# RetroVisual

**RetroVisual** is a wild, retro-inspired audio visualizer that warps, glitches, and distorts reality to your music. Drop in your own audio file and experience a neon chaos of glitch bars, RGB splits, animated scanlines, and wild kinetic text—all rendered in real time on the HTML5 canvas.



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## 🎛 Features

- **Drag-and-drop audio**: Play your own tunes (MP3, WAV, etc).
- **Real-time visualization**: Bars, chaos text, RGB split, scanlines, and more.
- **Animated "404" overlay**: Get a wild visual cue when your music ends.
- **Responsive Design**: Looks great on any screen size.
- **Retro Aesthetics**: Neon colors, bold fonts, and glowy effects.
- **No external dependencies**: Pure HTML, CSS, and JS.

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## 🚀 Getting Started

1. **Clone the repo**:

   ```bash
   git clone https://github.com/aeratory678/retrovisual.git
   cd retrovisual
   ```

2. **Open the visualizer**:

   Just open [`reality_distorter_visualizer.html`](reality_distorter_visualizer.html) in your web browser.

   > No build step, no server required—everything runs locally in your browser!

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## 🕹 Usage

- Click **"Start Visualizer"** and select an audio file when prompted.
- Enjoy the wild, generative visuals!
- When your song ends, click anywhere to add another track.

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## 📁 Project Structure

```
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├── reality_distorter_visualizer.html  # Main HTML file
├── distorter.css                      # Visual styles
├── distorter.js                       # Audio + glitch logic
└── README.md
```

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## 🎨 Credits & Fonts

- **Fonts:** [Monoton](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Monoton), [Orbitron](https://fonts.google.com/specimen/Orbitron) (Google Fonts)
- **Design, Code, & Glitch:** [aeratory678](https://github.com/aeratory678)

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## 🪩 License

MIT License.  
Feel free to remix, glitch, and make it your own!

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## 🛠️ Customization Tips

- **Visuals:** Edit `distorter.js` to tweak effects, colors, and chaos text phrases.
- **UI:** Change the style in `distorter.css` or add new controls in the HTML.
- **Audio:** Supports most browser-playable audio formats.

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Enjoy distorting reality!