Vinyl Grooves
Spinning vinyl record with visible grooves, tonearm, and needle spark.
What is Vinyl Grooves?
Vinyl Grooves is a free WebGL web effect in the TappyPrism library. Spinning vinyl record with visible grooves, tonearm, and needle spark. It is rendered on the GPU by a fragment shader, so it costs almost nothing on the CPU and works well as a full-screen background. It ships as a single self-contained HTML file (vinyl-grooves.html) with zero dependencies — no npm package, no framework, no build step. It exposes 2 live parameters — RPM, Groove Detail — adjustable in the browser or at runtime.
Parameters
| Parameter | Key | Range | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| RPM | RPM | 16 – 78 | 33 |
| Groove Detail | GROOVE_DETAIL | 0.3 – 2 | 1 |
How to add Vinyl Grooves to your page
- Download the standalone file vinyl-grooves.html and copy its source into your project.
- Or embed it as a background iframe:
<iframe src="https://prism.tappypotato.com/fx/vinyl-grooves.html" style="position:fixed;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;z-index:-1" title="Vinyl Grooves"></iframe> - Tune it at runtime with postMessage:
iframe.contentWindow.postMessage({ type: 'param', name: 'RPM', value: 33 }, '*');
Frequently asked questions
What is Vinyl Grooves?
Vinyl Grooves is a free WebGL web effect in the TappyPrism library. Spinning vinyl record with visible grooves, tonearm, and needle spark. It is rendered on the GPU by a fragment shader, so it costs almost nothing on the CPU and works well as a full-screen background. It ships as a single self-contained HTML file (vinyl-grooves.html) with zero dependencies — no npm package, no framework, no build step. It exposes 2 live parameters — RPM, Groove Detail — adjustable in the browser or at runtime.
How do I add Vinyl Grooves to my website?
Download the standalone file at https://prism.tappypotato.com/fx/vinyl-grooves.html and copy its source into your page, or embed it as a background iframe: <iframe src="https://prism.tappypotato.com/fx/vinyl-grooves.html" style="position:fixed;inset:0;width:100%;height:100%;border:0;z-index:-1" title="Vinyl Grooves"></iframe>. Tune it live with postMessage, e.g. iframe.contentWindow.postMessage({ type: 'param', name: 'RPM', value: 33 }, '*').