Daniel Aagentah

open-sourcing my audio-visual software after 3 years

hello friends <3 nw_wrld v0.5.0-beta just dropped; officially as native application for macOS, Windows, and Linux. you can now use this as a piece of software without running it through a terminal environment. this is a huge step for the project as the number 1 request this past month.

on-device audio as input-type coming soon #opensource #webgl

nw_wrld PRTCL module built with webgl & chart.js #opensource

built using webgl & point-cloud data; this is an MDL planetary visual as part of the recent OSS nw_wrld software. #opensource

nw_wrld v0.4.0-beta

1-week of open-sourcing "nw_wrld". What an incredible and baffling reception so far. weekend currently looks like: - E2E playwright workflows - more TypeScript, runtime, and unit test migrations - linux (via WSL) stabilisation - improved documentation for general use-cases many folks have kindly asked for specific video walkthroughs on modules/features in the app. I'll be putting together some more documentation <3

@thenoumenon why thank you. hope you can get a play around w/ it!

@aagentah This is wild - such a cool project 😊

Taken from the "nw_wrld" project: This DGSR module queries a Solar Radiation dataset from the Antarctic Zhongshan Station. It cycles though estimated DGSR over a 30-year period to generate mutable Perlin noise. #opensource

nw_wrld MIDI integration improvements: 1. simple note-name trigger: listens for any note name (C, D, E, etc.) regardless of octave 2. advanced mode: supports standard MIDI note numbers (0–127) previously, Ableton and Strudel were sending the same value from different octaves, which caused issues. While a note-name-only trigger addresses this, people had kindly raised that octave-specific matching for lighting software or physical hardware would be useful. Hopefully these two modes balance UX and customisation. beyond MIDI, OSC, and on-device audio, I'm curious if there are other signal types that would benefit from support?

* already there have been some amazing discussions raised on the future of the project; at this point the software could branch many ways. right now "nw_wrld" solves a specific problem for artists and developers trying to get into this space, and because of the sudden traction it would be easy to go overboard with the scope of the project. It’s a good problem to have because this is the moment that defines the next 12 months of features and potential. The coming weeks will see major stabilisation, UX, and QOL features before considering long-term scope. tysm for the incredible feedback so far <3

@BristowEwan ah yes ableton in browser

Went to open up Ableton and I went to search it in a fucking firefox tab. I'm cooked

"ENTRP[pcd]" animation created using Ableton, three.js, and nw_wrld software.

@BristowEwan the man the myth! yes OSC input supported; would love to see you have a crack at this as a puredata wizard <3

@aagentah It receives OSC right? Nothing stopping puredata being hooked up to it 🤞

getting strudel working with my open-source A/V software

and we also officially have Linux support (working example on Ubuntu with GNOME).

working through some stabilisation & bug fixes for “nw_wrld”; there’s been some updates to how MIDI mappings work, specifically to cater for DAW users in Ableton, FL Studio, Reason, etc.

an example of how this SDK references within static files:

the “nw_wrld” project allows users to write visuals using web-libraries as simple JavaScript files; with any complexities being transparently handled by the runtime SDK. it means you can declare and use a combination of three.js, p5, d3, and many pre-defined methods for animation, camera animations, and sequencing all out of the box, whilst still having the freedom to use vanilla JS.

I've been sharing clips of my modules on here over the years and the number one request has been to share more info and more code, so here we are. If you wanted to check it out or even contribute, I'd absolutely welcome it <3 Happy 2026, btw.

it means people can use their favourite libraries without needing to run webpack, npm commands, and all that messy stuff. it's pretty plug & play. until now it's what I use to perform at exhibitions and live events. this year I am open-sourcing entirely for anyone to use.

open-sourcing my audio-visual software after 3 years