Space
Solar System Solar System is a space-themed audio-reactive scene in BeamTracer Audio Visualizers. Shape its response in your browser with settings, audio modulation, presets, and tips.
Default demo track · live audio-reactive settings Solar System is a space-themed audio-reactive scene in the Space category. Open it from the left visualizer list, start an audio source, and use the settings panel to shape its response.
Open Solar System Launch the visualizer with its matching left-nav entry selected.
Our solar system is eight planets, a handful of dwarf planets, and an enormous amount of empty space, all held in orbit by the Sun's gravity. BeamTracer's orbital simulator lets you exaggerate tilt, ring size, and orbit direction for visual effect — it is a playable diagram, not a to-scale model of the real thing.
Eight planets, two families. In order from the Sun — Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune — the first four are rocky worlds with solid surfaces, while the outer four are gas or ice giants built around a core, with no solid surface to stand on.Space is far emptier than diagrams suggest. Fitting both true planet sizes and true distances into one physical model is so extreme that a scale attempt has to spread itself across half a mile or more just to show the gaps honestly.Saturn's rings are almost paper-thin. Despite spanning up to about 175,000 miles outward from the planet, the main rings are typically only around 30 feet thick, made of countless chunks of water ice ranging from sand-grain size to mountain size.Axial tilt is why we have seasons. Earth's roughly 23-degree tilt toward or away from the Sun drives our seasons; Uranus takes this to an extreme with a tilt of nearly 98 degrees, meaning each pole gets about 21 unbroken years of daylight followed by 21 years of darkness.Two planets spin the "wrong" way. Venus and Uranus both rotate opposite to most of the solar system — Venus so slowly that its day is longer than its year, and Uranus effectively rolling around the Sun on its side.
These details are summarized from NASA Science's "Planet Sizes and Locations in Our Solar System" , NASA Science's Saturn facts page , and NASA Science's Uranus facts page .
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.
Default · Audio Rings · Bass Quake · Cosmic Rave · Deep Space · Supernova
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 Light Intensity Sun Sets the visible light intensity. Orbit Boost Audio Sets how strongly the input signal affects orbit. Spin Boost Audio Sets how strongly the input signal affects spin. Sun Ring Opacity Audio Rings Sets how transparent the sun ring appears. Sun Ring Thick Audio Rings Controls sun ring thick; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Sun Ring Scale Audio Rings Sets the visual sun ring scale. Sun Ring Spin Audio Rings Sets the sun ring spin of the visible composition. Sun Ring Pulse Audio Rings Controls sun ring pulse; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Planet Ring Opacity Audio Rings Sets how transparent the planet ring appears. Planet Ring Thick Audio Rings Controls planet ring thick; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Planet Ring Scale Audio Rings Sets the visual planet ring scale. Planet Ring Spin Audio Rings Sets the planet ring spin of the visible composition. Planet Ring Pulse Audio Rings Controls planet ring pulse; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Speed Shockwave Sets how quickly speed changes or moves. Width Shockwave Sets the visible width. Intensity Shockwave Sets the strength of the selected visual effect. Distance Camera Sets how far the camera sits from the subject. Star Speed Stars Sets how quickly star changes or moves.
Setting Available values What it changes Antialias On / Off Turns antialias on or off. Pixel Ratio 0.5–1.5 Controls pixel ratio; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Orbit Thickness 0.001–0.1 Sets the visible orbit thickness. Orbit Opacity 0–1 Sets how transparent the orbit appears. Orbit Color Color Sets the orbit color. Orbit Trail Fade On / Off Turns orbit trail fade on or off. Orbit Start Dispersed On / Off Turns orbit start dispersed on or off. Fresnel Bias 0–1 Controls fresnel bias; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Fresnel Scale 0.1–3 Sets the visual fresnel scale. Fresnel Power 1–8 Controls fresnel power; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Planet Atmosphere On / Off Turns planet atmosphere on or off. Ambient Light 0–1 Controls the scene-wide fill light.
