Water Beads

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

Default demo track · live audio-reactive settings

Water Beads 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 Water Beads

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

Mercury · Neon Rain · Aurora · Copper · Deep Sea · Sunset

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
FFT Amplitude	Time Circles	Controls the distance of the motion from its resting position.
FFT Radius	Time Circles	Sets the visible fft radius.
FFT Rotation	Time Circles	Sets the fft rotation of the visible composition.
Refraction	Material	Controls refraction; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.
Brightness	Material	Sets the visible strength of brightness.
Flow Strength	Material	Sets the visible flow strength.
Dispersion	Optics & Motion	Controls dispersion; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.
Condensation Amount	Optics & Motion	Sets how many small condensation beads cover the glass.
Velocity Ripple	Optics & Motion	Controls velocity ripple; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.
Hue Speed	Colors	Sets how quickly hue changes or moves.
Beat Seed Strength	Audio	Sets the visible beat seed strength.

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.
Sim Scale	0.3–1	Sets the visual sim scale.
Iterations	2–30	Trades visual detail against performance.

Time Circles

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Circle Mode	BASIC, FFT	Chooses the circle mode or style.
FFT Bins	8–64	Controls fft bins; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.
FFT Smoothing	0–0.95	Balances immediate audio response against steadier motion.
FFT Amplitude	0–0.8	Controls the distance of the motion from its resting position. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
FFT Radius	0.06–0.4	Sets the visible fft radius. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
FFT Rotation	-0.5–0.5	Sets the fft rotation of the visible composition. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Hour Route	NONE, BASS, MID, HIGH, VOLUME	Chooses the hour route mode or style.
Minute Route	NONE, BASS, MID, HIGH, VOLUME	Chooses the minute route mode or style.
Second Route	NONE, BASS, MID, HIGH, VOLUME	Chooses the second route mode or style.

Material

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Glass Color	Color	Sets the glass color.
Refraction	1–2	Controls refraction; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Shadow	0–0.2	Controls shadow; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it.
Brightness	0–0.2	Sets the visible strength of brightness. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Feed Rate	0.02–0.08	Sets how quickly feed changes or moves.
Kill Rate	0.04–0.08	Sets how quickly kill changes or moves.
Viscosity	0.99–1	Moves the motion between fluid and resistant.
Flow Strength	0.01–0.5	Sets the visible flow strength. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.

Optics & Motion

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Chromatic Dispersion	On / Off	Turns chromatic dispersion on or off.
Dispersion	0–0.08	Controls dispersion; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
Condensation	On / Off	Turns condensation on or off.
Condensation Amount	0–1	Sets how many small condensation beads cover the glass. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.
FFT Velocity	On / Off	Turns fft velocity on or off.
Velocity Ripple	0–0.3	Controls velocity ripple; higher values increase the effect and lower values reduce it. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.

Colors

Setting	Available values	What it changes
Background	Color	Sets the background.
Hour Circle	Color	Sets the hour circle.
Minute Circle	Color	Sets the minute circle.
Second Circle	Color	Sets the second circle.
Hue Animation	On / Off	Turns hue animation on or off.
Hue Speed	0.01–1	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	0.01–0.8	Balances immediate audio response against steadier motion.
Beat Seeding	On / Off	Turns beat seeding on or off.
Beat Seed Strength	0–0.4	Sets the visible beat seed strength. Use Assign modulation to choose a source.

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 FFT Amplitude, then compare Mid, High, and Volume while the demo track plays. The slider's live fill shows the signal reaching that control.