Rain on the Lotus Pond

Interactive Raindrop & Lily Pad Percussion Playground

Listen to raindrops patter on floating lily pads, overhanging canopy leaves, and tranquil water. Each lily leaf is a natural drum whose pitch and timbre depend on its size and the speed of impact.

🪷 Lily Size = Drum Pitch & Resonance 💧 Impact Speed = Dynamics & Brightness 🌬️ Move Cursor = Slant the Rain ☂️ Shift / Umbrella = Deflect Raindrops 🌀 Swirl = Cloudburst Cascade

Lotus Pond

Calm Mist
Interaction Gentle Rain
Last Strike —
Rain Density
Lily Pads 8

How to Play Rain on the Lotus Pond

🪷 Lily Pad Drums & Sizing

  • Size Controls Pitch: Larger lily pads resonate with deeper, warmer drum tones; smaller leaves produce higher, crisper pitches. Hover over any lily pad and scroll your trackpad/wheel (or press [ and ]) to resize it live!
  • Impact Velocity: Fast, heavy raindrops (or canopy drips) strike with bright forte energy; light mist creates soft ghost notes.
  • Move & Arrange: Drag any lily pad across the pond to change its stereo position and catch falling rain streams. Double-click empty water to sprout a new leaf!

🌧️ Rain & Gesture Interactions

  • Wind Slant: Move your cursor left or right to slant the falling rain across different lily pads.
  • Umbrella Shield (Shift or U): Projects a curved shield above your cursor—raindrops bounce off it and scatter onto nearby lily pads!
  • Splash Stream (Drag on Water): Dragging across open water sends arcing splashes and melodic water droplets into the air.
  • Swirl Cloudburst: Swirl in circles to gather raindrops into a floating vortex, then release to drop a polyrhythmic cascade.
  • Overhanging Canopy Leaves: Watch water pool on the big canopy leaves at the top corners until they tip and drop a heavy golden accent beat!