clickandhum

Clickandhum is an experimental web-based platform for interactive audio that blends user input with synthesized ambient hum textures. Users trigger sounds by clicking, tapping, or dragging across a visual interface, creating evolving soundscapes rather than fixed compositions.

Conceptually, clickandhum treats each interaction as a generator of short audio events whose parameters—pitch, duration, amplitude, and timbre—progressively blend with continuous background hums. The result is a modular, collaborative environment suitable for exploration, education, and live performance.

Implementation and design: built with standard web technologies and the Web Audio API, it runs entirely in the browser. The interface typically exposes controls for scale, tempo, and noise character, while the audio engine uses a graph of oscillators, noise sources, filters, and reverb. The project emphasizes low-latency, accessibility, and an open-ended workflow.

Origins and usage: the concept is commonly used in digital art practices as a means to teach sound synthesis, coding, and human-computer interaction. Because it relies on simple input modalities, it is accessible to beginners while offering depth for more experienced users.

See also: Web Audio API, generative music, interactive art.