I bear in mind having a Spirograph as a child and being obsessive about it. Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and lovely. I additionally love generative music composition. So bringing these two issues collectively in a browser tab, I’m hooked. Musical Spirograph is a comparatively easy idea. A set of factors sprint across the display based on mathematical equations, producing hypotrochoids and epitrochoids. These factors move by a collection of concentric rings which set off particular notes.
Actually, that alone is enjoyable sufficient, however you may customise it fairly a bit. There are six totally different digital rotors to select from, you may have as much as three arms drawing concurrently, and there are a bunch of different parameters to tweak the sample. Then there are six totally different scale choices, or you may fully customise the notes, and there are six totally different synth presets. Plus you may change the quantization and BPM, and even increase the variety of rings out to 2 octaves.
Positive, the sound engine isn’t nice, and it’s vulnerable to clipping and artifacts. And I actually want there was a strategy to get MIDI out of it to manage different devices. Nevertheless it’s nonetheless a ton of enjoyable to get misplaced in for some time.
