Visualizers tutorials

Novus Visualizers tutorials

The definitive, step-by-step guides for Novus Visualizers — from your first export to layers, beat-sync, the audio engine, captions, and common release tasks. These cover the essentials as general guidance; the app itself holds a deeper, always-current library, and you can see every tool on the tool map.

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  1. Novus Visualizers tutorial: upload audio, pick a template, customize and beat-sync in the editor, then export
    Getting started

    How to make a music visualizer video with Novus Visualizers

    A complete walkthrough of Novus Visualizers: upload a track, pick a template, tune the visuals and beat-sync in the editor, then export a release-ready MP4 or WebM up to 4K — all in your browser.

    7 min · BeginnerStart
  2. Stacking up to four reactive visualizer layers with blend controls for depth
    Editing & layers

    Working with layers in Novus Visualizers (and which combinations work best)

    Stack up to four reactive layers with blend controls to build depth — a calm background engine, a sharp foreground, accents, and text — and learn the layer combinations that read well instead of turning to mush.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  3. Beat Burst driving motion on detected beats with shake, pulse, glow, and tilt properties
    Audio & beat-sync

    Mastering beat-sync: Beat Burst and beat-reactive properties

    Make the visuals move with the music, not just under it. How Beat Burst drives primary motion on detected beats, and how to layer beat-reactive properties — shake, pulse, glow, tilt — so the hits land where you want them.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  4. Mapping a 32-band FFT — bass, mid, treble, RMS, and onsets — to visual parameters
    Audio & beat-sync

    Audio reactivity in depth: default bindings vs customizing the FFT mapping

    Go past the defaults: understand the 32-band FFT and how bass, mid, treble, RMS loudness, and onset detection map to motion — then customize which audio signal drives which visual parameter.

    8 min · IntermediateStart
  5. Adding titles, fonts, animation styles, and on-device Whisper AI captions with per-word timing
    Editing & layers

    Text, titles, and on-device AI captions in Novus Visualizers

    Add a title and artist, choose fonts and animation styles, and turn audio into captions with on-device Whisper transcription and per-word timing — without your audio ever leaving the browser.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  6. Export settings — resolution, fps, MP4/WebM, platform presets — plus the companion tools
    Export & release

    Export settings and the companion tools

    Pick the right export every time — resolution, fps, MP4 vs WebM, and the platform presets for YouTube, TikTok, Reels, Spotify Canvas, and more — then round out a release with the companion tools.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  7. Designing a 9:16 vertical music visualizer for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts
    Use cases

    Making a vertical visualizer for TikTok, Reels & Shorts

    A focused workflow for short-form vertical video: pick a template that reads at 9:16, keep the motion centered and punchy, add captions, and export with the TikTok/Reels preset.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  8. Designing a short seamless vertical Spotify Canvas loop
    Use cases

    Creating a Spotify Canvas loop

    Make a short, seamless looping visual for Spotify Canvas: a vertical clip that reads at a glance, loops cleanly, and uses the Spotify Canvas export preset.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  9. Building a word-synced lyric video with on-device AI captions and per-word timing
    Use cases

    Making a lyric video

    Turn a track into a word-synced lyric video — use on-device AI captions for the transcript, fix per-word timing so lines land with the vocal, set a readable look, and export. Plus when to reach for the Lyric Video Creator.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  10. Choosing the most reactive section of a track — clear beats, dynamic range, defined frequencies
    Audio & beat-sync

    Picking the perfect song (section) for your visualizer

    The track you feed the analyzer decides how good the visual can be. What makes a section reactive — clear beats, dynamic range, defined frequency content — and how to choose the part of your song that will look best.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  11. Matching visualizer engine styles to music genres — EDM, hip-hop, lo-fi, rock, ambient, classical
    Editing & layers

    Best visualizer styles by genre

    Which engine families and looks tend to fit which genres — from hip-hop and EDM to lo-fi, rock, ambient, and classical — so you can pick a starting template that already feels right for your track.

    7 min · BeginnerStart
  12. Designing a visualizer color palette with the nine themes and per-element control
    Editing & layers

    Color & theme design for visualizers

    Color is the fastest way to set a mood and match your release art. How to use the nine themes and per-element color control to design a look that feels intentional instead of default.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  13. Using a brand kit to keep colors, fonts, and logo consistent across releases
    Editing & layers

    The brand kit: a consistent look across releases

    Recognizable artists look the same release after release. How to use the brand kit to save your colors, fonts, and logo so every visualizer, cover, and overlay shares one identity — without redoing the work each time.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  14. Adding a branded intro, an animated logo, and an outro/end screen to a visualizer
    Editing & layers

    Intros, outros & animated logos

    A short branded intro and outro turns a loop into a finished video. How to add an animated logo, an intro card, and an end screen that drives follows and saves — without padding the runtime.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  15. Building and saving a custom visualizer template for reuse across tracks
    Editing & layers

    Building a custom template you can reuse

    Once you have dialed in a look you love, save it as a template so every future track starts there. How to build, save, and reuse a custom template for a fast, consistent production line.

