Nature and matter
Sumi — ink washes on paper
Drops and strokes of Indian ink spreading across white paper.
No sign-up, no credit card
On screen
What Sumi shows
Sumi borrows the art of Japanese ink wash: on light paper, black ink falls in drops that spread, bleed into the fibres and leave halos, while brushstrokes sweep across the sheet.
The drops fall on accented notes and the strokes follow the musical phrases; the ink slowly dries in between. A minimal, soothing world for ambient, piano, jazz and Japanese music.
At a glance
Sumi at a glance
- Family
- Nature and matter
- Energy
- calm
- Movement
- slow
- Best tempo
- 40 to 130 BPM
- Music
- ambient, piano, jazz, Japanese music
- Plan
- Included in the free plan
- Computer
- Runs on any recent computer
Best for
Where it shines
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Questions about Sumi
What music does Sumi suit best?
Sumi is designed for ambient, piano, jazz, Japanese music, ideally between 40 and 130 BPM. Halofloor picks it on its own when a song suits it, and you can also force it from the console.
Is Sumi free?
Sumi is part of Halofloor’s free plan, with no time limit and no credit card. Just open the console and start your music.
Is Sumi a video?
Every frame of Sumi 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 Sumi on your screen
Open the console, pick your music: Halofloor does the rest.
No sign-up, no credit card