Chronodust

Chronodust is a clock and time-based visual in BeamTracer Audio Visualizers, built on WebGL. Settings, audio modulation, presets, and tips.

Default demo track · live audio-reactive settings

Chronodust is a clock and time-based visual in the Date and Time category. Open it from the left visualizer list, start an audio source, and use the settings panel to shape its response.

Open Chronodust

Launch the visualizer with its matching left-nav entry selected.

Quick start

Start the demo track, choose a local audio file, or enable a live input.
Try a preset or style first, then open the section for the part of the image you want to change.
On a control with Assign modulation, open the source picker, choose a signal, and watch the slider's live fill.
Use Reset to Defaults whenever you want to return to the original look.

Presets and styles

Default · Smoke · Ethereal · Fireflies

On a control with Assign modulation, select the activity icon to open Modulate with. Choose a named source, or choose — None to leave the control unmodulated. After you assign one, its name appears below the slider; select that name to edit the route, or use Clear modulation to remove it. The slider track shows the live signal reaching the control.

Modulated control	Section	What the route changes
Brightness	Material	Sets the visible strength of brightness.
Particle Size	Material	Sets the visible particle size.
Hue Speed	Colors	Sets how quickly hue changes or moves.
Gravity Strength	Animation	Sets the visible gravity strength.
Respawn Speed	Animation	Sets how quickly respawn changes or moves.

Settings reference

Core

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Format	12H, 24H	Chooses the format mode or style.
Time Zone	ACCOUNT DEFAULT, UTC, BERLIN, PACIFIC, NEW YORK, HONG KONG, LONDON, TOKYO, PARIS, MOSCOW, SYDNEY, MANILA, ROME, CAIRO, ANCHORAGE, DUBAI, DALLAS	Chooses the time zone mode or style.
Show Seconds	On / Off	Shows or hides seconds.
Text Depth	0–3	Sets the visible text depth.

Material

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Brightness	0.2–3	Sets the visible strength of brightness. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Particle Size	0.5–5	Sets the visible particle size. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Ground Reflection	On / Off	Turns ground reflection on or off.
Vignette	On / Off	Turns vignette on or off.
Background Glow	On / Off	Turns background glow on or off.

Colors

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Saturation	0–1	Moves colors from muted toward vivid.
Hue Animation	On / Off	Turns hue animation on or off.
Hue Speed	0.01x–3x	Sets how quickly hue changes or moves. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.

Audio

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Master Gain	0x–3x	Sets how strongly the input signal affects master.
Smoothing	0.01–0.5	Balances immediate audio response against steadier motion.

Animation

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Auto Rotate	On / Off	Turns auto rotate on or off.
Rotation Speed	0.05x–2x	Sets how quickly rotation changes or moves.
Reverse Gravity	On / Off	Turns reverse gravity on or off.
Gravity Strength	0.1x–3x	Sets the visible gravity strength. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Respawn Speed	1–20	Sets how quickly respawn changes or moves. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Drift Speed	0.01–0.1	Sets how quickly drift changes or moves.
Emit Rate	0.01–0.1	Sets how quickly emit changes or moves.

Camera

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Clock Y Position	-2–2	Controls clock y position; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.

Some controls appear only after you enable a related mode or style. The settings panel always reflects the options available for the current selection.

Tips for a better audio visualization

Keep the clock face readable; route audio to the surrounding material, particles, or glow rather than every time element.
Try assigning Bass to Brightness, then compare Mid, High, and Volume while the demo track plays. The slider's live fill shows the signal reaching that control.