Winamp Tribute
Filament
Watch glowing strands braid into a rope that carries the music from its waist to its ends with Filament. Six presets, traveling waves and band reactions, moving cameras, and transparent backgrounds.
Filament braids dozens of glowing strands into a single rope that twists across the frame. The music enters at the rope's waist and travels out to both ends: the waveform bends the rope like a wave on a string, each strand flares on its own side when its part of the spectrum peaks, and bass, mid and high notes send bulges, knots and thicker strokes running along it. Start with Spectral Braid, try Golden Wire for a tight metallic twist, Glacier Rope for a thick, slow cable, or Neon Ribbon for a flattened band.
Open Filament
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
Spectral Braid · Golden Wire · Glacier Rope · Neon Ribbon · Ember Coil · Aurora Strand
How do I share a factory look?
Open SHARE A LOOK, choose a preset from FACTORY LOOK, and select COPY LOOK LINK. The link opens that original preset with its audio reactions. Personal slider edits and music are not included. Use OPEN LOOK to preview what the recipient will see.
How do I share my edited look?
Open SHARE A LOOK, select PREPARE MY LOOK, then choose COPY MY LOOK LINK. The link includes your current visual settings, modulation routes, and generator settings. Music is not included. Use OPEN MY LOOK to preview the result. Prepare a new link after making more edits.
Audio modulation
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Bundle Radius | Core | Sets how thick the rope is at rest. |
| Braid Twist | Core | Sets how many times the strands wind around each other along the rope. Higher values braid it tighter. |
| Reach | Core | Sets how far the rope runs before it tapers away. Higher values carry it past the edges of the frame. |
| Waveform Displacement | Core | Sets how far the playing waveform bends the rope. The bend starts at the waist and travels out to both ends. |
| Spectrum Flare | Core | Sets how far each strand flares out when its part of the spectrum peaks. The flare travels out along the rope. |
| Signal Travel | Core | Sets how long the music takes to travel from the waist to the ends. Zero moves the whole rope at once. |
| Line Width | Material | Sets the thickness of each glowing strand. |
| Brightness | Material | Sets how brightly the strands glow. |
| Glow | Material | Sets the strength of the soft bloom around the brightest strands. |
| Hue | Colors | Chooses the color at one end of the rope. |
| Color Spread | Colors | Sets how far the colors sweep around the color wheel from one end of the rope to the other. |
| Bass Swell | Band Reactions | Sets how far bass swells the rope in a bulge that runs along it. Its audio signal sweeps from nothing up to this value. |
| Mid Braid | Band Reactions | Sets how tightly mid-range notes knot part of the braid as they travel along the rope. Its audio signal sweeps from nothing up to this value. |
| High Gauge | Band Reactions | Sets how much high notes thicken the front strands as they travel along the rope. Its audio signal sweeps from nothing up to this value. |
| Spin | Animation | Turns the whole braid around its length. Negative values turn the other way. |
| Breath | Animation | Sets how much the rope thickens and thins as it breathes. Zero holds it steady. |
| Depth Displacement | Camera | Sets how round the rope is. Zero flattens it into a ribbon; higher values give it more depth as it turns. |
| Camera Speed | Camera | Sets how quickly the camera travels along its path. |
| Camera Travel | Camera | Sets how far the camera wanders from its chosen view; 0 holds it still and higher values sweep it through wider arcs. |
Settings reference
Core
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Bundle Radius | 0.02–0.6; default 0.16 | Sets how thick the rope is at rest. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Braid Twist | 0–22; default 5.5 | Sets how many times the strands wind around each other along the rope. Higher values braid it tighter. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Reach | 1.42–4; default 1.55 | Sets how far the rope runs before it tapers away. Higher values carry it past the edges of the frame. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Waveform Displacement | 0–1.2; default 0.34 | Sets how far the playing waveform bends the rope. The bend starts at the waist and travels out to both ends. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Spectrum Flare | 0–5; default 2.5 | Sets how far each strand flares out when its part of the spectrum peaks. The flare travels out along the rope. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Signal Travel | 0–2; default 0.9 | Sets how long the music takes to travel from the waist to the ends. Zero moves the whole rope at once. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
Material
