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Waveforms are layers that animate in response to audio in your composition. Use them to create audio visualizers for social media audiograms, podcast previews, or any video where you want to show audio activity.

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Add a waveform to your composition

  1. In the Scene Editor, open the Elements panel on the right.
  2. Select Waveform.
  3. Choose a style: Lines, Circle, Ring, or Wave.
The waveform will appear in your scene and animate based on all speech audio in your script track.

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Assign a waveform to a specific speaker

You can assign a waveform to a specific speaker so it only animates when that speaker is talking. Waveforms use speaker labels to determine when to animate. Make sure your speaker labels are accurate for best results. Learn about detecting and labeling speakers in your script.
  1. Select the waveform in the Scene Editor.
  2. In the hover menu, click the Show more options button at the far right
  3. Find the Style section in the Properties Panel. Select the options menu.
  4. Choose a speaker from the dropdown.
Speaker property assigned to a waveform element in Descript

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Tip: Assign speakers before adding scenesSpeaker assignments respect scene boundaries — if you add scenes after assigning speakers, you may need to reassign waveforms in each scene. Learn more about scenes.

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Customize waveform appearance

Select a waveform and adjust these settings in the Properties panel: