What is cymatics?
Cymatics is the practice of making sound visible. When a plate vibrates at one of its natural frequencies, fine sand on its surface is thrown away from the moving regions and gathers along the quiet lines — the nodes. The result is a pattern that belongs to that exact tone. Change the pitch, and the pattern reorganises itself into a new figure.
Who was Chladni?
Ernst Chladni (1756–1827), a German physicist and musician, drew a violin bow across the edge of sand-covered metal plates and published the first systematic catalogue of these figures in 1787. They have been called “Chladni figures” ever since, and they helped found the science of acoustics.
How honest is this simulation?
What you see here is a physically-based simulation: we detect the strongest frequencies in your sound, select the matching vibration modes of an ideal plate, and let thousands of simulated grains seek the nodal lines — the same mechanism as on a real plate. A real instrument, with its own geometry and material, produces its own, slightly different figures. Glass is our family's craft, and the instruments in these presets were tuned by hand in our workshop; we prefer telling you that difference over pretending it away.
Try it with a real crystal instrument
The presets above are unedited recordings of instruments from our workshop — pure crystal glass energy chimes and sound pyramids. If you own a singing bowl or chime, switch to the microphone and let the tool show you its frequency, its nearest note, and its pattern.
FAQ
Does the tool upload my audio or voice?+
No. Everything runs inside your browser. Your microphone signal and your files never leave your device.
Can I use the exported video on Instagram or TikTok?+
Yes — on most devices the export is a vertical 1080×1920 MP4 with sound, made for Reels, TikTok and Shorts. Please only export audio you have the rights to use.
Why does my singing bowl show a different pattern than a video I saw?+
Every plate and bowl has its own geometry, so its modes — and their patterns — differ. The simulation shows the figures of an ideal flat plate at your sound’s strongest frequency.
What frequency is the OM preset?+
The chime you hear rings at roughly 1088 Hz — a hand-tuned octave of Hans Cousto’s calculated year tone, 136.10 Hz. We explain the full calculation and its history in our journal.