FRACTAL FORGE NATIVE

Real-Time Music Visualizer

PhD-level audio reactivity meets stunning psychedelic visuals. Creates fractals that dance to rhythm, melody, and harmony ā€” not just volume.

šŸŽµ Download Now ā€” v1.1.0 For Windows 10/11

šŸš€ v1.1.0 Released!

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āš ļø PHOTOSENSITIVE SEIZURE WARNING

Do not use if you have epilepsy or photosensitive conditions. Stop immediately if you feel dizzy or uncomfortable. Your safety is paramount.

Key Features

šŸŽµ 7-Band Perceptual Audio

20Hz-20kHz frequency analysis with mel-scale inspired perceptual mapping for human auditory accuracy.

šŸŽØ Pitch-to-Color Synesthesia

Musical notes map to colors: C=red, E=green, A=blue. Your music becomes a visual spectrum.

šŸ’“ BPM-Locked Breathing

Fractals expand and contract with detected tempo, creating organic, rhythmic motion.

šŸ„ Beat Detection

Adaptive kick/snare detection with 400ms psychedelic bloom for punchy visual response.

šŸŽ›ļø 53 Fractal Types

From Mandelbulb to Romanesco to Metatron's Cube ā€” endless visual variety.

šŸ›”ļø Seizure-Safe Design

Heavy smoothing, 30% max brightness, no strobing ā€” safety first, always.

šŸ’¾ Preset System

Save/load configurations with 5 genre-optimized presets built-in.

šŸŽ„ Video Export

Record your visualizations for music videos, streaming, and art projects.

System Requirements

šŸ’š Minimum (30 FPS @ 1080p)

  • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
  • CPU: Intel i5-4460 / AMD Ryzen 3 1200
  • RAM: 4 GB
  • GPU: GTX 750 Ti / RX 260X (2GB VRAM, OpenGL 4.3+)
  • Audio: Microphone or stereo mix

šŸ’™ Recommended (60 FPS @ 1440p)

  • OS: Windows 10/11 (64-bit)
  • CPU: Intel i7-8700 / AMD Ryzen 5 3600
  • RAM: 8 GB
  • GPU: GTX 1060 6GB / RX 580 8GB (4GB VRAM, OpenGL 4.5+)
  • Audio: Dedicated audio interface

šŸ’œ Optimal (120+ FPS @ 4K)

  • OS: Windows 11 (64-bit)
  • CPU: Intel i9-10900K / AMD Ryzen 9 5900X
  • RAM: 16 GB
  • GPU: RTX 3070 / RX 6800 (8GB+ VRAM, OpenGL 4.6+)
  • Audio: Professional interface (USB/Thunderbolt)

14 Audio-Modulated Parameters

Glow ā† RMS energy + kick pulse
Color Speed ā† Brilliance + spectral centroid
Hue Shift ā† Mid + snare + pitch synesthesia
Saturation ā† Tonal + harmonic strength
Twist ā† Mid + spectral flux
Wobble ā† Sub-bass + bass
Scale ā† Bass + low-mid + breathing
Tunnel Radius ā† Kick + bass + breathing
Fog ā† Inverse percussive
Detail ā† Onset + presence
Travel Speed ā† RMS + flux
Iterations ā† Mid
Symmetry ā† Tonal + harmonic
Power ā† Sub-bass

53 Fractal Types

Mandelbulb Mandelbox Sierpinski Menger Sponge Kaleidoscopic IFS Infinite Columns Wormhole Hybrid Chaos Psychedelic Tubes Organic Flow Electric Storm Flower Power Spider Web Julia Set 3D Crystal Lattice Plasma Ball Aztec Temple Nebula Cloud Apollonian Gasket Kleinian Group Octahedral IFS Tetrahedral IFS Menger-Bulb Hybrid Cosmic Web Burning Ship Kali's IFS Amazingbox Bristorbrot Pseudo Kleinian Ducks Mandalay Tricorn Multibrot zĀ³ Multibrot zā“ Phoenix Buffalo Celtic Newton Juliabulb Quaternion Mandelbrot Hypercomplex Julia Aexion Dodecahedral IFS Icosahedral IFS Lorenz Attractor Clifford Attractor De Jong Attractor Rossler Attractor Barnsley Fern Romanesco Coral Growth Flower of Life Metatron's Cube

Genre Presets

Electronic/EDM

Fast (0.80 smooth)
Strong beats (0.8)

Ambient

Ultra-smooth (0.95)
Gentle (0.2)

Rock

Balanced (0.82)
Strong beats (0.7)

Classical

Smooth (0.90)
Subtle (0.3)

Hip-Hop

Punchy (0.85)
Max beats (0.9)

Use Cases

Quick Start

  1. Download FractalForgeNative.zip
  2. Run FractalForgeNative.exe
  3. Read seizure warning, click "I Understand"
  4. Enable audio, grant microphone permission
  5. Play music, watch it come alive!

Keyboard Shortcuts

SPACE
Pause/Resume
R
Randomize
S
Screenshot
1/2/3
Presets
H
Help Overlay
ESC
Exit Fullscreen

How It Works

Audio Pipeline

  1. Microphone input (44.1kHz) ā†’ 2048-bin FFT analysis
  2. 7-band perceptual extraction (sub-bass to brilliance)
  3. Beat detection (adaptive threshold, 30-frame history)
  4. Tempo estimation (median inter-beat interval, 60-200 BPM)
  5. Pitch detection (12-tone harmonic analysis, 200Hz-2kHz)
  6. Smoothing (exponential decay per band, 0.78-0.95)
  7. AGC (automatic gain control, 2-second history)
  8. 14 parameters modulated by audio

Visual Pipeline

  1. Ray marching (GPU distance estimation for 3D fractals)
  2. Audio modulation (glow, hue, saturation, wobble, twist, etc.)
  3. Synesthesia mapping (pitch ā†’ hue, 30Ā° per semitone)
  4. Lighting (ambient occlusion + specular highlights)
  5. Post-processing (fog, bloom, effects)
  6. Display @ 60 FPS

Safety Features

Adjustable Smoothing

0.5-0.98 safety slider to control visual intensity and reduce rapid changes.

Capped Brightness

30% max beat pulse vs. 25% seizure threshold ā€” stays well within safe limits.

Slow Envelopes

400ms bloom duration ensures no hard flashes or sudden transitions.

No Strobing

Gentle pulses only ā€” zero high-frequency flashing patterns.

Conservative Defaults

0.85 smoothing out of the box for safe, comfortable experience.

Safety Recommendations

Well-lit room, 30-min breaks, 2ft+ distance. Start with Ambient preset (0.95 smoothing).

Technical Stack

PhD-Level Concepts

Philosophy

"The fractal should DANCE to the music, not TWITCH to the noise"

Design priorities: Musical intelligence (rhythm, melody, harmony) ā€¢ Psychedelic flow (smooth, dreamy, organic) ā€¢ Safety first (heavy smoothing, gentle envelopes) ā€¢ User control (full customization) ā€¢ Cross-genre compatibility (ambient to EDM)