How To Add Audio Spectrum Effect on Masks in After Effects

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Adobe After Effects CC 2024: How To Add Audio Spectrum Effect on Masks

**Description:
**This tutorial will show you how to apply the audio spectrum effect to Masks to create visual effects that react to the beats of an audio layer in Adobe After Effects CC 2024.

Audio Spectrum Effect: 

The effect displays the magnitude of audio levels at frequencies in the range that you define using Start Frequency and End Frequency. Learn More on Adobe.

Assets Used In Tutorial:
Lofi Beat

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Chapters:
00:00 Intro: About The Tutorial
00:20 Create New Composition (Cmd/Ctrl + N)
00:30 Add Background, Audio + Texture Layers
00:47 How To Create Masks
01:08 Create Circle + Star Masks
01:42 Add Audio Spectrum Effect
02:03 Effect Controls: Audio Layer
02:28 Apply Audio Spectrum To Masks
03:01 Composite On Original
03:17 Customize Audio Spectrum Effect
03:47 Display & Side Options
04:10 Animate Display & Side Options
04:32 Finishing Touch: Hand-Drawn Effect

**Software Used:
**Adobe After Effects CC 2024 (Click To Try or Buy)

How To Create a Mask To Use With Audio Spectrum Effect:

1. Create New Composition
2. Add Background Layer
3. Add a Texture Layer or New Solid Color Layer
4. Select the Pen Tool (G) or the Shape Tool (Ellipse, etc)
5. Using the Ellipse Tool, hold the Shift Key to drag out a perfect circle mask
6. Select the ’Star Shape Tool’ to draw stars if you want to follow along the tutorial

How To Apply Audio Spectrum Effect

1. Drag an audio/music file onto the Composition
2. Go to the Effects & Presets Panel
3. Search for ‘Audio’
4. Drag ‘Audio Spectrum’ on top of the Texture/Solid Layer
5. Go to Effect Controls
6. Go to Audio Layer Property
7. Click the ‘drop-down menu’ and select the Mask to use for Audio Spectrum effect
8. Click spacebar to preview the audio spectrum
9. Customize the Audio Spectrum Effect in ‘Effect Controls’

How To Display & Side Options

1. Drag CTI (PlayHead to the beginning of Timeline)
2. Click the Stopwatch next to ‘Display & Side Options’ to add keyframes
3. Drag CTI forward in time to the 2 second mark
4. Change Display & Side Options
5. Repeat down the timeline and randomize to taste
6. Press Spacebar to Preview

Finishing Touch:

1. Go to ‘Effects & Presets’
2. Search for ‘Hand’
3. Drag ‘Hand-Drawn Effect’ on top of Texture Layer with Audio Spectrum Effect
4. Tap Spacebar and the Masks should have a wiggle movement
5. Customize ‘Hand-Drawn Effect’ to taste