Neon City

Frequency skyline with neon reflection on a wet street

2D CanvasMediumBest for: Lo-fi, Hip-hop, Urban aesthetic

Neon City renders an audio-reactive city skyline made of frequency bars, with a reflection of the skyline below — simulating the look of a rainy night in a neon-lit city. The glow intensity and reflection opacity modulate with audio energy.

Key Features

Reflected skylineNeon glowBar-based frequency display

Parameters

ParameterDescriptionRange / Options
Bar CountNumber of skyline frequency bars16–128
Reflection HeightVertical extent of the reflected skyline below the baseline0.1–0.8
Glow IntensityStrength of the neon glow on each bar and its reflection0.0–1.0
Skyline ColorBase colour of the frequency barsAny hex colour
Glow ColorSeparate colour for the glow haloAny hex colour

Tips & Best Practices

  1. 1

    A pure black background is required for the neon effect to look correct — avoid grey or dark blue.

  2. 2

    Use a Skyline Color distinct from the Glow Color for depth — e.g. white bars with a purple glow.

  3. 3

    Reflection height around 0.35–0.5 looks most realistic.

  4. 4

    Works best with genres that have clear frequency separation — lo-fi, hip-hop, and synthwave.

Export Performance

Neon City is a 2D Canvas engine with good export speed — comparable to Spectrum at similar bar counts.