Recombinase / ExoAVT
ExoAVTerminal
Portfolio case study: ExoAVTerminal is a browser-native audiovisual instrument that keeps the signal-chain code visible while supporting live patches, spectral image extraction, image-to-sound transcodes, exports, and AI-return links.
Portfolio Case Study
ExoAVT was built to make the mechanism visible. The patch language stays on screen, every major action compiles back into readable code, and the browser chamber handles live visuals, media translation, exports, and reusable artifacts without hiding the creative logic behind preset-only UI.
What It Solves
Fast lane: a new visitor can wake the stage and make something interesting in under a minute.
Deep lane: an advanced user can inspect, branch, export, and reuse the underlying patch code.
Future lane: AI tools can return state links and clips because the system stays explicit and machine-readable.
Why It Matters
Patch mode handles live signal-chain visuals and interactive mutation.
Spectral mode extracts image artifacts from sound for reuse inside the chamber.
Transcode mode turns images back into sound, so media can move through the system instead of stopping at preview.
Quick start
1. Open the chamber and hit one of the quick-start actions before touching the deeper rails.
2. Use Patch if you want live visuals first, Spectral if you have audio, and Transcode if you have an image.
3. Once the result is alive, branch, export, or open the protocol page for the AI-return workflow.
Glossary
Patch
The short code chain that defines the current visual state.
Spectral
Turns audio into an image artifact you can route back into the chamber.
Transcode
Turns an image into generated audio for reuse or export.
Node
A single stage in the visible signal chain.
Stage overlay live // tap drop to clear output
EXOAVTERMINAL
Signal layer idle.
EXOAVTERMINAL
Signal layer idle.
osc().out()
noise().pixelate(24).out(o0)
src(s0).kaleid(4).out()
Output field
PATCHSTEP 01VOID
External route
NO SIGNAL INJECTED
OPERATOR LAYER LIVE
Quick Start
Make something fast, then open the full chamber when you want the deeper system.
Live input
Camera and screen stay in the browser. Capture is only armed once a real frame exists.
NO LIVE SOURCE
Patch Graph
17 nodes // 16 edges // code-faithful map
modulate input
blend input
blend input
Learn
Toggle Learn Mode to surface why the chain looks the way it does.
Explanation ready
Enable Learn Mode here to reveal what changed, why the current chain behaves the way it does, and which functions are carrying the visual load.
Snapshots
Save a snapshot to preserve this moment before pushing the patch somewhere stranger.
Working head
Boot sequence
v1 // manual
Export
Current lineage // Live head
Format + scope
Export job
IDLE
Export system idle.
PNG export staged // 15.00s // 1280x720
Artifact ledger
No exports logged yet. The next PNG, WAV, spectral render, or archived frame will land here with patch lineage attached.
Artifact inspector
Inspect an export to preview it, route its frame back into the patch or transcode chamber, and compare its source lineage against the live head.
States
TAP ANY BLOCKED SOURCE AND EXOAVT WILL TELL YOU WHAT IS MISSING
Source Matrix
Spectral source
NONE
Transcode source
NONE
Spectral artifact
NONE
Generated audio
NONE
Camera
NONE
Screen
NONE
Patch route
NO SIGNAL INJECTED
IMAGE MIX // 0.12
Triggers
Patch Layer
Linked view // PATCH
Validation
VALID EXOAVT CHAIN // parser and graph ready
Presets
Geometry
Palette
Controls
Archive
No artifacts archived yet. Generate a spectral image, transcode sound, or snapshot the patch to build the chamber history.
Translation paths
Audio becomes a spectral image, spectral and live-frame images can route into the patch or the transcode chamber, and the patch can snapshot itself back into the archive.
Loaded images become unstable drones, glitch textures, and scan-tone clouds with one click.
Terminal commands and controls both hit the same machine state. Nothing here is a decorative fake shell.
Timeline