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Line Width | 0.3–5; default 2.4 | Sets the thickness of each glowing strand. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Brightness | 0.05–2.5; default 1.6 | Sets how brightly the strands glow. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Strand Opacity | 0.04–1; default 0.8 | Sets how solid each strand looks. Lower values let overlapping strands show through each other. |
| Glow | 0–1.2; default 1 | Sets the strength of the soft bloom around the brightest strands. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
Colors
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Hue | 0–360; default 7 | Chooses the color at one end of the rope. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Color Spread | 0–360; default 281 | Sets how far the colors sweep around the color wheel from one end of the rope to the other. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Background Opacity | 0–1; default 1 | Fades the black background and the optional stars while keeping the glowing rope visible. |
Band Reactions
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Bass Swell | 0–4; default 0.75 | Sets how far bass swells the rope in a bulge that runs along it. Its audio signal sweeps from nothing up to this value. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Mid Braid | 0–4; default 0.85 | Sets how tightly mid-range notes knot part of the braid as they travel along the rope. Its audio signal sweeps from nothing up to this value. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| High Gauge | 0–6; default 1.3 | Sets how much high notes thicken the front strands as they travel along the rope. Its audio signal sweeps from nothing up to this value. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
Audio
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Sensitivity | 0–3; default 1 | Sets audio sensitivity. It scales the waveform bend, the strand flares and every assigned audio signal. |
| Response | 0–1; default 0.3 | Sets how quickly the assigned audio signals respond. |
Animation
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Spin | -3–3; default 0.35 | Turns the whole braid around its length. Negative values turn the other way. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Breath Rate | 0–2.5; default 0.28 | Sets how quickly the rope breathes thicker and thinner on its own. |
| Breath | 0–1.2; default 0.3 | Sets how much the rope thickens and thins as it breathes. Zero holds it steady. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Render Scale | 0.5–1; default 1 | Lowers the rendering resolution for higher frame rates on demanding displays. |
Camera
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Camera Mode | ORBIT, AUDIO, FLY | Chooses continuous camera motion, motion that follows audio level, or a close traveling view. |
| Camera View | INSIDE, CORE, WIDE, TOP, ISO, FLY-THROUGH | Chooses the starting view in Orbit or Audio mode. Fly mode uses its close traveling view. Drag the canvas to explore. |
| Camera Path | ORBIT, HELIX, DRIFT, SURGE | Chooses the camera movement: Orbit, Helix, Drift, or Surge. |
| Depth Displacement | 0–1.5; default 1 | Sets how round the rope is. Zero flattens it into a ribbon; higher values give it more depth as it turns. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Canvas Fill | 0.75–2; default 1.35 | Sets how much of the canvas the artwork fills; higher values zoom in so it fills more of the screen, and lower values pull back to show more of the surroundings. |
| Scene Depth | 0.2–4; default 2 | Spreads the rope's strands apart in depth so camera movement reveals their layers. |
| Camera Speed | 0–1; default 0.08 | Sets how quickly the camera travels along its path. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
| Camera Travel | 0–1.5; default 0.2 | Sets how far the camera wanders from its chosen view; 0 holds it still and higher values sweep it through wider arcs. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. |
Stars
| Setting | Available values | What it changes |
|---|---|---|
| Show Starfield | On / Off | Adds a starfield that reveals camera movement through parallax. |
| Star Brightness | 0–1; default 0.6 | Sets the brightness of the optional stars. |
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
- Watch the rope's waist on a drum hit: the bulge starts in the middle and runs out to both ends. Raise Signal Travel to slow it down, or set it to zero to move the whole rope at once.
- Lower Depth Displacement to flatten the rope into a ribbon, then raise Braid Twist for a tighter weave.
- Use Background Opacity at zero to place the rope over a Studio backdrop. Presets keep your chosen background opacity.
- Add this visualizer in Studio to combine it with a backdrop and export a video. This is an independent tribute to classic music visualizers; it does not load MilkDrop preset files.