Use Music To Create A Particle Splash
Tutorial Details
- Requirements: After Effects and Trapcode Particular 2
- Difficulty: Intermediate
- Run Time: 27:26 min
- Preview Song: Free Download
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Final Product What You'll Be Creating
Using the keyframe data generated from the audio waveform, we’ll be connecting our Particular emitter to create a splashy particle animation. Enjoy!
Tutorial
Download Tutorial .flv
File size 165MB
Additional Resources
- Video Copilot’s Audio to Animation Tutorial
- A Delightful Swirl Of Audio
- Audio Reactant Time Remapping
- The Best Sound You’ll Ever See!
- Create a Sound Reacting 3D Waveform Animation without 3rd Party Plugins

Idea is kind of very old but pulled off very well. Nice.
simply awesome!
Awesome!! Now I know what is going to be my next AE experiment
great one! Thank you very much, good job!
Very unique and vivid coloring! Great tutorial and quality! May I ask what your recording settings were and how you rendered it? Keep up the Particular tutorials!
I’m sorry but I don’t remember.
I think I used the HD preset in Camtasia when published the files…
Thanks for the great comment.
verry nice ideea…. and for the first part ive maked a few changes (like you said…this is an unlimited space and every time we can make a different one). 10x again
here its my results and i hope you like it :
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JA3G4sfNc6M
Nice one. The song sounds familiar. Is it a Romanian band?
yes robert…im glad u liked after all its ur country too :)
a few changes added and new song…hope u like it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ZwWVHCXLLc
ps: robert i’ve sent u an invite on youtube…
This video makes me feel high.
I dont have the Particular effect cann you help
Is there a way to do this real-time?
I dont have the Particular effect only Particle Playgroung which has settings which i can’t work out. Please help Great tut otherwise. :)
hi when i try to do the step of adding the particular to the light i cant for some reason it dosent give that option thanks for your help
When i click the stopwatch it only makes a keyframe, Nothing to type! Help please :S For the null to move
press alt while clicking the keyframe button.