André Michelle is a German flash designer who works for Hobnox.

I was recently passed a link to his ToneMatrix, which is one of many fascinating audio experiments on his labratory page.

André’s own modest description of the ToneMatrix…

Simple sinewave synthesizer triggered by an ordinary 16step sequencer. Each triggered step causes a force on the underlaying wave-map, which makes it more cute.

If ever there was a paragraph that exemplified ‘more than the sum of its parts’, that’s it. Despite its apparent simplicity, the ToneMatrix is one of the most addictive and compelling pieces of programming I’ve ever played with.

Try it for yourself here