Setting Available values What it changes Sun Type SIMPLE, REALISTIC Chooses the sun type mode or style. Size 2–8 Sets the visible size. Rotation -1–1 Sets the rotation of the visible composition. Light Intensity 0–2000 Sets the visible light intensity. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Light Color Color Sets the light color. Bloom On / Off Turns bloom on or off. Lens Flare On / Off Turns lens flare on or off. Lens Flare Scale 0.1–3 Sets the visual lens flare scale. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Glow Color Color Sets the glow color. Corona Color Color Sets the corona color. Corona Noise 0–1 Sets how irregular or unpredictable the corona noise appears. Corona Speed 0.0001–0.002 Sets how quickly corona changes or moves. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Glow On / Off Turns glow on or off. Rays On / Off Turns rays on or off. Flares On / Off Turns flares on or off. Fx Occlusion On / Off Turns fx occlusion on or off. Spatial Frequency 1–12 Sets how tightly the visible surface pattern repeats. Temporal Frequency 0.01–1 Sets how quickly temporal frequency changes or moves. H 0.1–1.5 Controls h; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Contrast 0.05–1 Controls contrast; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Flatten 0–1 Controls flatten; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Fresnel Power 0.1–6 Controls fresnel power; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Fresnel Influence 0–2 Controls fresnel influence; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Tint 0.01–1 Controls tint; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Base 0–10 Controls base; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Offset 0–3 Controls offset; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Brightness 0–2 Sets the visible strength of brightness. Visibility 0–2 Controls visibility; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Direction -1–1 Controls direction; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Clouds On / Off Turns clouds on or off. Cloud Opacity 0–1 Sets how transparent the cloud appears. Cloud Scale 1–1.05 Sets the visual cloud scale. Cloud Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for cloud texture. Cloud Alpha Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for cloud alpha. Night Lights On / Off Turns night lights on or off. Lights Intensity 0–2 Sets the visible lights intensity. Lights Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for lights texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Rings On / Off Turns rings on or off. Ring Size 0.1–1.5 Sets the visible ring size. Ring Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for ring texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Rings On / Off Turns rings on or off. Ring Size 0.1–1.5 Sets the visible ring size. Ring Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for ring texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Orbit Radius 6–45 Sets the visible orbit radius. Size 0.1–2 Sets the visible size. Axial Tilt -90°–90° Sets the axial tilt of the visible composition. Rim Color Color Sets the rim color. Facing Color Color Sets the facing color. Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for texture. Orbit Speed 0.00001–0.002 Sets how quickly orbit changes or moves. Orbit Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the orbit dir mode or style. Spin Speed 0.0001–0.1 Sets how quickly spin changes or moves. Spin Dir CLOCKWISE, COUNTER-CLOCKWISE Chooses the spin dir mode or style.
Setting Available values What it changes Enabled On / Off Turns enabled on or off. Particle Count 10000–1000000 Sets how many visible elements are drawn. Inner Radius 5–30 Sets the visible inner radius. Outer Radius 10–40 Sets the visible outer radius. Thickness 0.1–5 Sets the visible thickness. Particle Size 0.01–0.5 Sets the visible particle size. Opacity 0–1 Sets the overall transparency. Taper 0.1–3 Controls how much the shape narrows along its length. Color Color Sets the color.
Setting Available values What it changes Enabled On / Off Turns enabled on or off. Particle Count 10000–1000000 Sets how many visible elements are drawn. Inner Radius 25–60 Sets the visible inner radius. Outer Radius 30–80 Sets the visible outer radius. Thickness 0.1–8 Sets the visible thickness. Particle Size 0.01–0.5 Sets the visible particle size. Opacity 0–1 Sets the overall transparency. Taper 0.1–3 Controls how much the shape narrows along its length. Color Color Sets the color.
Setting Available values What it changes Enabled On / Off Turns enabled on or off. Particle Count 10000–999000 Sets how many visible elements are drawn. Inner Radius 40–100 Sets the visible inner radius. Outer Radius 50–150 Sets the visible outer radius. Particle Size 0.01–1 Sets the visible particle size. Opacity 0–1 Sets the overall transparency. Taper 0.1–3 Controls how much the shape narrows along its length. Color Color Sets the color.
