Kaleidoscope Scope

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An oscilloscope trace folded into a kaleidoscope. Ten mirrored segments surround the centre, and in each one the sound's waveform is drawn as a glowing line that runs outward, so together they form a slowly rotating star or flower whose edges tremble with the sound.

Each segment has its own hue, spaced evenly around the colour wheel and slowly cycling. Because the trace is the waveform itself, not the spectrum, a pure, steady tone draws calm, regular petals, while noisy or distorted sounds make the outline jagged.

What it reacts to

• Waveform: shapes the trace in every segment
• Bass: the line grows thicker and softer
• Overall loudness: brightens and widens the trace
• Mids: deepen the colour saturation

Music that suits it

Music with clean, sustained tones, such as synth leads, bass-heavy electronic tracks or solo instruments, draws clear shapes; distorted rock makes them ragged.

How to play it

Install Deus, play music on Spotify, YouTube Music, Yandex Music or any other tab and click the Deus icon on that tab. Then pick Kaleidoscope Scope in the WebGL presets, or press ← → on the page until it comes up.