How to Create an Animated Audio Waveform Visualizer in Squarespace

What You'll Create

An animated audio waveform visualizer that responds to your audio player—bars that pulse and dance when audio is playing, then pause when the audio stops. Creates that classic equalizer/soundwave effect you see on music apps and podcast platforms.

The Problem It Solves

Squarespace's native audio player is functional but visually basic. There's no built-in way to add animated visualizers or waveform graphics that respond to playback state. Most audio visualizer solutions require complex external tools or don't integrate with Squarespace's player.

Perfect For

Podcast episode pages, Music artist portfolios, Audio-based course content, Meditation and wellness sites, Voice portfolio showcases

What Makes This Different

This visualizer automatically syncs with Squarespace's native audio player—when someone hits play, the bars start animating; when they pause, the animation stops. The waveform graphic consists of 40 individual bars that animate with staggered timing, creating a realistic wave effect. The bar colors automatically match your site's paragraph text color, so it stays on-brand without extra configuration. Just paste the code block anywhere on the same page as your audio player.

Details

• Section Type: Fluid Engine

• Code Type: CSS + JavaScript

• Prerequisites: Audio block on the same page

• Toolkit Title: Adagio Audioplay Code Block

Learn This Technique

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• The complete, copy-paste code

• Video walkthrough explaining how it works

• The principles behind the technique so you can customize it

• Access to our private community for support