It’s the 2nd edition of “Shader Roundup”! Use the following free Shaders with DEX 3 or LYRX for exiting on-screen beat-aware (in most cases) visualizations.
What are Shaders?
Shaders are free (although some are unfortunately marked ‘private’ by the creator) to use from ShaderToy.com and come in a plethora of designs.
Shaders are ‘drawn’ by your GPU (graphics card) in real-time so having a decent (and/or dedicated) graphics card is recommended.
When enabled from the drop down menu located at the top of the user interface, DEX 3 or LYRX will display them on-screen when mixing audio tracks. Using Shaders when mixing music videos with audio-only tracks ensures there is always something on-screen for the audience to view. You can also choose to display Shaders ‘always-on-top’ while playing any media format.
Installing Shaders for use in DEX 3 (or LYRX) is easy and you can even create your own custom Shaders.
The Shaders below will work well in either DEX 3 or LYRX. If you missed the prior Shader Roundup, you’ll want to add those Shaders to you collection as well.
NOTE: Be sure to test all Shaders before you perform with them live to make sure you’re not experiencing any performance issues.
Shaders for DEX 3 or LYRX Visualizations (Copy/Paste URL to “Add Shader” Menu)
(Light/Medium/Medium Heavy/Heavy Labeling Pertains to GPU Load)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/wdXSDs “(twitch) Fractured World” (Medium)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/WdfSDr “Soudshader Lines” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/tslSz7 “Soundshader” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XtdfW2 “Hyponsis RGB Audio” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/lttBz2 “Flame CPPN Audio” (Medium/Heavy)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ltcBDN “Flowers Interactive Audio” (Medium)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4lVyzG “Sound Grid” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/tslSzn “Lights Shapes and Refraction” (Light) (Not responsive to audio)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/WslXzr “Shapes with Constant Width” (Medium/Heavy)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/tdS3DD “Fluid Space” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/WdBGWm “Fluid Space 2” (Medium)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/3s23RV “Cavitation” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/wdBGWD “Mist by Ohno! Part 2” (Medium) (Semi-responsive)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/3sBGWW “Ice Cube Trey with Subsurface” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/td23WD “Respiration” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4lyBR3 “FFT Strings” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/lttfDH “Take me to the void” (Light) (Semi-responsive)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MlcBRs “Glow Balls” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/lltfD7 “Metaeaux – Aurora” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ll3fz4 “I’ve seen…” (Medium/Heavy)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MlGcz3 “Hello Psygrid 2” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/ll3yDs “Juicy” (Medium)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Xt3yWM “sin-th Scape” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/4sVBWy “Radiant Music Visualizer” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Mdyfzc “Nova 18 Showdown Semifinal” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XdyfWy “Smooth Visualizer” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MdyBWy “Crazy Wave Visualizer” (Light)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/XsKyWt “The T-1000 as Embryo” (Medium) (Not responsive to audio)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/Md3fzS “6 Orbital” (Medium) (Semi-responsive)
- https://www.shadertoy.com/view/MdtBR8 “Reflections of Reflections” (Light)
Have questions about using Shaders with DEX 3 or LYRX for visualizations, or do you have Shaders you wish to share with the DEX 3 community? Please leave them in the comments section below!
