Comma Pump
A long-form generative piece in adaptive 5-limit just intonation. Every chord is voiced with pure ratios; every root motion is a pure interval — so the progression accumulates the syntonic comma (81/80, ~21.5 ¢) downward per cycle, drifting away from home indefinitely. Toggle to 12-TET to hear the beating appear; back to JI and it vanishes — that contrast is the point.
Press Start to begin the piece
drift+0.00 ¢from home (A3 = 220 Hz)chord—Just Intonation
home tonic (fixed)drifting rootroot3rd5th7th
cycle 404 · syntonic comma pump · 5-limit JI · zero depsDesign notes: src/app/dream/404-comma-pump/README.md