How To Use Audio Spectrum Effect in After Effects

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Adobe After Effects CC 2025: How To Use Audio Spectrum Effect

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you How To Use Audio Spectrum Effects in Adobe After Effects CC 2025 to create a visual effect that syncs to audio layers.

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Keyboard Shortcuts:
New Solid Layer: Cmd/Ctrl + Y

**Audio Spectrum Settings Used in Tutorial:
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Start Freq: 300
End Freq: 500
Freq Bands: 20
Max Height: 325
Thickness: 10
Softness: 0%

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:40 Add New Solid Layer
00:58 Add Audio Spectrum Effect
01:20 Customize in Effect Controls
01:33 Select Audio Layer
01:48 Change Audio Spectrum Position
02:35 Audio Spectrum Settings Used
03:08 Preview Effect
03:20 Audio Player Shape Layers
03:31 Hole in Audio Player (Mask)
03:56 Circle Shape Layer Progress
04:33 Finishing Touches

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2025 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Use Audio Spectrum Effect:

1. Create New Composition
2. Add Media with Audio
3. Create a New Solid Layer (Cmd/Ctrl + Y)
4. Go to the Effects & Presets Panel
5. Search for ‘Audio’
6. Drag ‘Audio Spectrum’ on top of the Solid Layer
7. Go to Effect Controls
8. Go to Audio Layer Property
9. Select Layer that contains audio
10. Customize the Audio Spectrum Effect in ‘Effect Controls’

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How To Animate Circle Shape Progress Bar:**

1. Twirl open Shape Layer (Audio Player)
2. Twirl open Circle Shape Group
3. Twirl open Ellipse Path
4. Drag CTI to the beginning of the Timeline
5. Click on the Stopwatch next to Position
6. Drag CTI to the end of the Timeline
7. Change Position Value until the Circle Shape reaches the end
8. Drag CTI to the beginning
9. Tap Spacebar

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