1	Yes	No
Spectrum rangeHow much of the 40 Hz to 14 kHz range the visual spans, from the bass up. Lower it to give the bass and mids more of the bars	Audio	range	1	Yes	No
Frequency scaleHow the bars are spread across the frequencies. Log spreads them by octave, mel by how pitch is heard, and linear by hertz, which gives most bars to the highs	Audio	select	log	No	No
Auto-levelLifts every part of the spectrum to its own recent range, so quiet highs move as much as loud bass. A note held for several seconds settles lower as it adapts. 0 shows the raw spectrum	Audio	range	0.8	Yes	No
Primary audio sourcePrimary audio source	Audio	select	bass	No	No
Frequency focusWhich part of the spectrum drives this visual; while no explicit audio source is set, the motion envelope follows this selection	Audio	select	full	No	No
Burst intensityGlow and trail swell on sharp hits; 0 keeps bursts off	Audio	range	0	Yes	No
Ambient bedProminence of the standing background layer behind the beat-born elements	Effects	range	1	Yes	No
Wake lengthHow far motion trails stretch behind beat-born travelers; 0 removes the wake	Effects	range	1	Yes	No
Audio contributionMaximum contribution from the primary audio route	Audio	range	0.55	Yes	No
Audio dynamicsHow much of the band's movement reaches the visual. 1 = full dynamics; 0 holds it at a steady level for a calmer, more constant look	Audio	range	1	Yes	No
Audio attackEnvelope attack in milliseconds	Audio	range	45	Yes	No
Audio releaseEnvelope release in milliseconds	Audio	range	240	Yes	No
Geometry scaleGeometry scale	Geometry	range	1	Yes	Yes
Motion directionRotate the animated visual pass to face this direction; the general background stays fixed	Motion	select	none	No	No
SpeedTime-based motion; default major cycle is 6–12 seconds	Motion	range	0.1	Yes	Yes
Color modeDuo palette, primary→secondary gradient, or full rainbow sweep	Style	select	duo	No	No
GlowGlow	Effects	range	0.55	Yes	Yes
Global glowShared emissive strength across the frame	Effects	range	0.35	Yes	Yes
Pulse intensityBeat pulse scale for spawn, size, and shake	Effects	range	1	Yes	Yes
Beat responseHow hard every engine hits on each detected beat	Audio	range	1.2	Yes	Yes
Beat smoothingHow long each beat hit rings out before it settles	Audio	range	0.35	Yes	Yes
Beat attackSeconds for a hit to swell to full. 0 snaps instantly	Audio	range	0	Yes	Yes
Beat releaseSeconds for a hit to fade, overriding Beat smoothing. 0 follows it	Audio	range	0	Yes	Yes
Beat shakeFrame kick strength on each beat	Effects	range	0.6	Yes	Yes
Motion echoMotion echo	Effects	range	0	Yes	Yes
BlurBlur	Effects	range	0	Yes	Yes
Chromatic aberrationChromatic aberration	Effects	range	0	Yes	Yes
Beat sync allRoute beat energy into spawn, shake, pulse, speed, and scale	Audio	boolean	true	No	No
Symmetry and tilingReshape the whole picture: mirror it, fold it into a kaleidoscope, or tile it (the plane groups p1, p2, p4m and p6m)	Shape and symmetry	select	none	No	No
Kaleidoscope foldsHow many mirrored copies go round the kaleidoscope	Shape and symmetry	range	6	Yes	No
Symmetry angleTurns the mirror line, or the kaleidoscope, in degrees	Shape and symmetry	range	0	Yes	Yes
Kaleidoscope spinHow fast the kaleidoscope turns, in turns per bar of the song (0.25 is once a phrase)	Shape and symmetry	range	0	Yes	Yes
Tile sizeEach tile's size as a share of the frame	Shape and symmetry	range	0.5	Yes	No
Tile gapThe gap between tiles, as a share of a tile; it shows the background colour	Shape and symmetry	range	0	Yes	No
WarpBend the whole picture: a twist, a bulge, waves or ripples that move once a bar, a polar unroll, or a fisheye lens	Shape and symmetry	select	none	No	No
Warp amountHow strong the warp is	Shape and symmetry	range	0.5	Yes	Yes
Warp centreWhere the warp is centred in the frame	Shape and symmetry	select	centre	No	No
Sand countGrains settling into the nodal lines	Plate	range	2600	Yes	No
DampingHow quickly grains settle, and how tightly	Plate	range	0.45	Yes	Yes
Tone lockHow decisively a new tone must dominate before the mode pair moves	Plate	range	0.5	Yes	Yes
Line thicknessNodal line and plate border weight	Plate	range	1.6	Yes	Yes