Kaleidoscope folds the audio spectrum into a radial symmetry pattern. Bars radiate outward from the centre across 4 to 10 mirrored sectors, producing a hypnotic mandala that breathes with the track. The result is the closest Xenaxio gets to a meditation or trance visualizer — endlessly watchable, calmingly symmetric, and unmistakably alive.
Each sector mirrors the audio spectrum across an axis, so the entire frame remains rotationally symmetric while individual bar heights still respond accurately to bass, mids and treble. Crank the bass boost and the centre of the mandala pulses on every kick; raise the glow and the whole pattern halos in saturated colour.
The scene is a natural fit for ambient, trance, psychedelic and meditation music. For YouTube tracks meant to be left playing in the background, Kaleidoscope holds attention without demanding it.
For higher-energy use cases, increase the number of sectors and bars-per-sector to get an intricate, prismatic, almost shader-like look that flickers in time with rapid percussion.
What it does well
- 4 to 10 mirrored radial sectors
- Up to 32 bars per sector
- Bass-weighted growth
- Slow continuous rotation
- Mirror-symmetric output
- Crisp glow halo on every bar
Best for
- Genres
- AmbientTranceMeditationPsychedelicElectronic
- Formats
- YouTube 16:91:1 mandala loopsReels 9:16
Key parameters
sectors- Mirror sectors around the centre
barsPerSector- Bars per sector (16–32)
rotationSpeed- Continuous mandala rotation
glow- Glow halo intensity
bassBoost- Emphasises low-frequency bars
Rendering
Canvas 2D renderer with mirrored geometry — the symmetry is computed, not post-processed, so output is pixel-perfect.