Chromatose: Visual Synthesizer

Chromatose is a real-time, audio-reactive visual synth for iPhone and iPad — a modular video synthesizer and visualizer that turns your input and sound into a hypnotic, trippy light show.

Create original, generative visuals by hand. No coding, no AI prompts, no bulky hardware.

Connect a TV or projector via HDMI or AirPlay to turn any space into an immersive atmosphere — for live performance, meditation, party, or chilling.

Learn it in under an hour. Create fresh ideas for years.

〉Perfect for:
Live performers, VJs, DJs, music producers, installation artists, concert and stage designers, content creators, music video directors, generative artists, and creative explorers. Works for raves, clubs, afterhours, festivals, ambient galleries, meditation spaces, and live loop sessions.

〉What you can make:
A music visualizer for live sets. Audio-reactive video content for social media. Live camera filters. TV screensavers and projector backdrops for installations. Wallpapers, generative art pieces, meditation visuals — or anything else you can imagine.

〉Aesthetic range:
From psychedelic, trippy, and surreal to cyberpunk, vaporwave, synthwave, retrowave, futuristic, vintage, nostalgic, dreamcore, weirdcore, liminal, and glitch. Dial in the whole rainbow spectrum of hues, refractions, liquid ripples, electric strobing, cosmic aurora, spiral warps, organice cymatics, kaleidoscope mandalas, and pure abstract procedural geometry.

〉FREE Plan Includes:

• Access all generators & effects
• No signup required
• 100% ad-free
• Max output resolution: Full 1080p HD
• Saved patches: 2
• Record videos up to: 30 secs

〉Pro Plan Includes:

• Access to all features
• Saved patches: unlimited
• Max output resolution: 4K+
• Record videos up to: 15 mins
• Export Patches

〉Main Features:

• Modular, intuitive interface
• 4 simultaneous visual generators
• Chain unlimited visual effects, filters, and modulation layers
• Design View to build unique visuals from scratch
• Performance View with MIDI support for external control
• Metal-powered, iOS native graphics engine
• 8-bit or 16-bit color (SDR and HDR) with deep gradient fidelity
• Built specifically for iPhone and iPad

〉Modulation & Synthesis:

• Dedicated LFOs per parameter
• Multiple waveshapes
• Nested modulation, sidechain routing, feedback loops
• Envelope generators and signal followers
• Animated visual indicators
• Analog-style signal flow — reactive to every nuance

〉Connectivity:

• Connect to any screen with HDMI (via USB-C or Lightning adapter) or AirPlay
• MIDI Plug & Play with other Hardware and Software via: USB, Bluetooth, Network, Virtual MIDI (other apps on same device)
• MIDI mappable Macro Controls
• MIDI Clock Sync
• Wireless display and dual-screen output

〉Audio Reactivity:

• Visuals pulse and react to live audio in real time
• 3 shapeable audio signal sources
• BPM detection, beat-sync, and audio-to-visual translation
• Signal followers and envelopes
• Turn any sound into a visual trip

〉Sharing and Export:

• Import and export patches as files for sharing and remixing
• Record HD videos or screenshots optimized for social media
• Save directly to iOS Photos library

〉Patch Library:

• Intuitive browsing and organization
• Tag, search, sort and filter by mood, genre, or aesthetic
• Built-in presets included


Chromatose is a Berlin based independent, creator-built passion project — a modular video synthesizer and visual instrument in your pocket, aiming to democratize real-time generative visual creation.

Terms of Use: https://www.chromatose.app/en/terms/