We do need this effect in a circular shape, though.This will connect the Audio Spectrum effect to the audio it’s visually responding to! You can check it out by dragging the Playhead back and forth over the Timeline.Locate the Xtasy by Lahar layer, which should end in mp3.Click on the dropdown menu next to the Audio Layer setting. For a start, let’s connect this audio effect with its, well, audio. In the Effect Controls that appear, we’ll be adjusting some settings.This will add the effect to your selected layer, inner audio circle. With inner audio circle still selected, go up to Effect > Generate > Audio Spectrum.It doesn’t have to be perfect, but the main idea is to have it visually look centered. This will bring up the Position attribute so you can alter and see the coordinates of your layer relative to the canvas. To check your coordinates, click P on your keyboard with the inner audio circle layer selected.
My coordinates are 960, 480, but yours can be different depending on how you have created your circular Mask. Click and drag the layer until the circle looks to be about in the middle, centering around the smaller circle.This is because the Mask containing your Solid layer got “flipped inside out” or as After Effects, inverted. This will invert your Masked layer from an opaque circle to a Solid layer with a hole in the middle.Next to Inverted, there should be a box.If you don’t see it, click M on your keyboard with the Solid layer selected. In the layer stack, you should see that a Mask has been added to your Solid.With Ellipse now activated, Shift-Click and drag on the new Solid, creating a perfect circle.If the Ellipse isn’t active, click Q on your keyboard to cycle through the options until you land on it.This will create a new Solid layer in your composition, covering the rest of your objects depending on where it is in the layer stack.For the name, type in inner audio circle.Find the Layer > New > Solid option in the top toolbar.So first things first, select the text layer in the layer stack. We’ll be making our own layers in this tutorial mostly and using those. They’re just there to get you started and add a bit of sheen to the look, so don’t worry about them. Upon opening the file, you’ll see a couple of layers already in the project.We’ll also be doing some minor animation to add some more visual interest, and dabbling a bit into Mask s which can work together with our Audio Spectrum effect.
We’ll be focusing mainly on the Audio Spectrum effect, applying it and altering its settings a few times to get a different look for each layer. You should end up with an After Effects Audio Spectrum folder.
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