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Waveform

The Waveform visualizer draws a filled shape that moves with your music. Sudden peaks stay visible, and the shape above and below the center line follows your audio. It's a familiar way to show the energy of your sound in music videos, lyric videos, and other projects.

Waveform visualizer drawing audio
Waveform visualizer drawing audio

Properties

Color mode

Choose Solid to use one color, or Frequency RGB to let the sound set the colors: red for bass, green for mids, and blue for treble. Sounds that mix these ranges blend the colors too. Quiet sounds keep their colors bright even when the waveform gets smaller. Solid is the default.

Color

In Solid mode, pick any color for your waveform. Use keyframes to change it during the video, such as blue for the verses and red for the chorus.

Opacity

Sets how transparent the waveform is, from 0 to 1. Lower it to make the waveform less noticeable behind text or other elements.

Window size

Choose how much audio to show at once, from 0.5 to 5 seconds, with the current playback time in the middle. A longer window fits more audio into the same space for a smoother look. A shorter window zooms in, making each movement more noticeable.

Resolution

Sets the amount of detail, from 1× to 16×. New waveforms start at 4×. If yours looks blocky, try 4× to 8×. Higher settings draw finer detail without changing how much audio you see or how tall its peaks are. They take more work to render and can show individual waves up close. Detail adjusts to the space on screen to prevent flicker, so 8× and 16× may look the same in a small preview. Make the waveform larger or export at a higher resolution to see more detail.

Width

Sets how wide the waveform is, from 0.5 to 12. Increase it to stretch the waveform across the scene, or decrease it to make it narrower.

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