Warp Tunnel

Default demo track · live audio-reactive settings

Warp Tunnel surrounds you with curling plasma sheets and a dark opening ahead. Broad folds change shape as smaller wisps move through them toward you. Music changes the travel speed, turbulence, color and light, while the walls keep undulating between musical peaks.

Open Warp Tunnel

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

Which preset should I start with?

Blue Drift surrounds you with soft teal and blue folds, violet in the distance, and slow forward travel. Violet Surge adds faster motion, stronger turbulence, and pink-violet color changes. Cyan Razor emphasizes open spiral sheets, cyan edges and darker gaps with a lower detail limit. Each preset turns at a different pace while the folds travel toward you.

Solar Flare and Ember Storm explore warm, glowing folds. Cosmic Ice brings cool, luminous sheets, while Emerald Nebula layers green with complementary accents. Ultraviolet emphasizes violet plasma with darker gaps and less background detail, and Deep Space leaves more darkness between restrained highlights.

Solar Flare, Cosmic Ice, Emerald Nebula, Ultraviolet, and Ember Storm combine faster depth travel with varied twist and swirl. Blue Drift, Violet Surge, Cyan Razor, and Deep Space keep Depth Rate 2.5 and restrained rotation. Use Reset to Defaults to restore the blue-violet tunnel. Every look fills the canvas and keeps moving during quiet passages.

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

Blue Drift · Violet Surge · Cyan Razor · Solar Flare · Cosmic Ice · Emerald Nebula · Ultraviolet · Ember Storm · Deep Space

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
Fold Scale	Folds and Corridor	Changes how tightly the folds repeat.
Fold Amount	Folds and Corridor	Deepens or softens the folds.
Tunnel Radius	Folds and Corridor	Widens or narrows the central corridor.
Core Warp	Folds and Corridor	Deforms the central folds.
Shard Warp	Folds and Corridor	Deforms the secondary folds.
Zoom	Sampling	Moves to a closer or wider centered view.
Base Hue	Hue and Bands	Chooses the starting color of the tunnel.
Palette Spread	Hue and Bands	Separates the colors of nearby and distant folds.
Exposure	Output	Controls the overall light level. Higher values darken the image.
Rotation Speed	Motion	Controls overall spin: 0 stops the rotation, 0.20 is the calmer default, 1 restores the original speed, and 2 doubles it. Forward travel remains independent.
Speed At Silence	Motion	Sets forward travel speed in quiet passages.
Speed At Full	Motion	Sets forward travel speed at full musical energy.
Depth Rate	Motion	Changes how quickly the wall pattern travels past you.
Twist Per Depth	Motion	Twists the tunnel more along its length.
Extra Spin	Motion	Adds continuous spin, scaled by Rotation Speed.
Warp Floor	Motion	Keeps wall deformation active in quiet passages.
Bend Floor	Motion	Sets the bend that remains in quiet passages.
Swirl At Calm	Motion	Sets the swirling motion in quiet passages.
Swirl At Peak	Motion	Sets the swirling motion at musical peaks.

Settings reference

Adaptive Detail

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Base Steps	16–100; default 96	Sets the normal amount of fine wall detail. Higher detail costs more performance.
Minimum Steps	8–100; default 44	Sets the lowest detail level. It applies when the requested detail would otherwise fall below it.
Maximum Steps	16–100; default 100	Limits the finest detail, including detail added by music.
Warp Octaves	1–5; default 5	Adds finer layers of deformation to the folds.

Folds and Corridor

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Fold Scale	0–1.5; default 0.3	Changes how tightly the folds repeat. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Fold Amount	0–1.5; default 0.4	Deepens or softens the folds. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Tunnel Radius	0.2–6; default 2	Widens or narrows the central corridor. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Core Radius	0.2–8; default 2	Changes the size of the central folded structure.
Core Warp	0–8; default 3	Deforms the central folds. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Core Frequency	0–2; default 0.5	Changes how often the central folds repeat through depth.
Shard Radius	1–16; default 6	Changes the size of secondary folds.
Shard Warp	0–8; default 2	Deforms the secondary folds. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Shard Frequency	0–2; default 0.4	Changes how often secondary folds repeat through depth.

Sampling

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Surface Floor	0.002–0.5; default 0.02	Softens and dims the brightest wall edges as you raise it.
Surface Falloff	0.02–2; default 0.3	Higher values make the glow around each fold narrower and dimmer.
Start Depth	0–1; default 0.05	Moves the visible starting depth along the tunnel.
Start Dither	0–1; default 0.25	Changes the fine, fixed grain in the walls.
Zoom	0.3–3; default 1	Moves to a closer or wider centered view. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.

