Real places that light up
Glowtide — bioluminescent waves
A beach at night, where waves glow blue as they break.
No sign-up, no credit card
On screen
What Glowtide shows
Glowtide starts from a photo of a beach at night between two headlands. When a wave breaks, its foam lights up in electric cyan from one end of the beach to the other, like glowing plankton on a summer night. The light has no source: it is born wherever the water is stirred.
Then the glowing foam runs up the wet sand in a thin sheet, fades into sparkles, and the sand reflects the glow of the waves. One wave per phrase, three in a row at the big moments, never marking the beat. A calm world for ambient, downtempo, slow R&B and lo-fi.
At a glance
Glowtide at a glance
- Family
- Real places that light up
- Energy
- calm
- Movement
- slow
- Best tempo
- 55 to 115 BPM
- Music
- ambient, downtempo, slow R&B, contemplative electronica, lo-fi
- Plan
- Included in the free plan
- Computer
- Runs on any recent computer
Best for
Where it shines
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Questions about Glowtide
What music does Glowtide suit best?
Glowtide is designed for ambient, downtempo, slow R&B, contemplative electronica, lo-fi, ideally between 55 and 115 BPM. Halofloor picks it on its own when a song suits it, and you can also force it from the console.
Is Glowtide free?
Glowtide is part of Halofloor’s free plan, with no time limit and no credit card. Just open the console and start your music.
Is Glowtide a video?
Every frame of Glowtide is computed live by your computer from the song’s analysis: tempo, energy, build-ups and drops. It never repeats from one song to the next.
What kind of TV do I need?
Any TV with an HDMI input works, smart or not. The computer renders the visuals and the TV displays them, with no app to install.
Put Glowtide on your screen
Open the console, pick your music: Halofloor does the rest.
No sign-up, no credit card