variant:SONiC for Android

11 things about variant:SONiC

1. All of the Variants are generative artworks: through a varying combination of built-in randomness and user input, each Variant will continually grow and evolve over time without ever directly repeating itself either visually or musically, offering the user an ever-changing, ever-evolving audiovisual experience.

2. The app combines user input and built-in randomness to create images and music that will continually change, grow and evolve, offering a new and different experience every time.

3. Each Variant app also offers a different set of interactive controls for the user, ranging from the ability to subtly influence the development of the piece to total interactive control over both visuals and sound.

4. The display shows the different elements of the musical composition as they are loaded by the engine through a combination of chance and user input.

5. The Variant apps are a new series of generative audiovisual artworks from Interval Studios featuring visuals by Joshue Ott and music by Kenneth Kirschner.

6. By using some fingers to loop sounds and others to trigger individual elements, you can build up complex combinations of sound and visuals.

7. Each Variant features a unique visual composition by Ott based on his superDraw visual performance software, as well as a new indeterminate musical composition by Kirschner.

8. To interact with variant:SONiC, tap the screen; each tap will trigger a randomly selected fragment of the musical composition, as well as a visual element that responds to it.

9. For users of all ages, variant:SONiC is a chance to explore and experience a unique work of generative art.

10. You can steer the visuals by dragging after tapping, and you can trigger up to 10 sounds at one time.

11. variant:SONiC is an audiovisual artwork that creates beautiful, ever-changing music and imagery.