Hue and Bands

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Base Hue	0°–359°; default 250°	Chooses the starting color of the tunnel. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Hue From Brightness	-360°–360°; default 140°	Sets how far brighter sounds shift the colors.
Hue From Drops	-180°–180°; default 30°	Sets the color shift during a musical drop.
Palette Spread	0°–359°; default 110°	Separates the colors of nearby and distant folds. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Spread From Flux	-180°–180°; default 60°	Changes color separation as the sound becomes more turbulent.
Palette Banding	0–2; default 0.2	Strengthens local color differences across the folds.

Highlights

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Highlight Strength	0–2; default 1.2	Brings out two complementary colors in different folds. Zero removes both highlights.
Highlight 1 Hue Offset	-180°–180°; default -70°	Shifts the first highlight color relative to the main hue.
Highlight 2 Hue Offset	-180°–180°; default 65°	Shifts the second highlight color relative to the main hue.

Color Energy

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Near Saturation	0–1.5; default 0.45	Sets color intensity on nearby folds.
Near Saturation Drive	0–1.5; default 0.35	Adds color intensity on nearby folds as the music gets stronger.
Far Saturation	0–1.5; default 0.65	Sets color intensity on distant folds.
Near Value	0–1.5; default 0.22	Sets the brightness of nearby folds.
Near Value Drive	0–2; default 0.45	Adds brightness on nearby folds as the music gets stronger.
Far Value	0–1.5; default 0.6	Sets the brightness of distant folds.

Output

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Exposure	100–4000; default 900	Controls the overall light level. Higher values darken the image. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Exposure Per Step	0–40; default 6	Balances brightness when more fine detail appears.
Depth Falloff	0–0.5; default 0.06	Dims distant folds. Higher values concentrate light near the viewer.
Calm Lift	0–0.4; default 0.05	Keeps the tunnel lit during quiet passages.
Drop Gain	0.5–4; default 1.2	Sets the starting light level for the drop response.
Drop Gain Drive	0–6; default 1.8	Sets the extra light during musical drops.

Composite

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Background Opacity	0–1; default 1	Fades the dark background while keeping the glowing walls visible.

Analysis Weights

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Brightness Reference	2000Hz–20000Hz; default 11000Hz	Sets the brightness of sound that produces a full color shift. Higher values need brighter sound for the same shift.
Flux From Onsets	0–3; default 0.8	Sets how strongly sudden musical changes stir the folds.
Flux From Noisiness	0–2; default 0.25	Sets how strongly noisy sounds stir the folds.

Structural Response

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Warp From Flux	0–3; default 0.7	Adds wall deformation when the sound changes rapidly.
Warp From Drops	0–3; default 0.25	Adds a brief wall deformation during a musical drop.
Bend From Energy	0–3; default 0.7	Bends the tunnel more as the music gets stronger.
Bend From Drops	0–3; default 0.2	Adds a brief bend during a musical drop.
Shard Scale At Calm	0–2; default 0.45	Sets the size of secondary folds in quiet passages.
Shard Scale At Peak	0–2; default 0.8	Sets the size of secondary folds at musical peaks.

Event Gain and Detail

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Gain Off-Beat	0–3; default 0.6	Sets the light level between beats.
Gain On-Beat	0–5; default 1.6	Sets the extra light on beats.
Steps From Energy	0–60; default 14	Adds fine wall detail as the music gets stronger, within the detail limit.
Steps From Drops	0–60; default 24	Adds fine wall detail during drops, within the detail limit.
Steps From Beats	0–60; default 12	Adds fine wall detail on beats, within the detail limit.
Steps From Flux	0–60; default 8	Adds fine wall detail during rapid sound changes, within the detail limit.

Motion

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Rotation Speed	0–2; default 0.2	Controls overall spin: 0 stops the rotation, 0.20 is the calmer default, 1 restores the original speed, and 2 doubles it. Forward travel remains independent. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Speed At Silence	0–2; default 0.24	Sets forward travel speed in quiet passages. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Speed At Full	0–3; default 0.55	Sets forward travel speed at full musical energy. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Depth Rate	0–80; default 2.5	Changes how quickly the wall pattern travels past you. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Twist Per Depth	0–1; default 0.1	Twists the tunnel more along its length. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Extra Spin	0–1; default 0.1	Adds continuous spin, scaled by Rotation Speed. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Warp Floor	0–2; default 0.25	Keeps wall deformation active in quiet passages. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Bend Floor	0–3; default 0.3	Sets the bend that remains in quiet passages. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Swirl At Calm	0–3; default 0.35	Sets the swirling motion in quiet passages. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Swirl At Peak	0–4; default 1.1	Sets the swirling motion at musical peaks. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Swirl From Warp	0–2; default 0.5	Adds swirl as the folds become more turbulent.

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

Start with a preset, then adjust motion and color separately. Keep the dark opening visible so the brightest folds retain their depth.
Compare a quiet passage with a musical peak when tuning the audio response. The tunnel continues moving between beats.
Some controls hide when they cannot affect the current setup. Increase Warp Octaves above one for the finer fold controls; leave room below Maximum Steps for music to add detail.

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