Animations
Chladni Animation
Explore musical nodal figures, vibrational modes, and frequency ratios on a virtual plate.
Shape patterns with two frequencies
Tune the two-frequency plate, connect it to a key and scale, and listen while particles settle into Chladni nodes and antinodes.
Set up the plate experiment
- Load a key and scale, then choose a mode for the oscillator pair.
- Enable the oscillators and change density or persistence to make the nodes easier to read.
- Pause, reset, or randomize, then compare the visual geometry and the audible interval.
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Controls
Freq X
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Freq Y
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Resultant
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Chord/Scale Oscillators
Chord/Scale Oscillators
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No chord/scale loaded.
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No tones
Higher values add many more particles and increase CPU usage.
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Controls visual memory/trails of previous frames.
Plate / Material Parameters
Interactive Chladni-style nodal pattern simulation driven by two frequency axes.
Shape patterns with two frequencies
From vibration to visible form
Set the two frequencies
The X and Y frequencies define the standing-wave geometry; density, persistence, material, and plate dimensions change how clearly it is drawn.
Relate ratios to pitch
Use the audio mode and key-scale selector to compare the physical pattern with the interval relationship you hear.
Change one frequency and listen
- Load a key and scale, then choose a mode for the oscillator pair.
- Enable the oscillators and change density or persistence to make the nodes easier to read.
- Pause, reset, or randomize, then compare the visual geometry and the audible interval.