Vortexia can run a slow, mirrored mandala that moves with the sound around it, for a meditation stream, a yoga class or a sound bath. It listens through a microphone, so a singing bowl, a voice or a quiet track all move it. For calm rather than busy motion, lower Audio Sensitivity so the pattern breathes instead of jumping, then use the Kaleidoscope slider under Post-Processing to fold it into a mandala. Its colours sweep round the wheel about every 20 seconds, so lower Saturation with OBS’s Color Correction filter to keep it soft. For a stream or a recorded session, add your OBS link as a Browser Source. For a screen in the room, open the same link full-screen on the computer driving the screen while the dashboard listens in another window. The Mandala (Sacred) preset shown here is a Plus preset; the Kaleidoscope slider itself works on every plan.
How to use A Mandala That Breathes With the Room
Open the dashboard. Sign in at vortexia.live and turn on the microphone.
Make it a mandala. Choose the Mandala (Sacred) preset on Plus, or raise Kaleidoscope under Post-Processing on any plan.
Slow it down. Lower Audio Sensitivity, and Saturation in OBS’s Color Correction filter.
Put it on screen. Add your OBS link to OBS, or open it full-screen on the screen in the room.
Specs & output
Engine
Mandala
Render Mode
zodiac
Iteration Depth
60
Default Zoom
0.80
Colour Shift
40°
Output (Free)
720p / 30fps + watermark
Output (Plus)
1080p / 60fps, no watermark
Output (Pro)
4K / 60fps, brand-kit logo overlay
Audio Source
Browser tab audio (FFT, real-time)
Last Updated
2026-09-28
Frequently asked questions
Will it react to a singing bowl or a quiet voice?
Yes. It reacts to whatever the microphone hears. Quiet sounds give small movements, so raise Audio Sensitivity if it barely moves, or lower it if it moves too much.
How do I keep it calm?
Lower Audio Sensitivity so loud moments do not jolt it, keep Glitch / RGB Split at zero, and lower Saturation with OBS’s Color Correction filter to soften the colours.
How do I show it on a screen in the room?
On the computer connected to the screen, open the Vortexia dashboard with the microphone on, then open your OBS link in a second browser window and make it full-screen. Keep the dashboard window open, as it does the listening.
Can I record a long meditation video?
Yes. Add your OBS link as a Browser Source and record in OBS for the whole session. The built-in clip export is only for short vertical clips of up to 60 seconds.
Is it free?
Yes, to start. The free plan runs at 720p with a small watermark, streams to Twitch, and includes the Kaleidoscope slider on three engines. Plus unlocks the Mandala (Sacred) preset, removes the watermark, raises quality to 1080p and adds YouTube, where many meditation streams live.
About the author
The Vortexia team — Makers of the Vortexia engine.
The Vortexia team builds a browser-based, GPU-accelerated audio-reactive visual engine used by streamers and DJs on Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live and TikTok Live.