Doodle generative compositions in your browser with Musical Spirograph

So pretty. | Screenshot: Terrence O’Brien / The Verge I remember having a Spirograph as a kid and being obsessed with it.

Its geometric patterns are hypnotic and gorgeous.

I also love generative music composition.

So bringing those two things together in a browser tab, I'm hooked.

Musical Spirograph is a relatively simple concept.

A set of points dash around the screen according to mathematical equations, generating hypotrochoids and epitrochoids.

Those points pass through a series of concentric rings which trigger specific notes.

Honestly, that alone is fun enough, but you can customize it quite a bit.

There are six different virtual rotors to pick from, you can have up to three arms drawing … Read the full story at The Verge.