No. The full engine runs in a WebGPU browser at app.baryon.live. Open the page and connect an audio source: an audio file, a microphone, or another app’s output routed through a virtual audio cable — BlackHole on macOS, VB-CABLE on Windows, or PipeWire/PulseAudio on Linux. See Routing system audio for setup.
Use a Chromium-based browser with WebGPU enabled: Chrome, Edge, Brave, Arc, Opera, or Vivaldi. Safari and Firefox support is still uneven. Baryon Desktop ships with Electron/Chromium.
Microphone, loopback, line input, or an audio file — with Voice and Ambient input profiles tuned for different material. To capture another app’s output, route it through a virtual audio cable; see Routing system audio.
How do I choose between the Voice and Ambient profiles?
Use Voice when the source has one clear lead tone — a singer, a spoken voice, or a lead instrument. Use Ambient when many sounds play at once, such as music, a full mix, or a live room. See Creative workflows for starting controls.
Start with Understanding the engine, then use the Control panel reference for exact control definitions. The short version: audio excites a continuous modal field; the controls shape analysis, field response, rendering, movement, and camera view.
Not currently. Manual cymatic rotation is controlled through Rotation Mode and Manual Rotation in the GUI. Camera movement uses the floating camera controls and orbit drag when the camera is unlocked.
Can I export coordinates, a mesh, or a 3D-printable model?
Not from the current public app. Baryon does not currently export raw coordinates, point clouds, STL, OBJ, GLTF, or slicer-ready geometry. A future 3D export would need to freeze a moment in time, sample the field, extract a surface or volume, and convert it into watertight geometry. See Creative workflows.
There is no native still-image export button today. Use your browser or operating system capture tools after framing the scene. For cleaner captures, lock the camera and set Rotation Mode deliberately before recording or taking a screenshot.
The desktop app will be free to download, with a paid Performer License that unlocks live-performance use: Performer Mode, stage output into VJ and production tools (Syphon on macOS, Spout on Windows), saved performance presets, and commercial performance rights. It is launching soon, and the waitlist gets early access first. See Baryon Desktop for the full picture.
Yes. The desktop app’s Performer License covers using Baryon as your performance instrument in paid shows, festivals, and client gigs. A separate commercial license is only needed if you ship Baryon inside a product, redistribute it, embed it in another system, run it as a hosted service, or deploy it across an organization. See Plans & licensing.
The source is public on GitHub under the PolyForm Strict License: read the physics, inspect the render path, and file issues. Personal and research use is free; shipping a product built on the engine needs a commercial license (see the question above).
