Interactive cymatics study

Cymatics

Sand gathers where a vibrating plate goes still. Explore square-plate Chladni modes and watch the ridges self-organize instead of simply snapping into place.

Square plate • mode 3 × 5

Ridges are forming along low-motion nodes.

The brightest ridges show nodal lines where the plate is comparatively still. Particles are shaken hardest where the plate is active, then settle into those quiet seams.