Ketalux Visualizer
See your music take shape. An immersive visual way to experience the music you already love - audio-reactive colour, motion and form rendered live in your browser.
This page has been written and edited by the publisher. It has not been reviewed by a licensed clinician.
How the Ketalux Visualizer works, in text
- What it does
- Draws moving colour and form that follow the sound you give it, in a canvas rendered live in your browser.
- What it uses
- Only audio you choose: a file opened from your device, or a browser tab whose audio you deliberately share. No microphone, no account data, no listening history, and nothing sent to a server.
- What you control
- Audio source, play and pause, the visual look or preset, motion intensity, and the 3D or 2D renderer. Animation can be paused at any point.
- What changes
- Colour, brightness and shape change with the loudness and frequency balance of the audio; louder low frequencies drive larger, slower motion, and higher frequencies drive finer detail.
- What it illustrates
- A visual readout of a real-time frequency analysis of the audio. It illustrates the structure of the sound only; it does not measure the listener, brain activity or any physiological signal.
- Limitations
- A creative listening experience, not treatment, therapy, diagnosis or a clinical tool. No claim is made that watching it produces any medical or psychological effect.
- Keyboard and screen reader
- Every control is a labelled, keyboard-reachable button or select with a visible focus ring; the canvas itself is decorative and carries no information that is not written on this page. System reduced-motion settings are respected, and the page is fully readable with the animation paused or the canvas ignored.
Choosing a music source
Music services differ in what a web page is allowed to hear. We are explicit about the difference rather than promising analysis that browsers do not permit.
- Directly analyzable audio - audio files you open from your own device, Ketalux Sound Lab tones, and browser or tab audio you deliberately share. In these cases the browser really does hand the audio to the page, so the visuals follow the waveform.
- Playback and handoff sources - Spotify, Apple Music, YouTube Music, SoundCloud and Vimeo play inside their own protected players. Their raw audio is never exposed to this page. You can open them alongside the visualizer and, on supported desktop browsers, share that tab's audio yourself.
We never bypass DRM, authentication, or platform policies, and no copyrighted music is hosted here.
Browser support and permissions
- Local audio files work in every modern browser, desktop and mobile.
- Tab audio sharing is currently a desktop Chrome and Edge capability. Your browser asks permission each time and you choose exactly what to share.
- If 3D graphics are unavailable, the visualizer automatically switches to a lightweight 2D renderer.
Comfort and accessibility
The visuals are designed to be calm rather than strobing. Motion respects your system's reduced-motion setting, animation can be paused at any time, and every control is keyboard accessible. If moving imagery is uncomfortable, pause the animation and simply listen.
Privacy
Audio is processed entirely in your browser. Ketalux does not upload your files, store song titles, keep listening history, or connect visualizer use to anything else.
Related
Ketalux Visualizer is an entertainment and educational listening experience. It does not provide medical treatment or clinical guidance.
Publisher and editor of Ketalux, based in Chicago, Illinois. Ira is a ketamine therapy patient, not a clinician. This is editorial review, not medical review: Ira is not a licensed clinician and does not provide diagnosis or medical care. Ketalux does not accept compensation from providers in exchange for favorable editorial coverage, evidence ratings, recommendations, patient referrals, or organic provider ranking. Read the full publisher disclosure →
Educational use only. The content on this page is provided for general educational purposes and does not constitute medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment. Ketamine and related therapies carry risks and are appropriate only under qualified medical supervision. Always consult a licensed healthcare professional about your individual situation. Information may change as research evolves.