Chaotic Attractor

Strange attractor particle systems dancing to the chaos of your music

2D CanvasHardBest for: Experimental, Psychedelic, Ambient, Glitch

Chaotic Attractor simulates mathematical strange attractors — Lorenz, Rössler, Halvorsen, Thomas, Dequan, and Dadras — using 1500 particles that follow the ODE trajectories. Audio modulates the attractor parameters (e.g. the Lorenz ρ value), making the particle cloud breathe, bloom, and morph in real time. Beat events cause a parameter spike that briefly pushes the system toward a more chaotic regime.

Key Features

1500 particles6 attractor typesAudio-modulated ODE parameters

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionRange / Options
Attractor Modelorenz / rossler / halvorsen / thomas / dequan / dadrasSelect
Particle CountNumber of attractor particles200–2000
Time StepODE integration step size — larger = more chaotic movement0.001–0.02
Rotation SpeedAuto-rotation speed of the attractor projection0.0–1.0

Tips & Best Practices

  1. 1

    Lorenz is the most iconic — the butterfly shape is instantly recognizable.

  2. 2

    Lower Time Step (0.002) produces smoother, more intricate trails.

  3. 3

    Halvorsen produces a complex 3-fold symmetric shape perfect for experimental music.

Export Performance

CPU-intensive 2D engine. 1000 particles at 60fps is comfortable on most machines; 2000 may drop frames on older hardware.

All visualizers are copyright-free. Every video you export is yours to use commercially or personally, with no attribution required. You retain full ownership of your exports.