    6 min · IntermediateStart
  16. Creating matching album art and stream overlays with the companion tools
    Export & release

    Album art & stream overlays with the companion tools

    A release is more than a video. How to use the Album Art Editor and Stream Overlays companion tools to produce cover art and broadcast overlays that match your visualizer — one cohesive package.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  17. Working with 3D and 4D engines — tunnels, terrains, vortexes, depth and camera controls
    Editing & layers

    Working with 3D and 4D engines

    The 3D and 4D engine variants add depth, camera movement, and dimensional motion that flat 2D engines can’t. How to use tunnels, terrains, vortexes, and kaleidoscopes — and the camera and depth controls that make them sing.

    7 min · IntermediateStart
  18. Cinematic finishing — vignette, film grain, chromatic aberration, drift
    Editing & layers

    Cinematic effects and finishing touches

    The post-processing layer that separates a polished visualizer from a raw one — vignette, film grain, and chromatic aberration, plus the drift reaction — and how to use them without overdoing it.

    5 min · IntermediateStart
  19. Sound design — the Audio Effects Generator and royalty-free Audio Library
    Audio & beat-sync

    Sound design: the Audio Effects Generator and Audio Library

    The audio companions round out a release: design custom sound effects with the Audio Effects Generator and pull royalty-free music from the Audio Library — so your visuals have the right sound to react to.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  20. Saving a Novus Visualizers project: sign in, save a draft, reopen with settings intact on any device
    Getting started

    How to save projects and drafts in Novus Visualizers

    Create a free account, save a visualizer as a draft or project, and reopen it later with every setting intact — on any device. The work persists; the rendering still happens on yours.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  21. Creator Studio dashboard and My Albums: grouping related visualizers into an organized release
    Export & release

    Organizing releases with albums and the Creator Studio dashboard

    Use My Albums and the Creator Studio dashboard to group related visualizers into a release, manage drafts and projects in one place, and keep a multi-format launch organized.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  22. The Novus Visualizers community feed: browse free, sign in to like, save, and post your work
    Use cases

    Sharing your work on the Novus Visualizers community feed

    Browse the public community feed, then sign in to like, save, and post your own visualizers — all copyright-free, so publishing never trades away ownership of your exports.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  23. Creator Studio and the Creators hub: share visualizers and build an audience over time
    Use cases

    Building an audience with Creator Studio

    Use the Creators hub and Creator Studio to share visualizers, build a public body of work, and grow an audience — with an honest read on what the young creator network can and cannot do yet.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  24. The Novus Visualizers templates library: browse, apply, and save your own reusable templates
    Editing & layers

    Using the templates library and saving your own templates

    Browse the full engine-and-preset library and the community Hot Templates, apply one as a working starting point, and save your own configured scene as a reusable template.

    6 min · BeginnerStart
  25. The Novus Visualizers Audio Library: tracks and audio assets to build a visualizer with
    Audio & beat-sync

    Using the Audio Library when you do not have your own track

    Use the companion Audio Library to grab tracks and audio assets to build a visualizer with when you do not have your own music ready.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  26. The Audio Effects Generator: a preset library of pads, bass, leads, and percussion for short sound elements
    Audio & beat-sync

    Adding sound elements with the Audio Effects Generator

    Use the Audio Effects Generator — a preset library of synth pads, bass, leads, and percussion — to add short sound elements like stingers, risers, and transitions to a release.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  27. Stream Overlays: a curated catalog of broadcast overlays themed to match a release
    Export & release

    Theming stream overlays for a live premiere

    Use the Stream Overlays companion — a curated catalog of broadcast-oriented overlays — to extend your release look into a live stream so the premiere matches the rest of the kit.

    5 min · BeginnerStart
  28. Multi-band beat sync: bass, mid, and treble each drive their own effects in Novus Visualizers
    Audio & beat-sync

    Multi-band beat sync: drive effects from bass, mid, and treble

    Go beyond one global beat: route bass, mid, and treble energy to different elements so a kick pulses one layer while hi-hats animate another, and the same preset looks different on every song.

    7 min · IntermediateStart