COLOR-TRIGGERED AMBIENT AUDIO

Every color
has a sound.

Sonic Aura is an audio system that recognizes colors captured by the camera and activates sound compositions mapped to the chromatic profile. Built for installations, environments and retail where scenes evolve slowly.

LIVE DEMO ON APP STORE

Synesthesia is the consumer app that demonstrates Sonic Aura technology. Download it to see the engine in action.

PIPELINE

How it works

A proprietary four-stage pipeline

01
STEP 01

Capture

The camera analyzes the colorimetric zones of the frame, extracting the dominant chroma and perceived temperature of the environment.

02
STEP 02

Recognition

The color is classified across seven semantic categories (reds, blues, warms, deeps, neutrals, greens, brights) through a proprietary algorithm calibrated for aesthetic coherence.

03
STEP 03

Sound activation

Each category triggers a set of 4 audio tracks (Bass · Pad · Melody · Texture) selected from a library of 28 binaural stereo sounds in C minor.

04
STEP 04

Transition

When the scene changes color, audio compositions crossfade smoothly, keeping the experience continuous without perceptible breaks.

APPLICATIONS

Use cases

Where Sonic Aura creates value

01

Museums & Installations

Turn artworks, exhibitions and architecture into immersive synesthetic experiences. Audio reacts to ambient light and visitor movement.

02

Brand Experience & Retail

Build dynamic sonic identities for windows, flagship stores and pop-ups. The product itself becomes the generator of the brand's sound.

03

Wellness & Meditation

Embed the engine in spas, yoga studios and wellness centers. Ambient colors become the natural soundtrack of the experience.

04

Events & Performance

Live shows where the camera reads lights, costumes and set design to generate reactive music that scores the performance.

IP

Proprietary technology

Sound design, not a playlist

Market validation

The technology is already in production inside the consumer app Synesthesia, available on App Store in 4 languages. The codebase is Flutter with modular architecture and can be ported to Unity, Unreal, macOS, visionOS and embedded hardware.

  • 01
    28 custom binaural stereo sounds in C minor — all compositions are harmonically coherent with one another
  • 02
    4-layer architecture (Bass · Pad · Melody · Texture) with dedicated frequency separation
  • 03
    Sculpted EQ with anti-muddiness notch, 2-3kHz presence, 8-10kHz air on every track
  • 04
    Organic noise beds (brown · pink · white) to remove synthetic loop feeling
  • 05
    Subtle modulations: slow flanger, vibrato, stereo aphaser, chorus
  • 06
    Professionally pre-produced compositions, not real-time synthesis
EXPERIENCE THE TECH

The best demo is the product itself.

Synesthesia is available for free on App Store. Within 30 seconds of downloading you'll see Sonic Aura in action: point the camera, hear the sound of color, move the phone to feel the 3D spatialization.

SUNSET · WARM
SUNSET · WARM
Bass 42Hz · Pad 180Hz
URBAN · BLUE
URBAN · BLUE
Bass 28Hz · Melody 320Hz
FOREST · GREEN
FOREST · GREEN
Pad 120Hz · Texture 450Hz
NEON · MAGENTA
NEON · MAGENTA
Melody 280Hz · Texture 1.2kHz

ANY COLOR BECOMES SOUND — IN REAL TIME

Download the app for free

iOS · Free · 30MB

Or contact me directly

Fill the form and I'll reply within 48 hours with a brief on how the technology can adapt to your project.

GET IN TOUCH

Interested in a license or collaboration?

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