Which engine suits my genre?

Rhythm for anything kick-driven — techno, DnB, dubstep, phonk — because it weights 60 to 150 Hz hardest. Flux for melodic, vocal or lo-fi material, since it responds more to mid frequencies. Menger Temple for ambient and textural sets, where its slow corridor motion fills space without demanding attention.

How do I get clean audio in instead of room noise?

Two ways. If you are on a laptop with DJ software, install VB-Cable (Windows) or BlackHole (Mac), set your software output to it, and set the browser input to the same device. If you have an audio interface or a mixer with USB out, you need neither — it already appears as an input device, so just select it.

Does it work with Spotify, YouTube Music or a DAW?

Yes, via system audio. Route the audio to a virtual cable, or tick "Control Audio via OBS" so it reacts to whatever mix OBS is already sending to your stream. It analyses sound; it does not connect to any music service, so there is nothing to authorise.

Is there latency between the beat and the visual?

The FFT runs locally in your browser on the GPU — nothing is uploaded and nothing round-trips to a server — so the picture moves with the sound. Any delay you can perceive is your audio interface buffer, not Vortexia.

Do I need to install an OBS plugin?

No. Browser Source is built into OBS Studio. Plugins are compiled per OBS version and per operating system, so they break on updates and need install permissions; a URL does not.

AUDIO-REACTIVE VISUAL · UPDATED 2026-08-24

Skip Heavy Plugins. Use Browser Source.

Name: Vortexia
Author: Yousef @ Vortexia

Geometric wireframe visuals — no plugin, no install

Vortexia is the no-plugin alternative to OBS music visualizer plugins. It runs as a Browser Source in OBS Studio, generating wireframe-style fractal visuals that react to your music in real time. Free forever.

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What is Skip Heavy Plugins. Use Browser Source.?

People search for an OBS music visualizer plugin and usually do not need a plugin — they need a Browser Source, which OBS already has. Vortexia renders GPU fractals that react to music in real time and adds to OBS as one URL. What matters for music specifically is which frequencies drive what. Vortexia reads a 128-bin spectrum every frame and splits it three ways: bass drives the pulse and zoom, mids morph the geometry, treble affects colour and the chromatic fringe. That is why the choice of engine matters by genre. The Rhythm engine weights the 60 to 150 Hz range hardest, so it locks to kick drums and basslines and suits techno, DnB, dubstep and phonk. Flux responds more to mids, which makes it better for melodic and vocal material. Menger Temple is an architectural lattice that suits sustained, textural music. The other thing that separates a music setup from a gaming one is where the audio comes from: a laptop microphone picks up room noise, so DJs and producers route a clean digital feed instead, either through a virtual cable such as VB-Cable or BlackHole, or straight from an audio interface, which already appears to your system as an input device. Free at 720p with a watermark; Plus is $4.99 a month.

How to use Skip Heavy Plugins. Use Browser Source.

Route your music in. Set your DJ software or DAW output to a virtual cable, or select your audio interface as the browser input device. Skip this if you want it reacting to your stream mix instead.
Choose an engine for the genre. Rhythm for kick-driven music, Flux for melodic, Menger Temple for ambient. Raise Audio Sensitivity to about 1.2 for live DJ sets.
Add it to OBS. Copy your viewer URL into a Browser Source at 1920x1080 and place it behind your other sources.

Specs & output

Engine	Quantum Web
Render Mode	zodiac
Iteration Depth	90
Default Zoom	0.90
Colour Shift	60°
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	2026-08-24

Frequently asked questions

Which engine suits my genre?: Rhythm for anything kick-driven — techno, DnB, dubstep, phonk — because it weights 60 to 150 Hz hardest. Flux for melodic, vocal or lo-fi material, since it responds more to mid frequencies. Menger Temple for ambient and textural sets, where its slow corridor motion fills space without demanding attention.
How do I get clean audio in instead of room noise?: Two ways. If you are on a laptop with DJ software, install VB-Cable (Windows) or BlackHole (Mac), set your software output to it, and set the browser input to the same device. If you have an audio interface or a mixer with USB out, you need neither — it already appears as an input device, so just select it.
Does it work with Spotify, YouTube Music or a DAW?: Yes, via system audio. Route the audio to a virtual cable, or tick "Control Audio via OBS" so it reacts to whatever mix OBS is already sending to your stream. It analyses sound; it does not connect to any music service, so there is nothing to authorise.
Is there latency between the beat and the visual?: The FFT runs locally in your browser on the GPU — nothing is uploaded and nothing round-trips to a server — so the picture moves with the sound. Any delay you can perceive is your audio interface buffer, not Vortexia.
Do I need to install an OBS plugin?: No. Browser Source is built into OBS Studio. Plugins are compiled per OBS version and per operating system, so they break on updates and need install permissions; a URL does not.

About the author

Yousef @ Vortexia — Vortexia Engine Creator.

Yousef builds Vortexia — a browser-based, GPU-accelerated audio-reactive visual engine used by streamers and DJs on Twitch, Kick, YouTube Live and TikTok Live.