Setting Available values What it changes Master Gain 0x–3x Sets how strongly the input signal affects master. Bass Intensity 0x–3x Sets the visible bass intensity. Mid Intensity 0x–3x Sets the visible mid intensity. High Intensity 0x–3x Sets the visible high intensity. Smoothing 0–0.99 Balances immediate audio response against steadier motion. Orbit Boost 0–3 Sets how strongly the input signal affects orbit. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Spin Boost 0–3 Sets how strongly the input signal affects spin. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Setting Available values What it changes Accretion Ring On / Off Turns accretion ring on or off. Accretion Color Color Sets the accretion color. Accretion Scale 1.5–6 Sets the visual accretion scale. Accretion Amplitude 0.5–10 Controls the distance of the motion from its resting position. Accretion Opacity 0.05–1 Sets how transparent the accretion appears. Accretion Echo On / Off Turns accretion echo on or off. Ring Visualizer On / Off Turns ring visualizer on or off. Sun Rings On / Off Turns sun rings on or off. Planet Rings On / Off Turns planet rings on or off. Sun Ring Color Color Sets the sun ring color. Sun Ring Opacity 0.05–1 Sets how transparent the sun ring appears. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Sun Ring Thick 0.003–0.12 Controls sun ring thick; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Sun Ring Scale 1.1–4.5 Sets the visual sun ring scale. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Sun Ring Spin 0–2 Sets the sun ring spin of the visible composition. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Sun Ring Pulse 0–2 Controls sun ring pulse; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Planet Ring Color Color Sets the planet ring color. Planet Ring Opacity 0.05–1 Sets how transparent the planet ring appears. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Planet Ring Thick 0.002–0.08 Controls planet ring thick; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Planet Ring Scale 1.2–6 Sets the visual planet ring scale. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Planet Ring Spin 0–2 Sets the planet ring spin of the visible composition. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Planet Ring Pulse 0–2 Controls planet ring pulse; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Sun FFT Ring On / Off Turns sun fft ring on or off. Sun FFT Amplitude 0.5–10 Controls the distance of the motion from its resting position. Sun FFT Color Color Sets the sun fft color. Planet FFT Ring On / Off Turns planet fft ring on or off. Planet FFT Amplitude 0.2–5 Controls the distance of the motion from its resting position. Planet FFT Color Color Sets the planet fft color. Time Domain On / Off Turns time domain on or off.
Setting Available values What it changes Shockwave On / Off Turns shockwave on or off. Speed 0.05–2 Sets how quickly speed changes or moves. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Width 0.5–15 Sets the visible width. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Intensity 0.1–5 Sets the strength of the selected visual effect. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Decay 0.1–1 Sets how long decay remains visible.
Setting Available values What it changes Camera Preset CUSTOM, TOP, SIDE, ISOMETRIC, OORT CLOUD, MERCURY, VENUS, EARTH, MARS, JUPITER, SATURN, URANUS, NEPTUNE, PAST EARTH Chooses the camera preset mode or style. Auto Camera On / Off Advances through the available eased camera views using the current BPM. Beats Per View 1–32 beats Holds each view for this many beats before beginning the next camera move. Remaining Live readout Counts down the current hold and previews the next camera view. FOV 35–120 Widens or narrows the camera view. Near 0.01–1 Controls near; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Far 50–1000 Controls far; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Distance 8–80 Sets how far the camera sits from the subject. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Elevation 0–1.57 Controls elevation; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Z Depth 8–100 Sets the visible z depth. Min Zoom 1–60 Sets the visual min zoom. Max Zoom 10–400 Sets the visual max zoom. Position Live readout Shows the current position. Up Live readout Shows the current up.
Setting Available values What it changes Star Count 100–10000 Sets how many visible elements are drawn. Star Size 0.01–1 Sets the visible star size. Star Speed 0–0.005 Sets how quickly star changes or moves. Use Assign modulation to choose a source. Star Min Radius 5–60 Sets the visible star min radius. Star Range 5–80 Controls star range; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Star Hue 0–1 Moves the color around the color spectrum. Star Saturation 0–1 Moves colors from muted toward vivid. Star Light Min 0–1 Controls star light min; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Star Light Max 0–1 Controls star light max; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Layered Stars On / Off Turns layered stars on or off. Milky Way Background On / Off Turns milky way background on or off. Milky Way Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for milky way texture. Star Texture Text, up to 160 characters Sets the text used for star texture.
Some controls appear only after you enable a related mode or style. The settings panel always reflects the options available for the current selection.
Use bass for the largest orbital or camera motion and highs for stars, sparks, or glow accents.
Try assigning Bass to Light Intensity , then compare Mid, High, and Volume while the demo track plays. The slider's live fill shows the signal reaching that control.
