So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it.
Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous.
I also love generative music composition.
So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked.
Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept.
A set of points dash around the screen according to mathematical equations, generating hypotrochoids and epitrochoids.
Those points pass through a series of concentric rings which trigger specific notes.
Honestly, that alone is fun enough, but you can customize it quite a bit.
There are six different virtual rotors to pick from, you can have up to three arms drawing … Read the full story at The Verge.