Capabilities
Engine Features
NOMOS VMS is a multi-layer visual synthesis engine built on OpenGL 3.3 Core. Every subsystem is designed for real-time performance at up to 4K resolution. Below are the primary capability blocks — click DOWNLOAD to get the beta.
Core Engine
Pattern & Generative Engine
NOMOS ships with a deep library of generative pattern algorithms: Spirolattice, Guilloche, Maurer roses, Lissajous, IFS Flame, De Bruijn aperiodic tiling, Penrose lattice, Reaction-Diffusion, Cymatics, and more. Each pattern type exposes a full parameter surface directly to the modulation matrix.
Audio Engine
Audio Reactivity & FFT Analysis
Ultra-low latency audio analysis via miniaudio with configurable 512–4096 bin FFT resolution. Separate envelopes for bass, mid, high and RMS track the signal's energy in real time. A beat detection algorithm estimates BPM and fires per-beat triggers that can drive any parameter, layer transition, or modulator.
Integration
MilkDrop / ProjectM Integration
NOMOS integrates the libprojectM-4 engine, giving you access to the entire legacy MilkDrop preset library — thousands of community-created visuals — running natively inside the NOMOS layer system and responding to your audio input. MilkDrop output is treated as a standard NOMOS layer and can be composited, post-processed, and modulated like any other source.
Modulation
Modulation Matrix & Patch Bay
A full modulation matrix connects LFOs, audio band envelopes, macros, and Euclidean rhythm generators to any layer parameter. Route any source to any destination with scalable depth and offset. The visual patch bay surfaces all active connections so you can see the full signal flow at a glance.
Architecture
Multi-Layer System
Stack multiple pattern layers with independent blend modes, opacity, transform, and parameter sets. Each layer can run a different algorithm or shader. Layers composite into a single output before entering the post-processing chain. The layer panel gives you full per-layer audio reactivity and modulation routing.
Post FX
Post-Processing FX Chain
A full-screen post-processing pass sits after all layer compositing. Bloom, glow, chromatic aberration, film grain, scanlines, VHS jitter, kaleidoscope, barrel distortion, radial blur, feedback loop, fluid simulation, reaction-diffusion overlay, and more — all stackable, all modulatable via the mod matrix.
Library
Preset Library & Browser
Browse, preview, and load factory and user presets from a thumbnail-based library panel. Presets capture the complete state of all layers, post-FX, modulations and parameters. Quick-save at any moment. Pack presets into distributable .pak bundles. The library sidebar stays live while you perform.
Production
Timeline Production
Sequence visual events on a multi-track timeline. Automate parameter changes, layer switches, and preset transitions. Build structured performances or fixed-format visual compositions that run in sync with audio. Timeline state saves with your preset.
Output
Spout2 & Live Output
Send NOMOS output to any Spout2-compatible application on the same machine — zero latency texture sharing with OBS, Resolume, VDMX, TouchDesigner, and hundreds of other tools. The Spout feed is sourced after the full post-processing pass so the downstream app receives your complete composited output.
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