Oscilloscope Music — What You See Is What You Hear!

kottke.org April 22, 2025 By Jason Kottke

This is a visualization created on the screen of an oscilloscope by a musical piece:

Primer is an introduction to oscilloscope music, a genre and art form where vector visuals are formed by the music itself. The image is produced by using the left audio channel to control the beam on the X axis, and the right audio channel to control the beam on the Y axis.

Once I wrapped my brain around what was happening here, I found this to be quite an impressive achievement: creating beautiful & coherent visuals from non-discordant music. (via waxy)

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This is a visualization created on the screen of an oscilloscope by a musical piece:

Primer is an introduction to oscilloscope music, a genre and art form where vector visuals are formed by the music itself. The image is produced by using the left audio channel to control the beam on the X axis, and the right audio channel to control the beam on the Y axis.

Once I wrapped my brain around what was happening here, I found this to be quite an impressive achievement: creating beautiful & coherent visuals from non-discordant music. (via waxy)

Tags: art · music · video

💬 Join the discussion on kottke.org

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