🎹 How to Play
Mouse: Click piano keys
Keyboard:
White keys: A S D F G H J K
Black keys: W E T Y U
Octaves: Use arrow buttons or ←/→
Octave 4
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SOUND BECOMES COLOR
Experience synesthetic visualization where musical notes transform into vibrant colors. Each pitch creates its own unique hue, turning melodies into flowing rainbows of light.
A NEUROLOGICAL PHENOMENON WHERE SOUND TRIGGERS COLOR VISION
Chromesthesia is a fascinating form of synesthesia where sounds automatically and consistently trigger the perception of colors. When someone with chromesthesia hears a musical note, they simultaneously see a specific color. C might always appear red, while F# could be a brilliant blue. These associations are involuntary, consistent, and unique to each individual.
Our interactive experience recreates this phenomenon using color mappings from famous composers and researchers like Alexander Scriabin, Isaac Newton, and A. Wallace Rimington. Play the piano below and watch as each note paints the screen with its characteristic color.
Mouse: Click piano keys
Keyboard:
White keys: A S D F G H J K
Black keys: W E T Y U
Octaves: Use arrow buttons or ←/→