Engine · v5.16.0

The Vanishing Ball

The tilting maze table drawn with code and played by your song: a steel ball rolls through the labyrinth a step on each beat, squeezing past the numbered holes, and at the end of every phrase it drops into the goal hole and vanishes. Watch from above, in perspective with the knobs, on a neon board, riding along with the ball, on a round labyrinth or in a race of three.

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6 modes

Launch modes

The Wooden Board

The wooden maze board from above: its walls, its numbered holes and the route painted through the corridors, the steel ball rolling a step on each beat and vanishing into the goal hole at the end of the phrase.

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The Tilting Table

The board seen from a chair at the table, leaning the way the ball rolls as its two knobs turn, the ball stepping on the beat and the lean deepening on the kick.

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The Neon Maze

The maze in the dark: walls of glowing light, a ball of light leaving a long trail through the corridors and vanishing into the goal at the phrase's end.

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Ride Along

Close in on the ball: the camera rides with it through the corridors, past the holes, all the way to the goal.

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The Round Labyrinth

A round labyrinth of rings and sectors: the ball winding in from the rim, ring by ring, to the goal at the middle.

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The Race

Three balls on the same route two beats apart: red, blue and gold, the leader vanishing first and the last just before the phrase ends.

Classic Studio

49 controls

Controls

Control	Group	Type	Default	Animation	Audio
Primary colorPrimary color used by the engine palette	Style	color	#f4f1ea	Yes	No
Secondary colorSecondary color used by the engine palette	Style	color	#8a5a32	Yes	No
BackgroundBackground used by the engine palette	Style	color	#d7b98a	Yes	No
OpacityVisualizer opacity	Transform	range	1	Yes	No
SensitivityBounded overall audio response	Audio	range	1	Yes	No
Spectrum rangeHow much of the 40 Hz to 14 kHz range the visual spans, from the bass up. Lower it to give the bass and mids more of the bars	Audio	range	1	Yes	No
Frequency scaleHow the bars are spread across the frequencies. Log spreads them by octave, mel by how pitch is heard, and linear by hertz, which gives most bars to the highs	Audio	select	log	No	No
Auto-levelLifts every part of the spectrum to its own recent range, so quiet highs move as much as loud bass. A note held for several seconds settles lower as it adapts. 0 shows the raw spectrum	Audio	range	0.8	Yes	No
Primary audio sourcePrimary audio source	Audio	select	bass	No	No
Frequency focusWhich part of the spectrum drives this visual; while no explicit audio source is set, the motion envelope follows this selection	Audio	select	full	No	No
Burst intensityGlow and trail swell on sharp hits; 0 keeps bursts off	Audio	range	0	Yes	No
Ambient bedProminence of the standing background layer behind the beat-born elements	Effects	range	1	Yes	No
Wake lengthHow far motion trails stretch behind beat-born travelers; 0 removes the wake	Effects	range	1	Yes	No
Audio contributionMaximum contribution from the primary audio route	Audio	range	0.55	Yes	No
Audio dynamicsHow much of the band's movement reaches the visual. 1 = full dynamics; 0 holds it at a steady level for a calmer, more constant look	Audio	range	1	Yes	No
Audio attackEnvelope attack in milliseconds	Audio	range	45	Yes	No
Audio releaseEnvelope release in milliseconds	Audio	range	240	Yes	No
Geometry scaleGeometry scale	Geometry	range	1	Yes	Yes
Motion directionRotate the animated visual pass to face this direction; the general background stays fixed	Motion	select	none	No	No
SpeedTime-based motion; default major cycle is 6–12 seconds	Motion	range	0.1	Yes	Yes
Color modeDuo palette, primary→secondary gradient, or full rainbow sweep	Style	select	duo	No	No
GlowGlow	Effects	range	0.55	Yes	Yes
Global glowShared emissive strength across the frame	Effects	range	0.35	Yes	Yes
Pulse intensityBeat pulse scale for spawn, size, and shake	Effects	range	1	Yes	Yes
Beat responseHow hard every engine hits on each detected beat	Audio	range	1.2	Yes	Yes
Beat smoothingHow long each beat hit rings out before it settles	Audio	range	0.35	Yes	Yes
Beat attackSeconds for a hit to swell to full. 0 snaps instantly	Audio	range	0	Yes	Yes
Beat releaseSeconds for a hit to fade, overriding Beat smoothing. 0 follows it	Audio	range	0	Yes	Yes
Beat shakeFrame kick strength on each beat	Effects	range	0.6	Yes	Yes
Motion echoMotion echo	Effects	range	0	Yes	Yes
BlurBlur	Effects	range	0	Yes	Yes
Chromatic aberrationChromatic aberration	Effects	range	0	Yes	Yes
Beat sync allRoute beat energy into spawn, shake, pulse, speed, and scale	Audio	boolean	true	No	No
Symmetry and tilingReshape the whole picture: mirror it, fold it into a kaleidoscope, or tile it (the plane groups p1, p2, p4m and p6m)	Shape and symmetry	select	none	No	No
Kaleidoscope foldsHow many mirrored copies go round the kaleidoscope	Shape and symmetry	range	6	Yes	No
Symmetry angleTurns the mirror line, or the kaleidoscope, in degrees	Shape and symmetry	range	0	Yes	Yes
Kaleidoscope spinHow fast the kaleidoscope turns, in turns per bar of the song (0.25 is once a phrase)	Shape and symmetry	range	0	Yes	Yes
Tile sizeEach tile's size as a share of the frame	Shape and symmetry	range	0.5	Yes	No
Tile gapThe gap between tiles, as a share of a tile; it shows the background colour	Shape and symmetry	range	0	Yes	No
WarpBend the whole picture: a twist, a bulge, waves or ripples that move once a bar, a polar unroll, or a fisheye lens	Shape and symmetry	select	none	No	No
Warp amountHow strong the warp is	Shape and symmetry	range	0.5	Yes	Yes
Warp centreWhere the warp is centred in the frame	Shape and symmetry	select	centre	No	No
Maze sizeHow many corridors the board has: small for a short run the ball takes in big steps, large for a long winding one	Board	select	medium	No	No
HolesHow many of the holes beside the route are open. 0 leaves only the goal hole and a few	Board	range	0.7	Yes	Yes
LeanHow far the board tips the way the ball rolls, more on the kick	Board	range	1	Yes	Yes
TrailHow long the trail the ball leaves behind it is. 0 hides it	Board	range	0.5	Yes	Yes
LightHow bright the lamp over the table is. It rises with the song and never flashes	Atmosphere	range	1	Yes	Yes
DustDust in the lamp's light and the puff where the ball lands on the beat	Atmosphere	range	0.5	Yes	Yes
Title and artistShow or hide the song title and artist this visualizer draws.	Text	select	auto	No	No