An audio player with shader animations which move in time to music.

Named after Algernon the mouse from the sci-fi short story ‘Flowers for Algernon’ by Daniel Keyes.

Algernon works on Linux, macOS, Windows, Android, iPad and iPhone.

• Shader: Alloy (tiwrl)
• Shader: Alloy (user interface)
• Shader: Biomorph (green + ui)
• Shader: Biomorph (pink)
• Shader: Blades (green + ui)
• Shader: Blades (purple + ui)
• Shader: Cells (blue)
• Shader: Ink (red + ui)
• Shader: Ink (rhubarb + custard)
• Shader: Moire
• Shader: Orbs (user interface)
• Shader: Spectral Sphere (user interface)
• Shader: Prism (user interface)
• Shader: Rose Tunnel
• Shader: Kaleido Warp

How to Use

Add some audio files

The playlist is in the bottom-right corner, press the ‘+’ button

The button is pink at first to help you find it.

• Controls: Add tracks

Controls

Tap the screen to show/hide controls

Select animations from the top dropdown

• Controls: Shader dropdown

Sliders

Ajust sliders to change how the animation reacts to the music (each animation will remember its settings)

• Controls: Sliders

Pay close attention to the top slider, it adjusts stability (smooth animation) vs responsiveness (matching the music)

• Controls: Stability slider

Some sliders have an ‘auto’ icon, tapping it disables the slider and makes that control automatically match energy of the music

• Controls: 'Auto' slider

Memory Slots

The numbers [1] to [5] above the sliders are memory slots

Each animation has 5 memory slots to save your favourite settings.

Memory slots can be copied: long press a slot until it turns pink, then drag it over another slot

• Controls: Memory slots